To Agape,
As I stated in an earlier post, my mom's a JW, not I. I just grew up with them.
kenyata
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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I need some input
by mommy inhey to all,.
this has nothing to do with jw experiences, but i need some input.
my little girl was hurt at school yesterday.
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kenyata
To Mommy,
Your right, this has nothing to do with being a JW. I wouldn't care what religion you are, if your child gets hurt at school, the schools first obligation is to call the parents, whether they live together or not and let them know what's going on. If they can't reach the parents at home, the school needs to have a work, cell, car phone number. Even a beeper number. Whether the parents are JW or not, the school or any place that your child gets hurt at, should contact the parents regardless. The next thing you know, you'll probably get someone one's response that even if you would've been called, you probably wouldn't have done anything anyways( that is if you are a JW).
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How do you feel about smacking at K Hall?
by Latte inpersonally, it upsets me very much.
or are there any other parents that found better, alternative ways of getting young children 'trained'?.
i am not anti -smacking by the way,(except at the kh) but it is always the very last resort.. latte
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kenyata
Theres many forms of smacking. Theres smacking of the hand, leg, face, head, butt. If a child is acting up or they are trying to test
you to see if you'll do anything. You politely take that child in the restroom, take them in the stall, talk to them and let them know what you want them to do. After talking to them at least 2 times, depending on age, once your tired of talking, you go in the bathroom, in the stall and a good smack on the butt, leg or arm will do the job. I bet you won't have anymore troubles. Some parents don't discipline their kids and that's why theres so much disrespect. -
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
To Billygoat,
Yes your correct as far as not shunning people who have done extreamly bad things and they would get shunned or cut lose for a while but it takes time for different people to deal with what ever hurt or pain that a family member may cause. It may be so bad that after a while, they acknowledge that they are family and they love them but things won't be the same. They are some things that people do where you feel like that, we're all imperfect. Jesus was perfect so imperfect people are going to take time to cool themselves off and get things back on track. And yes, since I'm new, they may know things about the situation that I don't. We have that obligation to help family out and sometimes the family could be so out there that you can't help them, you got to let them go. Sometimes people get mixed up in things that they chose not to get out of and you can't help them unless you put your life in some kind of danger. Jesus was perfect and he was sent on earth to do a job so comparing a perfect person with non perfect people isn't a good example, though I do understand what your saying. And as for your example about King David, yes he was punished but he also repented and if God felt that he was sorry and repented enough, then yes, he was going to give them that standing. Even though I don't mention per say what God wants, JW try to the best of there ability to practice God's teachings and let people know who he is and what he says their purpose is. And in the bible it does say, J's people have the responsibility to preach his word. They might get doors slammed in their faces but he tells to do keep on spreading his good news.
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
To Bijou,
To answer your question, yes I'd question it and them. If you decide for what ever reason to give your kid(s)away, it shoudn't matter what religion they are in as long as the home and parent(s) are stable, loving, will accept the kid(s) regardless to what religion or background they came from. Don't get me wrong, I know a single widowed JW female who took in foster kids and adoped kids. These kids didn't come from JW homes and she still provided a home for them. And by the way, these kids were in age range 10-16 years of age when she brought them into her home. Yes she introduced them to the religion, they attended the meetings and assembly's but she also assured them that even if they chose not to be witnesses or even study, she wouldn't treat them any different and doesn't. She loves them uncondionally and she treats them like their her blood, not like there were adopted or abandoned. Yes, JW set a high standard of living, just like anyone should but I've never come across any JW who shunned their own family just because they chose not to be a JW, if they do, there's something very deep going on that nobody knows about.
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
To Nelly136,
I don't know what's going on with your family cause the JW's I know and grew up with would never turn their kids away unless there was something more going on. The JW's I know are careing, loving, unconditional loving parents. My mother is the only JW on my mom's side that I know of. I have an older brother and 2 younger sisters and even though we're not JW's nor are we studying to be, we don't get shunned like that.
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
There may have been something else behind that because yes if a friend
is disfellowshiped or is disassociated, the witnesses are not supposed to associate with them cause then what ever way they aren't living correctly, people may start to assume that you live the same way. As far as a family member goes, its the same thing. But the witnesses know that family will stick together and help each other out if need be. Did you ask further questions or did you leave it at that? My parents have always been unconditional. My moms a JW, not my dad and they raised us the same way. My dad doesn't do the birthdays, holidays or the blood thing either, he was raised in church and he isn't any religion. Different homes have many things going on that you don't know about so there maybe have been something more to that, that meets the eye. Cause I know JW's aren't callous like that towards their family unless there's something more. I am not a JW and my mother treats me the same, she does for me and we get along just fine. Sometimes people take things too far and over due things but just because that kid or kids don't become Witnesses like that parent or parents, the parents don't treat their kids like outsiders unless theres something else going on. -
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
That statement isn't true at all. I know many JW's, I grew up with them. They may have strong beliefs about blood, etc, but they do care
for their kids. As a matter of fact, my mothers been one for 21 years and yes she feels the same way about blood. If you haven't talked to a JW or haven't been around any, you can't make that comment. My husbands Aunt on his fathers side is a JW and their family grew up in church, she feels the same way on blood and she loves and is devoted to her family. Please don't talk of what you don't know. That's just
like saying any one who goes to church or isn't apart of any religion and dislike JW but still are against blood transfusions don't love their kids and are bad parents. You could have many angry people who respond to you and they may not respond as nice.
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
This message is to Nelly 136. If a kid is adopted, when they get older they are going to have questions regardless. There have been many pictures and movies where adopted kids had questions when they got older and they wanted to know who their natural parents are, why they were given up. The religion of the parents when they gave them up is irrelavent. There are people who arent't religious or of other religions who don't believe in blood transfusions, birthdays and holidays either, are they unequiped to adopt also. You not looking at the big picture, a family, regardless of religion should be tested and scanned just like any other couple who wants to adopt. Nelly136, you call the kid an "it". This person is a she or a he, or a they.
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Adoption by Jehovah's Witnesses is blocked
by expatbrit inadoption by jehovah's witnesses is blocked .
the independent - united kingdom; may 26, 2001. by brian farmer.
a couple originally approved by a council as adoptive parents have been refused permission by social workers to adopt a child, because they are jehovah's witnesses.
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kenyata
I have no sympathy for the natural mother, she has no rights to decide what religion adopts her kid, she gave up her rights when she
gave up her kid.