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Romney and Cognitive Dissonance
by willyloman inhas anyone else who's following the presidential campaign noticed that mitt romney shows classic signs of a behavior common among members of high-control religions, one we as former dubs recognize, a condition known as cognitive dissonance?.
it would explain his inability to "connect" with people.
his stilted phrasing in many of his speeches and comments.
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Iceman Mummy Was Meat Eater Pre Flood
by willyloman inaccording to wt chronology, the flood of noah happened about 2600 bce, after which man was allowed for the first time to hunt animals for food and eat meat.
according to the news, the "iceman" mummy discovered frozen, well preserved and the object of much scientific study, is 5,000 years old.
this dates his existence to about 3000 bce, well before the flood.. below is today's msnbc news report on what they found in his stomach, and it raises an obvious question: did man eat meat prior to the flood?
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Shouldn't we create a mock JC to DF Max Larson, other WT icons after they die?
by willyloman init might be interesting to solicit evidence and hold a mock judicial committee each time one of these wt icons dies.. there must be enough eye witness material to df each and everyone posthumously for something -- apostasy, lack of humility, anger, and all the other forms of unchristian behavior listed in the elder's manual, to say nothing of their role in the death of countless dubs who needlessly refused a blood transfusion or went to prison over some false wt doctrine.. in fact, it might be easier to package their cumulative offenses into that handy wt catchphrase, "loose conduct," would would cover a multitude of sins.
there appears to be no shortage of "scriptural grounds" for judicial action.
they'd be notified of the jc's decision by a letter to the wtbts.. it'd be the world's first online judicial committee..
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10,000 Pages of Life Saving Information
by willyloman inwell, ok, maybe half of it is fluff, but still..... just noticed that we rolled past the 10,000-page mark on jwn.
what a remarkable achievement this forum is, started by simon and ang and supported by the various mods and the thousands of people who have posted their experiences and shared their wisdom since it all began nearly 10 years ago.
i can trace my successful exit directly to this site and the sage advice i received and applied.. the wts claims to be doing a "life-saving work.
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Some thoughts on why people become JWs
by willyloman inpeople become jws for a variety of reasons.
i just read an interesting passage in a novel that i think applies to many of us to some way.
the main character in the book is a retired military policeman.
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The futility of political debate on an ex-JW forum
by willyloman inthis is a forum for fomer jehovah's witnesses.
that is a cult that drills into its members the concept that the political process is evil, delusional, selfish, greedy, and satanic.
it's fascinating to hear so many political naifs express themselves with such certainty and fervor.
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'God Bless You' When You Sneeze?
by willyloman inwe're all familiar with the wt's "history" of the origin of the phrase "god bless you" ("geshundeit" in german) in response to someone's sneezing.
the wts says it originated with the pagan belief that the soul leaves the body when you sneeze and the "bless you" is part of a superstition to protect you from demon invasion.
given that background, jw's don't say anything when someone sneezes.
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Healing Advice to Jaycee Also Applies to Ex-Dubs
by willyloman inshawn hornbeck, who was also kidnapped at age 11, offers some advice to jaycee lee dugard in this week's people magazine about how to heal from the trauma of her ordeal.. reading it, i was struck by the fact that this is exactly the advice many of us need to hear when we exit the jw cult.. see what you think:.
how jaycee can heal:.
"i realize this sounds like i'm stating the obvious, but you have to move on.
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by willyloman inshawn hornbeck, who was also kidnapped at age 11, offers some advice to jaycee lee dugard in this week's people magazine about how to heal from the trauma of her ordeal.. reading it, i was struck by the fact that this is exactly the advice many of us need to hear when we exit the jw cult.. see what you think:.
how jaycee can heal:.
"i realize this sounds like i'm stating the obvious, but you have to move on.
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Anyone have experience negotiating cost of flight change with airline?
by willyloman ini called united airlines to see if we could change a return flight i previously booked for this summer.
they want $430 to move our departure to the next day!
that's more than i paid for each multi-city ticket covering 5 different cities!