i have a legitimate question.
not knowing where to go, maybe you all could answer me.
are witnesses obsessed with sex?
Momofmany -
You know what is best for your kids. Study with your kids yourself if you can. If they need extra help from others be sure you approve of the person. Just because an elder says something it doesn't mean it's gospel truth. Elders and the WTS do not have to right to dictate anything to you. You had every right to stop the study if you felt things were not going correctly.
Maybe this brother is wacked and likes talking about perversions. It does happen.
i have a legitimate question.
not knowing where to go, maybe you all could answer me.
are witnesses obsessed with sex?
Momofmany -
Keep the door open to communication with your sons. You'll never regret it.
And there is no reason to discuss specific "mechanics" of bestiality with anyone much less a thirteen year old. Someone needs to have a frank talk with that brother to explain the reprehensibility of his words.
i have a legitimate question.
not knowing where to go, maybe you all could answer me.
are witnesses obsessed with sex?
You didn't mention in your note the context of the discussion held with your son, and I'm not making light of your concerns. But I can assure your son is not innocent with respect to such matters. He's heard the street version of these things already. If you haven't discussed sexuality with him and/or made provisions for him to discuss questions he might have with someone you both trust, then you've done him a great disservice.
I may have the wrong impression but what I hear in your post is a hysterical Mom afraid her baby is growing up. He is with or without you, Make sure he has the tools he needs to grow up as well rounded young man.
Now as to the dubs seeming obsession with sex. I think that many of the older dub elders have been equally hysterical about sex. Obsessed with wanking, kissing, hand holding, telephoning, and anything else they can think of that might possibly be a link to SEX! The enlightened elders I know are much less occupied with such mundane things.
most articles in the publications recommended physical punishment, (corporal) when disciplining children.
the scripture says that "he will not die" if you beat him.
so many parents literally beat their children.
This thread has touched a nerve. I don't favor "beating" any child, period. However, I think one of the problems in today's world is a complete lack of discipline and limits. I lived through the years when Dr. Spock suggested no spanking, and then changed his opinion. Discipline does not have to be spanking, but can be part of it.
In times past when "spanking" was in vogue, when limits were set, when the whole community was involved in raising children, we did not have Columbine and other such sad disasters in our schools. Now students and parents alike threaten our teachers. Don't spoil creativity, don't stunt their psyche. Oh, please. Let's get real. Our permissive society has produced fat ass kids and fat head parents who can't read, make change, or manage a checkbook.
Flame me, hate me, whatever you want. But I make no apologies for giving my kids a pop or two on the backside now and then if they really needed it. And they don't hate me and they for sure as hell haven't been arrested or failed first grade reading assignments in the fifth grade. Limits, correction, clear goals and targets and oh yes lots of hugs and kisses and special times. That's what worked with my three, and we still have hugs and kisses, and respect for others, and each other. I love my kids who are each successful in their own right.
this anointed one was never disfellowshipped or excommunicated, and some of the shocking facts he exposes about the watchtower, are truely worth the read.
he totally explodes watchtower dates, and theology.
elders who used the congregations for financial gain.
Scanned this work last night. As to the in-fighting among dubs I have seen many similar things happen in the congregations over the years. As to his theological diatribe, can't buy much of it. All in all it seems that the real purpose of his writings is to elevate his own position as an important one. Didn't count the number of "I's" and "I've done", but I came away thinking that the fellow, however well meaning he is, was on a "ME" trip.
Just my non-biblical scholarly opinion, worth perhaps only one lepta.
as jws what did you understand the term "discreet" to mean ?
Horny?
at our house we hand out two snack-sized candy bars to each gremilin and ghoul (snickers and milky way).
we get about 20 visitors, so we have to get rid of the candy some way.
what treats will you be handing out on halloween night?
Why Awake! magazine of course.
Actually in our neighborhood the snooty little brats that live here wouldn''t think of going door to door asking for candy. Besides their Mummies would consider it a major social faux paus to drive them around and heaven forbid they should have to walk. Those $300 Mephisto "walking" shoes might get scuffed.
is the society really ok with this or is there like a rebel band of witnesses who set these up and run it against the societys wishes?
i wonder what the word in the kh is about sites like this.
i know when i was a jw i would never have believed i'd see something like this...not legitimately run by jw's anyway.
I am sure this fits into their definition of "beware the voice of strangers'. In due time likley there will be an article in the Awake or a KM about this. Maybe even a letter to the elders.
my ex jw exhusband didn't care much about music.
he preferred the natural sounds of life to music.
i have a coworker who doesn't listen to music: she doesn't like it.
My ex JW exhusband didn't care much about music
Oh my, imagine life without music. Reminds me of a Bethelite I knew who never watched TV or listened to the radio. When I asked him how he stayed current with world events, he said the Awake! told him everything he needed to know. Oh my, Oh my. How sad.
Just about every room in our house is linked to the music room's system. All the bedrooms have their own system but linked to the main center downstairs too. Every CD we buy is copied into our file server so it's accessible
We're working on plans now for our Florida house which will have a more sophisticted link, maybe even fiber optic links. We want all the video and music systems linked. Also looking into the new media hubs that link the PC's to the audio system.
The strongest influence remains Ted "The Boss" Jaracz. He heads one of the most powerful committees on the GB boards. i.e. Service Dept. AKA Bethel CIA. Also is the permanent coordinator of the Chaiman's committee or some such group. So he has his fingers into everything that goes on.
