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Revivals in religion, and revivals in the slave trade, go hand in hand together. (Cheers.) The church and the slave prison stand next to each other; the groans and cries of the heartbroken slave are often drowned in the pious devotions of his religious master. (Hear, hear.) The church-going bell and the auctioneer's bell chime in with each other; the pulpit and the auctioneer's block stand in the same neighbourhood; while the blood-stained gold goes to support the pulpit, the pulpit covers the infernal business with the garb of Christianity. We have men sold to build churches, women sold to support missionaries, and babies sold to buy Bibles and communion services for the churches.
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Thanks for the tip. I've nixed some false quotations in the past, and am happy to remove any...
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Ben Franklin never said that...another of the many fake quotes circulating on the internet....
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Thank you for the comments. Yes, the passivity and respect you mention are part of the special...
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Indeed. It cracks me up when an Abrahamic fundamentalist calls atheists amoral, nihilistic, and...
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This Christians' rhetorical questions translate into those lame accusations we hear from...
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If I may toot my own shofar, a few of the posts I like best:
Anyone can take things to the far end of the spectrum in any type of group. But, I know plenty of JW who went to college, paid heed to the warnings of dangers in the college area, still got their degrees in the fields they desired (i. e. -lawyer, chemist, not just "trades") and still kept their spirituality intact. Was it easy, NO, Did they need to make an extra effort to achieve their goals, while putting spiritual things FIRST, YES. My sister has her Masters in Chemistry, no small feat, and she is an active witness, in good standing in her congregation. Personally, could I have handled her load to achieve that, No. It can be done if you have the desire, the love for Jehovah and the personal fortitude to make a commitment to do what has to be done and keep yourself in a safe enviroment. Sorry your experience was not such that you could accomplish what you wanted, without giving up your beliefs.