...thankfully the terrorist was unsuccessful in blowing up a plane full of innocent people on christmas day.
still a horrible reality..
Second, his own father warned the government about this kid and yet, he was issued a US visa in 2008 and made trips back and forth from that point on and didn't get put on the watch list ...
Yeah, I was wondering about this too! Especially since the UK denied his last request for a visa.
first off let me say this is not about me, i'm happy and healthy.
it really about all the suffering i see people going thru.
examples in my family over the years have caused me to think very seriously this.. i could give you a couple of examples and i'm sure some of our posters can tell other horror stories they'd witnessed where perhaps it would have been much better for them and their family if they could have passed away painlessly and with much more dignity.. one of my sisters developed breast cancer and died after about a 12month struggle, we saw her waste away to just skin and bones, it was hard on me as well as her two young children and husband.
I do feel also that there are some people because of severe economic problem or chronic depression should be allowed by the state to end there pain and suffering in a dignified way especially if no cure exist for them.
I totally agree. I think anyone should have the right to die. There are worse things than death.
why are americans so paranoid about the government?.
please understand im in no way trying to be disrespectful to your country im just trying to understand why their seams to be an outcry every time someone mentions the government legislating over something eg healthcare.
although i dont trust our pollies i would never withdraw my support without at least reading the legislation first.
You know, LucyA, I have no idea. Let me know when you find out!
didn't see this posted anywhere, my apologies if this is a repeat..... in a letter to all congregations dated 12/9/09, the society wrote out some highlights of the previous service year.
the letter is to be read to the congregation "at the first service meeting after its receipt".. here are the numbers they report (all numbers are for us only):.
-- average publishers - 1,096,502. this is about a 4% increase (3.5% if you don't round) over the prior year's average of 1,059,253.. -- that "4% increase" in average publishers is the largest since 1992.
Didn't they drop the number of hours required to be a publisher?
i was in the produce section of a local market, when i happened to overhear the following comment: "we celebrate christ's birth every day of the year, not just on christmas!
" i turned and knew the nature of the source of the comment immediately, judging by the polyester pantsuit and delusional "deer in headlights" look on her face.
her companion replied, "but i like celebrating christmas and don't see anything wrong with it.
How could that woman say JWs celebrate Jesus's birth every day when they don't celebrate anyone's birthday?
I was always told that we celebrated Jesus's death, since that was the whole reason he was important.
jehovahs day comes at this moment and u realize u were in the right place but because of leaving you are now doomed.
would everything gained (temporary) enjoyment worth it?.
If I'm right and the Jehovah's Witnesses are wrong, I've left a controlling, maniuplative sham of a religion. I no longer worship a god who is (at best) disinterested in me. I no longer close my eyes to perfectly logical information because it's not printed by the Watchtower. I don't alientate friends, family, and the rest of society by being willing to accept the benefits of their beliefs but unwilling to participate in the systems that provide said benefits.
If I'm wrong and the Jehovah's Witnesses are right, then I'll be dead. I had the chance at eternal life and threw it away. There's no hell, and I have no soul, so for all intensive purposes I'll be "sleeping" for the rest of eternity. I'd miss out on living in a paradise on Earth, free from sickness and death, filled with people who've never really liked me anyway. I'd have a pet lion, but I would not have all the people for whom I care and who care for me.
I am convinced that I win either way. If the best "doom" you can come up with is my inevitable death, then bring it.
you are told that if you "go back to the vomit" of the world, you will be miserable.. is your life better or worse since you've removed yourself from the organization's hold?.
Dear gods, yes! Leaving that religion was an integral step towards becoming the healthy, happy person I am now.
obviously they need to know the org for what it is!
here is the link...come on people let's educate!
some jws have commented on it.. http://blogs.essence.com/bohemianrhapsody/2009/11/knock-knock-whos-there.html.
I'm pretty sure I'll never see my post. *shrugs* Oh well.
The one by Lee L, however, makes me feel better about my own nonexistent post. I'm not a fan of the slight insult (Pavlov's dogs? Really?), but his/her points are solid.
fighting an awful sinus headache and not being able to sleep the other night, i turned on the television to watch a movie.. my choice?
"mvp: most valuable primate".
a classic child's story and hockey fans favorite about a chimpanzee who leads a hockey team to the championship game.. will they win it all with jack?
We had some families (mine included) that would attend Sunday meetings with another congregation so they wouldn't miss the football game. Cometitive and violent sports were somewhat condemned, but not to the point where people gave them up or stopped playing them.
obviously they need to know the org for what it is!
here is the link...come on people let's educate!
some jws have commented on it.. http://blogs.essence.com/bohemianrhapsody/2009/11/knock-knock-whos-there.html.
I couldn't resist posting a comment, though I doubt it will ever show up on the blog.
I'm glad you were kind to the women who met you at the door. I went in field service as a child only to have countless doors slammed in my face. Disagreeing with or being disinterested in what someone has to say doesn't mean you get to be rude -- and I'm glad you know that.
Still, don't let those nice ladies fool you. They probably don't even know the painful history of the group they represent, as the organization discourages private research of this kind. Jehovah's Witnesses are a high-control group that will have believing friends and family into shunning you if you don't follow the church elders' leads. They have also been known to ignore reported child molesters in their congregations, close facilities rather than provide pensions/benefits for their workers, change their doctrines again and again, and hold their members to different standards in spite of the costs.
I am glad you took the time to be polite and listen. I only hope that you and others like you learn the whole truth of Jehovah's Witnesses and the organization behind them.
I did notice how many Witnesses posted responses to that blog entry. Does the F&DS approve of R&F using the internet only when it makes the WTBTS look good?
