Not much crazier than the original stories.
scotoma
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Yearbook, 1967 p.105
by StopTheTears incameroon :.
"on one occasion a large crowd was following a man who had a "talking serpent.
" the serpent gave greetings and spoke in foreign tongues....a brother was passing by, attracted by the commotion, he went to the house to see what was happening.
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Some personal thoughts as 2011 comes to a close
by Terry infirst off, if you are in a safe place inside your head, merry christmas.
i was fortunate to have had childhood christmases in my home growing up.
many born-ins are probably never going to know what they missed.. also.... i am thinking about all the nice, friendly, happy things i've given up for jehovah and it saddens me.
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scotoma
Ray Franz thought he had an accurate map of reality. He died believing in a myth that he failed to escape. Being a JW during the formative years of life distract a person from REALLY! getting a grip. I'm sure that if Ray Franz had been able to spend his youth reading solid science he would have jettisoned the whole pile of garbage.
Just getting out of JW is NOT necessarily freedom. Many will think that is enough but still cling to other religious fantasies. And in some cases they become captive to more insidious falsehoods ie. fanatic patriotism, conspiracy theories, health quackery, devotion to political pundits, and unproven psyhcological panaceas.
Detecting bullsh*t is a lifelong job.
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AMATEUR religion...Amateur doctrine...Amateur mistakes
by Terry inwhat is an amateur but a person who does something because they love doing it rather than a specially trained professional serious about study?.
what would you expect if you went to the emergency room at the hospital and an amateur doctor examined you and recommened surgery?.
would you trust them because they love what they are doing?
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scotoma
I liked Rev. Alan Watts. Now there was a real professional. He gave you a bag of snakes and a bottle of oil and let you make your own snake oil.
Martin Buber wasn't so bad nor Teil de Chardin. So, I guess there are some worthy religious professionals.
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When Cult Behavior Becomes Incoherent
by metatron insooner or later, fanatical religions run off into all sorts of wildly contradictory behavior, as 'faithfulness' ends up, nakedly, as simple obedience to whoever is charge, without regard to principle.. so, catholics ignored free will conversion and killed anyone who wouldn't.
protestants sang 'praise the lord and pass the ammunition'.
witnesses who nearly proclaimed pacifism, were encouraged to beat catholic action disruptors by a wts president (who accused them of being "pussies"), many years ago.. currently, the governing body seems to be on a tear to establish their own arbitrary authority, by command.
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scotoma
Snare and a Racket: 80's fun? Ray Franz left in 1980 and they really got nutso in the 1980's. They've been crazy ever since the elder arrangement was established in 1972. The time from after WWII until about 1966 was the golden age of American JW's. Not too many rules. Still could party, neck pet, smoke and underage drinking was ignored. Everyone really believed their families would live forever. Big 8 day assemblies where young people could connect. Draft forced all young people to pioneer. Looking forward to 1975 kept everything going a little longer. But after the 1980 apostacy the shine was completely gone along with the really creative people.
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AMATEUR religion...Amateur doctrine...Amateur mistakes
by Terry inwhat is an amateur but a person who does something because they love doing it rather than a specially trained professional serious about study?.
what would you expect if you went to the emergency room at the hospital and an amateur doctor examined you and recommened surgery?.
would you trust them because they love what they are doing?
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scotoma
Yeah! This is not your best Terry.
I'm better off with a Professional Snake Oil Salesman over an Amature Snake Oil Salesman?
Maybe the colored water is safer than the Snake Oil.
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Disgusting talk about disfellowshipped children...
by Morbidzbaby inhttp://www.archive.org/details/spirituallydeadchildren.
you have to be fucking kidding me... this is mind control at it's best.
encouraging parents to ignore their kids who have left the jw's and blaming the kids themselves for the rift that's caused.
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scotoma
Interesting talk. Well delivered but erroneous on many levels. Authoritarian personalities love this stuff.
Adolescence is a rocket propelled by hormones to escape the gravity of the older generation and make some tiny progress for the culture and species.
Youth will abandon a dead organization like rats on a sinking ship.
The message is ancient: Please let us old folks die thinking everything will be ok.
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Nine Stubborn Brain Myths That Just Wont Die, Debunked by Science. Next Awake issue ;-)
by whereami incheck out #3. how much do you want to bet this won't show up in the next awake?http://lifehacker.com/5867049/nine-stubborn-brain-myths-that-just-wont-die-debunked-by-sciencenine stubborn brain myths that just wont die, debunked by sciencebrain games will make you smarter!
the internet is making you dumber!
alcohol is killing your brain cells!
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scotoma
One more myth. High creativity correlates with high IQ.
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Notorious A**hole Christopher Hitchens Thrown Into The Eternal Flames Of Gehenna
by Philadelphia Ponos inthe first time i heard of christopher hitchens was today when his named was mentioned multiple times in the comment section of a youtube video.
after reading a brief summary of his life, it became clear that this guy was a complete douche-bag.
a very arrogant sarcastic bigoted f**k who looked down on everyone who didn't share his beliefs.
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When Hannity admitted there is a God who watches everything everyone does and then punishes them Hitchins said it sounds like life in North Korea.
Hitchens has been relieved of all suffering. But apparently his critics are still "burning" with rage.
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The WT and GB have No Sense of Urgency Today According to this Paragraph
by LostGeneration infrom the march 15, 2012 wt, pg 17 para 10. today there are better ways to reach not millions, but billions including those in china, india, and arabic countries where they don't even know the name jehovah.
i guess stockpiling billions in cash and property are more important than spreading the "urgent message" hypocrites!.
"the example of a small group of.
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scotoma
If all the time spent in field service was spent taking an extra job or working over time the donated money would more than pay for a TV sattelite that could broadcast in hundreds of languages 24/7. You could then have a few well trained people answering the phone instead of calling, writing and phoneing people.
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How Dangerous Is Putin?
by scotoma inrussia is facing the same dilemma that the dictators in the middle east have been facing.. in the middle east the leaders have tried to kill or at least beat up demonstrators.
this hasn't worked.. putin has been watching this and he has been opposed to the west getting involved.
he no doubt knows what the consequences.
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scotoma
2057 Do you hear God's voice talking to you? It's like you're a rapper free-stylin with religious jargon.