The Christian is under obligation to proclaim the good news of the Kingdom to others. (Matt. 24:14; 28:19, 20) As a factor, then, he may consider whether or not interracial marriage is likely to create a seriously adverse effect on the attitude of the people in his community toward this Kingdom-announcement work. The examples of Christ Jesus and his apostles show that they were willing to forgo things to which they had a right rather than severely hinder persons from being receptive to the truth of God’s Word.—Rom. 15:3; 1 Cor. 10:32, 33.
This was the paragraph I found most vile. IF INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE WILL STUMBLE RACISTS AND KEEP THEM FROM SIGNING ON THE DOTTED LINE, YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT! As though those "worldlY' attitudes should trump "biblical" attitudes. Truly disgusting.
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Interracial Marriage
by Quendi inhere is a question i want to pose because i do not know the correct answer.
i have seen many interracial married couples among jehovah's witnesses--moreso than i have seen in other religions.
however, i have been told that once upon a time, interracial marriage was frowned upon by the wts hierarchy.
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by Billzfan23 injust felt a tremor in boston and was on the phone when it happened with a coworker in dc - shook the building there :).
must be the last days!.
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LOL, my local Kingdom Hall is jam packed with cars today! We know there is no meeting on Thurs. morning, so clearly a great crowd is out in service today. I credit the quake---we felt it here.
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Does anyone here homeschool their children?
by PaintedToeNail ini homeschool my son, he has just been accepted into the local community college in the dual-enrollment program.
he scored higher than average for english and slightly above average on math.
i don't homeschool because of the 'worldly' kids at the school.
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I was thinking that if the bus is the issue, one could always drive the child to school. I'm sure there are other motivating factors to the OP's decision. We didn't have sex on the bus when I went to school. It would have freaked out our bus driver. I guess bus drivers have changed.
But that leads me off topic. I think an excellent name for a drink would be SEX ON A BUS. I wonder what the recipe should be . . .
Please don't tell James about my off topic digression.
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Does anyone here homeschool their children?
by PaintedToeNail ini homeschool my son, he has just been accepted into the local community college in the dual-enrollment program.
he scored higher than average for english and slightly above average on math.
i don't homeschool because of the 'worldly' kids at the school.
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It's not for everyone, that's for sure. I know quite a few homeschoolers---and not because I was a JW (very few of them homeschooled) but because of other interests I have. Some are quite successful! I have one friend that schooled them up to high school, and then let them choose their high schoo. Another one homeschooled her daughter, and in her spare time, the daughter taught herself to sew. (my friend could not sew) and she designs her entire wardrobe. I also have a friend who schooled straight to college and her oldest was accepted into the National Honor Society.
Then there are the train wrecks. I have no problem with thoughtful, RESPONSIBLE, intelligent parents taking on this burden. Especially when they remain open minded and can recognize when they are in over their heads. I DO have a problem when they do it to shield their children from evolution and other sciences, sex ed, political diversity and when they seek to impose their tiny world view on their children. I also have a problem with people that take on the task and are lazy about it. I've seen all of this. If the girl can cook and clean and read well enough to read her bible--then all is just fine. If a boy can learn a trade and be able to support a restricted life--job done. I can't stand it.
As far as socialization--I have mixed feelings on this. I don't think it's NATURAL to socialize children by throwing them into a group of their peers. However, I do believe it is a societal NORM, and to do well, they need to be exposed to this to some degree. I was just talking to some friends the other day and they had some pretty creative ways to deal with this aspect of development. They get them onto sports teams (swimming, baseball, soccer, etc) that are not connected to the school. They also enroll them in clubs and get together with other homeschooling parents to go on field trips, have parties, make friends, etc.
What a lot of people don't know, but most homeschooler know, is that because they pay taxes and have children eligible for school, the school cannot exclude the children from extra curricular activities. The parent does not give up that right because they teach their own children. So some of them enroll the kids in the school clubs or sports. Some may disagree with this, but they do pay their taxes, and the courts have found they qualify for these things.
Some parents will ask people with certain skills to supplement the homeschool program. I was asked to meet with one mother's children and focus on creative writing. I turned her down for unrelated reasons, but this is a practice of hers because it's important to give the children variety, and no parent can be talented in all areas.
I considered homeschooling my child. The aspect that really appealed to me was TIME. So much time is wasted with school. I liked that children I knew were learning their lessons, and then using the extra time to develop other interests and persue their own talents. But things didn't work out that way as my life drastically changed around the time schooling needed to start. Yet in reality, I DID homeschool, because I supplemented my daughter's education. I helped her as she developed interests, and made sure she had the education and opportunity to expand on them.
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No Trespassing signs for JWs?
by Pams girl inhi, so im in bed with food poisoning and bored.
went onto amazon and ordered a sign which reads-.
no canvassers.
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In the US, (at least in our area) we were told that the only sign we needed to heed was No Trespassing. They warned us that ignoring THAT sign could get us charged and prosecuted. I don't know how it works in other countries. I would think if there is no legal penalty for ignorning the sign, then they will knock.
I LOVE the idea of posting an apostate sign. THAT will scare them more than big dogs and drunken parties. Mentioning Ray Franz's name would also freak them out. Perhaps you could frame the cover of COC as part of the sign. Or a page from JWN. It would be funny.
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No Trespassing signs for JWs?
by Pams girl inhi, so im in bed with food poisoning and bored.
went onto amazon and ordered a sign which reads-.
no canvassers.
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In the US, (at least in our area) we were told that the only sign we needed to heed was No Trespassing. They warned us that ignoring THAT sign could get us charged and prosecuted. I don't know how it works in other countries. I would think if there is no legal penalty for ignorning the sign, then they will knock.
I LOVE the idea of posting an apostate sign. THAT will scare them more than big dogs and drunken parties. Mentioning Ray Franz's name would also freak them out. Perhaps you could frame the cover of COC as part of the sign. Or a page from JWN. It would be funny.
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How are things going since my exit?
by discreetslave intoday i got accepted to a christian university and we had an earthquake!!!
the college is located here in va and is the largest christian university in the us.
my husband is worried about the money but the fact that it's liberty u upsets him more.. otherwise things are good between us things are tense on meeting days.
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Congratulations! I went back to school too---and it is so wonderful. Prepare for something special---especially with your major and minor. You'll be travelling the most interesting roads!
I had to giggle at this a little QB:
Some think that we will be celebrating Birthdays soon. But, no cake
Cake is fine every other day though. LOL It reminds me of how ridiculous I always felt saying I didn't celebrate Thanksgiving! I would say---well I eat. Sometimes I eat with family and friends because we all have long weekends. Then we watch movies or football. Sometimes we even catch the parades! But we don't eat Turkey. That would be wrong! LOL
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Interracial Marriage
by Quendi inhere is a question i want to pose because i do not know the correct answer.
i have seen many interracial married couples among jehovah's witnesses--moreso than i have seen in other religions.
however, i have been told that once upon a time, interracial marriage was frowned upon by the wts hierarchy.
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I didn't know it made the papers Jam. I remember that even as a dub, I felt really bad that he was taking their knowledge away from them. I knew I shouldn't feel that, but I really did. It felt so very wrong, and yet the mag was celebrating it. That's why I remember the article. It never sat right with me.
I remember thinking it's one thing not to want to participate anymore---it's completely another thing to obstruct and destroy.
Ah well.
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Interracial Marriage
by Quendi inhere is a question i want to pose because i do not know the correct answer.
i have seen many interracial married couples among jehovah's witnesses--moreso than i have seen in other religions.
however, i have been told that once upon a time, interracial marriage was frowned upon by the wts hierarchy.
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I think I remember that story! Didn't he have some information that was passed on to him verbally regarding some rites of the tribe and he refused to tell them? Something like that. Whatever it was it ended with him cuz he had found the troof, and the knowledge was pagan.
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Earthquake
by Billzfan23 injust felt a tremor in boston and was on the phone when it happened with a coworker in dc - shook the building there :).
must be the last days!.
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My dishes were clinking together, my fridge was squeaking really loud, and my neighbor's couch moved. I keep expecting to see cracks in my ceilings! But then I'm being overly dramatic---I simply never felt anything like this before. I have a great deal more empathy for others that live through so much worse now---not that I didn't before---I understand the total loss of control. My house is 100 years old.
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