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  INTIMIDATION by threat

  by Terry in

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  what would happen if somebody pointed a gun at you and told you what to do?.

  an implied threat would motivate almost every person to do as they were told.. what about in a religious context?

  what if a "gun" were pointed at members of a religion?.

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  brinjen

  Been reading the book 'The Clan Of The Cave Bear' recently. A fictional story loosely based on history and it got me to thinking how much shunning is really a modern version of the death curse used back then. If someone was caught breaking the rules the curse would be carried out by the clan member in charge of their magicial/spiritual needs and as soon as it was carried out the victim would be regarded as dead. The other members usually believed the victim really was dead and just a spirit pleading with them to be allowed back into the clan... a very evil and deceptive spirit that knew how to 'push their buttons' so to speak. The victim was usually faced with watching their former clan members destroy their possesions and then left to face the world alone where they usually died from starvation, exposure or a predator.

  The clan carried these curses out from the fear that allowing that member to continue on with them would bring bad luck from the Gods... that it was necessary for their survival... interesting read.
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  I have just been disinvited to my brother's wedding - Thanks AAWA!

  by Sic Semper Tyrannis in

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  i am an inactive jw.

  i havent been on this forum for a few months and have been lurking in others.

  i have met a few people in real life and online, both on this forum and on others.

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  brinjen

  Still thinking...
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  Poorly photoshopped image in the April WT-public edition?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

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  2. friends

  this image is on page 9 of the 2013 april public edition wt.

  is it me or has that long hair been digitally lengthened?

  the longer portion of his hair doesn't even blend with the hair closest to his roots.

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  brinjen

  Check out the bikes behind the pram... which one is in front?
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  Here's To Fanatics And Raising The Bar

  by exwhyzee in

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  2. friends

  a fanatic is a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal for something.

  they take an activity,interest or belief and go beyond what would be considered normal or necessary by the majority of people.. .

  having grown up as a jw and now having been away from it a few years, i better see how accustomed i had become to being involved with an organization run by fanatics of the religious variety.

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  brinjen

  LisaRose that's exactly how I felt too. Great to be free of it hey?
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  Poorly photoshopped image in the April WT-public edition?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this image is on page 9 of the 2013 april public edition wt.

  is it me or has that long hair been digitally lengthened?

  the longer portion of his hair doesn't even blend with the hair closest to his roots.

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  brinjen

  I was looking at the lighting angle. The reflections in the jacket on the man in the middle do not reflect the overall colour and tone of the image. Shiny objects usually 'take on' the surroundings. Ditto for the briefcase and for the rest of the people in the image. It looks to me like a cut and paste job.
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  Poorly photoshopped image in the April WT-public edition?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this image is on page 9 of the 2013 april public edition wt.

  is it me or has that long hair been digitally lengthened?

  the longer portion of his hair doesn't even blend with the hair closest to his roots.

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  brinjen

  That whole image looks photoshopped to me. All the people (with the exception of those in the far background) appear added to the background scene, none of the lighting is particularly consistent either.
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  I have just been disinvited to my brother's wedding - Thanks AAWA!

  by Sic Semper Tyrannis in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i am an inactive jw.

  i havent been on this forum for a few months and have been lurking in others.

  i have met a few people in real life and online, both on this forum and on others.

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  brinjen

  As I said before, I was added to AAWA without my knowledge as well. There were quite a few posts made by the group's admin that raised little alarm bells with me but it wasn't until "that" post was made about the so-called "security breach" that I came here to find out the full story. I'm not so sure how many other members are unaware of it either as there have only been a few passing comments to threads here made with some insinuating that it's jealousy behind the threads.

  Like many others... I find the whole cover-up approach to be the most alarming here. You don't have to look far to find examples of good intentions going wrong and what usually saves the most "face" is publicly admitting when you've done the wrong thing and correcting it. I've seen no example of that here. Bitter pills don't taste near as bad once swallowed...
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  The Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses (AAWA) [WARNING]

  by Simon in

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  uncensored discussions and information for anyone interested in the advocates for awareness of watchtower abuses or 'aawa' http://aawa.co/ (previously known as "the association of anti-watchtower activists http://jwactivists.org/) and how it's handled and responded to privacy issues and put people at risk:.

  aawa is here!!

  (the association of anti-watchtower activists)an invitation to a new effort- aawawhy when i logged onto aawa did it go to facebook ?in regards to aawaaawa - every generation needs a new revolution - thomas jeffersonnotice how the introduction of the aawa has brought out the loonies lately?will aawa become another cult?

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  "And they could very easily set up a "members only" PRIVATE message board there for volunteers, advisors etc. to communicate."

  I think that's the whole point. It's not difficult or expensive to set up your own private board where people can choose their username etc which Facebook just doesn't allow for as it was not intended to be utilised in that way in the first place. You can even give your posters their own boards where they can select exactly who sees what is posted there (there are forums around who do offer just that). A bit of forethought and research could have prevented all of this.
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  ROLF HARRIS - Sex abuse arrest 19/4/13

  by *lost* in

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  another one - as a result of the jimmy saville abuse cover-up.

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  I have just been disinvited to my brother's wedding - Thanks AAWA!

  by Sic Semper Tyrannis in

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  2. scandals

  i am an inactive jw.

  i havent been on this forum for a few months and have been lurking in others.

  i have met a few people in real life and online, both on this forum and on others.

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  brinjen

  Done.