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  How much do JW's RESPECT their kids?

  by anti-absolutism in

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  i strongly believe that it is very difficult to be a good parent in the borg!!

  if you think about it, the parents are basically trained to look at their kids as if they are lesser human beings than them..... you know the old head of the house crap!!.

  i know from my personal experience, i was df'd in 1992, but i never made the definite decision to never go back until 1997. .

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  CoonDawg

  I occasionally visit another "approved" JW site. A time or two the discussion has turned to children and I always get the same message, that kids are to be able to turn on and of their being a child. They are to sit still and shut up for minimum of 5 meetins a week and then you count field service. Sheesh...when are they supposed to be a kid? I too have been greatly influenced by being a parent. I take the lessons I learned from how badly F*cked up my parents were in their idea of good parenting...and try to apply them in my relationship w/ my daughter. I personally think that, aside from publicly endorsed corporal punishment of children, one of the biggest things I see that is a total lack of respect by a parent towards a child is so many JW's figuring that since they will "live forever" there's no need to plan for life insurance or other things that can and do have profound impacts on their children. I can't begin to tell you how many widows I've seen left with NOTHING to support their kids on, pay the funeral expenses, etc. The only thing many have is what pitance they get from SSI (here in the states).

  The thing about JW's and headship is that the priciple gets lost in the excersise. If a parent is loving in teaching their kid to respect authority (parental or otherwise) rather than beating them into submission...there's nothing wrong with that. JW's for some reason tend to forget the love part and just hammer in on the obedience part.

  Coon
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  Movies

  by chachasmum in

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  has anybody ever been to the movies and had people sit behind and talk the whole way through.

  i went to see the two towers, ended up leaving before the movie got through, so i did not get to see how it ends.

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  CoonDawg

  The wife and I took my brother in law and his wife to see the Two Towers at the Imax theater. Wouldn't you know it, my brother in law's wife ended up having a group of morons come in and sit next to her. One had BO so bad she couldn't stand it. They had to get up and move to another part of the theater.

  Tonight we all went to see the new Kevin Spacey flick "The Life of David Gale".

  It was a really really good movie. It really makes a person evaluate their view of capital punishment. It's a great story and a really good ending (in my opinion). Spacey pulls it off with his typical flair for playing the difficult roles. I give it a thumbs up!

  Ern
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  Xjws and alcyhol

  by kwijibo in

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  do ex jdubs drink more?.

  i do and my df'd bro in law does definitely.. do you think its a sign of a deeply troubled person or just cutting loose for a change?.

  kwiji.

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  CoonDawg

  From those that I've spoken with, I find that many use alcohol as a self medicating elixer. I know that in my early stages of departure, I drank a fair amount. Of course, this had more to do with the availability and price of alcohol as compared to other mood altering substances. I think that in my case, it was easy to turn to because I could convince myself that since I rarely ever got really drunk...(legal limits notwithstanding) that I wasn't displeasing god. The only thing that I feel really saved me is my recognizing that I was drinking because of what I was facing. Not only the stresses about religion, but worries about my child, my family, my career, and let's not forget living and then divorcing the psycho-bitch from hell.

  Coon
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  The Perfect Witness

  by JH in

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  we all know brothers and sisters, who never miss a meeting.

  even if there is a snow storm, or any good reason to miss, they will always be there.

  every saturday in the field service, and always saying yes to the elders.. did these people fall on your nerves, because they were so devout?.

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  Some of the ones I knew that were like that were sincere. Others, simply used the JW's as a crutch. I knew many of these. It became their reason to exist. To be the first one there, to ready the cassettes of what songs we'd be singing...to be the "greeter". I also knew of ones that were doing it to salve their consciences because they were such hypocrites that they felt their ultra piety could somehow absolve them in God's eyes for what they really were.

  Coon
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  First time caller, long time lurker

  by Gollum in

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  finally, guilt at just being a lurker has driven me onto the board.

  not that i feel i have much to add, but did want to extend my appreciation for much of the information and insight i have received from many of the posters here.. i suppose some brief synopsis of my story should be forthcoming.

  its very similar to many of stories i have read here.. was raised in the truth ,third generation on both sides.

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  Welcome, Gollum. I look forward to more of your non-lurking activity. I'm in that same 3rd generation category. Glad to be gone and to have found a place with kindred spirits.

  Coon
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  'Should You Believe in the Trinity?'

  by Tower Man in

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  hi guys and girls,

  i have written a role play between 'chris' and 'john' as they discuss the brochure, 'should you believe in the trinity'.

  if you've never seen the watchtower's dishonesty within this magazine, check my article out.

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  Towerman....that was GREAT! Thanks for looking into all that and making a good succinct example of WTS misconstruing things to further their agenda.

  I hope you don't mind, but I posted the link on another site that I visit.

  Coon
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  How Did You Find This Forum?

  by SpannerintheWorks in

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  i found this forum whilst perusing the panorama web site.

  the link is half way down on the right:.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/2114320.stm.

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  CoonDawg

  My little sis told me first about Freeminds and then this site. I'm glad I came around. I have visited the beyond jw site for quite some time now, but only recently started being active posting here. I think when I first visited, there was alot of flam-warring going on. It cooled off and here I am.

  BTW...for those of you who don't know...my sis is Banshee. I have also re-met a couple of others here. So, I'm glad I'm here. Thanks everyone for doing what it is you do to make this place great.

  Coon
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  How Do You Enjoy Your Life Now???

  by minimus in

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  now that you aren't making 5 meetings per week and going out in field service and doing all that personal study, what occupies your time?

  does your life give you a sense of fulfillment?

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  Well, I'm here ain't I?

  Seriously, I spend what would have been my "meeting time" working on projects here at home, as well as reading and watching all those "evil" movies.

  Sundays are my favorite. I usually sleep in and then have a leisurely breakfast with my wife. We spend the day together...Sundays have always been one of my favorite days. In the afternoon, I drink beer and watch the Race (or Football game, depending on the season) or, during race season, many times I can be found at the Nashville Superspeedway, killing cones on a road course set up for Autocross competition. "A day at the track is better than a thousand at Your house".

  Coon
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  What makes them different

  by JH in

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  isn't it easy to spot jw's?

  not only by the way they dress, but also by the way they crowd up cars.. just about every time i see 4 or more people in a car, especially when driving slowly, i know they are jehovah witnesses.. what other traits do they alone have?

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  CoonDawg

  I know that when I've been in NY, it was easy to spot the handywork of the Bethel School of Hair Design. Some ot the brothers up there used to joke about it all the time...even giving each other the "Watctower Power" sign to confirm their identity.

  Also, being a nice dressed (albeit usually waaaaaaay out of style) group getting out of some beater of a car....

  Coon
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  Thoughts on The Apostle Paul

  by El Kabong in

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  it's early on a saturday morning and i really couldn't sleep.

  so, i'm just rambling on right now.

  i got to thinking, are many of the divisions in christianity caused by the writings of the apostle paul?

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  CoonDawg

  The apostle Paul's writings to me are are very control oriented. Was he sincere? Probably. To me, he is the "Mark Twain" of the bible. He has some real gems that have been preserved...but he's pretty much a crotchety old man throughout much of his writings. He expresses his opinion on so many subjects, tainted with a tinge of bitterness. Do they hold any practical value? Sure, somewhat....but you can't entirely divorce the man from the writings.

  And if you think that his popularity with the the people weren't a result of his shoring up the thoughts that were prevalent at the time....well, that'd just be nuts. I'm sure it has a lot to do with his letters making up a majority of the new testament and them being cannonized.

  JMO

  Coon