I just noticed I didn't post a subject line. That's what I get for multitasking. Sorry about that. Thanks for pointing it out and thanks for the bump!
Mad Sweeney
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by Mad Sweeney inartist jess black to create an entire series of art works depicting the oppression of growing up a jw.
he is going to call it "leather bound in red or black" and he's making no apologies even though he's already receiving criticism about it.. http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/95809/.
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When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed? Why It Matters - What the Evidence Shows
by wannabefree inobviously 607 is a problem, watchower coming out full forces on this one in the latest public edition.. http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/wp_e_20111001.pdf.
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Mad Sweeney
What is needed now is a short summary that answers the questions raised in the Watchtower and also addresses the claims they make concerning the historical evidence.
Word. On an earlier page of this thread someone posted the picture/diagram/chart kings list from the Watchtower with the dates photoshopped into place.
A summary of the data collected here and how it connects to the article would be awesome.
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by Mad Sweeney inartist jess black to create an entire series of art works depicting the oppression of growing up a jw.
he is going to call it "leather bound in red or black" and he's making no apologies even though he's already receiving criticism about it.. http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/95809/.
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Artist Jess Black to create an entire series of art works depicting the oppression of growing up a JW. He is going to call it "Leather Bound in Red or Black" and he's making no apologies even though he's already receiving criticism about it.
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Why is the Youth book not on Watchtower Library?!
by cedars ini realise this question may have been asked before, so please point me in the right direction if it has.. i've been aware for some time that the youth book isn't on the watchtower library cd-rom.
until now i've never questioned why, because i've assumed that this is simply due to the fact that it was "superseded" by the ypa book.
however, i've noticed that other books that were "superseded" are still on the cd-rom - for example, the old song book, the old school guidebook, the old family life book etc.. i remember my parents studying the red book your youth - getting the best out of it with me as a child.
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Mad Sweeney
I've been aware for some time that the Youth book isn't on the Watchtower Library CD-ROM.
How did you come by this awareness?
It is on the CD-ROM. Always has been. Both YPA books and the Your Youth-Getting the Best Out Of It are on the CD-ROM.
I'm looking at it right now.
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It has been a year since I started school ** an update**
by noni1974 inwell this time last year i was waiting for my first semester at college to start.
i had no idea how i would do in my classes.
my first semester was a complete surprise for me because not only did i do it, but, i did it well ending up on the dean's list with a 3.57 gpa for the semester.
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Awesome. Congratulations and keep it going!
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They NEED this system to be rotten... and why they can't wait to die.
by Aussie Oz inafter visiting my jw mother i came away convinced she is just as hard core as she ever was.
oh, she may bend the rules a little in not shunning her children but at heart she is jw through and through.
i had wondered if perhaps she was wavering but i doubt it.. during our visit, when i was out of the house, she had an attempt to inform my wife that the end was close...my athiest wife shot that down as nonsense much to mums apparent dislike i think.. however, it was while the tv was on in the backgound that i realized how deep she is still.
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Mad Sweeney
As Christians we're told that all governments are appointed by God, are God's servants and are answerable to him for the messes they make. We're supposed to submit to them and pray for them, not enjoy watching them go down the toilet.
To the Watchtower and Jehovah's Witnesses that all ended in 1914. Seriously. The only doctrine they have that remotely supports the secular authorities on this planet is to obey the laws as long as they don't conflict with what our religion tells you. If it comes to a choice, the religion comes first, above the government.
Some examples are that JW parents will try to refuse blood transfusions for their kids even when the law requires them to accept, that JW elders refuse to get criminal background checks even when the law requires that they do so, and that JWs will often ignore "No Trespassing" signs, opening and entering private property through closed gates even in places where it is unlawful to do so.
If the organization told them to take all the money that they should be paying in taxes and instead donate it to the Watchtower, the majority of JWs would do so with little or no hesitation.
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Molested in 53 another JW Casualty
by exwhyzee ini have a relative who is now about 73 is a really cool, smart old guy a paul newman look alike who has led an interesting and successful life, traveled the world and raised a large family.
he was raised as a witness by his mother whose husband left the family when she became a witness.
many of his siblings and relatives have gone on to be circuit overseers, gilead grads and bethelites but he left the truth when he was in his teens.
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Mad Sweeney
What a story. That man needs to write a book. Seriously.
Thanks for sharing that.
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Positives of Growing Up JW
by Pig ini dont think any of us are glad we grew up in the org.
but i was thinking about people who get cancer, and if they are lucky enough to beat it often they will say that they were better for the experience.
before they got cancer they were stressed because they had to work extra hours in a shitty job to make ends meet, the kids were nothing but trouble and they spent their lives wishing that time would go faster, that week would be over, that the year would be over.
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Mad Sweeney
I would never have met and married my wife if not for being a Dub.
Um, that's about it.
My upbringing was happy but IT WASN'T REAL. I can't really bring myself to find a lot of positives in living a lie even if it did make me think I was happy for a long time.
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Let's Face It - There Has NEVER Been a PARADISE - And There Never Will Be
by sizemik inthere exists an archaeological site in south- east turkey called gobekli tepe, which is dated at close to 12,000 years old .
pre-dating the biblical account of the creation of man by at least 6,000 years.
the site is notable for it's religious temples, built by people with only simple rudimentary tools etc.
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Mad Sweeney
Speaking of holodeck, I'm reminded of the Bruce Willis film Surrogates. I am afraid that if such technologies became available BILLIONS of people would enter the matrix willingly and never come out again.
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Victoria, Australia: Steven Unthank's Press Release: JW's Hierarchy Formally Charged Today With Child Abuse
by AndersonsInfo injehovah's witnesses hierarchy charged.
immediate press release: 26 july 2011. link to this press release: http://wp.me/p1g1hc-4o.
worldwide church hierarchy charged with child abuse.
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Mad Sweeney
one things is undeniable.
The action or whatever it may be, is real, has hit the news, has reached the court system and must be played out.
And yet you will still have people come into this thread and deny the undeniable, claim they are confused and don't know what's going on, and then proceed to type a dogmatically worded essay explaining to everyone else exactly what's going on. The intellectual laziness and/or dishonesty seen in this thread has been striking and disappointing.
As to what exactly is going to come of all this, does anyone really believe Mr. Unthank expects the GB members to be rounded up and imprisoned? He's not a stupid man. You don't go up against the Borg and expect to bring it down with one court case. Best case scenario, in my opinion, would be for them to have to pay some sort of fine, require all elders and MS to submit to the background checks, and get enough publicity to prompt similar laws to be passed in other jurisdictions and to inform the public about the Borg pedophile coverups. The bonus Mr.Unthank seems to also be shooting for is to get another set of court transcripts (much like the ones with Franz, Moyle, etc.) where Borg leadership admits things under oath that we can use against them. That's why he's charging the FDS in addition to the GB and the corporations. Those are my opinions.