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  Is exposing young children to religion a form of child abuse?

  by Giordano in

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  is religious indoctrination an assault on children, an assault on their capacity for individuation, curiosity, self-validation, and critical thinking skills?.

  can a child with no religious training and traditions and no religious rules grow up to be an ethical person?.

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  Yes and yes.
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  to all men in their 40ies or older

  by varian in

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  i must admit, that i love being with youger woman.

  i m 44 now, and so far the partners i had, where between 3 and 15 years younger, which i consider okayish.

  but recently, i ve had email offers from girls between 19 and early 20. now i really don t know what to think about that.

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  Go for it. It you like each other, keep dating. If not, move on. What's the worst that will happen, you date someone and discover she's not what you are looking for?
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  The Wheat and The Weeds

  by dssynergy in

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  does this parable apply to organizations (i.e, churches or religious groups) or individuals (you or i)?

  i know the jws say that they are the wheat...but the application of this doesn't ring true... any thoughts?

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  notverylikely

  by digitalis do you mean foxglove?
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  Why is it?

  by JeffT in

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  i thought of this while working on my book project, and i realized i don't have a good answer.

  why is the jw leadership so intent on conformity in all areas of everyone's lives?

  lots of things they regulate have no religious significance.

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  it can become a "cancer" that ultimately affects the groupthink.

  that is probably the bst thing I have ever seen you write, Shelby.

  She is 100% right. Everyone here was. It's easier to to manage a herd when all of the non-docile animals are gone.
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  Even God can't escape the Matrix

  by gubberningbody in

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  the only thing god can know for certain, is what we know for certain:.

  we think, so we know we exist.. .

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  I love hypothetical discussions about silent invisible people.
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  The Wheat and The Weeds

  by dssynergy in

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  2. friends

  does this parable apply to organizations (i.e, churches or religious groups) or individuals (you or i)?

  i know the jws say that they are the wheat...but the application of this doesn't ring true... any thoughts?

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  Dandelion tea anyone?

  Dandelion greens are quite edible by humans and are among the most nutritious leafy greens you can eat.
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  new veiw on biblical stories

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently heard that a large number of us citizen are not affiliate with any religious.

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  i beleive because of the outrageous stories in the bible.

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  someone is thinking

  Oooh, I hope it's not me. That sounds like work.
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  I was shunned today for the first time! Woo-hoo!

  by DagothUr in

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  since i da-d myself 2 months ago, i only met one ex-bro while i was walking in the town.

  he was an old brother, around 75, poor performance in the street service, poor personal study, "weak spirituality", but a great person.

  i stumbled upon him 10 days ago.

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  It's awesome, eh?
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  this weeks watchtower---Please Comment

  by TheLoveDoctor in

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  unity identifies true worship........ comments on these 3 paragraghs.

  7 the one source of spiritual instruction first-century christians enjoyed unity because they all received encouragement from the same source.

  they recognized that jesus was teaching and directing the congregation through a governing body, composed of the apostles and older men in jerusalem.

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  WT, october 2012

  DagothUr, is that real?
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  left and now lost

  by serein in

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  2. bible

  im luke warm and dont know what side im on, i dont mix well and i dont want to be worldly if u know what i mean,im a good person with morals and nowadays thers not many of us left., not were i live anyways,its so hard leaving it behind cos now i duno what to do with myself, and i dont want to go out and live it up or go on face book or go meet loads a worldly people and be like everyone else, and i dont wana celebrate pagan hols even thoe i might do xmas i still feel weird doing that.i dont feel right with myself one bit..

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  Just because someone is no longer a JW it doesnt mean they automatically are going to start smoking, heavily drinking, and engage in loose conduct.

  Some of us started that long before we got excommunicated.