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  Louis Freed report on Penn State and how it is like the WTBTS

  by harleybear in

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  2. experiences

  wow.

  louis freed (retired fbi) released a 200 plus page independant report on the culpability of the upper rants of penn state in the sandusky case and it it was not flattering!!!!!

  what struct me was the reference that the university knew of the wrong doing for over 14 year and did nothing about it with the excepiton of covering it up.

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  This case really shows you that we value sports over almost anything in our American Academic System.
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  Are we completely sure Trans people don't just have a mental disorder?

  by Lore in

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  2. friends

  so i thought i was a pretty accepting person.

  sure i grew up in a bigoted cult who hates gay people.. now i'm an atheist who has no reason to care about anyones sexual prefferences.. .

  but i've watched inverviews of trans people.

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  In addition to genetics there are many hormonial issues. Some produce too much or too little etrogen or testosterone(sp?). It has also been shown that a mother's prenatal hormones can effect the sexuality of her children.
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  Has anyone gone to public re the current Wt vs Conti court case?

  by orbison11 in

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  2. friends

  just wondering if any of you have taken this info.

  and sent it to media, etc.

  thank you.

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  I think quite a few people have. Barbara Anderson sent out many PRs.
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  Survey: How Sure are you of Your Beliefs?

  by simon17 in

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  i find it interesting to see, not just the state of people's beliefs, but how sure they are of them.

  or asked another way, what is the percent chance people feel they are wrong about their current beliefs.

  so state your current core beliefs about jws, christianity, god, and a percentage 0-100% of how sure you are that this belief is correct.

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  * JW's not 'God's' true organization: 100%+ sure

  * Bible not inspired: 100%+ sure

  * A personal god does not exist: 95%+ sure

  * No god-like creator exists: 70% sure
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  Finding A Brother to Take Special Interest in a Teen May Have Backfired

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. friends

  so my sister-in-law got reinstated a few years back, after more than 15 years out.

  i thought it was so that her mother could get baptized and not have to worry about shunning her.

  (that did happen.

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  Id rather someone go to bethel than work a shit job at the mall. At least bethel sounds cool on a reseme to someoen that doesnt know.
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  I don't think I have been educating my lad properly...

  by jamesmahon in

  1. social
  2. family

  just been looking at book about the human body with my 8 year old boy and got to an 'interesting' part.

  "dad, what is a penis?".

  "erm, the appendage between your legs" (i do try to use proper words with him so was surprised he asked).

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  You really must keep them caged, lest the little guys get friendly with someone else...thats a good way to pass an STD.
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  I don't think I have been educating my lad properly...

  by jamesmahon in

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  just been looking at book about the human body with my 8 year old boy and got to an 'interesting' part.

  "dad, what is a penis?".

  "erm, the appendage between your legs" (i do try to use proper words with him so was surprised he asked).

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  James,

  I want to respond to your post but I am nakered after geting hedgehog from a nice woman.
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  Why are stars on Republican elephant logo inverted while Democrat donkey stars are upright?

  by Kudra in

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  2. friends

  jwn conspiracy nuts are my favorite conspiracy nuts!.

  so i'd like to throw you guys this chestnut: .

  why are the stars on the republican elephant inverted while the stars on the democrat's donkey "right side up"?.

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  How many JW pedofiles do you personally know?

  by oldlightnewshite in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was just thinking that out of the 200 jws that i actually know, at least 4 of them to my knowledge are pedophiles.

  i know for a fact, through personal confidences.

  that means, as far as my circle of jovo friends/acquaintances goes, 2% of them are kiddy fiddlers.. without mentioning names or details, how many do you know of for a certainty to be pedos, and what percentage does it work out at, considering all your circle of jovo friends?.

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  I know one personally.
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  Atheists: Lowest Retention Rate Next to JWs

  by breakfast of champions in

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  article found here.. .

  those who grow up in an atheist household are least likely to maintain their beliefs about religion as adults, according to a study by georgetown university's center for applied research in the apostolate (cara).only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an atheist household remain atheists as adults.

  this "retention rate" was the lowest among the 20 separate categories in the study.. there were 1,387 atheists (weighted) in the survey.

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  Yeah never be patronizing or condescending to BTS.....He never acts that way.