the site of four planned towers, for 1,600 jehovah's witnesses, in hip, happening dumbo.
side by side
new york times, united states - 7 hours ago .
Someone I 'know' through another board who lives in the DUMBO area has mentioned that recently one large apartment building has been occupied and looks very opulent. Apparently it has nice subdued red lighting in the entrance lobby area.
I assume that this is 'Bethel' residences? (Though the red lighting put me in mind of a high class brothel).
<<<<<<<<monday i want you all to send your greetings.
nothing nasty gumby!!!!
just kind sweet things to a very old lady!!!!!
Happy Birthday to you both.
if we imagined for one moment that the majority of youths get baptized, then the july 1, 2006 wt paints a very different picture.
there must be a serious problem in the organization for the society to write so strong an article.
july 1, 2006 wt youths, make it your choice to serve jehovah.
As a concerned outsider, the issue of JWs baptising children is one that worries me. Not because of its religious significance - if there is a god I think he'd accept a person baptised as a child saying 'Sorry, I was too young to know what I was doing, let me go away and think about it some more now I'm old enough'. But because as far as I can see, JWs baptism is (implicitly before 1985, explicitly since) a commitment to the WT organisation which the member can only exit through formal processes which can involve shunning and other problems.
As far as the 'age of responsibility' is concerned, some examples from UK law might illustrate how this should be regarded:
In view of these, what should be regarded as the 'age of responsibility' for such a major life decision as being baptised into JWs? It depends on the individual, of course, but IMHO 14 would be a fair minimum.
I can understand of course why WTBTS is so keen to baptise children before they are old enough to think for themselves. Like any other major international corporation it is figures and results driven.
Gill, at 20 your son is old enough to know what he's doing. And no doubt what he's doing is bringing stress on you and your husband to the detriment of your family.
You could always suggest he moves in with her (not a practical possibility, I understand) or tell him that if he wants to carry on living at home (and no doubt being subsidised by you) you will lay down ground rules (e.g. she will not come to your house, etc.).
My son and daughter are slightly older than him and I never had quite this sort of problem. There were a couple of occasions though where I told them that their behaviour was causing family stress, that they were old enough to be responsible for their actions, and that if it came down to it they would have to leave home. Now (just a couple of years later) they accept that I was right.
Ultimately, it is your home, your family, and you don't have to put up with this.
This is a problem, and your son is not thinking straight. You don't say how old he is, but I'm sure you know that men in general have a problem that when some bits go hard the brain goes soft.
Does your son know the anguish you have suffered because of these people? Would a sit-down talk with him by you and your hubbie laying it all out for him help?
If it came to the crunch, I'm afraid that (depending on his age and circs) I would force him to choose between remaining living with you and this relationship. If it is just sex, there's plenty on offer from less damaging sources.
i'm afraid i haven't finished ranting yet.
sorry peoples.. we have been shunned for five years now by my husband's jw family, who are his parents, his brother, my sister in law and their two little children.. this evening, my mother in law rang, asking my husband to ring his brother as his wife was unwell and unable to work for the next couple of weeks.
could we lend them some money for a while!!!!!
I've just read this and your other thread about your son. You have every excuse to rant. The 'son' one is more difficult, I think, because (speaking as the father of two grown-up children) I suspect that whatever he does you'll 'be there' for him.
As far as this bit is concerned, the money I mean, I agree with other posters. Definitely 'no', and a hell of a cheek to ask. I have had an experience of a leech within the family, and if my father had shown him the door many years ago a lot of misery would have been avoided.
if asked: would you marry a prostitute most people would say no, but if asked would you marry a prostitute's daughter that doesn't like this game and has never been in it, would you do it, to have a prostitute as a mother in law and grand mother of your children?
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i personally wouldn't do it hard though it may be on her decent daughter.
Would I marry a prostitute? No.
But if she was a former prostitute, or a prostitute's daughter, I hope I would consider marrying her just as I would anyone else. Not my place to judge, people have many reasons for doing what they do, and IME some prostitutes are open honest and good people.
hon.
j. f. rutherford .
new york city bar
I suspect that Rutherford's main interest in any New York City bar was whether it served good liquor!
some politicians are saying this would be "racist".
I think English should be the official language in the US. When do you plan to introduce it, and do you want to borrow some Brits to teach it?
i am america sign language teacher and a caretaker of a house near the beach.
what do you do for living?
Nothing - I am shamelessly enjoying living on my pension.
