Congratulations on your book! Your writing style is clear and concise, which is great. Just read a few pages so far about the fuzzy way JWs obtain the 'Truth' and I had to laugh - it seems like who the FDS is has already changed since the time you wrote this? Validates your point I think. Good book.
new22day
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Free today - the book I wish I'd found when I was getting out of JWs.
by AngusOg init's called quitting jehovah's witnesses & other cults: how to do it & why you should, and i hope you'll check it out.
i wrote it because other books seemed to focus on personal experiences (boring, irrelevant) or doctrinal discussion of why i should convert to some other religion (boring, irrelevant and insulting).
anyway, it's an ebook, it's free, and it's out today..
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DID JEHOVAH LIE ?
by Phizzy inin view of this wt quote, and the july 15th 2013 wt:.
wt 09/15/2010.
" similarly today, a governing body composed of spirit-anointed christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation.
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new22day
btw: I don't believe in Jehovah.
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DID JEHOVAH LIE ?
by Phizzy inin view of this wt quote, and the july 15th 2013 wt:.
wt 09/15/2010.
" similarly today, a governing body composed of spirit-anointed christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation.
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new22day
Jehovah did not lie. Jehovah has no clue what these people are talking about and shrugs a lot in confusion.
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Does Jehovah and Santa Claus share some personality traits?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in.
if you are very, very good... you are promised a big reward.. if you are bad, nope, you don't get a thing.. and they both work mysteriously and invisibly.. what are your thoughts?.
just lois ( and i am giving myself some flowers.... .
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new22day
Santa Claus is a really nice guy actually -- he gives kids presents and stuff and hey, if you eff up real bad, there's always next year (plus it's your parents giving you the coals not Santa, and good parents wouldn't you make you feel quilty for effing up from time to time).
Jehovah on the other hand, now that sonovabitch is gonna make you pay. You'll never know if you've been naughty or nice or when you crossed the line with him and if you do, yikes! He will kill you, your friends, your neighbours and even soft kitty cats, cuz that's just how he roles. He's a way better role model for kids. lol
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Religioulous
by snare&racket innot sure how many here have watched this... but make a coffee and make the time to do so.... its edutainment ;) .
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http://youtu.be/e2zhldbmfdg.
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new22day
I saw Religioulous in the theater with my 70 year-old mom when it first came out. She laughed so hard I thought she was gonna get us kicked out. I have the DVD and watched it with my exBF JW (dumb move but funny). I warned him in advance.
He freaked out when the Catholic priest in Rome was guffawing at people who take the scriptures literally and made me turn it off. He yelled at how that man dared to question his church. I was shocked. I think that may have been cognitive dissonance kicking in?? I explained he was free to have his own interpretation and still belong. It was allowed as it should be... hmph.
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Protecting pedophiles while protecting children
by stillin ini know that a lynch mob forms whenever there's a hint of anybody being a pedophile, but the truth is that not all are the slavering, predatorial animals that they are painted to be.
each circumstance has its' own specifics.
in defense of the wts, they do keep track of confirmed pedophiles now.
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new22day
"but the truth is that not all (pedophiles) are the slavering, predatorial animals that they are painted to be. Each circumstance has its' own specifics."
Stillin: what you said above is pretty telling. In your view, not all adults who sexually assault children are predators. (What exactly are they??)
It sounds like you really don't think sexual assault is that big of a deal. I mean why are these victims "whining" about being violated? According to you they should just suck it up. They were necessary sacrificial lambs, so the org. can improve itself.
I'm glad the secular justice system disagrees with you. Sex with children is a crime - a really bad one in fact. And yes, it is predatory - it takes some planning.
"Maybe if I was a victim I would feel differently"
I think you just might! If some big, strong man tied you up and fondled you, and made you fondle him and then raped you. And you couldn't tell anyone, and you knew it was going to happen again and again, you might just feel differently about the matter. Maybe you could spend a week in prison as an experiment.
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Tree Hugging
by still thinking intree hugging now scientifically validated .
die hard conservatives love to disparage liberals as tree huggers, but it has been recently scientifically validated that hugging trees is actually good for you.
research has shown that you don't even have to touch a tree to get better, you just need to be within its vicinity has a beneficial effect.. in a recently published book, blinded by science, the author matthew silverstone, proves scientifically that trees do in fact improve many health issues such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), concentration levels, reaction times, depression and other forms of mental illness.
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new22day
Ummm ... there was a study done in Japan, results were recently shared (I will try to find the info.) on introducing greeenspace and trees into urban developments and the effect on the general public's mental health over a period of XX (?) years. The findings were remarkable suggesting access to immediate greenspace reduced stress and mental health problems considerably. The findings are being used by modern. progressive urban planners who are focused on improving urban community quality of life in some parts of north America. I think it's interesting but some things are just common sense - no science needed. Trees please.
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recent convo. re: pedophiles and JW practices
by new22day inso my former jw bf, now just an ex and only a friend (thank god!
) is visiting and mentions that he has been bothered about points i made in the past about pedophiles in the congs.
he says he asked "an elder" at a dc about it and he said there is no tolerance for pedophiles and they advise people to see their doctor when these things come up as they are not equipped to handle it.
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new22day
So my former jw bf, now just an ex and only a friend (thank God!) is visiting and mentions that he has been bothered about points I made in the past about pedophiles in the congs. He says he asked "an elder" at a DC about it and he said there is no tolerance for pedophiles and they advise people to see their doctor when these things come up as they are not equipped to handle it. (WTF? -- see their doctor vs. contacting the police? What does that accomplish?)
So I mention the letter to the BOE in October that advises elders to contact the WTS legal dept. first and he says it was made up by apostates. I offer to show him some info. online and of course he declines. I mention the Conti case and the 25M settlement for the victim and how the courts hold the WTS responsible and he says it will be appealed to higher courts. So I shrug. It will be appealed and they will lose because they are WRONG. God's chosen channel - my arse. sigh! There's no point debating people who don't want to see the truth. One thing that makes me happy is that it bothers him enough to ask questions, although he's a dumb sheep so he won't take things further and think anything thru. Oh well, I'm free.
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JW Experience From High River, Alberta
by Bangalore inthis is an email that i recieved.. .
jw experience from high river, alberta.. .
thought you would enjoy the following experience from high river alberta.
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new22day
Orignally the mayor of Calgary asked for 600 volunteers for early clean up efforts and thousands of people showed up. Good for the High River witnesses, but I'd be tempted to point out to your friend what others said. People are pulling together and helping each other everywhere, regardless of faith or creed. Good to see the JWs stepping up too -- hope they don't just take care of their own. ;)
(Rebel: Canadians often don't use metric. We go both ways - we're weird like that here.)
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Prayers that God answers. Any examples?
by punkofnice inwhen i believed in god i tried not to pray for anything selfish.. after a while i began to think that a lot of things i was asking my imaginary friend in the sky for were selfish for some reason.. i do not ever remember a single thing i prayed for ever being answered.
if there was the appearance of an answer it was because i did mental gymnastics to make it fit the delusion that god had actually answered me.
there was never an obvious message/answer from god.
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new22day
I'm a non-religious person and for some reason I pray all the time. To whom or what I pray I can't say but I've had many prayers answered, albeit small, even petty ones, in the grander scheme of world problems. I lost my sight once (my eyeglases actually- lol) on a walk along the beach when the tide was out. I had been climbing over craggy rocks and trees and when I returned home realized they had slipped out of my shirt where they hung as I was wearing sunglasses instead while walking. This was a huge problem. I had a 12 hour drive home the next day and no glasses. Can't wear sunglasses and drive in the dark.
I retraced my steps but the tide was coming in fast. I waded through the water to the rocks I climbed as it seemed like a good spot to loose them. I saw nothing. I sat down in frustration and began to accept they were gone and I had a problem. Then I just closed my eyes and said in my mind, "God, c'mon please help me". When I looked up I spotted them immediately, on the bottom of the ocean floor. The light hit them just perfectly at that moment so they glistened in the sun and I could see them two feet under water sitting among the rocks. So see, my prayers restored my sight. ;)