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  ex-JW life -- Reality vs. Fantasy

  by Seeker in

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  what are the lives of ex-jws really like?

  the wts tells jws one thing, but is what they say reality, or fantasy?.

  a common technique used by the wts to express their viewpoint while avoiding the truth of the matter is to focus on the specific and imply that it is the general.. let me explain: do you know of any ex-jws who were disfellowshipped for immorality?

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  Hey Seeker:

  It's just the cult's attempt to vilify ppl who leave. In my opinion the org is like a massive gang that wants to make it as difficult as possible for it's members to leave. I believe that the majority of witnesses wouldn't stick around for as long as they do with all the crap they see going on inside the org. However after being in so long and having built your entire life around the org and it's practices it's really hard for most to leave. it's just another way that this cult abuses it's members.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  McVeigh vs Death Penalty

  by Amazing in

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  i am a policitcal conservative, at least a fiscal conservative and sociel moderate.

  i support the death penalty, but i agree that our judicial system needs to overhaul how wwe treat criminals to achieve better rehabilitation results.

  and of course, withhold the death penalty in cases where there could be doubt.. in mcveigh's case, i believe that he deserves the death penalty.

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  Hey All:

  I read online yesterday that before he was executed at the last minute Timothy Mcveigh requested that the last rites be administered to him. He recieved a sacrament for the sick or something of that nature. I'm not sure what it was called exactly. I know that it implied that he was possibly suffering from some type of sickness, mental sickness perhaps. That's one of the readon's why i feel they shouldn't have put him to death. Think of how alienated a person must feel to do something like that. I heard he got the idea to do what he did from some popular militia-cult book. This is a sad situation for evrybody involved, there are no winners in situations like this. One can argue also that justice in situations like this can never be truly served. I think some things are just out of our reach, just too far above our capacity to deal with adequately. However I still feel that the death penalty was warranted in this case. Ppl simply cannot be allowed to inflct such harm on their fellow citizens without the prospect of retribution. Especially in a country that already affords it's ppl many avenues to vent their frustration seek changes for the betterment of their lot in life.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  McVeigh vs Death Penalty

  by Amazing in

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  i am a policitcal conservative, at least a fiscal conservative and sociel moderate.

  i support the death penalty, but i agree that our judicial system needs to overhaul how wwe treat criminals to achieve better rehabilitation results.

  and of course, withhold the death penalty in cases where there could be doubt.. in mcveigh's case, i believe that he deserves the death penalty.

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  Hey Everyone:

  Man this thread just keeps going and going. Well I've been reading this inroduction to sociology book I got a few yrs back at this college I used to attend here in the N. O. The book refers to something called social control when discussing deviance. There are two types of scial control one called informal the other formal. Informal control involves less serious punishments for deviance like scolding or even a simple facial expression of disapproval. It can also include serious punishments like capital punishment etc... Formal control includes systems like we see in the West for the most part like courts, police, judges, prisons etc...

  The text points out when speaking of informal control societies that " Violence in these societies is nonetheless quite rare -as are adultery and other deviances-apparantly a testament to the effectivness of informal control. The deterrent effect of informal control in traditional societies is greater than that of formal control in modern societies." This is why I think linking the violence in the U.S. with it's policy of capital punishment lacks merit. Often times when there is a clear and inevitable consequence for deviant behavior, ppl are less likely to commit deviant acts. However in the U.S. criminals are given many many chances more often than not to reform themselves. In the process they become caught up in the system and this leads them to a life of crime that continually escalates to more serious levels of crime.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 RECONSIDERED

  by bj in

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  here're some points for one to think about before quoting 2 timothy 3:1-5 for our days, that i would like to share with you.. in 1274, peter the monk wrote:"the world is going through troubled times.

  today's young people only think of themselves.

  they've got no respect for parents or old people.

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  Hey bj:

  Yeah it seems that this type of thinking is certainly uniquly christian. I remeber reading in a history book from a early Western civilization class about a father from Ptolemaic Egypt that brought his daughter to court for failing to live up to her duty to honor him by providing material assistance. These types of feelings are common to human society. People have been making that assumption for thousands of years as you and AlanF's posts show.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  Pharisees...

  by somebody in

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  when i first started to look into the teachings of jesus, i went out and bought a couple of books to help me.

  i bought a bible dictionary, and a bible commentary.

  when i looked up " pharisees" in my bible dictionary, it said "see jewish parties".

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  Hey Somebody:

  For some reason that definition sounds really familiar. Now I wonder why?

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  JUSTICE #6 - Stumbling the Least of These

  by Amazing in

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  woe to those who stumble the least of these .

  "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" .

  [note: this is a sickening story, and goes to the heart of why many youth among jws end up leaving their religion.

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  Hey All:

  The sick bastards. If you can't love yourself, then who in the heel can you love? Anyway i think this post is an excellent example of how bias towards the accused plays a part in the whole jw judicial process. I bet those guys would have loved to get rid of that whole family. Amzing do you have any more experiences of this type of bias?

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  JUSTICE #5 - Comfort the Depressed - Not!

  by Amazing in

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  elders: comfort the depressed souls not .

  sister hurting was going through some difficult times, both physically and emotionally.

  she sought professional medical help.

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  Hey Amazing:

  Great post! This certainly true today among the elders. I worked with a brother who was an elder. Man could he talk! He would always tell me about different experiences that he had throughout the yrs. What struck me though was the way elders were always giving their personal opinions even in very important matters. Like the bro in the story above. It's sad to see that he would jump on this sister in such a compromised state to force his view of her life on her. Just sickens me.

  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  How do you define spirituality?

  by Sunchild in

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  it's a general question for anyone, and it's a very personal one that requires personal answers.

  i'm not asking what the bible says, what science says, what the dictionary says, or what your mother says.

  i'm asking how you, as an individual with your own ideas, feelings and perceptions, conceptualize spirituality.

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  Hey All:

  This is a very good question. I think true sprituality is being in touch with what is going on inside of you and other ppl. In other words spirituality is knowing about our common human nature that we share with all other ppl. If more ppl looked at matters like that i feel the world could be a slightly better place. When we have open minds and hearts and try to give others the proverbial "benefit of the doubt" our lives are always enhanced.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  McVeigh vs Death Penalty

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
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  i am a policitcal conservative, at least a fiscal conservative and sociel moderate.

  i support the death penalty, but i agree that our judicial system needs to overhaul how wwe treat criminals to achieve better rehabilitation results.

  and of course, withhold the death penalty in cases where there could be doubt.. in mcveigh's case, i believe that he deserves the death penalty.

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  Hey Everybody:

  I think this guy should be left to rot in general population w/ no protection whatsoever for what he did. In my opinion killing him just furthers his own sick, wacked out, militia, redneck agenda. He wants to be a matyr for his cause, and by using the death penalty in this instance they are only serving to advance his interests. Let him rot and be raped.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia
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  Turning the Tables

  by joelbear in

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  no conclusions, just thoughts.. should we disfellowship all of our friends and family who are jehovah's witnesses in order to protect ourselves and in order to wake them up to see how dangerous a path they are on?.

  would like to see a discussion of this.. thanks.

  joel

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  Hey All:

  Really I think it depends on how they go about doing it to me. If they won't speak to me then i won't speak to them either. If they became disrepectful towards me I probably would be the same way towards them. I look at it as their hangup anyway. Life is too short to be overly concerned about what ppl think about me.

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  "it ain't what ya do. it's how you do it" quote from the song "True Honeybunz" by Bahamadia