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  Ridicule as a weapon

  by compound complex in

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  in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.

  http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.

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  compound complex

  In reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:

  http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/
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  Montreal Gazette: 'Homosexuals like you in tight pants,' JW leader says

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://montrealgazette.com/life/turning-the-page-homosexuals-like-you-in-tight-pants-jehovahs-witness-leader-says-reportsturning the page: 'homosexuals like you in tight pants,' jehovah's witness leader says reportsjillian page, montreal gazette more from jillian page, montreal gazette.

  published on: november 12, 2014 last updated: november 12, 2014 11:33 pm est.

  skin-tight pants are a no-no in public, church leader says,.

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  compound complex

  Some time ago a thread referred to the KKK's losing their redoubtable status due to public ridicule of the clan.

  Any recollection of how the group diminished in stature because no one took them seriously any longer?

  CC

  edited to add: kudos to the editor who caught that.
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  Is Anthony Morris III gay?

  by Calebs Airplane in

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  why else would he constantly bring up "gay-inspired" clothing when speaking to such large audiences?.

  nothing wrong with being gay.

  but he should just come out of the closet already and stop all this stupidity... just saying.. .

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  compound complex

  Bell bottoms and flairs were the rage when I was at Bethel, circa 1970. Brother Knorr said wear them in your room or hallway, not anywhere else. My roommate brazenly wore his to the factory.

  What stares he got . . .

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  Anthony Morris III - example to the flock - example to the elders

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i find it curious that so many are offended at the comments used by anthony morris iii.. when he publicly states that colourful socks, tight pants and spanx are not part of a christians life, he is teaching a lesson.

  the lesson for the flock is not to wear colourful socks, tight pants and spanx.. however,.

  the lesson to all the congregation elders is to ensure that these lessons are driven home in their respective congregations.

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  compound complex

  One's being hanged, however, would be another matter altogether.
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  "Confidential" JW.ORG Video Project Leaked

  by Emery in

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  2. friends

  syneidos posted some interesting information on reddit regarding jw.org's latest project for the upcomming 2015 memorial campaign.. for next year's 2015 memorial campaign, jw.org is producing an invitational video featuring jesus.

  the video is still being filmed at the moment and i was told it was super "confidential.

  " my source already saw several scenes from it and said, "it looks and feels like a cinematic movie.

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  compound complex

  "But even if you get the spelling right, and write manger, Jesus still wasn’t born in one, even if the story in the Gospel of Luke was literally true.

  A manger is a feeding trough. And nowhere in the story does it suggest that Mary gave birth in a feeding trough."

  Read more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2012/12/jesus-was-not-born-in-a-manger.html#ixzz3IIE6ggZr
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  Does ANYONE use RSS anymore?

  by nicolaou in

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  just wondering .

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  compound complex

  Please explain RSS for us (I Googled it but don't understand).

  I accidently clicked onto it on my e-mail site, and it had some neatly categorized info that I had never before seen in that particular arrangement.

  ???

  THANKS!

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  How To Be Subversive While Knowing TTATT And Stuck Inside The Watchtower Corporation Confines?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  so you found out it is all bs but due to family and friends you don't want to be disfellowshipped and shunned.

  you have to go to these rediculous meetings maybe even engage in corporation sponsored magazine drives to get the propaganda into the homes of your neighbor in hopes of making another corporation zombie mystified by childish magical thinking, of a jealous deity that wants you to work for the corporation finacial interest or else die for your lack of corporation loyalty.. it is a stressful sitiuation with all kinds of trip wires one has to beware of in order not to be heading into some back room kangaroo court where obediance to the almighty corporation is the bottom line, and a fair hearing of the facts is last on the list of importance.. one consolation is that one may eventually get friends and family out of this demanding and destructive cult with patients and passage of time.. so what ideas would you like to pass on to readers?

  what are some of subversive activities one can engage in while stuck in this nasty bit of mandatory corporation exercises of preaching, selling, and building?.

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  Oneeyedjoe:

  Of course, if you give answers like this, you must be prepared to be sickened by the number of people who come to you after the meeting to congratulate you on how much research you put into it, etc. I just hope that some might be nudged a little out of their slumber.

  My experience, exactly, often with my highlighting references from an older publication. Bible, first, however.

  Thanks.

  CoCo
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  Slip Sliding Away :I went to a 1 day assembly-Why?

  by MissFit in

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  i have not attended anything jw related for over a year.... until last week when i went to our one day convention.. why you ask?.

  i can do what i want i'm a grown adult.. ok...ok...so my jw childhood friend who i have not seen forever, came by for a visit.. i mentally went through the check list:.

  is she pioneering and need extra time?.

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  Yeah, i'm a grown up and can do what I want.

  I went. Why? What happens there doesnt matter to me any more.

  But spending some time with my friend does matter to me.

  I agree and do so myself!

  THANKS!

  CoCo
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  What's Artwork Question

  by JustVisting in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  why does wt artwork always have one person that is looking at the reader when depicting a group of people?

  whether it's the little girl in the sermon on the amount scene or the woman in the armagedon scene.

  what is the psychological and/or subliminal effect of this one the reader?

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  Re: mana's post and the picture of the fully-dressed woman in the chair.

  Originally she was dressed in night clothes and "awaiting" her husband. He must have been dressed accordingly, but I don't remember. The text dealt with the marriage "due."
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  When did the WTS begin to require baptismal candidates to answer 2 questions. What were they?

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. beliefs

  i need some research done so if anybody has the time, please see what you can find on the subject as stated in the title.. i clearly remember attending my first circuit assembly.

  on october 30, 1956, i definitely answered two questions, along with about ten other people including my mother, not at the assembly, but we were standing at the side of a small baptismal pool that was in the basement of a kingdom hall in ronkonkoma, then a small hamlet on long island in the town of islip, suffolk county, new york, united states.. i know for a certainty that in 1945 candidates for baptism were not asked any questions but they were informed through their congregation that there would be a baptism and told where and when it was to be held.

  usually the baptism was done at a beach and when candidates showed up in bathing attire, they were dunked, no questions asked.. so sometime between 1945 and 1956 two specific questions began to be asked of candidates.

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  compound complex

  Hi Barb:

  Somewhat after the barn door was left open and the horse got out . . .

  Apparently the baptismal candidates were not sufficiently versed in Bible/WT teachings prior to 1975. Brother Knorr announced that the "Lamp" book and its coverage of JW articles of faith (my words) and the follow-up questions would help stem the ongoing problem: 'People are coming into the Truth through the front door and then leaving through the back door.'

  Just a side point I recalled after seeing your question. Were you at Bethel prior to that book's publication? I was there circa 1970.

  Best.

  CoCo