did all of you "sisters" when you were single and growing up in the congregation .
always dream about marrying a bethelite or encouraged to marry one.
since they were viewed as "gods".. i remember many years ago single sisters constantly took trips to bethel with the hope .
This is terrible and I hope my dad forgives me for putting this on here but....
There was a bethelite that my dad wanted me to marry so bad he told me that if I could get him to marry me that he would buy me a convertable sports car as a wedding gift. I seriously considered it but in the long run backed out, the guy was in his 30's and I was 18. It was tough though, I really wanted a sports car. Thankfully I have grown up since then.
Loruhamah
yes, this is another jh survey.....lmao.
entering the hall, i went to the toilet to comb my hair and see if i was presntable.
then once more to wash my hands because too many handshakes....yuck.
In the end I gave up faking the restroom. I would just take a walk outside and enjoy the evening air or the sunlight, until I was ready to sit at my seat and doodle. The only time I enjoyed sitting in my seat is when I would pull out the bible and reread the Song of Soloman. That was some pretty spicy reading.
Loruhamah
came across this a few minutes ago.
http://www.wmcstations.com/global/story.asp?s=5973793
It's people like you that allow child abuse to continue. It's people like you that turn a blind eye toward monsters who loook good, get their time in, suck up to the right people, while behind closed doors they do monstrous things to innocents. But what the hell do you care? People like you are much more interested in the abstract, in the debate rather than reality.
Frankly I say people like Barbara and Joe are invaluable. People like this have the courage to fight an impossible fight, not only against centuries of legal traditioin, and a corporate religious sect with an unlimited legal budget, but they care enough to talk about it. They care enough about the people who were hurt, some of whom did not survive the trauma, and so they take the entire matter to the public stage.
If you had common human decency, you would understand that the only way to fight horrors of child abuse is to shine light upon it. Abuse works best in the dark, in secret and in denial. It is people like you who foster such an atmospher. It is people like Barbara who fight to change it.
Please don't apologize for such a beautifully stated argument. I love what you said and whole heartedly agree. I was a witness for years and know entirely too many instances of child molestation that was covered up.
Barbara and Joe deserve our thanks and any love and kindness that can be shown. They stood up for what was right and just and becuase they did they lost their children. In my opinion, their children are giving up on two wonderful champions.
Loruhamah
in a discussion with a friend recently he told me that the wts gives reasons behind why the all the different blood parts are acceptable scripturally.
personally i have kept up much with it so i had no arguement.
does the wts give reasons why all these things are acceptable?
I didn't think that they had scriptural backing for the use of blood parts but I haven't been in over a year so maybe they have added some. Though, I found out something that I thought was rather interesting. I know a couple that are Orthordox Jews, almost Hasidic (sp?), they have rules on everything. Their meat has to be soaked in a brine solution, no eating of blood is allowed at all. They can't use a knife that has ever cut meat to cut anything else except meat but when I asked them what their stand was on blood transfusions, they told me that blood transfusions are life saving and that life is more important than the law.
Anyway, just a side point. Sorry I am not more help with the scriptural aspect.
Loruhamah
came across this a few minutes ago.
http://www.wmcstations.com/global/story.asp?s=5973793
That really stinks.
I have spoke with Barbara on the phone and she seems like such an exceptional person.
Of course, now, the Watchtower will just say that shows that Jehovah is watching out for them but maybe it might get someone to look deeper into the allegations.
Loruhamah
the colts just beat the chiefs!
i'd like to see peyton manning win a super bowl ring!
swalker.
Boy, the Saints really lost it today and I so hoped that they would win and make it to the superbowl. I am glad to see the Colts made it.
The Colts are my team of choice for the Superbowl.
i have a 3 year old girl, and she is wild... she has recently started completley disobeying, talking back, slamming doors, spitting at me etc.
it is getting miserable to go anywhere because she throws fits, runs around resturants screaming.
at dance class, her teacher had to send her off the floor because she was the only kid running around and woud not listen.
Now you know what it's like to live with a woman!
I know I shouldn't be laughing at this but you are so right. Thanks for the laugh.
when my husband was in the hospital, they told me that they had been going out of town to various states.
they were like mom, you didn't know we have drove to arkansas and (some other state) to go visit some unknown witnesses!
omg, i could of stroked!
I didn't get anything negative from Ms.McD's posts. I think that most kids are insensitve brats. I know that there are things that I do to my parents that could classify me as a brat and insensitive. I was a spoiled rotten brat as a child and I am raising a spoiled rotten brat myself.
As parents you give and give to your children only asking for them to show that they recognize what you have done for them on occasion. Asking them to keep you updated about where they are and what they are doing is a parents right because they love you.
There a lot worse things to be called than a brat. The worse thing Ms.McD called them was a dub. Now that might hurt my feelings. (hehehe)
Loruhamah
it was out about 2 years ago, i rented it this weekend... the catholics portrayed in it remind me of the modern day watchtower.. they are complaining about martin luther having " independent thinking" and " a bad influence on the people".
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Yes, I have seen it twice. It made a lot of sense to me at the time as I felt like the same struggle was happening in my life.
just a little breaking news:.
after several years of a great friendship with diane (previously posted as xena) things have started to really come together recently and i've succumbed to making an honest woman of her (or at least as honest as it's possible to make her.
last night (xmas day) i popped the question and she agreed to marry me (i wonder if she knows what she's let herself in for!!!)..
Congratulations LT and Zena. You both seem like such wonderful people, I am glad you found each other.
Loruhamah (better late than never?)
