hi,.
i am an active jw, still single and i live with my jw family.
i have tried to instill critical thinking skills to my sister and she has gladly accepted them.. i really want to tell her how i feel about the wt and their teachings but i'm not sure if i should.
From my limited experience, ask her questions rather than "come out" with statements that may be very hard to retract later. Such as, "how would you explain to latest generation teaching to an interested one, in your own words?"
IOW, plant seeds. If you're lucky, in time she'll start expressing doubts.
we already read crisis of conscience which was incredible, but if you are canadian, you need to read crisis of allegiance.
my husband knows a lot of the players and if you're an ex-canadian elder you probably will too.
he is just riveted and i can't wait to read it next!.
Is it the one in this thread?
i have deceided that this year i would like (if you will indulge me) lots of different traditions from lots of different countries and cultures.... so what have you got??.
i also want to hear what makes your christmas super special... what do you do to make up for all those lost years.. babysprout really believes in santa... all the kids in her class have been telling her he isn't real.
i mean what is this, a class full of dubbies??
Last year I had backpackers from Europe staying and we celebrated Advent. We made a wreath with four candles and decorated it. Each Sunday leading up to Christmas we lit one more candle. We also made cookies called 'Zimtsterne' - cinnamon stars - but I didn't have a cookie cutter, so we made lots of rather creative shapes as well.
My parents did all this when we were small, so it brought back some great memories. Still need a bit more practice with the cookies, though!
i'm posting an article about dignity because i think it's something the board would like and it kind of ties in with the "undeserved kindness/grace" topic.
enjoy:.
dignity... we all crave it, so why do we keep ignoring it?by donna hicks.
Thank you, mrsjones5, marking and BTTT
i know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.
whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?
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Qcmbr:
That god's chosen , final message would come via factually incorrect, badly illustrated, childlike publications hidden in laundromats.
But - reading those magazines will give you the equivalent of a college degree at least . .
i'm wondering what to reply to someone who said the main message of the "truth" is the same.
that jehovah is god and he sent his only-begotten son to die for us,so that,we could have everlasting life on earth.. the rest of the changes don't really matter to them.
that witnesses are the only religion to teach this and the only ones preaching it.
The rest of the changes don't really matter to them.
Classic CD right there. They know there are changes and fear they are significant, and don't want to know any more.
I'd say it's no use discussing beliefs with that person at this time . . . wish I'd known this earlier. .
just woundering how have you counted your time in field service especially if you were pioneering?.
would like to see if any of you were on the same page as i was.
with so much to do, like reading all the watchtower and awake each month and the bible reading each week.
The whole counting-time thing sounds like my early jobs - pay was by hours and you were paid less if you finished to quickly. Yes, I dawdled and since the time I took was quite comparable to others, no repercussions. Nor do I have any regrets. It was more important to me to bring home the most money for my children than to provide my employer with the best possible value.
When I was paid by results - that all changed.
If you believe in what you are doing and work with a passion, you cannot and don't want to cut corners. I see the blown-up hours reported as a sign of something wrong with the "service", not the people.
Poor Teary.
id like to introduce my self as im new......a lil nervous but ready to have some conversation that doesnt require me to rely on old men in ny to think for me.
im tired of the puppetteering, the sly green handshakes to move up, the lies turned into new light- "what happened to yes means yes?
", just has the makings of a bad ponzi scheme in my opinion...i officially begun my fade this year.....and im enjoying it.
Welcome from a non-jw
Good on you for going to college? What course are you completing?
Also suggest you check out jwfacts for an excellent summary of the religion
when i was in 4th grade, i ended up in a situation involving minor school politics.
they had developed a "student council" which did little more than sell pencils at lunch time for fundraisers.
anyway, i was appointed by the teacher and didn't think much of it as an 8-9 year old.
Some good examples on this thread
Welcome from Australia, Newbies!
MisAloha said: You would think only kids would repeat back exactly what was in the paragraph but many do it
Indeed! It's a joke to call it "study", but my jw study conductor tried to get me to do it too. It's a worry when you're told what to ask, and how to feel about the answers, isn't it?
