Posts by Paralipomenon

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Impact of climate change may be underestimated - Article worth reading

by cantleave in

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-26/scientists-may-have-underestimated-climate-change/3913288.

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Paralipomenon

I get a ton of heat for my opinion on this but here we go again.

I support laws for the reduction and polution. I think it is a good goal to aspire to.

I am not convinced that we as a species should take action to adjust the climate artificially due to a highly political subject. The more political money you throw at the scientific community for the sake of politics, only muddies the result.

Right now we are convinced that we are heating up the earth and there are talks on how to cool it down. Given that the earth has been around for MILLIONS of years before us, I think it is irrational we should do anything ON PURPOSE to alter it's climate based on the findings of a mere century.

That comment usually gets change advocates to toss me into the "deniers' camp.

I don't think we don't have an impact on the climate, but I am for more of reduction of our footprint over the politically charge discussion of making infrastructure changes aimed at cooling the planet.

If you give a pack of scientists a stack of money and tell them to prove climate change, they will come back with very convincing charts and data supporting it. If you give the same scientists a stack of money and tell them to prove the opposite, they will come back with the opposite data.

It needs to be less political and more about facts since we are talking about a potentially irreversable change that may affect our survival as a species.

It can only be less political when the left and the right stop thowing money around to prove their slant of the facts.

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What has or would motivate you to attend an Ex-JW meet up...

by Tuesday in

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i just wanted to get a general consensus of what are the motivations to attend an ex-jw meet up.

if you've already attended one before, what motivated you the first time or each successive time?

if you've never attended an ex-jw meet up before what do you think could motivate you to attend one?.

Paralipomenon

I've been hesitant to attend any meetups like this it seems they many are sponsored by someone that wants me to convert to being a Jesus freak or something. It can be opportunistic and taking advantage of vulnerable people. I don't need someone trying to convert me.

If it's an apostafest organized from here, you don't have to worry about being converted.

I had a blast at the Toronto Apostafest several years ago, some drove up from the states and we had a great time.

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Things you did to pass the time at meetings/service/assemblies/conventions/memorials

by OneDayillBeFree in

i'm currently at the meeting again... i'm always in the back working the sound cause everyone else can't seem to work it and i'm mostly on my phone reading jwn or writing, or doodling or sometimes i just stare at the audience to see who's falling asleep or daydreaming.

its really the only way i can still sit through these things.. but i remember getting the number of a girl i used to like at one district convention and we would text each other during the program and talk about how boring it was.. i also remember sneaking out of a circuit assembly and going to see a car show that was going on right next door.

that was fun!.

Paralipomenon

I kept my revelation book with my doodles from my teenage years, I should scan some in.

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What does your profile name say about you?

by usualusername in

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i use usualusername as i am not creative enough to think of anything sexier.... .

what significance is there behind your profile name?.

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Paralipomenon

Paralipomenon is another name for the book of Chronicles.

Witnesses claim they have superior bible knowledge, but I never had heard of this term until I was out since we only used the NWT of the bible.

Just a little in-joke for myself reflecting my exit from the witnesses.

I use it other places as well, but I ususally get unsolicited PM's from people that want to talk about the bible, bleh.

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Funny things to not do at the Memorial

by rebel8 in

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pull out a can of cheese whiz, top the bread with it, and take a nibble.. .

say really loud...."oh, wow!

jesus' body is really tasty this year!".

Paralipomenon

Full witness dress and grooming. During the opening prayer put on rabbit ears.

Before the meeting ask one of the attendants which seat they pass the wine to first. Lick your lips a lot. Look excited.

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What a shame - but fortunate for the org

by Mickey mouse in

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as referred to in this thread, ray franz's book crisis of conscience, arguably the most important book for ex jws to read - has been out of print for months but is available from amazon at $100+.. internet explorer, probably the most commonly used internet browser - is not compatible with this website.. most young jws probably access the internet via a smartphone but good luck trying to post to this website on one.. .

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Paralipomenon

I couldn't give a DAMN who likes me or my beliefs or not. I was even willing to lose a couple of decades-old contributors for having atheists among my bloggers. And I did. But others took up the slack.

There are very few theists (and atheists for that matter) that are confident enough in their beliefs to allow opposing viewpoints to stand next to theirs when they have the power to restrict them.

Kudos to you.

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Rick Fearon should apologise for accusing faders of being cowards

by cedars in

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i hate doing this type of thread.

none of us are perfect, least of all myself, and i would rather focus any criticism on the watch tower society for damaging people's lives.

however, in the short period since i've been a member of this forum i've noticed one member in particular deteriorate in his behaviour into the type of individual who threatens to undermine the credibility of the entire website.

Paralipomenon

he said he was df'd in July 2005.

http://sixscreens.blogspot.com/2011/01/six-screens-of-watchtower-why.html

He says alot of thing that aren't true.

This is an audio recording of him and his wife in 2004. At the time of this recording they had been disfellowshipped for two years. It is confirmed 2002 in the tape.

http://www.mmoutreach.org/audio_jw.htm

So he was either lying in 2004, or lying in 2005.

If you want to skip the showboating of this and skip to the end, he states that he started the Six screens idea using physical signs to expose the Watchtower for being a fraud, and since the watchtower teaches them that there's "no where else to go" he is following up with the church that he and his wife run called "Upper Room Ministry". He even brags that he doesn't put up crosses since exiting witnesses may still be sensitive to idolitry.

So there you have it. The Six Screens teleconference is to expose the witnesses, but not for pure purposes. It is purely a recruitment tool for his own religion. He's essentially another e-Watchman and I have no patience for that.

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Rick Fearon should apologise for accusing faders of being cowards

by cedars in

jw
friends

i hate doing this type of thread.

none of us are perfect, least of all myself, and i would rather focus any criticism on the watch tower society for damaging people's lives.

however, in the short period since i've been a member of this forum i've noticed one member in particular deteriorate in his behaviour into the type of individual who threatens to undermine the credibility of the entire website.

Paralipomenon

it took him 7 years to leave the witnesses? I do not know anything about it. Tell me about it if you do not mind. Thanks!

Rick was "born again" while still a witness in 1993. At this point he started taking the emblems at the memorial. He says in 1995 he realized that it wasn't the truth but remained a witness until 2002. He started fading in 2001 and stopped going to meetings in 2002 when he was cornered by the elders and disfellowshipped.

For someone accusing people of being cowards for fading out, I think it's rather hypocritical to have slowly faded out over 7 years.

Also, Rick seems to be his middle name, not his first. The internet only seems to show him adopting his middle name after his exit from the Witnesses.

If someone asks me why I remain anonymous on the internet, it's not because I'm afraid of the Watchtower, it's because it's STUPID to put so much personal information up on the net. This is just common sense.

He is also on record of using his Six screens program as a means to convert current and former witnesses to his church. That is the main reason I do not like him. Using a cult recovery forum as recruitment tool for his own religion is in bad taste, especially when his target is those who just left a cult and are vulnerable.

There is freedom of speech, then there are predatory actions.

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Rick Fearon should apologise for accusing faders of being cowards

by cedars in

jw
friends

i hate doing this type of thread.

none of us are perfect, least of all myself, and i would rather focus any criticism on the watch tower society for damaging people's lives.

however, in the short period since i've been a member of this forum i've noticed one member in particular deteriorate in his behaviour into the type of individual who threatens to undermine the credibility of the entire website.

Paralipomenon

I wonder why Rick is so against Faders when it took him over 7 years to leave the Witnesses.

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Apple employees from the LGBT community have posted a video for the It Gets Better project.

by whereami in

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i think this was an uplifting and courageous video made by apple employees.

big thumbs up to apple for their courage in embracing their lgbt employees in this way.

as part of the it gets better campaign to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth, employees at apple have created a video with their stories about coming out and overcoming adversity, offering a rare glimpse into the personal lives of employees of the notoriously secretive company.. .

Paralipomenon

tagged!