jws are obsessed with sex and sexual sins.
the elders are specifically told what classification a sexual sin falls into.
touching the breasts, genitals, looking at porn, looking at various types of pornography, kissing, petting-----you name it----it is technically classified so that the elders know which charge they can hit you with judicially.. even if you're married, the watchtower disapproves of certain consensual sex acts.
I think witnesses are at a severe disadvantage. Getting married without trying each other out is like playing the lottery. Perhaps you are compatible but maybe and most likely not. Next thing you know the husband or wife is looking at pron and masturbating or stepping out on their mate. They are screwed up in this area as well.
I believe that once you have committed to each other God views it as ok.
One
lately i have noticed very strange activity at my local gas stations that i go to in the vancouver area people are being asked to use the debit/credit cards at the pump.
the last time i tried to use a debit card to pay gas inside a gas station i got scolded by the cashier, he said "please pay at the pump!!.
i say gee i guess he is having a bad day or something..... well so i go to anouther gas station - a shell station and the same rhetoric .."please pay at the pump!
I l like this idea as it would do away with a lot of illegal activity such as drugs, prostitution, money laundering (real money that is), counterfeiting, etc. But it would create more tech fraud. But at least it seems that no one would be physically hurt like say for instance if a drug deal went bad.
One other thing that might happen is gold would become a currency again, if we went cashless. So maybe not so good.
One
i used to post here many years ago, back then there was a chat room.
it was good to talk to others instantly.
why has the chat room gone?
I am on now, if anyone wants to join.
One
i used to post here many years ago, back then there was a chat room.
it was good to talk to others instantly.
why has the chat room gone?
I am in the chatroom now, the time is 8:46 EST. Please visit with me.
One
were there anyone like that?
Heyfea,
Nice one! There is always a story like that in every circuit I have ever been in. Thanks for reminding me of it.
One
were you scared or nervous?
did you feel like you were doing something wrong?
did it feel liberating?
I thought to myself "you airhead" thus the name.
One
my dear wife says she has a hard time investing time and money towards hobbies.
my wife was born in to the organization.
she says she still has a difficult time not feeling guilty about activities that would take one away from the preaching work, even though she has made her exit from the organization a long time ago.
When I finally started fading I started learning to fly and now I own an airplane. Look at all that money not going to the society but acutally staying our family. Iet people in the hall know now and I bet they believe I am going to die for sure.
One
somewhere in the new testament it lists grave sins that would prevent one from inheriting the kingdom.
"men kept for unnatural purposes" is listed.
are we talking prostitutes?
Flipper,
We do have something in common, Sa Kinnison, he was very funny and is still one of my favorite comedians.
one
is indeed apparently nigh as another poster predicted along with the end of the weekly bs.
not sure when this should take place but i'm reliably informed by a family member that one of the uk's overseers was talking about it fairly recently.
reduced to weekend visits by an outside but local elder instead.. i have no further info..
Edward Elder,
Great to have you and I second all the other comments about "acitve" folks being on here as well as those who are out. I am inactive but still in. Good to see you here.
One
where to start?.
i thought about typing out a nutshelled life history but changed my mind.
suffice it to say, i was born into "the truth," attempted suicide at 14, "lost my faith" at this time, beat into submission into carrying on as usual, endured a horrible marriage and equally horrible divorce, and am more or less still in it (appearances only!
Welcome Lady Zombie! I am still in as well. Where state are you in?
One
