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Time for another bit of Jehovah's Witness nonsense:

A few weeks back, PZ Myers pointed out a scan from the sect's Watchtower magazine, warning young people of some of the temptations that might lead them into sin. It includes some "dangers" you'd expect from a religious bunch, including

• Someone dares you to smoke a cigarette
• You are invited to a party where alcohol and drugs will be freely available
• "Why don't you post your profile on the Internet?" someone suggests
• A friend invites you to watch a movie that features violence or immorality

No need to laugh that off just yet. Some of those do pose potentially real concern, not just of the scriptural infraction variety, to people sufficiently young or careless enough. Pretty mild dangers (with the exception of drugs and alcohol), but still things that, say, parents of young kids have to grapple with. 

But then there's the one that provokes the ire of PZ and his readers:

• A well-intentioned teacher urges you to pursue higher education at a university

Yes, that's right: The Jehovah's Witnesses genuinely do discourage their followers from getting (non-JW) education.  Readeth thou more

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