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  Is the Disney company a Cult?

  by Nosferatu in

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  me and the wife are heading down to disneyland in the winter.

  i've never been a huge disney fan, but she's a huge fan.

  i've just recently accidently stumbled onto some information that i've never previously been exposed to, and i'm finding it strikingly similar to the jw religion.

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  How can you have a sequel to Snow White and Cinderella when the characters are supposed to live happily ever after at the end of the first movie?

  Ever see Into the Woods?
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  Cook at home or eat out?

  by greendawn in

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  do you know how to cook, even just a few simple recipes, or do you hate the idea of home cooking and prefer to always rely on restaurants and take aways, or just prepare easy snacks like sandwiches and melted cheese on toast?

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  Ah, but you see Jeannie, that's enough to feed six (if not eight) people, so you still come out ahead!
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  What Would YOU Do?

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  this is an email forward i got from a friend.

  interesting.

  you make the choice don't look for a punch line.

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  Actually, no, I have not fed at Joe's trough in well nigh ten years...
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  The sins of scripture by John Shelby Spong

  by moanzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone read this book?

  john shelby spong is a retired bishop who is trying to expose what religion has done to scripture by how they interpret them.

  in chapter 25 on the bible and certainty he writes " my contention, which i will seek to defend in this section of the book, is that the moment any religious tradition claims certaintly, it turns demonic.

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  I want a title too. How about Lord Sean? (of course, it wouldn't be Lord Sean, it would be something like Lord N., the name of the place which the Lord rules over).

  Well, you would be Lord Sean if you were the second (or later) son of a Duke. At least, that's what I learned from Dorothy Sayers. P.S. Sorry for the thread hijack, Moanzy! I read Spong's book about the Jewish origins of the gospels. I tend to agree with peacefulpete's evaluation.
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  What Would YOU Do?

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  this is an email forward i got from a friend.

  interesting.

  you make the choice don't look for a punch line.

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  LOL Your analogy is persuasive, Odrade.
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  Cook at home or eat out?

  by greendawn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  do you know how to cook, even just a few simple recipes, or do you hate the idea of home cooking and prefer to always rely on restaurants and take aways, or just prepare easy snacks like sandwiches and melted cheese on toast?

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  oralgasm.

  Oooh, I need to adopt that term! I usually use 'foodgasm'.
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  What Would YOU Do?

  by GetBusyLiving in

  1. jw
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  this is an email forward i got from a friend.

  interesting.

  you make the choice don't look for a punch line.

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  This story makes me want to barf. Does that make me a bad person?
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  Other Preachers at my door!

  by Odrade in

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  this little incident cracked me up, thought i'd share... .

  we live in a decent neighborhood in suburbia, nearly all of the houses are owned, people mow their own lawns, (well everyone except us!

  ) two or three cars per family, dogs, kids, etc.

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  Odrade... it's like the advice they used to give sisters who were being hit on by non-Witness guys... just keep anti-Witnessing to her until she leaves you alone!
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  Fading away problems.

  by greendawn in

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  many people decide to fade away from the org gradually so as not to have to suffer the sanctions of being disfellowshipped or disassociated and if all goes according to plan it works well.

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  are there any cases where things somehow went wrong and the objective to quietly leave failed, your one or that of other people?

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  Jourles... I'm sorry that happened to you, but I appreciate the service you did in hosting those letters. I read them when I was a doubting dub, and some of them--especially the one on handling child abuse--were very difficult to rationalize away.

  To answer greendawn's question... my wife and I were fading, but the problem was me and my big mouth. We were friends with a relatively liberal and open-minded JW, and after a couple of interesting discussions, I decided to confide in her. She promised to keep our secret, and then blew it two days before our wedding. But that's been hashed over plenty elsewhere...
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  The sins of scripture by John Shelby Spong

  by moanzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anyone read this book?

  john shelby spong is a retired bishop who is trying to expose what religion has done to scripture by how they interpret them.

  in chapter 25 on the bible and certainty he writes " my contention, which i will seek to defend in this section of the book, is that the moment any religious tradition claims certaintly, it turns demonic.

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  Euphemism

  Sorry, Classicist, I don't think I could bring myself to call a bishop Your Excellency. Maybe it's a United States thing... but even our President is referred to as "Mr President", not "Your Excellency". Governors, Senators, etc. are addressed by their titles. The only exception is judges, who are referred to as Your Honor, but even that's only when court is in session.

  I'd be happy to call him Bishop Spong, however.