Frazzled UBM

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  JW blood death in Newcastle , England

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
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  http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11039189.judge_prevents_naming_of_dead_jehovah_s_witness/.

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  Simply awful - the GB are such b@st@rds. One wonders whether her mental health issues were also a legacy of the GB havign been a Witness sicnes the 1970s. A double blessing on this poor woman.
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  Every JW should pay attention to Steven Pinker's lecture: A History of Violence

  by cognisonance in

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  2. bible

  came across this lecutre (or alternatively you can read the transcript) in a class from yale on moralities of everyday life:.

  a history of violence edge master class 2011some excepts:.

  "believe it or notand i know most people do notviolence has been in decline over long stretches of time, and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.".

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  I ahve repeatedly made this point to my wifew but as she has not interest in history it is water off a duck's back. The anti-intellectualism that the WBTS has intilled in teh cult means that rational argument will not penetratie their thinking to dislodge the beliefs the WBTS has instilled no matter how conclusive the reasoning.
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  Sledgehammer subtlety: The insidious reworking of Micah 6:8

  by rory-ks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  micah 6:8 might be - or have been - a favourite verse of many.

  the verse used to read:.

  "he has told you, o earthling man, what is good.

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  Good pick-up
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  JW's Anti-Gay position puts them in the axis of ignorance

  by scotoma in

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  2. friends

  darkest area is most anti-gay.

  perhaps they need to focus on those areas since they seem to agree with them on this issue.

  jehovah.

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  scotoma - 'Darkest area is most anti-gay. Perhaps they need to focus on those areas since they seem to agree with them on this issue. Jehovah

  must really love those countries.' unsurprisingly the majority of the countries in the darkest area are muslim countries which suggests that Jehovah and Allah are one and the same when it comes to hating gay people.
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  District Assembly arrangements 2014.

  by quellycatface in

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  my jw mother drives me nuts.

  she lives in quite a cut-off part of the uk and this year, is expected to travel to hq (rugbyfans), aka twickenham.

  she's great to make the trip, it's like a spiritual holiday for her.. i said i thought it ridiculous and unreasonable for the gb to expect people to travel that far and pay for accommodation near london.

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  Sounds like I need to be planning a family holiday in Europe the first week in August. Maybe I should book the flights right now.
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  District Assembly arrangements 2014.

  by quellycatface in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my jw mother drives me nuts.

  she lives in quite a cut-off part of the uk and this year, is expected to travel to hq (rugbyfans), aka twickenham.

  she's great to make the trip, it's like a spiritual holiday for her.. i said i thought it ridiculous and unreasonable for the gb to expect people to travel that far and pay for accommodation near london.

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  What are the dates for that great gathering?
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  From the Governing Body

  by molybdenum in

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  obey obey you have no choice .

  we are the ones who are god's voice.

  faithful and discreet we take the lead.

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  Well done - this poem encapsulates GB think very well
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  Dating

  by d in

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  2. relationships

  as a ex jw i am cyncial to dating perhaps because i did not do much dating as a jw.

  do any of you still feel this way?

  i am not against dating but i am still that dating and getting yourself emontionallt attached is sort of a way of being in chains..

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  Sean connery said you need three things to be successful with women: 'confidence, confidence, confidence' Women can sniff out whether it is real or fake within 3 seconds. So you have to love and resepct yourself first and then let women see that in you. Studying and going to the gym will help but just being a good person is most of it. I was crap in my teens bbut as I ahve grown older my self-confidence has grown. Getting some runs on the board in terms of qualifications and career helps and doing some interesting things in your life also helps. Once you ahve that then you can strike up a conversation with a woman anywhere - the supermarket, on public transport, in the gym, in a coffee shop etc. and things will move from there.
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  Being an Atheist Is Bad For Your Health

  by Space Madness in

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  i stopped believing in god in july 2013. in the first 3 months or so i felt liberated and relieved that i can live my life anyway i wanted without worrying about an invisible being watching my every move.

  i also felt slightly superior that i was able to figure out that god isn't real while the majority of mankind continued to be fooled.

  atfer the feelings of excitment statrted to wear off, i started to become more depressed and empty.

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  This may be a spurious correlation. Studies also show that people living in cities are more depressed than those living in the countryside because of increased work stress and greater loneliness - cities break down community support networks. People who live in the counryyside are also more likely to be religious. Developed countries are more urbanized than underdeveloped countries. So you have somewhat of a causation issue space madness.
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  Combatting Agoraphobia in NONJWland

  by Jon Preston in

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  my daughter starts school soon.

  and i cant help but be afraid of the big bad world....the freedom we have is scary and im irrationally afraid of my kids getting in with the wrong crowd....in jwland it wasnt so bad becaus you felt safe.

  so now i know that safe haven is actually bs how do i get it out of my head?

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  Jon Preston - you will need to overcome this phobia at some point because you need to let your little girl have some freedom to take risks and learn. Modern parents are already over-protective and if you maintain the JW paranoia about worldly people it will just make things worse. you have toi spend the yewars when you have influence instilling good sense, good judgement and self-confidence and then leave them to become you they will be.

  GreatTeacher - you said: 'Birthday parties are a great way to meet the other children and their parents. In most schools invitations must be handed out to everyone in the class or none at all. It's a ver good policy that allows no one to be left out and everybody to meet everybody.' That has not been my experience in London - my son has received one party invitation in 3 years. For his party last year I invited all the boys in the class but only 5 turned up and almost no-one RSVPed. So this year I had no qualms about only inviting 5 kids to his party. I am not sure what the issue is - he is a bit ADHD but gets on okay with the other kids and my wife doesn't really mix with the other mums and I sent out the invitations and arranged the party without the involvement of my wife so the other parents probably think we are a bit weird. Any ideas on what I can do to help him with this situation? Thanks Fraz