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Apocalyptic upbringing: how I recovered from my terrifying evangelical childhood
by betterdaze inapocalyptic upbringing: how i recovered from my terrifying evangelical childhoodraised under the dark bubble of religious fundamentalism, josiah hesse recalls a childhood filled with gloom, doom and preparing for the end of the world.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/05/religion-evangelical-christian-apocalypse-josiah-hesse.
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Lovecraft and Houdini: “The Cancer of Superstition” discovered
by betterdaze inmanuscript for the cancer of superstition, requested shortly before escapologist’s death, is discovered in memorabilia collection.
according to the auction house – which will open bids at $13,000 (£9,240) with a pre-auction estimate expecting a final price somewhere between $25,000-$40,000 – the document explores everything from worship of the dead to werewolves and cannibalism, theorising that superstition is an “inborn inclination” that “persists only through mental indolence of those who reject modern science”.“most of us are heathens in the innermost recesses of our hearts,” it concludes.. fajuri said: “the manuscript deepens the debate over the legacies of two figures whose popularity rested on playing to both sides of their audience’s curiosity over issues including spiritualism, supernaturalism, the real and the unreal,”he added: “while lovecraft entertained readers with weird and horrific science fiction and houdini amazed audiences with displays of superhuman escapes, both are to be found here in what they call a ‘campaign’ against superstition.
they argue that all superstitious beliefs are relics of a common ‘prehistoric ignorance’ in humans.”.
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Offended by JW letter targeting obituaries
by betterdaze inlocal father offended by jehovah's witness letter, claims its writer is targeting obituariesjacksonville, fla. a local father who wishes to remain anonymous sent action news jax a copy of a letter sent to his family's church.. the letter read in part: "sorry about your loss.
i read about it from the obituary.
jehovahs witness literature was attached to the letter.. in a time when a family is grieving they need to be surrounded by family and friends.
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Door knocking is so last century. See how we got rid of them.
by betterdaze inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntlunhbodcq
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Attorney General: JW congregation didn't report child abuse
by betterdaze indelaware attorney general: sussex co. jehovah's witnesses congregation didn't report child abuse.
by associated press 1:47pm, august 5, 2015. the delaware attorney general's office is suing a jehovah's witnesses congregation in sussex county, claiming that elders failed to report an unlawful sexual relationship between a woman and a 14-year-old boy, both of whom were congregation members.. oral arguments in the civil action are set for november.. authorities say elders learned in january 2013 that katheryn harris carmean white was having sex with the boy and failed to immediately call a child abuse hotline.. the congregation's attorney argues that the elders are protected by clergy privilege from the reporting requirements, similar to the confidentiality of a church confessional.. carmean white, who worked as a teacher's aide at seaford middle school, was later convicted of rape and child endangerment and sentenced to six years in prison..
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The Sunday Assembly
by betterdaze inthe sunday assembly is a godless congregation that meets on the first sunday of every month to hear great talks, sing songs .
and generally celebrate the wonder of life.
its a service for anyone who wants to live better, help often and wonder more.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h3e3nysizy0.
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Kids Without God: You're Not the Only One
by betterdaze inkids without god for the millions of young people around the world who have .
embraced science, rejected superstition, and are dedicated to being good without a god!.
in an effort to strengthen and support kids and teenagers who dont happen to believe in a god, the american humanist association is promoting its newly created website: kidswithoutgod.com.
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Deborah Frances-White - Cult Following
by betterdaze inreview: deborah frances-white - cult following.
deborah frances-white has a unique tale to tell at this years fringe and unlike a lot of other exaggerated anecdotes you may have come across, it really did happen she has the photographic evidence to prove it.
when she was 14, her parents decided the family should all become jehovahs witnesses, a suggestion she gamely went along with as a lonely teenager with no friends.
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A Weekend with Thousands of Jehovahs Witnesses
by betterdaze inposted by rabbi john rosove @ jewishjournal.com.
their families are patriarchal and their denomination is autocratically led by an all-male religious leadership that maintains discipline, demands obedience, compels commitment, forbids independent thinking, and insists on conformity.
those who violate communal belief and behavioral norms risk disfellowship and shunning.
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Jehovahs Witnesses puts East Village property up for grabs
by betterdaze injehovahs witnesses puts ev property up for grabsmay 30, 2012 04:00pm.
67 avenue c (credit: propertyshark).
in the jehovahs witnesses latest move to prepare for an upstate relocation, the group has put another piece of property on the market, but not in brooklyn.