today at my son's nursery school parents were invited to a harvest festival.. all the children brought in a contribution (tin of soup, fruit,veg), a local minister came in and talked to the kids about how seeds grow into food (but not tins of soup), and how we should be grateful for our food and then they sang a few songs they had learnt, basically they had fun.
there was nothing particularly religious about it apart from the minister being there.. there were children of all different religions there including my son as i could not see the harm in allowing him to stay and join in.. however there were some other witnesses there to collect their children so they would not be a part of it which is their choice and i respect it but i was given alot of disapproving looks and some people completly ignored me.. was it really so wrong to allow my 3 year old (who really has no concept of religion) to join in and have fun and not be made to feel different and left out?.
also the food which was contributed was later going to be distributed to the elderly and infirm in the community - what is more useful to them, a box of food or a watchtower.. .
Thanks Seven & AhHah
Thats what we thought, and we didn't want him to feel separated from the other children.
I remember when I was at school and there was some sort of concert or christmas party and I was sat in the class room doing extra maths, you get it drummed into you at meetings that it doesn't bother you but it does really - things like that mean alot to a kid.
today at my son's nursery school parents were invited to a harvest festival.. all the children brought in a contribution (tin of soup, fruit,veg), a local minister came in and talked to the kids about how seeds grow into food (but not tins of soup), and how we should be grateful for our food and then they sang a few songs they had learnt, basically they had fun.
there was nothing particularly religious about it apart from the minister being there.. there were children of all different religions there including my son as i could not see the harm in allowing him to stay and join in.. however there were some other witnesses there to collect their children so they would not be a part of it which is their choice and i respect it but i was given alot of disapproving looks and some people completly ignored me.. was it really so wrong to allow my 3 year old (who really has no concept of religion) to join in and have fun and not be made to feel different and left out?.
also the food which was contributed was later going to be distributed to the elderly and infirm in the community - what is more useful to them, a box of food or a watchtower.. .
Today at my son's nursery school parents were invited to a harvest festival.
All the children brought in a contribution (tin of soup, fruit,veg), a local minister came in and talked to the kids about how seeds grow into food (but not tins of soup), and how we should be grateful for our food and then they sang a few songs they had learnt, basically they had fun. There was nothing particularly religious about it apart from the minister being there.
There were children of all different religions there including my son as I could not see the harm in allowing him to stay and join in.
However there were some other witnesses there to collect their children so they would not be a part of it which is their choice and I respect it but I was given alot of disapproving looks and some people completly ignored me.
Was it really so wrong to allow my 3 year old (who really has no concept of religion) to join in and have fun and not be made to feel different and left out?
Also the food which was contributed was later going to be distributed to the elderly and infirm in the community - What is more useful to them, a box of food or a Watchtower.
Thank you for allowing me that little rant.
wow !.
i've just finished anne rice's interview with the vampire - fantastic.
its one of the best books i've read.
WOW !
I've just finished Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire - Fantastic
Its one of the best books I've read
Thanks Seven and Red for suggesting it.
october, 2000 kingdom ministry .
"tools that educate, motivate, and strengthen".
the videos produced by jehovah's organization....the release of the 11th video.....as announced at the district convention.
Thanks Seven
Prince Edward Island looks really nice, we will definately be going back to Canada - so maybe next time.
october, 2000 kingdom ministry .
"tools that educate, motivate, and strengthen".
the videos produced by jehovah's organization....the release of the 11th video.....as announced at the district convention.
Hi Waiting - I loved Canada.
What an amazing country, its a totally different way of life over there so much more relaxed, everthing is so big and spread out.
The Rockies, especially Lake Louise was beautiful, I can't wait to go back.
while in bed with her lover a woman hears her husband opening the front door.
"hurry" she says to her lover.
" stand in the corner", she quickly rubs baby oil all over him before dusting him down with talcum powder.. "don't move until i tell you to, just pretend you're a statue".
Thats me - common as muck!
october, 2000 kingdom ministry .
"tools that educate, motivate, and strengthen".
the videos produced by jehovah's organization....the release of the 11th video.....as announced at the district convention.
Has anyone ever watched 'Witnesses of Jehovah' available from the freeminds website.
That would make a pretty interesting Service Meeting
while in bed with her lover a woman hears her husband opening the front door.
"hurry" she says to her lover.
" stand in the corner", she quickly rubs baby oil all over him before dusting him down with talcum powder.. "don't move until i tell you to, just pretend you're a statue".
While in bed with her lover a woman hears her husband opening the front door. "Hurry" she says to her lover. " Stand in the corner", she quickly rubs baby oil all over him before dusting him down with talcum powder.
"Don't move until I tell you to, just pretend you're a statue"
Her husband enters the room "Whats this honey?"
"Oh its just a staue " she replies, "The Smiths bought one for their bedroom. I liked it so much, I thought I'd buy one too".
No more was said about the statue, around 2am the husband gets out of bed goes to the kitchen and returns with a sandwich and milk.
"Here" he says to the 'statue' and hands over the food "You had better eat something, I stood like an idiot at the Smiths house for three days and nobody offered me so much as a glass of water."
this is a place to hang out and make small talk.
this is family.
i wrote this tonight for all of you.
Ah-Hah - please don't feel that you are not welcome, I also thought that you survey idea was great and would be good for the forum. I'm really surprised at the responses you got from certain people and don't understand it I'm not surprised you feel hurt.
Please everyone lighten up, its good to have a variety of topics, some serious some not. Some people are bound to disagree but that is what a discussion is about.
i thought it might be interesting to post a survey for those who post on this forum.. perhaps it will provide a basis for some additional stimulating discussions on god and religion.. with that in mind, i have posted a survey of 10 yes/no/unsure questions on the bible/research forum.
Just to save confusion the post above about survey page was from Simon - he forgot to change the username ( doesn't know how to use his own software)
