You have a right to know. Call your son. He may lie to you. Remind him he is an "active JW" and must be truthful in all things.
Oubliette
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Federal prisoner, child of active JW, could be my grandchild?
by FatFreek 2005 ini recently learned of the possibility that my son has a love child and that this child is in prison.
the child was born in the early 80s.
i learned that my ex-wife and her parents may have paid a large sum of money to the young mother (and others) in order to keep this scandal out of the press and perhaps out of earshot of the local elders.
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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Orphan Crow, I appreciate your comments about Bergman's "credentials."
That being said, and we are getting a bit off topic (but only a bit), obviously there are illegitimate diploma mills in the U.S., but a PhD program at a University of California or equivalent is a very rigorous undertaking.
I'm currently looking at a PhD in Learning Sciences from the University of Indiana. Here's the program:
Major (36 cr.)
- P544 Applied Cognition and Learning Strategies (3 cr.)
- P572 Introduction to the Learning Sciences (3 cr.)
- Other learning sciences courses (12–15 cr.). Courses should include a minimum of 6 credit hours of course work on theory and 3 credit hours of course work on design. These courses and the inquiry linkage course taken together must include a minimum of 6 credit hours at the 600-level.
- Early Inquiry Experience
- P573 Learning Sciences Apprenticeship (12–15 cr.). Apprenticeship may be taken for 1-3 credit hours each semester. During one semester, you must carry out an independent research project as your early inquiry experience. The resulting research report must be read and approved by your advisory committee.
- Inquiry Linkage (3 cr.)
- Additional learning sciences course
Inquiry (15 cr.)
- Y521 Methodological Approaches to Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)
- Additional approved course inquiry courses (6 cr.)
- Inquiry methodology electives (6 cr.)
Minor (12 cr.)
The minor must contribute to the integrity of the program. Specific course requirements are under the direction of the minor department. Typical minors include psychology, sociology, special education, curriculum and instruction (e.g., mathematics education, science education, arts education), instructional systems technology, linguistics, informatics, cognitive science, or computer science
Dissertation (15 cr.)- P795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation (3 cr.)
- P799 Doctoral Thesis in Learning Sciences (12 cr.)
If you skip the minor, it's still 66 semester credits. For a working adult, that would take approximately four years to complete. This is more than twice the credits required of my MAED program from a WASC accredited university in the state in which I live.
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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UTR: For the record, I thought I was endorsing your point about the Society's foolishness in citing him as an "authority." Not only is he a well-known ex-JW and apostate, he's also a fruit loop, as far as I'm concerned.
That's what I thought. Again, I just wanted clarity.
Everyone's point about Bergman's "qualifications" being questionable only emphasize the strangeness of the WTBTS using him as a source!
They're really scraping the bottom of the barrel if they have to use apostates with iffy credentials to "validate" their "science articles."
Let's review: It's a cult!
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Assembly Assessment increased 300%
by James Jack inwhile at the assembly, when reading the financial statement, i noticed our expenses went from $2500 to almost $9500 so i questioned an elder and said that the assessment per publisher is at $10.50 for all in the us branch territory.. he added this helps the society know how much is coming in and helps them plan out future projects!.
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If it's truly an "equalizing," then why does the money always only flow one direction?
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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OC, thanks for clarifying. Just wanted to be sure.
I don't know much about Bergman. A few other posters here have mentioned he has credibility problems.
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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Orphan Crow and UnderTheRadar, I'm not trying to endorse Bergman in any way.
I'm only pointing out that it is odd that a man that is known to be an ex-JW and apostate is quoted by the WTBTS as a reliable source. I never suggested or even implied that he is.
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Assembly Assessment increased 300%
by James Jack inwhile at the assembly, when reading the financial statement, i noticed our expenses went from $2500 to almost $9500 so i questioned an elder and said that the assessment per publisher is at $10.50 for all in the us branch territory.. he added this helps the society know how much is coming in and helps them plan out future projects!.
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1st time in 30 years no one Baptized at our Assembly
by James Jack inat our assembly in alabama, no one got baptized, even though we added 3 congregations to our side in the circuit.
just looked at my wife and said wow.. yet ironically, the regular pioneer ranks have increased 45% in the last 5 years!.
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It happened her in SoCal a few years back. It was one of the last assemblies I attended before leaving. I remember quite a few of the R&F had a really hard time processing this embarrassing fact.
Fortunately for them, cognitive dissonance kicked in and helped them keep their faith intact.
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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Sir82, Bingo! Give the man a prize. -
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Awake! Quotes a Well-Known ex-JW Apostate in Support of Their Beliefs!?!
by Oubliette inkonceptual99, referenced this article on another thread: .
was it designed?
the inverted retina.
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Londo, it's the same guy. Check out his biography.
Blondie, it's the Awake! of January 2011, p. 15. You could have clicked on the link.
