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  Lifting the Veil on "Islamophobia"

  by cofty in

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  the late christopher hitchens decribed the word islamophobia as "created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.. please take half an hour to read a fascinating conversation between sam harris and ayaan hirsi ali.. ayaan is an apostate from islam.

  she fled to the netherlands in '92 to escape an arranged marriage and went on to become a member of the dutch government from 2003-2006.. ayaan is now a fellow with the future of diplomacy project at the belfer center for science and international affairs at the harvard kennedy school... she lives with round-the-clock security.. "some moderate muslims hate meand yes, thats a strong word, but i think what theyve said supports itbecause i make them feel uncomfortable.

  the things i talk about put them in a state of dissonance that they cant live with.

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  Laika

  The reason interview is a little bit mental, she's like Islam's own Danny Haszard.
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  I don't feel angry anymore.

  by quellycatface in

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  after.14 years of being a jw, fading from 2006 and da'ing in december, i no longer feel anger for the things i experienced.. i do however, feel for others who are hurting because of the wtbs.

  broken families, child abuse etc....i feel anger for their pain.. i think i'm healing.

  i also love god and jesus in a better way.. i hope all those hurting get their healing real soon too..

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  Laika

  I find my anger sort of ebbs and flows. When I think about it too much I'm peed off that people I loved have gone out of their way to hurt me for having different opinions.

  Pleased for you though, Quelly.
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  If your not baptized in the name of the father, son and holy spirit. was your baptism official

  by goingthruthemotions in

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  2. experiences

  matt 28:19 "go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit,.

  i don't ever remember hearing at my baptism nor any other baptism of a jw.

  the person giving the baptism talk or person doing the dunking saying that i/we are baptized in the name of the father, son and holy spirit.. so i have come to the conclusion that my/our baptism's are not official.

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  Laika

  It's sort of funny that JWs claim they're the only group fulfilling this scripture when they're one of the very few 'christian' groups who don't use this baptism formula.

  I think the bigger problem with JW baptism is the way they use it as a control device.
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  What I really hate....

  by Perversion of a truth in

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  is that i was born into this cult, taught and believed that i was going to live forever, , that i was never going to have to die.

  now i am in my mid 30's realizing that this life is all there is and that after that i am dead forever and i am terrified.

  i don't want this to be all there is, , i don't want to just live a few years on this beautiful planet and then become non existent forever!

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  Laika

  I understand, I suffer from anxiety too although I won't pretend it's as bad as yours. The doctor will help, just grit it out, you will make it, I promise.
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  Christians, this girl hit it right on the head!!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yxineydnky&feature=player_detailpage.

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  Laika

  I don't know, love kind of is a chore, a lot of the time.
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  Lifting the Veil on "Islamophobia"

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  the late christopher hitchens decribed the word islamophobia as "created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.. please take half an hour to read a fascinating conversation between sam harris and ayaan hirsi ali.. ayaan is an apostate from islam.

  she fled to the netherlands in '92 to escape an arranged marriage and went on to become a member of the dutch government from 2003-2006.. ayaan is now a fellow with the future of diplomacy project at the belfer center for science and international affairs at the harvard kennedy school... she lives with round-the-clock security.. "some moderate muslims hate meand yes, thats a strong word, but i think what theyve said supports itbecause i make them feel uncomfortable.

  the things i talk about put them in a state of dissonance that they cant live with.

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  Laika

  Thanks Justitia, that's what I wanted to say but in far more detail than I could have managed!
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  Edmonton Convention 200 kms Away

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this has come up before but we ran in to an old guy from the hall over the weekend and he confirmed a few things about the change of edmonton venue this year.

  i'd mentioned this old fellow, too.

  a rare friend from the kingdom hall, a real character, and i genuinely miss him.

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  Laika

  My family are being asked to travel abroad and stay in a hotel, the usual convention site is a 10 minute drive away, so I wonder if this is a worldwide cost cutting exercise or unique for international conventions this year?

  Although, the convention they're attending happens to be 20 minutes from where I live now but they can't stay with me for free because it might stumble someone, so it's hard to feel much pity.
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  Why are some of you guys calling this new arrangement tithing?

  by neverendingjourney in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at the risk of being shouted down, i thought i'd point out that "tithing" means giving 10 percent of your income to a church.

  it comes from the old english word teogotha meaning tenth.

  i've seen nothing that establishes tithing in the watchtower.. while i'm all in favor of pointing out the watchtower's lies, hypocrisies and faults, the language we use matters.

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  Laika

  This isn't even a new thing. Slips have been passed around asking for estimated contributions on numerous occasions.

  Really? When? (not saying you're wrong Apognophos, just curious)

  Most churches that practice tithing only 'encourage' it, it's not generally mandatory, and usually anonymous. Similarly 'passing the plate' is not required giving, but both can place pressure on the Congregation member to give, a pledge does the same thing. Though I think atm what's most interesting about this system will be seeing what direction (if any) they take it in.
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  BREAKING NEWS ! Pope denounces Jehovah's Witnesses

  by raymond frantz in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the pope denounced jehovah's witnesses in a televized interview on sunday 11th may .read more here.

  http://jwdoctrine.com/pope-denounces-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  *if you make a friend on facebook ,my posts will appear on your timeline automatically .don't worry if you don't i will understand*.

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  Laika

  Oh dear, I prefer my criticism of JWs not to be rooted in antisemitism.
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  Had an argument with my wife about tinkerbell :(

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of my co workers mother made my 4 year old a blanket with the disney character tinkerbell on it.

  as soon as i got it i knew trouble lay ahead.

  i wanted to reason with her before my daughter saw it so as not to cause a disruption, but it didn't work out that way.

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  Laika

  "For instance, how does she plan on teaching your daughter not to steal?"

  There's a Caleb video on that. 'Don't steal or Jehovah won't want to be your friend.' is the message.