the sunday assembly is a godless congregation that meets on the first sunday of every month to hear great talks, sing songs .
and generally celebrate the wonder of life.
its a service for anyone who wants to live better, help often and wonder more.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h3e3nysizy0.
The Sunday Assembly is a godless congregation that meets on the first Sunday of every month to hear great talks, sing songs
and generally celebrate the wonder of life. It’s a service for anyone who wants to live better, help often and wonder more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H3e3NySIzY0
EXCLUSIVE: British atheist group looking to expand will host sermon at city dive bar
LOL, is this it? 
they seem to have just offered me a job.
part of me is screaming "scam!
" as i seem to have received an offer all to easily.
There is also an Employment Fraud Alert under Careers at a legitimate American company named Cameron: "If you believe that you have received a fraudulent employment communication, please contact us by sending an email to compliance @ c-a-m.com."
ever since mitt romney turned the spotlight on the lds church a growing tsunami of disaffection has been accelerated and brought to a head.. the lds core faithful members are leaving in increasing numbers such that growth has not simply stagnated in the west but it has actively reversed.
to their credit the church is responding aggressively but not only is it too late, it is an impossible task.
you can only paint sh*t so many ways.
The article below is from two years ago, but it highlights the similar trend with limited Watchtower growth, *excepting* immigrant communities.
N.J. Mormon community to build church in Newark
Many of the new members are first- and second-generation Latin American immigrants who have flowed into New Jersey, and elsewhere in the nation, over the past two decades, said Kim Smith, a professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, former Short Hills resident and past Scotch Plains stake president.
John Almeida, president of Newark’s English-speaking Mormon group, said about a third of all congregations are Hispanic, many coming from Ecuador, Brazil and elsewhere in South and Central America. Ramirez, for example, said he converted to Mormonism in native Peru before moving to Newark in 1979.
Presently, there are three different congregations in Newark: Portuguese, Spanish and English-speaking groups. They rent space in the Wilson Towers in Newark’s Ironbound, and stagger their Sunday services so there is room for everyone.
how great would it be for it to turn out that this dude is an exjw (watch it till the end, you'll understand):.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfbgdzor_0.
http://youtu.be/4y7i1ascs5o.
while everyone has been bickering back and forth, i decided to do something positive to move forward.
as most of you know back in jan our family marked us as apostates and started shunning us.. so i wrote to all of my congress-people and told them what is going on with the jw's.
i told them how they are breaking up families, teaching the children intolerance, etc.
LOL Roberta! "Truth or Consequences" fits the bill but that's already been taken by an old game show.
Jehovah's Juveniles? Witnesses Gone Wild? Preach or Perish!
while everyone has been bickering back and forth, i decided to do something positive to move forward.
as most of you know back in jan our family marked us as apostates and started shunning us.. so i wrote to all of my congress-people and told them what is going on with the jw's.
i told them how they are breaking up families, teaching the children intolerance, etc.
Hi Newly Enlightened, I got your PM with the link and responded…
I appreciate your efforts in getting the word out to your elected representatives. If ever a JW-related case arises in her district, she and her staff have a point of reference from a constituent who tried to educate them about WT policies and abuses.
That is a *good thing*!
while everyone has been bickering back and forth, i decided to do something positive to move forward.
as most of you know back in jan our family marked us as apostates and started shunning us.. so i wrote to all of my congress-people and told them what is going on with the jw's.
i told them how they are breaking up families, teaching the children intolerance, etc.
I also threw in there the quote from the psychologists in Norway that said JW's were raising the next generation of serial killers.
hi y'all, this is mrs. flipper.
please share your experiences with this, or possible consequences of being outed.. this recent controversy and resulting arguments all stem from people being outed - possibly losing friends and family because most jw's will blindly follow the watchtower's rules to shun them.. among people i know and experiences read here, the grief and loss caused by this is terrible, and maybe now is a good time to put up some experiences here, and put the focus on the worst villians of all - wt policymakers..
One of the possible consequences of being outed is being cut out of your parent's will. Better to remain on the inactive list, maybe attend the Memorial or a few special talks to keep the old folks at bay, than have your family's heritage thrown away to the Watchtower $ociety.
It pits siblings and spouses against each other. I can't tell you how many times I've read here about grandparents who've never even met their grandchildren. Heartbreaking!
Another possible consequence is losing your only source of income, if you work for JWs and need a good reference to move on. In this economy, many are stuck in jobs they can't move from, and afraid of losing their homes if they do. Even worse for former FT pioneers and Bethelites who spent their young college and working years in the cult and are still catching up to their peers out in the world.
i've been contemplating a list of works of fiction that should be read by every young jehovah's witness, (12 - 18 years old).
the goal is to plant seeds of truth and critical thinking skills which could ultimately invoking cognitive dissonance and help them wake up to the truth about "the truth" (ttatt).
my idea is an adaptation of steven hassan's approach of not attacking a cult members beliefs directly, but rather indirectly by getting them to look at other similar belief systems and social structures, in this case fictional ones that mirror many of the destructive, oppressive features of jehovah's witnesses.
Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself.
Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born -- first as the child who painted the feelings his words dared not speak, then as a poet and storyteller who would eventually become one of Hollywood's most sought-after screenwriters.
A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher's gritty yet melodic literary voice, Finding Fish is an unforgettable reading experience.
