i always wished that i could wear a poppy on the run-up to rememberance sunday ( for details on this british commonwealth custom see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/poppy_day ) and often used to buy a poppy but binned it before anyone saw me wearing one.
as i understand it , it is a dfing offence ,though i cant see anything explicity in the wts literature.
anybody who is faded but not dfd worn one and what feedback did you get?.
No i dont wear one but i do buy one, when an elder asked why i said to pay my respects to ALL who died, not just Enlgish but everyone. I asked is that wrong, he didnt answer? So if the shepherds dont exlain then fine....I'm buying out of the goodness of my heart.
Jesus died for those who died at war, and i feel for them.
i always got the impression that they got a kick out of exluding and looking down their nose at "lesser" jw's.
anyone got any theories?.
wasnt saying they not valid....was saying my experience..mines valid too. surely?
I have worked with autistic children, autism is caused due to the frontal lobes of the brain being damaged.
this was inspired by another thread, where freetosee told of a young witness baptised at the tender age of 9, and disfellowshipped at age 12!!!
the mind goes wild at what a 12-year-old should ever be disfellowshipped for.
how would a kid be so unrepentant they would deserve losing their family and friends?
maybe if these kids were able to have free choice and decide for themselfs they maynot have felt the need to get baptised. So many feel pressured, unlike our kids....they can choose.
i always got the impression that they got a kick out of exluding and looking down their nose at "lesser" jw's.
anyone got any theories?.
no not other jw...but some who leave like to continue to nag and nag...blah blah lol
ok, im putting my neck on the line here but ive always believed that children should be raised to make their own choice, if to serve jah or not.. i wasnt ever forced to believe in anything, any religion etc, although my background is very complicated.. anyway, hubby and i have always thought that how can a child decide if they dont know what other things are, ie birthday partys, halloween etc.
so, our children are allowed to choose if to go places etc.
last year our little boy said he didnt want to go to a halloween party, this year he said he might.
thats right ynot....im being myself.
Yes im in good standing. Yes im a lover and good servent of Jah. Yes hubby and I are our childrens parents, no-one else, WE raise them, no-one else, we cltohe them no-one else...so WE teach them and WE stand before the throne of Jehovah. We are accountable....OUR conscience feels that our children should be able to decide. Its sad that many on here feel we are doing wrong....i thought you all wanted freedom, i must have misread what you've all been saying over the past few months...just make your minds up.lol
ok, im putting my neck on the line here but ive always believed that children should be raised to make their own choice, if to serve jah or not.. i wasnt ever forced to believe in anything, any religion etc, although my background is very complicated.. anyway, hubby and i have always thought that how can a child decide if they dont know what other things are, ie birthday partys, halloween etc.
so, our children are allowed to choose if to go places etc.
last year our little boy said he didnt want to go to a halloween party, this year he said he might.
im going for dinner now, hubby has been kind to come in from work and cook, yummy...be on later or tomorrow...byeeeeeeeeeeee
ok, im putting my neck on the line here but ive always believed that children should be raised to make their own choice, if to serve jah or not.. i wasnt ever forced to believe in anything, any religion etc, although my background is very complicated.. anyway, hubby and i have always thought that how can a child decide if they dont know what other things are, ie birthday partys, halloween etc.
so, our children are allowed to choose if to go places etc.
last year our little boy said he didnt want to go to a halloween party, this year he said he might.
not apostate material no. Why would i want to poison their minds....i love my children.
If THEY want to be baptised when they are adults they can, if they dont then they wont have to.
ok, im putting my neck on the line here but ive always believed that children should be raised to make their own choice, if to serve jah or not.. i wasnt ever forced to believe in anything, any religion etc, although my background is very complicated.. anyway, hubby and i have always thought that how can a child decide if they dont know what other things are, ie birthday partys, halloween etc.
so, our children are allowed to choose if to go places etc.
last year our little boy said he didnt want to go to a halloween party, this year he said he might.
i take it you havent ever been a jw then. Thats clearly obvious, because you would understand how important it is to raise children knowing bible principles AND having freedom of choice rather than being raised without choice, as some on here have. That's why they understand why we have raised our children this way.
thankyou.....it breaks my heart to see ones being blindly led to blame Jah...how sad.
He does so much for us, everyday....he allowed his son to die!! die in such a painful way...thats LOVE beyond what any of us could ever understand.
Im glad now you see.
