I have emailed the Boston Globe and the New York Times...no response yet. I just asked if they could confirm it officially in their newspapers so that we have some US newspaper confirmation; and more importantly, something IN PRINT!!!! Many do not trust anything they read on the internet, especially many witnesses I know.
Eyebrow
JoinedPosts by Eyebrow
-
17
What media outlets have you contacted?
by detective ini would like to get a sense of what media outlets have been contacted so far.
who has contacted the media?
what media have you contacted?
-
-
-
12
Death of a JW (My weekend experience)
by teenyuck inchester never was jw.
my mother still has not become a jw.
father re-marries within 2 years, starts new family.
-
-
Eyebrow
The race thing: there are imperfect people in all religions. It makes me especially sick to hear of it in the JWs because I was raised that it didn't matter what race you were. But I know plently of JWs and nonJWs that do not feel that way.
As far as not shunning the DFd ones at the funeral, maybe they were just trying to be kind. That does happen every once in a while.
My father was not a witness, but my mom is. He had no eulogy. Just a funeral talk by a local elder. It was awful. My poor mother did not realize until after the funeral that it was a mistake to not have a real eulogy. She was just overwhelmed, and was on automatic pilot. The elders should have asked about an eulogy in addition to the funeral talk.
Thanks for sharing your story.
-
76
CNN mentions Jehovah's Witnesses Today
by ARoarer ini have been watching the news on cnn and happened to notice the news flashing across the bottom mentioning the state of ohio banning door to door work and jehovah's witnesses!
has anyone seen this?
-
-
Eyebrow
Seeker,
Your last sentence says it the best!
-
76
CNN mentions Jehovah's Witnesses Today
by ARoarer ini have been watching the news on cnn and happened to notice the news flashing across the bottom mentioning the state of ohio banning door to door work and jehovah's witnesses!
has anyone seen this?
-
-
Eyebrow
My first gut response was to write that restricting one religion is restricting ALL religion.
However, I too have to consider the current situation in the world and this country. While I don't like the idea of people having to register as a member of a religion with any government, I can see why this Ohio town passed the law. The feel the need to protect their citizens.
I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, if they have never rejected a permit it seems that the government sincerely is just trying to make sure that all these solictors are legit. And do they run them through for criminal background? When I sold insurance and later worked for a credit card company I was fingerprinted and a background check was performed. I had no problem with that.
But the idea of any government compiling a list of people based on religious affiliation concerns me. I wonder if this is just a basic permit that does not specify what the door to door purpose is. If so, then it is no big deal to me. But if not, ehhh....this makes me nervous.
It will be extremely interesting to see how this plays out.
-
19
Ray Franz and September, 11
by SANDMAN inhey folks,.
i just read a letter from a friend in brazil where he express his happiness about the translation to portuguese of his book "in search for christian freedom" that is coming.
i would like to share some thoughts of ray franz about the terrorist attacks in 11/09:.
-
-
Eyebrow
Sandman,
I did forget to say thanks for posting the letter...I was curious as to Ray's take.
=)
-
19
Ray Franz and September, 11
by SANDMAN inhey folks,.
i just read a letter from a friend in brazil where he express his happiness about the translation to portuguese of his book "in search for christian freedom" that is coming.
i would like to share some thoughts of ray franz about the terrorist attacks in 11/09:.
-
-
Eyebrow
Oh...also...I wanted to add this note:
I really don't believe that God is behind any one nation. What sense would that make? I personally believe that the US is justified in this struggle against terrorism.
If this really is Ray's letter, he does make a valid point. Many Americans don't care a whole lot about what is going on in other countries unless it affects them. But this applies to people in most countries as well. "out of site, out of mind" is a very human thing. It was a horrible wake up call for most of us.
-
19
Ray Franz and September, 11
by SANDMAN inhey folks,.
i just read a letter from a friend in brazil where he express his happiness about the translation to portuguese of his book "in search for christian freedom" that is coming.
i would like to share some thoughts of ray franz about the terrorist attacks in 11/09:.
-
-
Eyebrow
Why should this surprise anyone? the man is not god. He has sincere beliefs, and has expressed them.
Whether one agrees with him or not, at least he is not letting PC dictate how he states his views.
-
17
Moral question
by uncle_onion inyou decide:.
i have a moral question for you.
imaginary situation, but i think.
-
-
Eyebrow
Actually, I would save him.
Then I would beat him with my tripod.
-
10
Boys Scouts & WBTS
by bj inas little jws, my brothers and i weren't allowed to join the boys scouts as it was affiliated with the catholic church.
on the other hand, the wbts can affiliate with whom she wants, such as ngo, firephim, etc., etc.
(romains 2:21-23).
-
-
Eyebrow
My son was 7 before I left. He wanted to join the scouts soon after we left, but I felt very wierd about it. I finally allowed him to join the Cub Scouts last year and it has been a great experience for him. (He is 10 1/2 now). We were always told we couldn't join because it was patriotic, not affiliated with religion. I din not discover the religious angle until after he joined, since each Pack is sponsored by a church.
However, the scouts encourage the boys to be active in any church that they belong to, and have varius badges for all different religions the boys can earn if they choose too, it isn't required. We opt out of the religion part, but it has never been an obstacle to my son being in the scouts.
Many of my witness friends and I would call the scouts 'paramilitary'. It really is a great organization to belong too. It teaches repect and responsiblity. Like any other group, though, if you don't have a good Den or Pack, or if your kid doesn't put effort into it he won't get a lot out of it.
It is a shame how much witness kids miss out on. The scouts is not for everyone, but it is a shame that the Witnesses condemn it before they actually do their own research into it. Yeah, you really cannot be a scout without saluting the flag, but it is too bad Witnesses many times really don't know what the scouts are all about.
-
24
WOL tightened security
by Moxy inall new registrants must be referals now.
and the contemplations forum where the only really interesting stuff ever is (e.g.
the 'free to remarry' thread) is being made private.
-
-
Eyebrow
Whoopty doo!
I get a kick out of the reaction posted here about WOL. It is clearly stated on that site what they want and do NOT want. Clearly it is a board for JWs that love being a JW and are not looking to question their beliefs. Ones that are just looking to associate with other JWs who are satisfied with their religion. Well, good for them! At least they are ignoring the WT's advice that JWs don't need any other sites other than the official WT site, haahaa!
What's the big deal there? A time and place for everything! There are PLENTY of other online sites including this one that they can go to if they want more than a onesided story. That site is very upfront in its guidelines. Its a heavily moderated board...there are plenty of various moderated boards out there.
I am not currently a witness, and never plan on going back. I love this board, even though I do not agree with everything here. But that is WHY I come here...to see all sorts of non PC views.