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  If Sparlock is wrong...

  by TD in

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  ...then what else should a jw parent forbid under the same rationale?

  jehovah hates magic).

  i started a mental list and it boggles the mind.

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  j dubb

  I think the real rationale should be..............most 'magic' in movies and such, even harry potter, is 'fantasy'. No real witches and warlocks can fly, summon fire, do any of that.

  OR CAN THEY?!!
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  Comic Books-The 1983 Awake

  by CaptainSchmideo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone remember this classic?.

  *** g83 6/22 pp.

  6-7 comic books-the way they are today ***.

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  j dubb

  I hereby resurrect this thread with my uncanny power!

  Thank you, CaptainSchmideo for your commentary and the Comic Journal article.

  In my experience, the outcome was kids I knew had theirs thrown out.
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  If Sparlock is wrong...

  by TD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...then what else should a jw parent forbid under the same rationale?

  jehovah hates magic).

  i started a mental list and it boggles the mind.

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  j dubb

  If being right means being without you
  I'd rather live a wrong doing life
  The Governing Body says its a shame
  It's a downright disgrace
  Long as I got you by my side
  I don't care what your people say

  But seriously...any science fiction/fantasy that has magical overtones or deals with people or creatures having 'powers' is open to being objectionable.

  Most dubs would not stop their kids from seeing a Superman/Spiderman/Wonder Woman type movie/tv show even though they have powers, because it is not presented as supernatural. Hell, I bet most saw the X-Men movies and don't remember a Wolverine comic was actually pictured in an (actually balanced article with amazingly out of touch and dated examples) 1983 Awake! with the caption 'Many comic books portray sex and the occult.' When the powers start being things like telekinesis, mind reading, remote viewing, or outright magic, this is where many often will draw the line. Although all these were portrayed in the Star Wars films and few dubs refused to see these.

  What happens is amazing inconsistency in what content most judge ok and what isn't.

  Peter Pan ok! a fun, children's fantasy classic (but he flies and theres a fairy)

  Bedknobs & Broomsticks bad! magic!

  Mary Poppins nope! she's a witch!

  Freaky Friday bad! body switching!

  Pete's Dragon ok! a fun, children's fantasy

  The Secret of NIMH hmm...be careful; its not Disney...what does NIMH mean, anyway...better not see it

  The Dark Crystal...Muppets...but foreboding title and sounds magicy...better not go

  Superman ok! he's Superman

  And once in a while...a switcheroo is pulled requiring a walk-out.

  Supergirl go see it! it's like Superman but cuter! AHHH!! MAGIC! WALK OUT! (not to mention JW's are actually cursed at)

  Legend ARE YOU KIDDING?? THE DEVIL IS RIGHT ON THE POSTER!!!!!!!!

  So it often comes down to how its portrayed.
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  New DVD: Title

  by Borges in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't know if it has been mentioned yet:.

  the sub-title of the new dvd is: listen, obey and be blessed.

  what kind of blessings are waiting for young caleb?.

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  Not gonna be a series of DVD productions, future installments will just be posted on their website. This DVD release was a special edition!
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  Any conspiracy theories you're convinced has some truth to it?

  by MC RubberMallet in

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  i do.. 1) new world order.

  2) weapons testing.

  3) surveillance, espionage, and intelligence agencies.

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  j dubb

  After coming around to critical thinking in the last couple years, my belief in a lot of fringe stuff has greatly decreased.

  Bigfoot, Loch Ness monster, Roswell, Area 51, health quackery, the less nutty alien theories, etc. etc.

  There are definately 'secret' societies; groups like Bilderberg, Skull and Bones, Bohemian Grove, which are pretty documented at this point. The question is, what are the real purposes of these groups? Reading about them from non-fringe/conspiracy sources is interesting. I recommend the writeups/podcasts done by Skeptoid on these.

  It is quite possible the members of some of these groups have fringe/alien/satanism/whatever beliefs themselves, or that there are secret groups within these societies that practice things not known to the general members.
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  no praying before meals?

  by londonlady in

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  i was recently in the company of a jw.

  this is a long time devout jw and i served them a meal.

  i was surprised by their reaction, they simply sat down, grabbed a fork and began shoveling???

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  j dubb

  You could never go on a picnic or a camping trip with JW's without someone having to do a public prayer or where a watchtower study would spontaneously break out.

  Ahh! The spontaneous Saturday Watchtower studies. Camping at the state park, visiting other jws on vacation, if a number of those present hadn't 'studied their lesson,' you were at risk for the vacation Watchtower pre-study! It was like having another meeting! Praise Jah!
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  "Awake" 1973 says Witnesses should not play CHESS it's EVIL!!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. bible

  awake 73 march 22 p.12 "the spirit of competition between players can lead to unplesant circumstances...in some homes tensions linger long past checkmate...chess has been a game of war since it originated...the games conection to war is obvious....a play substitue for the art of war...there is a danger of stirring uo competition with one another even developing hostility with one another something the bible warns against....what effect does playing chess have on one?

  is it a wholesome effect?

  ....there are questions regarding it that each one who plays chess should consider.".

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  j dubb

  Brought to you by the authors of Your Servant-The Pencil.

  Remember, read the magazines long enough and its the equivalent of a college education.
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  Is this a JW Production on Noah?

  by usualusername in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7qap56zooo.

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  j dubb

  No, this was produced by e-watchman, a dude that makes commentary videos on Watchtower teachings.
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  Compile the list: Jehoobie HATES:

  by hamsterbait in

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  i want to compile a list of all the things the witless death god wastes his inexhaustible energy on.. (other than resisting the temptation to save starving children or protect them from pedos).

  the first thing jehoobie hates on my list (at least since the coraline dvd for witless kids/victims).

  magic!.

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  little baby ducks

  old pick-up trucks

  slow movin trains

  and rain.
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  Active Bethelites, former Bethelites, is it true that brothers are not allowed to have their head fully shaved?

  by La Falta Habitacion Por Sr Hor-Hey!! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just heard this directly from a circuit heavyweight i had the displeasure of conversing with recently.

  he and i got into a little bit of a heated conversation about following the direction of the slave as related to education, and he used the example of bethelites being prohibited from having fully shaved heads.

  he was taken aback when i expressed how utterly ridiculous such a policy was/is.

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  j dubb

  Shaved heads make householders think you are involved in student revolt.