Topics Started by JAVA
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Good Trade?
by JAVA ina salesman is driving toward home when he sees an indian thumbing for a ride on the side of the road.
as the trip had been long and quiet, he stops the car and the indian gets in.. .
after a bit of small talk, the indian notices a brown bag on the front seat.
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The Plane Ride
by JAVA inhere's a little humor to think about the next time you fly the friendly skys:.
a man boards an airplane and takes his seat.
as he settles in, he glances up and sees a very beautiful woman boarding the plane.
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How to Lose a Jehovah's Witness
by JAVA ini ran across this bit of humor while doing some research--enjoy!.
i think the jehovah's witness people already have me on their list.
a fast story about a witness encounter.
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Paradise becomes a Prison
by JAVA inwhile doing some research, i came across a cnn.com article, nov. 18, 1998, about the jonestown massacre, and reflections 20 years after.
one subtopic, "paradise becomes a prison," caused flashbacks from my time in the tower.
towards the end, i felt like a prisoner serving time.
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JW Child Labor--Prince v. Massachusetts
by JAVA inwhile doing some research, i came across a united states supreme court case the society lost in 1944 on the topic of child labor.
the two paragraphs below are from, odd gods, new religions & the cult controversy, edited by james r. lewis, prometheus books, new york, 2001, pp.
78-9.. "one of the earliest cases involving children in a religious setting was prince v. massachusetts (1944).
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Awake! 1/8/02 issue
by JAVA ini picked up the 1/8/02 issue of the awake!
in the waiting area while my car was being serviced yesterday.
when i see harmful literature in places like that, i follow the society's instructions and i hurl them in the trash.
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"Seeing the Light"
by JAVA inan interesting book will be published in march 2002 titled, this dark world: a memoir of salvation found and lost, written by carolyn briggs.
salon.com has a short article by briggs, called "seeing the light," http://salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/21/fundamentalist/index.html here is a paragraph from the article:.
"i would not have killed anyone in the name of god, but beyond that important distinction between me and some fundamentalist extremists, i see very little difference.
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Article on Shattered Faith by therapist
by JAVA ini sent the article below to larc several months ago, and he suggested posting it to this forum.
it's written by james c. moyers, a psychotherapist practicing in berkeley and hayward, california.
moyers works with individuals and couples.
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New South Wales in Australia
by JAVA ini received a e-mail from a former jw in new south wales, australia who wishes to make contact with others in the area.
he's been out for 5 years, lost most of his family, one more year of college to complete, and is gay.
anyone on the forum from this part of the world interested in helping?
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Jesus has Arrived--well sort of . . .
by JAVA ini just received this, and thought some might enjoy it.
btw, it's a satire and not ture, but fun reading none the less: .
arkansas city (eap) -- a little rock woman was killed yesterday after.