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  Top 100 Banned Books 1990 - 2000

  by closer2fine in

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  how many have you read?

  - you deviants you..

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  saturday_morning_slavery

  Ugh, I've only read 8 ... and I thought I read a lot!
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  Shunning and Laws against incitement to hatred based on Race and Religion

  by AlanB in

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  in the uk we have a law that seeks to protect against incitement of racial or religious hatred.

  i think this may be a european law and so the scope may be a lot wider.

  it is clear that the wtbs policy on da/df people is incitement and it may be argued that it is on the basis of religious views.

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  saturday_morning_slavery

  The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects "freedom of speech" among other things (religion, racial discrimination). So, if I was to be disfellowshipped (for apostacy) because I critized the GB or questioned some doctrinal issue would they be in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Especially since, as we know, a recent court case specifically stated that the rights of religion are not "absolute"?
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  Tattoo

  by leslane in

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  i have a fettish for tattoos...along with piercings.

  (they all think the piercings i want and have will lead me to getting dfed..too bad, i'm not committed yet!

  ) i have mentioned it to a few of my associates in the congregation and they freak.

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  saturday_morning_slavery

  First, you can't be df'd for your tattoo's or piercing, unless the tattoo is of some pagan / false worship origin, then they could ( I would assume ) df you for apostacy.

  There is a YPA article in the September 8 Awake about "Should I get a Tattoo". Surprisingly the last sentence is "think before you ink", but they still give you all that mumbo jumbo about "what would others think", yada yada yada. I still wouldn't be surprised if the judgmental attitude of the congregation is that you have done something "wrong". (The above post is correct, it was forbidden under mosaic law, but "modern day christians" aren't under mosaic law)

  That being said, it's a personal choice and if they don't like it you can tell them to shove it.