http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html.
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it was all built on lies, mr. collbran said.
Gayle your comment made me search on the web if there was a jehovah's witness reform group this is what i found.
here are the issues that they are seeking to reform
» Repression of Thought » Institutionally Enforced Shunning
» Organizational Idolatry
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html.
quotes:.
it was all built on lies, mr. collbran said.
Does this not sound just like what goes on with the witnesses?
1 Shunning People who disagree
"...accept the consequences as their parents, siblings and friends who are church members cut off all communication with them," according to the Times."
2 The characterazation of dissenters as apostates who can not be trusted.
"Meanwhile, Scientology officials have responded as they have to previous allegations -- they've denied everything and said that the disgruntled ex-members are apostates who can't be trusted. "
Here is the full article link
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/new-abuse-allegations-cap-bad-year-for-scientology/19387752
if the witnesses follow the old law of "not eating blood" (even though the bible is pertaining to animal blood) then why do they not adhere to the command to avoid fat?
in leviticus 3:17 it states: 'this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood.'".
there is fat in almost every meat we eat.
They (WTBS) claim that they are no longer bound by the Mosaic law. That the prohibition regarding eating of blood was uttered by The apostle Paul.
25 But as for the Gentiles who have believed, ( A ) we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, [ a ] and from sexual immorality."
this is prompted by barbara's new article at freeminds and a message someone sent to my youtube account a month ago.. there are rumours that there will be "new light" this year about blood transfusions.
if this happens, i for one will be speaking up and asking who is accountable for all the lives lost due to the wt's death dealing policy.
this is an opportunity for all those who still have some connections with jws to make people think..
Mickey mouse are you sure we should be raising this issue if the WTBS is indeed thinking of changing the no blood transfusion policy . I understand where you are coming from. However, I have mixed feelings , about speaking up and asking who is accountable for all the lives lost due to the WT's death dealing policies. On the one hand people should know about the harmful policies of the WTBS ,on the other hand I am afraid if they are exposed they will continue with their hardline attitude torwards blood transfusions. If they continue with this hard line aproach even more people will die.
five things you may know about marijuana that arent true.
posted by guest columnist on february 27, 2010 @ 2:19 am in us news | 35 comments.
by steve elliott.
Criminalazation is a totally different issue than health concerns. I merely am opposed to its' chronic use due to health issues. To be honest I think much to much money is spent by criminilizing its' use. Not everything that has bad effects on your health should be criminilized ie fatty foods.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/okay-is-it-just-my-hallor-can-nobody-sing-the-new-kingdom-melodies/292219582186?ref=mf.
one of the posts from that group was disturbing. was there really a song that had the following words (like bees that were molested) in it?
I miss some of the old lyrics. it was to bad that "like bees that were molested." was changed. haha. i use to love that part.
If this is true i am sure the WTBS legal department had a hand in removing this in light of all the child abuse cases.
Is anyone aware of which song this is in?
five things you may know about marijuana that arent true.
posted by guest columnist on february 27, 2010 @ 2:19 am in us news | 35 comments.
by steve elliott.
How about testiclar cancer? one study has linked pot smoking to a much higher incidence of testicular cancer. All I am saying is that no drug has no adverse side effects. Even aspirin has the potential for negative side effects.
SEATTLE — February 9 — Frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The study results were published online Feb. 9 in the journal Cancer.
The researchers found that being a marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated with a 70 percent increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk was particularly elevated (about twice that of those who never smoked marijuana) for those who used marijuana at least weekly and/or who had long-term exposure to the substance beginning in adolescence.
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five things you may know about marijuana that arent true.
posted by guest columnist on february 27, 2010 @ 2:19 am in us news | 35 comments.
by steve elliott.
Thank you snoozy, It is of note that the author ( Steve Elliott an editor of a pot website) of the article is an avowed proponent of pot use , and is financially rewarded by supporting it. In all studies of a medical nature it is important to follow the money. In other words it is important to know who funded the study.
five things you may know about marijuana that arent true.
posted by guest columnist on february 27, 2010 @ 2:19 am in us news | 35 comments.
by steve elliott.
I will address one of the claims made by the previous author. He claims that..
"This fallacious conclusion is derived from a study by Dr. Donald Tashkin in which the UCLA researcher examined airflow resistance in the lungs of tobacco smokers compared to that in the lungs of marijuana smokers. Dr. Tashkin did find that daily pot smokers experience a “mild but significant” increase in airflow resistance in the large airways, greater than that seen in persons smoking 16 cigarettes per day."
This is not true. There have been many studies that arive at the same conclusion . Here is the latest one that i am aware of.
ScienceDaily (June 15, 2009) — Using a highly sensitive new test, scientists in Europe are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of cancer.
The researchers add that the ability of cannabis smoke to damage DNA has significant human health implications especially as users tend to inhale more deeply than cigarette smokers, which increases respiratory burden. "The smoking of 3-4 cannabis cigarettes a day is associated with the same degree of damage to bronchial mucus membranes as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day," the team adds.
"In conclusion, these results provide evidence for the DNA damaging potential of cannabis [marijuana] smoke, implying that the consumption of cannabis cigarettes may be detrimental to human health with the possibility to initiate cancer development," the article states. "The data obtained from this study suggesting the DNA damaging potential of cannabis smoke highlight the need for stringent regulation of the consumption of cannabis cigarettes, thus limiting the development of adverse health effects such as cancer."
Singh et al. Evaluation of the DNA Damaging Potential of Cannabis Cigarette Smoke by the Determination of Acetaldehyde Derived N 2 -Ethyl-2′-deoxyguanosine Adducts. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2009; 22 (6): 1181 DOI: 10.1021/tx900106y
it's been snowing heavily since last night and i'm unable to leave my driveway.. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/national_weather_service_upgra.html.
roads were closed because it was so slippery.
that never happens--this is the tundra!
I ent to work in NYC Today, it was snowing very very hard. Left work to return home to Conneticut and driving snow turned to just rain as I crossed the NY / CT border . It was a bit surreal actually.
