You have a simple choice in easing your fears . . .
Either spend some time looking more deeply at things and understand their true nature . . . or go with what you've got and hope it's true. Nobody can make that decision for you.
sizemik
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It took me a long time to write this...i'm staying.
by MsGrowingGirl20 init took me a long time to write this....i'm being brutally honest...i am still a reg pioneer...three sundays ago,i was praying and asking god for a sign or something because i was so confused...i told him exactly what i needed to see for me to believe.i was feeling terrible--crying and feeling sick because i was so confused.ten minutes after, i walked into the kingdom hall and to my surprise--my prayer was answered!
i soooo wasn't expecting it, even though i prayed.
so this is where almighty god wants me to be,ii've reasoned.
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Watchtower sends Cease and Desist order on SPARLOCK items!
by sacolton injust got notice that all sparlock t-shirts, cups, bags, etc.
will be pulled from my shop.
watchtower corp. has filed a complaint to cafepress on all sparlock items.
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selling products that may infringe the rights of a third party, including, copyrights (e.g.,an image of a television cartoon character), trademarks (e.g., the logo of a company),"
There is already a Company named SPARLOCK . . . www.sparlock.com
They sell a type of building product . . . does WTS have their permission to use the name?
I would think the only thing they could copyright would be the image . . . not the name.
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Excellent news article re Candace Conti's abuse, not for the sensitive or tender-hearted
by yesidid inhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/15/bauq1p2ph2.dtl.
sadly there are details which may make you heave or want to commit violence..
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"Jehovah's Witnesses abhor child abuse," McCabe said. "They've been at the forefront in exposing it."
If you want an example for your Cognitive Dissonance file . . . they don't get much better.
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Bill Bowen Just Posted This on Facebook Moments Ago
by jamiebowers injane doe vs the watch tower in the oakland, ca case was awarded $20 million in punitive damages..
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sizemik
Wow . . . awesome!
I'm happy for the victims. Much courage needed.
If this proves to be a leak in the dyke . . . it could be quite devastating. Non-gagged settlements must put a shiver up them . . . more publicity can mean more claimants.
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Amusing converstion with mother about evolution
by not bitter insorry if i waffle.
sunday my 5 year old daughter and i watched a few episodes back to back of walking with monsters its a documentary of life before dinosaurs.
our early beginnings.
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LOL . . . great story.
She might like this song . . . she almost wrote the lyrics!
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So I shaved off all my hair
by Qcmbr in..on my head.
in some small way i think i understand one reason for shaving new recruits or prisoners.
as i did it i felt sick in my stomach and it felt like i was losing some of my personality.
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sizemik
good old carcinogenic coal tar extract.
Pine tar works well also. No carcinogens
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So I shaved off all my hair
by Qcmbr in..on my head.
in some small way i think i understand one reason for shaving new recruits or prisoners.
as i did it i felt sick in my stomach and it felt like i was losing some of my personality.
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psoriasis is a bitch . . . I had a ten year battle with it (it wasn't on my head) and it left a lot of scarring.
Different things work for different folks, but a pharmacists used to custom-make a cream for me . . . with 1% salicylic acid active ingredient. Worked well for me.
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I miss Outlaw.
by Chariklo insomeone mentioned outlaw to me the other day.. i do miss him.
i thought he was coming back after a break.. does anyone have an update?.
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sizemik
I miss him too . . . but I've always been a terrible shot.
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What it takes to become an atheist.
by dontplaceliterature ini was pondering this today during lunch, and to me it seems that it comes down to whether or not you can accept that you will one day be permanantly gone and anyone you have lost in death will never be alive again.
once a person becomes comfortable with these two ideas, there isn't really any incentive to believe.
maybe it's an over simplification, but it seems to me that this is the heart of the matter.
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Timings not good . . . I gotta go out. Can I come back to you on this one?
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What it takes to become an atheist.
by dontplaceliterature ini was pondering this today during lunch, and to me it seems that it comes down to whether or not you can accept that you will one day be permanantly gone and anyone you have lost in death will never be alive again.
once a person becomes comfortable with these two ideas, there isn't really any incentive to believe.
maybe it's an over simplification, but it seems to me that this is the heart of the matter.
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Nice post ammo . . . sounds very familiar.
To me the 'atheist' term always conjured up pity or they were missing something- Poor Dears! but now I guess I am wondering where this new found 'awakening' about it all will lead me, as the gaps are getting harder to fill in.
My road to Atheism was spent largely in a concerted effort to find the true God because I was certain he existed on account of similar experiences. They're not unique to "believers", as you may find, as the gaps get filled through further research.
While I enjoy immense relief from the trap of self-delusion now . . . the road was not easy. I never voluntarily relinquished belief . . . the facts tore it from me. At times it was scary and painful.