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  A Video That Reminds Me of the Borg

  by DT in

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  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fcrzvrbqk.

  once you're in, it's hard to get out..

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  bttt
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  A Video That Reminds Me of the Borg

  by DT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fcrzvrbqk.

  once you're in, it's hard to get out..

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-fcRzvRBqk

  Once you're in, it's hard to get out.
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  Science is like the WTBTS...(always coming out with New Light)

  by journey-on in

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  science has tried over the centuries to explain human existence, cosmology, and the nature of life.. at any given time in history, any number of theories have been postulated and the masses accepted them.

  as fact because some great scientist came up with it and was able to baffle us/them with mathematical.

  equations to "prove" it so.

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  There are some important differences and similarities. They are both human pursuits and tend to make some of the same mistakes. However, science has tools of reason that can help to avoid some difficulties. Some scientists have been persecuted or criticised for advocating unpopular views, but have been later vindicated. The Watchtower society doesn't allow evidence to reform their teachings. They only change when it is convenient and continue to slander apostates, even when they are proved to be right.
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  Life Cereal

  by jamiebowers in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone remember the ban on life cereal, because it was supposed to contain blood?

  i've ben disfellowshipped for more than 20 years, so it's been quite a while since i heard this.

  did anyone hear this?

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  I remember a book study when we were asked to comment on local products that might contain blood. People went on and on talking about all sorts of rumors they heard. I recall chocolate ice cream and postage stamps were mentioned.
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  thought of birthday rebutal

  by atpeace in

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  growing up of course as a jw child - birthdays couldn't be celebrated because the only instance of a birthday was when john the baptizer had his head cut off.

  sooo... seams like "the memorial" shouldn't be celebrated because jesus was murdered.

  just a thought.

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  Good point. I have thought of that too. It's funny that there were two deaths mentioned in the Bible on birthdays, but there are three specifically mentioned to have died on the day of Jesus' death. If you condemn birthdays, you should condemn the memorial even more.
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  You can't make up this sh*t..........True Story

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. experiences

  sometimes a story just needs to be told.

  truth is better than fiction.

  saving a parakeet from hell!

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  I have a friend who recently found a parakeet with clipped wings in an ice storm. He brought him inside and kept him warm. Now he is doing very well in a house with five cats. I thought I would share in case someone wanted to hear a story where the bird survives.
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  Mr. Flipper Talks with Bethel Legal Service Desk Rep About JW Child Abuse

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  well - i had been wanting to do this for a long time , to question a legal department representative at bethel about the child abuse settlements and jw child abuse, since last year when the news came out about it.

  especially since my dad , an elder for years was never aware of it and has on his own taken steps to see that families with children are informed if a former pedophile is in their congregation.

  i was curious as to what the current views and policies in place are .

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  Good job. Mind control is hard to break, but I think it is good for them to have to confront these abuses of power. You never know when it might have an effect. I also like the idea of a letter campaign. I think it is fine for it to have a small beginning. I'll probably send out some letters in a month or two. Even if only a few people are interested in doing something like this, we can discuss and coordinate our efforts and it might eventually grow into something substantial.
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  Site News

  by B_Deserter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just to let you all know, my website, the skeptics' annotated watchtower, has been completely revamped and updated.

  you can see it at http://skepticsannotatedwatchtower.org

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  It's looking good.
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  A New "Apostate" Blog

  by DT in

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  2. friends

  http://apostatewitness.blogspot.com/.

  it's mostly a place for random cult related thoughts and links to breaking news.

  so far most of my traffic has come from scientology related google searches.

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  Note that my site is for geeks, atheists, and ex-Witnesses. Some people get scared about the atheist part for some reason.

  Looks like a cool site. I'll be checking it out and link to it from some of my blogs. I'm not scared about the atheist part.
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  End Tax Exemptions Now

  by metatron in

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  many states are suffering revenue shortfalls and eager to find new sources of funding.

  so, now may be the time to write or email your.

  state officials to end tax exemptions as an unfair burden on taxpayers.

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  I'm not sure what I think about ending tax exemptions for non profits in general. However, if a cult claims to be a legitimate religion, but persecutes people and damages society, than I think their tax exempt status should be removed. There is currently a petition for ending Scientology's tax exempt status. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stopscientology

  I hope it succeeds and I hope it will result in closer scrutiny of the Watchtower Society's finances.