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  Blood Witness - A Novel

  by Hittman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a dub i heard a rodney dangerfield joke: "wouldn't it be funny if dracula was a jehovah witness?

  " i thought yeah, it would be.

  then i thought "hey, he got the name wrong.

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  Blood Witness is now available at Podiobooks.com, along with 300 other podcast novels. If you love the medium, Podiobooks is the place to go.
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  Does a Cult Background Assist Atheists?

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the march 2009 american religious identification survey from trinity college and the march 7, 2009, national journal article on "rise of the godless" present the following data: .

  when asked for their religious affiliation, 15 percent of americans say none, but only 0.7 percent say atheist ..... .

  i present the above info just as a reminder that very, very few people consider themselves atheist despite decades of "scientific" propaganda suggesting otherwise.

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  Now, for a moment let's forget about the overlapping dino/human footprints in 70 million year old rock that destroys the atheist/evolution world-view.
  Bzzzt! Thanks for playing! We have lovely parting gifts, including a year long subscription to this: http://doctore.blog.is/users/b4/doctore/img/el-gran-poco.jpg
  
  
  I'll even overlook the fact that in atheism it is impossible to know right from wrong.
  
  Percentage of atheists in the general population: 15 (Sorry, Sparky, that's the real number.)
  Percentage of atheists in the prison population: .2 (That's POINT two. As in a fraction of a percent. Perhaps someone can 'splain fractions to you.)
  
  Is there anything you're not wrong about?
  
  I don't bother arguing evolution with creationists – it’s like arguing calculus with Special Olympians. But it is fun to point that their tiny brains and giggle. http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/little-rubber-brains/
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  Suzie Orman-Bush Owes America His Fortune!

  by sammielee24 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  suzie orman is one of the top rated financial guru's.

  i believe she's topped dave ramsey and a few other of the big guys.

  in her latest interview, she at least had the guts to say how she felt - good for her!

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  Susie isn't quite as smart as she wants us to think she is.
  
  Yes, Bush was part of the problem, but it goes back further than that. It really started when Clinton put the CRA on steroids and demanded that Fannie & Freddie hand out more loans to unqualified buyers. Bush then upped the fannie/Freddie quotas. I just made a rather long blog post about it: http://tinyurl.com/dzpxc2
  
  BTW, Ramsey should not be mentioned in the same sentence as Cramer and Orman. His whole thing is getting out of debt and staying out of debt. He doesn't give investment advise.
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  Anyone seen this video yet? Caution: Barf inducing

  by poppers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just came across this, though it's been on youtube for some time now.

  maybe somebody has already put it on the board.. .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jln6sqejbq.

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  Living forever in a world full of nothing but JWs? Shudder.
  
  When messing with the door knockers, I like to ask them if there will be movies and novels in their paradise. They always say yes. Then I ask them:
  
  What will they be about?
  
  They pause. They hem and haw. Usually they end up saying the stories would be about things before Armageddon.
  
  "So your world will be so dull you'll have to reach back into this system of things to find something interesting enough for a movie or a novel?"
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  Do You Like American Idol?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is one of my guilty pleasures.

  i love music and i think this year's contestants are quite good.. some have said the show is fixed.

  but i love the singing competition.. what about choo?.

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  I only watch it during the preliminary rounds. I love the train wrecks.
  
  My favorite this season was a black woman who made a big deal about how much she learned about singing by studying human anatomy – on the internet. After her horrible audition she said "I'm sorry, I was singing through the wrong rectum."
  
  Once they get to Hollywood I find it dull, and instead switch to Destroyed in Seconds.
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  Questioned By The Elders. Lawsuit?

  by Hangin_on in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was dfed for 3 years and could not get back in for the life of me.

  (long story one elder from my committee even held onto my letter and didnt give it to the other elders for 6 weeks) my current wife who i was dfed for back in the day (a few years ago) found out that i was text messaging and calling one of her friends (another sister in the hall) and she is very upset.

  instead of handling it like a family she "eldered up" and i got pulled into the back room with 2 elders.

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  A cult is a religion directed by a person or leader, so can it be a cult?*
  
  A cult is an organization, usually (but not always) religious that has an inordinate amount of control over its members. The JWs are a cult.
  
  
  They left me broke down in the cold with a prego wife in the kingdom hall parking lot.

  This is Christian love? Is this the way Jehovah wants people to act? This tells you everything you need to know about them. Don't ignore the lesson.
  
  I have thought of that, but family is so important to me!
  
  This is how they're keeping you in control. Freedom is expensive. As a JW, the price is often your family. In your position I'd be concerned with my immediate family (wife and kid) and try not to be concerned with anyone else. It's not easy, but it can be done.
  
  It's not clear from your message if you've been reinstated or if you're still DFed. If you're still DFed, simply refuse to have anything to do with the elders. They are nothing more than power hungry busybodies. Stay away from them.
  
  Your real concern should be with your wife. Make her happy, but let her know you're interested in her, not the controlling old farts.
  
  And Google "Jehovah's Witnesses" and visit every site on the first three pages.
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  British Sociologist Predicts Possible Collapse in Jehovah's Witness Numbers

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a newly published article by british sociologist david voas argues jehovah's witnesses may be about to experience a collapse in numbers.

  contrary to claims by american sociologist rodney stark who predicts strong future growth for jehovah's witnesses, voas shows that jehovah's witnesses' efforts at recruiting new members have become increasingly unsuccessful over the past few decades: the rate of increase has steadily declined, and the number of hours each publisher must preach to produce an extra convert has gone up substantially.

  voas suggests a reason for the stagnation may be that there is a natural limit to the number of people in a given population that are susceptible to conversion to sectarian groups like jehovah's witnesses - the 'carrying capacity' of the population, and that the limit has largely been reached.

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  I think it's interesting to note that while many assume the Internet is having a big impact on Witness growth this author does not mention it at all in his analysis of possible reasons for declining rates of growth.
  
  That was the first thing that struck me too. Even the most casual internet user is likely to Google "Jehovah's Witnesses" as soon as the conversion process begins. The Internet is not only the antidote for JWs, but for any other controlling cult.
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  CULT STORIES AT IT'S BEST!!!

  by whereami in

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  2. friends

  subject: experience given by bro.

  splane of the governing body at an assembly on oahu.

  in an eastern european country.

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  And where was the mom in all this? Theres been a major earthquake, she does not know where her son is but she is just patiently waiting at home?

  Somebody had to do the dishes.
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  Blood Witness - A Novel

  by Hittman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a dub i heard a rodney dangerfield joke: "wouldn't it be funny if dracula was a jehovah witness?

  " i thought yeah, it would be.

  then i thought "hey, he got the name wrong.

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  Chapter 5 is now avaiable for your listening pleasure.
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  Why I am an atheist

  by Awakened at Gilead in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  someone (a born-again exjw) on youtube asked me why i was an atheist... i crafted a brief response... it follows:.

  1. religious reason: there is no proof for god outside of the bible.

  once i dropped my belief in the bible, the judeo-christian concept of god fell apart like a house of cards.

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  The CRS quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal…
  Thanks, that's my laugh for the day.
  
  lance you know i want to read this...but damm it is long!...plus i am not quite an atheist yet....could sombody please do a Cliffnotes version?...thanks........oompa
  Sure: http://www.400monkeys.com/God/
  
  You are wearing it. And that goofy cap doesn't help at all. Also, you will never get anywhere with that backpack. You need a nice leather briefcase. You can get one here. You reek of apostate, I can smell it from here. Go shave and sign up for Theocratic Ministry School.
  
  You forgot to add "Hippie!"