Posts by MissingLink

over the last year my site has been hacked by several different worms that try to infect your web browser when you view my site.. these hacks are all the result of poor security measures and a gross lack of applying security patches to the hosting server.. today i had enough and emailed my hosting company to let them know that, once again, my site was hacked.

here is the email exchange:.

MissingLink

Name and shame buddy. I'm in the process of looking for a new service myself. Who do I need to avoid?

Was it GoDaddy (as was hinted in the linked article)?

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Today's (10-18-09) Watchtower Study. More Lies...

by tryingtoexit in

jw
friends

well, today is another interesting day.

as some of you all know...i have been trying to make my exit out of the cult but my wife has been giving me some probs along the way.

today as usual i dont go to the meeting, i go on with my day as normal, wash clothes, cook breakfast, and so on.

MissingLink

My mom rang me last night. She knows I'm interested in science and brought up this watchtower in hopes of catching my interest. I have not read this article (and don't plan to). She told me it said that Newton knew about the paradise even before Russell was on the scene. So very intelligent people throughout history have known "the truth". She said I really should read it, I'd find it interesting. I told her that I had recently been reading about Newton (she was surprised, they really can't imagine people reading things that don't come out of Brooklyn). I acknowledged that indeed Newton was a believer in god, then I explained to her that this belief in god is what held back this otherwise genius from putting his own ideas together. When things got difficult to figure out - he just gave up and said "it must be god". She actually admitted that "yes, people do tend to say god things did things when they seem mysterious". Sorry mom, don't bother sending the watchtower. Already got it covered.

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THE REVELATION, ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND"

by maputo95 in

jw
friends

do you have the revelation, its grand climax at hand" book"?

it is a fascinating book backed up throughout with scriptures will open your eyes but you must read it from beginning to end.. the above is a quote from my jw friend, inactive for 30 years and thinking of sheepishly returning.

is the book cited above a scholarly and dependable commentary on revelation?.

MissingLink

The one good thing I can say about this book is how it praises the earlier work "The Finished Mystery". The claim is that that book is basically what convinced Jesus that the JWs should be his chosen people. So, that book must be hella-good right? You'd think it would be required reading for all JWs. How many books get an endorsement like that - from Jesus himself!!! So - why doesn't anyone read this history making book?! I've read it. It's amazing (that's all I'll say).

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Police To Question Jehovah's Witness Members In Burglaries

by betterdaze in

police to question jehovah's witness members in burglariesposted: 2:11 pm edt october 14, 2009. updated: 6:29 pm edt october 14, 2009. north versailles, pa. -- police in north versailles are exploring all possible connections to burglaries that have been happening recently.. .

that includes trying to locate a group of jehovah's witness members who were in the area at the time of a burglary reported on tuesday at a home along upper heckman road.

investigators said women were seen with jehovah's witness flyers along with two well dressed black men with silver car.. .

MissingLink

Who steals socks?!

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Let the children decide.

by angel eyes in

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friends

ok, im putting my neck on the line here but ive always believed that children should be raised to make their own choice, if to serve jah or not.. i wasnt ever forced to believe in anything, any religion etc, although my background is very complicated.. anyway, hubby and i have always thought that how can a child decide if they dont know what other things are, ie birthday partys, halloween etc.

so, our children are allowed to choose if to go places etc.

last year our little boy said he didnt want to go to a halloween party, this year he said he might.

MissingLink

Brainwashed people don't get to "decide" anything. It's an illusion. The decisions they make are made to avoid punishment (whether they realize this is the reason or not).

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Balloon Boy Incident Hoax?

by asilentone in

your thoughts?.

MissingLink

It doesn't "smell" right. But what do I know?

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OK this is a 1st

by wha happened? in

i remember once upon a time that no christmas advertising or merchandise was spotted until the day after thanksgiving.

well in the last few years, that semi rule has been set aside.

but today, 17 days before halloween, i saw a target commercial for christmas.

MissingLink

Thanks Farkel. I didn't realize the sky was falling. Now I know. I only hope I can still afford a nice tin-foil hat like yours.

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Fact vs Faith vs Delusion

by jwfacts in

religious groups regularly refer to their belief system as truth.

religious truth is generally a mix of fact and faith.

for some groups, truth extends beyond faith and into the realm of delusion.

MissingLink

Nicely written. But I think you need to reconsider this one line

There is no disagreement over the speed of gravity; it is universally accepted as 9.81 m/s 2 .

The problem is with "speed of gravity" there. The "speed of gravity" is either infinite or the speed of light (depending on if you believe Newton or Einstein). And the universal gravitational constant is a whole other kettle of fish. But that's not really what you meant. I know you meant "the downward acceleration of an object due to Earth's gravity" (it obviously isn't universal since other planets will have different masses). Don't take this the wrong way - I'm just trying to be helpful. That little thing just really distracted me from the point of article.