Posts by kristyann

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Why are so many JWs hicks?

by kristyann in

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okay, i know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many jehovah's witnesses hicks?

why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas?

i hope this doesn't offend anyone... i don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously i consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular jw (or some stereotypical hick).

If someone wanted a "white collar" job with a "white collar" company "behind a desk," they could probably do well in school and work hard and get scholarships or take out loans... just like my boyfriend did. He grew up in an area where there "weren't a lot of opportunities" (with a terrible family and no family support) and he didn't wait for any opportunities to come to his door... he worked hard and did it himself. Companies don't go searching for people in remote areas, but people from remote areas can certainly go searching for good companies. Being proactive always helps.

Didn't I just say that I'm grateful to people who do jobs that involve physical labor? It sure isn't my strong point, so I'm glad that someone can do it well! Why are you getting so defensive about having a physical job?

Also, I'm not from a city... I think that people are assuming that I am.

Is it really worth it to get so worked up about some offhand comments that someone you don't even know made on a forum over the INTERNET? I wouldn't worry about it so much. There's probably plenty of more important things for you to worry about than a stranger's offhand comment, right? I hope so.

Alright, everyone, going to bed for now! But I'll probably see some of you around relatively soon (even though my participation on here in a little sporadic).

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Why are so many JWs hicks?

by kristyann in

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friends

okay, i know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many jehovah's witnesses hicks?

why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas?

i hope this doesn't offend anyone... i don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously i consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular jw (or some stereotypical hick).

kristyann

Well of course most cities do not have great education systems... which I said myself in my first post! Maybe no one reads them! LOL That's okay, if you don't want to read them, that's okay with me. But I said that in my first post on this page. I said something to the effect of many urban slums have lousy systems of education, yet for some reason I don't notice as many JWs/Kingdom Halls down there than when I am driving through rural areas. I was just curious as to why this was. That one woman made a pretty good point, maybe they're more important as social centers in a rural area, whereas in the city people are just piled on top of one another. (By the way, I'm not from the city, either, and I actually grew up in a semi-rural area, just for the record.)

And I am very grateful for people who do labor with their hands... someone has to do it, and I know I'm certainly not good at that sort of thing, so I'm glad that someone is. Mostly everyone's good at something... I'm not sure why people got so defensive about it, but you're entitled. I don't necessarily think education is directly related to intelligence, but I do think it's a problem when many people don't even finish high school... which is an extremely prevalent problem in both the rural and urban areas around me. In the eight-county area syrrounding me, the city schools always finish dead last in the rankings of test scores, graduation numbers, etc, with the really rural schools just slightly above them. I think that's a pretty serious problem and it leaves both groups vulnerable to falling into dangerous situations... it seems like gangs and crime in the city, and cults and some other strange things out in rural areas.

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Why are so many JWs hicks?

by kristyann in

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friends

okay, i know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many jehovah's witnesses hicks?

why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas?

i hope this doesn't offend anyone... i don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously i consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular jw (or some stereotypical hick).

kristyann

That was kind of a weird example to relate it to...

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Why are so many JWs hicks?

by kristyann in

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okay, i know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many jehovah's witnesses hicks?

why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas?

i hope this doesn't offend anyone... i don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously i consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular jw (or some stereotypical hick).

kristyann

That last comment of mine applied was in response to JohnDoe... sorry for not labeling it as such!

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Why are so many JWs hicks?

by kristyann in

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friends

okay, i know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many jehovah's witnesses hicks?

why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas?

i hope this doesn't offend anyone... i don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously i consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular jw (or some stereotypical hick).

kristyann

Um... I'm not sure if you read the whole thing or not but I think I said more than one time that there are exceptions. I have met some people who live in rural areas that are interested in education, but the majority of them don't seem to be and they proudly admit it. It just seems to be a different way of life for them. That's why a lot of them take jobs that involve some type of physical labor... it seems to be their preference. I'm pretty sure that most people will admit that the general perception of hicks involves ignorance, at least to some degree. It may not apply to everyone and it may not always be a fair assessment, but it's the general consensus. It's interesting that you'd get so defensive about it, especially when I clearly stated that there are certainly exceptions to the rule.

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Mz.Santa B,Cloutier.....

by bem in

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(((((((brenda))))))) .

kristyann

Is it true that certain teas help people fall asleep better?

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Why are so many JWs hicks?

by kristyann in

jw
friends

okay, i know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many jehovah's witnesses hicks?

why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas?

i hope this doesn't offend anyone... i don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously i consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular jw (or some stereotypical hick).

kristyann

Okay, I know this might sound like an obvious question... but in all reality, why are so many Jehovah's Witnesses hicks? Why does it seem that there are so many in rural areas? I hope this doesn't offend anyone... I don't really mean it to be an insult to any of you, cause obviously I consider most of you a lot smarter than some regular JW (or some stereotypical hick). Also, I KNOW that there are also JWs in suburbs, urban areas, etc... but it really seems to me, at least in my part of the state that I live in, the main place where the JWs are located are the rural areas. Does this have something to do with ignorance in general? Again, no offense, but a lot of rural people seem to be... disinterested in education, knowing what's going on in the world around them, etc. Does this make them easy targets? Does the hick lifestyle have something in common with the JW lifestyle in general? I know that neither the stereotypical JW nor the stereotypical hick has much money (again, yes there are exceptions, but I'm talking about what seems to be the majority).

A lot of people in poor urban slums are not very well educated, either, yet I don't notice as many JWs in poor urban areas as I notice in poor rural areas. So what is it that seems to make hillbillies and Jehovah's Witnesses go hand in hand? I have pretty much chalked it up to ignorance, apathy, lack of education... does anyone else have a better way to explain it to me?

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JW (?) EMAIL: Check it out!

by lisaBObeesa in

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i got this email in 2001 from someone i don't know.

i posted about it back then, but got no responses.

it is kinda a long read, but worth it.

kristyann

Wait, what? I am so confused! There are some JWs that think they are supposed to kill one or two nonbelievers? Who thinks that? Is there like a specific congregation or two that thinks that or something?

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A warning to Auzzies, EUFA, and the Pope!

by LittleToe in

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a little something for the conspiracy theorists - 24 years apart: .

1981 in review prince charles got marriedliverpool crowned soccer champions of europeaustralia lost the ashes tournamentpope shot .

2005 in review prince charles got marriedliverpool crowned soccer champions of europeaustralia lost the ashes tournamentpope died .

kristyann

Speaking of, the guy that shot Pope John Paul in 1981 was released today... I think he goes back to Turkey or wherever to probably serve sentences for some other unrelated crimes. At least, that's what I heard.

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Kingdom Ministry issues

by kristyann in

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okay, i am not sure about this, even though it's probably pretty obvious to everyone, but what exactly is the kingdom ministry magazine?

it's something that is available only to active jws, right?

i know that they don't go around handing it out like they do with the watchtower and awake!

kristyann

Okay, thanks for the advice, I'll keep an eye out on ebay. Is downloading the Watchtower CD-ROM from reexamine.org the same as the one that I can buy?