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Are Men's Rights Laughable?

by Paralipomenon in

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11 years ago

reading over the woody allen thread i noticed a couple things but didn't want to side track the "discussion".

1) woody allen is creepy.

2) nobody really seemed to care that his ex-wife was abusive towards her children.. an example i think is perfect was the release of twilight where you would see lineups of 30-40 year old women making very inappropriate comments about a 16 year old boy.

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

The fathers' rights movement is important not because it benefits men, but because it benefits children. Shared parenting is extremely important for the health and well-being of children vs having a single mother as their primary parent and an estranged father that the children only get to spend time with a little bit out of the year.

Brushing off the importance for children to have equal involvement with their father by saying something to the effect of "oh, men have had better rights in other areas so having little to no rights when it comes to parenting is justified" only serves to hurt children in the long run.

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WT Video on how to handle JWs contemplating suicide

by Oubliette in

11 years ago

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/cvas6fcrc9zca94/shepherding_instructional_suicidal_widow.avi.

i just watched beginning of the recently leaked video produced by the wtbts allegedly instructing elders how to treat jws contemplating suicide.

i am so apalled i cannot even begin to describe it!.

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

I'm surprised they didn't instruct elders to Baker Act or 5150 the woman if she tells them she wants to kill herself in order to avoid lawsuits.

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Are Men's Rights Laughable?

by Paralipomenon in

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11 years ago

reading over the woody allen thread i noticed a couple things but didn't want to side track the "discussion".

1) woody allen is creepy.

2) nobody really seemed to care that his ex-wife was abusive towards her children.. an example i think is perfect was the release of twilight where you would see lineups of 30-40 year old women making very inappropriate comments about a 16 year old boy.

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

Band on the run...I generally look forward to your input however you seem to take it personally, and react by attacking the as you called us "idiots".

Resorting to personal attacks when proven wrong is pretty common around here.

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Am I wrong or right please clarify if you know

by Skeptical78 in

11 years ago

i recently became aware of the new light.

please correct me if i'm wrong, but doesn't this new light concerning 1914 means that the wt have been preaching the wrong doctrine for decades?

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11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

Like I said before, keep you keep your truth, and I will follow sensible people.

Is this a reference to the Governing Body?

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Do religous people have a higher / lesser I.Q.than non religous people ? Or vice-versa. Or is it irrelevant..

by smiddy in

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11 years ago

maybe a bit of background information here to see where i am going with this thread.i only had a basic education , leaving school as a 14 year old.

though being grouded in the three r`s reading, righting, and rithmatic.my first job lasted over 12years , had a few interesting jobs in the intervening years , and my last job lasted 28 years.

retiring at the age of 68 years.i consider myself fortunate to have had a good work ethic.now getting back to my topic , i was converted as a 20 year old , and as i said with only a basic education .

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

That is a very humble thing for you to say, smiddy, and I admire you for saying it.

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Now predicting increase of anointed?

by jgnat in

11 years ago

i came across this nugget in the may 2014 issue:.

"are you moving ahead with jehovah's organization".

....at one time, the anointed remnant were like the little one, but their number grew as other spiritual israelites were brought into gods organization.

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Badfish 11 years ago

Hmm, let's read that entire paragraph.

8. What accounts for the remarkable growth in Jehovah’s modern-day organization?

8 There has been remarkable growth in the number of God’s servants because Jehovah himself is backing his Witnesses.(Read Isaiah 43:10-12.) This increase was foretold in these prophetic words: “The little one will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation. I myself, Jehovah, will speed it up in its own time.” (Isa. 60:22) At one time, the anointed remnant were like “the little one,” but their number grew as other spiritual Israelites were brought into God’s organization. (Gal. 6:16) Because of Jehovah’s blessing over the years, the increase continues with the gathering of the great crowd.

The rate at which the members of Jehovah's Witness membership (those of the earthly hope) is growing is right around the rate that the world population is growing. The rate at which the "anointed partakers" is growing is much higher!

So what really accounts for the "remarkable growth in Jehovah's modern day organization"?

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Do religous people have a higher / lesser I.Q.than non religous people ? Or vice-versa. Or is it irrelevant..

by smiddy in

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11 years ago

maybe a bit of background information here to see where i am going with this thread.i only had a basic education , leaving school as a 14 year old.

though being grouded in the three r`s reading, righting, and rithmatic.my first job lasted over 12years , had a few interesting jobs in the intervening years , and my last job lasted 28 years.

retiring at the age of 68 years.i consider myself fortunate to have had a good work ethic.now getting back to my topic , i was converted as a 20 year old , and as i said with only a basic education .

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

I would have to agree with jam. You would have to differentiate between born-ins and converts to get an accurate analysis. Obviously, the majority of those who convert to a religion such as Jehovah's Witnesses would have to be sub-par when it comes to critical thinking skills. The ones who are born into the religion and are brainwashed from birth on have an existential crisis waiting for them as they approach adulthood if they do possess an above-average intelligence.

However, if you give any weight to the theological perspective, this is irrelevant to you. After all, he has "hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and has revealed them to babes."

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JW. org: "No, we are not a cult. We do not look to any human as our leader."

by Faithful Witness in

11 years ago

i know this has been rehashed, time and again, but i saw this interesting blip on jw.org last night, and did a little thinking about it.... jw.

org answers the important question that so many have... are jehovah's witnesses a cult?.

jehovah's witnesses do not look to any human as their leader.

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

Jehovah's Witnesses do not look to any human as their leader. Rather, we adhere to the standard that Jesus set for his followers when he stated: "Your Leader is one, the Christ." - Matthew 23:10

Why is Jesus pretty much ignored, but Jehovah and the Governing Body are emphasized? Why is everything about Jehovah, with the Governing Body as the sole channel and mediator? Where is Jesus in all this?

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Are Men's Rights Laughable?

by Paralipomenon in

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11 years ago

reading over the woody allen thread i noticed a couple things but didn't want to side track the "discussion".

1) woody allen is creepy.

2) nobody really seemed to care that his ex-wife was abusive towards her children.. an example i think is perfect was the release of twilight where you would see lineups of 30-40 year old women making very inappropriate comments about a 16 year old boy.

11 years ago

Badfish 11 years ago

Yes, apparently reading is an art form.

Scroll up 5 posts above this one and read what I wrote.

"Women DO automatically get sole custody of children in all 50 US states when the parents are not married. Men have to fight a legal battle in court if they want to be allowed to even see their children and establish any parental rights."

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_the_birth_mother_have_sole_custody_of_the_child_if_she_and_the_father_were_not_married#page1

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Moustaches vs. beards - one of the contributing factors to losing my cognitive dissonace

by Pacopoolio in

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11 years ago

as a little background - i was born-in to being a witness, back in '79, in detroit, in mostly black and poor congregations.

baptized when 10-ish, stayed around, was on the fast track to ms, but faded when i moved out at 24ish.. there was a combination of a few things that got me on the road to "freedom" from the cognitive dissonance that kept me "in the truth" for so long.

the main thing was, being an artist and studying marketing, my thinking was patterned to constantly question if i was doing something "correctly," as constant improvement and questioning is what facilitates artistic and mental growth.

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Badfish 11 years ago

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