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A Seattle Police Officer Is Caught On Tape Hitting a 17-year An African American Teenager Girl
by Scott77 in
1. social
2. current
based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.

she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.

the officer had to hit her face.
33
Hard question
by dgp in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a question for all those who managed to do it.

when you realize that it's unrealistic to expect someone in the wt to ever leave, and when you see the damage it does you to keep hoping, and to keep trying to get them out, how do you manage the pain?.

what do you do when you know that someone has spoiled the only life that person will ever have, yet you can't reach to them?.
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This is too good not to share!
by HappyOutsideTheBox in
1. social
2. humour
in her radio show, dr laura schlesinger said that, as an observant orthodox jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.

the following response is an open letter to dr. laura, penned by a us resident, which was posted on the internet.

it's funny, as well as informative:.
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The effect of this religion on my children & the action I had to take - Part III
by jambon1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
here is parts i & ii.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/191112/1/the-effect-of-this-religion-on-my-children-the-action-i-had-to-take-part-i.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/191251/1/the-effect-of-this-religion-on-my-children-the-action-i-had-to-take-part-ii.
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We're all monkeys
by JeffT in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0xjajr7zfa.

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Are mentally ill people possessed by demons? Watchtower view.
by ThomasCovenant in
1. watchtower
2. medical
watchtower 15th march 1953 page 191.. ''there is no reason to think that they [demons] cannot possess persons today.. this is not to say that all those mentally sick are so possessed, for they are not.. mentally sick persons, however, in their weakened state, may present more vulnerable targets for their assaults and invasions.. some show evidence of demon possession, whereas others show evidences of merely mental sickness or nervous breakdown.

'' (emphasis mine).

i for one would not want to work with people with mental illness or depression just in case they were possessed by some of those pesky spirits.. .
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Accidentally Got an Email from a JW. . .
by leavingwt in
1. jw
2. friends
a few minutes ago, a former jw friend of mine (ex-bethelite) sent me a bulk email.

this happened once before, a few months back, i just deleted it, but found it curious that he hadn't removed all "known apostates" from his address book.. .

this time, i couldn't let it pass.
20
Congregation Bible Study Book
by dig692 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
not sure if this question was addressed yet, but does anyone know what the next book is that will be studied at the congregation bible study?.

i'm pretty sure we're close to the end of keep yourselves in god's love, or maybe it's finished already, so if anyone knows what the new study aid will be please let me know.. .

thanks-dig.
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I Went Back To the Kingdom Hall
by Clint Bussey in
1. jw
2. friends
last year i went back to the hall while even though i was disfellowsipped 9 years ago and never intend to get reinstated.

i went back to talk to all my friends and relatives and blantantly ignore the disfellowshipping policy.

i chose to go to my jw parents hall where they are in "good standing" and regularly attend meetings as they ingnore their son.
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A Parody of a typical Watchtower Article for your amusement: enjoy!
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
(matthew 24:14).

[matthew 24:14]

but, does this lead to true happiness?