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Happy Holiidays to all!
by 144001 inmerry christmas, happy hannukah, happy kwanza, and happy holidays to all!.
i've been on and off this forum for the last 10 years and i've met some great people here over the years.
thanks to simon and angharad for providing this resource that enables us to come together in a virtual "congregation" of ex jws.
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Jehovahs Witnesses; the perfect cult for those who want to be miserable
by 144001 inno holidays, no birthdays, no school sports, no "worldy" associations, no extracurriclar school activities whatsoever, no higher education, no smurfs, no harry potter, no speaking to family members who have been df'd or da'd, and of course, total control over one's free time, are all characteristics of the miserable cult of the watchtower.. it seems like depriving witnesses of all joy in life is the objective of the watchtower cult.
i'm no psychologist, but i can't help but believe the "joy deprivation" inflicted upon witnesses by the exploitive watchtower cult is part and parcel to their control objective.
it's a way to measure just how much control they have over folks, to ensure they will drink the kool aid at the right time and upon command.. i was born into this cult, and left it in my early teens, after a rather ugly period of defiance.
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Memorial Flyer Acknowledges Public Disdain for JWs - Implicitly
by 144001 inyesterday, i had the opportunity to review the official jw invitation to their "memorial" event.
the front of the flyer has a well-groomed, caucasian jesus, leading all the minority people somewhere .
most likely to a factory in brooklyn to serve as slaves for a publishing company.. curiously, there is no mention of jehovah's witnesses anywhere on the face of that flyer.
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Pea-brained Palin tells kids the VP "is in charge of the US senate."
by 144001 inhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_pr/palin_vice_president_s_job.
palin tells kids the vice president 'runs' senate1 hr 54 mins agowashington asked by a third-grader what a vice president does, republican candidate sarah palin responded that the vice president is the president's "team mate" but also "runs the senate" and "can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes.".
while aimed at a typical 8-year-old, palin's explanations oversimplify the constitution's definition of the duties of the vice president and don't match the office's traditional role in senate activities.. the vice president's main duty is to replace the president if the president dies, resigns, is removed from office or can no longer carry out his or her duties for other reasons.
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I want to go to the Kingdom hall after . . .
by 144001 ineating three cans of rosarita refried beans, a dozen hard-boiled eggs, steamed cabbage and broccoli, and guzzling a few beers.
if you can't empty the kingdom hall with facts, maybe it's time to gas 'em out of there with a cacophony of farts!
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The JWD kingdom hall
by 144001 inyou can leave the kingdom hall, but does the kingdom hall ever really leave you?.
lately on this forum, there have been numerous inquisitions performed by small groups of forum users attempting to determine the veracity, or specifically, the lack thereof, of certain posts made by various forum regulars.
in the kingdom halls, judicial committees are charged with the responsibility of determining whether jehovah's witnesses comply with the multitude of rules and regulations promulgated by the watchtower corporate cult.
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Greece 101 US 95
by 144001 ini had to laugh about lebron's comment that the greeks "don't know what to do.
" generally speaking, these u.s. nba players are overpaid lazy egomaniacs that were outclassed by a bunch of guys few here in the states have ever heard of.
let's toast the greeks for serving these guys a nice slice of humble pie!
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Jeff Hanneman (Slayer guitarist) died today
by 144001 inrip jeff!
jeff hanneman dead: slayer guitarist dies at 49us weekly 53 minutes agoiconic heavy metal guitarist jeff hanneman of legendary band slayer died of liver failure on thursday, may 2. he was 49.. "slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, jeff hanneman, passed away at about 11 a.m. this morning near his southern california home.
he was 49," a rep for the band told us weekly in a statement.
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Did the Watchtower Lie?
by 144001 ini posted this in a comment in another thread but it was off topic, so i thought i'd repost it on its own for all to see:.
take a look at this gem of an excerpt from an amicus brief filed by the watchtower with the us supreme court in the case of jimmy swaggart ministries v. board of equalization of california (493 u.s. 378 (1990))(emphasis added): every one of jehovah's witnesses is an active door-to-door minister, preaching the good news of god's kingdom to willing listeners and offering printed sermons in the form of religious tracts, pamphlets, magazines, books and bibles for a suggested nominal contribution.. .
this is patently false.