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  Random thoughts on the Jubilee in the UK

  by ballistic in

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  saluting the flag was something not encountered very often here in the 1970s uk, in fact that kind of nationalism or patriotism was something i'd been warned about as a young boy, being brought up in the jehovah's witnesses from age 4, through meetings and the publications.

  at some point, i don't know when, i decided it was more american, whether rightly or wrongly.. but even so, there was a large black and white photo of our entire school in panoramic format right outside my classroom on the wall saluting the flag, and i think this was the 1977 25 year jubilee of queen elizabeth ii.. now as a young person attending a fairly religious school in the 1970's, you were used to "making a stand" for things, letter in hand first day in a new class, and being ushered into one room or another to avoid religious assemblies and other xmas, and other seasonal celebrations.. one day the teachers, in their abundant wisdom, stood myself and a younger witness in the corridor right outside the assembly hall where the children would filter past.

  every second or third child that filtered past would ask, "why are you standing there?

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  the stuff we had to do--or not do--all because the watchtower cult said so...and our parents bought it.
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  Dear Female ExJWs

  by Simon in

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  judging by some forum comments and tweets, it seems like some female exjw's feel they are being ignored or excluded from things.

  i thought i'd share my views.

  what could possibly go wrong .... first, i think it's unfair to post and judge people based on a private chat shared without permission and posted without context.

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  “This generation will by no means pass away.”

  by Fisherman in

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  for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.

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  this--

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN5zw04WxCc
  
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  “This generation will by no means pass away.”

  by Fisherman in

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  for argument sake let’s assume that this verse should apply to 1914. what are your thoughts on generation?.

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  stan livedeath

  the generation of 1914 has passed away.

  I hope i live to see the watchtower pass away.
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  Does anyone else get “triggered” when somebody uses the word “triggered”?

  by slimboyfat in

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  what’s the world coming to?

  (i guess this makes me officially an older while male now ).

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  stan livedeath

  

  i was married to one of these things many years ago.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  "It's a wonder he doesn't branch out into making porn movies. It would be right up his alley."

  back passage even.
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  Preaching the Good News with Rising Gas Prices?

  by truthlover123 in

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  i fear this could put an end to travelling a territory due to rising prices- where i am located in canada, we are now paying $2.08 per liter .

  now since there is 3.79 litres in one gallon that equates to $7.88 per gallon... .

  how many in a car group will kick in?

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  must have smaller gallons in Canada
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  religion

  by stan livedeath in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tp0uncjzl8&t=1712s.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tp0UNcjzl8&t=1712s
  
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  Will the ministry ever resume?

  by optimisticskeptic in

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  going on 2+ years of no public ministry.

  can't imagine anyone is really enjoying letter writing still or that it's remotely effective.

  i'm a little shocked that we haven't resumed yet but i guess that's what happens when the org is run by a bunch of old people (ie high risk for covid) and a bunch of other sheltered germaphobes.

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  "My mother-in-law is buying sheets of stamps 200 at a time plus envelopes and writing paper every month.
  

  She's an 83 year old pensioner. Some charity this is."

  Sheeeit--thats £136 just for the 2nd class stamps ! Havent the cult realised this--it could go in the collection box !
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  Date of Adam's "Creation?

  by Slidin Fast in

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  how do jws resolve these conflicting facts.. 1. no matter how you spin it, bible chronology calculates to circa 4000 bc for adam's creation.

  i followed the trail many years ago and that's what it adds up to.. 2. the most cursory investigation of any branch of relevant science puts man's habitation on the earth as hugely earlier than that.

  it's now so well-proved that anyone disputing it is guilty of wilful ignorance.

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  i was made to read the bible as a kid--i got as far as the talking snake, and gave up at that point.