Topics Started by JeffT
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The Psychological roots of terrorsim.
by JeffT ini thought this was worth passing along as it hits a number of issues close to members of this board, and we can all relate to how a whacked religion can mess up your head.
warning: this is disturbing at a number of levels.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/readarticle.asp?id=13230
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"Theocracy" need a quote.
by JeffT inon another (totally unrelated) forum i visit the subject of theocracies as come up in a discussion of islamic influence on the modern world.
it stroke me that jw's refer to their organization as a theocracy, meaning it is a very good thing.
yet they seem not to realize that the idea scares the daylights out of most people.
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Witnesses and James 1:27
by JeffT inthe watchtower loves to quote the first and last parts of this scripture, i've forgotten exactly how it reads in the nwt reads, this is from the niv: "religion that god our father accepts as pure and faultless is this:...to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
" i know the nwt says "without spot from the world," its one of the key scriptures they pat themselves on the back with over their neutrality.
i had it drummed into my head in the seventies that this scripture meant that not participating in government in any way was a requirement from god.
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April 15th Watchtower and Hebrews chapter five
by JeffT inhebrews 5: 11-13
11we have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.
12in fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of god's word all over again.
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Jury gets it mostly right
by JeffT inhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001899403_hutchverdict09m.html
for those that don't recall it, e. d. thomas is my dad.
this is the statement from the head of the hutchinson center:.
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A milestone
by JeffT infifteen years ago today we put our da letter in the mail.
we've now been out longer than we were in.
feels good.
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Lawyers and media run amok.
by JeffT inthis is an editiorial from the wall street journal.
it is apparently the longest one they've run in several days, and was the lead article on the op-ed page.
clinical trials on trial.
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Good advice from "Queer Eye"
by JeffT ini didn't see it, but my wife just yelled it at me and i thought i had to put it here.
carson told the guy that he needed to be clean and well dressed even if he was just lounging around his home because "some really hot jehovah's witness might come to the door.
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I'm looking for a job.
by JeffT inmy current employment is going to hell in a handbasket.
it is a fairly good-sized company, but we have one owner, and he can't get his personal problems under control.
i think we could survive well if he'd leave us alone to do our jobs, but he seems intent on driving the company into the ground.. i'd like to stay in the seattle area (actually the long range goal is to move to whidbey island) but i would consider other parts of the country.