Posts by AdaMakawee

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Pew: Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths

by leavingwt in

a new pew report indicates that eastern and new age beliefs are widespread.

(pdf of full report).

many americans mix multiple faithsthe religious beliefs and practices of americans do not fit neatly into conventional categories.

AdaMakawee

I attribute it to having an open mind to new experiences. That includes all of the items in this report. People aren't as likely to be religious drones now as they were in the 50s and 60s. We are also somewhat more tolerant.

Ada

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Why do Ex-JWs start celebrating pagan Christmas?

by DubR in

hiya guys and gals.

im not trying to be self-righteous but i want to understand the thought process of someone who knows the origins of christmas, but starts celebrating it (putting up christmas tree, exchanging wrapped gifts; repeating merry christmas to everyone they see in the month of december)??

it seems very silly to me (imo) after knowing how and why christmas was created (to cater to pagans sun worship and convert to christianity)!!

AdaMakawee

LOL because I AM a pagan.

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I'm out

by HappyGuy in

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there are a half dozen or so self appointed thought police on this board who are harassing me.

now one of them is talking trash about my wife.. i don't need this kind of stupidity in my life.. i'm out..

AdaMakawee

As others have said, a break is helpful sometimes. I've taken a couple of them. I always enjoy posters that mix it up a little and aren't cookie cutters of everyone else. I'll miss your posts.

Ada

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Jehovahs Witnesses are banned in Russia

by Quadraphoenix in

http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=1385.

this is very exciting news for all of us, especially for the ones that want to leave that are in russia.. .

quadraphoenix.

AdaMakawee

I can't drum up much energy to care about this one way or another. I kind of tend to see both sides. If anything it seems to me that it stirs up more in the countries outside the ban, kind of like the Malawi debacle. Writing campaigns and persecution complex, end is close type propaganda.

Ada

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Women as second class citizens

by iMARX in

i don't know about anyone else, but even when i was 14 or 15 i had an issue with the fact that women are weaker vessels than men and we are to be submissive to our "head" of the house etc.... people just assumed i was a moody teenager trying to be cool by disagreeing with those scriptures but i was a feminist in the making.. i even asked an elder's wife about it and i said to her: "you're a headstrong woman, how do you feel about this?

do you think you should succumb to paul's every word and do as he says all the time??".

she replied: "i hate that scripture too sarah.

AdaMakawee

And when you start not believing this part of the bible, you can start looking at the rest of it and wondering how much sense it makes (none).

Ada

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My story in the Monticello Times

by Shepherd Book in

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i took the advice of some here and "went to the press".

here's the resulting article: http://www.monticellotimes.com/articles/2009/04/09/community/879zimmerman.txt.

i think it turned out rather well..

AdaMakawee

I just tried to access it. For one day access to the archive it's $6.00. Could you please post it for those of us that can't access?

Thanks,

Ada

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Great Video: Why you should never talk to the police, even when you are innocent and did nothing wrong..

by Elsewhere in

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even if you are innocent and did nothing wrong... do not talk to the police!.

great video!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7nc5sgik.

AdaMakawee

I think part of the reason some might have more of a problem listening then others is your geographic location. Some areas the speech you listen to daily and that you have yourself (mostly in the southern US) is more slow and drawn out. If you live where people naturally talk faster, you had no problem with the man. I admit he was a bit irritating, but I had no trouble keeping up. I don't talk that fast myself, but I hear people that do.

At any rate, I agree with him 100%.

Ada

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Is love more fragile than hate?

by White Dove in

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i posted this on fb and got 45 comments and a good fight in it.

the comments on fb were equally split between my coven mates and posters from here.

thought i'd try it out here and see what happens with comments from all xjw's.. "white dove is pondering life: it takes two to make love, but it takes only one to make hate.

AdaMakawee

I think hate is much stronger, it seems to feed itself. I don't know why, you would think love would be stronger. Hate takes so much energy. But all the energy you put out seems to feed the fire somehow. Haters seem to always have some in reserve to sound off with on almost every topic.

Sad story.

Ada

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