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  Critical Reading

  by megs in

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  one of the most important things i learned in university was critical reading... when you read something, look at who's writing it, are they credible, do they have a known bias?

  if they are quoting, is the quote taken in context?

  the wts seem to be masters at trying to curtail critical thinking because then their bias, credibility and context would be shot.!

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  JWD addict anonymous :)

  by asilentone in

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  2. friends

  since i joined jwd in march, i have been putting things off that i am supposed to do because i am addicted to jwd!.

  1. clean the toilets!.

  2. i need to do the dishes!.

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  The practice of "Shepherding Calls" (attention ex-elders)

  by Lady Zombie in

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  2. beliefs

  the practice of "shepherding calls" has always been somewhat of a mystery to me.. growing up, a shepherding call was for jws who were doing something that a few/some/most (didn't matter which) found stumbling or suspicious.

  for instance, i remember my folks gossiping to each other about a jw couple who had been sloughing off the meetings in order to go dancing.

  one of the congregation members (who were absent themselves on a particular night) saw them going into a dance club on a meeting night and promptly ran to an elder.

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  my story while listening to "the great gig in the sky" by Pink Floyd

  by paranoid android in

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  2. friends

  looking back i realize that the way it was handled was probably the best of my experiences with committee meetings.

  at this committee meeting, they asked me if i was disfellowshipped 3 months ago, i couldnt believe that!

  " i asked him why the announcement hadnt been made and he said he didnt know.

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  Plastic Apostate on YouTube-Give the Guy Some Love

  by jamiebowers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8sedntad50.

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