Topics Started by Iconoclast

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Funeral etiquette - Is crying allowed or seen as a lack of faith?
by usualusername in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been to a few funerals and recalled that at many the cloest family members did not cry.. .

ok cultures and a number of factors may explain that, but could crying mean you don't believe in the resurrection?.

is it social compliance?.
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Question for Dogpatch (Randy): What will it cost to produce the new 16-page Watchtower & Awake?
by Alfred in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
when literature used to be sold d2d, i remember how the society never missed an opportunity to trash other religions for "peddling god's word for profit" while boasting about how the watchtower only charges for the cost of the paper and ink.. in the book "witnesses of jehovah", the author mentioned that randall watters used to be involved in print cost analysis and determined that, while we were selling wt & awake mags for 20 cents door-to-door, it was really only costing the society 4 cents per copy to produce.

that's a whopping 400% profit!.

obviously, things have changed... the paper is different, as well as the ink and printing methods in general.
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Television: 'Homeland'
by leavingwt in
1. social
2. entertainment
have any of you been watching the new showtime series, homeland?

the season finale will air next sunday.

i've really been enjoying it.
1
"Honorable" Mention
by breakfast of champions in
1. jw
2. friends
just listened to the 10/24 "freethought radio" podcast, which talks about the passing of harold camping's latest end of the world prophecy.

jws failed prophecies of 1914, 1925 and 1975 are mentioned as well.

interesting..
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Out Of All JW Beliefs Which Is The Weirdest?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.

whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?

?.
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Nov Public WT On Sex.. Why? There Will Be Alot Of Unplaced On The Counter
by BroMac in
1. jw
2. friends
why print this rubbish?

i dont get it.. why put 2 kids walking near bethel on the cover.

they could be related, you wouldn't know if they wanted to take each others clothes off from that picture.
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What percentage of assmbly experiences are total fabrication?
by NoRegrets in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i was in 4th grade, i ended up in a situation involving minor school politics.

they had developed a "student council" which did little more than sell pencils at lunch time for fundraisers.

anyway, i was appointed by the teacher and didn't think much of it as an 8-9 year old.
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Evangelical Says Mormonism Is Not Cult; Open To Saying JWs Are
by Justitia Themis in
1. jw
2. friends
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/09/my-take-this-evangelical-says-mormonism-isnt-a-cult/?hpt=hp_t2.

editors note:richard j. mouw is president of fuller theological seminary, an evangelical school in pasadena, california.. by richard j. mouw, special to cnn.

some prominent evangelical pastors have been telling their constituents not to support mitt romneys bid for the presidential nomination.
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WOW - CNN Contributor calls JW a cult!
by Iconoclast in
1. jw
2. friends
religious cults are very much us-versus-them.

their adherents are taught to think that they are the only ones who benefit from divine approval.

they dont like to engage in serious, respectful give-and-take dialogue with people with whom they disagree.
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Hilarious "wardrobe worksheet" in new YPA book!
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
during a quiet moment i picked the latest ypa book down from my bookshelf.

it's pretty much stayed there since my relatives came back from the latest convention.

i couldn't bring myself to see the extent to which the society is now trying to claw its way into the lives of teenagers.