Posts by sparky1

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Things you will never hear a good Jehovah’s Witness say (to another Jehovah’s Witness)

by hoser in

i’ll start it off.

boy did we get drunk last night.

sparky1

"Would you like to join me at my Yoga class this Sunday?"

"Did you win anything in this weeks lottery?"

"Do you want to make a trip to the casino this weekend?"

"How would you like to join the bowling league that I belong to?"

"Would you like to attend my birthday party?"

"You are a complete jerk. The only reason that we are 'friends' is because of shared religious beliefs."

"No I don't want to waste my Saturday 'pioneering for a day' ".

"Become a Bethelite? The hell with that. I need to make some money to support my family and be sure that I am not a burden on anyone in my retirement years."

"My wife loves EVERY sexual position. She is so passionate that I have to take time for myself just to rest up!"

"How is your IRA doing? I hope you are investing enough for a secure retirement."

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Watchtower refuses to "Say Sorry" to Australian Royal Commission

by Darth FayDehr in

https://youtu.be/qic5cfkjswu.

interview on melbourne (australia) abc radio - regarding watchtower's refusal to "say sorry" (global campaign).

radio host jon faine interviews lara kaputt.

sparky1

"The Governing Body loves you"- Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses

"Love means not ever having to say you're sorry." - Love Story by Erich Segal

Maybe the Governing Body is stuck in a bizarro alternative universe in which they think that if they say they love you that this negates their responsibility to ever apologize for their misdeeds?

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A question for you women; what was it really like for you being in the Org?

by Tallon in

hi there folks.. i took a bit of time out from the forum, however i'm back again.. what was it really like for you, your experiences good or bad, etc, in the org?.

if you were granted a listening ear by the gb, what changes would you like to see implemented?.

Jehovah's Witnesses is one mixed up and confused religion. Woman are the BACKBONE of this organization yet are viewed as second class 'citizens'. When I was a young boy in the 1960's I couldn't understand this scenario: There was an old anointed sister in our congregation that had been a school teacher and was a bookkeeper at a car dealership. She kept the 'accounts' for the congregation but was not actually THE Accounts Servant. She was a Book Study Conductor but was not teaching......she was just conducting the study. I always felt sorry for intelligent and accomplished women in this religion. If you had a dick you could hold a position in God's Organization and be a dick too!

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Here You Go, Folks! - Leah Remini

by sparky1 in

national television exposure.............. www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-season-3-teaser-.

https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/17/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-season-3-premiere-.

sparky1

National television exposure.............

www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-season-3-teaser-

https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/17/leah-remini-scientology-and-the-aftermath-season-3-premiere-

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

sparky1

It must be buried on the web page.-minimus

I found it on my first try. It came up top of the page on Google.

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

sparky1

The Washington Post did cover her interview. It is accessible on their website. The article is entitled: "Melania Trump discusses #MeToo, her marriage and that controversial jacket in a rare interview".

It is written by Emily Heil and was posted today at 6:32 am.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

sparky1

Between 5 and 7 years old. I had my own copy of The PHOTO DRAMA OF CREATION; the rubbish contained in that book did "it" for me.

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Your donations at work: WT Farms “inspirational” corn maze

by betterdaze in

“best life ever” is displayed at watchtower farms, near pine bush.

the jehovah’s witnesses' maze is a work of devotional art, and not intended for exploration like the pagan ones made for hudson valley tourists every halloween.

source: lohud.com.

sparky1

Do you suppose they have another corn maze this year? Or are they too broke to create another one?

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Concealed carry Dubs

by scruffmcbuff in

i spent a considerable length of time living and working in america (would love to imigrate one day).. almost everyone i worked with and made friends with carried a concealed firearm of somesort.

i found this pretty interesting and as an avid firearm fan even more so.. so to our american members here... .

as a jw did you or did you know any practising dubs who carried or if not had firearms for home defence?

sparky1

news.keepmecurrent.com/murder-haunts-family-jehovahs/

The Governing Body does not want the rank and file Witnesses to carry hand guns. I think this article is a self evident reason why. I remember Ken Carr as being somewhat of a 'hothead'.

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Should kids learn cursive handwriting?

by GrreatTeacher in

i am an elementary school teacher of the fourth grade.

in times past, students would start learning cursive handwriting in third grade and by fourth should be transitioning to writing in cursive at all times.

as you might be aware, this has all but been taken out of the curriculum.

sparky1

Here is my non-professional opinion:

I have wondered if giving up cursive writing would be detrimental in the long run for the mental and emotional health of a child and eventually for the maturing adult. Personally, I think it could be disastrous for a child's self-communication skills and ability to communicate with others clearly. When a child learns to form letters cursively, the neuronal connections in the brain for self conversation might strengthen as the child struggles to form the letters correctly and then to create a coherent sentence that will allow them to present their ideas clearly. Also, the effort to form cursive letters seems to take more concentration and could also lead to more a creative skillset than may be possible with just forming the block letters of printing. I personally believe that this is why young people are becoming less and less able to communicate clearly and openly with others; because they are losing the ability for self dialogue. (Of course, technology is also responsible for the inability for some young persons to communicate clearly when in personal conversation.) At any rate, I have talked my theory over with a psychologist, 2 high school teachers and 1 middle school teacher. All of them think that I am on to something but that they have never given the idea any thought. Just my own pet theory and I have no scientific basis for coming to this conclusion. If it were me, I would find time to teach cursive writing as another form of intellectual challenge for the child's developing brain.