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  Home Schooling

  by yxl1 in

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  my sister-in-law's husband was raised as a jehovahs witness in north yorkshire and was educated at home by his mother along with his 5 brothers and sisters.

  i remember many years ago when it first became common knowledge, many brothers and sisters thought that this method of education was ideal for witnesses who wanted to remain separate from the world, but all the kids from our congregatation had a state education.

  i guess my question is, was home education only limited to my in-laws husbands family, or were any of you educated at home?

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  "If it's done right, the results can be exceptional. I know some people think that kids who home school can be social morons, but I haven't seen that with the kids I know."

  What are these kids like socially? Are they confident? Is their knowledge base varied? What are they like physically? Dont get me wrong, I'm not knocking home ed, but only if its done correctly. My sis in laws husband is a good example of home education not working. He can quote watchtower doctrine OK, but ask him a general knowlegde question and you'll get a blank look..Yeah, he's a moron, and so are the rest of his home schooled siblings
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  Home Schooling

  by yxl1 in

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  2. friends

  my sister-in-law's husband was raised as a jehovahs witness in north yorkshire and was educated at home by his mother along with his 5 brothers and sisters.

  i remember many years ago when it first became common knowledge, many brothers and sisters thought that this method of education was ideal for witnesses who wanted to remain separate from the world, but all the kids from our congregatation had a state education.

  i guess my question is, was home education only limited to my in-laws husbands family, or were any of you educated at home?

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  yxl1

  My sister-in-law's husband was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness in North Yorkshire and was educated at home by his mother along with his 5 brothers and sisters. I remember many years ago when it first became common knowledge, many brothers and sisters thought that this method of education was ideal for witnesses who wanted to remain separate from the world, but all the kids from our congregatation had a state education. I guess my question is, was home education only limited to my in-laws husbands family, or were any of you educated at home? And if so, do you think you've missed out or benefited from this?

  Personally, the thought of home education leaves me cold. Even though most people at school thought I was a little weird (not allowed to sit in on school assemblies, not celebrating xmas/b'days/easter, walking the streets on a saturday morning with a briefcase, not allowed in any after school teams, etc etc) I couldnt imagine anything worse than spending the "best years of my life" watching my mum fumble through a science textbook.

  FYI, my sister-in-laws hubby (still a witness) has little knowledge of anything other than what is published by the WBTS. No history, science, art, geography, music....but seems happy to wash windows for a living....
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  James Ossury is a fake

  by Abaddon in

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  the james ossury, and another piece (a inscription relating to repairs to the temple) have today been declared fakes by the body of scientists tasked by the israeli antiquities authority; no url reference, this is off the radio (bbc world service).

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  Greven said "The WT is not going to like this: they had an article in the WT about it a few weeks ago...."

  Greven

  Any chance of a scan of the article? Or a least let us know which issue it was in
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  Do You Smoke???

  by minimus in

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  i'm curious as to whether you've ever smoked.

  i've never put a cigarette or any thing similar to my lips.

  i've never had the desire.

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  Only MJ in the evenings when the kids are asleep....
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  Do witnesses quit smoking more easily?

  by JH in

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  why is it that witnesses can quit smoking quite easily compared to people of other religions?.

  every new person who joined the organization who smoked said that they quit quite rapidly.

  i heard some say that they tried to stop smoking and never was able to, but since they joined the jw's they were able to stop.. .

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  My mum was a 40 a day smoker. When she joined the collective, 25 years ago ,she quit...just like that. Back then, she always claimed that she never suffered any withdrawal. "Jehovah gives me the strengh" However when pressed, she now says that she fancies a ciggie every now and then.
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  UK only - What assembly circuit were you in?

  by truthseeker in

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  i think there are about 20 cong in each circuit (correct me if i'm wrong).

  i was in the sussex circuit, can't remember which number though.

  any of you remember which circuit you're cong was assigned to?.

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  Coming from the New Addington Cong (Near Croydon) I was dragged to Dorking then Camber and then Haysbridge
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  What are people/parent so scared of in life, that makes them join the JW's?

  by run dont walk in

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  i asked my mom this recently, and did not get an answer ..... she just said because it's the truth, and became very flustered.. death ???.

  kids falling into drugs ???.

  pregnancy ???.

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  IMO, I think a lot people join religious groups because of their fear of dying. I think if there was no promise of some form of everlasting existance, most people wouldnt bother.
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  South East England - love of the greater number cooling off

  by truthseeker in

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  hi everyone, in the congregation i grew up in, it was very cold and unloving.

  circuit overseers would come and go, they would give counsel and nothing changed.

  at one time even the do came at the same time as the co and gave counsel to 'widen out'.

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  Ahh the Dorking assemblies. Who remembers the donut making machine? And the freshly made icecream?

  I'm pretty sure that was just before we moved to Cambersands.(An enclosed butlins holiday camp the Dubs rented...Any one remember?) Now that was a laugh. I got baptised at Cambersands because I could go back to my room and blowdry my hair! (Well it was the 80's)
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  South East England - love of the greater number cooling off

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, in the congregation i grew up in, it was very cold and unloving.

  circuit overseers would come and go, they would give counsel and nothing changed.

  at one time even the do came at the same time as the co and gave counsel to 'widen out'.

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  Englishman,

  Where's your tie man!?
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  Stu New

  by stu in

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  2. experiences

  hi there im new here so a brief biog to say hi.

  ill be a bit vague cos not sure how safe with poss jw's seeing as friends and parents still jw's and im not d'sd or df'd just stopped going.probably being paranoid.wonder why?was brought up jw did 'bad things' in teens whilst pioneering felt sick with guilt then got doubts started hanging with worldlys got grassed up by my sis for doing drugs but manage to avoid ds/da and left fairly quietly.

  i live in birmingham england have been my own man for over two years but after the initial great im free feeling i guess im a bit flat now.

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  Welcome Stu.

  These guys will make you feel at home!