Posts by never a jw

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Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!

by the girl next door in

now what is your stance?

never a jw

Fine with me. The WT pays for the copyrights. They can do whatever they want, and I will support the protection of that right. It's a non-issue for me. Nothing has been muddied. It's the law and one cannot only obey or abide by the laws when it is convenient to one's personal interest. What I do not support is their tax exempt status. It appears that they don't deserve it. In fact, I would those law to be changed to be a lot more stringent to exclude, abusive cults and financial fraud, which I believe the WT is guilty of.

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Brave New W0rld of Education - The Regressive Left

by cofty in

i found this to be a thought-provoking film on the trend in higher education.. oubliette drew my attention to a brilliant article recently called "the coddling of the american mind".

please have a look at the film, click the link and check out the links in the article.

i would love to hear your thoughts.. ...

never a jw

DJS,

Actually, I listened to a local station in L.A.where we got Sean Insanity (from Fox) and Mark Levine along with the local hosts.

Left wing nuts?? Yes, there are plenty too. It's rather easy to identify them. They want to double the minimum wage because the actual minimum wage is not enough to support a family. They are vying for the nomination of the Democratic party. And yes I have plenty of negative things to say about some of the buffoonery on the Republican side. As much as I dislike Hillary, she is becoming the lesser of many evils. Politics for me is so bad that, despite being an atheist since I was in my early teens, I rather read religious studies than watch or read about U.S. politics.

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Brave New W0rld of Education - The Regressive Left

by cofty in

i found this to be a thought-provoking film on the trend in higher education.. oubliette drew my attention to a brilliant article recently called "the coddling of the american mind".

please have a look at the film, click the link and check out the links in the article.

i would love to hear your thoughts.. ...

never a jw

For 20 years I listened to talk radio in the U.S., being indoctrinated to see the left just as depicted in this movie. Then three years in this forum helped me get rid of the conservative right wing indoctrination. Now I am being pushed back in the direction towards right wingers. Nooooooooooooooooo! I can't take it anymore. The hell with right wing nuts, the hell with left wing nuts. I am going the way of the classics in ancient Athens. Nothing in excess.

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I'd report THAT to the police, but not THIS...

by Northern Star in

i am new to the boards, so a little background info may be a good idea?

also, i'm not quite sure which sub-forum to post this to....

i have a typical religious background for my country; grew up with lutheran christianity (which was our state religion up until 2012; we now have a secular constitution).

never a jw

Welcome northern star,

I know about your frustration. I have been an agnostic/atheist/deist for my entire adult life and most of my teenage years, but always interested in science, philosophy and history. For more than 20 years, however, I have been surrounded by JW's (wife, brothers, brothers and sister's in law, many friends). For decades I have lived and let lived, until I decided to do an in-depth research on JW's. That changed my attitude towards the religion completely., especially the leaders.

Perhaps, to avoid the frustration, you should approach your study as a psychologist with his/her patients. Guide them slowly to discover on their own the flaws of their beliefs and the deception, manipulation, and exploitation they live under.

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Request from "Leo" for 2 books!

by Atlantis in

i am sure you all remember leolaia from this board.

we used to call her leo for short.

she wrote to me requesting the 2010 or revised 2012 elder manual in swedish language.

never a jw

Anything for Leo, if I had it. Please tell her that she is missed very much and that I hope that she is very happy doing whatever she is doing.

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

" does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

never a jw

I call their books secular christain mythology and the authors and their followers often come across to me as secular christian fundamentalists

Christian, secular, mythology, fundamentalists.

Which of the 4 words above doesn't belong. You have 10 seconds.

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Good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?

does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?

i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!

never a jw

Slimboy ...... Those books sure are the straight dope...Foucault, Derrida? Wow, not to sound condescending but the guys just escaped the clutches of the WT..maybe he needs to walk before running no?!

Exactly. 99.9 percent of us don't understand, don't care, don't have the time, or find it impractical to go as deep as slimboy into philosophical themes, human psychology and metaphysics. We just want a better understanding of the world around us so we can make decisions that are conducive to a more happy and fulfilling life.

Derrida, Foucalt to help the confused mind of an exiting JW?? Really?

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