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  Theocracy: When religion has its way.

  by Spook in

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  2. current

  http://direland.typepad.com/

  the murder of homosexual teens in iran.

  sad and disgusting, yet i have little faith that a bible based theocracy would long avoid similar tyranny and oppression.

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  Non U.S. graduate school recommendations

  by Spook in

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  2. friends

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  i have a request of the forum for help in recommending some good universities for graduate school abroad.

  i will be applying for anthropology, journalism, science writing, and creative writing.

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  The World Can't Wait, DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!

  by Spook in

  1. social
  2. current

  want this regime to be stopped.. .

  the world cant wait!

  november 2!.

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  My DA letter!

  by Spook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the moment arrived.

  i have sent out my first three letters: one to the local congregation, one to the governing body (right, right, like i'll get a reply?

  ), and one to my family.

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  Example of bait-and-switch logic.

  by Spook in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from the watchtower website article on propaganda:.

  "however, we do not want to be so narrow that we refuse to consider facts that can improve our thinking.

  how can we find the right balance?

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  The Future of WTBTS: A prediction.

  by Spook in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in light of the recent statistics and change in awake publication, i have the following thoughts:.

  1. the work in western lands is steady or decreasing.

  2. foreign territory in western lands is increasing proportionately.. 3. therefore, the established, wealthier population of publishers in western lands is decreasing more rapidly, being replaced by foreign/special language territories.. 4. a majority of the financial support for publication comes from the decreasing base of wealthy western culture.. 5. the pressure for material in foreign languages is increasing.. 6. the cost of the preaching work is increasing, due to #5, and the increased costs of transportation due to oil prices, and the economics of electronic transmittals reducing the global demand for shipping.. 7. a large portion of the most zealous young peple switch to foreign territory, reducing the activity of established congregations in western lands.. 8. due to #7, #1-6 will increase in the future.. i predict: (1) further seperation of printing and operations into branches.

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  Legal loophole for those baptized as minors

  by Spook in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  if you were baptized as a minor, i'm told there is a legal recourse to refuse the action of a judicial commitee.

  any info on this?

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  Invitation: Chicago Area Post Disassociation Letter Party. Open Invite!!!

  by Spook in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey folks,.

  i have my da letters all lined up.

  i want to have a party in chicago in april.

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  Circuit Assembly Review: "Be guided by the 'wisdom from above.'

  by Spook in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just got back from the circuit assembly.

  some interesting perspectives:.

  9 people out of 2500 got baptised.

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  Zen of the WTBTS

  by Spook in

  1. social
  2. humour

  "a renowned zen master said that his greatest teaching was this: buddha is your own mind.

  so impressed by how profound this idea was, one monk decided to leave the monastery and retreat to the wilderness to meditate on this insight.

  there he spent 20 years as a hermit probing the great teaching.