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  This is shameless ...

  by Panda in

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  well my husband, mr.panda has always made me laugh.

  he's just that kind of guy.

  he and his buddy put this little number together and i know that some of you will enjoy him as much as i do!!!!.

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  kgfreeperson

  Panda, I am so glad--I have a Macintosh and sometimes things just don't translate very well. I am really looking forward to the next installment.
  
  PS: I can surely see why you love Mr. Panda.
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  This is shameless ...

  by Panda in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well my husband, mr.panda has always made me laugh.

  he's just that kind of guy.

  he and his buddy put this little number together and i know that some of you will enjoy him as much as i do!!!!.

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  kgfreeperson

  Does it end at "Yiddle" from above, or am I missing half? It is very good!
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  Not Allowed To Enter U.S. Because of Religious Affiliation?

  by D8TA in

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  many people know this man and his history...his life.

  shame on the u.s., once more.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133095,00.html

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  kgfreeperson

  I'm perfectly willing to accept that my off-the-top-of-my-head opinion is wrong. I just kind of wrote Cat Stevens off when he publicly supported the fatwah against Rushdie. Reflects my values, I know, but still.
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  VICTORY FOR MY CHILDREN OVER THE JW'S!

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  victory!

  the court appointed attorney will be recommending to the judge the following at the hearing tomorrow morning.

  unsupervised visits with mom at the children?s request only, away from her home and away from stepfather.

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  kgfreeperson

  This is just so wonderful! Thank you for keeping us informed.
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  Not Allowed To Enter U.S. Because of Religious Affiliation?

  by D8TA in

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  many people know this man and his history...his life.

  shame on the u.s., once more.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133095,00.html

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  kgfreeperson

  I've been outraged about a lot of people on "watch lists" but not this one. He strongly supported the fatwah against Salmon Rushdie and I wouldn't be at all surprised to find he's been supporting people who are proclaiming their animosity toward the US.
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  incidence of certain syndromes or diseases?

  by kgfreeperson in

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  2. friends

  i have seen the study on an unusual percentage of schizophrenia cases coming to emergency rooms being jehovahs witnesses, but i wonder if there have been other studies on what diseases/syndromes jehovahs witnesses tend to have.

  i'm noticing, for example, a lot of fibromyalgia and depression, but i wonder if anyone has actually studied if the incidence is actually higher among jws than in the general population.

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  kgfreeperson

  Annanlas, I've seen lots of references to the two studies done in the mid-seventies (one in England and one in Australia) that indicated JWs have about twice the incidence of the kind of mental illnesses that bring people to mental hospitals than would be predicted by comparison with the population at large. When I have looked for newer studies and those considering other illnesses, all I find are anti-JW sites saying things like "studies have shown that JWs are much more likely . . . ." or "studies have shown that being a JW makes you mentally ill."
  
  I think medical understanding of mental illnesses such as all forms of schizophrenia is now that it is physiologically rather than environmentally based. But, some think, environment may cause the disease to be manifest (sort of like a person physically predisposed to acoholism, who never drinks will never become an alcoholic), but that most cases cannot be ascribed to environment.
  
  However, as I've read this site for a while now, I've noticed a lot of references to personal experience with depression, anxiety and various disorders that cause a lot of pain--such as fibromyalgia and migraine which may or may not be related to environment.
  
  So I am interested if anyone (maybe I should be looking at all cults rather than just JWs) has studied this in a disinterested way (just looking to see what is, rather than looking for proof--or at least suggestion--that being a JW significantly increases the chances for certain kinds of illnesses.)
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  incidence of certain syndromes or diseases?

  by kgfreeperson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have seen the study on an unusual percentage of schizophrenia cases coming to emergency rooms being jehovahs witnesses, but i wonder if there have been other studies on what diseases/syndromes jehovahs witnesses tend to have.

  i'm noticing, for example, a lot of fibromyalgia and depression, but i wonder if anyone has actually studied if the incidence is actually higher among jws than in the general population.

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  kgfreeperson

  I have seen the study on an unusual percentage of schizophrenia cases coming to emergency rooms being Jehovahs Witnesses, but I wonder if there have been other studies on what diseases/syndromes Jehovahs Witnesses tend to have. I'm noticing, for example, a lot of fibromyalgia and depression, but I wonder if anyone has actually studied if the incidence is actually higher among JWs than in the general population.
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  Dan Rather has done it before.

  by JeffT in

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  http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/morse200409150552.asp

  the first rathergate

  the cbs anchor?s precarious relationship with the truth.

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  kgfreeperson

  National Review=Washington Times=Fox news
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  I'm a Neutral Jehovah's Witness

  by Martini in

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  2. friends

  dear brothers and sisters,.

  i martini, will confide in you that i have become a neutral jehovah's witness.

  i wonder if i'm not coining a new phrase here!.

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  kgfreeperson

  Actually, he last posted June 14, so he probably stops in every now and again and will be happy to see the topic he started continues to mean something to newer comers.
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  thanks

  by sometimeleft in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i"m taking this time to thank all for welcoming me to the board.

  this is more welcome than i got at the kh on most occasion lol .

  i have lots to tell but don't know where to start -and don't tell me : " from the beginning " lol.

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  kgfreeperson

  You know, this makes absolute sense to me. The Watchtower knows that once someone has doubts, they are going to share those doubts with their "friends" if only to get an explanation and/or reassurance that things are really okay. The Watchtower also knows that things aren't okay and that if they don't insist on shunning, the doubt will sweep through congregations and, in no time, there will be no followers at all.
  
  And probably most JWs know that, too, so they are protecting themselves from the devastation of having someone point out how much of their lives they have wasted in service to a lie.
  
  This seems to me a self-limiting strategy, but does that mean The Watchtower will fall within 5 years or 50 now that there is the internet? Who knows, but I continue to believe as long as Scientology can find and keep believers, The Watchtower is safe.