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  Good Netflix shows to watch

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  in the long winter nights you need some good tv shows to watch while you wait for the eternity between seasons of game of thrones.. we've watched marco polo (pretty good) and have just started watching orange is the new black which is not at all what i imagined (didn't know it was funny!).

  house of cards is on the list too as we've heard good things about that.. anyone have any others that are worth seeing?.

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  RichardHaley

  I like documentaries and my current favorite is Happy People 

  I also enjoy mocumentaries... (spelling?) One of the greatest is Troll Hunter
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  JW.ORG TRAFFIC WORTH

  by @ROOT in

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  2. friends

  i looked up the estimated revenue of jw.org using http://www.siteworthtraffic.com/ and was shocked at the results.

  not only are they saving money on printing psychical books/magazines, but they're also making a tidy sum romtheir "free" website created and maintained by volunteers.

  i spoke with a jw recently who was very proud to tell me just how good their website was and that they provided it free of charge.

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  RichardHaley

  Their site is not monetized so does not create money directly. However not only does it save money on printing their content in magazines etc. I,m sure it motivates visitors to donate at their local KH. I noticed the monthly unique visitors is a little over 7M... about the same as their membership.
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  Why were no sea creatures destroyed in the flood?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all the animals on earth were destroyed in the flood of noahs day apart from those in the ark ,apparently no sea creatures were destroyed in the flood , why is that ?.

  this is not an issue that only affects jehovahs witnesses , it is one that affects all beleivers that accept the bible as gods word.. obviously sea creatures were not put on the ark , no whales ,no dolphins , no fish , no krill , no plankton etc.

  you can fill in the rest .. so my question is , why were land animals / birds singled out for destruction ?, what wrong did they do to deserve this judgement against them .

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  I could think of dozens of scientific reasons Noah's flood should be taken with a grain of salt. One that has always convinced me is the world wide coral reefs. They start at 5k to 10k years old and some are as old as 50m years http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcorals/coral101/polypcolony/. They survive in a narrow environment of depth, temperature, and salinity. Any minor change in any one of these three components would have wiped them out.
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  About the ten plagues in Egypt

  by runForever in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  alot of people are saying god is cruel for killing the firstborns and animals and people in the ten plagues.

  but didn't god achieve his goal of making nations and people be in fear of him?.

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  RichardHaley

  Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

  Moses claimed to represent the God of Israel. He provided (according to the account) extraordinary evidence to back that claim that all could see.

  This seems to be the case in most biblical accounts for leaders of God's people.

  Wouldn't it be nice if it was that easy today?

  It would be nice if proof could be provided without someone or something suffering or having to be killed.

  Because of that very reason me thinks Bible is made mostly of stories to be taken with a grain of salt.

  More figurative than literal.
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  Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

  but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

  i was talking to a jw last night.

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  RichardHaley

  Beauty is only skin deep. Ugly goes all the way to the bone.
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  Why dont U.S. JW's Celelbrate Thanksgiving

  by stan101 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remeber the old young people ask book had an entry that explained why each holiday was bad.

  i was searching for it today on jw.org and it looks like the new young people ask has ommited that section.

  im just curiouse why jw's dont celebrate the holiday..

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  Could I have turkey and the trimmings on that day and call it "family worship night?" It all boils down to if they allow it they might lose some control.
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  Mass Slaughter of Animals in Hindu Festival

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thousands of animals have been slaughtered at a religious ceremony in nepal.

  the gadhimai festival takes place every 5 years.

  apparently some imaginary deity can be bribed by the sight of blood.. before getting too judgemental does it remind you of anybody?.

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  RichardHaley

  I think it is bullshit and no loving God would ever test "His friend" like that. Just another wacked out story in the Bible.

  He sacrificed his own son... Man creating God in his image?
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  3 JWs injured whilst Cart Witnessing

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/25697590/three-injured-as-car-hits-park-bench/.

  an elderly driver crashed into a park bench in mandurah, western australia today where 3 jws were sitting.

  they had set up their jw cart and their literature was also strewn across the ground.. one of the jws was seriously injured with head injuries.. what a freak accident this is.. .

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  RichardHaley

  Being that WT's official position is that JWs maning these carts are 'independent operators' doing a "personal ministry" for themselves, not the Corp., Big J has no obligation to look after them.

  No workmans comp case or health insurance? Just struck down in the line of duty.
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  QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Was Jesus a person of FAITH?"

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you are probably wondering if i've lost my mind with a question like this~!.

  there is a method to my madness, however.. ________________________.

  here is where this query originated; follow closely and comment.

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  RichardHaley

  Faith and Hope both can be based on evidence or fact just as easily as fantasy.

  I have faith in my truck because it has never let me down in the past. I hope it continues to do so.

  As far as Jesus is concern... who knows?
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  Any elders out there? How to Local needs talks work?

  by Letts Party in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  so a local needs talk was lovingly given at our hall last week that i'm positive targeted me specifically.

  it had to do with missing meetings for work.

  they even had a demo on what we should do if our boss asks us to stay overtime on a meeting night (basically say "no" and risk losing your great job which you have no desire whatsoever to lose)... so i'm aware that there's a sort of protocol the elders follow when someone in the hall needs to work on something.

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  RichardHaley

  Local needs and marking talks are two completely different things.

  Local needs is not given because one person in the cong has a problem. It is given when a small group is involved in something not necessarily wrong but could become an issue. Marking can and usually is directed at one individual who's conduct is borderline judicial or maybe they are an unbaptized pub and a judicial can't be invoked.

  We have had a recent local needs about wine tasting and driving. A small group in the cong does this for fun. Not wrong but could cause a DUI.

  Placing work ahead of meetings might be a problem with several in your cong, therefore the local needs. Local needs is usually benign since it usually is scheduled once per month in the KM.

  The above being said, it is still something that can be used to commend the cong or be abused by the BOE for wrong purposes.