Simon Holmes
An interesting blog by a highly educated lady.It reads well and covers a wide range of subject areas.It is going in my favourites! Simon at TheRainbowBank
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VirusHead
http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/
Virally-obsessed academic mom posts on diverse topics, including viral topics (of course), daily activism, progressive faith, American fringe religious movements (esp. Jehovah's Witnesses), literature and poetry, humor and other bits of contemporary American life and culture.
- Added on: Mar 8th, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Doc Heidi
- Listed in: Beliefs & Causes Culture
- Tags: religion politics american viral Compassion jehovah's witnesses
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Something good about Palin and the Tea Party Folks
I’m going to let all the things I could say about Palin’s speech pass today, and let FactCheck.org (and Media Matters and The Progress Report) point out lies and distortions, of which there were many. There was a whole bunch of snideness,...
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Person or Not a Person?
An American Category Sketch of Personhood vs. Non-Personhood – not exhaustive, but representative. So much is under debate. So much is culturally modulated. So much has a history of discussion rather than a solid truth claim. So much seems a l...
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Rewriting the JW Implanted Belief List
As a therapeutic exercise, I attempted to rewrite the list of possible EX-JW Dysfunctional Beliefs from Mindful Construct in terms of my own perspective. I meant this to be simple, but it didn’t work out that way. Some of it is rewritten, some ...
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For Ex-JWs – Sites to Explore
Sites for Recovering Jehovah’s Witnesses to Explore Scroll to the bottom if you’re not in the mood for this! Over the years, I’ve noted that the quality and helpfulness of former JW sites varies quite a bit. Some are very angry, whi...
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Fear, Contagion, and Scapegoating – Oh my
The figure of the “evil other” is a pre-ethical fixation for the religiously-minded paranoid. Everything that one most dislikes or finds threatening can be projected upon others and (usually symbolically) murdered in the age-old traditio...
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Derrida
I love humor, even when it’s aimed at my heroes. Jacques Derrida was hopelessly misunderstood by much of the American audience, but there is a grain of truth in much of this: The World’s Shortest Philosophy Books Dennett’s Philosop...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 4.73 out of a possible 5 based on 11 comments.
Jim in the United States
I appreciate that Heidi had an apparent bad experience with the Jehovah's Witnesses. The sad thing is that all human beings on earth are products of imperfection and that is why Jehovah's Witnesses and a majority of humanity congregate in an attempt to find out what God really wants for us and from us. The virushead.com site, although eloquent, shows only that she ("Dr. Heidi") can seek out the bad in any targetted group but does not assist the reader in any other "truth" other than the "don't listen to them" mentality.
I am a Jehovah's Witness, I have seen human imperfection exhibited within the organization but not to the same extent as any other group/religion/organization/race when singled out and analyzed individually for their merits and/or failures.
The bible says that God will judge us .... "Important though the good works themselves may be, the motives for doing them are even more important. It is therefore wise for us to check our motives from time to time. Since no human can accurately know the motives of others, however, we must beware of judging others. �Who are you to judge the house servant of another?� we are asked, with the obvious answer: �To his own master he stands or falls.� (Romans 14:4) Jehovah, the Master of all, and his appointed Judge, Christ Jesus, will judge us, not on the basis of our works alone but also on the basis of our motives, our opportunities, our love, and our devotion. Only Jehovah and Christ Jesus can accurately judge whether we have done what Christians are admonished to do, in the words of the apostle Paul: �Do your utmost to present yourself approved to God, a workman with nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of the truth aright.��2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter 1:10; 3:14." [6/1/2005 Watchtower]
Jehovah's Witnesses are slaves indeed, but not to man. If one or several of us should allow ourselves to be drawn into Satan's snares and do things that are not in accord with the God's will or the example of his son, Jesus Christ, then he will be judged. I am sure that "Dr Heide" feels that she is doing a good work by bringing attention to the evil that has been allowed into the lives of a small minority of those associated with the Jehovah's Witnesses. I would chanllenge her, and those who harbor the same negativity, to promote any other "way" that they can prove provides the same or greater benefit and promise than the realities and hopes representated by the majority of Jehovah's Witnesses.
webmistressukey
This is an incredible blog - one of the most prolific, insightful (and inciteful) :)and interesting blogs I've ever read. It covers a wide variety of topics and is always a pleasure to read.
Jim Kochenburger
Not only is this a very thoughtful blog (with some very good comments by the way...so you draw a great audience too) but I also LOVE your playlist...Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega, Belle & Sebastian, oh yeah. Honestly very well done blog. I will be back frequently.
The Sparrow
fascinating and interesting - great work :)
VanceH
Dr. Heidi's blog is unusual--and great. Her political views are strong, but she doesn't resort to rhetoric. She's not religious, but she doesn't demean the believer. She crusades against the Jehovah’s Witnesses, but she is amazingly patient in her responses to their comments--working with people at their level and trying to honestly respond to their questions. She shares her life with us and doesn't make a big deal about being smarter than the rest of us.
Jamie Barrows
Always interesting and thought provoking.
Melissa73
A blog full of inspiration. Good job!
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Excellent articles. Keep up the great work.
chenka
Nice blog!!
I loved this site,after my computer had stopped having a hernia from all the gadgets,widgets and doodahs.Here I am several days later reviewing excellent content,my hair has fallen out and my children have become pensioners,but aside from that it was worth the wait.Kind regards from the afterlife.Simon
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