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Recent Posts in My Blogosphere

Recent Posts in My Blogosphere

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I haven’t done a roundup in a while. For each blog (alpha-order) I’ve selected my favorite among recent posts. 3-Way Watch Blog – Mercs in a Corporate World AMERICAblog – Condi has to force State Dept. officials to Iraq Amanda’s Engima – More great Wallpapers from WallpaperStock An und für sich – The Complication of Nature and Grace in Aquinas Arianna Huffington – Midnight in America: the Mainstreaming of the GOP’s Lunatic Fringe Atheist Revolution – Christian Extremist Links CA…

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Destructive Leaders and Groups

Destructive Leaders and Groups

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Rick Ross has been working on destructive cults and movements for some time now. I check his site on a regular basis. Rick has put together a very pointed list of warning signs that you might be dealing with an unsafe group and/or leader. Compare it to the list of signs of a safe group and/or leader. I’m not sure that the unsafe/safe dichotomy is the best way to describe the difference, but other than that, I think this is…

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Could You Be a Vampire?

Could You Be a Vampire?

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I’ve been reading vampire books since I was a kid. I have a pretty extensive collection of all kinds of vampire novels and short stories. For a while I was a member of the Lord Ruthven Society (Raymond McNally told me that “Vee neeeed new bloooood” – how could I resist? May he rest in peace.). Maybe I should renew my membership. It’s a subgroup of the International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA), and they always have…

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Calling Canadian JW Abuse Survivors

Calling Canadian JW Abuse Survivors

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Silentlambs is asking for any French-speaking JW or ex-JW abuse survivors from Canada to come forward for a possible interview with key media in Canada. If are such a victim or you know of such a victim who can assist, please contact info@silentlambs.org for more information.

Fun with Watchtower Covers

Fun with Watchtower Covers

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Fun with Watchtower covers, from TruthBook Blue (this is number ten in a series!) [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=4l3WNTu1oZk[/youtube] If you read this blog, I am quite sure that you already have an idea of what I might have to say about the following question: Does “the faithful and discreet slave” endorse independent groups of Witnesses who meet together to engage in Scriptural research or debate? This question – and its answer by the Governing Body – appeared in the September “Q&A” section of…

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Support Safire the Llama

Support Safire the Llama

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My friend Richard “Shining Thunder” Francis has been adopted by a llama (and, it seems, a lama). More on that below. Richard is a former JW who has dedicated his life to an extraordinary calling of love and spirituality. He has health problems of various kinds and, among other things, he is blind (Touchingly – to me – he refers to his body as “the donkey.”) None of this has stopped him from writing several books, running a ministry and…

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