JWs in the News

JWs in the News

Antonie Dixon’s sister gives evidence in court When Antonie Dixon told the jury an astonishing tale of sexual abuse by his mother and beatings at the hands of Jehovah’s Witnesses, they must have wondered whether any of it was believable. Today they heard from someone else who was there at the time and she confirmed much of what he said. According to Dixon’s sister Carla, he was dubbed “devil spawn” by their mother. (

JW Materials Feedback and Discussion

JW Materials Feedback and Discussion

The Positive I am an ex JW and I very much like your balanced advice to ex JW web page. I too am a bit of a Theoryhead. At present I am reading Habermas’ “Theory of Communicative Action.” Robert Kegan is great too (self proclaimed “postmodern constructive developmentalist”). Thanx for the web site. I just felt compelled to say HI! to a fellow EX-JW Brainiac. – Tom M I have recently left the JW organization and as I began to…

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Some Humor

Some Humor

I cut off way too much of my hair yesterday… Sigh. So… here are some jokes that friends and relatives have been sending. Enjoy… ‘Hi honey. This is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?’ ‘No, Daddy. She’s upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul.’ After a brief pause, ‘But honey, you haven’t got an Uncle Paul.’ ‘Oh yes I do, and he’s upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now.’ Brief Pause. ‘Uh, okay then, this is what I want…

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Loving My New Computer!

Loving My New Computer!

Got a fantastic package deal – it’s worth haggling a little at Best Buy! W00T! Dell Inspiron i530-111B Intel Core2 Q9300 Quad-Core Processor (6MB L2 cache, 2.5GHz, 1333 FSB) 6GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM Memory at 667MHz – 4 DIMMS (2x2GB, 2x1GB) 750GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM) DVD+/-RW (Plays and writes CDs and DVDs) 256MB ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio/Dell Speakers 19-in-1 Media Card Reader USB Keyboard and Mouse Samsung 22″ Wide-Screen Monitor This was thrown…

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Reader Suggestions?

Reader Suggestions?

Some questions – would love it if you have advice. 1) So, I blew a couple of capacitors on my motherboard and now I’m looking for a deal on a new computer. I’d like a dual- or quad-core processor and 2-4G RAM and lots of disk space. I also need a monitor because mine is snapping and crackling and it’s only a matter of time. A built-in webcam would be kind of neat, too. Post links if you happen to…

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