A couple of years ago a 14 year old girl in our cong who had been baptized at 10 and was a regular pioneer, was publically reprooved and lost her priviledges. I patted her dad on the back and said: "it's OK, all kids go through rough patches, this too shall pass", in an effort to comfort him. He looked at me and said: "Can you believe the other kids involved got away with it because they are not baptized?". I was floored, he did not get the point that if his daughter had not been baptized it could have been handled w/o elder intervention and she would not have been humiliated and "marked" for life! DUH!!
becca1
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How can twelve years olds get baptized? it is crazy!
by happehanna inmy daughter's step child is getting baptized at the ripe old age of 12.. my sil is angry and i feel he should try and stop it through the courts, but they feel that would make his ex more determined for baptism to go ahead.. this child has no idea of the mistake they are making .
would she get married at 12?.
it is so sad and irresponsible for a child to take this step.. .
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The Two Faces of a JW
by Nosferatu init always amazed me how jws can have almost two different personalities.
it's not quite like having a double life, but it's the hypocricy of jws themselves.. i remember going to those meetings and seeing everyone with their plastic smiles, as if they were the greatest people in the world.
but you lift the curtain of their home lives, and their true personalities come out.. my mother was an entirely different person at the meetings.
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becca1
A regular pioneer, elder's wife who was always dressed to the 9n's and gosipped about everybody, but if you stopped by her house she could not let you in because it was a filthy mess. She also looked through her husband's briefcase to find info on judical issues and gave the info to her best friend, who then told everyone else.
The "perfect family", dad an MS, mom a regular pioneer, 2 sons in bethel, daughter future reg. pioneer. Dad was a doctor addicted to Demerol.
A teenaged boy (very affeminate), handles microphones and other small responsibiliies at KH. Among other witness teenagers uses foul language. At school and at work everyone says he is gay. At school he told a friend he was caught shoplifting at the mall...
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What % of active elders do you think go peek on XJW forums?
by JH inassuming that all elders have the internet, i'd say that 25% of active elders in the us went to a xjw site just by curiosity.. what do you think?.
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becca1
I think it's very low, less than 10%.
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ROSANNE BARR to DISCUSS JWs in NEW TV SHOW
by Amazing inrosanne barr is back.
here is the news brief:.
roseanne barr is back with a new tv show after more than a decade away from the spotlight.
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becca1
43???? NOT!!!
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I figured out what's up with the golf club!!!! (True LOST fans only)
by kittyeatzjdubs inthis is cool!
i found out what was up w/ desmond making that lightning rod out of the golf club.. 'k....so.... remember when hurley was going back to the beach and he ran into desmond and was like, "dude!
you're nekkid, get some clothes!
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becca1
You're a very cleaver girl indeed.
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How can twelve years olds get baptized? it is crazy!
by happehanna inmy daughter's step child is getting baptized at the ripe old age of 12.. my sil is angry and i feel he should try and stop it through the courts, but they feel that would make his ex more determined for baptism to go ahead.. this child has no idea of the mistake they are making .
would she get married at 12?.
it is so sad and irresponsible for a child to take this step.. .
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becca1
I was 10!!!
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Blood is Thicker than Water
by Clam in"blood is thicker than water.
" well technically speaking it is of course, but how do you feel about this saying?
it implies that those people you have a biological link with are somehow "extra special".
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becca1
I agree with bubble. My children come before anyone, anytime over anything.
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I finally did the right thing
by cyberdyne systems 101 ini had been friendly to a woman i met recently and wanted to take things further, but found out she was with someone when i asked if she wanted my number.
i bumped into her again two weeks later and she then asked for my number, so i asked her again was she with someone, she said yes but she could still text me.
my gut reaction through mistakes i have made in the past was to not get involved.
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becca1
You did do the right thing. Don't date a cheater, she would just cheat on you as well.
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How do the JW's interpret the mark on the right hand and forehead and 666?
by JH inand it puts under compulsion all persons, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they should give these a mark in their right hand or upon their forehead,17and that nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark, the name of the wild beast or the number of its name.18here is where wisdom comes in: let the one that has intelligence calculate the number of the wild beast, for it is a mans number; and its number is six hundred and sixty-six.. in these few verses alone, they talk about a mark on the right hand and forehead, as well as not being able to buy or sell without that mark, and finally the number of the wild beast 666.. after studying the revelation climax book a couple of times with the jw's, i still don't recall a clear explanation for these verses above.. if we are so close to the end, wouldn't they know what 666 means by now?
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becca1
The mark identifies those who give support to the beast in any way. In my opinion this includes the WT for joining the DPI of the UN and promoting the UN's programs in their literature. This is why I stopped going in Field service.
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Do JW's really care if the literature they leave ends up in the garbage can
by JH injust like junk mail, i'm sure that jw literature, tracts or magazines ends up in the garbage can just as fast as any junk mail.
most witnesses must know this, but still they look at how many hours and placements they will add to their report.
what people do with the literature, most jw's know.. i recieved my tract yesterday, and it went in the garbage can in no time.. in a way, they create polution, knowing that most of their literature will end up in the trash..
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becca1
Don't think so. "Jehovah does the judging".