Posts by avishai

well if someone came to you saying they were going to sacrifice one of thier children to god because god spoke to them telling them to do so what would you conclude?

would you tell him to be faithfull to the voice and do it so they can become god's friend like abraham was?.

http://www.voiceofdharma.org/books/pp/ch2.htm.

avishai

Like the whole "God told me to cut part of my tallywhacker off" thing wasn't enough to point out that he was crazy....

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Are JW's REALLY the cause of people committing suicide?

by scotoma in

blame the cult.

blame the cult.. suicide is a very complicated behavior.. mental health professionals caution against assigning blame when people kill themselves.. being disfellowshipped is a life stress and some people are not equipped mentally to handle it.

avishai

Wow, Moshe and Jook, judgemental much? We all had our struggles getting out, and being assholes to someone on the board won't bring Oompa down. You guys were part of it at one point too, so.....

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Are JW's REALLY the cause of people committing suicide?

by scotoma in

blame the cult.

blame the cult.. suicide is a very complicated behavior.. mental health professionals caution against assigning blame when people kill themselves.. being disfellowshipped is a life stress and some people are not equipped mentally to handle it.

avishai

scotoma, this isn't the first time this has happened here. I can think of at least two other board members who have taken their lives under similar circumstances. Did it "cause" it? Maybe it's not the only contributing factor, but the way the WTS sets you up against going for mental health, yanks the rug out from under you socially and takes all of your family and friends sure as hell doesn't help. Not to mention the psychological damage they cause while you are in. Does an abusive spouse who beats their partner and isolates them for twenty years "cause" a suicide? Does a prison who puts someone in solitary for 20 years "cause" a suicide? I think you see where I'm going with this.....

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SAD news about OOMPA......

by redredrose in

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friends

our friend, oompa, has passed away.

just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

avishai

James, peddle it somewhere else. This is not about you or AA, it's about Oompa.

((((Eric)))

Just hope that there's some peace for you.

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The Jackson Family Circus -or- WE know whats really going on with Katherine Jackson vs her kids...

by Unlearn in

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so, i dont know if this has been posted/addressed here...but watching this whole jackson family thing play out in the public eye is surreal.. the press assume that the only reason mj's brothers and janet are contesting his will and want control of the kids, is money.. seriously...mj's bros and sisters dont need his money: his bros get paid everytime you hear a jackson 5 song.

they're all millionaires.. janet is loaded.

but, the media doesnt know what we know...so they assume that the only reason they'd want mj's kids is for the $$$$ that come along with them as part of the deal.. we know better.. i believe a big amount of respect is due to janet and jermaine and the rest of the gang...theyre trying to rescue those kids from a jw brainwashing fate.. i'd bet money on it.. they say janet was trying to convince paris to willingly leave her grandmothers home and come with them.. im telling you...they're trying to save those kids.. and as any of you who have close family still in the cult can attest to, we apostates are some of the most loving, long-suffering people on the planet...as many of us publicly hold our tongues repeatedly when it comes to that cult, because we dont want to hurt mom, or dad, or kids, or siblings.

avishai

I've heard latoya say bad stuff about the jw's...

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Watches: mens mechanical facination

by elderelite in

lots of guys have a mechanical facination, be it cars or building things or one of a hundred other ways.

one area in particular is watches.

i have a few that i love.. a personal fav is my tissot sea star 1000. cant post a pic atm but its an awesome watch.... .

avishai

elderlite, I'm gonna let you in on one of my places to get groovy vintage watches. shopgoodwill.com gets some great pieces in time to time

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Oregon Lawsuit News Coverage

by silentlambs in

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friends

suit targets jehovahs witnesses

benton complaint about sex abuse and church policy is said to be the first of hundreds across the u.s.. .

the setup is such that the elders are the voice of the watchtower, and the watchtower is the voice of christ.

avishai

The society settled.