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  To Vote or Not To Vote... that is the question.

  by harleybear in

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  2. experiences

  as we all know voting or any political involvement is a big bad no no in the jw org.

  i actually have been a registered voter since i was 18 and was still in the org.

  obviously i kept that very quiet until i made my break from the org.

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  I vote. The lesser of two evils is better than the greater of two evils.
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  If I disassociate myself from the org.,can I obtain all of my information that they have on me ? Legally ?

  by smiddy in

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  i am just wondering what is the legality of obtaining your own personall information once you have disassociated yourself from this organization.

  smiddy.

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  JWFacts has something about this on his website. I dont remember where, but you should look.
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  I can't remember the 'Most Important Date of My Life!' Can you?

  by Diest in

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  2. friends

  i honestly cant remember the exact date when i was baptized.

  it does not bother me one bit.

  i didnt have it stamped in that shitty reasoning book/babel that i got at the time, so i guess the only place i could find it would be my cards, which are far away..

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  I honestly cant remember the exact date when I was baptized. It does not bother me one bit. I didnt have it stamped in that shitty reasoning book/babel that I got at the time, so I guess the only place I could find it would be my cards, which are far away.
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  Sooo Armageddon comes....

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  2. friends

  so let's say armageddon comes,do you believe that all jw's would be destroyed because jehovah knows it's a false religion...it can't be denied,for the most part,they try to live by the bible...if anybody has to be punished i would say it's the leaders...i know that god wouldn't judge a whole organization but persons individually....so what i'm trying to ask is....do you think you're in a better position right now not for freedom but for salvation than the witnesses??

  if by the time you're finished reading this post armageddon is here...would u wish that you still were a witness or are you satisfied that you've made god proud?.

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  What makes this the last days? What truly makes this world so ripe for destruction? If you compare our lives to history there is no comparison.

  Did 1/3 of the people you know die from disease? No? Well they did during the black death(1348-1350). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death

  Did 15% of the population die during a single war? No? Well they did in the An Lushan Rebellion (755-763) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll

  Do most of your friends not live past the age of 25? Yes? During the life of Jesus that was the average life expectancy. http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/documents/Life.html

  We would have lost 1 Billion people to famine, but modern science steped in. (1965-1970) You know Jesus's name but do you know who Norman Borlaug was? He created a semi-dwarf wheat that prevented the starvation of ONE BILLION people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug

  Is crime constantly on the rise? No it has been declining here in the US since the 90s. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/218949/1/A-reality-test-for-Jehovahs-Witnesses-that-really-seems-to-work

  It is a myth that the world is so bad. Not just witnesses but many evangelical branches of Christianity love to promote this myth. They love to scare you into submission by telling you scary stories, that don’t show the whole picture. Things are not getting worse they are getting better. When all you read for your whole life is telling you how bad things are, you are going to think they are terrible.

  Go read this book. Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

  You might realize that things are not as hopeless as they want us to believe. Without hope it is easy to control you.
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  Is it possible that Jesus was a Cult Leader???

  by iamwhoiam in

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  2. bible

  ..thoughts??

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  More possible that he was not a historical figure at all. There are no contemporary accounts by his disciples nor historians who wrote about him. If he was God's son, he did a poor job showing it.
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  My 8 year old gets it

  by discreetslave in

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  my 8 year old has recently discovered star trek and loves it.

  the other night we watched an episode "return of the archons".

  whenever someone spoke differently or questioned, it was recognized that they were not one of them or "of the body".

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  "I'm a goat. I want to be a doctor not a pioneer so I'm a goat and I will die at armageddon because I want to be a doctor."

  What a quote. Makes you a little sad, but so happy now that you know you got out in time.
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  Are black people more emotional than white people

  by barry in

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  i see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.

  things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .

  could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.

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  I think the poster phrased this wrong. 'Blacks' arent more emotional they are just less likely to be as uptight(see boring). In general histoically black chuches seem to have more energy than the coresponding white group. If I had grown up in this chuch I dont think I would have been as likely to leave religion.

  PS It is less about skin color and more about culture.

  'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d8fV7ONAxM'
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  Infant died from Herpes after Rabbi followed circumcision with oral suction

  by rebel8 in

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  yep, you read that right.. it's not considered sexual abuse because it's an old religious rite.. http://cultprevention.blogspot.com/2012/03/infants-death-at-hospital-linked-to.html.

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  Male genital mutilation. Circumcision is such bull shit.
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  should child abusers be allowed to go door to door

  by soft+gentle in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'd like to work toward ensuring that the wts bans pedophiles from sharing in the door to door work out of consideration for the public.

  i'd like to ensure that this ban applied not just to those who have been convicted of pedophile activities but also to those who have secretly confessed to elders.

  would this subject be appropriate for an e-petition?

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  Yes, provided they are castrated prior to going out in service.
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  Seriously, I wonder if this site is org approved: bethelandcitytours.com

  by misguided in

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  2. friends

  i can't seem to find the editing button to put in a hyperlink:.

  they also put up a video on you tube on feb 12, 2012:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbmptrqawq&feature=player_embedded.

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  Diest

  Once they are out of the city and just have compounds in small upstate locations it will really add to the culty feel they are going for. Its not as creepy to have your cult in a city, but once you move out to the sticks it is way more fun.