A good documentary to check out is The Devil's Playground. It's about that window of time Amish youth are given to live life without typical Amish boundaries, and regardless of their actions they won't get kicked out of the community or shunned. At a certain point they have to make a decision as to what life they are going to live, within the Amish community or as an outsider. It's a pretty fascinating and graphic documentary. Opened my eyes up on em. They're pretty much like any other group of people on this planet.
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The Amish
by James_Slash ini watched an interesting programme last night on the amish religion.
i remember watching the film "witness" many years ago with harrison ford so i already had an insight into what sort of people they were.. they seem a peaceful, family/community orientated group who stick to the teachings in the bible like glue.
when jesus spoke about 'being separate from the world' surely no-one could have followed this more than the amish.
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I'm not sure how people who escape from the Borg deal with their still brainwashed wives/husbands
by gubberningbody ini think i might go this route..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwdfgeefce.
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Titus your sure winning everybody over lately aren't ya.
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BANE is an Apostate
by UnDisfellowshipped inbane is an apostate!
(all of the things that i am posting below are things that bane has stated on other threads on this website).
bane said:.
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miseryloveselders
you guys are beggin for a Biblicle smackdown.
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God Bless You!
by MrFreeze inwhen you were a jw did you ever feel really ashamed when someone would sneeze and you wouldn't say "god bless you!
" it always bugged me.
i'd always feel like a real jerk for not saying it.
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Lately when people say it, I say thanks or thank you. 99% of people today don't even know where God Bless You originated, so I figure the thought they have behind it means more than anything pagan or religious. So who cares, it's common courtesy to say thanks.
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Bane admits that Christians are to abstain from "eating blood".
by moshe infrom an earlier topic-.
"moshe, ready for another biblical smackdown?.
christians.
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miseryloveselders
Bane, you just gave everybody in this thread a spiritual smackdown.
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Let me ask you guys/gals a quesiton. In a way, does Phelps' and his church's activities remind you of Rutherford's when he initially took over the WTS? You know, causing trouble and seeking publicity by protesting institutions unprovoked? Or maybe thats a bit of a stretch.........
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The Diary of an Armageddon Survivor
by RAS ini am not sure if anyone ever posted this but i thought it was worth sharing: (can anyone relate?).
the following is not fantasy, this is what we were taught to expect when we were jehovah's witnesses.. michael pendley .
day 1. well, the big a is over and i survived.
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What a huge stinkin pile of crap!
LOL, your a funny dude Bane.
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What's your favorite song as of now? And why? Getting to know each other :)
by confliction inmine is god given by nine inch nails.
when i first heard it, it startled me at how closely the lyrics related to the org.... to me it sounds like you bring a bible study to the hall, and you basically hurry him to believe you, change their life to fit your definitions, and get baptized because the end is so near (no more time to waste).
step into the light.
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One of my favorite bands, Interpol. Their new album is on the way in another month or so. I can't wait. This is the first single, which I didn't know even had a video until searching for a link to the song to add to this thread.
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Popular Music
by alice.in.wonderland inthe thread about my avatar disappeared.
i think my avatar picture is harmless, but i did say earlier the gothic witch possibly gets back to music i listened to as a teenager.
associated imagery is as follows:.
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Alice, stop copying and pasting. Most people on here know who Slayer is. Most people can Google and do research themselves. Stop copying and pasting every friggin thing.
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Why are you here, Bane?
by dgp ini was wondering.
not that i have anyone in mind (except for bane).
what motivates an active and zealous jehovah's witness to come to a website like this one and insult everyone for being apostates, et cetera?
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Bane from Batman? Seriously? Wow, I guess I gave you too much credit. Wasn't Bane from Batman just a mutant plant that did the bidding of Poison Ivy? I can't recall. Of all the villains to pick for your screen name, Bane? I guess on one hand its original, but at the same time, Bane? Bane of all characters? Like I said I give you credit for picking an obscure villain though. Even if he was a nonfactor in the DC Universe.