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  Public W/T April 2014 "Blasphemer Or Advocate of Truth?" Thomas Emlyn

  by BluesBrother in

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  if there is a thread on this already, then i missed it...this article features a man called thomas emlyn of the seventeenth century.

  he disputed doctrine with the established church .

  some extracts from the article :.

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  iamwhoiam

  Its funny how the watchtower is praising him for his apostasy.

  http://www.irishphilosophy.com/note/irelands-first-blasphemy-trial/
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  Comic book's new Arch Villain: The Apostate

  by rebel8 in

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  i was just imagining what a super villain would be if it was a compilation of us, all the wt's tall tales about apostates, and the evil characters in the bible.. favorite food: sod pottage.

  goal: infect all jws with demons.

  secret weapon: possessed tupperware.

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  favorite color: smurf blue
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  If you think child abusers can simply repent and/or be rehabilitated....

  by iamwhoiam in

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  2. child-abuse

  ...then you need to educate yourself more.

  here is a good place to start.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iet3-kuvl5y.

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  I think that most people that abuse truly believe they do not have a problem, therefore thier actions are considered justified in thier own minds. I don't understand how a person can be so attracted to a child that they make a choice to rob them of thier innoscence and possible future mental stability. Abusers have the same access to information, reports, psychological studies, etc. that all of us do...therefore they know the long term harm it can cause a child. Even before the free flow of information, abusers knew it was wrong otherwise they would be open about it. That being said, what makes them choose to comit a crime against children despite the information? I just don't think that it is something we can really answer...and people are not ok with that. Hence, continuing down the road of trying to rehabilitate offenders is just a waste of time and money. However, knowing that abusers are locked up someplace gives me some peace of mind. But also knowing that 98% of abusers go unreported gives me less peace. As a victim of this type of abuse myself...it sickens me more than normal. But I will admit, people are becoming more aware of this type of thing and that is a step in the right direction. Just talking about it openly is a good thing. In the early 80s, it was still somewhat of a hush hush thing. Talking about it or even admitting you were a victim was considered embarrassing.
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  If you think child abusers can simply repent and/or be rehabilitated....

  by iamwhoiam in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ...then you need to educate yourself more.

  here is a good place to start.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iet3-kuvl5y.

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  I agree whole heartedly with your observation BOR.
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  Disrupting literature carts

  by perfect1 in

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  i am ready for a little guerilla warfare (no one gets hurt, of course).

  but these literature carts in the city need to go.

  everytime i walk by its all i can do to keep from knocking the thing over.. any ideas on how to destroy their little stash of paper.. so far my best idea is water, pouring water all over it.

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  The reason the WT is getting more and more controlling and the GB are getting more involved is because they are losing power over thier current followers (not to mention money flow). Its a house of cards...just be patient; no need to commit a crime. They are not too big to fail as some might suggest.
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  If you think child abusers can simply repent and/or be rehabilitated....

  by iamwhoiam in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ...then you need to educate yourself more.

  here is a good place to start.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iet3-kuvl5y.

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  ...then you need to educate yourself more. here is a good place to start...

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEt3-kuVl5Y
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  Just sent letter to my parents that I no longer want to be a JW

  by ?evrything in

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  i was a born in.

  both parents are uber dubs and mother has been depressed lately.

  so i m super nervous.

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  my parents drove two states over to see me. in fact, they didn't even tell me they were coming till they were just outside my city. i can tell you...all the stuff i had built up in my mind, such as what i was going to say to them etc...didn't work out that way at all. one of the things they said to me was that "i am cutting them off now". that was a huge guilt trip. i told them "from a family stand point that was a horrible and hurtful thing to say and it feels un-natural to me, but regardless of how you guys choose to treat me, my door is always open to you because i choose to love you unconditionally." after that (which there is more to the story), they didn't talk to me that much at first...but after time went by and they realized it only boiled down to what thier friends think...they came around...i was just a faded memory to the org after 6 months. my parents still try to preach to me some...but i just say no. i respect thier choice in beliefs (and thats all it is)...but its just not for me. don't become thier enemy or make them label you something. remember...they are going to feel that they did something wrong that made you turn away regardless of what you tell them, they will feel like a failure in "Jehovah's" eyes. attacking thier beliefs makes them feel like your attacking them.

  all that being said...everybody will give you tons of advice...but everyone's circumstances are different. nobody knows your parents like you do, so only you can know what they are capable of. i don't want to seem like a hypocrite being that i have never shared my full story on here...and still don't know if i will; but please keep us posted.
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  Anyone else have essential tremors?

  by Found Sheep in

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  i've had them off and on since i was 8. i didn't put a label on them till last month.

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  I felt a few tremors when I lived in California.

  All joking aside. I'm pretty sure she doesn't experience them 24/7...they just flair up once in awhile out of the blue. Some people have them and some people don't. Sometimes the right tremors at the right time feel pretty good...essential or not. ;)
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  Does anyone know where, or what happened to Fred and April Fredean? They where our old circuit overseers in Chicago in the sixties and I was friends when I was at bethel with them.

  by hepcat in

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  iamwhoiam

  not to resurrect an old thread...but its funny how tallulahB knows eldon and mary kay. they were also in my congregation when i was young. maybe we know each other. so if you see this..message me. or if anyone else knows how to get in touch with tallulahB...maybe you can steer him/her my way and PM me. jw world is such a small world.
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  I am what I am

  by joe134cd in

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  i was just thinking today.

  i heard the term been frazed as a "neutral witness".

  i think that's what best describes me.

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  iamwhoiam

  nice post joe. i wonder why i relate to your words so much? ;)