some religions which have been on the fringe of society are eventually accepted into the mainstream because they have an aspect which is socially acceptable or beneficial to society.
for example, the seventh day adventists have hospitals and the mormons have the tabernacle choir.
but the jws seem to have nothing with which to appeal to the larger culture.
There's that word "commendable" again! Aaaaarg!! Now I see where my JW husband gets it from. It's "commendable" to open and operate a hospital????? COMMENDABLE????? Gee, it's just temporary to save yuor life after this disaster, Mr. Jones. Better to leave you to suffer or die, because you know the only permanent solution is........................
Uuuuugggghhh..........I hate that word, commendable. So condescending!
I'll get off the sopabox now, sorry folks.
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my husband has recently started listening almost exclusively to country.
occasionally we would listen to it before, but every time i get in a car he has driven or we are riding he has it on, when before we always had classic rock on.
i don't mind country music, but this recent change of listening habits in light of his having commenting priveledges back again makes me wonder if listening to anything but country is frowned upon by wt ordinances?
El Kabong....
That was all that as played?
That must have been some rockin' party!
my husband has recently started listening almost exclusively to country.
occasionally we would listen to it before, but every time i get in a car he has driven or we are riding he has it on, when before we always had classic rock on.
i don't mind country music, but this recent change of listening habits in light of his having commenting priveledges back again makes me wonder if listening to anything but country is frowned upon by wt ordinances?
My husband has recently started listening almost exclusively to Country. Occasionally we would listen to it before, but every time I get in a car he has driven or we are riding he has it on, when before we always had classic rock on. I don't mind Country music, but this recent change of listening habits in light of his having commenting priveledges back again makes me wonder if listening to anything but country is frowned upon by WT ordinances? Any thoughts?? Anyone?? Bueller?
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The Bible fell apart for me when I began really thinking about the Noah/Flood story. No way that could have happened. Also, I can't buy the idea of praying for others. Either God helps me 'cause he's willing to, or he doesn't. The idea that he'll only help me after somebody else asks him to is ludicrous, in my opinion.
Rah rah rah, AlmostAtheist. This is how I feel exactly. What if an army of folks are praying for me, and what they are praying for doesn't happen? Do I lose faith in my friends? In God for not listening to them? No no no....What about the Auschwitz horror (60th anniversary)? God didn't listen to all those prayers said by millions? Oh yeah, that's the wrong religion, so God won't listen to them. NO NO NO....
Can't understand it at all. Prayer in general. God would already know what I need or want.
in case all of you don't know, i'm married to a wonderful jw man, for a few years now.
he was reinstated ater we were married.
anyway, i have children from a previous marriage and at times disagree with my husband on discipline, how things are explained, etc.
Merci, French Beauty-
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in case all of you don't know, i'm married to a wonderful jw man, for a few years now.
he was reinstated ater we were married.
anyway, i have children from a previous marriage and at times disagree with my husband on discipline, how things are explained, etc.
LT thanks so much, you have been a great help. I enjoy all of your posts.
If that is you in the avatar you look like a fine man. :) (but then I have Scots blood in me partly, perhaps I'm biased)
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in case all of you don't know, i'm married to a wonderful jw man, for a few years now.
he was reinstated ater we were married.
anyway, i have children from a previous marriage and at times disagree with my husband on discipline, how things are explained, etc.
Just in case any of you check back on this thread, finally we talked last night and remarkably have come to agreement. He does respect my right to my owen beliefs and to teach the girls the same. He says he is worried for them though (because I have no proof to any WHY questions they might ask), but I said I don't have all the answers, but was happy for him that he feels he does, for him. We have agreed to disagree. And, as far as the new baby goes, we will share in takin gturns with bringing child to KH and my church. This is not to say I don't get nervous about that idea in the future.
He must be different than a lot of other JW men. From what I have read here some insist on their way or the highway??
Anywho, just wanted to let anyone know how this was resolved, but that I do expect more disagreements to come. I hope that some day he tires of the whole process of BEING JW. (Meaning the constant study, meetings, etc.) It is a tiresome process.
Thanks again all-
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gotta love the "ebay" google ads showing up on some of these pages.
TheEdge you are too funny..."Bethel Barbie and Kingdom Ken" Just hilaroius......
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last week my mother gave me a woman's magazine that she had read at the home where she lives.
it had organization tips and recipes she thought i would enjoy.
i hadn't looked at it until two days ago, after she asked me if i had read it yet.
It would irk me that she would slip you that in another magazine, and irks me more that by doing so implies you need to lose weight! Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, just ranting!
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in case all of you don't know, i'm married to a wonderful jw man, for a few years now.
he was reinstated ater we were married.
anyway, i have children from a previous marriage and at times disagree with my husband on discipline, how things are explained, etc.
He has childhood issues: severe abuse, not related to being a witness. Becoming a witness did not occur until young adulthood, all on his own. He did not grow up in that faith. This stonewalling behavior is a direct response to how he had to cope when a child. When feeling threatened or this happens. It has just never ever happened before over religion, or me interrupting him, or correcting him, or whatever is was I did.
He will not return to counseling, but he does not have a witness objection to it. It is just too painful for him. He pays for his own grown children to go to counseling, so that is not an issue. It is his inability to open up, inability to trust, and fear of not having control of his emotions.
This is a tough tough tough situation, and I thank all of you who have given me your opinions thoughts and ideas. This place has been invaluable to me, as I did consider (half heartedly) the witnesses way of life very seriously at one time, but was never ever comfortable with much of it. I liked a few of the messages message (of no trinity, no hell), but not the method (mind numbing publications, talks, shunning, expectations, reporting your "friends").
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