Posts by leavingwt

anger as iran bans women from universitiesfemale students in iran have been barred from more than 70 university degree courses in an officially-approved act of sex-discrimination which critics say is aimed at defeating the fight for equal women's rights.in a move that has prompted a demand for a un investigation by iran'smost celebrated human rights campaigner, the nobel laureate shirin ebadi, 36 universities have announced that 77 ba and bsc courses in the coming academic year will be "single gender" and effectively exclusive to men.. .

it follows years in which iranian women students have outperformed men, a trend at odds with the traditional male-dominated outlook of the country's religious leaders.

leavingwt

"The Quran states that men and women were created to be equal parts of a pair. Muhammad said that the rights of women are sacred and that they are the “twin halves of men”."

http://www.inspiredbymuhammad.com/womens_rights.php

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Yesterday was my Son's 21st Birthday

by 00DAD in

yesterday was my oldest son's 21st birthday.

as many of you know, i've been disfellowshipped for over 3 years now.

in the spring of this year i did write to the local boe and request my disfellowshipping be rescinded.

leavingwt

You deserve better.

Your son is very young. There is a good possibility that he will awaken.

Hang in there.

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Calling All Gun Enthusiasts: You Are Going To LOVE This!

by Low-Key Lysmith in

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leavingwt

Wow, that looked like fun.

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What do you replace it with?

by konceptual99 in

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so... i am coming to the conclusion that pretty much all of the doctrinal stuff that i have believed for 25/30 years is built on a house of cards and it's about to come crashing down.

question is what do i replace it with?.

my intellectual head says that that whole thing is junk and there is almost certainly no god at all.

leavingwt

Happiness and Truth are not necessarily related. In many cases, ignorance is bliss -- for some personality types.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXX-HuhPGR4

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What do you replace it with?

by konceptual99 in

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so... i am coming to the conclusion that pretty much all of the doctrinal stuff that i have believed for 25/30 years is built on a house of cards and it's about to come crashing down.

question is what do i replace it with?.

my intellectual head says that that whole thing is junk and there is almost certainly no god at all.

leavingwt

konceptual99: I sent you a PM yesterday.

What do you replace it with?

I would suggest that you eliminate any sense of urgency that you may have regarding finding an answer. Let's suppose there is a God and he has a purpose for you as an individual. Guess what? He allowed you to be in a cult for more than 20 years. "Evidently", he has a sense of humor, but more importantly, he's not in a big hurry.

Why do I say this? In my own experience, looking back, I was a different person after 24 months or so after leaving the WT. My perspective at the time that I left was so limited, because I was so ignorant of the world outside the organization. I was also very ignorant about the history of the organization. It takes time to sort things out and place your experience in the proper perspective. A year from now, you'll understand what I'm talking about.

Keep your eyes open and take your time. It's not a race.

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Best American Bands

by cedars in

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we recently had a thread highlighting the best british bands.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/230126/1/best-british-bands.

it seems only fair to have a similar thread about american bands.. .

here's my own top ten.... 1. the eagles.

leavingwt

I also like Buffalo Springfield.

(Newer bands: The Black Keys, White Stripes, Monsters of Folk, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, and Modest Mouse come to mind. Not in the same league with the classic bands already mentioned, but I wanted to throw them out there.)

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