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  Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism

  by whereami in

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  has anyone ever read this?.

  most atheists come from a family where the father was missing, dead, weak or abusive.

  paul c. vitz has written a very interesting book entitled faith of the fatherless: the psychology of atheism (spence, 1999).. .

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  The-Borg

  Bullshit
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  Viewpoint from Manager of our local newspaper.

  by worldtraveller in

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  everyone here should read this.

  here is the link:.

  http://www2.canada.com/surreynow/news/viewpoint/story.html?id=c4e29752-1dca-4c67-8543-d72da8322aa7 .

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  The-Borg

  So, apparently, my sister is mature, wise and educated enough to make a life-or-death decision, but she's not mature enough to walk home from school with a boy

  Very good point.
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  ...New Study on Vegetarian`s...Not as Healthy as Some may Think...

  by OUTLAW in

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  sydney (afp) - people who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts, australian researchers said thursday.. a joint australian-vietnamese study of links between the bones and diet of more than 2,700 people found that vegetarians had bones five percent less dense than meat-eaters, said lead researcher tuan nguyen.. the issue was most pronounced in vegans, who excluded all animal products from their diet and whose bones were six percent weaker, nguyen said.. there was "practically no difference" between the bones of meat-eaters and ovolactovegetarians, who excluded meat and seafood but ate eggs and dairy products, he said.. "the results suggest that vegetarian diets, particularly vegan diets, are associated with lower bone mineral density," nguyen wrote in the study, which was published thursday in the american journal of clinical nutrition.

  "but the magnitude of the association is clinically insignificant," he added.. nguyen, who is from sydney's garvan institute for medical research and collaborated on the project with the pham ngoc thach university of medicine in ho chi minh city, said the question of whether the lower density bones translated to increased fracture risk was yet to be answered.. "given the rising number of vegetarians, roughly five percent (of people) in western countries, and the widespread incidence of osteoporosis, the issue is worth resolving," he said.. .

  article taken from yahoo news ...........................outlaw.

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  The-Borg

  Yes but your a lot less likely to get cancer. I'm not preaching here (I'm a meat eater) but the health benefits are there.

  Just wish I could do it.

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jul/01/vegetarians-blood-cancer-diet-risk
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  I live with little respect from my mate ...

  by The Berean in

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  i have been married for over 30 years to a woman who was as good as i could have realistically hoped for and i probably am as good as she could have hoped for.. yet, over time, she has become less and less willing to respect my experience and conclusions concerning life.

  the signs of disrespect are a knee-jerk reaction to doubt and correct my point of view even before i complete a thought or sentence.

  while some of that can be seen in her mother and may be conditioned, my departure from the organizartion and her continued dedication to same has amplified her apparent inner distain.

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  I wouldn't tolerate that. Would she?

  Talk to her about her behaviour.
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  Where does one draw the line on whether the origins of a practice make it acceptable?

  by insearchoftruth in

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  2. beliefs

  ok, am very confused:.

  honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a jw to do.. windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a jw to have.. pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a jw to do.. wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.. birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore job 1 - job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded).

  thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do.

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  The-Borg

  You draw the line where the watchtower tells you to draw the line. And if they draw a new line you follow that one.
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  Pastor Russell Said (in 1908) Beware of Apostates!!!!!

  by whereami in

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  you gotta love good old russell.. http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/03/beware-of-apostates.htmlpastor russell said (in 1908).

  all who cut loose from the society and its work, instead of prospering themselves or upbuilding others in the faith and in the graces of the spirit, seemingly do the reverseattempt injury to the cause they once served, and, with more or less noise, gradually sink into oblivion, harming only themselves and others possessed of a similarly contentious spirit.

  if some think that they can get as good or better provender at other tables, or that they can produce as good or better themselveslet these take their course.

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  LOL There is a picture of Danny Haszard on that blog. He is the poster child for apostates.
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  Sigh

  by wantarevolution in

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  i'm tired, i'm tired of feeling guilty all the time, tired of feeling manipulated into doing something that i am sure that i do not want to do anymore.. i am just back from a few days in madrid at our assembly.

  despite myself i found myself enjoying some of the talks - particulary some on saturday.

  but probably not the right reasons.

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  The-Borg

  Trust me you have nothing to fear and life on 'the other side' is so much better.

  Peace to you, be brave.
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  films with possible jw scenarios

  by Rosey in

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  i just read a post there about "the village" and how it has similarities to jw life.......it was a good wee film and i can definitely see the links..... it made me think of other films and programs where the scenarios have a very familiar feel to them...... star trek being the obvious one with "the borg"....... "fiddler on the roof".........obviously this was not meant to be jw's........but the similarities were amazing and i remember thinking it was perfectly normal that a family would cut their daughter out of their lives simply because she fell in love with someone from a different background......oh how my feelings have changed!.

  any more you can think of?.

  rose x.

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  The Village
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  letter of disassociation from a Christian

  by reniaa in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://thetruthaboutthetruthaboutthetruth.blogspot.com/2005/08/i-have-decided-to-leave-this.html.

  i have decided to leave this organization!--a letter from a first century christian.

  hi, brothers and sisters.

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  The-Borg

  How is the first century congregation comparable to a multi billion corporation?
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  Ex jw wife

  by sspo in

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  i find it interesting that i posted about 16 days ago concerning whether i should write a letter and.

  allow my ex wife to be free and marry.. saturday night she called out of the blue ( maybe there is a god upthere looking down) after 3 years of not talking to her and she wants to meets.. we met last night and after small talk about how we are both doing and family stuff, she asked me if i would write a letter.

  freeing her or releasing her from our marriage without admitting adultery, since i don't believe in the bible anymore,.

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  The-Borg

  If losing your daughters is hanging over your head like a sword of damocles then she can stay single.