Good point Nos,
There were many times I would'nt get to bed till nearly 2am trying to get my homework finished or studying for exams
from the current (uk) edition of 'our kingdom ministry'.
take a close look at paragraph 4. am i the only one who can see the old pattern of the 1980's re-emerging?
i had thought that the watchtower had begun to take a more reasonable approach to the secular education of it's members children yet here they are again in 2004 willing to jeopardise the education these young people receive for the sake of indoctrination and control.. .
Good point Nos,
There were many times I would'nt get to bed till nearly 2am trying to get my homework finished or studying for exams
from the current (uk) edition of 'our kingdom ministry'.
take a close look at paragraph 4. am i the only one who can see the old pattern of the 1980's re-emerging?
i had thought that the watchtower had begun to take a more reasonable approach to the secular education of it's members children yet here they are again in 2004 willing to jeopardise the education these young people receive for the sake of indoctrination and control.. .
This absolutely stinks!!
I was rarely allowed to miss a meeting even when i had homework. It was terrible, I had to do my homework after the meeting and half the time our meeting would run overtime, then my parents would gab for thirty minutes and I would'nt get home till nearly 10:00pm! I can't imagine what these little children of hard core dub zealot parents must be going through because I know for a fact children get a lot more homework than they used to and in many cases teachers require that every assignment must be turned in or they fail the class. Oh wait pressure at school is another "test" from jehooober right?
Doodle-V
of all the assinine comments that are made by rank-and-file jehovah's witnesses i've got to conclude that among the dumbest are comments to the effect that if it wasn't for this religion (the jws) there would be no reason to act in an ethically moral fashion.
take my sister, for instance.
she once related that if it wasn't for the truth tm there would be "no reason" not to have sex outside of marriage.
*wipes wet spot and sex fried rice on Gumby*
and your gonna LIKE it dammit!!
veronica was born to proud parents (yourschelbie and me) at 8:30 a.m. this past saturday morning, january 3rd.
she weighed in at almost 7 pounds (3.15 kg) , and is 18 inches (46 cm) long.
we're all doing fine.
WOW!!!
congratulations!!!!
of all the assinine comments that are made by rank-and-file jehovah's witnesses i've got to conclude that among the dumbest are comments to the effect that if it wasn't for this religion (the jws) there would be no reason to act in an ethically moral fashion.
take my sister, for instance.
she once related that if it wasn't for the truth tm there would be "no reason" not to have sex outside of marriage.
come on, leaving the org for being "materialistic" is one of the best ways to go.
how many have the luxury or at least the appearance of having this "sin"?
for obvious reasons i'm not going to comment on this, but i'm curious to know.
"Living well" as others have stated means different things to different people. However I feel that since all my time isnt consumed with meetings and field service, I have can devote more time to enjoying life and family. A careful balance of career and family is key for me. I definately am much happier and satisfied with my life since leaving.
Doodle-V
new years is almost upon us and hell has frozen over, oops, i mean the seahawks have stumbled their way into the playoffs.
its time to set our mind to a get-together!
seattle area and those who can travel easily to seattle, lets put our heads together and decide on something mutually acceptable!
all those places sound great to me! anytime past 6pm is fine with us too.
Doodle-V
as a jw, were you ever thisclose to having sex and then chickened out?
being raised (since the age of 7) as a jw, i grew up very frustrated sexually.
everything about sex carried a heavy burden of guilt.
wow, these stories should go in a book!
you know, like the stories they have in playboy or hustler
JW--"almost sex" teasers! hehe
when the pearl jam single i am mine came out a little over a year ago, i was still a witness.
it's easy to see why the lyrics appealed to me at a time when i was subconsciously trying to free myself from the mind control.. i know that i was born and i know that i?ll die.. the in between is mine.. i am mine.. .... we?re different behind the eyes, there?s no need to hide .
.... the sorrow grows bigger when the sorrow's denied.. i only know my mind.. i am mine.. freedom has been a gradual process.
Bravo!!!!
*clap clap clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap*
10:10 a.m. and 2 women with mags in hand ding dong on my door.
don't they know this is a do not call address?
well, it started out nice enough, i asked for a list of charitable works, (for other than jws) where their soup kitchens were, how a magazine will put food on someone's table, i brought up the un, the pedo data base, the whistleblower dfings, hoping that they'd be interested in one.
awesome Will!
I'm saving this thread...
I hope i can be calm and ask those same questions when dubs come a callin on my door!
Doodle-V