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Originally Posted by Xaccers
You were lucky then, their mother was put under a lot of pressure to try and convert her husband and it led to many arguments and nearly divorce on several occasions.
The first time I went along to the Kingdom hall (I used to give them lifts to and from it) and went inside, one of the Elders gave a talk, mostly aimed at the youngsters telling them they shouldn't be afraid to say no to anything their friends might try and get them to do which is agaist their religion, all well and good I thought, until he said "So remember children, beware atheists they will lead you astray"
I nearly choked when I heard that.
Most of the girls were not encouraged to go onto college and make something of themselves, instead they were encouraged to marry and go pioneering.
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hmm i married outside my faith never been put under pressure to convert my wife
there will always be some who take things to far but eventually they will be shown the right way but being human that can take a while
yep youngsters are encouraged to pioneer but also to be able to provide for them selves as non of our pioneers or elders ect are paid to do the work or their jobs and are activley encouraged not to relie on others or the state to look after them
Matthew 9:35-38 & 10:6-8"Freely you have received, freely give."
the example given that Jesus was a qualified carpenter and didn't start his ministry till he was 30
as to those atheists leading you astray comment i have heard worse about those bible bashes leading you astray too
and a lot of time we would use the term those in the world in the same way meaning anyone not of our faith but we dont mean by this that they should not talk to no one but to remember to not just take what other people say just because of who they are be it friend teacher etc and to check with the bible and with others in our faith if they are unsure as i am sure many would be saying the other way around if they came from another faith or atheist back ground