TerryWalstrom
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Political Correctness and Censorship / Banning Books
by TerryWalstrom inbanned books?censorship?.
let’s say you live in a land where the rule is: you can’t offend anyone.okay, fair enough.
let’s take a look at what follows (implicit in this rule).. if you are speaking to 10 people, is it okay to offend 1 in 10?
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Hidden history of the Watchtower religion
by TerryWalstrom inthe deeper you dig--the less impressive jw’s become!___________________you may think you know the men who are vitally important to the birth of the religion--but chances are good you’ve been kept in the dark.. _____________.
did you know?the 1st case heard by the supreme court of the united states concerning the watchtower society involved a director (an officer) of the watchtower, william franklyn hudgings.. a brief description of hudgings and his character.hudgings was an attorney, quack doctor, self-identified ‘scientist’, a pro-zionist, and religious enthusiast who over the years held various director and officer positions in the watchtower society, and the affiliated people's pulpit association and international bible students association.
at the time of this particular case, william hudgings acknowledged being the corporate secretary of the people's pulpit association and acknowledged that his daily duties included the administrative charge of printing of the watchtower magazine, the bible student's monthly, the kingdom news, and other watchtower publications.. (hudgings was also re-elected to the watchtower society board of directors in january 1919.
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The Anointed Apostate: the Remarkable Sister Pettifog
by TerryWalstrom in(on the anniversary of my jw best friend's death, i've reached into my archive to replay this incident in his honor)
the remarkable sister *pettifog*.
this morning i arrived on my bicycle at the local starbucks early and took up a seat at the outdoor table in the fresh air.. that’s when it happened--a group of 3 older ladies at one of the other tables outside rose to leave and one of them walked over to my table and spoke directly to me.
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Another Hollywood Memory
by TerryWalstrom inanother hollywood memory____________________“thanks for the pink chablis, marta.
who’s that singing?
sounds familiar.”.
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A Wide-ranging discussion both fascinating and sometimes enlightening
by TerryWalstrom inrubin is a gay atheist formerly affiliated with the young turks, ben shapiro is an orthodox jew who mainly comments on politics from a conservative pov.
dr. jordan b peterson is a professor of psychology at the university of toronto, a clinical psychologist, a public speaker.____none of these men is interested in discussing politics in this discussion, rather in centering on the overlap between rational, secular belief and any underlying religious truth which may be hidden in mythos.i know that sounds like the most boring thing possible--but--i assure you it is riveting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ophwshr798&t=3112sif you watch through to the last hour, the topic is brilliantly deconstructed with an honesty and intelligence rarely witnessed in live events..
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Explain Puns (to victims of puns)
by TerryWalstrom inexplaining puns to victims of puns__________thanks for explaining the word "many" to me, it means a lot.____that was a pun.scientists actually study how puns are created.. “creative language — and humor in particular — is one of the hardest areas for computational intelligence to grasp,” say scientists who analyzed more than 10,000 puns and called it torture.____my dad died when we couldn't remember his blood type.
as he died, he kept insisting for us to "be positive," but it's hard without him.____.
i've studied what the brain scientists and a.i.
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Solicitations on PM from fake JW-net members
by TerryWalstrom in12 hours agofrom sarahemily958 to terrywalstrom.
hello how are you doing today i am sarah from rhode island united state i am a new member here i am hoping to meet someone here to share some experience on how to use jw thank you hoping to hear ffrom you soon
regards : sarah
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Come Take a Ride in the WatchTower LEAD balloon!
by TerryWalstrom inthe lead balloon: parousia.
“up, up and away in my beautiful.
.balloon,” is the lyric of a popular song from the 60’s; lifting us into the sky away from cares and woe.. .
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RUMOR of a JW terrorist (a personal memoir)
by TerryWalstrom inrumor of a jehovah’s witness terrorist.
(a personal memoir).
john f. kennedy's brother, robert (bobby) was assassinated in 1968 shortly after winning the california democratic presidential primary.
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Terry's Recipe of the Day : Vegetarian Pancakes
by TerryWalstrom interry's recipe of the daybreakfast: vegetarian pancakes!.
1. free range banana (sliced)2. a euthanized egg white (no embryo)3. kosher pancake mix4.
hard cold water from freshly wiped faucet5.