Posts by rebel8

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The Normal Heart (movie)

by rebel8 in

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friends

finally got the guts to watch it last night.

it was so heartbreaking.. i was a partially brainwashed teenager when the story depicted in the movie happened, a few hundred miles away.

i remember the advocates' angry outbursts on tv and the dying men in hospital beds, holding hands.. being a sheltered jw, i had no exposure to homosexuality and only the twisted teachings of the wts to taint my views.

rebel8

Finally got the guts to watch it last night. It was so heartbreaking.

I was a partially brainwashed teenager when the story depicted in the movie happened, a few hundred miles away. I remember the advocates' angry outbursts on TV and the dying men in hospital beds, holding hands.

Being a sheltered jw, I had no exposure to homosexuality and only the twisted teachings of the wts to taint my views. It was all so confusing to me.

There was an awesome scene in the movie when the main character was talking about his pattern of sex with strangers and said he did not realize it was possible for a man to love a man. And his partner replied, "It's natural for men to love. They have to learn not to."

I got thinking about babies and how they just love naturally. And it occurs to me that society had taught these men that loving each other is not natural, and they believed it.

I suppose such hate is a weapon as effective as those the wts uses.

Deep subjects for your Saturday afternoon.

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Dinosaurs on Noahs Ark?? Watchtower 1973 says..YES!! Bethelite with no College education

by Witness 007 in

how did noah or (russell crowe) fit all the animals on the ark?

how about throwing on the dinosaurs as well!!!.

watchtower 1973 july 15p.7 question from readers.

rebel8

Hilarious, Shirley!

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Rules on blood also apply to our pets

by Splash in

while researching something else, i came across these two comments from a wt on how we should view the blood issue, when it comes to our pets.. *** w64 2/15 p. 127 questions from readers ***.

"would it be a violation of the scriptures for a christian to permit a veterinarian to give blood transfusions to a pet?

by all means, to do so would be a violation of the scriptures.".

rebel8

This is true and it was enforced back then.

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Coming soon to a District Convention near you, it's the Aposto-Blimp!

by Skimmer in

coming soon to a district convention near you, it's the aposto-blimp!.

be on the lookout for the latest technology for telling the truth about the truth: a five meter long, helium filled blimp which will cruise about the hapless fools at a district convention.

made from tear-resistant mylar with propellors powered by lightweight lithium power cells, the blimp will be guided by a small computer with gps assistance and will follow its flight path in and around the stadium for hours at a time.

rebel8

I always wonder, why try to save a few zombies, when you can use that same time and energy and prevent millions of people from ever becoming zombies?

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No Refusal Blood Checkpoints!

by minimus in

jw
friends

in oregon, during the 4th of july weekend, troopers will be conducting checkpoints to see if someone has been drinking.

if someone refuses a breath test, they will be forced to have their blood extracted from them.. what do you think of this?.

rebel8

Do you have a link to this law?

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I have to admit this, and you're not going to like it

by stillin in

the society has improved their game.

i just got home from the regional assembly.

it was a well-choreographed, technically excellent affair.

rebel8

That line just kills me too.

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..A New TV Show About exJW`s??!!..

by OUTLAW in

.. do you want to be on tv?.

reposted to help tv producers of ex-jw series: my name is shauna woods and i work for hot snakes media, an acclaimed television production company based in new york city.

we have developed and produced hit content for tlc, discovery, and travel channel among many others.

rebel8

None of those are reasons I don't want Rick Fearon representing me. If that's what you think are his biggest faults, then you may not be aware of the facts. It's much worse than what you portrayed.

Also, that dog is far from dead.

But whatever. To each, his own. This thread is about TLC allegedly wanting to do a show about ex-jws with Rick Fearon as our rep. Carry on.

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..A New TV Show About exJW`s??!!..

by OUTLAW in

.. do you want to be on tv?.

reposted to help tv producers of ex-jw series: my name is shauna woods and i work for hot snakes media, an acclaimed television production company based in new york city.

we have developed and produced hit content for tlc, discovery, and travel channel among many others.

rebel8

If it's really Hot Snakes Media, and for some odd reason they've chosen to use Gmail for business purposes, these are still the same people who made Amish Mafia (which some say is faked). Caveat emptor .

I don't know why you're ashamed, skeeter. I think when people repeatedly make the same choices, it's ok to hold them accountable for their choices.

Everyone's going to do what they want, and that's their prerogative. I'm just disappointed in this turn of events. I think it will marginalize ex-jws and reduce our credibility, which I fear will make people stop believing the true horrors of the cult.

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You don't seem to be as happy anymore!?

by stuckinarut2 in

i have been told by some in the cong that i don't seem to be as happy anymore..."what's wrong?

" they ask..... i feel like screaming out "i'm not happy because i'm going insane living a sham fake life stuck in the org pretending to be a good ms and witness!".

i really do feel it is taking a toll on me...and even the damn bros and sis are now seeing it!.

rebel8

Listen to your heart

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..A New TV Show About exJW`s??!!..

by OUTLAW in

.. do you want to be on tv?.

reposted to help tv producers of ex-jw series: my name is shauna woods and i work for hot snakes media, an acclaimed television production company based in new york city.

we have developed and produced hit content for tlc, discovery, and travel channel among many others.

rebel8

If a legitimate producer was looking for interesting true stories, it seems those abound on the Internet. And look who she chose first (supposedly).

Doesn't seem like real journalism.