One of those perfect couples used to be in my old congregation. Perfect wife, perfect husband, perfect children and all very good looking. Then a game changer happened. They had a down syndrome child. Now you hear about families that make great sacrifices for their handicapped children. Very honorable parents. Not this couple. Did I say a game changer? Well, I didn't really mean it. This perfect couple had a lot of money and could easily have provided for this handicapped child. However, that didn't quite fit into their life style. So, they proceeded to have the child committed into an institution to care for it. Out of sight, out of mind. No one in the congregation ever asked about the little one that disappeared.
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The Perfect Ones...
by JW_Rogue inwith the rc coming i was wondering if anyone else noticed how some jws seemed to have everything somehow?
you would see these attractive young couples who clearly were well off.
the brother had privileges though so you know he was at the meetings and fs regularly.
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Can you image sitting there hearing this (Spanish)
by fulano ingerrit losch giving a talk in so-called spanish in the dominican republic.
first begging for donations ...and than this.
brothers and sisters travelling hours and hours to hear this reading, he obviously doesnt speak spanish, just knows how to read it.
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I don't understand Spanish but I think this may be my favorite Gerrit Losch talk. The one where he talks about all the billions of dead bodies after Armageddon and how one of the first jobs JW's will have is burying those bodies. I suspect the burying the bodies part is when he is smiling during his talk.
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May 17, 2002 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS IN MASSACHUSETTS Re: Amendment to Massachusetts Child Abuse Reporting Statute
by wifibandit inmay 17, 2002 to all bodies of elders in massachusetts re: amendment to massachusetts child abuse reporting statute
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Letter to the GB...Would they see it??
by James Mixon inif one sent a nice note to the gb, "you guys are a bunch of low life scumbags", would they cover.
it in their meeting and respond to my letter?.
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This might work
McAlister, McAlister and McDonald
1234 Main St. #200
Anywhere, USA
May 1, 2016Watchtower, Bible and Tract Society
Dear Governing Body,
We represent Joe Schmoe, of Hicksville, USA. We have been instructed to forward to you this letter which will explain how you can receive a cheque for $ 1 million dollars. [$1,000,000.00] You will receive the cheque upon supplying to our office verification that each member of the Governing Body has read the following statement:
“ You guys are a bunch of low life scumbags."
Please note that you do not have to agree with the above statement. You only have to verify that you have read it. We have attached to this document a statement for each member to sign which merely acknowledges that you have each read the statement. Upon receiving this admission, which is verified by your signature, our office will forward to your address the valid cheque for $ 1 million made out to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Your legal department may want to contact our office to ensure the offer of our client is valid. We would be happy to fax a copy of the cheque and contact information to the manager of his bank.
Warm regards,
Jimmy Doe,
Attorney at Law
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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH
by oppostate ingeorge cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.
caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.
he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.
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Funny how these years later, he views a 57 year old man who wears androgynous clothes and make-up, to be perfectly acceptable by the societies standards.
I don't know what the big deal is about Prince. He looked like a little creep. I would not want him in my house.
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ANZAC day.
by zeb inthe 25th april in australia and new zealand is called anzac day.
the word is from australia new zealand army corp.. on this day are commemorated the lives of those lost in war.
the 25th april is the day in 1915 that the forces under incompetent commanders landed on the coast of turkey at a place called gallipoli or galliboli in turkish, in an effort to force turkey out of the great war.. the landings were an unmitigated blunder.
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'...Johnny Turk had prepped himself well. He rained us with bullets and shot us with shell. In five minutes flat we were all blown to hell. He almost blew us back to Australia....We stopped to burn our dead. We burned ours and the Turks burned theirs and we started all over again...' -
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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH
by oppostate ingeorge cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.
caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.
he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.
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Princes mansion was worth millions. His estate in the many hundreds of millions.
Watchtower Nov 2008, '... Let’s face it—as imperfect humans, we are prone to wrong desires that can lead us down the wrong path. (Genesis 8:21) Hence, millions continue to pursue the vanities that the Bible describes as “the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life.” (1 John 2:16) That is not the way of real success but is a counterfeit that leads to disillusionment and unhappiness...'
Apparently Prince never 'faced it'.
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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH
by oppostate ingeorge cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.
caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.
he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.
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Evolution: The Deal Breaker
by Hadriel infirst off i do believe there are some evidences of evolution or i should probably say adaptation.
i do believe this exists in various forms.. however the deal breaker for me with evolution is the chick or egg problem.
there are tons of theories that get passed around as proof of evolution however these are usually examples much further down the evolutionary chain.. what i mean is let's start at the beginning!
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MASH '...What on earth are you talking about? I mean are these serious questions you are asking? I am struggling to understand your motivation behind asking them. Do you genuinely believe these questions you ask cannot be answered?'
Serious questions? Cofty thinks he has it nailed in explaining how a fin turned into a finger. [ie. getting eaten by predators. Time to get out of the water.] Subject after subject after subject.I am waiting for Cofty to explain how evolution produced the following :
1] anger
2] embarrassment
3] joy
4] love
5] happiness
6] a warrior getting weak in the knees at the sight of a pretty girl and how a girl can wrap a strong man around her little finger
7] willingness to sacrifice a life for a cause
8] deceit
9] greed
10] nostalgia
11] memory
12] loyalty
13] devotion
14] committment
15] a desire to care for the weak and vulnerable even if it risks your own welfare
16] how love and kindness [the spiritual] can get more lasting and meaningful response from a person or group or people than threats and fear of harm [the physical]
17} mildness
18] self control
19] language
20] etc,etc,ect,
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Evolution: The Deal Breaker
by Hadriel infirst off i do believe there are some evidences of evolution or i should probably say adaptation.
i do believe this exists in various forms.. however the deal breaker for me with evolution is the chick or egg problem.
there are tons of theories that get passed around as proof of evolution however these are usually examples much further down the evolutionary chain.. what i mean is let's start at the beginning!
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Which books that present the scientific evidence for evolution you have read.
I predict the answer is none and that you will ignore the question.
Your questions strongly suggest you have never read a single word.
My dear, dear, cofty. Let me explain the way this works. When someone propounds a belief they leave themselves open to inquiry from whoever may take an interest in the subject. If the inquiry is insincere they may chose to ignore it or answer in kind or answer sincerely to adjust the thinking of the inquirer or answer to reach other onlookers who may be more accepting of the argument. Whatever the reason, it is valid to the responder. It does not have to make sense or find favor with anyone else. How you answer is totally up to you. However, the inquirer does have the right to continue asking questions and making comment on the belief as long as the responder, you for example, continues to make reply. [I'll change the thought now because I think I am starting to confuse myself.]
Therefore, being as YOU are the one who is forwarding your belief, and I am not forwarding any belief, but merely asking questions and making comment [even if they are, at times, smart ass comments] I do not have to answer any questions, I do not have to prove I have read any books, I do not have to justify my thoughts. It is sufficient for me to simply forward questions and comments that you, the propounder of the belief, may or may not choose to answer.