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  the beautiful Towers hotel now for sale

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its a gorgeous building, and you should see the commercial they made for it.. http://21clarkstreet.com.

  the commercial video, as well as the cool 360° vr views are available on the home page of.

  https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com.

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  Dagney

  Wowzers! That is some commercial!

  Those Brooklyn kids must be having the time of their lives play acting in these vids.
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  Damaging Children With the Christian Gospel

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the christian gospel begins with the dehumanising assertion that all humans are fallen sinners who deserve nothing but god's judgement and wrath.. not only does this taint all relationships between christians and unbelievers, it destroys the beautiful innocence of childhood.

  in a recent edition of the popular christian radio program "family life today", titled “introducing your child to god,” co-host bob lepine discussed teaching “practical theology” to his young daughter, explaining:.

  when my daughter, amy, was still less than two years old, i started teaching practical theology to her.

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  Dagney

  I agree Cofty. Most of us here don't want any part of that thinking.

  THEN, there are those who identify with it, and need to have those thoughts about themselves...it is somehow comforting. And it is any religion.

  The issue is how to raise kids. Hopefully it is with love and encouragement for freedom of thought. Even then, some who are raised in a secular environment back to a religious life, because they need it.

  Today I listened to an NPR interview with rabbi who is the sister of Sarah Silverman, avowed atheist. The children of the rabbi keep kosher but are not religious, much to the mom's disappointment.

  That being said, I do not find the christian message loving as shown in the above article, with so many reasons why...
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  "Cult Following" - New album by former JW

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was listening to "fresh air" today and this review came up for a new album by a former jw, laurel sprengelmeyer/little scream.. http://www.npr.org/2016/05/23/479154048/little-scream-casts-a-dreamy-spell-with-cult-following.

  laurel sprengelmeyer has opened up the possibility that she intends the album titled "cult following" to have more than one meaning, not just a small devoted fan base, but perhaps a reference to having been raised for part of her youth as a jehovah's witness, which she has referred to in an interview as a kind of christian religious cult.. yup.

  it kind of is..

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  Dagney

  I was listening to "Fresh Air" today and this review came up for a new album by a former JW, Laurel Sprengelmeyer/Little Scream.

  http://www.npr.org/2016/05/23/479154048/little-scream-casts-a-dreamy-spell-with-cult-following

  Laurel Sprengelmeyer has opened up the possibility that she intends the album titled "Cult Following" to have more than one meaning, not just a small devoted fan base, but perhaps a reference to having been raised for part of her youth as a Jehovah's Witness, which she has referred to in an interview as a kind of Christian religious cult.

  Yup. It kind of is.
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  Died Due To Refusing Blood Transfusion

  by rrb2016 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well, last monday my mother, a jehovah's witness since her baptism in 1968 died last week because she would not accept a blood transfusion.

  she was 76 and had lung and skin cancer.

  i know that the cancer would have gotten her anyway, but she was bleeding internally, and was told that she needs a blood transfusion, as her blood count went all the way down to 3.2 (should be 12-14.

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  Dagney

  OmGosh, I am so sorry!
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  Why do witnesses feel the need to put JW ORG on all their social media sites?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have you all noticed the obsession witnesses have of putting jw.org on all their social media sites like facebook, twitter, instagram etc?.

  so many put it in their bio section...like some sort of loud proclamation to other witnesses that they are righteous and spreading the message.. it's also very lazy.

  now with no personal effort at all, they can just say jw.org and be "witnessing".

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  Dagney

  I think it is human nature to want to identify with something. We like to show we belong to something...like something. Think wearing baseball caps or shirts of your favorite team, or performer...or Disney character. It's also an identifier to others in the club.

  Add the complex nature of a cult, and the feeling of being chosen for a fairytale reward, then ya got near hysterical devotion by some to JW.org.

  It is a phenomena we are not used to seeing in the last 20-30 years by the WT though I'll say. I really hate seeing it...but it's my baggage I know.
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  What's your favourite feel good movie ?

  by jhine in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  maybe it's time for a less serious thread .

  i have just finished watching dirty dancing ( again ) .

  what is your feel good movie , the one that makes you smile and cry happy tears ?

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  Dagney

  I share many of the same mentioned.

  Casablanca

  Harvey - I'm crazy about these two movies.

  Arthur (original)

  French Kiss

  To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  Fried Green Tomatoes, Forest Gump

  Enchanted April

  You've Got Mail/Sleepless in Seattle/When Harry Met Salley

  Doris Day movies - Pillow Talk, That Touch of Mink, The Thrill of it All - There...I said it!
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  [RECAP] Southern California day-at-the-beach

  by Happy Guy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thank you to everyone who made it out to the beach yesterday.

  it was a fantastic event.

  by my count, there were about 60 people.

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  Dagney

  Wow! So sorry I missed it. Something unexpectedly came up. Dammit.

  Nice turnout! Thank you for putting this together.
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  Do you play the lottery?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for me, i have only purchased just one powerball ticket in my life, that was few years ago and i am thinking about buying some more in the near future.

  maybe i should push my luck even more this time.

  i am going to buy 10 tickets.

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  Dagney

  Oh James ^^^ The odds are so big of that happening...it could have been life changing for her.

  I play a little. I'm in the office pool when the numbers are high. I also found out years later that when I was a JW and didn't join in the office lottery, someone put in for me anyway because they didn't want me to be left out. There you go.
  

  My family buys scratchers, and if I'm with them I'll get a few.
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  the path

  by Princess Ashe in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  anyone watching the path on hulu?

  it's a bit extreme but a few similarities in dealing with the struggle of having doubt in possibly splitting up the family.

  ones in blindly following..

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  Dagney

  Yes I've been watching. Those cult buzz words ring loud and clear.

  This week was especially moving when Hawk at 16 is told my his mom he will never see his family again. It's a scenario played loud and proud by the WT. Makes me ill.
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  Informative Article-The Guardian: Police expect 30,000 new child abuse reports from Goddard inquiry

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/19/child-sex-abuse-police-expect-30000-goddard-inquiry-cases.

  police expect 30,000 new child abuse reports from goddard inquiry .

  sandra laville.

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  Dagney

  ^^^^Excellent!

  (I really hate them today for some reason...)