breaking amish tv show.
two young amish adults was.
ask, who was martin l. king.
I watched the first episode of the show and something didn't seem right.
A bit of research revealed that they weren't fresh plucked out of the Amish community, most of them had all be out for years and were just acting the part.
While interesting, it kinda ruined it for me.
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found this on you tube:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4as2abu8cm4.
relevant jw bits are from:.
Very interesting, tagging!
as i continue to post these letters just to let people see what they can expect through a fade, i hope they are not annoying anyone.. if so please let me know and i will no longer post them.
however i think these letters help you to see how cultish and crazy this religion causes people to become:.
evening <name removed>,.
Those two sweethearts deserve to be able to experience loving grandparents.
This was a point with my mother as well.
My thought? "Don't I deserve loving parents that won't hold back affection based on religious opinion?"
First they have to prove they can love me, then I'll let my children near them.
if the title of the thread wasn't enough, spoiler alert.. spoiler alert.. .
okay...so...that said, i haven't seen the movie, which would be a paradox except that i read the novelization.
so...how'd you feel about the way it ended?
As a follower of the comics for a long time, this is consistant with the story.
After the crisis of infinite earths, Zod shows up with his henchemen from another dimension. In this dimension, Zod killed superboy and went on to conquer his home there.
They get loose on earth and superman uses green kryptonite to weaken them. As they are weakened, Zod starts ranting how he will get strength back soon and then try to wipe out humanity on earth.
Realizing that Zod could not be controlled and couldn't be easily stopped, Superman turns the Krypontite on all three killing them.
This sends him into a deep depression and he leaves Earth, no longer feeling worthy of being it's protector. It is during this time that come to terms that while the action was necessary, he would never kill again, setting the framework for the Superman for decades after that.
In all, not bad, I think they accurately portray how the military and government would react to discovering someone as powerful as Superman. I thought the attempt at trying to track his movements to learn his weaknesses was accurate. Also the whole "Look I have glasses, nobody can recognize me as superman" was a weak element to the story, a hangover from the silver age. Having those that know Superman recognize Clark Kent makes more sense.
the general public knows far too little about cults and mind control...and this is reflective of many ex-jws as well.
when i meet up with former jws, either in person or on the phone, im surprised that the majority have never read combating cult mind control.
of course, i am sure many former jws do not want to read yet another publication.
I'm pretty sure it is available in audiobook format.
at jw.org, on their faq page, they try to respond to this question: "do you ban certain movies, books, or songs?".
their first word: "no".. they then go on to briefly answer this question.
their final statement says: "outside the family, however, no one is authorized to ban specific films, songs, or artists as being unacceptable for members of the congregation.
They don't ban certain movies, books and songs.
They ban all movies, books and songs that don't meet their criteria.
well, i'm back on jwn so i may as well start a new thread!.
this story caught my eye on sky news recently.... http://news.sky.com/story/1104007/google-balloon-project-gets-off-the-ground.
it's basically a new initiative from google to bring the internet to far flung parts of the earth including parts of africa that are simply not wired up to the internet yet.. i'm not sure how the accessibility will work in terms of subscriptions etc, but google seem serious about it and early tests have been positive.. so, the question raised in my mind was, could this turn the tide against the watchtower?
I see no problem with this.
There are hundreds of charities focused on bringing food and clean water to empoverished nations around the world. If nothing else, the internet can inspire. The sum of current human knowledge is available at the fingertips (as well a geopbytes worth of porn and cat videos)
It would likely have a greater impact on these developing countries since they don't have the generational structure that industrialized nations have. If someone learns the truth about the Watchtower, they are less likely to have their entire family and friends held hostage against them.
for full disclosure, i did not personally go to the convention on the day of the talk, but am going on my wife's recollection and her thorough notes.. when she got home, i asked her about the part and what was said, point by point from the beginning of the talk.
i then mentioned this point (lifted from the other thread ):.
"for instance, in one country a news report instigated by apostates falsely stated that jehovahs witnesses supported hitlers regime during world war two.
Another part may have gone overtime and he trimmed some examples from his part to make up the difference.
so here you are...sitting with a couple of elders at judicial meeting, and you're asked the following question:.
"do you still believe that the fds is the channel that jehovah is using"?.
now is it possible to answer 'no' without being df, or how would you answer that question?.
Elders plan for all the typical things someone might say. You can toss them something from clear out in left field.
Say: "I have prayed for this day to come! Yes, Jehovah IS working through me! I know you must be as excited as I was when I learned the news, but I must ask you not to announce anything to the congregation yet for the appointed time has not come."
Ask them if they have any questions for Jehovah they can return at any time, but that you are very busy right now and have to go.
Their minds will still be reeling and they should excuse themselves. How do they prove that Jehovah isn't working through you without decimating their argument that the Governing Body is Jehovah's channel?
You haven't said yes, you haven't said no.
Most likely you will be branded insane and they will not pursue you. If they try to argue with you, tell them that there is new light and that they need to put their trust in Jehovah. He will reveal the truth to them at his appointed time.
