Jankyn
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50th anniversary of my mother's cult induction
by Jankyn inthis week marks the 50th anniversary of my mother's baptism as one of jehovah's witnesses.
she and a childhood friend, who was baptized at the same assembly, will be having a "get-together" this weekend to celebrate.
(hmmm...wonder if that doesn't tread too close to "glorifying the individual"?
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Great new book
by Jankyn ini just finished reading leaving the saints: how i lost the mormons and found my faith by martha beck.
beck is a regular columnist for o magazine (oprah's mag).
the book details how she survived sexual abuse in her home (at the hands of her father, a big-shot mormon scholar), and how she eventually left the mormon church.
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The Separation of Church and State: One Wall That Needs to Remain Standing
by Elsewhere inhttp://www.opednews.com/sykescathryn_100104_separation.htm
the separation of church and state: one wall that needs to remain standing.
by cathryn sykes .
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Dateline showing in Arizona 9:00 pm PST (12 EST)
by stocwach init will be interesting to get everyone's input before i actually watch the show (the lakers game is preceding dateline here on the west coast, whereas the lakers game is following dateline on the east coast.
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Catholics and Witnesses and Mormons and Boy Scouts
by Jankyn ininteresting piece from my local weekly paper:.
http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/hotflash/blogs/post?oid=1390337.
child abuse and cover-ups: what they all have in common .
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From BlackChristianNews.com...
by Jankyn in...here's their take on how jehovah's witnesses and mormons stack up to regular ol' evangelical christians:
http://www.blackchristiannews.com/christian/jehovahs-witness-mormons-differ-vastly-from-born-again-christians.html
jehovah's witnesses, mormons differ vastly from born-again christians
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"Food at the Proper Time" JWD eCookbook
by Lady Lee infood at the proper timeis a compilation of recipes from around the world submitted by the participants of the jw discussion forum.
many of the contributors are ex-jehovahs witnesses who are not permitted to associate with family because they have either left or been expelled from the religion.
when leaving the religious community, most understand that their opportunity to sit with family and friends over a table and share food will be seriously limited or non-existent.
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Anyone in the Roseville/Sac Area?
by roflcopter ini just moved here to lincoln (outside roseville) i don't really know anyone here.
pretty bored, and could stand to make some friends!
im a young guy 24, would love to hang out and have a beer or something!
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The Truth Book
by LisaRose ini just finished reading "the truth book", escaping a childhood of abuse among jehovah's witnesses, by joy castro.
it's very well written.
it's about a young girl who lived hell on earth (her jw stepfather, beat starved and molested her).
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Sacto area abuse cases, reporter need contacts
by Jankyn ini recently talked to a reporter for the sacramento news & review.
those of you in this area probably know about this alternative newsweekly, which does in-depth stories, sometimes on topics that the daily won't touch.
i spoke with her about the recent sexual abuse lawsuits filed--as far as i know, there have been victims in woodland and in red bluff, but none from sacto.