One of the things a JW will teach their bible studies is to study their current religion using the bible, and question whether it is really in line with the bible. YET, JWs are NOT allowed to dissect their own religion to make sure it is truly in line with the bible's teaching. Very hypocritical. If someone is sure they have the true religion, they should be able to withstand reading criticism about their faith.
Eyebrow2
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Some definitions please...
by SammyDies ini am not a jw, but trying to just understand them as i have a new friend who is a jw.
i apologise up front if i offend anybody through my ignorance.. firstly could someone explain "disfellowshipped".
i read through some sites (particularly those by ex-jw's) who described being disfellowshipped as a horrible experience that is thrust upon them sometimes through no fault of thier own, or vindictiveness of certain eldars and church memebers, or for doing something wrong.
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Did you record your hours in field service correctly?
by free2beme ini always hated the shepherding call where they asked you to try and spend more time in field service, as they saw your hours turned in were low.
at a young age, i learned how easy it was to just write down what ever felt right.
i spent about 30 hours a month in field service as a pioneer for two years and never had anyone say anything to me.
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Eyebrow2
noooo....I was extremely anal about reporting my time...I had it down to minutes even. the elder in charge of that stuff approached me one day and said it was fine to round up, so if I had 9 hours and 54 minutes to put it as 10. That was almost too much for my JW brain to handle. I made sure I got in the extra 6 minutes the next month hahaha.
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Tantrum!
by Gill inhusband, self and kids were talking about 'where we would be' if we hadn't had five children.. i said, that if we'd stopped at two, as we'd intended, we'd probably still be dubs as it was the obstroperousness of the twins, their constant screaming, fighting etc that made it impossible for us to go to the meetings so often.. so, we all agreed that it was a good thing we hadn't stopped at two children.. the twins were 'bad asses'!
omg!
i wouldn't wish non identical twin boys on anyone!.
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Eyebrow2
cute poem...we have 5 kids too...but no twins, thank goodness. And two of them are my stepkids, so I didn't have to do the labor for them hahah.
My 4 year old is a little firecracker, and quite manipulitive at times. The other day she was trying to talk my sister into giving her candy. She said "Please oh Please! It won't make me sick and it won't make me BAD!"
little bugger....
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Of Late Many Here Seem To Be Preaching Aethiesm..
by Qcmbr inwhen i first came here a while back there was plenty of discussion around and about jw topics and general chit chat but of late i've felt quite a sharp increase in posts that are: .
1/ preaching aethism (as opposed to putting it forward in a respectful way as an alternate viewpoint.
2/ vitriolic attacks on those who dare have another view ('damn those stupid heretical believers') .
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Eyebrow2
I respect people, but that doesn't mean I have to respect their beliefs.
Sometimes that line gets blurred online....so stuff happens, people take things personally, because beliefs are a personal thing.
Instead of telling people "you are a fool" just say "I'm not calling you a liar, but I don't believe a word you are saying"?
Semantics, tis what the real problem is.
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How big is your Ecological Footprint??...
by Frog insince i have a little too much time up my sleave at present i thought id start a thread on a subject thats dear to my froggy heart.
for starters, here are a couple of links to on-line ecological footprint calculators that only take a couple of minutes to punch in basic data to get back a rough environmental impact assessment on how sustainable your lifestyle is.
sustainability requires decent and equitable living within the means of nature.
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Eyebrow2
15 footprints...given that I have 8 people living in my house...I can live with that.
These sites are neat, and I do believe everyone, including myself can do better with recycling, conserving energy, yadda, yadda, yadda...but I find sites like this tend to over simplify things.
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Fire in Portland!!
by Gretchen956 indetails are sketchy yet, but my brother tim, whom many of you portlanders have now met, had a fire in his apartment this morning.
the damage isn't total, but its devastating.
he did not have rental insurance, and the fire marshall says the cause is an extension cord he had daisy-chained into a surge protector.
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Eyebrow2
I was thinking today about getting a haircut...I would go his way if he was in Dallas, TX.
Sorry to hear about his apartment...that is rough. I am glad he is unharmed though.
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What is "goth" really like?
by daystar inoh my goth!!!
- http://www.ps260.com/editors/hein_goth.html.
what's really funny is that... it's almost true!
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Eyebrow2
my sister introduced me to Hot Topic...very cool store. She is 18 and living with us. She listens to a lot of music I have to constantly tell her to turn down. My god, do I feel old...I am only 34!!!
She is a HUGE Marilyn Manson fan. I like some of his stuff, but cannot listen to a whole cd of it in one sitting. She likes some more mainstream rock too though. I took her to see Reggie, Alkaline Trio & My Chemical romance in September...truly not goth stuff, hahah,. Now I do like Rob Zombie...
Now my daughter, who is 6, we refer to her as Gothically Blonde. She loves morbid subjects, and likes black nail polish. She has her pink and frilly barbie side too.
I love Susie an the banshees...congrete blonde too...but never really thought of them as goth. I was the kid that was half punk/half hippie in high school.
Goth seems to definately have a dark side. However, I think if you know what your kids are into, and can talk to them about it, you will have a good idea as to whether to really worry about it or not. I did a lot more dangerous things with my hippie friends than I ever did with my punk/goth friends hahah.
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JW kids: How old were you when you stopped getting spanked?
by rebel8 injust curious.
i was 17 when i was last spanked.
it was the day of my high school graduation.
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Eyebrow2
I didn't get a lot of spankings as a kid. When my mom gave me one, though, believe me...I deserved it. My brother got a lot more, and trust me...he deserved more than he got hahah.
I was probably 8 the last time I got a spanking. My dad wasn't a JW. He smacked me once or twice when I was older, but he was never what I would consider physically abusive to me. He did hit my brother and one of my sisters a few times. But, I hate to say it, those two egged him on. It doesn't excuse how far he went, but they knew what buttons to push, and did so on purpose. They were older enough to know better.
I very rarely spank my kids, although I will give my son a playful swat now and then, kidding around. I think spanking is appropriate for some things, and some kids...just not some of the severe nasty spankings I witnessed at the hall. I spanked my son ( he is the olderst and the only one I ever had at the KH) more when he was little because I was guilted into it by knowbetter elderettes at the KH.
No 2 year old should have to be spanked because they cannot sit still through the ministry school.
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Another wacky ebay auction!
by Why Georgia inthis little girl is auctioning off her imaginary friend so she can go to france!
definately a change from a lemonade stand or selling candy bars!.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&item=5633412401&category=88433.
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Eyebrow2
Hmmm...see this is something I have thought about doing with my kids heehee.
Good for her...that is clever thinking..I hope she raises a little money for her trip. hahah
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the "end of the internet"
by colorado5591 insometimes i feel like i have reached the "end of the internet".
it seems like i always go to the same sites looking for something amusing only to be sorely dissapointed.. .
gimme something new!
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Eyebrow2
Oh...that's.....lovely. I especially enjoyed the "free bleeding" section where it encourages women with their periods to go "productless". NOW I have reached the end of the internet, because now I've heard everything. I'll bet both of your eyebrows are raised now, Eyebrow.
Rebel8...I was quite astounded at what I found. Now, I am definately no expert on the nether regions, but I was very surprised what I found there. It is quite an "educational" site hahah. Not for the weary though...I think I have visited the site maybe 2x and I cannot get out of my mind what I read there. My thoughts were both "huh, interesting" and "EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW!!!" all at the same time. Both eyebrows got quite the work out.
As much as I love Google, I have found that you can still bring up stuff on Alta Vista that you may not on google. It all depends on how you are doing your searches.
What a crazy world we live in! Thank goodness for the internet. It truly brings out both the best and the worst in people, so there is always something for everybody hahah.