Good points Dedalus. I don't really agree with O'Connors view myself but she's a good read and certainly a perfect foil for more simplistic morality writings.
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A sickening example of religious vampirism
by expatbrit inthe link below leads to a webpage for a play entitled it's not too late: a christian drama/musical inspired by the columbine tragedy.. here is the synopsis of the play:.
the story takes place during one day at a high school.. .
mr. brooks is the custodian of the high school.
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Do JW's Actually Believe This Stuff?!?
by Mister Biggs inthis was just forwarded to me.. (we need more comets to help take all of the stupid people away from among us!).
this comes from the branch in canada....... in england one of our blind brothers had a seeing-eye dog that would.
faithfully guide and take him to the meetings each week.
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This one gave me shivers. All I could think of was that the leaf our hero pioneer had been handling had already been "marked"... by a dog that had passed by earlier. Hence his frenzied puppy friend. Yuck. Hope Mr. Pioneer gave his hands a good washing!
_________________yb92 227-8 - One day one of the pioneers wrote a sermon on a leaf with a ballpoint pen and carefully placed it right in the middle of a well-traveled roadway. He walked a short distance away and stood concealed among the trees. He waited, curious to see who would pick up the leaf. To his surprise a dog came wandering along the road and paused to sniff at the leaf. "I think the dog could read," said the pioneer humorously, "because he started barking at the leaf. The dog became excited and made so much noise that a hunter in the bush nearby thought the dog had a possum or a lizard trapped up a tree. The hunter ran to the scene only to discover the dog barking and pawing at the leaf. He pushed the dog aside and carefully picked up the leaf. He spent a few moments reading the sermon on the leaf and then just as carefully replaced the leaf-message in the middle of the road.
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A sickening example of religious vampirism
by expatbrit inthe link below leads to a webpage for a play entitled it's not too late: a christian drama/musical inspired by the columbine tragedy.. here is the synopsis of the play:.
the story takes place during one day at a high school.. .
mr. brooks is the custodian of the high school.
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Have any of you read any Flannery O'Connor? Now, there's an interesting writer who also believes in God. However she puts a mean twist on "morality" writings. I'd highly recommend her writings- very entertaining.
Ever read any of her work, Mr. Lentz?
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Do JW's Actually Believe This Stuff?!?
by Mister Biggs inthis was just forwarded to me.. (we need more comets to help take all of the stupid people away from among us!).
this comes from the branch in canada....... in england one of our blind brothers had a seeing-eye dog that would.
faithfully guide and take him to the meetings each week.
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Is this a re-telling of the famous "dog returning to his vomit" story?
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Good news for us.Bad news for them.
by sleepy inwhats the good news?.
well in case you don't know in britian there is a government campain to make access available to the internet to every single person in britian within 5 years.. soon internet access will be wide spread via the tv without the need for a computer.. as i say thats bad news for the society.
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It would make them false prophets, Henry, if they claimed they were speaking for God.
If, say, they claimed to be God's sole channel of communication on the earth for example. If they predicted dates that did not come to pass while claiming divine inspiration. I can think of a very good example of a false prophet. Can you?
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"guided" divorces
by lecook inplease see the following story about the hensley murder case.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/east02022002.htm.
does anyone know anymore about this kind of "guided" divorce?
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bttt.
Is interference in the marriage arrangement really that common? I know of a couple of guys who behaved horribly towards the significant others because the significant others "threatened" the organizations authority over the relationship. Of course, those men voluntarily stepped up and behaved like idiots because their ladyfolk weren't going with the program.
It wasn't directly organizational interference but it was a result of the organization. I guess I know it's true but it's still so hard to stomach.
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MAJOR ALERT - UN 2nd LETTER on WTS/NGO
by hawkaw inon january 24, 2002 the interim head of the department of public information responded to my letter requesting disclosure of the watchtower file.
even though dpi still refuses to give me the file, they did present some more facts on criteria for association.
also dpi provides what their dpi committee alerted the wts too in the committee's 1992 letter of accreditation to the wts.. there was a delay in posting due to the fact that the dpi sent a wrong brochure to me that accompanied the letter.
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It wasn't the library card, it wasn't the changing criteria of the association... hmmmm.... why the affiliation then?
Maybe the devil made them do it.
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Passive agressive behavior- a common JW trait?
by detective ini'd like to ask a serious question about passive agressive behavior and witnesses.
i know a variety of non-witnesses who are passive aggressive in their behavior so this is obviously something of a attitude that anyone can have.
but i was curious to find out if people think this behavior is common among witnesses?
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Andi, I realize this isn't something unique to witnesses. What I am asking is if people feel that a) passive agressive behavior is common among witnesses that they know and b) if they feel that the dynamics of the group possibly contribute to passive agressive behavior.
I'm interested because I was thinking about this quite a bit lately. I guess you could say I've recently bumped elbows with this sort of behavior and I was wondering if others felt that the group might have something to do with fostering that type of behavior because other forms of expression might be discouraged. It's not scientific, I just want a few perspectives.
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Passive agressive behavior- a common JW trait?
by detective ini'd like to ask a serious question about passive agressive behavior and witnesses.
i know a variety of non-witnesses who are passive aggressive in their behavior so this is obviously something of a attitude that anyone can have.
but i was curious to find out if people think this behavior is common among witnesses?
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I'd like to ask a serious question about passive agressive behavior and witnesses. I know a variety of non-witnesses who are passive aggressive in their behavior so this is obviously something of a attitude that anyone can have. But I was curious to find out if people think this behavior is common among witnesses? If so, in what ways have you seen it manifested?
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WATCHTOWER QUOTE RE UN NGOs NAILS THEIR OWN ASSES!
by MadApostate ini'm pulling this out of the original thread since people are blowing by this as if it were nothing.. the blue portion appears on page 17 of the june 1, 1991 watchtower, in the article titled their refuge--a lie!, which criticizes "christendom" for seeking help from the united nations rather than jah.. .
"prayer and meditation at the united nations"-- robert muller .
"prayer, meditation and spirituality at the un are fascinating subjects.
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Did I miss this or just forget? Thanks for re-posting it.