the pinata
an ancient tradition
by awake!
Would people say..." well, in my area...we like to idolize people on their birthday, and put them on a pedastal, and give undue importance to them". Then we have a cake with candles on it so we won't get any demons comin to the party. We have the victim blow on the candles and make a wish we TRUELY believe will come true. After that......we chop off the head of someone and finish the night with a wild orgy".
LOL at Gumby
kj
i just finished watching martha stewart and after it went off there was a set of commercials before the news came on and i swear i just saw a commercial from the christian congregation of jehovahs' witnesses!.
it was about raising your children with knowledge and love.
it showed a teen girl on the internet in a chat room with a person who had become her best friend and wanted to meet her in person and they said something like if it seems too good to be true it is..'love builds happy familys' was the slogan or something.. .
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... Love your children. What a joke! How about some advice on how to protect them from pedophiles
kj
i had a very good conversation with my jw friend today.
it arose out of my invitation to our yearly friendship service at church this sunday.
she was so nice, but said it might prove difficult, since jws made a specific commitment to jehovah, and the doctrine of our church was trinitarian and she would feel very uncomfortable.. then she asked me who i thought god was.
What an awesome story! Thank you for sharing it, it gives me hope. May God bless your future conversations with your neighbor.
kj
how many of you were actually brought into the jws by someone at your door?
how many were born in or brought in by family?.
kj
Thank you to everyone for your answers. Pretty much as I suspected- it's easier to swallow the WT BS when it's being fed to you by someone you know and trust (family or good friends). Not to insult anyone who was taken in at the door, it just seems like those are the minority. You all have given me so much insight, thank you for being so helpful.
kj
yes, i know....there've been topics started discussed about ebay.. i've had an absolute blast with it as of recent.. what have i bought lately?.
a yellow dial telephone in excellent condition (from manitoba).
several 45's (vinyl records).. i'm amazed at what you can find on there.
I've bought stuff to make jewelry, baby clothes, bound volumes of WT (couldn't believe how much of that crap is for sale!), out of print books, and my hubby has bought a few things for the computer. I bought costumes for a costume party we just went to, and then I turned around and sold them back the next day! Ebay rocks!
kj
many magazines are published and they also come out with books.
each magazine you are supose to read.
every book you will read as well in a book study that will last a year or two to finish one.
I like your essay. I've got it bookmarked. I hope I can get a JW to read it someday. Thanks and WELCOME!
kj
how many of you were actually brought into the jws by someone at your door?
how many were born in or brought in by family?.
kj
How many of you were actually brought into the JWs by someone at your door? How many were born in or brought in by family?
kj
comments you will not hear at the 10-19-03 wt study
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Excellent review as always. Thanks, Blondie. Isn't it interesting that they encourage their followers to be "no part of the world" when it comes to the government- UNTIL IT COMES TO MONEY. Why not keep them truly separate from the world and support the poor in the organization. Interesting, huh?
I liked the quote from the scholar, too. How did you find where they got it from? Excellent research.
kj
i read this quote in a wt publication, but now i can't find it.
it basically said that in order to be a jw you must agree with all of what the society teaches.
you cannot disagree with any of it.
How do I contact Witness Inc.? Is it a website?
kj
i read this quote in a wt publication, but now i can't find it.
it basically said that in order to be a jw you must agree with all of what the society teaches.
you cannot disagree with any of it.
I have read C of C. It is an awesome book, a real eye opener. I saw the transcript in the the book, and I had wondered if it would be possible to get an official copy of it.
kj
