Chariklo
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How do you feel about birthdays and Christmas now?
by Chariklo ini wonder...for those of you who were brought up as a jw or who have been "in" for many years, how do you feel about birthdays and christmas and celebrations in general now?.
the indoctrination/brainwashing is very strong.
once you are out, or, perhaps, still in but totally disillusioned and sure that it is all a lie, not the truth, do you find that you are determined to celebrate like mad to make up for what you missed, or do you find you have a lingering sense of guilt, however irrational you may now think it is?.
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My birthday
by Chariklo intoday i am celebrating my first birthday after dutifully refusing to observe birthdays, thanks to the jehovah's witnesses.
not for as many years compared with most of you, but enough, and worst of all was that i dutifully refused even to celebrate my grandchildren's birthdays.
that hurt me far more than them.
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Look what became of Sparlock!
by Chariklo inpoor sparlock!
poor caleb, even!.
for a few brief weeks...was it even for as long as a few brief weeks?...sparlock enjoyed fleeting fame with his own page on wikipedia.
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Comment found on Youtube
by Chariklo in"in 1977 god and satan both challenged lemmy to a drinking contest, and god is still hungover to this day.?
satan became a jehovah's witness somewhere in idaho.".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfklffu7k7g.
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"What is the difference between a religion and a cult?" BBC Radio4/Today
by Chariklo inalert for those in the uk.. bbc radio 4 programme today anounced at 7 am that they are going to include an item on "what is the difference between a religion and a cult.. i don't know which part of the programme, and it doesn't seem to mention it on the programme's website.
but, you can usually pick up replays on iplayer and the programme's podcasts etc..
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Thank you, Watchtower!
by Chariklo inincreasingly, i find myself resistant to any form of religion that dictates exactly what i should believe, what i should wear, down to the last skirt to meeting, or what i eat, what i read, what i watch, and denies me my god-given right to think for myself and to use the brain he gave me.. that's what i've gained from the watchtower.. thank you, watchtower!
you've done a good thing!
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Eric Sykes died yesterday. But he'd want us to laugh!
by Chariklo ineric sykes died yesterday, aged 89. he is one of the all-time greats in british comedy.. his short film the plank bypasses all national boundaries and you'll see is just right for this forum.. sorry the fullest length video i could find is put onto youtube by a russian, (i think).
but it is all mime, and as you'll see is nonetheless in english!.
it's hilarious!
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Skirts and trousers (pants if you're in the US)
by Chariklo injust what is it that the watchtower thinks is so much more modest and respectful to jehovah about wearing a skirt instead of trousers?
that is, unless you live in a culture that has trousers as the norm for women, as in india.. something today brought this to my mind.
i can't even remember what it was, but it led to thinking again about this.
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Elderelite, this is for you and all lovers of Thor!
by Chariklo inhey there, eldere!.
did you know that thor, the mighty god of thunder, is enshrined in science?.
ancient in origin, he's also bang up to date.
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I miss Outlaw.
by Chariklo insomeone mentioned outlaw to me the other day.. i do miss him.
i thought he was coming back after a break.. does anyone have an update?.