Posts by Divergent

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giving honor to an individual question (wt style)

by carla in

obliette posted a thread about gb worship in the july 15 issue which got me thinking-.

in other smaller books which i have only seen skimmed quickly (i think the yearbooks (?

)) they often have articles about various jw's and their struggles and now the articles about the gb members and so on, my question is; why don't they see these articles as giving too much honor to one individual as they do with birthdays?.

Divergent

"why not use parables that start with "once there was a man/woman who......."?"

Once, there was a man/woman who came up with a stupid statement comparing personal experiences with birthdays...

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Stubborn child

by bobld in

once she sets her mind on something there is no talking her out of it.. it is similar when a cult member posts on this forum..

Divergent

Agree with DOC. Do not be quick to be judgemental & affix a negative label on your child, but rather look for her positive qualities / talents & try to direct her determination towards that direction

Also, be patient with your child. Try NOT to raise your voice at her or nag her. It would DEFINITELY have the reverse effect. That's what it did to me. I would have been more inclined to listen to my parents as a teenager had they been more patient & understanding

Most importantly, keep the lines of comminication open & try to communicate more with your child in order to understand how she feels & the reasons for her actions. DON'T interrogate, just communicate. Try to talk to her as a FRIEND instead of talking down to her as a parent. She would be more inclined to open up to you if she views you as a friend

From your comment, I feel that you are trying to deal with the symptoms of the problem WITHOUT knowing the root cause of the problem. That is the reason why you are having little / no success

* FYI, the reason why I was a rebellious teenager was frustration. I was frustrated at having to live up to OTHER PEOPLE'S expectations of me while my own needs were ignored & I was not able to cultivate my abilities & talents to their full potential

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Any recent wack-a-doodle elder comments in your congo lately?

by sir82 in

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our go-to wack-a-doodle elder moved to a new congregation a few years back.

the position has been vacant since then.. we had an elder move in a few months back.

he appears to be angling for the position of resident wack-a-doodle.. at last night's service meeting, he said (paraphrased): "as a congregation, we've been busier than ever before with our special campaign.

Divergent

I heard the MOST judgemental elder in the cong give a comment about NOT judging when the study article which strongly emphasized that brothers & sisters in the cong should not be quick to judge others was being discussed 2 weeks ago..

Wanted to puke...

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If Jehovah God Really Loved Humans & This Earth How Might He Show It?

by minimus in

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supposing that you might say that you believe in god, how might a god of love, show that he really cares about us all?.

Divergent

By sending witnesses to knock at our doors...

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Have you had a crisis of concience?

by new hope and happiness in

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friends

my little boy has decided he wants to be a vegetarian and has been for over a year now.

i fully accepted and supported this.. my view however is no matter what you eat or how you eat it ....beings will die for you to eat.. i have noticed where we live we have the terms " free range" and " ecological".

if affordable i am sure most peoples preferrd option for their own health and the conditions of the animals.. i would say everyone has the right to eat what they want within reason.

Divergent

Ever wondered how animals would look like / function / survive if they were NOT made of meat??

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Would you go to church?

by Coded Logic in

i have an unspoken rule that if someone ever invites me to a church - that i haven't been to before - i will go.

even though i'm an atheist i'm still interested in the experiance.

just like i'm not into basketball but i would like to go to a game sometime to feel the energy of the crowd.. growing up as a jw i've never set foot in another church.