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  Part 18: The Last Stand - My Brother's Gift

  by Amazing in

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  part 18: the last stand my brothers gift .

  i had almost forgotten about my brothers gift.

  the amalgamated wedding was now well over 2 years in the past.

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  mikepence

  Great stuff!

  Also, a reminder that this series is appearing, one part per day, on XJWNews.com. Tell a friend!

  Mike
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  I'm stuck in limbo, what to do?

  by conflicted in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you don't know my past i'll paraphrase: basically, i got away from the dubs, but their teachings, dogma, doctine, mindset still have grips on aspects of my life.

  i just can't let some of it go.. i was raised in the "truth" and left because i wanted a life of my own.

  i didn't have doubts about their teachings, but resolved myself to die at the big a so i could have a real life now.

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  Christian Freedom is an oxymoron.

  Go read "On Human Nature", the Pulitzer Prize winning book by Harvard Biology Professor E. O. Wilson.

  "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." --Groucho Marx
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  Anti-Cultists are a cult

  by proplog2 in

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  i don't believe in re-inventing the wheel.

  arguments about atheism, chronology, trinity, evolution can go on forever.. i like to bring up positions that are unpopular on this forum because most of the people here have given up their examination of certain issues assuming that they have "now" got the real truth.. the lack of critical thinking that is the cause of involvement in off-beat religions can lead to gullibility in other areas.

  the stupid knee-jerk accusations i got when i attacked the molestation issue is typical.

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  mikepence

  All MLM's are cults.

  All restrictive belief systems are cult-like.

  "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." --Groucho Marx
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  Self Insuring

  by joelbear in

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  does anyone here know anything about insurance?.

  i plan to go on cobra for 18 months after i leave work and am in school.. will i have to find fulltime work after that to avoid meeting preexisting conditions wait periods on an individual health plan?

  i have received differing answers.

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  mikepence

  Typically, yes.

  There may be exceptions, but you generally cannot get Health insurance that waives pre-existing conditions without getting into a group plan. Some Small Business Associations and others offer group plans, so you may find a loophole that way.

  Mike Pence
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  Anti-Cultists are a cult

  by proplog2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't believe in re-inventing the wheel.

  arguments about atheism, chronology, trinity, evolution can go on forever.. i like to bring up positions that are unpopular on this forum because most of the people here have given up their examination of certain issues assuming that they have "now" got the real truth.. the lack of critical thinking that is the cause of involvement in off-beat religions can lead to gullibility in other areas.

  the stupid knee-jerk accusations i got when i attacked the molestation issue is typical.

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  mikepence

  Well stated, Proplog. Which is why I did a search and replace on a Steven Hassan quote in another thread, replacing the word 'cult' with 'religious group'...and the lengthy quote still rang true.

  ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=21561&site=3)
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  Anti-Cultists are a cult

  by proplog2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't believe in re-inventing the wheel.

  arguments about atheism, chronology, trinity, evolution can go on forever.. i like to bring up positions that are unpopular on this forum because most of the people here have given up their examination of certain issues assuming that they have "now" got the real truth.. the lack of critical thinking that is the cause of involvement in off-beat religions can lead to gullibility in other areas.

  the stupid knee-jerk accusations i got when i attacked the molestation issue is typical.

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  mikepence

  I agree that when one fails to exercise "Critical" thinking it can lead to problems. I saw a woman on TV once who left the Jim Jomes People's Temple movement, and then turned around to join the Baghwan Shree Rajneesh movement in Oregon. She merely jumped from the frying pan into the fire.

  Kind of like going from being a JW to being a Christian, Amazing?
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  It's Finally Over!!

  by DIM in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i attended our last meeting last night.

  it wasn't so bad, since it was bookstudy and they threw a little party for us afterwards - we are moving to wa from pa next week.

  we will never set foot in a kingdom hall again - feels great.

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  mikepence

  ...and ya'all better get your arses out to AZ soon!
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  Amazing's Story on XJWNews.com

  by mikepence in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have come out of retirement from contributing to xjwnews.com in order to post amazing's story there.. part 1 is up, and each subsequent part will be posted, 1 per day, for as long as amazing keeps this up.. when the series is complete, with amazing's permission, i will provide a downloadable acrobat pdf version of the whole thing.. peace,.

  mike pence

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  mikepence

  DAMN! Now I am all angry with nothing to be angry at!!!
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  Amazing's Story on XJWNews.com

  by mikepence in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have come out of retirement from contributing to xjwnews.com in order to post amazing's story there.. part 1 is up, and each subsequent part will be posted, 1 per day, for as long as amazing keeps this up.. when the series is complete, with amazing's permission, i will provide a downloadable acrobat pdf version of the whole thing.. peace,.

  mike pence

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  mikepence

  I hear you. I just don't understand why it has to be either-or.

  I was under the impression that although ALL material posted here is (c) by the author of said material, legally speaking, that our goal was to spread information around to help our fellow XJW's.
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  Amazing's Story on XJWNews.com

  by mikepence in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have come out of retirement from contributing to xjwnews.com in order to post amazing's story there.. part 1 is up, and each subsequent part will be posted, 1 per day, for as long as amazing keeps this up.. when the series is complete, with amazing's permission, i will provide a downloadable acrobat pdf version of the whole thing.. peace,.

  mike pence

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  mikepence

  Sorry...I thought he was posting it for the benefit of the XJW community, not personal gain.

  It is kind of unrealistic to post something written in the USA to a UK public message board, then complain when it is reproduced on a web server in yet another country.

  His copyright is unenforcable and of questionable legal value, but I will desist from reproducing any of his material.

  Seems ridiculous to me.