Tax the Republicans!
Tax the Democrats!
Tax the Libertarians!
Tax the Socialists!
Tax the PACs!
Tax the labor unions!
Tax management!
Tax the AMA and the bar association!
Tax everybody I disagree with in any way, shape or form!
GLTirebiter
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Yes! Tax The Churches!
by metatron inhttp://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/europe-catholic-church-tax/2012/09/14/id/451859.
and kingdom halls, too!
with unrestrained enthusiasm,.
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A poignant comment on JWsurvey.org from a nonJW regarding Sparlock
by cedars ini woke up this morning to find the following comment had been left on jwsurvey.org on my article entitled "watchtower's new 'toy story' - what parents need to know".
it read as follows.... .
my grandson, who is 3, was telling me magic is bad several times a day.
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GLTirebiter
Before discussing the Watchtower with her daughter, she should read A Catholic Critique of Jehovah's Witnesses. It was written about half a century ago, but still offers an good (unflattering) survey of WT history and doctrines. It is particularly appropriate for those with a Catholic background (practicing or not).
"In what follows we shall attempt to investigate the more outstanding pecularities of the Witnesses’ creed….We would emphasize our purpose in doing this, which is not to ridicule or make light of anyone’s beliefs simply because they are not our beliefs. What has prompted this analysis is the Witnesses’ own insistence on their beliefs as truths which contradict our beliefs and are incompatible with them. We shall approach the Witnesses’ creed from the standpoint of those elements in it which are avowedly destructive of the Judeo-Christian tradition in which we stand. In doing so, we hope to do a service not merely for those of the Catholic religion but also for all who share the concern of the Catholic Church for the fundamental doctrines and values of the Christianity which has molded our society…"
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I'm a stepmom to a little JW.... need advice...
by LKM ini am a new stepmom to an 8 year old boy whose mother is a jw pioneer.
my husband has been disfellowshipped for 2.5 years now.
i was part of the reason he left the organization for good, although he had stopped believing long before being kicked out.
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I suggest being 'the nice guys' and NEVER bad mouth his mother, never criticize the JWs and always just give unconditional love and support.
If need be later on you will have to be prepared to FIGHT her to maintain the fantastic 50/50 care.
Amen, Aussie Oz! The last thing you want is to join in the conflict she seems to want. If she ever convinces a judge that your household is defaming the other side, she may get primary, even full custody. Your husband is in an good position having 50/50 custody instead of the every-other-weekend plan--don't jeopardize that. This works both ways, of course: she shouldn't be disrespecting you and your husband, either.
Whatever the adults need to say to each other, they should be saying it directly--not going through an eight year old child. The parents and step-parents should be working together, not against each other. The present situation is bad in so many ways:
- The Ex-wife is pressuring the boy to take sides against his father ("worldly" people make Jehovah sad, do you want to make Jehovah sad?)
- She is teaching him to disrespect his father (and also to disrespect herself, in the long term)
- It sets a bad example of adult behavior, which your stepson is likely to imitate as he grows older (he's already more than half way to puberty and high school)
- He will learn to that it's OK to play both sides against each other, and how to do so effectively
So walk the high road: don't give in to her manipulation, but don't respond in kind either. Insist to her personally that she behave in a manner fitting a responsible, christian adult (if she has to fake that part, it's her problem ). Check into the separation and custody agreement. There's a good chance it includes language about not disparaging the other parent, and may also include language about your stepson's religious upbringing. Tell her she must honor the promises she made and the court declared binding. If she doesn't live up to her responsibilities, get it on the record--phone messages, email, or in writing--so she can't deny her conduct if she runs back to the family court trying to change the custody arrangement.
When he comes back he feels guilty for whatever activities he did with us.. We even tried to sign him up for soccer and his mother went ape#$&@. She doesn't want us to read him books like C.S. Lewis's the Chronicles of Narnia. She doesn't want us to do anything for holidays
That is so one-sided! His outside activities should be by agreement of both parents and based on what is best for the boy, not dictated by one side to score status points with the elders. She says no soccer, but how would she react if you said no Field Service? She says no Chronicles of Narnia, but what would she think if you said no Greatest Teacher or My Book of Bible Stories? She says no to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays, etc. but what if your rule was no "Memorial"?
Consistent love and guidance, a model of mature behavior: that is what your stepson needs. Do what you can to give that to him!
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Cats and Dogs should not be spayed or neutered!
by IMHO ina controversial subject that hasn't been talked about here for 10 years (or so it seems on my quick search).. .
i think it's wrong to spay or neuter.
i bet most of you will disagree.. my vet just called me an irresponsible owner for refusing to have my cat spayed..
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GLTirebiter
The animal shelter here requires spaying/neutering for all their adoption animals. The charge for the operation is part of the adoption fee, just like the rabies vaccination.
Edited to add...
If you think this would put them out of business, guess again. Though this policy has been in effect for a long time, the animal shelter remains filled to capacity from the unwanted litters of intact animals.
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Views on handing out literature during field service
by Joey Jo-Jo init is brought to my attention that some non jw's deliberately accept jw literature just to throw it in the bin.. their intentions are perceived as positive meaning these non jw's throwing their magazines away is a good thing.. what is your view on the matter?.
should they accept or not accept their literature, and why?.
is accepting literature benefiting or damaging the cult, and why?.
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Accepting it only encourages them. Let your "no" mean no; do nothing that could be interpreted as "maybe".
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Watchtower honors Jehovah's Witness Elders responsible for Candice Conti and Menlo Park Fiascos
by Balaamsass inthis weekend was the convention for the southern san francisco bay area.
it was held at the santa clara convention center in the silicon valley http://www.santaclara.org/conventioncenter/ which is an improvement over the old s.f.
cow palace which is still used..just not as much.
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GLTirebiter
If you have a sense of shame, you aren't cut out to be a Watchtower leader. Some things will never change!
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I'm gonna have to decline your invite
by mrsjones5 inmy mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.
i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.
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I'm sorry to say that I can't because that's my daughter's birthday weekend.
What a perfect response!
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Fastest Growing Christian Group in the US
by davidl7 inthe yearbook of american and canadian churches statistics listed the jehovah's witnesses as the fastest growing christian group in the us for 4 years in a row (the 2008-2011 yearbooks).
the 2011 yearbook reported a 4.37% growth rate (based on 2010 membership figures).
according to the 2012 yearbook, the growth of the jehovah's witnesses was 1.85%, falling into 4th place.
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Those are interesting figures, but the NCC report does not indicate how (or if) they vetted the data. The phrase "reported a membership of..." suggests these are figures various churches reported to them. They could be the total (baptized and unbaptized publishers) minus total (disfellowshipped or diassociated). Or it could be the total enrollment in their congregations. Or it could be estimated attendance at this year's Easter service. Others may be counting diifferent names appearing on checks in the collection basket.
I think it would be better to report the number of active members, information more meaningful than counting names on baptismal records.
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I'm gonna have to decline your invite
by mrsjones5 inmy mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.
i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.
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I agree with OTWO. If you lived close by that is one thing, but a three hour drive is something else. Send a note expressing your regrets for not being able to make it. Include a gift card (less tacky than a check, and your bank account number isn't on it).
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Watchtower actually right about something!
by Nambo incopied from an article today in "the republic" of indiana which confirms what the org had written in their blood booklet.. .
posted purely for your interest.. .
doctors find patients do better without blood transfusionsrob wennemer - pittsburgh post-gazette august 29, 2012 - 7:50 am edtaaaa recent study suggests that jehovah's witnesses are on to something.
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Witnesses who underwent cardiac surgery without a blood transfusion fared better than non-Witnesses
Than non-Witnesses who did have a transfusion, or those who didn't, or all non-Witnesses? That is not clear. The article lacks the details readers need to form a valid conclusion.
There are many variables the article does not talk about. An obvious factor is that "bloodless" surgery is likely to be done by more highly skilled surgeons in better equipped hospitals than average. Another is the relatively low percentage of Witnesses who smoke. Without seeing the details of their methodology, especially matching the abilities of care providers and the underlying condition of the patients, this news report is only...a news report.