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Could this be a way to sue the WTS for disfellowshipping?
by sinis in
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2. scandals
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/vii.html.

an act.

to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon.
somebodylovesme

I just wrote out this long analysis/commentary thing, and it didn't post!! grrrr!

Well. I'm not rewriting it. But basically, I posted this --

I don't know a lot about this, but from what I can find, The Civil Rights Act does not seem to apply to religious groups in terms of religious discrimination:

42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-1

(a) Inapplicability of subchapter to certain aliens and employees of religious entities

This subchapter shall not apply to an employer with respect to the employment of aliens outside any State, or to a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on by such corporation, association, educational institution, or society of its activities.

That means a church, mosque, temple, etc., may discriminate based on religion, but they still may not discriminate based on race.

Also, most Witnesses (save those who are compensated, like those at Bethel) aren't employees of the WTBTS; they are volunteers, who would garner no employment protection.

SLM
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"What Does The Bible Really Teach" is a Fraud
by metatron in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower's latest book, "what does the bible really teach?

work written by increasingly dishonest men.

1. where's the footnotes and references, writing staff?
somebodylovesme

Thanks for sharing that link!!
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Name Things JWs Try To "Demonize"
by minimus in
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2. friends
the witnesses are always trying to scare the faithful by telling them that if they don't adhere to the teachings and lifestyle of the brotherhood-----that bad things are going to happen to them.

for example, they might tell you of brother regret who left the "truth", had "fun" in the "world" and then got aids.

now he's back in the "truth" but he only has months to live................can you think of other examples of how the witnesses try to spook the rank and file?
somebodylovesme

A JW relative of mine freaked out and tried to leave the room when I mentioned in passing that she had the same astrological sign (Virgo) as me and another relative. (I don't put any stock in astrology/horoscopes; I just thought it was neat that a bunch of us were born around the same time.) Astrology is a way for demons to get you!!
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how many of you have armed themselves?
by buffalosrfree in
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2. friends
i recently bought a high powered rifle and am presently buying a pistol for back-up.

i have a cross bow, a compound bow, and several swords and knives, in fact i have been collecting knives for some time and have learned how to use them in defending myself and in taking the initiative in learning to defend myself.

i am quite versed in using both the croww bow and the compound bow, it seems the goverment doesn't want to defend us and just wants to unarm us.
somebodylovesme

Do swords count? :)
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**MUST READ** AlanF's email to Knocking.org
by sf in
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2. beliefs
this is a must-read that, hopefully, will stay an "active topic" for all seekers and lurkers, by bumping it to the top as often as possible.

alan wrote it in randys {dogpatch} thread regarding knocking.org documentary and in reply to the email mr. engardio sent to barbara anderson.

however, it is so vital a read that it indeed needs its own thread:.
somebodylovesme

Brilliant read. Thanks.
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Complete Audio Recordings of 2006 DC Talks
by AlanF in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i came upon the following link to a complete set of windows media compatible audio recordings of this summer's district convention talks:.

http://www.evanjhoush.com/wtb&ts/2006/deliverance.at.hand.district.convention/.

enjoy!.
somebodylovesme

Thanks for posting these!!
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Michel Foucault
by slimboyfat in
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2. friends
can anyone understand a bloody word the man wrote?.

i am trying really hard.

have read archaeology of knowledge and part of the order of things.
somebodylovesme

I've read most of his "Discipline and Punish," and I think he's spot on with the panopticon analysis. But I haven't read any of his other works. Good luck!
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20 WAYS TO BE A GOOD LIBERAL
by hillbilly in
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2. friends
as found elsewere on the net.....

20 ways to be a good liberal.

1. you have to be against capital punishment, but.
somebodylovesme

In the name of equality ...

20 Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today

1. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
2. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.
3. Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.
4. "Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.
5. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all humankind without regulation.
6. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
7. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
8. Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.
9. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.
10. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our longtime allies, then demand their cooperation and money.
11. HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public at heart.
12. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
13. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
14. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
15. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is a solid defense policy.
16. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.
17. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.
18. You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.
19. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the 1980s is irrelevant.
20. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist; but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
... Both lists are full of stereotypes and are unfair. But we might as well include both.
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You will be able to see Mars on 8/27/06
by Nowman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i received an email that confirmed the following:.

this month and next, earth is catching up with mars in an encounter that will culminate in the cloest approach between the the two planets in recorded history.

the next time mars will come this close is 2287. the encounter will culminate on 8/27/06 when mars comes within 34,649,589 miles of earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky.
somebodylovesme

No problem. :) I double check every forward against Snopes.com now. It's pretty helpful!
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You will be able to see Mars on 8/27/06
by Nowman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i received an email that confirmed the following:.

this month and next, earth is catching up with mars in an encounter that will culminate in the cloest approach between the the two planets in recorded history.

the next time mars will come this close is 2287. the encounter will culminate on 8/27/06 when mars comes within 34,649,589 miles of earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky.
somebodylovesme
Sorry to say that this one is a hoax --
From Snopes.com
Mars Spectacular
Claim: The planet Mars will make a once-in-our-lifetimes remarkably close approach to Earth in August.

Status: Multiple:
- Mars passed extraordinarily close to Earth in August 2003: True.
Mars will pass extraordinarily close to Earth in August 2006: False.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2003]

The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.

25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.

12:30 a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month. Share this with your children and grandchildren. NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN

Origins: The piece quoted above is another example of an item that was once true but is now being circulated again, long after the events it describes have come to pass. This article was relevant back in 2003, but it is not applicable now, three years later.

did make an extraordinarily close approach to Earth which culminated on 27 August 2003, when the red planet came within 35 million miles (or 56 million kilometers) of Earth, its nearest approach to us in almost 60,000 years. At that time, Mars appeared approximately 6 times larger and 85 times brighter in the sky than it does ordinarily. (The message quoted above was often reproduced with an unfortunate line break in the middle of the second sentence of the second paragraph, leaving some readers with the mistaken impression that Mars would "look as large as the full moon to the naked eye" and not realizing that the statement only applied to those using viewing Mars through a scope with 75-power

magnification.)

August 2003 (referred to as a perihelic opposition ) was a rare occurrence, the red planet comes almost as near to us every 15 to 17 years. To the unaided observer, Mars' appearance in August 2003 wasn't significantly larger or brighter than it is during those much more common intervals of closeness.

close encounter with Earth in in 2005, but that occurrence took place in October (not August), and the red planet appeared about 20% smaller than it did during similar circumstances in 2003.

Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003 and Orbital Oddities: Why Mars will be So Close to Earth in August. Interested observers also joined Mars Watch 2003 through the MarsToday.com web site.

	Beware the Mars Hoax (NASA)
	Mars at Its All-Time Finest (Sky & Telescope)
	Approaching Mars (NASA)

Last updated: 10 July 2006