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A Politically Correct Christmas by Larry The Cable Guy

by DevonMcBride in

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Hi, I'm very new!!!

by Rebekah in

i've just found this site this evening.

i've been off work with a bad cold since tuesday and there was a knock on the door this afternoon.

i don't usually answer the door to strangers but on this occasion i did as i could see 2 elderly gentlemen.

I don't think it was pointed out here that Jehovah's Witnesses are strongly discouraged from going to college and those that do go are looked down upon. They are also strongly discouraged from using the internet.

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I don't know if this is the right place for but please someone help me out.

by rohrix in

first and foremost let me describe my situation.

i am a senior in high school.

i've had a very rough past and alot of people have wronged me in many ways.

DevonMcBride

Become a Jehovah's Witness and you can't...

Celebrate Mother's Day

Celebrate Father's Day

Celebrate Grandparent's Day

Celebrate Birthdays

Celebrate Thanksgiving

Celebrate New Year's Eve or Day

Celebrate Christmas

Celebrate Halloween

Celebrate Easter

Celebrate Flag Day

Celebrate Independence Day (Fourth of July)

Celebrate Hanukkah

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Celebrate Valentine's Day

Celebrate "Any" Holiday

Sing any Holiday Songs

Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving

Create Holiday artwork in school

Join the Boy Scouts

Join the Girl Scouts

Buy Girl Scout Cookies

Become a Cheerleader

Attend class reunions (No "Worldly" association)

Go to the school prom

Play School Sports (No competition allowed)

Play Professional Sports

Join any organization that has ties to Christianity

Shop at the Salvation Army

Volunteer for the Salvation Army

Donate to Relief Organizations like the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Charities and more

Shop at Church run thrift stores

Shop at Church Garage Sales

Shop at any Store that has Christian ties

Contribute to the Red Cross

Attend a Church School

Join the YMCA

Join the Military

Become a Police Officer

Attend Alcoholics Anonymous

Have any job with a gun

Strike against a Company

Salute the Flag

Can't Stand at Public Events while others are Standing to salute the Flag

Sing the National Anthem

Go to War

Wear Clothing Associated with War; e.g. Combats or Army Tops

Learn karate

Vote (Conscience matter now to please Governments, you will be ostracized if you do)

Run for any Public Office

Campaign for a Candidate

Contribute to the Presidential Campaign Fund on your tax return

Can join union, but not participate in its affairs

Run for class president

Join Sororities or Fraternities

Participate in holiday parties at school

Buy lottery tickets

Gamble

Play Bingo

Can't buy a raffle ticket

Date without supervision - young or old

Watch R rated movies

Cannot work on another Church if it's a regular customer

Own a religious picture or statue

Smoke cigarettes, pipes or a cigars

Sell cigarettes, pipes or a cigars

Accept Blood

Donate Blood

Store your own blood before an operation

Wear blue jeans or casual clothes to the Kingdom Hall

Wear pants to the Kingdom Hall if you are a female

Wear skirts or dresses that are above the knee at any time

Wear any type of long hair if you are a man

Wear a beard in some Kingdom Halls and areas (judged hard)

Pierce ears if male, other body parts if female

Have any tattoos

Say curse words

Can't be hypnotized

Get divorced unless scriptural (adultery or fornication is committed by one partner) if you do divorce cannot remarry unless ex fornicates first

Toast drinks (pagan origin)

Throw rice at a wedding (pagan origin)

Say "Bless You" when someone sneezes

Say "Good Luck!", "Wish me Luck", "I was Lucky" or "You were Lucky"

Tell ghost stories

Practice Yoga

Own a Smurf

Eat Lucky Charms Cereal (References to Magical)

Throw a penny into a wishing well

Read Horoscopes

Promote anything Superstitious

Have wind charms because they represent a pagan symbol for scaring away demons

Watch TV shows, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", "Touched by an Angel", or "Bewitched"

Say "It was fate" or mention anything to do with "fate"

Engage in any risky acts such as: Sky Diving, Bungie Jumping & Hang Gliding

Have Jesus as your Mediator and Savior

Can't partake in the Memorial of Jesus' death, by eating the unleavened bread or drinking the wine; only allowed if you are from the elite group of the 144,000

A woman can't hold a position of responsibility in the congregation

Wear or own a Cross

Attend another Church (Spiritual Fornication)

Associate on a regular basis with nonbelievers

Associate with ex-members

Associate with disfellowshipped ones

Talk with disfellowshipped ones

Sue another Jehovah's Witness

Marry a nonbeliever (If you do, you are judged hard by the congregation)

Marry in another Church or attend a wedding in another Church

Have a funeral in another Church or attend a funeral in another Church

Pray, including holding your head down, when a nonbeliever prays

Study other religious articles not from the Society

Read negative information about the Society

Question the Watchtower Society on anything

Exercise your on conscience if it goes against the religion

Question the Society or the Organization

Have Christian freedom

If you are a woman you can't pray aloud in the presence of men, without a covering on your head

If you are sick and need alternative medical help you can't get illegal medicines from another country

Become a Jehovah's Witness and you shouldn't....
.... if you do you will be looked down upon

Discuss politics

Surf too much on the Internet

Attend social functions organized by your place of work

Associate with worldly neighbors

Attend College (The Society has lightened up on this somewhat, but if you attend you are not putting Kingdom interests first, and will be judged.)

Play Chess

Go to Nightclubs

Own a Gun

Read philosophy, sociology, psychology; these are discouraged as non spiritual food

JWs are discouraged from seeking psychological help from psychiatrists, psycho-therapists, and psychologists because they give "worldly" advice according to the WTBTS.

Become a Jehovah's Witness and you have to....

Must be baptized into the organization

Attend several regular meetings each week

Go out in field service regularly to recruit new members

Report your field service activity to the congregation each month

Attend regular scheduled conventions

Give talks at the congregation (whether young or old, male or female)

Read and fully understand their teachings

Prepare for each meeting

Participate in the meetings

Study with family

Use Theocratic Warfare (War Strategy) - To lie or to hide the truth to a non-JW for protection of the Organization

Fully accept the Watchtower's authority and rules (no exceptions)

Dress according to their rules at the Kingdom Halls, Service and conventions (no exceptions)

Women and small girls must wear dresses
Men must wear dress pants with dress shirts and ties

Associate only with fellow members

Report on fellow members including your family, if they are caught doing something against Society's rules

You have to sing at the meetings (even if you have a bad voice) - or you are looked down upon

Women must be in full submission to their husbands

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The Soup Nazi Returns

by DevonMcBride in

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He is opening one of his stores up in a mall near me.

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The Soup Nazi Returns

by DevonMcBride in

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/devonmcbride/chunkysoup.jpg

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How does one get marked?

by On the Fence in

ok, i've been involved with jw's for 15 years or so, but i've not been deep enough into any "clicks" to know how someone gets "marked".

will someone explain?

i'm sure i must have been marked more than once for stupid reasons - only going to 2-3 of the 5 weekly meetings (hey, some of us do have to do laundry every now and then), not commenting enough (they wouldn't want to hear my comments now), not going out in service enough, etc.

DevonMcBride

It sounds to me that if they don't like you, they will find a reason to "mark" you.

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Trouble For Richie

by RichieRich in

jw
friends

as many of you know, i have a myspace.com account.. apparently, while i was out last night, someone called my mother and informed her of my activities on myspace.

my mother called and asked me for my login info, and was shocked to see me, and around 40 witnesses in my area having active profiles.

contents of these profile ranged from a few pictures to downright self-incrimination.

DevonMcBride

I've said this under the Myspace topics on this forum but I'm subbed to a few JW only groups on Myspace. Some of the young JW's are not listening to the elders or the Society about canceling their myspace accounts. Instead they are taking off any any personal information and photos, but they refuse to give up myspace.

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Trouble For Richie

by RichieRich in

jw
friends

as many of you know, i have a myspace.com account.. apparently, while i was out last night, someone called my mother and informed her of my activities on myspace.

my mother called and asked me for my login info, and was shocked to see me, and around 40 witnesses in my area having active profiles.

contents of these profile ranged from a few pictures to downright self-incrimination.

DevonMcBride

RR,

I know this was brought up before but with the elders on your tail shouldn't you be careful of what you post on this site just in case a computer savy elder sees you here?

BTW, You are one hell of a good guy for not ratting out your friends. I hope they appreciate what you've done.

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Anyone here celebrate Festivus?

by DevonMcBride in

jw
friends

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/festivus

festivus is a nondenominational holiday featured in an episode of seinfeld, a popular american television sitcom of the 1990s.

it was featured on episode number 166 of the show, entitled "the strike", which first aired on december 18, 1997. many people, influenced or inspired by seinfeld, now celebrate the holiday, in varying degrees of seriousness.. according to seinfeld, festivus is celebrated each year on december 23, but many people celebrate it other times, often in early december.

DevonMcBride

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

Festivus is a nondenominational holiday featured in an episode of Seinfeld, a popular American television sitcom of the 1990s. It was featured on episode number 166 of the show, entitled "The Strike", which first aired on December 18, 1997. Many people, influenced or inspired by Seinfeld, now celebrate the holiday, in varying degrees of seriousness.

According to Seinfeld, Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23, but many people celebrate it other times, often in early December. Its slogan is "A Festivus for the rest of us!". An aluminum pole is generally used in lieu of a Christmas tree or other holiday decoration. Those attending participate in the "Airing of Grievances" which is an opportunity for all to vent their hostilities toward each other, and after a Festivus dinner, The Feats of Strength are performed. Traditionally, Festivus is not over until the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and "pinned".

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New here - question about roommate getting baptized

by oppgirl63 in

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friends

i've been lurking on different ex-jw boards for a few years now and this is my first post to this board.. .

i am a 42 yr old gay female who has a roommate who is studying to be baptized.

we are not romantically involved.

DevonMcBride

Hi and welcome oppgirl.

I was in the same boat as Jaffacake. I too lost a very good friend to the JW's and the same thing that happened to him, happened to me. Within one month after his baptism, he stopped associating with me. The only time I would speak to him is when I called him and if he wasn't home, he didn't return my phone calls. The sad part is that in his heart he didn't want to stop associating with me but the elders had too much control over him.

The responses you got on Beliefnet were from active JW's who paint a rosy picture of the religion/cult. You will be considered "bad association" regardless of what activities you are doing with her. Even if they are acceptable by JW standards, the fact that she is doing them with a "worldly" person makes it wrong.