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Comparison too severe?
by stirred but not shaken in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the other night i watched a documentary about hitler's germany involving valkyries.

it had to do with the "resistance" movement and the attempt to assassinate hitler to stop his madness.

those involved were elite officers in the military, and there were many and they were often prominent, barons, counts, etc.
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Jw's don't let their kids die because of blood...
by freemindfade in
1. watchtower
2. medical
another nauseating detail i remember from saturdays program.

there is a video (one of so many) shaming young people for being afraid to admit they are jw's.

one australian girl talks about how one of her teachers was saying jw's let their children die over the blood issue (fact) and she goes on to say how that is not true.
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Galapagos
by noonehome in
1. jw
2. friends
hey just wanted some advice...don't really know anywhere else to get it.

things sort of hit the fan a while ago...i appealed a d'ff decision and actually succeeded, but i haven't been unscathed.

i'm in a pretty bad place.
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Are you afraid something horrible will happen to you now you have left the Wt.
by Still Totally ADD in
1. jw
2. friends
i remember many years ago we would talk about those who leave the org.

something bad will happen to them.

because god was mad at them for turning away from the wt.
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My appeal was successful. Now what?
by noonehome in
1. jw
2. experiences
faders: why do we bother staying in?.

we cling to some false hope that people we love will accept us despite our not believing, even though its as much a fairytale as the dogmas based on untruths.. ive never been anything but a good friend and human being and would do anything for the people i love; i couldnt dream of shutting out someone i care about.

and its not like theyd revel in the idea of doing it either, yet its seen as not just the only choice, but also as undoubtedly the right thing to do.
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Why is shunning wrong?
by noonehome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
consider an example i often hear.

youre sitting at a dinner table.

the topic of conversation is regarding your mother.
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I want it to be the truth, but I don't believe it. Unless I do but don't want to. Huh?
by noonehome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if i did believe, i think i could have what it takes to be what's considered a 'good jw'....being a missionary actually really appeals to me.

but obviously i couldn't live that life if i didn't believe in my heart it's the truth.

i'm young, and interested in doing some kind of humanitarian work... kind of a secular equivalent of "serving where the need is greater.
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THE CURRENT FADING OF BRAND NAME "THE WATCHTOWER"
by steve2 in
1. jw
2. friends
the current fading of brand name "the watchtower" & the rise, rise, rise of jw.org.

the watchtower as brand name is in the process of being imperceptibly faded from visibility in the organization.

who'd have thought you could make a watchtower fade and disappear?
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Can you choose what you believe?
by noonehome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i hear it all the time.. people who decide it isn't the truth and leave are said to deep down know they're leaving the truth, choosing instead whatever ideology suits their imperfect desires.

in the new dvd the little kid asks why people believe in evolution and the dad basically says people believe whatever they want.

the actual issue is never actually addresed though: "did life evolve?
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A Thread for Cyclists - Where Do you Ride?
by cofty in
1. social
2. physical
i took up cycing a couple of months ago just to get fitter and lose a bit of excess weight.. i bought a second-hand hybrid bike (weighs only slightly less than a truck) and fitted road tyres.

four or five times a week i will go for a ride after work for an hour or so.

i am fortunate enough to live in rural north england surrounded by limitless quiet roads.