Jeff, you would love the book "Stiff" by Mary Roach. She has a whole chapter about the body farm at UT. I read it last summer and could not put it down, did get some funny looks from the other mommies at the pool.
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Not for the Sqeemish... the remains of Dr Bass
by AK - Jeff inhttp://www.damninteresting.com/?p=924#more-924.
this article is interesting.
it deals with the art of forensic science.
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#1 reason they go in service...be honest!..........
by oompa inya a beautiful fall day here....trees ablaze with color...and a slight drizzle...me sippin yummy coffee...wife crammin her bookstudy book, then off to meeting and service........god she dresses up a lot!....i fogot how much i did that.....i have about $2000,00 of suits getting dusty in my closet if anybody needs a 42 long btw......so i just asked myself and sooo wanted to ask my wife "why are you really going out in service today?
".......and there are many automatic jw answers:.
1. jesus said we must go and make disciples, and it is the loving thing to do..........2. because the time is short and have to save as many as possible......3. because we love our neighbors ( but i cant frikin have them over for a grillout!).........
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I totally agree that people go out for social reasons, peer pressure and guilt. Once you have a basic awareness of this, these motivations only work for so long. After if finally realized the truth about the truth, I could no longer sell it, I don't know how anyone could.
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Appreciate any information on "All Scripture is Inspired by God......"
by insearchoftruth ini think the kh is cleaning out their book supply on my wife, last night she went to the meeting (ministry school/local needs) and this morning there is a copy of 'all scripture is inspired....." sitting on the kitchen table.
is there any low hanging fruit in this book that i may be able to ask questions about????.
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That is a book that is still used for the Instruction talk, during the ministry school.
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A Divorce Win
by truthsetsonefree inas some of you may remember i have been embroiled in a divorce for the past year and a half.
i had helped my wife to see the reality of the jws.
but she ran back to it and that complicated things.
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Good on you for protecting your daughter in this manner, I guess I would have not thought to articulate these stipulations. I hope it helps others.
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Are JWS really cheap or poor?
by heyfea inone thing i've noticed in all the congs.
let's say that a couple in the cong.
gets married and they choose to have a party at a caters.
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My JW family are not poor and they are not cheap with "themselves", but they are with others. My poor kids have JW grandparents and have never received a birthday gift, a Christmas gift, an Easter basket etc that is a given. But wouldn't you think they would have surprised them other times of the year? Noooo. I get kind of jealous when I hear my friends at work say Grandma got the kids this or that.
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Indoctrination of children into the Watchtower Society
by Homerovah the Almighty inpulling off from another thread, the topic of children and the watchtower comes into high lighted consideration,.
there is little doubt on the enormous psychological effects the wts's mental indoctrination has in the developmental growth of children.. i personally went through this myself as you folks as well, so i can relate to the experience.. goaling people to become servitude slaves for the needs of the society in support of both their identity and financial needs is in itself disturbing.. plying the same tactics on to impressionable children and schooling them into being door to door publishers is nothing more but disgraceful.
and borders on criminal.
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Most of us are probably here because of or early indoctrination. Even when I was "in", I could not put my kids through the full treatment like demanding that they sit in a chair for 2hrs at a time, endless Saturday mornings in the back of a minivan and lifting them up to ring door bells. We modified the regimen even then, I am so glad we did.
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How do you define "miracle"? Have you ever witnessed one?
by gaiagirl ini define "miracle" as an event which occurs in opposition or defiance of natural laws.
i have never observed any occurance of any event taking place not in accord with natural laws.
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I have never witnessed a miracle either. Dooms you need a shot of penicillin, that burning will miraculosly go away.
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I am an active elder and I voted today!
by outofthebox intoday is a proud day for me.
i became part of my fellow citizens in this country by casting my vote.
it was a thrilling experience (more like a disney ride really, since the line wasn't that long).
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Congratulations on voting for the first time! Renaia, it's 1900 on a Tuesday, don't you belong somewhere?
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Calling on an old RV
by Gladring inmy husband and i were just talking at dinner about people we have called on or studied with.
some people i really liked, but it was clear that bringing them in the truth was like pushing a rope uphill.
we had a little chuckle that they were smarter than we were all along.
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My husband and I were just talking at dinner about people we have called on or studied with. Some people I really liked, but it was clear that bringing them in the truth was like pushing a rope uphill. We had a little chuckle that they were smarter than we were all along. Congratulations on the little boy, they are the best aren't they !
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If you were DFd: How did you feel at first? (for my book project)
by Awakened at Gilead ini am starting to write a book about survival/recovery for exjws or questioning jws... i hope to have an impact on the jw community.. .
in my first chapter, i discuss the negative effects of dfing and shunning.
the wts presents dfing in a positive light and indicates that jws should feel no compassion for those that have turned their back on jehovah.
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I have never been disfellowshipped or reproved during my life long JW career. But as a young teenager my elder father was disfellowshiped. I see now that he may have been going through some of the same things that I am now. I have not seen him since (adult now with family of my own). Everyone around me made it their job to keep me far away from him. Back to when it happened, I was just at that age when you don't want to be different, don't want to be talked about be stared at. Well, everyone is talking about you and looking at you because it was absolutely scandalous among a bunch a people who don't have a life. The actual reading of the letter was traumatic. They read it at several different halls and I was there for three of them ( don't quite remember why my mom put me through that). I remember so clearly everyone turning around to look at me during the announcement. For the very life of me , I do not understand why people who are suppose to love and support you do that! To a child no less! Do you earn more points the harder you cry? As a kid my entire world fell apart. I was willing to be different in the world as long as you fit in within the congregation and had an intact family. But now you are still different to the world but you don't fit in within the congregation either, truly no man's land. That is my worse disfellowshipping experience, but it has really fragmented my entire extended family. We have the JW family that are "in", diehards and will turn off feelings of love and attachment with a single announcement. We have the DF'ed cast offs that are not trying to come back, they are just angry. Then there are the few family members that never were witnesses that are just quite bewildered by the whole thing, as I am becoming. I will be first in line for your book.