Posts by Mickey mouse

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My Letter to local Newspapaer - Your Feedback Please?

by cofty in

my local congregation has been in the news this week following a successful application for planning permission for a quick build.

a local vicar objected because the application described it as a building for "christain worship".. .

vicar fury at new home for jehovahs .

Mickey mouse

Excellent, well done Cofty.

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A quote I liked from Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

by Mickey mouse in

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friends

men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.. true of jehovah's witnesses i think.

i've bought the book and i'm looking forward to reading it.. extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds is a history of mass movements and crazes by the scottish journalist charles mackay, first published in 1841. the book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "national delusions", "peculiar follies", and "philosophical delusions".

despite its journalistic and rather sensational style, the book has gathered a body of academic support as a work of considerable importance in the history of social psychology and psychopathology.. the subjects of mackay's debunking include economic bubbles, alchemy, crusades, witch-hunts, prophecies, fortune-telling, magnetisers (influence of imagination in curing disease), shape of hair and beard (influence of politics and religion on), murder through poisoning, haunted houses, popular follies of great cities, popular admiration of great thieves, duels, and relics.

Mickey mouse

Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

True of Jehovah's Witnesses I think. I've bought the book and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a history of mass movements and crazes by the Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". Despite its journalistic and rather sensational style, the book has gathered a body of academic support as a work of considerable importance in the history of social psychology and psychopathology.

The subjects of Mackay's debunking include economic bubbles, alchemy, crusades, witch-hunts, prophecies, fortune-telling, magnetisers (influence of imagination in curing disease), shape of hair and beard (influence of politics and religion on), murder through poisoning, haunted houses, popular follies of great cities, popular admiration of great thieves, duels, and relics. Present day writers on economics, such as Andrew Tobias and Michael Lewis, laud the three chapters on economic bubbles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds

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New here looking for some help

by angel.face in

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friends

long story short, i have been a jw for the pst 7 years.

i am married with 2 kids.

hubby is a die hard jw who is an ms and would like to be elder.

Mickey mouse

I used Steve Hassan's methods to reach my husband.

First off, take it sllllooooowwww. The aim is not to show them the flaws in their beliefs but help them break down the thought stopping processed so that they can see it for themselves.

Ask questions, don't make statements. If possible, continue to attend meetings with him. You need for him not to see you as the enemy and unfortunately JW spouses are trained to see loyalty even to their spouse as secondary to Jehovah(s organization).

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Census / online survey idea - thoughts please...

by cedars in

i've been thinking about the recent developments in the uk following the "apostates = mentally diseased" article in the july 15th edition of the watchtower.

to provide a bit more background, a forum member named amelia has recently had a meeting with uk police officers who subsequently took a copy of the article for their records.

they agreed that the content could potentially incite people to hatred against disaffected witnesses, and the copy is now on file with the uk police in case there are any future incidents of hateful acts against "apostates", including violence or even stalking.. i am working on a press release to make the public more aware of the idealogical oppression being meted out by the society on those who oppose them, both inside and outside the organization.

Mickey mouse

So all we need to do is discover catnip for apostates?

If you make sure the survey link has a reference to naked women in it you'll at least get a response from Iamallcool.

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Census / online survey idea - thoughts please...

by cedars in

i've been thinking about the recent developments in the uk following the "apostates = mentally diseased" article in the july 15th edition of the watchtower.

to provide a bit more background, a forum member named amelia has recently had a meeting with uk police officers who subsequently took a copy of the article for their records.

they agreed that the content could potentially incite people to hatred against disaffected witnesses, and the copy is now on file with the uk police in case there are any future incidents of hateful acts against "apostates", including violence or even stalking.. i am working on a press release to make the public more aware of the idealogical oppression being meted out by the society on those who oppose them, both inside and outside the organization.

Mickey mouse

Nice idea; I just wanted to check if you are aware of the herding cats phenomenon when trying to do something which involves any semblance of organization?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ0ur5GKC0w&feature=fvst

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Victoria, Australia: Report on Sept. 13th hearing involving Steven Unthank

by AndersonsInfo in

i received the following information from the xjw in australia who agreed to keep us all informed of whatever takes place at court hearings that involve steven unthank and the five watch tower entities that were recently criminally charged in victoria, australia.. .

this is the report for the hearing held on september 13, 2011.. .

barbara.

Mickey mouse

I thought the same about the female lawyer Band on the Run.

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"Mentally Diseased" are confirmed as offensive words of hate crime. Help needed, please.

by Amelia Ashton in

my youngest is studying law.

browsing through one of her books i came across a chapter freedom of association.

it covers the well known categories, colour, race, religion, sexuality etc.

Mickey mouse

He agreed that the words in article were offensive and if applied to any other minority group such as homosexuals or ethnic groups could be considered criminal in their own right. However apostates are not considered a minority group under the terms of the law and therefore are not protected in the same way.

But they can disfellowship people for being gay and that's OK.

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