Three days ago I was getting off at the Beacon exit on Route 84 and next to me there was a truck with a banner across the back. I was so intrigued that I backed up so I could see it better. It said "Is the Watchtower, Brooklyn guilty of Adultery?" "YES" and a scripture was cited about performing physical harm to individuals (no doubt refering to the abuse cases). I couldn't read anymore because I was now blocking traffic. Now that's gutsy!
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APB on Beacon, NY Apostate Truck Driver
by zenpunk inthree days ago i was getting off at the beacon exit on route 84 and next to me there was a truck with a banner across the back.
i was so intrigued that i backed up so i could see it better.
it said "is the watchtower, brooklyn guilty of adultery?
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This is too much!
by TheContagion ini started reading though some posts, starting with sabine's about that poor young man who hung himself.
i got so angry!
then i moved on to sentinel's post about how she was treated in her jc meeting.
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zenpunk
There was once a sister in my old cong. who's son became so depressed about his JC meeting regarding a typical teenage situation, that he attempted suicide. The sister promptly left the org. with her son and got him professional help. Apparently she told me there is an ex-sister in CT who is now a psychologist dealing with these sorts of issues and she helped turn her son's life around. This was about 10 years ago so I don't know if this professional is still practicing.
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A question most Americans have
by roybatty in.
if the world cup is so important, why isnt it being played in america?
:)
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zenpunk
Because Americans suck at soccer.
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savagery in christianity
by singsongboi inbeen reading some of john boswell's - "the kindness of strangers" , in which he re-constructs the laws and social attitudes, to "getting rid" of unwanted (live) children from roman times to medieval times... .
just wanted to share this story... "the story of the nun of watton".
maybe some of us will relate to the girl in the story..... a 4 y.o.
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zenpunk
There are countless stories like the one above. In Chester England, between a monastery and a convent there was discovered a tunnel littered with dead infants skeletal remains...the results of church forbidden activity.
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What JW's say about Erica Rodriguez
by RR inmind you she did not see the dateline report.
but speaking to her the other day, she related that "erica is a slut.
" what gave her this impression?
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zenpunk
There goes the typical jw rumour mill again - it's rediculous. You see this sort of thing in every congregation. It's disgusting.
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Is apostate an appropriate term for us?
by sleepy in.
how do you feel?do you like to be called apostate ?.
apostate just means: someone who renounces a former belief or principle.. to people who have never been witnesses it may not symbolise much.but to witnesses the word means a lot.in many of their minds it is synonymous with evil and perverted.. since it jw's who will likely call us apostate not others the term almost always has a bad or negative useage.. but it does identify us as people who have completely rejected the religion.. so is it good for us to use it or not?
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zenpunk
I was at first disturbed when my mother called me an apostate and pretty much implied that my days for living were numbered. However, these days I'm kind of proud of bearing the title. If "they" want to label me an apostate, I'll wear it proudly.
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Cult Sacrifices Child
by cyrano intaunton, massachusetts - a religious sect leader who said he was following instructions from god when he let his infant son slowly starve to death was convicted of murder friday and sentenced to life in prison without parole.. the jury took 6 1/2 hours to find 29-year-old jacques robidoux guilty of first-degree murder.
his son, samuel, was fed only his mother's breast milk for 51 days and died in 1999, three days shy of his first birthday.. during the trial, robidoux said his sister had received a vision from god telling the couple to stop feeding the baby solid food.. robidoux choked back tears as he described how samuel went from a healthy, 10-month-old boy taking his first steps to a baby so withered he could no longer even crawl.
his tiny bones were visible, and he cried in pain.. "his cry wasn't a normal baby's cry," robidoux testified.
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zenpunk
I read this account back in 1999, when it first came to light. I was absolutely sickened by it. It's so scary when religion causes one to abandon common sense and even, maternal instinct.
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Funny Stuff from JW Zone...
by Michael3000 inthis is about a quiz you can take on beliefnet.
notice how close this one was to being a morman!
http://www.jwzone.org/forums/showthread.php?s=bad9cddde4cea906fec51e25934974bc&threadid=4824.
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zenpunk
I'm a Mahayana Buddhist...and I thought I was Taoist . Neo-Pagan came in second.
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Giving thanks in restaurants!
by Beck_Melbourne inwhen i was in dub-dom....i used to hate eating out....my ex always made us bow our heads and close our eyes tight shut while he gave thanks out loud.
did you do that in public??
or did you do it discreetly with your head bowed but eyes not shut....or.....head in hand...hoping people would think u were in deep thought?
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zenpunk
I always thought that prayers out loud in a restaurant were an imposition on the other people eating. There are two born-again Christians at my work that are dating and, every day at the lunch-table, they hold both hands accross the table, bow heads, and the guy says a loud prayer. It really makes all of us uncomfortable.
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joe-Of-The-WT throws scalding Coffee on...
by Tallyman in...paying customers!.
this image appears on page 233 .
of the watchtower bible and tract society, inc. of ny & pa - .
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zenpunk
I hate those pictures....are ignorant people really worthy of death? Give me a break....