No, poopie. DF people were shunned since the late 50s. My aunt was DF and shunned for about 15 years, and also my brother. It was the shunning of DA people that changed in the 80s, not DF. Also, most DF in the past were for '\immorality', drinking and smoking. Some fraud, etc., and rarely apostasy.
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History of DF - Question
by thedepressedsoul infrom reading crisis of a conscience and members here, i have gathered that df was originally a means to cleanse bethel and stop apostates from spreading their own thinking inside the organization.
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when did it also branch over to sinners that were struggling with an issue that relapsed on multiple occasions?
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people magazine- prince as a JW
by All for show indunno if anyone saw this yet.
the comments are full of jw apologists.
http://www.people.com/article/prince-jehovahs-witness-conversion-history.
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Re, the People article. I noticed in reading those comments, All for show, that someone is posting as 'talesin' -- that is not me. And it's not even a real name, so I guess it's been hijacked. Have fun, whoever you are.
The JWS will capitalize on this. He will be worth more to them in death than he was alive, it's sad. x tal -
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Interaction with Cart People
by Lost and adrift inon a recent visit to our capital..such an adrenalin rush when i rounded a corner and spotted carters !!.
wandered slowly over and pretend to be interested..asked could i take mag...initial impression (and i'm in no way snobbish) was 2 scruffy looking dowdy sisters wich irritated me i don't know why....i was allways struggling as a single mum but refused to look like a tramp!!.
sister jumped asked if i was interested in religion i said no too much abuse etc ...she said she undwrstood and went on to blather about catholic abuse scandal!
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Noice! Tfs.
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My JW Articles
by Salutaris inhey there, .
i have an apologetics website, and i've recently posted three articles on jw doctrine.
i was wondering if you all could make suggestions to improve them, or for new content.
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Cofty My purpose in posting here is to help others, and expose the Watchtower. If you wish to see yourself as a science teacher and destroyer of bible myths, that is fine. You are off topic.
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Start A Butterfly Garden!
by Bonsai intime to take a break from debating religion.
take in a breath of fresh air and be healed by the wonders of nature around you.. how many of you have a garden?
how many have a nice flower patch to go with your vegetable garden?
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Half banana, I live in Nova Scotia. We had a harsh winter in 2014/15. This year was more moderate, but always a late spring. Snow in April is not unusual, but also short-lived (gone in a couple of hours). The summers get hot, up to 90s, rare 3 digits, and last well into late September. Fall is lovely colours after the first frost, and mixed with surprisingly warm (20-25 DegC) days. It's moderate. We don't usually get snow till Xmas or shortly after. We can't grow tropical fruit outdoors, but most everything else (fruit trees, flowers, any root veg, the usual). : )
PS. I've over-wintered the calla lily once, and the Xmas and Easter cacti, in a cool basement. haha, back in the days of home ownership. Indoor gardening has been enforced. This winter, my room mate and successfully kept our basil, and it's now flourishing and soon to be transplanted in a deeper vessel. The next place will have a yard or other outdoor spot. Downtown is nice, but I miss my outside morning coffee.
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Start A Butterfly Garden!
by Bonsai intime to take a break from debating religion.
take in a breath of fresh air and be healed by the wonders of nature around you.. how many of you have a garden?
how many have a nice flower patch to go with your vegetable garden?
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Kaik, here's a pic of one huge bank of rhodes in our Public Gardens - it seems to have recovered from the winter of 2014/15. The people on the right side of the 'bush' give the picture scale. No flowers for a few weeks - we still have the occasional few cms of snow that doesn't stick.
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Start A Butterfly Garden!
by Bonsai intime to take a break from debating religion.
take in a breath of fresh air and be healed by the wonders of nature around you.. how many of you have a garden?
how many have a nice flower patch to go with your vegetable garden?
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The spring flowers are out - crocuses and snowdrops, and some others.
And a sure sign of spring - a visitor to our drive-by-peanut window. : )
Crocuses ...
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UN Library again... The "NGO Resource Center"
by AntiEntropy inas we know, there were at least 2 ways to enter the un ngo bldg : 'ground pass' and 'library pass'.
and the 'ground pass' matters was dealt by many posts in old times.
basically, the policy of 'library pass' had not been chaged before 9.11 as we read.. however, some pro-jws have been insisting that it was not the un ngo bldg.
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Yeah, you're right. I keep forgetting about my parents' blind acceptance - any explanations are usually made by apologists. It's the mindset, and easy to 'forget' since I don't see my parents anymore. x -
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Where and What. . . IS THE EVIDENCE for "Mental ILLNESS"? ? ?
by Terry ini have no interest whatsoever in stirring up controversy.. in fact, i find clashes of opinion to be debilitatingly negative.. so, i'd simply like to request that we narrow this discussion to evidence.. please watch this video which is tantalizingly titled :.
"there's no such thing as mental illness".. consider this data and listen to the presentation of cause vs. effects and give me your analysis and any evidence for conclusions you may draw.
we all have anecdotal tendencies, but i should remind you, anecdotal testimony isn't evidence, only opinion.________________________________________.
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Wasanelder - "A symphony of tranquilzers" - so true. SMDH
My pet peeve atm is this recent explosion of diabetic medications, which is so UNNECESSARY. Diet and exercise are the culprits behind type 2 diabetes. I don't understand why anyone would rather take a pill? It's nuts.
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Where and What. . . IS THE EVIDENCE for "Mental ILLNESS"? ? ?
by Terry ini have no interest whatsoever in stirring up controversy.. in fact, i find clashes of opinion to be debilitatingly negative.. so, i'd simply like to request that we narrow this discussion to evidence.. please watch this video which is tantalizingly titled :.
"there's no such thing as mental illness".. consider this data and listen to the presentation of cause vs. effects and give me your analysis and any evidence for conclusions you may draw.
we all have anecdotal tendencies, but i should remind you, anecdotal testimony isn't evidence, only opinion.________________________________________.
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Oh my~! Well, he has an opinion, and not much else. It's true that people in our western society overmedicates and take anti-depressants when in reality, most of them need time or therapy.
To assert that bipolarism or schizophrenia can be helped with no durgs is INSANE. I have two friends who deal with schizophrenia without drugs (because of the side effects), but their cases are very mild.
Bipolarism has taken the lives of 5 people I know, one of them was a member here, Oompa. It's a dangerous illness, and no one should ever recommend 'no meds' for this dis-ease.
Many doctors are drug pushers, indiscriminately 'diagnosing' people in their rush to make a buck from each office visit (I mean, it only takes 30 seconds to write a 'scrip, right?). Far too many people are taking SSRIs, Xanax (imagine - some idiot GP doctor diagnosed my friend as bipolar, and put her on XANAX? WTF?), and even PPIs. People want to pop a pill instead of changing their diets, taking a walk, etc.
Having said that, Rx drugs are necessary for many chronic illnesses, such as Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1), hypo-thyroidism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here's a fact. This guy claims to "know the truth" about Robin Williams, Bill Cosby, the Dalai Lama, David Letterman, the Euro, Rape Culture, etc. He's an internet blowhard. And that is just my opinion. xx
