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  JWs given "honorable" mention on Bill Maher show....

  by chrisjoel in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4o38bxnwc8.

  disregard double post.

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  I love Bill Maher...watch him every week. I was watching that episode and was looking for the report they were talking about. Thanks for posting the youtube link.
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  Question for you born ins

  by startingover in

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  when i was growing up as a born in jw, i remember the fear that dfing stirred up within me.

  as a kid, seeing a df'd person was quite a scary thing.

  thinking back about how it was growing up, it occurred to me that at the time, i never realized that a person had to be baptized in order to be df'd.

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  My first recollection of someone being df'd was my sister's best friend, I think for sneaking out of her room at night. Back then it was automatically a year and not a day sooner. It scared the you-know-what out of me and I had a horrible fear of getting df'd (not sinning...just getting caught).

  I always thought that people should do something or not do something out of love for Jehovah, not fear of being df'd.
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  Mormon documentary on PBS

  by TweetieBird in

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  there was an interesting documentary on the mormons yesterday.

  you could substitute jw for mormon for most of it (except teachings) especially concerning obedience to the higher ups, not questioning the organization, etc.

  they disfellowship and excommunicate (excommunication being a worse fate) and if anyone questions the church they are considered an apostate.

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  I've known a few former mormons that converted to the JWs and now, looking back, I wonder why do they escape from one cult to join another?
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  So what are your thoughts on "The New Earth" ?

  by ldrnomo in

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  written by eckhart tolle.

  are any of you going to take the internet class conducted by oprah and eckhart starting monday march 3rd at 9:00 est?.

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  Thanks, poppers
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  New case in Italy

  by behemot in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio-local/adescava-i-bambini-e-libero/1995090/6.

  behemot.

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  Sorry...no speak italian. Can someone translate?
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  This is NOT supposed to be happening...

  by owenfieldreams in

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  this nomination was mine!

  this year was supposed to be a coronation...i should be up by double digits in the polls, but i am not.

  all because of this obama guy that doesnt come any where near my 35 + yrs of experience or working for the people of this country!

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  Honestly, it doesn't matter if it's Hillary, Barack or John...all are a vast improvement over the past 8 years. Things can only bet better!!!
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  So what are your thoughts on "The New Earth" ?

  by ldrnomo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  written by eckhart tolle.

  are any of you going to take the internet class conducted by oprah and eckhart starting monday march 3rd at 9:00 est?.

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  I'm reading the book now and plan on doing the class. It makes sooo much sense.

  I have not read "The Power of Now" but everyone seems to rave about it. Is it much different from "The New Earth" or pretty much the same?
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  Mormon documentary on PBS

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there was an interesting documentary on the mormons yesterday.

  you could substitute jw for mormon for most of it (except teachings) especially concerning obedience to the higher ups, not questioning the organization, etc.

  they disfellowship and excommunicate (excommunication being a worse fate) and if anyone questions the church they are considered an apostate.

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  There was an interesting documentary on the Mormons yesterday. You could substitute JW for Mormon for most of it (except teachings) especially concerning obedience to the higher ups, not questioning the organization, etc. They disfellowship and excommunicate (excommunication being a worse fate) and if anyone questions the church they are considered an apostate.

  I checked to see if it was going to air again in the near future but so far no plans. You can however go to www.pbs.org and watch it.
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  "A New Earth"....Eckhart Tolle

  by new boy in

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  the most powerful book i have ever read.. many have read "the power of now"....his new book blows it away.... the beautiful thing about eckhart is he doesn't claim to have "the truth"...he isn't trying to start a new religion.... he will bring you to tears when he tells you how you have created your own ego driven personal hell.. how we have all "fallen in love" with our own personal stories...the illusion is thinking they are real.... this book will change your world....which we all know is the scariest thing anyone can ever do.. nb .

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  I'm in the middle of reading this also. I bought my husband the audio version as he travels a lot with work. I wasn't sure if he would like it or not but so far he loves it.

  I think it is a really good read for anyone who has left the org or is trying to leave. So much of it applies to the mindset of my family members under the control of the cult.
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  Watch This to the 1:46 Mark. Trust Me.

  by SixofNine in

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  dog bites kitty

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  I thought the guy looked like a dub and that is why you had us watch. Very funny! BTW, I though it was Mark 1:46 too!