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  I need a flux capacitor.,....

  by snare&racket in

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  .....i have -5 emails.....?

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  berrygerry

  Darn.

  Wish you would have posted earlier.

  I had 2 on ebay for the longest time, and ended up just tossing them

  Sorry.
  
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  Please post new forum feedback or questions here

  by Simon in

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  well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

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  berrygerry

  I am going to wait to post my thoughts, as I HATE global change (GENUINE incremental improvement - YES).

  I cannot login on my android phone, and it crashed my android browser (which peeves as I leave certain pages open as a quick reminder instead of bookmarking every page).

  Also, could not access original email - fortunately username did work for me - not complicated Simon, to insert Sign-in "Enter username or email."
  
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  Any news from the elder schools held this month in Canada& USA

  by wannaexit in

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  ......inquiring minds want to know.

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  berrygerry

  They're hoping lawyers won't sue a broke CO that took the "vow of poverty".

  Though I still think a jury would find that the CO is working in behalf of the WTS/GB.

  It will be interesting in the future pedo cases with the appointment procedure change.
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  Festivus - Revisited

  by berrygerry in

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  i have been a devout promoter for many years.. sadly, today, of all days, i was forced to re-examine some of the practices involved with the celebration of this holiday.. i was leaving a store, and was stunned to see a festivus pole struck down and abandoned.obviously, this must have taken place at night, and the culprits were hunting poles without a license or permit, and were interrupted at the last moment, and then fled.what a senseless slaughter!how often is this happening?.

  and then, i got to thinking.how many festivus poles are left outside - vulnerable?how many of these poles then wander the neighbourhood in search of prospective mates?currently, in my city, there are no by-laws regulating pole mating behaviour.. and poles being poles, baby poles are thereby brought into this world, and tragically abandoned (and in winter, no less).is there a worse sound than a pole cub mewling for its mother?

  i think not.. so, festivus people, if you keep your poles outside, please, please, at least have them spayed or neutered.. happy festivus!.

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  berrygerry

  I have been a devout promoter for many years.

  Sadly, today, of all days, I was forced to re-examine some of the practices involved with the celebration of this holiday.

  I was leaving a store, and was stunned to see a Festivus pole struck down and abandoned.
  Obviously, this must have taken place at night, and the culprits were hunting poles without a license or permit, and were interrupted at the last moment, and then fled.
  What a senseless slaughter!
  How often is this happening?

  And then, I got to thinking.
  How many Festivus poles are left outside - vulnerable?
  How many of these poles then wander the neighbourhood in search of prospective mates?
  Currently, in my city, there are no by-laws regulating pole mating behaviour.

  And poles being poles, baby poles are thereby brought into this world, and tragically abandoned (and in winter, no less).
  Is there a worse sound than a pole cub mewling for its mother? I think not.

  So, Festivus people, if you keep your poles outside, please, please, at least have them spayed or neutered.

  Happy Festivus!

  LET'S RUMBLE !!!

  
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  How do you overcome this JW excuse?

  by EdenOne in

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  during one of those meetings that took place before my jc, one of the elders, who was a good friend of mine back then and used to come up with a few outlandish personal views about some teachings, attempted to counter one of my arguments like this:.

  eden - "well, if the truth doesn't change, why is it that what we teach as 'truth' has changed over the years (several examples given)?

  how can we dogmatically claim at any given moment that we have 'the truth' if our teachings keep changing?".

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  berrygerry

  Ditto your card Oub.
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  Men are not looking forward to becoming Elders or Ministerial Servants

  by Hidden-Window in

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  i have noticed an apparently increasing number of men who are not interested in becoming ministerial servants or elders.

  i also know of some that have voluntarily stepped down (which is my case) for no obvious solid reason.. i remember, during my teenage years or even during my twenties, the brothers were always looking forward to being appointed... although many still do, i have noticed there are many others with whom you do not know what the deal is.. since there is no freedom of speech within the organization, we remain in the dark about the motives and desires of everybody else.

  i attend a congregation with only two ministerial servants, while it is full of men who do not seem to be willing to do more.. it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, since honesty is not possible while you are inside, but i am starting to think that more and more are becoming disillusioned.... .

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  berrygerry

  There is no upside to these appointments, only negative.

  The only people these days who would want appointments are those unable to obtain a sense of achievement elsewhere in life.
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  OMG! The world is worse than ever! This system can't last! Violence is increasing! Wait, what's that you say?

  by sir82 in

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  if you read jw literature, the world has been progressively getting "worse and worse" since 1914.. is that really the case?.

  for a more rational analysis, look here:.

  a few highlights:.

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  berrygerry

  Looking at Barbara's recent post about Rutherford and this one.

  WT 7/15/1951

  Furthermore, in 1925, for the first time, it was seen and understood that the Kingdom was actually born in 1914, that it was a fact. No longer was it a matter of proclaiming the time had come for the Kingdom, that the day was here for Satan’s world to end, but the Kingdom had come and was ruling from heaven, and already a war in heaven had been fought. The Watchtower for March 1, 1925, published this information.

  What was taught about the war in heaven in the 1800's?
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  How do you overcome this JW excuse?

  by EdenOne in

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  during one of those meetings that took place before my jc, one of the elders, who was a good friend of mine back then and used to come up with a few outlandish personal views about some teachings, attempted to counter one of my arguments like this:.

  eden - "well, if the truth doesn't change, why is it that what we teach as 'truth' has changed over the years (several examples given)?

  how can we dogmatically claim at any given moment that we have 'the truth' if our teachings keep changing?".

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  berrygerry

  So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie
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  If Your JW Parent Died Would YOU Go To The Kingdom Hall For The Talk?

  by minimus in

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  i would like your thoughts, please..

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  berrygerry

  Still, he never shunned me, never asked me to stop calling him, never asked me to stop coming to see him. For the last 3 years of his life, as he pined away after Mom's death, I called him each and every day and flew into town to see him at least once a month for a day or two.

  Even though I have never been officially DA'd or DF'd, my loving sister yielded to the influence of a certain (still unnamed) relative and decided that I was a de facto apostate and no longer welcome to stay overnight at her house when visiting Dad, or even fit to have meals with.

  I think that these are large factors:

  - are you DF'd or DA'd?

  - are your parents shunning you?
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  My Goodness Sakes - I don't know how I missed this - The Ultimate US - Canada - Brit Tribute

  by berrygerry in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf2o3oaqjng.

  god bless rock n roll.

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  berrygerry

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf2O3OAQjng

  God bless rock n roll