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Friday, December 24th, 2010We ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses are, of course, pure evil.1 Just ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. They’ll tell ya.2 Yeah, we lurk the Earth, hiding under their beds, whispering dark thoughts, like, “You don’t need to go out in field service today.” Or, “Maybe the Governing Body really is full of shit.” Or even, “Maybe you should [...]
Screw The Podcast: Here’s A PDF Of My Essay Instead
Friday, November 26th, 2010After plugging away on my little essay for some time now, I had hoped to turn it into a podcast that readers could download and listen to. I had even hoped to enlist one or two other ex-Witnesses to help read a few of the parts. (I asked Moxie about that a while ago via [...]
News And Links For Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses: Jehovahs Witnesses make money calling for end of the world
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010Jehovahs Witnesses make money calling for end of the world Prophesying the End of Days can make you money but has a limited shelf life, Roger Ebert Not so sure about the limited shelf life part, unfortunately. The End Is Not Nigh: Take a Deep Breath and Move On Former and soon-to-be-again presidential candidate Mike [...]
The Watchtower Society’s Writing Style: Their Literature’s Most Effective Techniques
Saturday, October 16th, 2010All ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses know that the Watchtower Society is more than a religious organization. It’s also a publisher of books and magazines,1 which are–for all intents and purposes–a central part of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Society uses its literature to hand out its spiritual food (“the truth”) to its adherents, including counsel from the [...]
From The November AWAKE! Conclusions On The Articles About Atheism
Saturday, September 25th, 2010I don’t usually do reviews of the Watchtower Society’s literature, but the November issue of the AWAKE! magazine was special because it dealt with atheists and atheism. This isn’t something that flies off the Society’s printing presses every month, and as an atheist with Witness in-laws, I just had to bite. Now that my reviews [...]
From the AWAKE! Magazine: “I WAS RAISED AN ATHEIST.”
Saturday, September 18th, 2010“I WAS RAISED AN ATHEIST” is the last article about atheism in the November issue of the AWAKE! magazine. This one gives us a personal testimonial of an atheist turned believer, named Frantisek Vyskocil.1 That could make this article the most interesting part of the whole AWAKE! for many people. When you consider how predictable [...]
From The AWAKE! Magazine: A WORLD WITHOUT RELIGION-AN IMPROVEMENT?
Monday, September 13th, 2010Yep, my (non)award winning series on the November issue of the AWAKE! magazine continues. This time, the Watchtower Society has gone into grudge match mode by throwing a world without religion into the ring with one that has religion. Which side will be the victor in their article? I bet it’ll be a surprise! OK, [...]
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