My interpreter

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-26 09:30pm

With all these JW-bashing going on here, I'd like to put in my 2%.

My interpreter at school is a JW, but she doesn't behave like the ones you keep running in. She never tried to convert anyone to her faith. She also pointed out some mistakes that the fundies made when reading the bible (ie. the bible says nothing about a hell). She had a college education, and even assists my math teacher in answering the questions! Honestly, I was a bit surprised when she first admitted that she is a JW.

So, do you think she thinks she is a JW, or is there other kinds of JWs out there, or is she just another individual?

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-01-26 09:37pm

revelation. the beast and all his supporters cast into a lake of fire, where they will be burnt for all eternity.

there's certainly *some* mention there. . .

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-26 09:40pm

And she actually said that christianity was based on earlier myths!

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-26 10:24pm

You'll get good people and bad people in every group.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-01-26 11:09pm

jaeger115 wrote:With all these JW-bashing going on here, I'd like to put in my 2%.

My interpreter at school is a JW, but she doesn't behave like the ones you keep running in. She never tried to convert anyone to her faith. She also pointed out some mistakes that the fundies made when reading the bible (ie. the bible says nothing about a hell). She had a college education, and even assists my math teacher in answering the questions! Honestly, I was a bit surprised when she first admitted that she is a JW.

So, do you think she thinks she is a JW, or is there other kinds of JWs out there, or is she just another individual?

Was she borm JW or converted to it.

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-26 11:10pm

Was she borm JW or converted to it.

Well, her father was a JW, so I'd say born to it.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-01-26 11:17pm

jaeger115 wrote:
Was she borm JW or converted to it.
Well, her father was a JW, so I'd say born to it.

Good because i think the annoying ones are the converted.
A bit like this morning with those screwed up raelians trying to recruit more nutball.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2003-01-27 07:53am

I knew a few JW's, two of them where alcoholics, I'm not sure about the last one, he drank pretty heavily...

Now the weird thing is, aren't they supposed to be anti-alcohol?

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2003-01-27 12:16pm

Sorry if this something everyone knows already, but why do you need an interpreter in school?

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-01-27 04:58pm

Kheegan: because he's deaf and signs, IIRC.

One of my v good friends at shcool was a JW, and we got on fine. Don't remember any serious religious discussion, but she never pissed me off.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-01-27 05:07pm

Members of religious groups varry in intensity.

I knew a very lovely girl in HS whose mother was a JW, but I don't know if she was. There was also a young girl (~13) on GundamWatch who was a JW, and she believed that the End Time would occure sometime in her lifetime, but she was also nice and didn't preach or anything.

In HS I knew two girls in my grade who were Mormons, one in particular was an extremely nice person. They'd often answer questions about it, but they didn't advertise their faith.

Basically, while I don't like either of these cults as a whole, I don't have a problem with them on an individual basis (but that really depends on the individual).

jaeger115 · Post by **jaeger115** » 2003-01-27 07:05pm

Sorry if this something everyone knows already, but why do you need an interpreter in school?

Normally, deaf kids go to integrated programs in existing schools or are carted off to the state's school of the deaf. These at integrated programs get state-hired interpreters (which tend to be lousy and overprotective

) But I'm the only deaf guy in a high school full of hearing people, and my parents have plenty of money, so we can afford a private, good interpreter.

Hope this helps.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-27 08:39pm

His Divine Shadow wrote:I knew a few JW's, two of them where alcoholics, I'm not sure about the last one, he drank pretty heavily...

Now the weird thing is, aren't they supposed to be anti-alcohol?

They're supposed to be anti-alcohol, anti-tobacco, and anti-lunchmeat (because blood has been added).

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-01-27 08:44pm

saying all JWs are assholes would be a bit of a generalization.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-01-27 08:52pm

Not all Jehovah's Witnesses are assholes. All of them HAVE assholes, however, and the ones that come to my door often walk away with two or three.

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