as a person that grew up as a dub, i realize i missed a lot when i was a kid.
i'm sitting here watching mr. rogers on pbs (for those who aren't american, its a kids show like sesame street, which i really wasn't allowed to watch either).
it makes me sad because i've missed out on so much when i was a kid, such as watching mr. rogers.
talesin,
Agreed. You hit the nail on the head- if it weren't for the JWs forbidding wholesome activities like team sports, I would never have gotten involved with the "bad" kids, and eventually became one of the "worst" of them. It was only when I realized almost all my buddies were dying, going to prison, or other dead-end lifestyles, that I snapped out of it and got a job, put myself through College, and moved away from the area.
Ahh, the seventies!!
remember that magic trick with the thimbles and the pea and you have to guess where the pea is?
somehow it was always switchedbut you didn't notice.. the wts are masters of this when it comes to describing their teachings.. the watchtower of february 15 invites people to join witness congregations:first-century christians also gathered together in congregations.
(acts 2:41, 42, 46; 1 corinthians 1:1, 2; galatians 1:1, 2; 2 thessalonians 1:1) the same is true today.
ozzie,
Good post! What you say is true, as Jesus himself taught, in Matthew 18:20: "For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."
One of the things I used to point out to everyone, when I was a JW (much to their chagrin), was that they justified the "Assemblies" using this Scripture in Deuteronomy 31:12: "Assemble the people- men, women and children, and the aliens living in your towns-so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law."
Interestingly, however, they always left out the context of that command to Moses, found two verses earlier, in Deuteronomy 31:10: "Then Moses commanded them: "At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Feast of Tabernacles."
That's why I stopped going to "Assemblies" years before I quit the JWs- their constant "cherry-picking" of Scriptures, out of context, to support their vision of the "truth".
Whadda buncha misleading, lying, hypocrites!!
as a person that grew up as a dub, i realize i missed a lot when i was a kid.
i'm sitting here watching mr. rogers on pbs (for those who aren't american, its a kids show like sesame street, which i really wasn't allowed to watch either).
it makes me sad because i've missed out on so much when i was a kid, such as watching mr. rogers.
I left (stopped going to meetings, etc) when I was 13, less than a year after getting baptized, and got DF'd. However, even though I could date, party, etc, behind my Mom's back, I couldn't play on the High School Football and Wrestling teams without my Mom's consent, which she refused to give.
That's the thing I really missed out on, school sports. The irony of it is that if I had been allowed to play, I'm certain that I wouldn't have gotten as involved as I did with drug use and drug dealing.
Looks nice. What medium did you use?
in the 70s the wt published that certain practices between marriage partners such as oral sex were wrong and could result in disfellowshipping.
we all remember the havoc it wreaked on marriages especially where a non jw mate was involved.
they later backed away from this position.
That's their "polite" way of putting it. I, and many others, were asked much more bluntly.
Yet again, the Bush tax cuts and economic strategy, while not meeting projections, are still resulting in a very low unemployment rate. To take raw numbers of unemployed, rather than a percentage of the population, is dishonest at best, politically motivated at worst.
In the end, it all comes down to voting for the lesser evil. That would clearly be Bush.
Question: How will raising taxes create jobs? How will raising taxes help the economy?
Answer: It won't, and that's why Bush will be re-elected in November.
in the 70s the wt published that certain practices between marriage partners such as oral sex were wrong and could result in disfellowshipping.
we all remember the havoc it wreaked on marriages especially where a non jw mate was involved.
they later backed away from this position.
Here's the latest deal:
If you and your mate want to do anything in your bedroom, you may. However,
Arbitrary non-scriptural rule #1:You may not discuss it or "promote it" by speaking about it to anyone.
Arbitrary non-scriptural rule #2: You will be asked, when appplying to be a MS or Elder, if you engage in non-vaginal intercouse, and the right answer is "no". If you say yes, you have broken arbitrary non-scriptural rule #1.
So, basically, it's a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
ok...my sis is a few years younger than me...she was a loyal jw and even took to counseling me for things like watching movies.
then, she began to snap.
after her child was born, she saw that her husband was really, really abusive (he stopped being physical a long time ago, but he wasn't any nicer...he even forbade her from seeing our worldly mom.
Sas,
Not arguing what "should be", rather, what the Jaydubs do. If you pressed them, they would have DAd your ex, that's the way it is. If they can't DF, they will DA.
Phantom,
You can't be that dense, can you?
What part of the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics numbers do you not get? (source: http://www.bls.gov/)
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I gave you credit for more than that. Show me any article that disputes the fact that unemployment is at 5.6%
Live and Learn.
PS- Dude, all the media is biased, to the left or right. Get a grip.
ok...my sis is a few years younger than me...she was a loyal jw and even took to counseling me for things like watching movies.
then, she began to snap.
after her child was born, she saw that her husband was really, really abusive (he stopped being physical a long time ago, but he wasn't any nicer...he even forbade her from seeing our worldly mom.
OK- I left something out.
IF the other mate wants to get re-married, or IF the one to be DFd has spoken out about the JWS, (or some other terrible offense, lol), then they will definitely either DF, or failing that, they will DA her. Period. That's the way it works.
