i requested that my sons (both jws) come to my home for a family meeting today.
had nothing to do with religion.
both of them know i don't go to meetings and that i have intellectual disagreement with wtbs.. son #2 said that before we begin the meeting, he would like to offer up prayer.
Patio
A few of points to ponder.
1. Why would he want to say a prayer in the first place??
Was he afraid your Deeminz would come and get him?
2. Its your house and your prerogative as to what occurs in your house.
3. Why does he feel that his wishes override all others??
Even the mormons dont want to pray for you unless they are discussing religion.
BugEye
something i just read, proofs are at:.
http://thetruthhurts.freeservers.com/.
dear brothers:.
I agree with JanH on this one (surprise surprise). The entire WTS is a paradise for child molesters. And one of the points that I found partcularly disgusting is that Elders are basically completely protected. So where is the difference between them and the Catholic church that they despise so much.
I am just completely disgusted.
BugEye
simon did away with the sex forum - so i must take the tradional route and post under "make new friends.
" how mundane!.
fyi ---- for all of us, please take the time to write a sentence or two about yourselves, and encourage new ones to do the same.
Hi, Im BugEye, but my friends call me bugsy or BE.
40 YO, in Austalia. Nobody special, but dont mess with BugEyesWife, she is somebody special.
BugEye
"a man had two sons.. he went up to the first son and asked him, "son, go please and bring in my sheep from the pasture.
for it is getting dark and it would be dangerous to leave them out at night.".
so the son goes out and brings in the flock, because his heart was on obeying his father and he wanted to care about the same things his father cared about.
Mommie Dark and Cautious
It is obvious that Kes is not only entitled to his opinion but is also entitled to post it on this board. I for one dissagree with most things that he says and I have had several conversations with him lasting hours before I decided what to do with his information.
You seem to simply discard the man and use ad-hominum in doing so. It seems that attacking is what some people do best and on the supposition that warfare is a tool of evolution, then I suppose that it might be a useful trait. However, most people attempt to get on with others, so it may also serve you well to ignore discussions that you do not agree with rather than attack the person.
If you have any argument with his reasoning, then by all means argue the point, but you would appear much more intellegent if you refrain from ad-hominum.
Cautious, since you are relatively new here, may I suggest that you get to know someone before feeling obligated to attack and abuse them?
BugEye
i have been snooping for about 2 months and i just love this place!
i was jw.....now i am not.
i was very interested in the "why do ex jws become athiest" for i was there too when i left the jw "faith".
Sasha
Thats a lovely name and welcome to the board.
<----- Agent BugEye placing urgent transcript to WTS SS headquaters
<----- New apostate on scene
<----- Sasha is a definite threat
<----- Send more literature
<----- End Transcript
<----- Agent BugEye out
happy monday!.
had no price tag.
much to her embarrassment the cashier got on the intercom and boomed out for the entire store to hear: "price check on lane thirteen, tampax, supersize.
Pinochio is in handcuffs, a lifeless and bloody Little Miss Muffett lies nearby, and confesses ... I don't know what happened ... I had my face buried between her legs and she just kept asking ... Do you like that?
just so certain ladies do not feel alone in cringedom i will confess my red-cheekers !.
i was a well-developed 15 yr old getting too volupteous for my school uniform ( ok too fat then) and the zip had bust on my only school skirt.
my mum replaced it using an old zip from another garment which happened to be quite a bit longer than a normal skirt zip.an unmarried brother came to visit one morning and was sat in our living room having a cuppa while i was frantically getting ready for school.
BEW,
You definitly have ample boobs
As for the farting, hmmmmmmm
Sweet lovely BEW.
BugEye
i somewhat understand the jw viewpoint of martial arts.
i am curious if anyone else has any biblical viewpoints on this topic...all posts would be much appreciated.
After drifting from the borg for a while, I began to take up various martial arts over a period of about 5 years. My first experience was with Aikido, Ki society, followed by Tai Kwon Do and finally the one that I am currently pursuing, Wing Chun Kung Fu.
I have found that although some of them do teach philosophies, that they are not actually a religion nor do they divide religious teaching. As Ghost said before me, what is taught is a discipline and a dare I say it gentler way of looking at the world.
Although there are dojos and whatnot that teach and encourage violence or agressive thought processes, the respected ones never do. If you are looking for on for yourself or your children and you are keen for them to have respect and discipline, a simple phone call can help you decide. If they use words like "the best system" or mention "street fighting" then you should probably hang up and try elsewhere.
For children, Tai Kwon Do is good, however you have to watch the high kicks because they have been known to cause back damage. Aikido is an excellent art and very gentle in its philosophy, however to become proficient takes many years longer than most other martial arts. Only Tai Chi takes longer to become a self defence form that I am aware of.
I can honestly say that learning a martial art properly and with the right tutors can only help your self image and improve your life. I have never heard of any detrimental effects from the philosophical views.
BugEye
first, here is what the media had to say:.
from the mpls star tribune:.
birthday show reflects a more mature prince.
Harmony
Hair of the dog \~/ \~/ \~/ \~/
Glad you had a blast, but then again, I never expected anything less of you.
Thanks for the media info too.
BugEye
i'm sure you've all noticed that we have grown quite a bit over the last few months and seem to get busier every week with more people joining every day.. while i do my best to read and monitor all the threads on the forum to make sure that no one causes trouble it is becoming very difficult to do this all the time.
with this in mind, i'd like to ask for some volunteers to help keep an eye on things who i will setup with some extra permissions.. i don't intend for the forum to be 'ruled over with an iron fist' or anything like that.
it would really be so that we could respond quickly if anyone started causing trouble (eg.
Simon
I only just found this thread.
I am a newbie and as such, there is not much I can offer. If there is anything that you feel I can do, just ask, My hours are opposite to America though.
I am profficient a computers though. Even if my spelling sucks.
Dave
