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  Encouraging the nasty angels of our nature

  by Lee Elder in

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  i see stories like this one, and think we are losing our way as a nation.

  reverting to tribalism and racism.

  i wonder if its always been there lurking beneath the surface, and it just took someone to encourage it a bit.. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/26/us/woman-berates-man-viral-rant-don-lemon-cnntv/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-06-26t08%3a30%3a04&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbcnn.

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  Good discussion on this subject. I feel talk radio shows which have sprung up everywhere, pod casts and left and right news aka Fox and MSMBC. Give us one sided information. Or shows that bring up a problem real or not then come up with a solution in a matter of seconds. The problem is it makes the masses lazy in thinking for themselves and depends on what they hear instead of doing research for themselves or the show stir up emtions to cloud people's thinking. Not once have I ever heard we need to understand why the other side thinks or acts this way instead they stand on their side of the line and sling mud at each other. No one seems to listen to one another anymore. This is one thing I try to instill with my new found friends who for the most part on both sides of the line.

  What's funny most have the same fears and concerns. The us against them mentality runs deep in today's politics. I sometime feel the Borg had it right when teaching political nueutrality. But then again that does not bring any solutions either. Still Totally ADD
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  2. friends

  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  Thank you guys for your warm comments. We just got off the phone with him. It was a 2 1/2 hour conversation. Nothing but good things were said. Not only was it the ARC that woke him up it was also Cedars YouTube videos. This and other things really help him. He is going to call us tommorow night for more conversation. He did tell us our other son it a active jw now. I tell you all, what a rollercoaster we have been on the last 24 hours.

  He said he knows it takes 11 hours to drive to our house and he wish me a belated happy birthday. We told each other how much we love each other and said goodbye. What a day, what a day. Good night all. Still Totally ADD
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  New JW Full Length Expose' Movie Coming to Cinema Entitled…"APOSTASY!"

  by MADMARY in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  new expose' jw film coming the 27th of july, 2018. .

  see link below:.

  apostasy:exclusive trailer for jehovah's witness drama being hailed as best british film in years.

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  Oh my God I was blown away by the trailer. Where can we see it in the states? Or is it only on DVD for us? This would be a great movie to show are friends. MADMARY thanks for getting the word out. Still Totally ADD
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  Again both of us are overwhelmed by all your kind words. We wish we could be with all of you in person and have a big party. Many of the advices you have given us will be used in one way or another. Thank you for them and your concerns. Our son is very tech savvy so I know he will be taking all the precautions he has to. Whatever he tells us to do on this subject we will follow it.

  UPDATE:. After his first e-mail we e-mailed him right back. In turn he has e-mail us serveral times now wanting to know all that has been going on with us and pictures of us. Also he has sent us pictures of our grandchildren. Two we have not seen since December 2012 and one we have never seen. They are growing up so fast and are all so beautiful to see. It just makes me cry. The 3rd e-mail came in and we are now setting up a time when we can talk on the phone. It may be set up for next weekend. He said his wife will be working nights then and he will be free to talk to us then. We will let you all know about it later.

  We were still freshly out of the Borg when we talk to him last in 2012 and I feel we have mature alot. With that said we plan to take it slowly and just listen to him and show him how much we love him. No more telling him how bad the Borg is. Only when he ask us specific questions will we answer him truthfully. No more Borg style conditional love just unconditional love. Again thank you for all the love you have shown us. We will mark June 28, 2018 on our calendar as the day we have have one of our sons back. Still Totally ADD
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  Just woke up and couldn't sleep very well. Just to much joy in our hearts. I will get back with all of you later. Just want you all to know how much we appreciate your congratulations and your support. I gave you all a like, thumbs up approval. Thank you all. Still Totally ADD
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  It's bed time we would like to thank you all for your kind thoughts. Good night and we love you son. Still Totally ADD
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  This is bigger than Christmas and Birthdays wrap into one. Thanks to the Australian Royal Commission our youngest son has woke up. We received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this. He is working hard to get himself and his family out of the cult. But first he needs to lie low for now so he can wake his wife up. After reading his message all we could do was hold each other and cry with tears of joy. This is a joyous day for us. I want to thank you all for all the support you have given us on this subject.

  When allowed I will give you more information but for now be happy for us in gainging a son back. 😀😁😂😄😊☺😋😀😁. Still Totally ADD
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  Watchtower Spies and Secret Agents

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i'm posting this link:http://jwdivorces.bravehost.com/spies.htmlonce you start reading it you won't be able to stop.fascinating and well-documented citations which give credibility to the belief that such a sneaky, underhanded, and often illegal practice has been secretly promoted for decades by watchtower society world headquarters..

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  A very interesting read Terry. I have to say as a elder for 25 years I don't ever remember any spying going on in the congregation by other elders. Not saying this did not happen but I was not aware of any. I can say when certain CO's visited our congregation they would go into a questioning session on certain individuals who walk away. Before I was appointed a elder in 1986 I remember hearing about how some elders would spy on so called wrong doer's trying to catch them in the act. Perhaps it was going on in a clandestine way by those in a higher up position such as CO's and they used the elders to reach their objective by the time I was a elder.

  I do remember a CO telling our body of elders not to go after those who walk away from the organization but I was waking up at the time and I thought this was a way to keep the elders in the dark about the truth about the truth. Again I am not saying this was not happening I am just saying I was not aware of it going on this extensively and prehaps I just to naive to see it. The real education of this cult came after I left. Good read. Thank you. Still Totally ADD
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  Refusing to become an elder

  by ragingmad in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know someone who's family is very spiritual and says that her brother only pioneers and does not want to become an elder for various reasons, probably not wanting to deal with people's problems, and also the tremendous workload they put on them.

  is this considered refusing advancement by god, or just choosing your own way?

  he has not been "tapped" to become one, but he merely hasn't strived to become one..

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  I remember a brother who did become a elder and within one week step down because he could not handle the pressure of being a elder. I think he broke the world's record of being the shortest elder appointment ever. Lol. Still Totally ADD
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  The Telephone we take for granted!

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  march 10, 1876: “mr.

  watson —come here—i want to see you” the voice of alexander graham bell is transmitted.

  he wasn't the first to invent it but the first to own a patent.. in 1910 telephone "subscribers" had 4 digit telephone numbers.soon, larger cities had 5 digit numbers.mark twain was one of the first to have a phone in his home.. the first phones had no dials or buttons.

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  What is Dr. Who going to use if there is no phone booths? Just to let you know Terry we had a old wooden crank phone hanging on the wall when I was a child. We finally go a dial phone in 1962 which was on a party line. One ring was 2 longs and 1 short, the other was 2 longs and ours was 1 long and 2 short rings. Depending on the ring we knew who was getting a phone call. What memories. Still Totally ADD