interesting how the witnesess once again show a double set of standards with the watching of these two movies.
harry potter is a definate no no, but watching lord of the rings is ok.. both movies have wizards.
anyone noticed this?
general opinion in suburban Philadelphia:
harry potter BAD
LOTR GOOD
although there is a couple going around telling everyone how demonic LOTR is.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
perhaps some here would like to expound on why it is ok for witness kids to watch the classic film "wizard of oz" but harry potter is out?.
aren't the two the same thing?
a fantasy about another realm?
joelbear -
i'm not sure if you are a fan of The Flaming Lips, but the singer, Wayne Coyne is a HUGE fan of The Wizard of Oz, and everytime i've seen them live he's done a stunning rendition of "somewhere over the rainbow"
most people in my area think the wizard of oz is demonic, harry potter is demonic, but the lord of the rings is OK. Although there is a couple going around on an ANIT-LOTR campaign right now.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
how many here were married as jw's to jw's??
if so, what was your main purpose in getting married to this person?
i ask this because, i married my dh so that i could get to know him.
My wife and I got married young and we will be celebrating our 3 year anniversary in March. We dated for almost 3 years (despite many many people telling us that this was a bad thing). I think we know each other very well and it always amazes me that we are considered the exception, not the rule when we go to gatherings. Most couples our age can't wait to get away from their mate and hang out w/ their friends. My wife and I always do everything TOGETHER, holding hands, talking.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
it seems my mom was snooping around my sisters room and happened to come across her diary.
my sister is 14 years old and unbaptized.
my mom decided to read this diary.
it seems my mom was snooping around my sisters room and happened to come across her diary. My sister is 14 years old and unbaptized. My mom decided to read this diary. In it, my sister described trying pot and trying smoking....instead of handling this within the family (overlooking that fact that this was a gross invasion of privacy) my parents dragged her before a committee. Apparently (according to my mom) the one elder was screaming at my sister "if you were baptized we'd disfellowship you!" and all sorts of stuff. My dad was sitting there and approved of this. It also seems that my sister wrote in her diary "my brother ____ isn't in "the truth" anymore. He doesn't believe any of it - I can tell" This caused great distress to my mom and she called my apt. all frantic and stuff. I just blew her off. The two things that are driving me nuts are: (1) the emotional damage that is going to happen to my sister and (2) the fact that this happened to me 9 years ago in October, 1992. Why should a 14 year old girl be dragged before the elders? Why does the WTS claim that illegal drugs invite demons in, but other, stronger and legal drugs do not? Trying pot 3 times doesn't make my sister a criminal. I really really am getting angrier every day.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
well, i'm moving away across the country in 2 months and my mother wants to spend some time with me.
being a pioneer, her idea of spending time with her oldest son is working out in service for a morning....i've decided to go along with her tomorrow morning because i really couldn't think of a good excuse, since i'm presently laid off from my job and collecting $$ from the state of pa. i haven't been out since about march and am not looking forward to this at all.
hopefully i won't have to talk or say much.
just got back from service....not one person at home....only did about 10 houses anyway, then we stopped for snacks and went home. blah, what a waste of a morning. Never again!
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
well, i'm moving away across the country in 2 months and my mother wants to spend some time with me.
being a pioneer, her idea of spending time with her oldest son is working out in service for a morning....i've decided to go along with her tomorrow morning because i really couldn't think of a good excuse, since i'm presently laid off from my job and collecting $$ from the state of pa. i haven't been out since about march and am not looking forward to this at all.
hopefully i won't have to talk or say much.
Well, I'm moving away across the country in 2 months and my mother wants to spend some time with me. Being a pioneer, her idea of spending time with her oldest son is working out in service for a morning....I've decided to go along with her tomorrow morning because I really couldn't think of a good excuse, since I'm presently laid off from my job and collecting $$ from the state of PA. I haven't been out since about March and am not looking forward to this at all. Hopefully I won't have to talk or say much. I'm praying for rain.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
business territory in the 1960s and 1970s: when i was first associated in the late 1960s, it was common to see jws roaming the streets of downtown districts, offering the magazines.
sometime in the early 1970s, after i had been a jw for a few years, we worked businesses directly.
this was especially true when certain events were newsworthy - such as the persecution of jehovah's witnesses in malawi.
they have parts encouraging street work about once every two months or so at the thursday night sales meeting. Last time I was in NYC I encountered at least a half a dozen "wooden indians" just standing on a street corner.....did they really think anybody would come up to them and beg for a "bible study" or something? pathetic.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
there are two things.
in the early and mid 80s there were witnesses saying that the cartoon characters the smurfs were not acceptable for witnesses.
i had two smurf cartoon books and my mother made me throw them away.
an elder once told me that the beatles pre-REVOLVER were OK, but Revolver and after was all demonic!
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
the recent un scandal and the departure of some dear friends and loved ones from the borg inspired me to get xjwnews.com off the ground.
i always dreamed of a site like that, but i don't think that i have the will to keep running it.. in our first month, we had nearly 20,000 hits.
kent, simon, randy and several other xjw's with single name status helped along the way.
i can totally see where you are coming from Mike. Thats sort of the reason why I don't post here as much....the more I dwell on stuff the more depressed and insane I feel. I'm just trying to get on w/ my life and free my mind. We are moving into our new apt. in Seattle on March 1st, which means we start our journey out west on Feb. 22nd. Hoping to visit you in Arizona sometime next year....hope it works otu for you.
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
hi closer, thanks for asking. I'm still around just haven't been posting as much lately....feel free to email me at [email protected]
i'm sick and tired of hearing things from uptight-short-sighted-narrow minded hypocritics. all i want is the truth just gimme some truth - John Lennon
