Thank you for sharing that. I will watch it later.
IMO it is the subject of 'grace' that separates JWs from the christian faith.
Posts by cofty
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8An atheist sermon on grace (my second UU* sermon)
by rawe ini had a fair bit of fun giving my first ever post-jw religious sermon.
so i asked rev.
andy if he would like me to deliver another.
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I wish all Witness men were like this ...
by vienne inmy intro essay for the new book caused all sorts of off blog controversy.
my writing partner, a retired educator and a witness, responded.
why aren't more witness men like this?
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cofty
That's sexist thinking. It's typical of a certain class of Witness male
It is indeed. The word 'subjection' is central to their ideas about relationships between men and women. In reality they don't just apply it between husband and wife. I wonder if it takes born-in wives some time to get over that indoctrination. Might be a useful thread?
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I wish all Witness men were like this ...
by vienne inmy intro essay for the new book caused all sorts of off blog controversy.
my writing partner, a retired educator and a witness, responded.
why aren't more witness men like this?
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cofty
I take it your writing partner has been getting some ‘get your woman under control’ emails?
That is very typical JW behaviour.
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Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?
by minimus inso much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
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cofty
I find the extreme reactions to some of these issues interesting. Why are some men and some women extreme in their reactions to these issues. - FTS
I haven't seen any extreme reactions in this thread. I have seen a lot of misrepresentation of what a lot of men ACTUALLY said.
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Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?
by minimus inso much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
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cofty
FTS - The genetic component in determining our personalities, talents and interests is huge. Of course culture does play a part in shaping our attitudes and beliefs - our personality not so much. Also it is true that a child can be permanently damaged by harmful parenting.
The good news is that children will pretty much become what they were always going to be as adults as long as parenting is 'good enough'. The trend for excessive parental micromanaging of their offspring is a fool's errand.
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Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?
by minimus inso much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
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cofty
FTS - The Bear Grylls programme was nothing but light entertainment. Interesting but anecdotal. The evidence that matters is from neuroscience and evolutionary psychology. Babies are not blank slates.
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Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?
by minimus inso much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
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cofty
TobyJones I agree with you but I would go further.
Mentally they are really no different
Boy brains and girl brains differentiate in the womb under the influence of testosterone. Even before they are old enough to be socialised baby boys and girls reliably demonstrate differences in interests and aptitudes. In his book We are our Brains the neuroscientist Dick Swaab describes numerous differences in the architecture of male and female brains.
When babies are born who with intersex genitalia it used to be believed that doctors could decide the sex and parents raise them accordingly. In 50% of cases this is a disaster for the child. Best practice now observes the child until it can be determined how the brain was sexed and then perform surgery on the genitals.
What I am NOT saying is that men or women are more intelligent. We are also talking about averages measured over a group which is why individual anecdotes are not useful.
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what are the craziest or most daming watchtowers ever printed?
by Tobyjones262 inso what is your favorite crazy or most damning watchtower?
i can think of a few but one i went out and bought the bound vol for was the 1984 the generation that will not pass away.
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cofty
The time they boasted about all the children they had murdered.
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Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?
by minimus inso much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
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cofty
boys are told to be strong, not to show emotion, don't cry,...
That's not always bad advice. The ability to control feelings and emotions is not incompatible with being caring and compassionate.
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Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?
by minimus inso much is said regarding men , in a negative way.
shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.
men should be less masculine.
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cofty
Spoletta the problem wasn't just a lack of ability but a total lack of interest in working together to even try to do the things necessary for group survival. The cliques, the gossip, the endless talking about what they all 'felt' about the experience and about others, the complete lack of leadership.
It was stereotypical behaviour. The women focussed on people and feelings; the men focussed on solving practical problems.
Are you really denying that men and women are wired differently above the neck from the womb? Really?