startingover
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Lessons I've learned...
by WildTurkey inlets post lessons we have learned:.
i've learned that no matter how much i care, some people are just assholes.. .
i've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only suspicion, not proof, to destroy it..
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So-called Bible Scholars........
by hillary_step init is not a difficult thing to do to criticize wts literature, however i found this comment in a recent wt very enlightening as it seems to explain the unscholarly nature of much of what they produce.
it also is an object lesson on how to manipulate a conditioned group of people by the use of 'trigger words'.
i have highlighted these expressions, which are deliberately used by writing, as we have previously discussed to 'encourage' the readers to adopt a patently flawed line of reasoning.
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Stratton, Ohio Undaunted By Decision
by Kenneson inthe recent supreme court decision hasn't converted stratton, ohio residents to jws.
as a matter of fact, they remain stalwart against jehovism.. check:.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/us/06/18/scotus.jehovah.switne.ap/index.html
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New Light on FDS?
by Black Man in.
anyone hear anything about their being "new light" on the fds class?
i've heard that it's 2-3 years down the pike, but that the "new light" will greatly alter their role........is this some "dukie" in the rumor mill or is there something to it?
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Dateline's Necessity
by metatron inthere is a new necessity for the dateline expose'.. fairness to catholics.. the blitz of media attention has focused almost exclusively.
on the catholic church and its priests.
yet, other centralized.
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Where do you go for spiritual food?
by Princess inthis is an update to a thread of mulan's and a request for some input.
mulan said this in her thread from a few days ago:.
"for those new ones who haven't read my cousin's story, i am posting the link here again.
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Special Dub Words That Make You Go YUK!
by Englishman infor me, the word was "loving".. great "loving" kindness.. great undeserved "loving" kindness!.
disfellowshipping is a "loving" provision.. when the wtbts want their accolytes to swallow another bitter pill, another restriction, another rebuke, another demand on time, the buzz word is "loving".. the "loving" word, is, to the average jw, the same as the mccabe nod is to the salesman.
the mccabe nod is used by salesman all the time to get the prospective customer to agree to something that he doesn't care for too much.
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Is Ray Franz still living?
by hungry4life ina friend of mine has been sharing her doubts about the organization with me for the last year.
she read both of ray franz's books and found that they were interesting and dealt with many of the questions she had.
she then wrote to the society anonymously and explained why she could not in good conscience preach regarding 1914 ( she used my p.o.
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Reading C of C
by startingover ini read crisis of conscience some time ago and it had a profound effect on me.
i just gave it to my ex-bethelite friend to read (he had already discovered the "truth" about the truth on his own).
he's about halfway through it and is in the anger stage.
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A question about Jesus
by startingover inmy first post here, been lurking for quite a while.
this place has been a real help in my journey.. a little background...raised a jw from day one, 3rd generation, 3 grandparents of the annointed, father and mother gilead graduates, father always prominent in the org.
never really felt i fit in but played the game.