Posts by kgfreeperson

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Rob Pollock - Sent to Engineering College by WTS?

by Seeker4 in

in another topic on the recent education issue of the watchtower society, this question came up.

below is what i wrote on that topic.

i was wondering if anyone else remembered this?.

kgfreeperson

Well, it seems all of a piece. Education is necessary, but only for those who can be trusted with it and only in areas needed by the WTS.

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W.T January 1, 2006

by Diogenes in

just reading through the january 1st w.t 2006. the first study article (starting on page 20) "how firm is your trust in god?

" has another dig at higher education.. paragraph 7.

"anyone who does not trust firmly in jehovah might think differently.the majority of humans view material wealth as a major key to security.hence, parents have encouraged their offspring to invest much of their young adulthood in higher education, hoping that it will prepare them for well-paying careers.sadly some christian families have found the cost of such an investment to be very high, as their children have lost spiritual focus and turned to pursuing materialistic goals".

kgfreeperson

It occurs to me that their message is less anti-education as it is anti-success and anti-personal responsibility. Their argument against education seems to be based on the idea (if you can call it that) the only reason for education is career success. So their argument is an argument for perpetual and abject poverty.

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9 years since i saw my jw son

by orbison11 in

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yes, 9 years.

we have chatted once and emailed a few times,,,,,, well last night he emailed me and wants to meet this weekend,,he is almost 25,,,. we are about an hours drive apart and will meet in the middle, i am so afraid to damage the meeting,,,i want so much for it to go well,,,, he is no longer a jw (thank goodness) and hasnt been for many years now if the other 3 would only come around.

wish me luck:).

kgfreeperson

May your visit be all you hope for, Wendy!

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Unitarian Jihad

by misspeaches in

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/08/ddg27bcflg1.dtl

it was sent to me at the chronicle via an anonymous spam remailer.

i have no idea whether other news organizations have received this communique, and, if so, why they have not chosen to print it.

kgfreeperson

The author is Jon Carroll who writes a daily column in the San Francisco Chronicle. While I think he would be alarmed to find himself referred to as a "humorist," this article from the Unitarian Universalist site gives some background:

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New site: www.watchtowerwiki.org

by nicolaou in

many here will be familiar with wikipedia.org.

i took the same software and installed it at www.watchtowerwiki.org.

for those who are unfamiliar with wiki's the idea is very simple, anyone can add or edit any content at the site.

kgfreeperson

Congratulations! It looks great!

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Saturday morning and the witnesses are most notable for thier ABSENCE!

by Soledad in

picuture it: 125th st and morningside ave, nyc, 10:30 am est.

it's a bit cold and rainy but it's business as usual for the locals.

what's missing from this picture?

kgfreeperson

This doesn't really belong here, but close enough . . . . Yesterday, when I was cleaning up my garden, I found two JW tracts folded together and tucked under the alysum. I wondered if they were something children were given to hand out (and a child found a good place to ditch a couple on his way up the alley?) I've never seen these before and I don't think I've heard any of you talk about them--little trifold piece, maybe 4 X 11.5--immediately recognizable as JW by the illustrations/photos. Are they new or have they always been part of the "preaching work."

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Hey, Could Use Some Help Here!!!

by Seeker4 in

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posted this topic an hour or two ago.

please read it and give us some help here.

what in hell is going on... .

kgfreeperson

Wow. That ought to get a response! Well, done.

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Should I go to the Docs?

by Jordan in

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ok, earlier i was sitting here on the pc, when my mum comes in and says it looks like i've got a lump behind my ear, i go and have a look, and she's right, there's a lump one side, but not behind my other ear, so i'm pretty sure it's not part of my skull.

now i didn't notice this before.

but after i was told about it, i swear it's starting to hurt... is it worth getting checked out by the doc, or is it one of those things you can leave and it'll go away?