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  silly observations from that '1975' video...

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  okay, so everyone is bent out of shape about how the wts is re-writing their history on their past failed predictions (1975).

  other threads deal in all the evidence to tear apart their shameless propaganda, so i won't dwell on that here.. but, what i will do is list a couple of observations, silly as they are, that aren't about the propaganda so much as it is about the set design, and costume design.

  feel free to add to the list.. early scene where the wife is dying.

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  What the heck is CLAM?

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  i guess it's a good thing that i've been 'out' of this crazy religion so long that i'm not hip to newer buzzwords.... ...like, clam i'm guessing it's not a fun time at the beach, looking for shells or whatnot.. so, what is clam?.

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  Post war paranoia - or - The Truth Will Make You Nuts

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  check out this wacko bs from the 1943 'the truth shall make you free' book:.

  page 342-343in the postwar "new order" jerusalem's modern counterpart, "christendom," will surround herself with armies of an international police force for her continued world domination.

  the roman catholic hierarchy will attempt to act as the.

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  Jehovah's Love - or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Death

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  this idea was inspired by another post i saw (but forget who or where) referencing the mootness of delaying armageddon now that the 1914 generation is gone.

  (i just skimmed over the post and thread, and didn't give it much thought until later).

  wt doctrine basically says that jehovah, through his undeserved love, allows wickedness so that people can hear, and accept, the 'truth', thus being saved from the destruction of armageddon.

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  Finally watched the anti-gay WT video

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  i avoided watching the wt video where the daughter/mother discuss 'leaving' gaydom behind in order to reach paradise for as long as i could, but finally gave in and watched it; just so i know exactly what it says and how it's presented, should it come up in conversation with jw family.. it wasn't as shocking as i expected, having read some of the angst filled posts here and on facebook (thanks to george takei).

  they're presenting their beliefs as supported by scripture from the bible.

  and if you're a true believer in that book, then you would find yourself having to at least give some thought to what is said.

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  The Kindness of an Atheist

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  a song lyric i heard the other day, paraphrased:.

  nothing is as good as the kindness from an atheistan act of selflessness that never has to be repaid.

  interesting thought.

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  Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf

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  where, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?

  i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.

  with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.

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  New Yorker article on ex-Westboro Church member

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  interesting article on a young woman who grew up in the clutches of westboro baptist church, but came to doubt, and eventually left the church.. i think most of us can relate to parts of her doubts, thoughts, and experiences.... http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/conversion-via-twitter-westboro-baptist-church-megan-phelps-roper.

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  Meandering thoughts of a recent JW funeral experience

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  i went to the kh a couple of weeks ago.

  for a funeral.

  i haven't been in a kh, except for funerals, for several years.

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  This too Shall Pass (RC Commission vs WTS)

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  while i'm glad that the practices of the wts are under review and the australian commission is taking them to task, i'm not really expecting huge changes in the long run.

  oh, they may have to agree to some changes in how they report crimes brought to elders' attention, but this excitement over the supposed expose of wt practices shall pass, and jws will soon be canvassing neighborhoods and rolling their carts, looking for converts.

  conventions will go on.

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