some of you know that i am deaf.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/how-deaf-people-think/.
We recently had a visit from some relatives, one of whom is completely deaf since the age of 5 years. He can speak - he re-learned how to speak by observing lip movement and feeling air movement as his teachers spoke.
My knowledge of sign language is very limited - mostly to finger spelling and some common words. He really appreciated the effort.
I like Golden Delicious to go with my breakfast and Cortland for baking because it doesn't turn brown too quickly.
I guess it was more of a coffeebreak than a weekend getaway.
PB&J not cutting it anymore?
hi guys,.
if you've been following my posts on here, you'll know that i've recently been fascinated by the april 15th 2008 study edition of the watchtower magazine - namely the 'repudiate valueless things' article.. here are my previous posts on this masterpiece of watchtower propaganda:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/230616/1/going-beyond-what-is-written-in-the-biblehttp://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/230643/1/how-could-i-have-not-realise-i-was-in-a-cult-for-all-that-timeif there were awards for the most in-your-face brainwashing, this article must surely be up there.. anyway, in the 'repudiate valueless things' article, the watchtower society decided to add their bit on higher education.
What, though, of higher education, received in a college or a university? This is widely viewed as vital to success. Yet, many who pursue such education end up with their minds filled with harmful propaganda.
Translation:
We don't want anything interfering with our filling your minds with our own harmful propaganda.
it has been close on three years since i faded, the good advice on here helped me not to make some huge blunders by blurting out what i was learning.
however during that time i have approached five or six who no longer associate with the congregation, one who was disfellowshipped over 30 years ago.
to a man the fear was palpable, to engage in any criticism of the watchtower, even sticking to factual evidence still these guys were very uncomfortable.
They are still JWs, the programming has not been undone. They are living a life that goes contrary to what they believe, perhaps feeling that they cannot live up to the "high standards" of Jehovah the WTS.
thank you.
i've been officially disowned.
translated from the original:.
"my daughter,.
I hope you never let her near your children. She's toxic. Every sentence in her letter is dripping with emotional blackmail and trying to put you on a guilt trip.
I might be inclined to reply to her, reminding her that it was a non-JW party and that you were an invited guest too. Neither she, nor any other JW attending, had more right to be there than you did. If she is unable to get along with everyone at the party, then SHE should have stayed home. Her tears were probably because she was pissed that you didn't disclose the pregnancy to her, the way a daughter would do with a NORMAL mother. She is the one with the problem, not you, she's the one with a flawed sense of morality that gives her permission to judge people for things that are none of her business. Why would you confide this happy event with her, when you knew she would disapprove, judge and reject you the way she has? I wonder what other people at the party were thinking, to see a mother IGNORING her pregnant daughter??
Enjoy your pregnancy. Enjoy your baby. Your mother doesn't deserve to be part of your life or your baby's, not with that attitude.
women-only city planned.. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373151/20120813/women-city-saudi-arabia-jobs-hafuf.htm.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/saudi-arabia-plans-to-open-a-new-city-for-women-workers-only/story-e6frf7jo-1226449383578.
http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/2693/20120814/women-only-city-coming-to-saudi-arabia-to-increase-female-workforce-sharia-law-muslim-islamic-law-women-city-saudi-industrial-property-authority-modon-middle-east-restrictions-segregation.htm.
Imagine a city where all the women get their periods at the same time!
A week's vacation every month!
i know gayle has already started a thread on the latest november 15th watchtower article that mentions the article on donations, but i thought a thread with a more specific title might be in order just to drive the point home for any lurkers.
i hope gayle doesn't mind!.
i've been banging the drum for a while now about what i view as the obvious signs that the watchtower is in a state of decline.. i have written the following blog articles on the subject.... http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/branch-closures-and-fire-sales-a-growing-trend-for-the-society.
The Conditional Donation Arrangement™ is a complete farce. If anyone dares to ask for their money to be returned, they will be answered with guilt-laden replies to the effect that "you haven't needed the money in all this time, why would you need it now?" In essence, trying to bully a poor cash-strapped JW into just letting the WTS keep their money.
women-only city planned.. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373151/20120813/women-city-saudi-arabia-jobs-hafuf.htm.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/saudi-arabia-plans-to-open-a-new-city-for-women-workers-only/story-e6frf7jo-1226449383578.
http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/2693/20120814/women-only-city-coming-to-saudi-arabia-to-increase-female-workforce-sharia-law-muslim-islamic-law-women-city-saudi-industrial-property-authority-modon-middle-east-restrictions-segregation.htm.
Just watch, it will end up being the centre of a female revolution in Saudi Arabia.
