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  Scowled At By A JW

  by pale.emperor in

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  yesterday i got home from work and decided to buy a case of beer because, why not?

  it’s monday.

  the shop is conveniently round the corner from my place.

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  Cofty: I love watching reactions to a big friendly 'hello', especially when they respond before they realise who you are.

  Living well is truly the best revenge!
  
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  Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

  i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

  it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

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  S&R: Higher education isn't for everyone, but from my experience it is the most life changing activity I have participated in.

  I completely and totally agree with this statement!
  
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  Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

  i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

  it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

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  As a high school teacher with multiple degrees, including a Masters of Education, I'm clearly biased in favor of higher education, but only because I have both personally enjoyed the many benefits that can come from it as well as seen them in many other people—family, friends, former students and even strangers.

  College isn't for everyone, but the fact is that for most people and most disciplines it will increase a person's employability, earning power and general life satisfaction as a result of their education.

  There are many reasons why everyone should seriously consider the merits of a college education:
  

  For example, a 2013 study based on Labor Department statistics showed that Americans holding a four-year college degree made 98% more per hour on average than those without a degree. - (CNN Money)
  
  More recently, according to 2015 data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute, "college graduates, on average, earned 56% more" than those who only have a high-school diploma (USA Today).

  

  Some will respond by pointing out the millionaire they know that never went to college or the barista with a PhD working at Starbucks. Those exceptions certainly exist, but only prove the point. College isn't for everyone, and anyone considering it should carefully choose their subject matter. A degree in medieval art history is not going to get anyone the kind of job offers that an MBA or an engineering degree will provide.

  Also, the critical and diverse thinking skills that higher education provides is worth much that cannot easily be evaluated in monetary terms.
  

  Learning to think critically and independently is invaluable in and of itself. The fact that cults (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) actively discourage higher education is evidence that they realize educated people are not so easily mislead or indoctrinated. So there's that!

  While we are at it, let's take some time to consider that finding a career or vocation is more than just work, but is actually meaningful and rewarding in more ways than just monetary:
  

  • 7 lessons about finding the work you were meant to do - Kate Torgovnick May discusses Dave Isay’s new book, Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work
    

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  • College Graduation: Weighing the Cost … and the Payoff - The issue of costs and rising student debt have have touched off a national debate about the cost and value of a college education. Surveys by the Pew Research Center present a portrait of the views of the general public and college graduates.

  • Can We Learn from How Other Countries Empower Their Educators? - Education Next: Chester E. Finn, Jr., President Emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, discusses five key lessons that US educators should learn from high-performing educational systems shape teaching quality around the world.
    
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  How old is old?

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  having a conversation with a pimi elder and i asked him how he deals with the fact that he never expected to get old.

  i get the feeling that some dubs still have the original generation explanation hard-wired, even though they claim to accept the new version.

  so my question is, how old do you have to be to be considered old?

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  “You know that you’re over the hill,

  When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill!” - Little Feat, “Old Folks Boogie”

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WyK9T37EvDU
  
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  How old is old?

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  having a conversation with a pimi elder and i asked him how he deals with the fact that he never expected to get old.

  i get the feeling that some dubs still have the original generation explanation hard-wired, even though they claim to accept the new version.

  so my question is, how old do you have to be to be considered old?

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  I was baptized the month after the publication date of this Watchtower. I left the religion 10 years ago.

  Armageddon still isn't here. I'm beginning to think it's never coming!

  Let's review: It's a cult!
  
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  What Did You Do With All Your Meeting Clothes?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i literally had dozens of suits.

  i still have more dress clothes than anyone i know.

  i did give some suits and clothing away and to be honest, i still like wearing a nice suit.. brothers and sisters, are all your “ meeting clothes” still in your closet?

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  I gave most to the local Goodwill store. I kept a select few because occasionally a guy needs to wear a suit.

  For example, my wife and I recently attended a family wedding.

  
  

  No JWs were in attendance!
  
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  DFed for opening an xmas present.

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this last week i stopped at an antique store that i go to now and then.

  the lady who owns it is about 62 and very nice.

  i was looking at a vintage 1963 ouija board.

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  A JW can be disfellowshipped for anything three elders can agree upon.

  Let’s review: It’s a cult!
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  PROVE IT!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  that’s my attitude toward anyone making an assertion.

  i’m sick of people saying such and such is true simply because we are saying it.

  i would think that those here would agree because we all have been jehovah’s witnesses.

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  I’m glad! 👍
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  PROVE IT!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that’s my attitude toward anyone making an assertion.

  i’m sick of people saying such and such is true simply because we are saying it.

  i would think that those here would agree because we all have been jehovah’s witnesses.

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  Perhaps.
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  PROVE IT!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that’s my attitude toward anyone making an assertion.

  i’m sick of people saying such and such is true simply because we are saying it.

  i would think that those here would agree because we all have been jehovah’s witnesses.

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  Minimus, I’m sorry you took it that way. That wasn’t my intent.

  There’s really no need to be defensive. My comment wasn’t meant to be anything but congratulatory. I was genuinely complimenting you.

  Please keep going. Your progress is evident. I’ve been watching it for years now—about a decade in fact. 👍