i received a mail-shot letter from my local us congressman presenting the results of the last survey from the district he represents.
the survey (which mrs. thirdson and i took part in) lists the top issues facing our nation.
i think it is interesting as to what the local community regards as the most serious issues facing us in the us compared to what jws preach about as things we should be concerned with.. here are the results and think about the jw answer/response to each of these issues.. number 1. education 18% listed this as the top issue facing the us.
FRED,
You said,
No, I don't read books above shit level.
Fred, the implication of that statement is that you read books only AT the shit level, which is true I suppose if all you read are books put out or approved by the society.
Thanks for clarifying this for us.
THRIDSON
Your congressman isn't named Conduit by any chance, is he?
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
in one or two recent threads i've seen reference to the possibility of a rising number of jw suicides being another of the organization's very dark realities about which it is vigilant in keeping concealed from its pub populace.
is there anyone reasonably informed regarding this?
is there reason to suppose the incidence ratio among jws is any higher than among any peoples/religion?
I've had a wee bit of training in Suicide and suicide prevention with the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas; a few other places as well. I have no hard data to offer, though I will begin to look at some statistics. Anecdotally I'll say yes, the suicide rate for JW's is slightly elevated from that of the genral population. The are two possible contributing factors for this.
Anecdotally again, it seems the society attracts those who have emotional problems anyhow, that or the lifestyle creates or complicates these emotional problems. Just as importantly, the absence of belief in Hell, and therefore, no real consequences to suicide factor in on the decesion making process. This I know from my studies, one factor that restrains some from suicide is the idea of HELL. So, when faced with belief that suicide will mean one is not resurrected and only face oblivion, suicide is a more attractive option.
Let me get back with you on the stats, people actually track this stuff.
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
was it for love of the kingdom hall and jehovah?
pressure .. felt like you had to?
for me it was because all my friends my age had gotten baptized.. and it was left up to me to do it too.. to fit in i guess.
I was baptized because my momma said so. I was only 10 weeks old at the time. If I had to do it all again, I would, except this time in English, my Latin is bad now and was even worse in 1964.
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
"what the hell is a watchtower, what the hell are publishers, where are you getting all this bullshit?".
st paul.
yerusalyim.
"What the hell is a WatchTower, What the hell are Publishers, where are you getting all this BullShit?"
St Paul
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
on this website there seems to be so many lies and so little actual truth.
is this supposed to be a place to get answers or confuse the hell out of truth seekers?
well, for you seekers out there, if you find the truth on this site it'll be a major fluke.
Jason, what the hell are you talking about?
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
for all who took real vacations or saved money for college tuition instead of attending this year's summer assemblies, i'm providing a public service.
here is what you missed in order to make it into the new system of things:.
--javacounting time at the coffee shop
CAPTION:
"How the HELL did you come up with the year 1914?"
John the Revelator
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
this is my first time posting.
i'm married to a jw though i'm not.
i'm too afraid to ask her this question for fear of provoking a fight.
Ray,
Having been a printer at one time in the not too distant past I can state with certainty that even though the Society is now on the "Donation" basis, the WTBTS makes a killing. They pay no labor costs. When I worked printing, to print a mag the quality of the Watchtower, including labor, was well less than .20 per each. Books cost a bit more, but most of them that I've seen would cost around 1.50 or so per each, including labor. Trust me, the WTBTS is making BIG money.
By the way, what's your story. I too am married to a now EX JW, (she's converting) and I've never been a dub myself.
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
i received a mail-shot letter from my local us congressman presenting the results of the last survey from the district he represents.
the survey (which mrs. thirdson and i took part in) lists the top issues facing our nation.
i think it is interesting as to what the local community regards as the most serious issues facing us in the us compared to what jws preach about as things we should be concerned with.. here are the results and think about the jw answer/response to each of these issues.. number 1. education 18% listed this as the top issue facing the us.
Darth Fred,
If you would be a good little JW yu wouldn't know anything about those silly little "apostate" books.
Yeru
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
i just went down to queen's unversity here in kingston, ontario canada.
i am doing some research that i hope maximus, marvin and waiting will find interesting.. on the way out i got stopped by a lady who called herself "lilly".
she had a young man with her who had down sydrome.
Point of order here on the "guys" issue. According to Webster's the word "guys" is not necesarily gender specific and is appropriate for use with a mixed gender (or even confused gender) crowd.
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
reading mulan's thread about her daughter-in-law's experience in the bathroom, i couldn't help remembering what happened at one district convention in jacksonville.. a sister brought her little 2 year old son in to spank.
she whipped him for so long with a thick comb and everytime the little boy would cry she would spank him some more because he was crying.
i went back to my seat crying.
Spanking children should indeed be the last resort. Mine get it for things that endanger their lives or those of others, or for direct and willful challenge to parental authority.
Spanking of spouses on the other hand, should be done on at least a weekly basis (especially when the kids aren't home).
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]
