hi, for a couple of months now.
i stopped (after some 17 years) visiting meetings etc.
my intellect and conscience could not longer stand the lectures from the platform and in the magazines.
If you plan to persuade her to leave by using your position as "head of the house", I hope you can see that you will fail.
In fact, I don't see this tactic being successful in any situation. If my husband were to tell me I had to do something he wants me to do because "the man is head of the woman", his head would promptly be shoved up his ass. By me.
as a very young child i have memories of several book burnings done by jw families.
it wasn't something arranged by the congregation, but elders did participate in it.
it was actually scary for me as a child of only about 8 years old.
not books - but I do remember a rug burning because it was possessed by a demon who would vacuum and clean house after the couple had gone to bed.
Now that is one demon I would not get rid of!
it has been interesting to see the shift in financial strategies that the wts is implementing recently.
from reading recent threads, it appears like 'they' are adopting a tithing donation system, similar to what is practised in "those wicked churches of christendoom".
i am curious as to who it is that stands to benefit the most tax wise in this recent shift.
in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .
then, however, it came time for a serious decision.
would i accept a scholarship to go to university?
_Morpheus:
Yawn... Yea and im the duke of Earl.
I'm not sure if you are implying that I am lying or not, but either way, you just sound like an ass.
_Morpheus:
As the parent of multiple high school children in the USA you are incorrect ...
Morpheus:
Everybody is an expert on everything on the internet with specialized training in every field.
You are so right. And it sounded to me like you were using your "expertise" as a parent to substantiate why you thought I was incorrect, and you knew better. So, I simply let you know my area of expertise to substantiate what I was telling you about how scholarships are awarded, and yes, even academic ones, BEFORE kids graduate. All scholarships come with conditions that have to be met before any money is released. Usually, that entails actually graduating and having the required GPA.
i think he probably will (it is the us after all) but i hope he doesn't.
he caused incredible pain and suffering to men, women and children who had never done anything to him.
many died in unimaginable agony, others are disabled for life.
Don't misunderstand me. I don't feel sorry for him at all. Like I said, I do feel like he deserves it. I want him off the planet like everyone else. I was just saying that cases like this always bring up my uncomfortableness with capital punishment, in general.
To me, killing someone for killing someone does feel a little revengeful, but I guess it depends on how close you are to what has happened. Revenge is a very normal, human thing to feel. If he killed my family, I would want revenge, too.
Punishment, justice, revenge. I still think these are different shades of the same thing.
Personally, I think "justice" would have been better meted out if he were sentenced to live in an 8x8 concrete cell for the rest of his life, living only on ham and bacon. But I guess that sounds a little revengeful!
the wt society is fond of using the tilt-up method of construction where a network of rebar is made on the ground, concrete poured on it and allowed to cure, then the whole thing is tilted up and voila' you've got yourself a massive big-ass wall ready made.
these walls for several stories-high buildings are indeed massive and weighty so you need a heavy-duty crane to raise into position.. i just heard from an eye-witness ldc volunteer that while there a few weeks ago they had an enormous accident.
the crane tilted and crashed, the only one hurt was its operator.
Perhaps hiring an educated engineer to help them out would solve their problem. It's amazing what a little education can do.
the neighbor child came over to play with my youngest child.
i think she's about 4 maybe 5. well anyway there was some strawberries out on the counter and she asked if she could have one and i said no.
when i looked over later i saw her sneak one.
i think he probably will (it is the us after all) but i hope he doesn't.
he caused incredible pain and suffering to men, women and children who had never done anything to him.
many died in unimaginable agony, others are disabled for life.
I know he "deserves" the death penalty, but there is a big part of me that still has a problem with capital punishment. It seems so unevolved for us to say, "You killed us, so we are going to kill you." It seems so opposite of what we teach kids about "two wrongs don't make a right".
This is a topic that I constantly struggle with. Part of me celebrates and says, "Yeah! Kill the bastard!" But then there's the other part of me that says, "Wait ... that's not right, either."
I think the lines between punishment and revenge often get blurred in cases of mass murder.
in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .
then, however, it came time for a serious decision.
would i accept a scholarship to go to university?
_Morpheus, as a teacher in the United States for many years now... you are the one that is incorrect. Students apply for and receive scholarships very early. Not all scholarships come from universities either, but even universities start searching for talent early.
We have had high school students as young as 9th grade do so well at the science fair that they received a scholarship. Universities and business corporations often sponsor these events to search out talent they can woo to their university or company. Also, not all scholarships are large amounts or full ride scholarships.
There is also the Duke Talent Search that starts as early as 4th grade, but the famous "test" is given in 7th. I don't believe that Duke University grants scholarships through this program, but it definitely puts kids on the right track to possibly receive scholarships early in their educational career.
If anyone has kids, I highly recommend starting the scholarship search early. It is worth the effort of filling out a gazillion applications. You don't even have to be that academically gifted. Even average kids can garner quite a few small scholarships sometimes.
in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .
then, however, it came time for a serious decision.
would i accept a scholarship to go to university?
Also, he doesn't actually say he was offered a scholarship. He just asks the question, "Would I accept a scholarship?" and then blah blah blah I left school and started pioneering.
Most witnesses would assume that means he was offered one, but I think it is just another example of deceptive story telling.
