Topics Started by Georgiegirl

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Japan Response - JWs v Mormons
by Georgiegirl in
1. jw
2. friends
not to belittle the horror that is happening in japan, but i had to laugh at this...looks like the mormons' pr system is functioning way better than the jws...hee hee!.

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/18/6292170-in-japan-the-mormon-network-gathers-the-flock.

also - another interesting tidbit:.
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Fundi vs. Fundamentalist - T/J
by Georgiegirl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i started following thread when it was first posted, got busy, and then came back it was 12 pages long...so i'm starting a new one.. last night in my psych of religion class (which is incredibly fascinating, btw), i learned this:.

"fundamentalism" is a 20th century phenomenon.

it means that the believer has boiled down his beliefs to 5 fundamental beliefs:.
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Shameless begging for help :)
by Georgiegirl in
1. jw
2. friends
hi all!

i posted in the private discussion area about a school project; if you have time, will you please read my post?

gg.
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The name of this forum
by Georgiegirl in
1. jw
2. friends
we've all seen jw apologists come on here (or very confused jws'/jw wannabes) bellyaching about how misleading the name of this forum is.

it suddenly occurred to me - shouldn't that actually be a red flag for them?

the very organization that claims to be "his witnesses" and that it is the only religion out there sanctifying the name of jehovah (ergo, they are the "truth") - uses the watchtower as their homepage name.
Interview with an Innkeeper - Nativity
by Georgiegirl in
1. social
2. humour
i was laughing so hard i was crying at the end:.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/12/21/an-interview-with-the-nativity-innkeeper/.

one of the best lines ever:.
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Cognitive Dissonance: The Engine of Self-justification
by Georgiegirl in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=12125926.

mistakes were made (but not by me) end class="storytitle" .

end class="captionwrap" end id="featuredcommentsmain12126640" cognitive dissonance: the engine of self-justification.
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Using Wikipedia to Quote Sources
by Georgiegirl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
recently, i've seen alot of posts using cut-n-pastes from wikipedia.

.now, i love wikipedia - but - for those of you who may not be aware - wikipedia is not a credible source.

we aren't allowed to use it as a reference for any paper in university, and anyone who wants to be taken seriously as a scholar and researcher would lose all credibility by using wikipedia as a direct reference.. wikipedia is user-created - which means i can create a wiki on any subject i choose (whether i know anything about it or not).
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Disfellowshipping - But You KNEW About It Before You Were Baptized!
by Georgiegirl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
started a new topic b/c i didn't want to threadjack another ongoing pointless debate.

:) (isn't it interesting how the apologists all come out around dc time?).

i have seen that statement made over and over again by jws about disfellowshipping.
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Why the Numbers Keep Increasing
by Georgiegirl in
1. jw
2. friends
have you ever read that riddle that asks if you would rather have a million dollars or a penny doubled every day for 30 days?

it shows how the penny eventually adds up over $5 million dollars in the course of month.. i think that's what's happening with the wtbs - it's not (obviously!!!

) holy spirit or anything other than simple incremental increase.
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You've got to be kidding - WTBS on twitter
by Georgiegirl in
1. jw
2. friends
http://twitter.com/jworg.

this is actually pretty hilarious.

perhaps they've finally decided if you can't beat 'em - join 'em!.