does anyone know of any actual studies or published statistics about jw's and mental illness?.
thanks,.
mike pence
Nancy says:
Larc is dead wrong, Bergman correct. 20% of the general population may have mental problems of some sort but here we're talking about it being so serious their is a need to lock them away. That percentage is lower than the 20%, maybe 5% which would mean, if so, that up to 20% of JWs have extremely serious mental problems that may require institutionalization. Get your facts straight, Larky.
Edited by - Imbue on 7 August 2002 19:29:8
does anyone know of any actual studies or published statistics about jw's and mental illness?.
thanks,.
mike pence
LOL...S o, 5% of the population requires being institutionalized? LOL...Your assertion that 14 mil people in the US would required being institutionalized for mental illness is extreme. Then, your saying that about 312 mil world wide would need to be locked up, as you phrased it. I'm not aware of the real st atistics but your statistics don't seem realistic. LOL...Your saying that 20% o f all JWs need to be institutionalized? Well, maybe these statistics are your personal experience. My observations wouldn't support your claim that 20 % of all JWs need to be locked up for mental illness. Then, this thread wasn't about personal experience but statistics. How could anyone do statistical research on a group of people that would refuse to cooperate with such research? W ho provided these statistics? Larc please explain more about how these statistics are gathered. Then a re these stats considered scientific research? btw..Nancy your asserting that 20% of JWs would required being institutionalized for mental illness. Does this assertion also apply to ex-jws?
this is about the most ambitious book title i can remember.
religious studies have been able to collect and present millions of facts about the world's religions, and made a lot of fascinating general theories about belief, myth and rituals, but it would be stretching the truth a lot to say that any general theory of religions stand out as totally convincing.. so far, nobody has even been able to produce a totally convincing defintion of the word "religion".. but if anyone can produce a book actually explaining religion in a credible way, it must be pascal boyer.
i read his book the naturalness of religious ideas: a cognitive theory of religion for my master's exam, and it was really an eye opener in many ways.
Pommie is big brutha your lover? Well, your an adorable couple.
this is about the most ambitious book title i can remember.
religious studies have been able to collect and present millions of facts about the world's religions, and made a lot of fascinating general theories about belief, myth and rituals, but it would be stretching the truth a lot to say that any general theory of religions stand out as totally convincing.. so far, nobody has even been able to produce a totally convincing defintion of the word "religion".. but if anyone can produce a book actually explaining religion in a credible way, it must be pascal boyer.
i read his book the naturalness of religious ideas: a cognitive theory of religion for my master's exam, and it was really an eye opener in many ways.
Pom: My point is the men are finally taking it off and I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts. It's your turn Pommie. I don't believe Simon allows women to post topless here since it maybe considered inappropriate.
this is about the most ambitious book title i can remember.
religious studies have been able to collect and present millions of facts about the world's religions, and made a lot of fascinating general theories about belief, myth and rituals, but it would be stretching the truth a lot to say that any general theory of religions stand out as totally convincing.. so far, nobody has even been able to produce a totally convincing defintion of the word "religion".. but if anyone can produce a book actually explaining religion in a credible way, it must be pascal boyer.
i read his book the naturalness of religious ideas: a cognitive theory of religion for my master's exam, and it was really an eye opener in many ways.
mmm..mm..mm...I like the shirtless look that's going on here! Pom: Maybe you should take it off and chill out a bit! Come on, show us what you have under your buttoned up collar. Take it off!
i've worked for 2 different brothers in my lifetime.
since they're a brother, you're supposed to be treated better than a worldly employer, right??
ha!
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i've worked for 2 different brothers in my lifetime.
since they're a brother, you're supposed to be treated better than a worldly employer, right??
ha!
i've worked for 2 different brothers in my lifetime.
since they're a brother, you're supposed to be treated better than a worldly employer, right??
ha!
Hey outlaw your email isn't open. I have some information you may be interested in or maybe not. If you email me i will sent it to you.
i've worked for 2 different brothers in my lifetime.
since they're a brother, you're supposed to be treated better than a worldly employer, right??
ha!
Outlaw was that your father?
we all probably know already that jws don't celebrate christmas, labeling it a pagan holiday and telling its whole sordid history to anyone who'll listen.
however, i found out that wedding rings are pagan in origin.
the jws know it but they include the exchange of rings during the wedding ceremony, explaining that rings are exchanged as an outward symbol to everyone that this couple is married, thus justifying the pagan origin of the whole thing.
Eating, drinking, breathing and sex has a pagan origin with that mentality.
Edited by - Imbue on 5 August 2002 16:15:2
