Topics Started by Larry
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Those 'Mean' JW's
by Larry inremember when elders took pride in dfing someone - like they got a notch on their judgmental belt of righteousness?.
remember when parents would brag about kicking their kids out if they did want to serve jah or if the kid got dfd and the father didnt want to lose his position in the k-hall and threw the kid out?.
remember when catastrophes would happen to other people/nations and jws would laugh about it and consider it just part of the last days?.
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BECOME A JW AND YOU CAN'T
by Larry inassociate with ex-members .
fully accept the watchtower's authority and rules (no exceptions) .
dress according to their rules at the kingdom halls, service and conventions (no exceptions) .
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Foot In The Door
by Larry in.
anybody remember the dubs who put their foot in the doors of householders as they were closing the it?.
peace - ll
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Madame Blavatsky / Theosophy / Krishnamurti
by Larry ini recently read nikita's story and she mentioned that she briefly came across the religion of theosophy in her travels towards of dub-ism @ a young age (thanks nitkita :) .
her post reminded me of my studies of madame blavatsky, colonel olcott, annie besant, cw leadbeater, etc., the founders of theosophy.
a book i recommend regarding madanme blavatsky is entitled "madame blavatsky's baboon - a history of the mystics, mediums, and misfits who brought spiritualism to america.
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True Believer - Part 1
by Larry inmany thanks to those who recommended the book "the true believer - thoughts on the nature of mass movements - eric hoffer (1951).
truly an excellent read!
although by the author's admissions he is not an 'expert' he makes some very keen observations on people and their desire for being controlled.
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Extraordinary Groups
by Larry ini just finished a book entitled "extraordinary groups - an examination of unconventional life styles," by william m. kephart & william w. zellner (1991).
of course the borg was mentioned, but before i get into that i just want to thank ???
( i forgot her name) for mentioning the oneida community in a previous thread, which sparked my interest in that community and lead to the purchase of the book :) .
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SilentLamb Press Kit?
by Larry ini'm planning on sending a local radio station some materials regarding silentlambs.
this radio station in nyc, wbai pacifica radio 99.5, is a progressive one.
no commercials and is totally listener sponsored.
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Reparations & Protest
by Larry inthis weekend i'm going to dc for the reparation march.
i know this is an highly volatile subject for some so i'm not even going to ask for opinions.
but, for the record here's my stand - i'm for reparations based on principle.