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Doofgrandaddy
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April 30, 1993
by pistolpete inthis year was actually “the beginning of the last days for the watchtower.
before this year, there were very few that questioned the watchtower.
they were truly god’s only channel.
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Doofgrandaddy
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KURD is the word - and the word is KURD
by Terry inkurd is the word - the word is kurd________who the heck are they?.
once upon a time, world war one ended and three people created a new place out of thin air called: iraq.
(gertrude bell, lawrence of arabia, winston churchill).this new country was divided up into 3 chunks:kurdsunnishia_____solemn promises made by colonel t.e.
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Doofgrandaddy
The CIA and MI6 were neck deep in the sacking of the elected Whitlam Goverment
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how do you perceive God ?
by stan livedeath inwhat i'm trying to do is ask what theists think god is like.. also--why is he invisible.. how big is he ?.
in fact--why is god a he--not a she.
or is he / she hermaphrodite ?.
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Doofgrandaddy
If god is all seeing, all knowing etc etc then god must be evil, greedy, self centred all the "negative" traits as well as the positives that xians centre on. That's logical....
This is highlighted in the Book of Job where Job shows immense love, patience (the god traits) with the childish, immature, egotistical, competitive, quck to anger Jehovah who uses humans like pawns in a game of chess with Satan. Interesting too that Jehovah tortures Job to the point of insanity/death in a test of "faith" but freely allows Satan to wander around constantly taunting him in front of his heavenly hosts.
Unjust much?
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How Long Did It Take To Finally Leave The Organization Once You Realized It Was Really Not The Truth?
by minimus init actually took me a few years to finally leave the organization so i was mentally out for a while before i simply stopped all meetings altogether.. how long did it take you to finally make the break?
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Doofgrandaddy
Same as Blondie.
Actually it took about 2 hours.
Studied the "generation" teaching online and that was it.
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Today's local watchtower study. On csa! Must read
by nowwhat? inmy wife told me that the wt conductor said in in the strongest most emphatic way.
that all child abusers will now be reported to the authorities whether there are 2 witnesses or not!
and this is new thinking!
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Doofgrandaddy
The only reason Watchtower is bringing new light is because they have and will continue to get sued over CSA.
They are afraid of the Authorities but most of all losing their ill gotten gains.
Not just flip flopping, they are gutless
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Who shoots 223 AR15s?
by rockemsockem ini have a few and built two 80% lowers.
just got a larue two stage trigger.
i can get 2moa out of it at 100 yards with a nikon 223 scope.
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Doofgrandaddy
"The 3 round burst was adopbed due to the fact that when using full auto unless shooting into a crowd where people or what ever is shoulder to shoulder you miss way more than you hit."
The words so easy to write. Yes sitting behind a computer screen it's easy to talk of the killing power of military weapons. Also shooting at animals (I kill a lot of my own meat so no issue with hunting for food) or just at a range.
I would guess by the comments that I am the only person here who has had a military weapon used on them. The wrong time the wrong place with an old school M16 pointed at my forehead. I was taught as a little kid how to operate and be safe with a rifle as my father was exWW2 but only when caught in the heat of battle do you truly understand powerlessness and fear. It makes me wonder about the above words.....
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If You Could Tell A Prospective Jehovah’s Witness Something What Would It Be?
by minimus inany words of wisdom?
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Doofgrandaddy
Would you shun your children/family because they won't become a jw?
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What woke you up?
by HappyBlessedFree ini’m fairly new so i don’t know everyone’s backstory.
how did you realize the organization was false?.
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Doofgrandaddy
The flip flop on the generation teaching...
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The Young & not so young taking drugs @ Music Festivals in OZ.
by smiddy3 inmusic festivals are supposed to be entertaining events for young and old alike ,so why is it that so many youths and one`s in their twenty`s & thirty`s are being treated for drug overdoses at these venues ?.
their is so much information about the dangers of using drugs at these events or anywhere else ,why do they do it ?.
they put their own life at risk and traumatize those that try to treat them ?.
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Doofgrandaddy
Post JWs I did my share of pills at music festivals and I still go dancing a lot but now chemical free. So I have spent decades around people taking drugs. There are numerous reasons for the shift in od's but the main one I see is the change from attending festivals to see a band or DJ to being seen at festivals and getting absolutely loaded.
Drugs used to be used to enhance the experience but now it's a competition to see how much alcohol a young person consumes plus getting loaded on what comes to hand and if they pass out wait til they wake up and start again. As children do they can tell stories next week at school about how out of it they got. Gen Z is a worry.
Also I used to attend bush doofs and never would I see alcohol or rubbish left on site. The scene got over run with teens as mentioned above and strangely the "adults" rather than setting an example joined in so another underground music genre destroyed by loose kids.
When I attend DJs these days I find the sweet spot sound wise then shut my eyes and dance ignoring the chaos around me until it gets overwhelming. Then I leave.
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Research on Ostracism in Former Jehovah's Witnesses
by wiktoriaresearch ini am an undergraduate psychology student at national college of ireland.
my research is created to investigate levels of social support, depression and stress in former members of religious groups.
i am interested whether there are differences in these psychological factors between individuals who feel ostracised by their former religious group and individuals who do not feel ostracised by their former religious group.
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Doofgrandaddy
I realise that you are an under grad but I went in for about 6 pages and gave up.
" psychological factors between individuals who feel ostracised by their former religious group and individuals who do not feel ostracised by their former religious group."
Wouldn't it be better to ask that question first and then tease out why that person feels ostracised or not? My answers to your questions would give the impression (as stats) that I am some sort of reclusive unsupported victim but that's the polar opposite of my life. I am just self reliant and personally responsible for my emotions and decisions and future.
Good luck with your endeavours