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Are atheists on the march?

by sabastious in

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it just seems like every day more and more atheists start going on the march.. -sab.

Nice_Dream

That heading made me chuckle.

I appreciated the warning at the DC this summer against atheists and evolution. It made me realize these "threats" were actually exposing their religion as a lie and needed to be further examined.

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Blog Update

by brotherdan in

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just wanted to let anyone interested know that i've posted a couple new blogs.

http://jwcritic.blogspot.com/.

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OKM_December_2010_for_Britain_OCRd.pdf

by fokyc in

by request:.

http://www.box.net/shared/834878zvef.

remember this file is available for preview and/or downloading as you wish,.

Nice_Dream

Thank you for posting, I no longer "qualify" for these either. Reading the presentations on the back makes me realize why no householder listened out on service! They sound really dumbed down.

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It's Really Just a Social Club

by Eiben Scrood in

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at least for many..... i remember looking around at meetings and so many in the audience seemed to be in another world.

people would get up and talk at the back shamelessly.

meetings were a good opportunity to make plans with friends.

It really is. There are cliques who do a lot socially together, and then there people on the fringe. Fortunately I was on the fringe, and saw through the fakeness and lack of love. Now I have real friends who aren't JWs, and I've never been happier!

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Unitarian Universalist Church, does anyone here have any experiences?

by cyberjesus in

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i found a dvd about evolution and great ways to teach it to children, i discovered that is promoted at uuc, it seems that the group is oriented towards acceptance and not totalitarianism.

since i like to associate with others who think the same way i would like to know what do you think about them?.

Nice_Dream

I went last Sunday to a session about simplicity. They opened with a cool poem about the stars and lit a candle. It was pretty interesting, although I found it was more like a discussion group where you share your thoughts and feelings. I was the youngest there by 30 years. Most people were in their late 60s-80s!

The people were really friendly, and in tune with their feelings. I learned alot, but I don't think I will go back. I'm not used to sitting for 2 hours anymore!

We sang one song, and everyone held hands which was kinda nice.

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The Holiday Thread

by SweetBabyCheezits in

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[i'm sure this thread comes up several times a year by us noobs but it's new for me.

btw, i'm not advocating or opposing the celebration of holidays, just giving a perspective we've taken recently.].

okay, so before we got df'd a few weeks back, we weren't sure if we were going to start celebrating holidays... for a few reasons:.

Nice_Dream

I love the holidays too, and I hope I can celebrate them one day. We didn't have any traditions or special dinners growing up, and I don't want to pass that sad legacy to my children. My husband isn't in or out, but he isn't ready to celebrate holidays yet. So I'll be trying to celebrate the season of winter instead and decorate with snowflakes and nature items. And have a nice big dinner and try to win him over with food.

I'm excited to bake shortbread cookies and other "festive" treats!

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Yoga

by letsslatejws in

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why was there such a fuss about not doing yoga?.

i did my first yoga class today and whilst you are encouraged to not think about your days worries, you can hardly consider this vacating your mind, so as to let satan in!

it was more about holding stretching limbs and simply holding poses (such as holding your leg out straight etc).

Nice_Dream

I'm in a prenatal yoga class right now and love it. It is a great workout and so relaxing. I leave feeling so peaceful and refreshed, no wonder why witnesses are encouraged not to do it!

I also tried a beginners yoga class, and there was nothing about emptying my mind or inviting demons in. Just how to relax and stretch your body.

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Hospital Liason Committee Arseholes

by Hairyhegoat in

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please be aware if you have just faded and were baptised , if you or your family have a major life or death accident the mongols from the hospital liason committe will always be there before you and will still try to take over the care for the family member.

why does this happen, you need to delete the master records of all family members and they are now not jw any more, if you don't they will still be called and you will have a fight on your hands to get them to leave.

contact your doctor / gp or hospital and get this sorted out.

Nice_Dream

Good to know!

Do doctors have a note on file that you're a JW? I better tell mine that I changed my mind on that.

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If You Had To Have A Religion Which Would You Not Mind Belonging To?

by minimus in

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if you were even born into a religion, would you feel that you had to get out?

( the only religion that i know of where people get out and often never go to any other religion is the jw religion)..

Nice_Dream

I'd be a Unitarian Universalist too.

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Brotherdan's New Blog

by brotherdan in

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although i know it is not the place to advertise, i just wanted to inform you guys that i am starting a new blog.

i will be updating it at least weekly.

it will be an analysis of older wt publications.. as you'll see in my first post, my intention isn't to "bash" the watchtower, but only to give a critical eye to what was said (good and bad) and how it contributed to the jw culture that we see today.. if anyone is interested, check it out.

Nice_Dream

Looks great! Can't wait to read more.

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