If the monarchy were done away with, then we'd simply finish up with a prime minister and a president to replace the monarch as happens in France. Plus, the UK monarch does, at least in theory, have the power of veto over the government should they decide to vote themselves in perpetuity. The monarch also has no political axe to grind and therefore can be far more objective than an elected leader.
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In 3 and one half-hours time..
by snugglebunny inin 3 and one half-hours time..queen elizabeth will become the longest reigning sovereign ever.. you go, girl!.
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In 3 and one half-hours time..
by snugglebunny inin 3 and one half-hours time..queen elizabeth will become the longest reigning sovereign ever.. you go, girl!.
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It appears that around 70% of Brits are in favour of retaining the monarchy.
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In 3 and one half-hours time..
by snugglebunny inin 3 and one half-hours time..queen elizabeth will become the longest reigning sovereign ever.. you go, girl!.
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In 3 and one half-hours time..Queen Elizabeth will become the longest reigning sovereign ever.
You go, girl!
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JW UN Rumor
by ivanatahan inyes, i have returned.. a short recap of major events since my inactivity began: i finally revealed to my parents that i do not believe the same thing they believe in (after i was caught smooching my girlfriend by a family of good-for-nothing pieces of human feces), and of course they view themselves as failed parents who were unable to brainwash their children.
that is, of course, the reason why they are much more controlling over what i do in my life now (my mom even tried having a "bible study" with me).
i told them everything and i was unable to dent their jw imposed mind force field, while also exposing a clear jw misunderstanding of probability, evolution, history, logic/reason, and the big bang theory.. in a conversation i had with my mother a few weeks back (i also heard this rumor before, but my mother told me it again), she mentioned how the un held a summit of all religions and when the jws presented themselves and mentioned their preaching work warning of the coming un ban on religion (referring to an international organization who can't even prevent genocide, much less impose human rights), a un official came up to the jw who presented the cult and told him to "speed up the preaching work", because they plan on doing the ban soon.. it saddens me to think of how ignorant jws are in relation to the principles upon which the un was founded and being unaware that the un at least has some sense as to not ban religion, but this rumor, as ridiculous as it is, needs to be put at rest.
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So have vultures been spotted over England yet again, ready to feast on the armageddon dead?
PS. We don't have vultures in England. Or termites. Or rattlesnakes.
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Did You Ever Hear a Non-Witness Opinion After They'd Attended Their first Meeting?
by snugglebunny ini was about 12. i took a friend along to a meeting and he said he didn't mind learning stuff but it was a shame it was so boring.. i was about 14. i had my very own bible study and took him along.
he just kept whispering about the girls there that he fancied.. i was in my early 20's.
i took along a lady that i knew.
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When my father died, my non-JW auntie and uncle attended the funeral talk. They said they expected to come to a funeral -not observe a commercial. -
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Did You Ever Hear a Non-Witness Opinion After They'd Attended Their first Meeting?
by snugglebunny ini was about 12. i took a friend along to a meeting and he said he didn't mind learning stuff but it was a shame it was so boring.. i was about 14. i had my very own bible study and took him along.
he just kept whispering about the girls there that he fancied.. i was in my early 20's.
i took along a lady that i knew.
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I was about 12. I took a friend along to a meeting and he said he didn't mind learning stuff but it was a shame it was so boring.
I was about 14. I had my very own Bible study and took him along. He just kept whispering about the girls there that he fancied.
I was in my early 20's. I took along a lady that I knew. She was astonished at the WT study. She said that she'd never heard of a religion that not only supplied the answers to everything but also supplied the right questions to ask.
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Gettin' my garden on - looking for inspiration! !
by Mary J Blige ingardening is my physical activity thing.
i like to have a productive garden but dot it with a bit of pretty.
the front lawn is around 40m2 and i am converting it to potager this year.
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Just planted my Christmas new potatoes. You have to buy special seed potatoes then put them in sacks filled with compost. Normally you plant pots in April, but you can buy special seed pots that have been held back artificially but will still grow in our UK weather and be just perfect for Christmas dinner. The best variety is Charlotte.
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Gettin' my garden on - looking for inspiration! !
by Mary J Blige ingardening is my physical activity thing.
i like to have a productive garden but dot it with a bit of pretty.
the front lawn is around 40m2 and i am converting it to potager this year.
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My hanging baskets are looking pretty good this year. They're trailing tropical shades begonias. I've put them on brackets attached to the fence posts around our decking.
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A small update on the ongoing investigation by the Royal Commission
by umbertoecho ini think you people would like to know that since the public hearing has finished.
there has been ongoing contact made to me by the staff at the rc.
they have been inundated with calls and the same experiences or similar ones are being related.. the staff are not backwards in coming forwards with insights that they have shared.
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I used to make shepherding calls until I was reproved for only shepherding the prettier sisters.
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Sister attendants not able to give directions to a brother..Misogyny
by Theburstbubble inat our recent rc i was advised by a sister who was an attendant that they have been advised not to be able to give brothers directions as this should be dealt with by the brothers.
apparently at the pre-convention attendants meeting, the sisters were asked to stay behind.
this was when they were given the news that the brothers should deal with brothers.
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Clearly the sisters simply just do not KNOW THEIR LIMITS!
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