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Refugee Problem Blamed On FDLR
AllAfrica.com, Africa - 6 hours ago ... They singled out Jehovah's Witnesses Church which discourages members from participating in night patrols and Gacaca court proceedings. ... AllAfrica has frequent news clips on Africa's big cult problem.I correspond with them every time,join in and and contribute too. |
DannyHaszard
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A developing threat to the Society's growth - Africa gets old PC's
by truthseeker inlooks like africa will be catching up soon, with the rest of the online community.
it's only a matter of time before some african student.
googles "jehovah's witness".
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"Serena soaks up the pressure" Fame + JW
by DannyHaszard inserena soaks up the pressure
people are used to seeing us all serious on court.".
i love wimbledon.
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JW customized sweet sixteen party (Danny Haszard sez; good for them,im pissed that i was forbidden to do this for my baby sis.The Rockland Massachusetts Jehovah's Witnesses elders would have DFed my whole family.) Marking a rite of passage
Bakersfield Californian (subscription), CA - 6 hours ago
... Daisy's mother, Irma Serrano, is a Jehovah's Witness and originally didn't want to have the party because of the religious aspects. ... Marking a rite of passage
Hispanic ritual a chance for girls to leave childhood behind By GABRIEL RAMIREZ, Californian staff writer
e-mail: [email protected]
Posted: Sunday July 17th, 2005, 11:30 PM
Last Updated: Sunday July 17th, 2005, 11:57 PM
Quinceañeras are a time-honored rite of passage for many Hispanic girls on the verge of womanhood.For parents, it's a time to introduce their daughter to the world.
For daughters, it's a time to dress up and hold court.
Daisy Estrada Serrano had her quinceañera on July 9. To her, it represented leaving behind the child she was and stepping into her young lady shoes.
Daisy's mother, Irma Serrano, is a Jehovah's Witness and originally didn't want to have the party because of the religious aspects.
Typically in quinceañeras, the young lady is taken to Catholic Mass where she recites a prayer and is introduced to God as a young lady.
They decided to tweak the event by taking that part out.
The compromise worked, not to mention saved money as the church would have charged a fee.
And money can be a big issue.
Quinceañeras can cost $4,500 to $15,000, said Reina Benitez, owner of Party Plus Design by Reina Corporation, a quinceañera and wedding store in Bakersfield.
The event calls for just about everything a wedding does: A hall, decorations, the church (though not in Daisy's case) a lavish dinner, invitations, photos or videos, music, flowers, attendants and, of course, the quinceañera dress.
Unlike a wedding, however, parents can, and often do, turn to godparents and other family members to help with the expenses.
And instead of bridesmaids and groomsmen, quinceañeras have "royal courts," which can be as many as 14 friends and family members.
Daisy had four couples in her court: Teresa Rivas, Azucena Vences, Yessica Vega, Karla Barajas, Ricardo Aldaco, Carlos Chavez, Irvin Valenzuela and Jose Vargas.
Her companion was Albert Aldaco.
"I chose Albert because he is close to me. I have known him since sixth grade," Daisy said.
But the highlight is the dress.
"It's the dress that stands out. It's the dress that makes people go 'WOW.' It separates you from everybody else," Daisy said.
Daisy chose blue, though most quinceañera dresses are off-white or pink.
The pinnacle of the evening is when the quinceañera and her court dance. Daisy choreographed it herself and it took weeks of practice for her and the court to learn to waltz.
Daisy's event went smoothly and after dinner Daisy's father, Jose Abel Estrada, placed on her what were her first high-heeled shoes.
Then came the much anticipated waltz. And finally Daisy was given her last doll, which signified her leaving her childhood behind.
Afterward, there was a lot to clean up.
"It was all so messy. But I didn't have to clean up, my family did it," Daisy said. "I have a lot of memories and overall I had a great time."
She is looking forward to more responsibilities now, and perhaps even being allowed to date.
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The Jehovah's Witnesses Reformation Movement
by Kenneson ini made an interesting find last evening.
i stumbled across a site purporting to be a jehovah's witness reform movement.
while it sees value in jehovah's witnesses, its primary purpose is to reform the governing body.
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A discussion of the Watchtowers doctrines would be like a debate of the finer points of hitler's personal autobiography mein kempf It is a foregone conclusion it's total trash. Danny Haszard sez you can't reform a blood guilty institution that is rotten to the core
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"Serena soaks up the pressure" Fame + JW
by DannyHaszard inserena soaks up the pressure
people are used to seeing us all serious on court.".
i love wimbledon.
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Summer competition ready to heat up
Houston Chronicle, TX - 6 hours ago
... their beliefs. "We were brought up Jehovah's Witnesses and Christians," Serena said. "We consider ourselves role models.". "Absolutely ... ABC Family exec Paul Lee admits "we really got lucky with this one." Hot off her Wimbledon win, Venus Williams and her sister Serena star in a six-episode reality series, Venus & Serena: For Real (9 p.m. Wednesday). The show, which follows the pair off the court and on, was shot before Wimbledon so it could air in the window between that tournament and the U.S. Open.The series will show "how hard we work and all the drama in between," Venus said. "People are going to see that we laugh more than anything else and that we're normal people in somewhat of an abnormal environment."
"We thought we were a perfect match with ABC Family," said Serena, explaining why the show is airing there instead of, say, MTV. "We're the Williams sisters. We're a really close family."
You won't see them cursing or doing anything that would compromise their beliefs.
"We were brought up Jehovah's Witnesses and Christians," Serena said. "We consider ourselves role models."
"Absolutely," Venus added, "because in the end, what we have is our reputation. And I want my mom and dad (who will be seen in the series) to be proud of us."
Sisters Venus, right, and Serena Williams of the United States celebrate with American flags after they won gold during the Olympic women's doubles tennis Thursday, September 28, 2000, in Sydney's Olympic Park.
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"Serena soaks up the pressure" Fame + JW
by DannyHaszard inserena soaks up the pressure
people are used to seeing us all serious on court.".
i love wimbledon.
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Venus & Serena keep it clean
New York Daily News, NY - 2 hours ago
... And as for the cursing and stuff [now almost a tradition on most "reality" shows], we don't believe in that, because we were brought up Jehovah's Witnesses and ...Venus & Serena
keep it cleanBy DAVID BIANCULLI
DAILY NEWS TV CRITIC
BEVERLY HILLS - Tennis-playing superstar sisters Venus and Serena Williams explained to TV writers here why their new reality series on the ABC Family network, "Venus & Serena: For Real," differs from most follow-the-celebrities reality shows.Venus and Serena Williams show off the clothes they don't wear to work. "We're working girls," Venus Williams said. "We do not take days off. We're fighting.... I think this show is going to show that element of how hard we work. And it's going to show when you lift the Wimbledon trophy, what it really takes - and then all the drama in between."
The ABC Family show was filmed over a six-week period that ended before Venus' thrilling comeback win at Wimbledon earlier this month.
A postscript is planned to reflect that victory in the final episode of "Venus & Serena." The rest of it will show the sisters training, playing and living their daily lives - which includes, in Serena's case, a lot of interaction with her Jack Russell terrier, Jackie.
Who was not acquired, she says, as an accessory.
"Honestly, I haven't gotten on that train where all the celebrities have a dog," Serena said, laughing. "I've had her for six years, and she's been traveling with me since 1999 - since I was 17 years old."
The sisters took the show to ABC Family, rather than go the MTV route of "The Osbournes" or somewhere similarly edgy, because they saw their series not as another study in celebrities behaving badly, but as more positive, reserved and inspirational.
"We consider ourselves role models," Serena said Friday, adding, "We thought we were a perfect match with ABC Family, even down to the name. It's ABC Family. We're the Williams sisters. We're a really close family.
"And as for the cursing and stuff [now almost a tradition on most "reality" shows], we don't believe in that, because we were brought up Jehovah's Witnesses and Christians."
Venus agreed, noting also that they knew the rest of their family will be watching the show, too.
"In the end," Venus explained, "what we have is our reputation, who we are, and what we've been taught. And I want my mom and dad to be proud of me, and I think they'll be very proud to have this show on ABC Family as the right venue for us."
While it wasn't part of the TV show, critics couldn't resist also asking Venus about that Wimbledon victory, in which she came from behind numerous times to beat top-seeded Lindsay Davenport, 4-6, 7-6, 9-7.
Did she know it was a classic match while she was playing it?
"I knew I was behind," said Venus, "until the last two minutes."
Originally published on July 18, 2005-----------------------------
http://www.freeminds.org/psych/lifton.htm Eight Marks of a Mind-Control Cult
# 3 Demand for Purity
The world is depicted as black and white, with little room for making personal decisions based on a trained conscience. One's conduct is modeled after the ideology of the group, as taught in its literature. People and organizations are pictured as either good or evil, depending on their relationship to the cult.
Universal tendencies of guilt and shame are used to control individuals, even after they leave. There is great difficulty in understanding the complexities of human morality, since everything is polarized and oversimplified. All things classified as evil are to be avoided, and purity is attainable through immersion into the cult's ideology.
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Who and What was the deal on this Leo Greenlee's person ?????
by run dont walk in.
from rumour, i understand he was a governing body member, and he liked getting new bethelite boys drunk and playing hide the hot dog in your bum, and that he was transferred to new orleans as a "special pioneer", now this is all rumour, do we have any facts, and how long was he a governing body member, and did he die a faithful witness ???????
any info on this guy would be appreciated.. thanks in advance
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http://cultbuster.info/default.htm "Grimlees" is up at my site
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Breaking News: Berry girls lose high court appeal
by loveis inwith those two short, sweet, words of the nh supreme court, the berry girls 4-year fight to hold the wts responsible has come to an abrupt and bitter end.. a preliminary scan of the opinion indicates a virtual slam-dunk victory for the wts, although there was one dissenting justice out of the four on one issue only, the only female justice of the four.
(coincidence?
hmmm......).
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DannyHaszard
The Watchtower legal whores could never best anyone in a jury trial.Just think if they tried to come after me in my county in Maine.
Criminal or civil state or federal court.Come and get it!
Danny Haszard Bangor Maine
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Who is directing them?
by barbar injws claim to be led by god.
he is directing their organisation by his spirit.. they believe that smoking is wrong, in fact a disfellowshipping offense.
so why did god not tell them that smoking was wrong?.
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hard fast rule-PEOPLE IMITATE THE GOD THAT THEY WORSHIP 2Corn 11:13-15
The headless horseman runs their show
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More DEMENTED JW MURDERS in the news
by DannyHaszard invictim's family dresses down murderer
boston herald, ma - 12 minutes ago .
... kevin and nancy hensley, jehovah's witnesses, had been separated only a couple of weeks when he beat and choked her to death and then dumped her body beside a ... .
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Victim's family dresses down murderer
Boston Herald, MA - 2 hours ago
Kevin and Nancy Hensley, Jehovah's Witnesses, had been separated only a couple of weeks when he beat and choked her to death and then dumped her body beside a ...The News wire link (on my browser) now points to my forum post (join in),hmmm perhaps somebody at the Boston Herald has a personal interest or is it just a glitch?
Ya know when you have abused millions of people you must expect lots of enemies.That's just it,the biggest problem that i have promoting my counter-cult page is lack of interest among the general population because everybody already knows it.
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More DEMENTED JW MURDERS in the news
by DannyHaszard invictim's family dresses down murderer
boston herald, ma - 12 minutes ago .
... kevin and nancy hensley, jehovah's witnesses, had been separated only a couple of weeks when he beat and choked her to death and then dumped her body beside a ... .
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