Posts by talesin

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Love all the people...

by new hope and happiness in

there are a lot of topics about religiouse hatred, so on a personal level why do you find it difficult to love or like individuals?.

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The secret is ... when you are making new friends, learning not to 'care' about your differences, and celebrate the commonalities. If a person has attributes that you don't like to be around, then stay away from them. Spend time with people that share your point of view. It's just that simple.

The only place you have to tolerate arseholes may be on the job. In your personal life, why bother?

It took me a long time to practice this ... many years of saying "Why? Whydoes s/he/it act like that?" It can make you crazy .. haha! Finally, I realized that I can't ever read those people's minds, or understand why they act lke they do. And life is far too short to waste time trying, unless you are a therapist and that is your profession.

xx

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The myth of persecution, early Christians weren't persecuted.

by jam in

jw
friends

anyone read candida moss book how early christians invented.

a story of martydom.

the romans did not terget, hunt or.

talesin

I've been reading about this too, jam.

Finkelstein, can you reference your cut-and-paste, thanks.

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Early Christianity and the Punishment of Back-sliders

by fulltimestudent in

from the writings of tertullian comes this picture of repentant sinners around the year 200 ce in north africa.. locate yourselves in the stream of time.

accepting for the moment the conventional dating for christianity, this is a little more than 150 years after christian communities were first established.

no one from the first century is still alive, but possibly there were grandsons and daughters of some of the original christians.. .

talesin

Paul. The Bible's pre-eminent misogynist. (I agree WTW, that David is right up there with him.)

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JW.borg permanent booths in flea markets

by EndofMysteries in

i have seen in my local area and while traveling a foreign country jw.borg booths at flea markets.

i remember about 8 or 9 years ago seeing a russellite table at a flea market, and a jw with me said how they were from russells time when those apostates left and the only preaching they do is setting up stands like that.

now jw's are doing the same thing.

talesin

They have a booth set up near me, in front of one of the downtown parks. They just stand there, chatting with each other, while people walk by. It's quite the waste of time, by any standards.

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Watch Tower Society holds GOVERNMENT SHARES!

by LennaB in

securities and exchange commission: http://www.sec.gov/archives.... name: the watchtower society .

class a shares owned: 5,073,200. percentage of class a shares owned: 44.94%.

rand cam corporation - developers of cold turbine engine project, funded by the u.s. military (navy).. what happen to 1.having no polictical/government affiliantion?

talesin

Don't take it personal. Never. It's business. Religious business

Speaking of apologist trolls ..........

tal

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Trying to Salvage a Friendship

by Quendi in

my friends,.

i need your counsel on a personal matter, and i hope you will give it in love.

as some of you know, i was disfellowshipped six years ago, but it wasn't until june 2010 that i made up my mind never to return to the wts.

talesin

Hi, Quendi.

It sounds like you are right, this may be the final chapter. It's hard, so hard, to give up on those bonds that we forged as kids in the b'Org. It seems that folks like Mark, and I had a dear friend too, should understand, as we shared so much in our formative years. Resolution sometimes means accepting that it is the end. He probably wishes things were different, and trapped in the fears and shadows of the cult. The good memories and feelings can be treasured forever, long after the painful feelings fade.

xo

tal

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Muslim loses contract because of his religion

by usualusername in

jw
friends

today i interviewed an it company to support my business run from home.. .

the doorbell rings and i ask my girlfriend to answer the door.. .

i meet a trendy young woman and a hip muslim.

talesin

Umm, where Sharia Law is in effect, you can bet your life (LITERALLY) that women are 2nd class. I have rented from 2 Muslim people, and done business with a third, and well... appearances can be deceiving. You must employ extraordinary people who are not very devout.

Check out Ishrad Manji. She is a Muslim. Here's a couple of quotes from Wiki:

Manji's previous book, The Trouble with Islam Today (initially published as Trouble with Islam), has been published in more than 30 languages, including Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian. [ 7 ] She was troubled by how Islam is practised today and by the Arab influence on Islam that took away women's individuality and introduced the concept of group honour. [ 8 ] Manji has produced a PBS documentary in the America at a Crossroads series titled "Faith Without Fear", chronicling her attempt to "reconcile her faith in Allah with her love of freedom". [

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Manji has received numerous death threats. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In a CNN interview, Manji stated that the windows of her apartment are fitted with bullet-proof glass, primarily for the protection of her family. [ 21 ] At her December 2011 book launch in Amsterdam "Muslim extremists stormed in" and ordered her execution. [ 22 ]

Things are not always as they appear, until we look at the bigger picture.

tal

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Medicinal / Rec. Marijuana

by tresdecu in

jw
friends

what is the society's current view on medical marijuana?

obviously smoking is a no-no, but what about edibles, or oils (think they're called tinctures)??.

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talesin

Cannabis is not addictive, so I don't get the comparison to betel nut, tobacco or methadone. That's the WT though, dumb as a post.

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Muslim loses contract because of his religion

by usualusername in

jw
friends

today i interviewed an it company to support my business run from home.. .

the doorbell rings and i ask my girlfriend to answer the door.. .

i meet a trendy young woman and a hip muslim.

talesin

I don't deal with anyone who treats women like second-class citizens. Religion has nothing to do with it.

Hiring someone to work for me in my home-based business? Then they best not be misogynists, and regard women as 'unclean',, or 'crazy biotches' .. or anything else that is offensive to my gender.

xx

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Outrageous Comment

by Yondaime in

what was the most outrageous comment you ever heard during a wt study?.

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please share your experiences..

talesin

The PO was talking about children (toddlers and little ones) squirming and disrupting the meetings. He encouraged parents to take their children out back to the washroom to discipline them.

"And when you take them to the back, that's when we *really* want to hear them."

I was less than 5YO, but it is one of my clearest childhood memories. Perhaps because my mother used the wooden spoon, when disciplining me because I couldn't sit still for two GD hours.

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