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Atheists & Agnostics

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(453 posts) Thu Apr 17, 2025, 03:05 PM Apr 2025

Could be about any of a number of fundamentalist outfits, but this man speaks from his own experience as well as research.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Are Lying About Corporal Punishment (Original Post) 4th Apr 2025 OP

Bravo! and bookmarked for later. CMell Wednesday #3

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1. Violence toward women and children is a hallmark of patriarchal religion

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 04:56 PM

Apr 2025

and they all glibly lie about it because telling the truth would make them monsters and godly men can't be monsters.

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2. Of course "Jehovah" is kind of a monster when you think about it. n/t

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 05:56 PM

Apr 2025

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3. Bravo! and bookmarked for later.

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 07:06 PM

Wednesday

Yes I was one a long time ago.

Any religion might change from time to time, but only JWs issue new doctrines with expiration dates.