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  Jeff Hanneman (Slayer guitarist) died today

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  rip jeff!

  jeff hanneman dead: slayer guitarist dies at 49us weekly 53 minutes agoiconic heavy metal guitarist jeff hanneman of legendary band slayer died of liver failure on thursday, may 2. he was 49.. "slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, jeff hanneman, passed away at about 11 a.m. this morning near his southern california home.

  he was 49," a rep for the band told us weekly in a statement.

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  My thoughts and observations re: the Memorial

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  while sitting through my annual visit to a kingdom hall tonight, i had the following thoughts/observations:.

  1. the speaker appealed to the kids: "how many here are 15 years of age or younger?

  " he then went on to tell us how exciting it would be to "lie down" with lions that eat straw instead of flesh, and further discussed jw kids napping with leopards, bears, and cattle.

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  Memorial Flyer Acknowledges Public Disdain for JWs - Implicitly

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  yesterday, i had the opportunity to review the official jw invitation to their "memorial" event.

  the front of the flyer has a well-groomed, caucasian jesus, leading all the minority people somewhere .

  most likely to a factory in brooklyn to serve as slaves for a publishing company.. curiously, there is no mention of jehovah's witnesses anywhere on the face of that flyer.

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  Watchtower Argues on Behalf of Jimmy Swaggart

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  the wtbts filed an amicus brief in the u.s. supreme court case of jimmy swaggart v. board of equalization of california, and actually argued that swaggart should win this case.

  in response to numerious requests i have received, here it is: .

  http://kvisit.com/snsujag.

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  The Language 144001 speaks is

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  english.

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  Happy Holiidays to all!

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  merry christmas, happy hannukah, happy kwanza, and happy holidays to all!.

  i've been on and off this forum for the last 10 years and i've met some great people here over the years.

  thanks to simon and angharad for providing this resource that enables us to come together in a virtual "congregation" of ex jws.

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  I overheard a nauseating conversation . . .

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  i was in the produce section of a local market, when i happened to overhear the following comment: "we celebrate christ's birth every day of the year, not just on christmas!

  " i turned and knew the nature of the source of the comment immediately, judging by the polyester pantsuit and delusional "deer in headlights" look on her face.

  her companion replied, "but i like celebrating christmas and don't see anything wrong with it.

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  Pea-brained Palin tells kids the VP "is in charge of the US senate."

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  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_pr/palin_vice_president_s_job.

  palin tells kids the vice president 'runs' senate1 hr 54 mins agowashington asked by a third-grader what a vice president does, republican candidate sarah palin responded that the vice president is the president's "team mate" but also "runs the senate" and "can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes.".

  while aimed at a typical 8-year-old, palin's explanations oversimplify the constitution's definition of the duties of the vice president and don't match the office's traditional role in senate activities.. the vice president's main duty is to replace the president if the president dies, resigns, is removed from office or can no longer carry out his or her duties for other reasons.

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  I want to go to the Kingdom hall after . . .

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  eating three cans of rosarita refried beans, a dozen hard-boiled eggs, steamed cabbage and broccoli, and guzzling a few beers.

  if you can't empty the kingdom hall with facts, maybe it's time to gas 'em out of there with a cacophony of farts!

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  Jehovahs Witnesses; the perfect cult for those who want to be miserable

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  no holidays, no birthdays, no school sports, no "worldy" associations, no extracurriclar school activities whatsoever, no higher education, no smurfs, no harry potter, no speaking to family members who have been df'd or da'd, and of course, total control over one's free time, are all characteristics of the miserable cult of the watchtower.. it seems like depriving witnesses of all joy in life is the objective of the watchtower cult.

  i'm no psychologist, but i can't help but believe the "joy deprivation" inflicted upon witnesses by the exploitive watchtower cult is part and parcel to their control objective.

  it's a way to measure just how much control they have over folks, to ensure they will drink the kool aid at the right time and upon command.. i was born into this cult, and left it in my early teens, after a rather ugly period of defiance.

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