Village Idiot

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  So there was a fish swimming along...

  by Zoos in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ... and it bumped into a concrete wall.

  you know what he said?.

  "dam!

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  Tired of walking - then get onto your new midget ride-on board

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. current

  lifestyle: pocket-sized personal transporters could soon be seen on the streets of tokyo.

  by at editor on august 7, 2015 in japan, lifestyle.

  (from reuters).

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  Clicking on your link gives me an error 404 message. You misspelled a word in the URL/title. It's "sized" instead of "sed".

  http://atimes.com/2015/08/lifestyle-pocket-sized-personal-transporters-could-soon-be-seen-on-the-streets-of-tokyo/

  

  And the video:

  http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/07/us-japan-walkcar-idUSKCN0QC1MS20150807

  Frankly I believe that it's just another pricey gimmick like the Segway which came and went.
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  Yahweh's wonderful creation

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i thought of myself as a christian witness of yahweh attempting to be a footstep follower of jesus, psalm 104 was one of my favourites.

  if i was ever in some wonderful scenic area, psalm 104 would jump into my mind, and i'd start to praise yahweh and jesus.. but if something horrible came to mind as in the following video, i'd always think of the favourite christian escape clause, it's all because of adam's sin.

  but any connection between natural animal savagery and adam's sin is never logically made in the bible.. interestingly, the supposedly inspired psalm 104 (nwt-the grey one i guess) itself says that:.

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  Perry: "Here's some food for thought here."

  Reminds me of Witness speculation on Genesis like the days of creation were 7,000 years long; baby dinosaurs were brought into Noah's ark (and then went extinct soon after); animals in Noah's ark hibernated; etc.
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  SYNCED SOUND [Day 3 - 29/7]Child Sexual Abuse Within Jehovah’s Witnesses. + VIDEO

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  since we are using the live hearing recordings to make videos etc.

  i thought it would be a good idea to have the hearings available with synced sound (the stream recording messes up the audio sync).. day 3 part 2 also had a segment missing around the 30 minute mark, this has been included in the synced version.. so here is day 3 synced, it is hard to get it perfect:.

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  But the audio on these day 3 videos are OK, right?

  Slightly better but I have to stick my ear to my computer to hear it. Those guys are too far from their microphones. Thanks for the work you put in it.
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  SYNCED SOUND [Day 3 - 29/7]Child Sexual Abuse Within Jehovah’s Witnesses. + VIDEO

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  since we are using the live hearing recordings to make videos etc.

  i thought it would be a good idea to have the hearings available with synced sound (the stream recording messes up the audio sync).. day 3 part 2 also had a segment missing around the 30 minute mark, this has been included in the synced version.. so here is day 3 synced, it is hard to get it perfect:.

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  I wish the audio on those videos was a little higher, it's sometimes hard to understand.
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  Geoffrey Jackson. Seems he will be compelled to front up.

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  pray for brother jackson of the governing body!.

  in todays news from australia it appears that, despite his previous declination to appear when invited, justice mcclellan from the australian royal commission on child sex abuse will officially summon brother geoffrey jackson to the stand after all.. ..... the commission was due to conclude its hearings into the jehovahs witnesses on wednesday but justice mcclellan said he will now call geoffrey jackson, a senior member of the churchs governing body in new york who is currently in australia, to appear next week.. .

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  @ Max Divergent: "Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months."

  Is that and/or or can it be both? I'm thinking the 6 months in jail should be the penalty chosen because Jackson could easily cough up a 1,000 bucks.
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  I now hate being called 'sister'

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since waking up i find i am bridling at being called 'sister'.

  but it feels like an identity that is being forced on me.. i feel like shouting "i have a name you know!".

  it is just me or does anyone else recognise this?.

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  I can understand not liking to have that phrase of mock familiarity used especially by people who will drop you like a hot stone in a moment's notice but the Apostle Paul used the terms brothers and sisters extensively in reference to fellow believers. It's a common phrase in fraternal organizations.
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  looking for the watchtower

  by zebulon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hey all.

  well, cant tell too much, but my wife and daughter are still in the cult.

  i have not seen or talked to my daughter in quite a few months.

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  Welcome Zebulon.
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  The Australian: Women to 'Never Rule' in Jehovah's church

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/women-to-never-rule-in-jehovahs-church/story-fn3dxiwe-1227470092202.

  august 4, 2015 annette blackwell.

  a jehovah's witness official says the church's stance to never let women hold decision-making roles compares to muslim and aboriginal people adhering to their own ancient beliefs.

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  What is hypocritical about the Watchtower is that they pick and choose whatever scriptures they want. Yes, women can't have teaching positions but they can comment in the meetings even though the Apostle Paul said that he would not allow a woman to speak in church.

  34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. 35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. - 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 New International Version
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  Riddle me this applewhite expert if what?

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now here is my question.

  jw sisters are forbidden to read any elder book any or anything for elder eyes only yet ms appleseed who is considerd an wt expert is a practicing catholic part of babylon the great can read all this info in fact they give it to her.

  this is mind boggling.

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  It's obvious they would make and justify exceptions to their rule when they deem it necessary. As we all know, we cannot expect consistency from the Watchtower.