Posts by joeshmoe

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Trying again for more door to door reasons

by Bang in

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i posted a question before regarding the way jws go door to door.

[luke 10:7.23] and remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide,for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house.

if the apostles didn't do it and jesus said not to, why do the jws do it en masse?

joeshmoe

I think they individually (and even collectively at a congregation level) sincerely believe what they are doing is right. Does that make it right? No. I think Amazing is correct about the marketing aspects of it, although I think they continue the practice out of respect for tradition --call it status quo if you like-- thinking that to ever change is admit error. That is very much a driving force in everything done at an organization level. At an individual level, I have no doubt of the genuineness of those going door to door.

-Joe

I don't want to be smart, I just want to be honest.

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How Do You Discipline YOUR Kids?

by MrMoe in

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curious... how do you discipline your children and why?

spank or not to spank?

are your kids brats (and be honest here.).

joeshmoe

Personally, I'm not afraid to smack 'em every once in a while. I use a rolled up newspaper. But I don't do it very often. It's tough to be mad at 'em when they're flopping their ears and wagging their tails like that!

Ok, Ok so I don't have the kind of "kids" the rest of you do.

Seriously, I grew up an only child. I've seen alot of talk on the thread of consistency in punishment, but also that each kid is different and has to be punished differently.

So my question (again, coming from an only child) is, how do you handle the "you love --- more than me because you don't ever swat him" or whatever. How do you handle the kids playing off the other one and claiming you really aren't consistent? And if you just ignore it, does that screw 'em up?

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Southwest Air...Marketing Blunder??

by teenyuck in

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just saw this on msnbc....got the story from the web site.

the association to accept fat people (or something like that) is protesting and asking how this determination will be made?

make people climb on a scale or measure their butt?

joeshmoe

I think part of the promotion should include handing out corsets at the gate and showing basic exercise and nutrition videos at the beginning of the flight. I mean, we're American. We can help being big, fat, lazy slobs. You've gotta do something, or in a few years the mandatory ticket price will become two seats.

I only wish I was kidding.

LMAO @ eyegirl

Edited by - joeshmoe on 19 June 2002 18:49:29

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We Are All Spolied

by MrMoe in

this is a continuation of a subject i broached on another thread.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=30556&site=3.

"i don't bi*ch about my jw childhood.

i never have regrets.

joeshmoe

Puffsrule,

Gave up on you and went out for a pint! Thanks for the reply. I guess I just wasn't having a problem with keeping the apples and oranges seperate. While I can see how local world conditions can affect how the message of the witnesses is recieved, nothing about those circumstances changes the way the witnesses rob people of their personal freedoms. Ok, I had a couple pints. Hope I'm making sense.

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Are you socially retarded? - For the newbies

by Billygoat in

don't let this title startle you.

i'm not starting a flame war.

this is something that i've thought a lot about since i have two dogs.

joeshmoe

OK Amanda,

I've seen several people do this and I'm just curious. Why did you switch to another login? Was it just so you don't hit your posting limit, or are you taking on a different personality (don't laugh), or what? Just curious.

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Are you socially retarded? - For the newbies

by Billygoat in

don't let this title startle you.

i'm not starting a flame war.

this is something that i've thought a lot about since i have two dogs.

joeshmoe

Billygoat you're in Dallas huh? I'm living in Valley Ranch. Cool! I gotta check out the next Apostofest out here!

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We Are All Spolied

by MrMoe in

this is a continuation of a subject i broached on another thread.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=30556&site=3.

"i don't bi*ch about my jw childhood.

i never have regrets.

joeshmoe

This thread is scary....it reminds me of all the reasons JW's embrace the borg. Armageddon....then Paradise.....a perfect life, with no stress, pain, suffering, etc.

Huh? Puffsrule, I know your post was a few back, but I'm just wondering if you can flesh this thought out for me a little bit. I guess I don't get it.

I think the issue is: we've got it easy and are spoiled. Others have countered that they don't want that kind of thinking to belittle the kind of damage done by the WT.

So... I guess I don't see what you're saying, that's all.

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JWs In Same Mess as First Century Christians

by IslandWoman in

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the christian greek scriptures are full of "the end will come soon" rhetoric.

they hoped to be reunited with each other after death or to be among those paul spoke of who would in effect escape death altogether by being raised to the heavens at the coming of the lord.. they waited and waited.

they sacrificed much and died horrific deaths.

joeshmoe

I'm afraid the planet Earth would make a pretty good monument to that, don't you?

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Are you socially retarded? - For the newbies

by Billygoat in

don't let this title startle you.

i'm not starting a flame war.

this is something that i've thought a lot about since i have two dogs.

joeshmoe

Moe, how disgustingly adult of you.

Seriously, that's wonderful. And I really can't say I've got anything but fond memories of my parents. The source of my social retardation is simply growing up a JW.

As a Witness, anything outside of the fold was ugly to me. It was different and wrong. Such bigotry! But Im fighting my JW background, slowly looking at the world through my own eyes, not the ones the society gave me. And Im learning that theres nothing so evil and ugly about creative, unique people listening to themselves and their own consciences.

So I think I'm getting there. Slowly.

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Are you socially retarded? - For the newbies

by Billygoat in

don't let this title startle you.

i'm not starting a flame war.

this is something that i've thought a lot about since i have two dogs.

joeshmoe

Andi, I haven't been stopping by the board for long, but this is far and away the most important post I've read yet. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing it. I sincerely hope I am on the road to recovery. I've only been out a month and I'm trying my best to be patient with myself while I learn how to live in the real world. Thank you again