i really hate divorce.
it was my parents getting divorced that helped messed up my childhood.. part of why i came to conclude the jehovah's witnesses don't have the "spiritual paradise" they claim to is how many of their marriages end up in divorce.my parents i could dismiss as an exception to a general rule, but i could never understand how often it seemed to keep happening to lots of different people when the watchtower society teaches that divorce is wrong except in case of adultery.. but what really brought things home for me was this study by the pewforum on religion survey showing that even though jehovah's witness are less likely to be married than the general population, they're more likely to be divorced or separated.. http://religions.pewforum.org/.
they really have a nerve telling people in the jehovah's witnesses religion that they shouldn't have sex outside of marriage when they've done so little to protect jws who get married, and their children, from the extreme stress and conflict of divorce.. it's really messed up.. heck, even the catholics they're are always dumping on have a lower divorce/separation rate than the jws.. jw divorced/separated = 14%.
I just looked through a list of publishers (including elders, etc.) for our congregation and, exluding minors, here's how it shakes out for us:
Observably stable marriage: 31%
Separated/Divorced (at least once but not necessarily at present time): 21.7%
Not separated or divorced but with HUGE problems in the marriage: 33.3%
Single: 14%
Knowing some of the couples in the "huge problems" category, separation or divorce would lead to a much higher quality of life for all involved.
are all present gb members "born-ins"?
surely they are, right, and probably all gb members have been for decades?
just wondering..
Are all present GB members "born-ins"? Surely they are, right, and probably all GB members have been for decades? Just wondering.
do some of the gb consciously know the truth about the truth and they just can't say it?
or are they all still under the spell?.
how about cos or dos?
Of course the most direct answer to this question is, only they know for sure. But, consider this: If you were an enlightened GB member but so drunk on power that you go along with the conspiracy to manipulate the R&F with bogus teachings, couldn't you come up with something more convincing than the dribble that has come out of Bethel the past few years? Overlapping generations is a joke, and the motivation for the new light about the FDS/GB is completely transparent. To me, these are teachings of deluded minds, not coldly calculating ones.
i have put together a new article regarding whether the global flood of noah is possible.
it utilises a lot of information from threads on jwn, and some of you may recognise your own comments.
please feel free to proof read, make suggestions, provide further references, etc.. http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/flood-noah-global.php.
Thank you so much for this great synopsis! First-rate reasoning!
when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?
i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.
i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.
Thanks to all of you! This is a great community!
when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?
i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.
i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.
This site is an amazing resource with experts on virtually every subject. Thanks to you I've learned TTATT but also had techy stuff explained to me in plain English. Thanks to all!
when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?
i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.
i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.
BB-Thank you for that assurance! Obviously you are well-informed. I should have also said that occasionally I have to login to the jw.org website for congregation business. So they can connect the dots between my login and my IP address, I assume. Can they use that information somehow to discover that I've visited here?
when i visit the jw.org website, can the wts it department know that i've also visited this site?
i use a freeware program called ccleaner but i don't use it every time after i've visited here.
i also don't know if my browser (i usually use ie9 or chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my pc that ccleaner deletes, that can be accessed by big brother wts.
When I visit the jw.org website, can the WTS IT Department know that I've also visited this site? I use a freeware program called CCleaner but I don't use it every time after I've visited here. I also don't know if my browser (I usually use IE9 or Chrome) keeps records of my browsing history, independent of the ones on my PC that CCleaner deletes, that can be accessed by Big Brother WTS. I googled this question and most of the forums that discuss this subject are in techno-speak, so I can't understand what they're saying. Does anyone have network security or IT experience with this issue, and can you give me an answer in layman's terms? I know it seems paranoid, but I'd like to know how to protect myself. Thank you.
i love colloquialisms and creative cursing.
i present to you a "top ten" list of sayings that i remember from my upbringing in texas.
please share your favorites from your "neck of the woods"!
I love colloquialisms and creative cursing. I present to you a "top ten" list of sayings that I remember from my upbringing in Texas. Please share your favorites from your "neck of the woods"! By the way, these expressions were used by Texans, but I'm not implying that they originated with them.
1. He's as tight as Dick's hatband
2. He don't know shit from Shinola
3. She's as ugly as the south end of a north-bound heifer
4. He was havin' a conniption fit
5. It was a knock-down-drag-out
6. She can talk a blue streak
7. He's nuthin' but a drug store cowboy (probably never been on a horse)
8. He come in lookin' like he was rode hard and put up wet
9. He's as crooked as a barrel of snakes
10. It's colder than a well digger's ass
Actually here's Number 11 and my personal favorite since it was so often spewed by my saintly old mom: "Shit fire and save the matches!"
Enjoy!
reading the first couple of awakes for 2013 i think there is a pattern developing.. they have the regular "could it have happened by chance" article on something amazing in nature but they are also interviewing a scientist who is also a witness.
this is a pretty interesting tack on a number of levels.. firstly it is sending out the implicit message that "look, this educated person accepts creation, the flood and every other account that is at odds with generally accepted science, so that should give you confidence that you are right as well".
secondly, as a magazine designed for public comsumption is suggests to non-witnesses that there are many well educated people who accept the bible.
Sorry to be a late-comer to this party but I just took a look at the hard copy of this rag that I got from the Hall, and was blown away by the last question of the interview:
Has your study of science weakened your faith?
Tistarelli said: "On the contrary, science has strengthened my faith."
So if a study of science can strengthen a person's faith, why are we prohibited from pursuing it? I cannot believe the hypocrisy!
