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  CONFUSION about what MOVIES REALLY ARE . . .

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  confusion about what movies really are.

  .. the word 'movies' is a vernacular reference which popped up pretty early in the history of filmmaking.

  before movies moved they were still photographs.. but those still photographs began moving, didn't they?

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  RichardHaley

  My favorite 5 on that list, not necessarily in this order...

  Independence Day

  Forrest Gump

  Avatar

  The Da Vinci Code

  Life of Pi
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  The incredibly white NAACP leader

  by Simon in

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  2. current

  this is a bizarre story.. there is a woman who is the local leader of the naacp who is obviously trying to mislead people into believing she is black who is actually white.

  very white.. she obviously gets a tan regularly but looks more orange.

  yes, orange really is the new black!.

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  RichardHaley

  Lying is wrong and immoral... that is one of the biggest reasons I ended up on this site... in search of truth.

  However this does bring up an interesting question.

  If I can accept someone who's sexual orientation is different from their birth sex and they choose to go with the former than can I accept a person who's racial orientation is different from their birth race and they also choose to go with the former? Hmmmmm.....
  

  On a side note, I have a friend who is native Hawaiian and now that she is older she has a skin or pigment condition that changed her to white, and I mean white with no visible trace of her previous darker skin.

  P. S. Anybody remember the book "Watermelon Man?"
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  Do you consider this site Godly or Ungodly

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over the years, i have seen a change in heart with the country i grew up in and the general view of what they perceive as how everyone should view things in relation to morality.

  a strictly religious country for centuries now forever changed within a short number of years.

  i have also seen the viewpoint on this site gradually change in many ways.

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  Is spaghetti apples or oranges? I consider this site choice #3... neither.
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  After 2 years my parents make contact. The end result is that I promise them to cryogenically preserve ONLY their heads

  by paulmolark in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it has been 2 and a half years since my departure from the religion.

  i was told by my parents from the start that i would never speak to them until i returned to jehovah dog.

  a few months later they told people they hoped i died before the end came, then all of this culminating in them telling my inactive / fading sister that they don't consider me a child anymore and they have given me up to satan.

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  paulmolark: Abusers of all kinds flock to this cult... it is a haven for them. Some of the most evil people I have known have been "members in good standing" or in positions of authority. Your experience with your mother is another example. It is ironic how they can take money from you while still abusing you. Brings back memories for me.

  You are entitled to feel and deal with her as you wish. Protect your family.
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  June JW Broadcast - Jehovah's & Jesus' names Are Interchangeable!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mr. geoffrey jackson hosts this month's propaganda-fest, and uses a favourite catchphrase of the org - "by extension" - to get out of the dead-end which the scriptwriters had put him in.

  he quotes matthew 10:22 - "and you will be objects of hatred by all people on account of my [jesus'] name; but he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.".

  mr. jackson knows only too well that probably no j.w.

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  Next to J it is "GB this and GB" that in comments, talks and prayers at the KH and in the mags. Jesus comes in a dismal 3rd. Such a supposed all important name and it has been reduced to "J."

  I can remember a time not to long ago when calling someone a "JW" was unacceptable. Proper terminology was "One of Jehovah's Witnesses" not "a Jehovah Witness" either.

  J...what kind of witness is that? For all you know it could stand for Jackass.
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  Are You "Technically" Still A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even if you don't regard yourself as a practicing jw, some may view you simply as inactive, a lost sheep, etc.. if you were baptized but not disfellowshipped or disassociated, you may still be a jw---right?

  your thoughts please..

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  Recently talked to a friend who doesn't post here any longer, only lurks. Seems a couple of jDubs outed him based on his comments.

  Makes me think about what I post on this site.
  

  Inactive over one year, quit TS, no comments, arrive late - leave early when I do go to mtngs once or twice per month. Considered spiritually sick by most (no social invites) and have even been asked if I have been privately reproved (replied "that's confidential")... works for me... lol
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  It Is Official, Just as Predicted on this Site... Local Cong Donates all Monies on Deposit with You Know Who!

  by RichardHaley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my local cong just donated all money (4k +) on deposit with you know who to, you know who.

  "since the society forgave all kingdom hall loans the boe felt it only appropriate to forgive the society of our loan to them.

  " is exactly how it was presented to the r&f.

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  DesirousOfChange20 hours agoWe are obligated now to a monthly KH fund expense of $500
  I hope you made a Freudian slip there, when you said WE are obligated to pay......
  NOT ONE DIME of my money has gone into a Contribution Box in at least 5 years. I don't give a sh!t what the other dumb a$$es give them, but I talk negative about all the begging for money whenever I have the opportunity.
  Doc

  Haven't donated a dime since 2008. Wished I had stopped sooner.
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  It Is Official, Just as Predicted on this Site... Local Cong Donates all Monies on Deposit with You Know Who!

  by RichardHaley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my local cong just donated all money (4k +) on deposit with you know who to, you know who.

  "since the society forgave all kingdom hall loans the boe felt it only appropriate to forgive the society of our loan to them.

  " is exactly how it was presented to the r&f.

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  RichardHaley

  My local cong just donated all money (4K +) on deposit with you know who to, you know who.

  "Since the society forgave all kingdom hall loans the boe felt it only appropriate to forgive the society of our loan to them." is exactly how it was presented to the R&F. 1st and seconded and passed... bam over with in less than 2 min.
  

  We were told years ago when the money we had in the savings was moved to the society not to worry, that it would be still like a savings account we could access at any time to cover our bills on short months or spend on upgrades to the hall. Our hall has been paid off for years (no money borrowed from wts) and we never borrowed any money for the last 2 remodels (around 30 years). We are obligated now to a monthly KH fund expense of $500 when the average donation per month before the "arrangement" was around $75.

  Not that I am surprised, just that predictions on this site usually come true contrary to the dismal record of "you know who!"
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  GB’s spring cleaning helps faders

  by wheelwithinwheel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the gbs 2015 doctrinal spring cleaning is a gift to all faders.

  when we were fading they were grappling with the dying generation.

  their ensuing explanations made our diminishing meeting attendance and service easily explainable.

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  You can disappear right under their noses one brick at a time. Stepped aside as an E with a legit reason. Then stopped commenting at meetings. A little later got out of the school. Slowed down on FS and eventually became inactive. Rumor has it I might be on restrictions... so many shun me...lol. I attend one or two Sundays a month currently. COs and BOEs have ignored me and I don't engage in JW conversation even though I am around them every day (workers and family). This is a little over 5 years worth.
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  2015 May edition of JW Broadcasting: the GB beggar

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tonight gorby and his wife watched a part of the 2015 may edition of jw broadcasting.

  we couldn't force our self to watch the full stuff, because of it's sneaky way of production.

  first of course the dynasty melody at the start, the world map background and the car salesman mr. lett.

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  E-Beggars!