When you have one major cable news program that is polar opposite to virtually all the others, then that should be a clue that something is not right. Yet, this wasn't always the case. I used to watch Fox almost exclusively for the first several years of its existence. It was certainly conservative biased but mostly accurate with supported facts. In fact there are still a few fair minded presenters on there yet, but it switched gears some years ago and turned into a conspiracy mill. The crazy tabloids we used to laugh at when cuing for checkout at grocery stores has come to TV.
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My Prediction: Trump Wins Big
by minimus ina month ago it might have been questionable.
not now.
after bader’s death and biden’s inability, this shouldn’t be close.
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My Prediction: Trump Wins Big
by minimus ina month ago it might have been questionable.
not now.
after bader’s death and biden’s inability, this shouldn’t be close.
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I was in the JW cult for three decades before I sent a letter to my local congregation stating scriptural reasons why I could no longer be a JW. It wasn’t until three months later that I realized that I had been in a cult. I was embarrassed and ashamed at first but eventually realized that anyone can be entrapped in a cult.
While I vowed to never become ensnared in a cult again, I was shocked to learn that many who left the JW org began embracing conspiracy theories and becoming involved in cult-like political movements.
If you believe mainstream media is fake news, you are probably in a cult.
If you believe mainstream scientists are involved in nefarious conspiracies, you are probably in a cult.
If you believe the novel coronavirus is not as deadly as mainstream experts say it is, you are probably in a cult.
If you believe our POTUS hasn’t told over 20,000 lies since he’s been elected, you are probably in a cult.
If you believe our POTUS cares about the working-class people, you are probably in a cult.
Trump inspired the bigots to vote in the 2016 election and vote they did. That’s it, however, and he’s not inspired any others since then except maybe the once-apathetic, young democratic voters.
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What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa: Trump Is Right
by pseudoxristos inmy first thought when seeing this headline was; "how could trump be right?
" even though i am registered as a republican, i don't really care for trump.
after reading the article, i still don't care for trump, but i had never considered many of the points brought out by the article.. january 17, 2018. what i learned in the peace corps in africa: trump is right.
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Nope, nope, nope - stop this LIE. They are completely different in behavior and in the harm they do.
Do you do standup?
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What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa: Trump Is Right
by pseudoxristos inmy first thought when seeing this headline was; "how could trump be right?
" even though i am registered as a republican, i don't really care for trump.
after reading the article, i still don't care for trump, but i had never considered many of the points brought out by the article.. january 17, 2018. what i learned in the peace corps in africa: trump is right.
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the concept of punishing homosexuals in Africa long predates US Christian fundamentalism in Uganda.
It's called fundamentalism. Christian fundamentalism = Islamic fundamentalism.
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What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa: Trump Is Right
by pseudoxristos inmy first thought when seeing this headline was; "how could trump be right?
" even though i am registered as a republican, i don't really care for trump.
after reading the article, i still don't care for trump, but i had never considered many of the points brought out by the article.. january 17, 2018. what i learned in the peace corps in africa: trump is right.
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We all know about Uganda but the punishment for consensual homosexual acts is the death sentence in Mauritania.
Sorry Pal, that is solely American. The concept of severely punishing homosexuals in African countries was directly imported there by US fundamentalist Christians.
https://www.thenation.com/article/its-not-just-uganda-behind-christian-rights-onslaught-africa/
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I want to understand British references to your countries.
by compound complex ingreetings, friends across the two ponds:.
of course, as per other posters' recommendations, i could google this; i have and remain, not totally confused, but wanting the straight dope as well as nuanced meaning.
i'm both curious and needing to know for purposes of editing works of american and british writers.
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Driveby
The American - English and English - English are not the same. I am American born and my wife is English born and we have been married for eight years. We still come up with words and phrases that the other never heard of. There are central reservations, dual carriage ways and zebra crossings which an American needs to know about if he is to drive in the UK. Pavement in the UK is a sidewalk in the US, so it may sound odd to the American when someone says you can't drive on the pavement. Verge is the shoulder of the road. Then there are car parks instead of parking lots. Oh. and bonnets and boots are hoods and trunks on cars. You put petrol in your car rather than gas. And a boot sale in the UK is comparable to a flea market in the US, but neither are for selling boots or fleas. A loo is a toilet. Tyres are tires. The Welsh have their own language. And then there are the accents...
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My 71st Birthday Confessional
by TerryWalstrom ini was born january 15, 1947in mt.
carmel hospital, detroit, michigan.. within six months of my birth, my mother would bundle her baby boy into a blanket and board an american airlines propeller-driven plane--in effect, leaving my father behind--to return to her hometown, ft. worth, texas.. my dad had an excellent job working for cadillac as an inspector.
it was a union job.
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Hi Terry,
I'm about a month older than you. I, too, have PTSD but from being an infantry rifleman in a war. You didn't miss anything. The good thing is that we've both outlived about half the folks who were born when we were.
I think I get what you were saying about your artwork. I went to an art class half a dozen times about four years ago and started an oil painting. I took my painting home and did most of my painting there, which at first frustrated my instructor, but eventually she said, "You got it." I really don't know how I did it and became frightened that if I touched it again, I would ruin it, so I never did.
I went through a divorce about 10 years ago and left the cult shortly after that. A couple of years later, I got married to a wonderful, positive thinking lady and have not revisited my deep depressions since.
Your story is fascinating. Being a Jehovah's Witness AND being successful is almost an impossibility. Glad you got out.
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Goodbye my friends.
by StephaneLaliberte infor almost 12 years now, i have been coming to this site on a regular basis and in the last 5, i “faded out”.
i never regretted this and never will.
unfortunately though, yesterday, i realized that, until i can publically tell all my old acquaintances why i have left, i will never be truly free.
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Unfortunately though, yesterday, I realized that, until I can publically tell all my old acquaintances why I have left, I will never be truly free. There must be about 200+ JWs that I personally know me and none of them know why I have left.
I felt the same way 10 years ago when I left. I wrote a letter to the congregation explaining that I no longer wanted to be a part of Jehovah's Witnesses and why. I quoted some verses from the Bible and explained how I believed they were like the Pharisees.
Two elders came to my house and asked me if I still felt the same way. I did, but to my surprise, one elder said he felt the same way but couldn't find anything better. They disfellowshipped me a few days later because of my letter but no one knew why except the elders. Not one of my 'friends' has ever spoken to me since. For all they know, I committed some gross 'sin.'
I moved and have been away from that area for eight years. I don't really think about it much anymore and that would be my advice: Get as far away from them as possible and forget about them. You are just another casualty to them, another notch in Satan's pitchfork. You can no longer talk to them, much less, explain anything.
Once you've completely cleared yourself of the JW mentality, you'll experience true freedom of thought. But be careful; with freedom comes responsibility. Some go from the JW cult directly into another because of the longing to belong to something. Be critical about everything you've ever learned about religion. Just be yourself.
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May I ask for help about Egyptian chronology and Neolithic settlements?
by paradiseseeker inone of the first things that shook my faith as a teenager was learning about egypt and how its history goes back as far as 3500 bc, much earlier than the flood.
also learning about the first settlements like çatalhöyük, which flourished around 7500 bc, much earlier than the creation of adam.
the only answer i got from my mother was that this world is dominated by satan and thus we cannot trust in worldly chronologies.
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The only answer I got from my mother was that this world is dominated by Satan and thus we cannot trust in worldly chronologies.
You'll not shake the faith of a true believer. Doesn't matter whether they are JWs, exJWs or any other believer. Yes, there are even exJWs who still believe in that nonsense about God creating Adam and causing a flood. It didn't happen, but don't bother getting bogged down trying to convince someone who will not listen. All the facts and evidence in the world will not convince them otherwise.
For your own benefit, though, try Googling your questions but stay away from the creationists websites. They are complete nonsense as you'll find out by seeking true answers to your questions.
Here is an example of what you can find:
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Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution
by dubstepped inso i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.
i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.
i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.
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Who really cares what anyone believes so long as it doesn't result in any sort of bad behavior? - Old Navy
No one as long as they keep it to themselves. - me
Who are "they" and what is "it" that they should keep to themselves? You wouldn't be advocating censorship or non-freedom of speech, wouldja now? - Old Navy
I was referring to religions that are harmful. I would go into it in more detail but that would be drifting too far from the thread which was about asking cofty to explain evolution.