Posts by Sparlock the Wizard

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My First Post!

by NoMoreHustle in

i won't be lengthy on this.

i have been in the org for about 20yrs.

now & woke up about 2yrs ago.

If you are an open minded christian...

by snare&racket in

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i would appreciate your opinion on this historian and his explination for the birth of christianity.. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mwuzozn-9dc.

please watch all of it before you comment.

i found it very interesting,.

Sparlock the Wizard

Not a Chrisitian, but I'm also intrigued by Dr. Carrier's theory. I think what he puts forward is entirely plausible and I am looking forward to reading his new book.

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Creationism banned at all public schools in the UK

by yalbmert99 in

creationism banned at all public schools in the uk, june 19, 2014.. http://www.cityam.com/1403185853/creationism-banned-all-public-schools-uk.

Is it? Then I guess I'm pretty uninformed on the subject, I always got the idea that creationism vs evolution was a big problem particularly in the Bible Belt. I don't know any public schools that actually teach it in the curriculum but I didn't figure it was illegal since some Christians were trying to get intelligent design/creationsim in science textbooks.

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Creationism banned at all public schools in the UK

by yalbmert99 in

creationism banned at all public schools in the uk, june 19, 2014.. http://www.cityam.com/1403185853/creationism-banned-all-public-schools-uk.

Sparlock the Wizard

Too bad nothing like that will pass over here in America anytime soon.

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Australian Government publishes on official web site the current Jehovah's Witnesses "Handling of Child Abuse" confidential letter to all bodies of elders (October 1, 2012)

by jwleaks in

the current jehovah's witnesses official child abuse handling procedure letter to all bodies of elders (october 1, 2012) has been placed into public domain by the australian (victoria) government "inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious oganisations".. official government web site link to letter:.

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/fcdc/inquiries/57th/child_abuse_inquiry/submissions/steven_unthank_supp_a_appendix_1.pdf.

short link:.

Sparlock the Wizard

Thanks for posting, hope this receives more attention over there.

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OMG I'm so happy!!!!

by Julia Orwell in

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yup, the apostate is happy.

i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

Sparlock the Wizard

Congrats!

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Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom - RC 2014 - Saturday

by OwnAccord in

jehovah's help break free.. "greedy people".

but the desire to have more money, power and.

helped student.

Sparlock the Wizard

Thanks for the post, can't wait /s

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Head covering for women--how did you feel about this? Men? Women?

by humbled in

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thinking about how this felt awkward to some of us women when a bible student noticed something was "up" if a baptised brother sat in on a study.

had to reference 1 cor.

11:1-16.. i wonder if this irked any while you were still in?.

Sparlock the Wizard

Always thought it was odd. Seemed pretty awkward when a sister would have to wear one.

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The society gets to rent out district convention sites for free!!!??

by EndofMysteries in

look what i just found.... "the jehovahs witness convention, christian congregation was approved for a $30,000 grant to offset the cost of renting veterans memorial arena july 4-6 and july 18-20.".

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?story_id=542296.

i wonder how much are they charged for that event or if it ends up being close to free since the city will say it will generate revenue for the city.

Sparlock the Wizard

^This. I've worked in the accounting dept for Circuit Assemblies and they always will try to make the numbers look like we're have a "deficit" when in reality, the elders decide to send a shitload of cash to the org BEFORE we even have any donations. And of course if there is a lot left over they send that too.

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On a Scale of 1 to 10---How Devoted Were You To Being One of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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as i grew up in the religion, i was a 10. i wanted to be made a "servant" because that was instilled in me from infancy.

i diligently studied ever piece of watchtower literature and defended my religion intensely.. when i got into my 30's, i started to see little cracks in the watchtower's surface but decided to "wait on jehovah".

then i started to research a little more critically and realized i couldn't defend the prophecies, the treatment of people and the hypocrisy that was becoming more obvious, that especially an elder can see.. it was a gradual thing---from a 10 to a zero!.

Sparlock the Wizard

Damn, so many of you were 10s. Crazy, but I guess the more overzealous most people were, the harder they feel the disillusionment of finding out they've been wasting their time. The most outspoken "apostates" seem to be those that fell for it much harder than most.

Personally, I was always around 6 or 7 when I was a teenager and I didn't start seeing too many problems until my last year in high school. I believed, but I didn't like all the responsibility/pressure of "stepping up or reaching out" for more "priviledges". I guess I'm a 1 now since I still attend meetings.