Topics Started by Ingenuous

Silent Night of the Living Dead
by Ingenuous in
1. social
2. humour
you're welcome.. .

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A Different Kind of Apocalypse
by Ingenuous in
1. social
2. humour
i made a version of this cake for the step-kid's birthday:.

rainbow cake recipe inspires comment apocalypse.

yes, things were frozen.
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"Jesus 'Love-Bombs' You"
by Ingenuous in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a succinct description of how 'love-bombing' and indoctrination work:

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/jesus_love_bombs_you/
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Myth, Legend... Religion? How does it start?
by Ingenuous in
1. watchtower
2. bible
if myths and legends are at one time taken as fact, how do they get such status?

what type of people knowingly lie about profound matters and then allow others to be taken in by that lie, knowing the lie will change someone else's life?

how do these stories get embellished - seemingly without anyone realizing someone is spinning a longer and longer yarn - and why does it not smite the consciences of such people?
Baltimore, MD & Richmond, VA - 5/21 - Free Marrow Donor Registration Drive
by Ingenuous in
1. watchtower
2. medical
baltimore, md and richmond, va.. .

for details, see: http://www.supportlauri.com/.

additional info at the site includes future registration dates for md and washington, d.c. and details on how to register with nmdp directly and have your expenses covered via the lauri reamer fund.
I like this "cult" much better...
by Ingenuous in
1. jw
2. friends
at work, i've been transferred to a team that administers unix, a foreign platform for me.

i'm already getting sucked into the "this is so much better than windows" mindset.

does anyone exclusively use a unix-related os on their home machine?
Windows' Hidden Settings
by Ingenuous in
1. social
2. humour
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They really make this much too easy...
by Ingenuous in
1. watchtower
2. bible
*** w63 11/15 pp.

689-690 execution of divine judgment upon false religion ***.

6 necessarily there must be just one true religion, just as there is only one true science.
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Sayings that keep you afloat?
by Ingenuous in
1. jw
2. friends
do you have any sayings/anecdotes/mantras/cliches that help you cope?

i've heard a few that i employ with my own modifications:.

i like the "dear dad" letter, though i don't know if my folks would appreciate it if i applied to leaving the org.. "if my mother knew about this, she'd be spinning in her grave.
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I can't do it. Am I supposed to?
by Ingenuous in
1. social
2. family
my parents are acting loopy.

not toward me, but toward my sister.

she's not doing anything wrong, just experiencing the normal ups and downs and unplanned surprises of marriage.