Posts by breakfast of champions

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To understand cults we need to start understanding ourselves

by paranoia agent in

there are books out there that talk about why it is so difficult to convince someone that they are wrong.

hassan and singer specifically address destructive cults.

hassan refers to cult members under mind control and singer under thought reform.

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"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain

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Interview video with former JW elder and 'mole'

by RayPublisher in

a great interview with native new yorker and longtime contributor to this board isaac carmignani (truthsetsonefree) is below:.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu8gxvudwgu.

Theocratic Ministry School Review Answer Sheet of August - PDF -

by WatchTower87 in

theocratic ministry school review answer sheet of augustto give to the school overseer.

(lol).

theocratic ministry school review answer sheet covering assignments for weeks of july 7 through august 25, 2014.. .

Are JEhovah's Witnesses reaching out to the Gay community ?

by Watchtower-Free in

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apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

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I have come to believe that one reason for the Governing Body's unrelenting homophobia is that some of them are gay men themselves and are filled with self-loathing and self-hatred

I wouldn't doubt this for a moment.

Even though I'm not gay, I was always considered the "gay-friendly" brother who sisters would bring to their "gay calls". This was probably because I worked for a gay couple who a few of "the friends" knew of while I aux pioneered out of high school. I really didn't see them any differently than any other couple, and never really got what all the fuss was about. They were just normal.

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What to say to the Sheparding Call

by Jon Preston in

ok i need some quick advice.

the elders have contacted my wife about a sheparding call, not me (is that weird?).

anyways she directed them to text or call me.

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"Thank you but I would prefer not to."

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If you had the audience of the GB, what is your #1 question you would ask them?

by Darth Fader The Sequel in

there are a million of them and mine is by no means the most important question to ask them if i only had one shot at it.

but, i have always wondered what kind of bs excuse they would give as an answer to this question: "brother goober bum, given that there are both male and female partakers here on earth who claim to be of the 'anointed' and plan on being of the 144,000 ruling with christ in heaven for eternity........ why are the female 'anointed' treated as submissive, second class citizens and why is their opinion on doctrinal matters, matters of teaching and reproving, anything at all.... why are they not recognized while here on earth even though you claim that jesus has selected them to become angels to rule with him?

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Do you really believe everything you teach?

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Are You A Patriotic Person Since Leaving The Witnesses?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i'm into politics but i still don't consider myself patriotic..

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No, not at all.

Too close to the we're-the-only-ones-who-are-right-and-the-rest-of-you-all-suck mentality I was raised in. Been there, done that.

If anything, I'm now a more humanistic person, and if I were to have any "cause" it would be humanism and not patriotism.

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whether the Jewish or SDA Saturday, or Sunday, the Pope has a point

by nonjwspouse in

i keep liking what i hear from this pontiff.

he lamentes not keeping a day of no work to spend with the family.. .

campobasso, italy (ap) pope francis has lamented the abandoning of the traditionally christian practice of not working on sundays, saying it has a negative impact on families and friendships....... at one point, the pope, speaking off the cuff, encouraged parents to spend more time with children.

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Waste time with your children!

I've no problem with that! Excellent advice.

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Do You Like or Dislike Algebra? Why and Why not?

by Scott77 in

july 28, 2012is algebra necessary?by andrew hacker .

a typical american school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.

in both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail.

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One piece of advice I will give when it comes to tackling the algebraic aspects of calculus is one I emphasize again and again to my students: TAKE YOUR TIME!!! - QUENDI

COGNAISANCE already commented on this but I will too. I have come to realize that the main source of frustration in mathematics for me is timed testing. If I sit and spend several hours on homework or a workshop assignment, I not only get A's, I get 100%. It's timed tests/quizzes that kill me (even though I've been doing quite well this summer)

In any other timed test in any other class, there is PLENTY of time not only to finish the exam, but I always spend the last 15 min/half hour going over my answers and looking for mistakes. It's in that 15-20 min or so that I get back points that give me the "A" as opposed to the "B".

However, with mathematics exams I am going through problems a breakneck speed just to finish the test on time. There is no "extra time" at the end to recheck work. The exam is turned in as-is, for better or worse.

I mentioned this to my calc instructor and he wasnt surprised, he found that to be the case even when he took exams. Anyway, I think he took my experience to heart, as our second midterm just this Thursday seemed shorter than the first. I actually finished with 20 minutes to spare where I went back and checked my work. I even found a "fatal" error in one of my answers and had to redo the problem. If I hadn't had the time, the mistake would have probably cost me an A.

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Do You Like or Dislike Algebra? Why and Why not?

by Scott77 in

july 28, 2012is algebra necessary?by andrew hacker .

a typical american school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.

in both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail.

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I'm taking Calculus right now. . . .

And you would think where I'd get hung up is in all that fancy calc stuff like derivatives, and derivatives of derivatives . . ..

But nooooooo. . . . . . all of those concepts I've got down pat.

Where do I always screw up? In the friggin algebra!

Drives me absolutely mad!