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Christian Weightlifter Bends Iron Bar...
by Xander infrom the onion:.
christian weightlifter bends iron bar to show power of god's love.
tulsa, okbefore 11,000 attendees at a "he is risen rally" at mabee center, christian weightlifter michael brighton bent a two-inch-thick iron bar monday, clearly demonstrating the power of god's love within the heart and body of his followers.
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By the pricking of my thumbs....
by Xander in...some ancient wisdom this way comes?
pulling over from another thread.... i'm curious how many have dabbled in witchcraft/spiritism after leaving the jws.
or, perhaps, before joining.. i'm curious what experiences have been had.
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Macs are TOOLS OF SATAN!!!
by Xander in(well, we knew that, but....).
however, these propagandists aren't just targeting the young.
take for example apple computers, makers of the popular macintosh line of computers.
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Do they intentionally love-bomb?
by Xander ini've seen this term used a lot (love-bombing) re: new jw studies.
the implication is that this is some kind of nefarious wt strategy, but, the more i think about, the less i agree.
at least, it's not an intentional strategy, i think, just something that happens that works to their advantage (getting new recruits in).. i grew up as a jw.
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"Answering Jehovahs's Witnesses" comm...
by Xander injust saw a book titled "answering jehovah's witnesses: subject by subject" by david a. reed.. i did a quick search through the forum, and didn't see any posted comments of it (using the forums fairly limited search capability).. has anyone read this?
any good?.
this *sounds* exactly like what i would need to get my bro out - a doctrine by doctrine analysis of why the jws are wrong.... so, any good?.
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Resident Evil + Queen of Damned
by Xander injust fyi, caught these two movies over the past couple weekends.. 1) queen of the damned - rocks if you like vampire movies.
soundtrack makes it worth the while on its own - singers from disturbed, static-x, linkin park, papa roach, marilyn manson, the deftones, godhead, etc.
all appear on the soundtrack.
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Alternatives to JWs
by Xander insince there are new people coming to this board on fairly regular basis with questions about the jw religion, i thought i'd pose this topic.. many, upon leaving the organization, don't really know where to turn for guidance.
"look to yourself" doesn't really cut it when you've been told how to think your whole life.. many choose atheism, which is fine.
however, for those still looking for a religion, here is a site that lists many of the worlds major religious movements.
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So why DID they join the UN??
by Xander inkind of wondering.. obviously, i'm aware of the society's hypocrasy re: the un.
i've been talking about it with family members, and finally one threw out a question i didn't know offhand.. if the library card excuse is false (i am pretty sure it is), then why did they join?.
considering their public position on the un, it would only be a matter of time after joining that the details would come back to haunt them, so why risk it?.
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What the Society expects of its members
by Xander ini was reading through some old quotes at the quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com site, and had something of an epiphany.
it is simultaneously revealing and revolting, and i'd like to share it.. what the society expects of its members.
the society expects its members to live and *die* for their teachings [yes, everyone here knows it - the society expects you do die for their teachings if necessary].. and, at the same time as you lie there dying for their beliefs, expects you to accept (?joyfully?
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New Watchtower CD?
by Xander ini'm going to post another thread on this since my last attempt to hijack a thread was utterly in vain.. does anyone have the latest watchtower library cd?
i *think* the year was '99 or '01, but i'm not 100% on that.. if so, would it be possible to put an iso of it on the web somewhere?
(or, if not, at least host it on your computer for a bit such that i could pick it up via icq or gnutella or something?).