so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
"Men should be less masculine"
That's not even remotely what the message has been, unless your definition of 'masculine' is mocking other men for being emotional and taking an interest in things that are deemed 'girly' or 'gay,' scolding little boys for the same things, dismissing bullying and sexual harassment in schools with "boys will be boys," objectifying women, gendering jobs and household chores as either men's or women's work, etc.
The message has simply been to stop doing those things.
so i mentioned to my pimi brother that the org.
only grew by 1.4 % 2 years in row and if you factor in the birthrate of 1.1 % that's only 3/10 of 1% growth for all that hard work.
i thought people would be streaming to the mountain of jehovah in the last days?
I thought eight people were aboard the ark? There was Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and each of their wives, totaling eight people. Who is your brother leaving out?
one of the witness rebuttals that is used to belittle the christmas holiday is the one where they say that people reduce jesus christ to being just a baby in a manger, whereas the witnesses recognize him as a mighty king, a much more accurate and current way to view jesus.
a baby in a manger is a sweet sight on any day, it's true, but more is going on than meets the eye in the case of jesus.
this particular baby is the first baby to have been born without an earthly father, the immaculate conception.
Actually, the immaculate conception refers to Mary's own conception, in that she was the only human born after Adam and Eve who did not inherit original sin.
to think that this classic song is “offensive “.... is absolutely ridiculous!.
"To think that this classic song is “offensive “.... is ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!"
Think about what you're implying here. It sounds like your only defense for the song is that it's a classic. If a very similar song were written today, would you defend it just as fiercely? Nostalgia can create bias. Why do you think it took so long for the infamous Censored Eleven cartoons to be banned from syndication? People argued that they were classics, that's why. You are being biased toward a song for no other reason than that it has been around for a long time and you have fond memories of it. I am sure that there are other equally "classic" songs, books, films, etc. that you do not like at all and probably wish you could erase them from history. Again, that is bias.
i just watched the movie smallfoot not long ago.. i wasn't expecting much, but almost from the start i felt a strong connection to religion, especially jehovah's witnesses.. the premise was about protecting lies for the benefit of the village.
hiding the truth for their own good.. one line in a song stuck me:.
"protect the lie and you protect the village".
Smallfoot was a pretty good film, and I walked away from it with all the same thoughts in mind that I'm reading here today. Glad to see someone else saw what I saw in it.
The conflicting ideas of "all we are is curious, there's nothing wrong with that," and "the only thing stronger than fear is curiosity" were interesting bullet points to address.
The two best songs in the film, with the strongest messages:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQP7xNbom2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vqo39RIcS0
hi beautiful people ..... so today is my wedding anniversary ....... .
and first of all my dear husband forgot again .... which is normal according to my dear old dad "it's a man thing " .
but to add insult to injury , i must wait till friday to be taken out for dinner , because low & behold my jdub husband can't miss one bloody jw meeting !
Tell him that if he thinks God really loves you two, and if He thinks marriage is SO sacred, He would prefer that you celebrate your once-a-year anniversary over a bi- or tri-weekly meeting. All the pointless crap he'd learn from the meeting is in the WT anyway, so he wouldn't miss a thing as long as he has a copy to read at home.
i can't say much out of fear of getting caught, but i overheard a jw i know on the phone with a friend talking about "how close we are to the end.
" yeah, yeah, i know.
we've been on the brink of armageddon for well over a century, but what struck me about this particular instance was what she said next.
Wow, I didn't expect so many replies, and in such a short amount of time! It took a while to wade through them all. That last one with the Michael Jackson video really did it for me. Thanks, Betheliesalot. And thank you to everyone else for replying.
I've only ever studied with JWs and currently share a house with one (and been to a few meetings and conventions as well). I have no intention of joining them or any other religion. I was just wondering what distinct brand of lunacy to expect from the JWs I know in the near future.
i can't say much out of fear of getting caught, but i overheard a jw i know on the phone with a friend talking about "how close we are to the end.
" yeah, yeah, i know.
we've been on the brink of armageddon for well over a century, but what struck me about this particular instance was what she said next.
I can't say much out of fear of getting caught, but I overheard a JW I know on the phone with a friend talking about "how close we are to the end." Yeah, yeah, I know. We've been on the brink of Armageddon for well over a century, but what struck me about this particular instance was what she said next.
She informed her friend that someone she knew (a CO or something similar, by the sound of it) had given her a little hint at what the big talk at the next annual convention (or assembly? Sorry, I get them confused and don't remember what she said) would be about. Apparently the title of said talk is going to be "This Is It!"
Does anyone here recall attending talks of a similar nature in years or decades past, where the belief was that the Great Tribulation was finally imminent? Did they talk about what to expect, (i.e. Revelation 8:13 means this and this will happen) or what steps to take in order to prepare and ride it all out?
hi everyone, this is my first time here and only in the last 2 weeks have my eyes been opened.
still trying to take in all this new info.
anyways here is my very condensed story:.
"I remember my best friend and maid of honour calling me to encourage me. We spoke for about 5 minutes before she quickly ended the conversation and asked me if she could call me right back. She never called me back and I never spoke with her again. She even unfriended me from FB."
Honestly, that sounds very suspicious to me. If SHE called YOU to give YOU encouragement, there is no logical reason why she would then go on to behave the way she did. This leads me to suspect that someone on the other end of the line knew who she was talking to and coerced her into severing ties with you.
Was she married at the time? I lost a friend of mine when her husband turned her against me. Shortly before that, I remember her lamenting the fact that she had practically no female friends to speak of since marrying him, and yet she never seemed to make the connection. He was isolating her from everyone in order to control her.
thanks for reading (i'm sorry this is a little bit of a sensitive topic, though i'll try to be gentle.).
a little back story.
i have been working so hard to build my faith this year, and i am finally at the point where i am beginning to trust god and i want to build an unbreakable relationship with him.
"Not meaning to sound like a dick ,but if she`s had a lot of pervious partners that should raise a red flag to you ?"
And yet, most men love to brag about how many women they've bedded.
That aside, would you say the same of a woman who claims to have been physically abused by multiple men? Would you assume that there must be a reason for it? That she must have done something to deserve it if it's happened many times?
