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  Anyone Seen This

  by lambsbottom in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2691254/how-jehovahs-witnesses-got-street-smart-believers-swap-infamous-doorstepping-standing-outside-train-stations-shops.html.

  it's a practice that's been the butt of jokes for decades: a pair of jehovah's witnesses turning up suited and booted on your doorstep.. but the days of the 140-year-old religious order's members trudging door-to-door in the rain could soon be numbered.. thousands have switched tactics to stand on street corners in more than a dozen cities across britain - and unusually for public preachers, they are staying almost completely silent.. leaders believe it is a better tactic in modern britain, where people do not like being approached directly and prefer browsing as if in a shop.. three years after the same tactic was introduced in new york, witnesses have been standing on pavements in at least 13 cities across britain and handing out tens of thousands of magazines.. unlike other evangelical preachers, they do not shout or call attention to themselves - instead standing in near-silence until someone approaches them.. 'i guess that's just not our style,' said mark o'malley, a spokesman for the jehovah's witnesses at their london headquarters.. 'we have used inventive approaches down the years.

  we used "sound cars" in the 1930s which would relay lectures in the street from megaphones on the roof.. 'radio was used a lot later on and our members wore placards and sandwich boards.

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  The elder I studied with came to my house a month or so back and told me he's been doing metropolitan witnessing in Birmingham. He said he was aproached by a guy who said he was an Atheist, this guy asked the elder why he believed in God. The elder replied: " Do you know why I belive in God? I belive in God because of Ikea. I bought my son a shelving unit from Ikea which came flat packed, I layed all the parts out on the floor ready to be assembled. Now if I'd have left all those parts on the floor for years they still would have been exactly as I left them. The unit couldn't of assembled it's self." He said the Athiest guy gave him a look like he actually got it, and then just walked off. The elder told me that he thought he'd really got through to that guy. I shit you not he really said all this.

  I just sat there thinking the Athiest must have just been shocked at what he'd just heard, thought the elder was beyond help and so he walked off. This elder has been a JW for over 40 years, so as log as they have people with his skills out in public I'd say an increase in numbers is unlikely.

  My mothers friend who is also a JW said she was doing the trolly work and a young ish guy approached them, but he didn't seem to want to talk. So, she asked if he needed any help, at which point he broke down in tears and told her that he was raised a JW but left "The Truth" a few years ago and kew Jehovah didn't love him anymore because he'd spoken ill of God org. Anyway, long story short she asked if he would like her to arrange for a brother to call on him for a study. At which point he cried even more and couldn't thank her enough for helping him. Now, to me this guy sounded like he possibly had some mental health issues and would have been much better off seeking help for that than getting wrapped up with the JW's again.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  Cofty: Like I've already said I stand by all my previous comments. I have nothing to apologize for. As for bohm, he asked a question, I gave an answer. Take heed? Oh dear, Cofty I'm lying here terrified after reading that Lmao. Anyhoo.... I'm happy with ALL my comments on this thread. I'll not keep going round in circles because cofty seems to think I should jump to his beat. That's all I have to say on this matter.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  chrisuk

  As somone ponied out, if the WTS used the term mild pedophilia there would be outrage on this site.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  Just to be clear: If I felt I'd said anything that deserved an apology, I would do so straight away. I don't feel that I have said anything to warrent such an action, and, as I've already pointed out; I stand by everything I've said.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  Cofty: Nobody is getting an apology from me. What's the worse that can happen, I get banned? I couldn't careless. I rarely post on the site, I read on here more than anything and no matter what was done, stopping people from visiting this site just to read is impossible. Quick ip change and their back. Anyway I'll not apolagize. I stand by everything I said.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  Possibly both bohm. You seem to be simpathetic toward "mild pedophilia" What are your views on mild rape?
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  Anyway, enjoy the rest of the discussion. For some people here it doesn't matter what Dawkins said they'd defend him. Just as they once defended the WTS. Couldn't possibly be wrong twice?
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  If a governing body member had come out and said what Dawkins has, the very same people defending Dawkins now would be outraged at the WTS. But, Dawkins seems to be some sort of Demi-God to some people, so hey, let him say what he likes.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  The whole paragraph. I don't think he should speak on behalf of everyone who's been abused. bohm, there's always going to be people on both sides of an argument like this. I will never agree with anything Dawkins says in this article. I'm not taking away from his work in other areas, there's no doubt he's brilliant in his chosen field/s, but these comments are wrong.
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  Richard Dawkins defends “mild pedophilia,” says it does not cause “lasting harm”

  by chrisuk in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.salon.com/2013/09/10/richard_dawkins_defends_mild_pedophilia_says_it_does_not_cause_lasting_harm/.

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  The lie? That qoute is even worse “mild pedophilia,” and " Mild racism" Yep, Dawkins is coming off real well here.