I had a teenager in my old hall who recently graduated from HS. His testing scores were really good, and Loyola university from
Chicago Illinois offered him a complete scholarship up to, and completing medical school.
His parents are the ultra-religious JW type, they convinced him to "reject the worldy way of thinking" and instead pioneer !!
Well, we followed their advice, and he was trotted out this past summer and fall whenever an example of spiritual things first came up.
fast forward;
He recently was DF'ed, why? I don't know.
Can he get that scholarship back? unknown. But he has the prospect of being an absolute brain without any higher education right now.
Personally I had an opportunity when I graduated from HS to go to veterinary school on a scholarship also,, since JW's don't do that
I gave it up.
One of the worst decisions that I ever made, I kick myself almost everyday because i walked away from that.
And that was twenty years ago!!
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NEED HELP RESPONDING TO THIS EMAIL, REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION
by whereami inhelp me respond in a way that's not confrontational.
i'd like some sound resonable answers to this email, thanks.
he's a good freind and i know he means well.. .
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Those here who disassociated- do you regret it?
by JimmyPage indoes anyone here who disassociated regret it?
do you wish you had just faded instead?
did disassociating give you a liberating feeling of power over your life?
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No, not at all.
When I mailed my letter to the PO and WTS it felt like I felt as if a HUGE weight had been removed from my back.
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JW Teenager in moral danger at my house!!!
by AuntBee injust gotta vent here.
we're very close to a jw senior at my dau's hs.
he hangs out here all the time.
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There was an elder at my old hall,, his name if I remember correctly was J. Renfrow.
he was the local pedophile ,,always talking to, and getting cozy with ALL the early teenage girls.
If any young guy (excuse me a spiritual capable young man) walked into his group he would always make the girls doubt as to why the guy(s) were there.
He made it seem like anyone he did not personally "approve" of was a perverted sex offender. He did that to my son once at a picnic,I wish that I had some guts back then,(he was an elder, me,, just a common publisher)I would have thrown it right back at him as to why he was always around the younger girls.
This elder was the absolute worst one that I ever met (30 years worth)
I wonder if he ever got caught and labeled as a "sex offender" in the real world, that would have been a wonderful thing!
But,, since the JW's are bleeding capable brothers he is probably still in his position, protected by D.Redman, the WTS
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depending on how you are feeling, this might be more appropriate:
WARNING< language
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I don't know how to embed a video file, but if this doesn't make you laugh and feel good nothing will!
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usually it was personality clashes between the elders, sometimes it would be so noticable to certain ones,
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the price of your seat at the kingdom hall
by purplesofa inat a recent circuit assembly, a circuit overseer gave an.
awesome talk during the portion, "giving attention to.
the needs of the circuit.
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There was a little rascals show (1936) about the gang putting on a show and the ticket-taker forgot to collect the tickets
before the show. When he realized his mistake, the announcement was made " if you like the show, please pay as you exit."
When the show ended they ended up with a huge boxful of money!
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My Mom Says More Are Pioneering Since "That's All They Talk About"
by minimus inshe says since the end is so close, the brothers and sisters are wisely using their time pioneering.. i said, "they'd be better off going to college, getting an education".. her response: "a lot of good a college education will do them now.
nobody can keep a job".. .
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Those people that put off their careers then are now approaching retirement age. Ask her how many of them are still pioneering. All the ones I knew from that era curse that they did not get an education
Back in 1979 I had an opportunity to go to veterinary school on a scholarship (in other words,,,totally free)
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Anyone want to post a funny Youtube?
by Snoozy inwe can always stand to have a good laugh.... do you think this one is funny?.
maybe we should rate them as we post them.... snoozy.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5scw9ybtwju.
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wild and crazy video !!
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Serve Jehovah In Your Youth!
by Honesty inhere is what happens to middle-aged bethelites when the watchtower society no longer needs them:.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrh8kpexihk.
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wow, what b a powerful video that is,
thank you for sharing