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  If only............

  by tresdecu in

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  ....charles taze russell's mom and dad didn't have sex back on that night in june of 1851.... weird that a married couple getting horny could affect so many lives 164 years later.. just a random friday thought.

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  John...thanks for the suggestion, looks good. I love those kind of movies.

  Faye...mommy dearest ;-)...I know right?! Those thoughts plague me sometimes laying in bed, all the 'what ifs' crazy how the universe works.

  I mean what if I did get to play football in high school.....but then had broken my neck, and become a quadriplegic. Would I rather be a non-witness paralyzed guy, or a fading / sometimes depressed JW that feels like I missed out on so many aspects of life.....ugh...on and on and on we could go.

  Thanks for playing along :-)
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  If only............

  by tresdecu in

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  ....charles taze russell's mom and dad didn't have sex back on that night in june of 1851.... weird that a married couple getting horny could affect so many lives 164 years later.. just a random friday thought.

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  ....Charles Taze Russell's Mom and Dad didn't have sex back on that night in June of 1851...

  weird that a married couple getting horny could affect so many lives 164 years later.

  just a random Friday thought.
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  Interesting Article: New human link found "Homo Naledi"

  by Splash in

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  haven't read it all yet, but 15 skeletons have been found in south africa, near jo'burg... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11855405/homo-naledi-a-new-species-of-human-discovered-in-a-cave-in-south-africa.html.

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  I was going to post a new thread on this fascinating subject...but decided to do a search instead. ;-) novel idea..

  I can't wait for this to come on discovery channel on the 16th. gonna 'accidentally' flip to it when my wife is with me.

  How does religion seriously fight this science stuff...it seems like it's getting to be too damning.

  Does the WT acknowledge Neanderthals?
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  Geoffrey Jackson's Amnesia at the Royal Commission!

  by The Searcher in

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  2. beliefs

  at 20:00 - 21:30 in his testimony, mr. geoffrey jackson - in answer to mr. stewart's question about the governing body claiming to be god's spokespersons - claimed that it would be presumptuous of them to say that they were the only spokespersons which god was using.

  mr. jackson doesn't seem to know what he and his fellow g.b.

  members - and the providers of his lifestyle, the wtbts - actually teach as "bible truth.

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  I think we should all call the WT HQ and direct quote this A hole....vs. a damning WT quote and simply ask the question, which is the truth?

  Imagine them fielding several hundred calls...I will do this as soon as I get a chance. Any other volunteers? We could post the Desk puppets response on a new thread.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses face child sexual-abuse investigation in Australia - Washington Post article

  by defender of truth in

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  of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .

  the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .

  i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .

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  I like they brought attention to the term/label "worldly"

  The church’s deep suspicion of outsiders, who are referred to, derogatorily, as “worldly,” is the reason sex abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses is rarely reported to authorities,
  
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  DC ooopps I mean RC

  by tresdecu in

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  so, i gotta go this weekend.

  ugh!!!

  fml!!!

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  oneeyejoe...good point.

  Thanks C0ntr013r for your observation !!

  ...not looking forward to this :-/
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  DC ooopps I mean RC

  by tresdecu in

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  so, i gotta go this weekend.

  ugh!!!

  fml!!!

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  Thanks DOC ! Also, if anyone has heard the talk that goes with it, I am curious to know the tone...are they (drones, dubs) told to be kind, brotherly etc...

  the experience I have had the last few years has been 50/50, some are nice and talk to me like I never became inactive, others treat me like I am df'd.
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  DC ooopps I mean RC

  by tresdecu in

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  so, i gotta go this weekend.

  ugh!!!

  fml!!!

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  So, I gotta go this weekend. UGH!!! FML!!! $#@%&!!!

  anyway just curious what the vibe is toward inactive ones...be nice to them??? or little bit of cold shoulder ???

  I know there is some kind of brochure...to bring "them" back to the fold, curious as to the tone of the talk.

  Thanks

  & do they go on and on about PORN?! again....
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  Just sent a letter...at 1am, after drinking a lot of Scotch

  by tresdecu in

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  sent to the production company that made 'going clear' (documentary about scientology).

  edit: i sent an email...not an actual letter.

  dear mr gibney,.

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  @ HairTrigger....It was Glenfiddich, :-)

  and, um apparently tonight is Tequila Tuesday, I mean wednesday.
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  Just sent a letter...at 1am, after drinking a lot of Scotch

  by tresdecu in

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  sent to the production company that made 'going clear' (documentary about scientology).

  edit: i sent an email...not an actual letter.

  dear mr gibney,.

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  Thanks for your comments!

  Well, I checked my email this morning, not really expecting a response. I was surprised to see a reply, so I click it, and it turns out to be just an automated reply, acknowledging receipt....the worst part, was at the end it admonished people for emailing scripts and story ideas, which I guess, my email was not only commendation but also a veiled idea to do a documentary about the Dubs. oh well...

  So I just put it out of my head, and went on with my day.

  So just as I am ready to leave, I check my email again. I was very surprised to see another reply!! Here's what it said:

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  From: Jigsaw Productions

  To: [email protected]

  Hello,

  
  

  Thank you for the thoughtful email and for sharing your experience with us. Troubling to hear about the child abuse in the ranks, as well as the possibility you might lose your family for speaking out. I've forwarded your email on to Alex.

  
  

  All the best -

  
  

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  Alex, is Alex Gibney.....the main producer behind the documentary. The one Maverick probably wants to fire a missile at from his F-16 (corny Tom Cruise Top Gun referance, sorrt ;-) Anyway, it probably won't go anywhere...but it's fun to dream a little.