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  NOW it's Important

  by TheLiberator in

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  i have spent 45 years of my life sacrificing my soul to the watchtower.

  twenty-five of those years as a ms/elder.

  i gave every moment to them.

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  Village Idiot

  Welcome to the club Liberator.
  
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  What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

  the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

  the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

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  Village Idiot

  Hitler promised the Germans an empire that would last a thousand years.

  Mussolini promised the Italians that they would become a second Roman Empire.

  The Donald promises Americans greatness again.

  Round and round we go; where we'll stop nobody knows.
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  JW to be banned in Russia soon?

  by I am a Bible Student in

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  i saw this on jw.org today:.

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  Village Idiot

  I for one do not believe in the banning of any religion no matter how bad it is. It's the slippery slope situation where anyone who is not in favor with the State gets banned.
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  The two elders threaten my sister again

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as i reported here in this forum, some time ago, my sister was constantly harried by two elders so as to be submitted to a judiciary committee for apostasy.

  these two elders were constantly hounding her in the street when she walks to go to her job.

  so she had to send them a notary letter in which she wrote that she would attend the judiciary committee only with her attorney.

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  Village Idiot

  opusdei1972
  

  I have told to my sister that she must report to the police that these two elders are stalking her.

  
  If she goes to the police they will simply give her a restraining order document to fill out at home and take it to a judge. That could prevent the elders from coming within 100 yards of her.
  
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  The two elders threaten my sister again

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as i reported here in this forum, some time ago, my sister was constantly harried by two elders so as to be submitted to a judiciary committee for apostasy.

  these two elders were constantly hounding her in the street when she walks to go to her job.

  so she had to send them a notary letter in which she wrote that she would attend the judiciary committee only with her attorney.

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  Village Idiot

  I think those elders are taking the case of your sister personally and want to give her the inquisition style treatment that they can't have elsewhere but in the KH.
  
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  Would you be a GB member if you were asked ?

  by atomant in

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  2. beliefs

  off course you need to think back to when you were a jw to answer this question honestly and properly.but hypothetically if you had the spirituality and knowledge and was approached to be appointed as a gb member would you have taken on the position?and if you did what changes would you recommend ?.

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  Village Idiot

  What? Do you think for one moment that I would sabotage the organization by becoming a GB member?
  
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  What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

  the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

  the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

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  Village Idiot

  What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

  
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  USA Today article: Majority of people in Scotland have no religion

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. friends

  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/05/scotland-majority-no-religion/82660980/.

  majority of people in scotland have no religion.

  trevor grundy, religion news service 6:47 p.m. edt april 5, 2016. .

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  Village Idiot

  Not being affiliated with a religious denomination should not be interpreted to mean that such people are atheists or agnostics. Many of those self-identified non-religious people might still revere Jesus or be Deists.
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  Politically Correct Wasteland

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

  i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

  telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

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  Village Idiot

  I think we have fallen into a PC vacuum.

  Opposing sides of an issue make claim to the politically "correct cliché". Those who complain about PC the most are those who practice it the most within their own culture.

  As an example: Those who are pro-gun but believe in a background checks and no open carry. They'll quickly be blasted by the "politically correct" - NRA style - gun owners for not being sufficiently pro-gun.

  Criticizing someones religion = racism!

  My issue is not with criticizing other religions such as Islam but in the fact that those who criticize it the most, like fundamentalist Christians, are hypocrites who cannot smell the stench of their own religion and scriptures.

  Telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!

  Trump is disrespectful of women. That should be obvious to anyone who's been awake for the past several months.

  Calling someone out on BS = "rabid attack!"

  That's what Republicans/Fundamentalist Christians do when the mildest criticism gently wafts their way. The word that Fundies use is "persecution".
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  WT Resurrection Hope Absolutely Ridiculous As Illustrated In Their Publications

  by JW_Rogue in

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  2. experiences

  saw this while browsing through the good news brochure:.

  is it any wonder people aren't listening to jws anymore?

  what an absolutely delusional scene!

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  Village Idiot

  I remember illustrations of happy parents coming to greet their resurrected child clutching clothes in their hands with which to dress him. So, I wonder, are these resurrected ones going to pop in already clothed or will there be tailors in the New Order (tm) with just the right information required to get the recent arrivals dressed up according to their custom?