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  arise Sir Andrew ?

  by stan livedeath in

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  LOL..Brexit is obviously working..
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  Disfellowshipped ex-wife Dies - Now What?

  by snugglebunny in

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  it was a shock despite us being divorced for over 40 years.

  my son from that marriage phoned me with the news of sandra's death a couple of days ago, followed by my daughter.. sandra was one of 5 siblings.

  the other 4 are still jw's.

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  Update: I attended the funeral on Friday. A 500 mile round trip in one day on UK motorways is no picnic. I met up with my son and daughter and children and grandchildren from Sandie's subsequent marriages and was treated very kindly. My wife felt that it would be best if I attended without her. I'm glad that I went. It was a conventional semi-religious funeral complete with flowers, hearse and limo. Sandie had stated in hospital that she didn't want any JW's to attend her funeral, so my son duly phoned her 4 siblings and told them to stay away. Reverse disfellowshipping in action!
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  Q. about an old Kingdom Song (needs an old timer to answer)

  by snugglebunny in

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  back when i was a boy, we were using the old green songbook entitled "songs to jehovah's praise".

  one of the songs contained the lyrics: "happy is the man who stays awake and keeps his outer garments".

  i don't know what the song was called.. i'm pretty sure that the melody to this song was another rip-off from an already existing tune, in this case the maine stein song.

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  The Noah ark song was taken from one of Beethoven sonatas...

  Yes it was!

  Here's the original Kingdum song:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O7DIWu3Ia4

  And now Beethoven's Appasionata opus 57. Go 1 minute 27 seconds in:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfRVqfPeB78
  
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  Q. about an old Kingdom Song (needs an old timer to answer)

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
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  back when i was a boy, we were using the old green songbook entitled "songs to jehovah's praise".

  one of the songs contained the lyrics: "happy is the man who stays awake and keeps his outer garments".

  i don't know what the song was called.. i'm pretty sure that the melody to this song was another rip-off from an already existing tune, in this case the maine stein song.

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  Back when I was a boy, we were using the old green songbook entitled "Songs to Jehovah's Praise". One of the songs contained the lyrics: "happy is the man who stays awake and keeps his outer garments". I don't know what the song was called.

  I'm pretty sure that the melody to this song was another rip-off from an already existing tune, in this case the Maine stein song. I'm just trying to identify the Kingdum melody for no other reason than it amuses me to do so. I'd never heard the original song before it was parodied on The Two Ronnies Show, at which I jumped up thinking OMG, Kingdom songs on the telly!

  Here's the original tune. Anyone got any ideas?

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO_aoOZbT9I
  
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  Labels are NOT arguments

  by Coded Logic in

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  i love muslims - which is why i hate mainstream islam.

  history has categorically shown us that people are better off when there's separation of church and state, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and women's equality - all of which mainstream islam is diametrically opposed to.

  and criticizing islam doesn't make me an "islamophobe".

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  There is a tendency for some minor groups to hang an - ist or a - phobe label on someone who is not 100% in agreement with their views. It's all to easy to call someone an - ist or a - phobe if they are not completely convinced that the group is correct. As someone on this forum wisely said, not all minor groups are necessarily noble.
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  This Completely Batshit Week In British Politics, Explained For Americans

  by snugglebunny in

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  https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/the-crisis-explained-maybe?utm_term=.iiaglnrkb#.yxmd5eg2o.

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  https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/the-crisis-explained-maybe?utm_term=.iiaGlNrKB#.yxmD5eG2o
  
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  Musicians Who Died in the Last Year - or Through the Years- Who Do you Miss Most ?

  by flipper in

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  i think for me in the last year the death of david bowie got to me the most.

  not only in the way he handled his demise so classy by even making a song about it and a you tube about dying and sharing it with fans, but just his whole persona i always thought was pretty cool.

  plus i enjoyed a good many of his songs.

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  The missing guys here:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8s9dmuAKvU
  
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  Brexit...

  by The Rebel in

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  the london stock exchange up, every share index up, the pound up against the dollar.

  where is the fire and brimstone?.

  the rebel..

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  Cameron called the referendum. He should have made preparations in case the Leavers won. They did and he didn't.

  All the British power bases, the USA president, our Civil Service, most of our MP's, pretty well "The Establishment", wanted to remain.

  The people voted to leave.

  Now the establishment is reeling around in horror, looking for someone to blame and in total denial, ably assisted by the UK press doing their shock horror routine.

  They should have had their bases covered.

  And some people are hoping for another referendum???

  I don't think so!
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  My Issue With the Kingdom Melodies

  by humblepotato in

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  the organization really has some talented people in it.

  seriously talented.

  artists, musicians, animators, and any other creative venue you can think of.

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  Remember the JW urban myth about the Las Ketchup song? That was supposed to be full of "Satanic" phrases.

  And the girls who sang it - weeeeow!

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0PisGe66mY
  
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  How do you deal with depression?

  by BlackWolf in

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  i'm currently going through a bout of depression and my eating disorder has gotten worse.

  ever since my parents actually told me that they are going to kick me out when i turn 18 i've felt kind of hopeless about my life.

  my parents won't take me to the doctor because the psychiatrists won't have my "best interests" aka jw crap in mind, because really that's the root of all my problems.. i'm wondering if any of you guys have any advice with dealing with depression?

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  I've had several bouts of depression since age 13 and it's not something that I would wish on my worst enemy. It's absolutely awful. Take no notice of those who've never suffered with it and tell you to snap out of it - if you could snap out of it you would have done.

  It will fade in time, but it might take months. I learned coping strategies for when it's really bad. Sitting on the loo actually helps!

  Try to replace those grey morbid thoughts with colourful images, say of flowers or of 50's American cars, anything you like will do. Avoid introspection like the plague. Be careful whom you confide in. Exercise as much as you can. Up your vitamin intake, especially vitamin C. Socialise as much as you're able.

  You'll get there, I'm sure.