Posts by GrreatTeacher

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Christian self-righteousness

by fulltimestudent in

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doesn't matter what brand of christianity - this cartoon says it all:.

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GrreatTeacher

Love this cartoon, FTS. This exact nonsense goes on daily in the US.

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Don't tell MomMom we're having ham on Good Friday

by GrreatTeacher in

my husband went to work with a terrible sinus infection today.

he works outdoors and it rained today, so i felt really bad for him and decided to cook him a nice dinner.. the local grocery store had a promotion in the month before easter where when you shop there for 4 weeks in a row you get a free easter ham.

we got the ham, i never coded it in my head as an easter ham, just a ham which, for us, is a very nice dinner.. so, today i popped the ham in the oven as a kind of consolation prize to my husband for having to work while sick today.. i completely forgot that today is good friday.

GrreatTeacher

Yes, I suppose I should have served fish and chips instead.Jesus ansd MomMom would have both been happy.

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Religions Are - Awesome Quote

by yodastar in

my wife grew up without a religious upbringing.

she was passed down a german bible given to her grandfather in 1935 which had a hand written inscription by two jewish colleagues of her grandfather at the time.

inside was a quote either written by her relatives or anonymous, not sure which but i really had to share it as it really sums it up for me - enjoy!.

GrreatTeacher

"All religious principles are based on the innate moral standard that should guide our lives."

I like this. Morals are innate. So very true and so very liberating.

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In a nutshell, what is the wackiest jw thing?

by stuckinarut2 in

what is the wackiest...strangest....most unusual jw teaching or practice?

GrreatTeacher

To outsiders, the KHs without windows is really weird. This was the number one question that I get when people find out that I'm an XJW.

I never realized how bizarre it was until I left. I finally drove by a Hall years later and was startled by the lack of windows. There are even no windows in the doors! People must wonder what the hell goes on in there.

There are no other buildings without windows. Even big box stores have rows of glass doors to let some natural light in. I see the new KH designs have windows. Maybe they've learned their lesson about how cultish windowless brick boxes look.

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Worst Memorial Talk Ever!

by The Searcher in

i honestly have never heard such claptrap being delivered in a memorial talk.. the speaker repeatedly put down the way other religions administered the bread & wine, and claimed that witnesses do it exactly as the bible describes.

oh yeah????.

he forgot to mention - when reading aloud 1 corinthians 11:25 - that after passing the bread, a full meal was to be shared, before the wine was passed around!

GrreatTeacher

I'm staying home and just doing the wine. And Netflix.

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Don't tell MomMom we're having ham on Good Friday

by GrreatTeacher in

my husband went to work with a terrible sinus infection today.

he works outdoors and it rained today, so i felt really bad for him and decided to cook him a nice dinner.. the local grocery store had a promotion in the month before easter where when you shop there for 4 weeks in a row you get a free easter ham.

we got the ham, i never coded it in my head as an easter ham, just a ham which, for us, is a very nice dinner.. so, today i popped the ham in the oven as a kind of consolation prize to my husband for having to work while sick today.. i completely forgot that today is good friday.

GrreatTeacher

My husband went to work with a terrible sinus infection today. He works outdoors and it rained today, so I felt really bad for him and decided to cook him a nice dinner.

The local grocery store had a promotion in the month before Easter where when you shop there for 4 weeks in a row you get a free Easter ham. We got the ham, I never coded it in my head as an Easter ham, just a ham which, for us, is a very nice dinner.

So, today I popped the ham in the oven as a kind of consolation prize to my husband for having to work while sick today.

I completely forgot that today is Good Friday. And, Catholics definitely DO NOT eat meat on Good Friday!

So, my husband comes in from work looking like a drowned rat. He is exhausted and hungry and I enthusiastically informed him that I had cooked a ham especially for him because he wasn't feeling well.

He sat down at the table and dug in with appreciative noises. It was delicious, he says. Then, the Catholic guilt kicks in.

"Don't tell MomMom we're having ham on Good Friday," he says to my son, speaking about his Catholic mother.

"Why?" my son wants to know.

"Well," my husband says, "Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays and especially not on Good Friday."

My 14 year old son thought about that for a second or two. I was curious about what he thought about religion in general and the two lapsed religions of his parents in particular.

He giggled. "I've got something you need to see." And he pulled out his I-Pod and found a video for us to watch. He sat the I-Pod on the table and hit play.

It was George Carlin's "Religion is Bullshit" comedy sketch! I had seen it before and loved it. Carlin goes on to complain how god is really bad at managing his finances and he's always asking for money. He's decided to pray to Joe Pesci because he gets the same rate of response he gets from god, which is to say 50-50, just like when he wishes upon a star. Carlin really calls out blind belief in god as ridiculous. He does it with humour and a fair amount of potty mouth, but it seems my son identifies with his point of view.

I am so relieved! I have been endlessly worried that my mother's jw witnessing might get to him, but he seems to have figured out that religion is a snare and a racket on his own. One less worry for me.

I'm on my tablet, but if anyone could post George Carlin's "Religion is Bullshit" sketch, that would be great. It's a classic and says what so many nonbelievers think but don't always feel like they can say in public, especially in uber-religious America.

I don't think he's going to spill the beans to his MomMom!

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JW Table at My Student Center Today, My Response

by breakfast of champions in

they're baaaack!!!

jws "tabling" at my student center again, first time in over six months.

i wonder if the fact it's been 15 degrees out had anything to do with it?

GrreatTeacher

Thanks for the update about this. Good for you for standing up and writing that email. We all know you could probably have filled up the 20 minutes that it took to write it with many other important things, but it sounds like you have maybe forced the witnesses into a little more accountability.

And I hope she watches that video and is just appalled as we were.

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Any cyclist participate in critical mass?

by Protarded in

for those unfamiliar with critical mass, it's a mass bike ride through many major cities on the last friday of each month.

i was not very familiar with the ride until my hethen, worldly, unjudgemental, friend invited me last night.

after googling it, i found that it's pretty controversial.

GrreatTeacher

Sorry so late. I haven't checked in in a few days.

He has the right away when turning left just like any other driver. It could be state differences in bicycle rules, very possibly.

In Maryland, bikes follow driving laws and are treated like any other vehicle. You can actually get pulled over for a DUI when biking.

My point was that traffic following the bike while making a left turn is often very impatient because they have to follow a slower vehicle. They will sometimes try to drive around the bike which is dangerous and sometimes get angry and throw things at the biker.

This is assuming the biker legitimately has the right of way and are turning on green or an arrow and are in front of the following vehicle. In this case the biker would have the right of way.

Right turns are not nearly as problematic because the bike can hug the shoulder. Crossing intersections seems to really raise the ire of other drivers.

Again, state laws vary and maybe I wasn't so clear in my original comment.

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Any cyclist participate in critical mass?

by Protarded in

for those unfamiliar with critical mass, it's a mass bike ride through many major cities on the last friday of each month.

i was not very familiar with the ride until my hethen, worldly, unjudgemental, friend invited me last night.

after googling it, i found that it's pretty controversial.

GrreatTeacher

My husband cycles and is nearly hit often. Sometimes because drivers are just not looking out for cyclists, but other drivers are more cynical. He's had things thrown at him. This even happens when he has the right of way, say turning left at a red light. Drivers just don't want to slow down.

I like the critical mass ride because it lets drivers know that cyclists are out there and they have the same rights as other drivers. It also brings visibility to the need for bike lanes and other cyclist and pedestrian friendly access on public roadways.

Enjoy your new hobby! You get exercise, fresh air and a different perspective on the area. A better choice than sitting in a windowless box for 2 hours on a Sunday morning.

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Yahweh and Jesus Lose the Quickbuild Crown

by fulltimestudent in

quickbuild's are something the jws crow about a lot as evidence of yahweh's "spirit" working on them, but amongst the puffery' there was a solid fact that the buildings were often the result of good planning rather than divine assistance.. and, in most cases the buildings were seldom built in a weekend.

a concrete slab foundation needed time to dry out before walls could be built.

and before the slab could be poured, the ground had to be levelled and services like plumbing and drainage roughed in.

GrreatTeacher

They like to brag that it's like an Amish barnraising. Except it's not.