Topics Started by JonathanH

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Salon article on how the internet is killing religion (references Jwfacts!)
by JonathanH in
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2. friends
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/16/religion_may_not_survive_the_internet/.

congrats to our very on jwfacts for getting a shout out from salon.

the part where the mention jehovah's witnesses links to jwfacts.com.. .
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So what is the conservative talking point on shooting down the jobs bill?
by JonathanH in
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/politics/senate-bring-jobs-home-bill-blocked/index.html?hpt=hp_c1.

so the bill proposed that we give tax breaks to corporations that keep or create jobs in the us instead of shipping them overseas, and removing certain tax deductions for companies shipping jobs over seas.

seems very pro american, common sense, obvious.
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The best tactic Anonymous could use against the Society is to make them look noble and humble
by JonathanH in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was thinking about what would be the most damaging thing anonymous could do on an organizational level by hacking the society.

one poster suggested that they should send out e-mails to all the elders in their elder database pretending to be the society.

but rather than sending out anything wierd and defaming, they should go the opposite route and do what the society would never do but should.
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Economic rationality, or how ideology has broken our economy.
by JonathanH in
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so i won't name where i work (some may already know) but since i decided to go to college i started working in at a retail chain so i could get flexible hours.

the pay is poor, and it is a pretty silly job, but it puts at least some money in my pocket while i work towards something better.

anyway, they recently made every one attend a big meeting where they rolled out the new "restructure" of the work force.
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Here's the thing. Nobody actually cares about sparlock. It's a meme only to us.
by JonathanH in
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2. friends
at first the sparlock thing was just a cute little diversion.

the icon of an amusingly out of touch cheaply produced dvd.

somehow it has spiralled into a kind of focal point of society bashing.
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For those that enjoy a good debate. Please remember to separate people from their ideas; remember their humanity.
by JonathanH in
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2. friends
the anonymity of the internet is both a blessing a curse for the information age, especially when it comes to debate.

when a screen is put over the person, all that you are left with are ideas in a pure form; written word that constitutes a set of ideas, reasons and thoughts.

anyone can sit and analyze and form a response at their leisure.
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Why evolution will win (and is winning already)
by JonathanH in
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2. friends
http://youtu.be/l-ilmyc5xdq.

that video gets to the heart of the reason (can't remember how to embed, so if somebody else wants to, then great, more people will watch it.).

the reason evolution has a hard time getting traction in some countries is strictly a religious one.
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Christians don't "warn" people of god's judgement, they "threaten" people with god's judgement.
by JonathanH in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was reading an article recently where a street preacher is on trial for yelling at gay people that they will burn in hell.

he's arguing for freedom of speech.

whether or not that is within his rights is not really my concern here.
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So my JW wife cheated on me. Need some help or at least a sympathetic ear.
by JonathanH in
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2. friends
i have neither friends nor family to turn to.

the result of being born in a cult.

but i need to talk about this.
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A holistic approach to human civilization, opposed to the blame game. It's not conservatives or liberals.
by JonathanH in
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2. friends
reading political threads on this site (and really any site for that matter) is incredibly frustrating.

namely because they all boil down to the same argument.

who is it that is fucking society over?