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The Kindness of an Atheist
by undercover ina 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
by undercover inwhere, 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
by undercover ininteresting 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
by undercover ini 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)
by undercover inwhile 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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'Parents' magazine cover with JW.org cartoon kids
by undercover inmaking the rounds on facebook among jws is a photo of a 'parents' magazine cover that shows the cgi jw.org kids on the cover, and an article headline about how wonderful the teaching tools on jw.org are.
(i don't have the time or the desire to hunt the photo and post it - sorry).
i immediately suspected some bored and naive jw doing some photoshopping.
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Why is a mass shooting in a church worse than other mass shootings?
by undercover ini'll preface this by saying that i was horrified by the news of the shooting in charleston, a town that i visit quite frequently, and i know where the church is.
i don't mean to make light of the situation, but my question is serious, after having watched news pundits, politicians, neighbors, friends, express shock, horror and outrage over the events.. they, like me, were shocked by the school shootings, and the theater shootings, and other mass shootings.
but i sense a different shock, a different reaction, to this event.
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Old Memories Revisited - or - How to Stop Worrying and Love WT Indoctrination
by undercover ini remember when i was a kid, how the importance of meeting attendance was continually drummed into our heads.
through the magazines, meetings, and especially traveling overseers, it was stressed that missing just one meeting was akin to allowing satan into our lives and would jeopardize our everlasting life in paradise earth.. one particular bit of 'advice' stood out, even to a small child: even if out of town relatives showed up on meeting day, you shouldn't let that cause you to miss a meeting.
i remember trying to play that out in mind... 'welcome, grandpa!
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Saw my first JW literature cart
by undercover ini saw a jw literature cart, and two dubs standing behind it this weekend.
they set up at a popular well attended event in a small town that brings thousands of people from around the country.
even though i've been out and away from jws for some time, and no longer identify as one of them, and the people i was with had no clue, it was a bit embarrassing to see the cart and cult zombies with it.
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New Governing Body video up online
by undercover innot available to normal jws on jw.org.
this was a speech from the gb to zone overseers, leaked online elsewhere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsvmy3q9cy.