*** g94 11/8 20 have i committed the unforgivable sin?
masturbation is an unclean habit.
(2 corinthians 7:1) however, the bible does not class it with serious sins such as fornication.
Fred sed:
Hey Reagan, You must know since you was down there.
Where, Fred, by your clitoris?
If it has a crook in it and it dangles to the left you know the person is right handed. If it dangles to the right the person is left handed.
<making notes in my masturbatory notebook>
Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
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--Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
*** g94 11/8 20 have i committed the unforgivable sin?
masturbation is an unclean habit.
(2 corinthians 7:1) however, the bible does not class it with serious sins such as fornication.
LDH wrote:
<However, I am available to give demonstrations to Fred Hall, who wouldn't know a clitoris if it smacked him.>
ROTFLMAO!
--Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
*** g94 11/8 20 have i committed the unforgivable sin?
masturbation is an unclean habit.
(2 corinthians 7:1) however, the bible does not class it with serious sins such as fornication.
demonstration after demonstration?
Wow... I wish I was at *that* convention!
I remember a JW friend that said he never knew what masturbation was until he was 13 and his dad got out all of the "Young People Ask..." articles on the subject to explain how wrong it was.
After that, he was a machine. Couldn't write, his hand was so sore. I think it forced him to become ambidexterous.
--Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
i knew i'd find it eventually:.
< http://www.newsystemschool.org/.
skally ~huge sigh of disgust klass~ [>:(]
LDH: I know what you mean about the homeschooling demographic. How did you enjoy the 6 months you h.s. your child?
Several of my sisters-in-law home do or have home-schooled their kids. One has 3 school-age children, all of whom she teaches at home. The kids are well-adjusted emotionally and physically, but spiritually I worry about them. She is a "raging Catholic" (I'd never say this to her face out of respect) who is overly concerned about what her kids are "exposed" to. They want complete control (sound familiar?) over their kids' education.
One one hand, it's great that they're so concerned about education. If more parents were involved in the education of their children, the public school system wouldn't be the tax-dollar-eating-black-hole that it is.
On the other hand, I want to know what they think they will accomplish by trying to shelter their children from "the real world." They do their best to keep their kids in association with other children their age -- from church, homeschooling groups, sports and other activities, but there is still a level of control there that chafes me too much.
I intend to homeschool my kids until high school, at which age I plan to enroll them in private school. It's very important to me to provide this for my kids. I will not, however, attempt to shelter them from life. It doesn't work that way.
--Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
didn't know where to post this, but i thought it might be fun.
it was in ann landers or some such place years ago.. if you had your life to live over, say from age 16 or 18 onward, what 5 things would you do differently?.
my choices might be:.
[1] Taken out a large insurance policy on my ex-husband, then
[2] Arranged a "little accident" for my ex-husband
[3] Invested in Microsoft
[4] Gone to college straight out of high school
[5] Never gotten baptized at 14
[6] Never lost my virginity until I got married (the second time )
(Actually, I really mean #4, #5 and #6.)
--Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
i knew i'd find it eventually:.
< http://www.newsystemschool.org/.
skally ~huge sigh of disgust klass~ [>:(]
A central purpose for New System School, Inc., is to support parents in their endeavor to have their children grow up to be responsible Christians that contribute to society in a productive way.
Then tell them to vote when they're old enough! Get jobs and work for a living instead of knocking on doors, shoving religion down peoples' throats! Teach them to think for themselves and be responsible for their actions!
This bullshit is an affront to the homeschooling movement.
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
i have a query regarding elders.
nothing derogatory, it is just something that i have been wondering about for years.. it has seemed to me for a while that the elders are a little like politicians.
they can have all the good intentions in the world, but the systems will get to them anyway.
Venice: You're right, look at Ray Franz. Years as a writer, Guv. mbr, and he saw (and followed) the light. I just don't think that Mom & Dad are strong enough.
And, though it pains me to say this, I don't think Dad is smart enough. It takes a strong, intelligent person to start questioning things and ultimately leave the Witlesses behind.
But, maybe I'm not giving him enough credit. After all, I am his daughter!
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
i have a query regarding elders.
nothing derogatory, it is just something that i have been wondering about for years.. it has seemed to me for a while that the elders are a little like politicians.
they can have all the good intentions in the world, but the systems will get to them anyway.
slip wrote:
Once appointed, you are an elder for life unless you have a damn good reason to step aside.
I agree. When I found out that Dad had been appointed the P.O., my heart absolutely sank. He isn't going anywhere. Neither is Mom.
My ex father-in-law "stepped down" b/c of the antics of my 16-year-old ex sister-in-law. When my mother and I were still speaking somewhat regularly, she advised me that he'd been "forced to step down." That's interesting. I never recall, in all my years as a JW, anyone being "removed" or "deleted" as an elder (announced from the platform), only "stepping down." (They've changed it to "stepping aside" in the past five years, I'm guessing. Pls. correct if I'm wrong on this.)
--Reagan
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
thought you all would enjoy this.. i went to a b'day party for a friend who is a bible-thumper in the worst way!
(10x worse than most jw).. i'm sitting around like a zombie while everyone is talking about how "blessed" they are to "know christ" blah blah blah blah blah.. then my interest got peaked as one of the women started quoting scripture talking about how the reason her life is blessed is that her great great grandmother was a russian mennonite blah blah blah and the bible says that god will bless your offspring if you come to know him.
blah blah blah.. so i start asking a few well placed questions like "well what does that mean for the poor muslim sop whose great great grandmother was a muslim?
Rex said:
Did you know that God's grace is free and cannot be earned?
Why did we never hear this expressed by the Witnesses? Why did they never discuss "grace?"
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
