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  TRUTH BE TOLD - New JW Documentary??

  by Flat_Accent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftol5mq3iuw&feature=plcp.

  from the blurb:.

  truth be told is a new feature-length documentary film about growing up in the jehovah's witnesses religion.

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  IsaacJ22

  I like the idea about local PBS stations. Or even the PBS channel on cable. Knocking made it on there a while ago.
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  TRUTH BE TOLD - New JW Documentary??

  by Flat_Accent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftol5mq3iuw&feature=plcp.

  from the blurb:.

  truth be told is a new feature-length documentary film about growing up in the jehovah's witnesses religion.

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  IsaacJ22

  I agree. :-) This could be the documentary so many of us were hoping for--even the one we want to see.

  I don't want this to be a diatribe or an indictment per se. I would like it to present both sides fairly so people can judge for themselves. Since it's unlikely that the Society will be involved, that may not happen as I'd like. Ideally, members of the GB would actually be interviewed and given the chance to respond. Or maybe even the elders at the KHs of the XJWs being interviewed. But I will settle for it sharing the experiences of XJWs in a compassionate way. That may be as good as we'll ever get.

  Either way, I want to see it. I hope many others will too.

  Like you said, exposure exposure exposure.
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  TRUTH BE TOLD - New JW Documentary??

  by Flat_Accent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftol5mq3iuw&feature=plcp.

  from the blurb:.

  truth be told is a new feature-length documentary film about growing up in the jehovah's witnesses religion.

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  IsaacJ22

  The director has contacted me about the film becaue my site is directing traffic to his. He has asked if I'd like to interview him. Are there any particular questions you'd like me to ask?

  I'm also encouraging Gregorio to do an online chat with us. I could add a chat room to my site or do it somewhere else. What do you guys think about doing a chat with him? Would you want to be there? Is there anything you'd want to talk to him about or questions you'd want to ask him directly if you had the chance?

  I've also suggested that we could do a podcast, maybe by phone (though I don't anything about that would work yet). Would a podcast interview interest anyone?

  I could forward your reactions to him as an incentive as well.

  What do you think?
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  Mental Illness & Suicide In the Organization

  by What Now? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  this topic has been discussed before ... i just wanted to put my two cents in.. i will start off by saying that of course mental illness exists outside of the organization.

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  IsaacJ22

  Being unhappy is what finally made me leave. I was driving home one night and somehow the block fell apart. I decided that very night I was done.
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  were you ever truly happy as a jw?

  by emanresu in

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  IsaacJ22

  I was for like 2 months. But I wasn't born in, I was a convert.
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  Sparlock makes his appearance on the Simpsons

  by NewYork44M in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  sparlock and the simpsonsif rumors are true, and they generally are, then sparlock the warrior wizard is set to make a special guest appearance on an upcoming episode of the simpsons.. .

  according to matt groening, the shows creator, sparlock will feature in a simpsons episode to air on thanksgiving day.. it was only natural due to the popularity of sparlock the warrior wizard, groening explained, that he would end up on this show.. .

  http://www.sparlock.info/.

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  IsaacJ22

  Yeah, I linked to it from my web site, but I don't think it's a serious claim either. I'll believe it when I see it.
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  I am so proud of how we've handled Sparlock!

  by NewChapter in

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  2. friends

  i know, another sparlock thread.

  but i just have to express this!

  i am so proud of what we have done with sparlock.. youtube is being flooded with videos.

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  IsaacJ22

  I think Sparlock should be a symbol for XJWs. We need a Sparlock holiday, too. :-)
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  Has anybody read "A Universe from Nothing..."

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.amazon.com/universe-nothing-there-something-rather/dp/145162445x/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1338398025&sr=1-1 .

  i was wondering if anybody has read this.

  tia .

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  IsaacJ22

  I'm actually part way through the audiobook version. So far, the book is largely about the history of physics and seems to be building up to the conclusion that something does come from nothing, just one discovery at a time. It's pretty good if you like science generally. I knew that something could come from nothing from earlier books I'd read, so I was pretty sure I knew where the author was going. But taking us through the journey helps you to make better sense of it.
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  Sparlock ? Can somebody ,in a nutshell explain this ? to us oldies ! What does it have to do with the WTB&TS

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i`m sorry but i am having trouble digesting what is happening here , is it jw of origin ?

  what`s it`s message ?

  who is it targeted at ?

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  IsaacJ22

  I'm officially advocating that we make Sparlock our version of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
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  Interview With Steve Hassan

  by Bangalore in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  interview with steve hassan.. http://dialogueireland.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/interview-with-steve-hassan/.

  bangalore.

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  IsaacJ22

  Will check it out. Thanks.