Iconoclast
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Television: 'Homeland'
by leavingwt inhave any of you been watching the new showtime series, homeland?
the season finale will air next sunday.
i've really been enjoying it.
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Funeral etiquette - Is crying allowed or seen as a lack of faith?
by usualusername ini have been to a few funerals and recalled that at many the cloest family members did not cry.. .
ok cultures and a number of factors may explain that, but could crying mean you don't believe in the resurrection?.
is it social compliance?.
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Gems from the August 15, 2011 WT
by Ultimate Reality inpdfs can be obtained at jw.org.... spiritual gem #1. perhaps witnesses should apply the standard the wt recommends for gathering information on the internet to wt publications; from page 4:.
(1) who published this.
material?
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Most Overblown Examples Used at Assemblies
by What Now? inat a recent assembly, there was a talk highlighting the dangers of higher education.
the brother used an example of a young girl who went to university, began going to bars, and ended up getting drugged and gang raped - as if this happens to every young jw who chooses to get higher education.. .
what ridiculous examples have you heard used at meetings or assemblies?.
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Evangelical Says Mormonism Is Not Cult; Open To Saying JWs Are
by Justitia Themis inhttp://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/09/my-take-this-evangelical-says-mormonism-isnt-a-cult/?hpt=hp_t2.
editors note:richard j. mouw is president of fuller theological seminary, an evangelical school in pasadena, california.. by richard j. mouw, special to cnn.
some prominent evangelical pastors have been telling their constituents not to support mitt romneys bid for the presidential nomination.
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Flock Book
by Iconoclast inhi guys,.
i used to have a copy of the flock book but no longer.
i went to the same link as i downloaded before and it's no longer working, pulled down by big brother, no doubt.
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Out Of All JW Beliefs Which Is The Weirdest?
by minimus ini know there's plenty.. one that comes to mind is the blood doctrine.
whole blood is bad, blood fractions may be ok but not all.....wtf?
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Nov Public WT On Sex.. Why? There Will Be Alot Of Unplaced On The Counter
by BroMac inwhy print this rubbish?
i dont get it.. why put 2 kids walking near bethel on the cover.
they could be related, you wouldn't know if they wanted to take each others clothes off from that picture.
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"Honorable" Mention
by breakfast of champions injust listened to the 10/24 "freethought radio" podcast, which talks about the passing of harold camping's latest end of the world prophecy.
jws failed prophecies of 1914, 1925 and 1975 are mentioned as well.
interesting..
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told my parents to never ever tell me they love me again....
by oompa in...i told them in a very serious sitdown in their living room....said..."because if you cant show it then it does not count...that is not real love no matter who tells you it is....because it is how it makes me feel that determines if it is love....not if you just say it...and me and my sons do not feel that love at all now"....and i stayed calm and talked slowly and barely shed a tear as i held them back...and i had asked them to not say a word but just listen...dad said they would as long as it was not about religion as i knew he would.
this was two of the worst days of my life in a row..i told them the pain me and my boys feel from their shunning is worse than if they had died...that then i could grieve naturally and move on because that is normal....grief helps you cope...my grief is different because they choose to act like i am dead and normal grief does not seem to work on that.
i shared an epiphany with them i had about mens rules vs gods great idea of dna (but no i am not sure about a god anymore)it went kinda like this:.