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  the insanity of Sam herds talks at the convention

  by purrpurr in

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  i've picked up two that stood out to me but i'm sure others will have noticed more:.

  he gave an illustration about fearing god and he said it is like a wife who has spent all day preparing the evening meal for her husband and she hears him come home and perhaps she is trembling a bit out of fear that he might not like the meal she has cooked for him....!!!!!!!!????.

  the other was about verbal abuse and how it should not be used but rather than site the effect it has or the forms it can take he said that we shouldn't call each other " dumb dumb" or "knuckle head" .

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  fiddler

  I wonder how many of the 'sisters' in the audience were listening to that? I know if that had been said while I was still in, not only would I have been offended by it, my husband would have been offended as well. That is not the description of a loving marriage.

  How much more obviously SICK does it have to get before there is a massive awakening among JW's? Problem is.........a lot of what is said by GB during the last talk of the day (or any talk for that matter) at convention is not even heard. People have tuned out long before. Most would deny that anything like that was ever said.

  Is there a recording of that talk anywhere by chance?
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  More apostate hating from the Watchtower

  by Igot2bme in

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  i ran across this post on fb-.

  the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.

  "the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.

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  fiddler

  Balaamsass, I just noticed that in the Shiite schools of jurisprudence that you posted about, the names all end in yah.

  

  Very interesting. I shall have to look into the history there methinks.
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  I Don't Think The Witnesses Really Care If You Can Explain Doctrine As Long As You Accept Them!

  by minimus in

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  gone are the days of getting into discussions about their beliefs.

  doing major research to prove a position or watchtower doctrine is a thing of the past.

  all they want from you is to surrender and accept everything they say as undeniable truth.. do you agree?.

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  fiddler

  "It seems to me that the current GB is the product of a "second generation" in the cult (no overlapping pun intended). People like Russell, Rutherford and Franz were founders. Now the ones in charge, the only ones left, are the followers -- the ones who learned from the founders but aren't made of the same stuff. There's an intellectual dilution akin to an artist who copies another artist's painting."

  I agree Apognophos. If it goes on long enough I wonder what the followers of the followers will sound like? Abstract comics maybe?

  Never mind. I can hardly deal with the dumbed down emptiness of the current situation. Mind you, I don't even believe in the infallible word of the Bible anymore but please............it is still a collection of books that can be commented upon. The Commentary on the Letter of James was probably the last good book the WT ever produced but yeah........Ray Franz wrote that one.
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  Happy 4th to my American friends

  by punkofnice in

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  i don't care about the political shizz behind it and i am a brit as you (y'all), know.. enjoy the fireworks.

  enjoy your day.. regards paul .

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  fiddler

  Our towns 4th of July parade goes right in front of my house. This was my first year here so I sat out on my primo perch, my front doorstep, and watched the parade roll by. My dog usually puts on a pretty good 'guard dog' growling bark when ONE person steps into 'his' yard. I was wondering how it would go this morning because the street has been cordoned off all week with lawn chairs and tape. So I put him on a leash (a short leash) and walked him around the neighborhood then sat on my doorstep with him For a few minutes. There were not only people on the curb but meandering through the front yard non stop and I think Judge counted himself outnumbered and looked at me with a 'can I go inside now' look. He never barked once! Tonight will be the next hurdle ~ how he handles the fireworks!

  Happy 4th all Americans and thank you Brits for making it all possible ; )
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  BACH PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN

  by hamsterbait in

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  i have gotten soooo fed up of trying to sift my way through hundreds of items on amazon, that i am now sick to death, and wishing jsb were never even born (may almighty god forbid) - please note my posy reference to islamic philosophy:).

  i want a good recording of the bach partitas for solo violin played by a really good musician on a baroque violin with good stylistic training.. any takers??.

  make a hamster happy :(.

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  HB, if you ever come to the Pacific NW (Oregon, Washington, Northern California and Vancouver BC make up the Pacific NW!) send a PM or post for a meetup. There are a lot of exJW (the cream of the former JW crop) living out here.

  You didn't mention when or if you were at Julliard and whether it may have been when my friend was there. She is the principle violist with the Portland Baroque Orchestra. She's a busy lady but I think she wouldn't mind meeting you.

  So....if you're ever out this way we'll see what we shall see.
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  Dinosaurs on Noahs Ark?? Watchtower 1973 says..YES!! Bethelite with no College education

  by Witness 007 in

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  how did noah or (russell crowe) fit all the animals on the ark?

  how about throwing on the dinosaurs as well!!!.

  watchtower 1973 july 15p.7 question from readers.

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  fiddler

  Mammoths?

  Ice age MAMMAL that went extinct several thousand years ago and was NOT a dinosaur.

  idiots.
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  BACH PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN

  by hamsterbait in

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  i have gotten soooo fed up of trying to sift my way through hundreds of items on amazon, that i am now sick to death, and wishing jsb were never even born (may almighty god forbid) - please note my posy reference to islamic philosophy:).

  i want a good recording of the bach partitas for solo violin played by a really good musician on a baroque violin with good stylistic training.. any takers??.

  make a hamster happy :(.

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  My friend is about 10 years younger than me. I believe she told me once that she was at Julliard when Sarah Chang was there so what? 1980's. I do know she traveled afterwards in Europe performing, especially in Germany. She's in the Pacific NW, USA now.

  About the congregation attitude about my playing, one incident stands out in my mind (although there were others). I was home one morning instead of being out in FS and the sisters stopped to use my bathroom as they often did when in the neighborhood. I was teaching myself a fiddle tune from a recording; four measures forward, two back, forward a few more back a bit...until I finally had it down. Anyway, one of the sisters looked at me holding my violin and asked in a scolding sort of voice "what are you doing?" She then insinuated that playing the violin was just a hobby best saved for the 'new system' I will add that I was also on medication at the time and really taking it easy to let my body heal and so was not out in FS much. Anyway, the tune I was learning became my signature Irish fiddle tune called 'The Strayaway Child'. I'm so so glad I strayed away.

  I started teaching only Celtic fiddling styles at first but have over the 15 years that I've been teaching I've gone back to classical basics. I smile over the number of students who signed on with me to only do fiddling but who were turned on to the joys of Baroque era music. I make no claims to be the best teacher and feel inadequate at times because I didn't get the really intense training but this 'hobby' has been not only my passion but my soul source of income since my husband died 14 years ago. You're so right about the 120 hrs practice! I have my violin in hand far more than that sometimes just going over scales and arpeggios and beginning stuff week after week with students but I did notice early on that even that made my intonation and tone so much better. I use time in between students to practice 'my' stuff and also I play with some local musicians doing everything from Celtic traditional to jazz. Although I got a bit of a late start, this is what I really think I am here on this earth to do : )
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  BACH PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN

  by hamsterbait in

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  2. friends

  i have gotten soooo fed up of trying to sift my way through hundreds of items on amazon, that i am now sick to death, and wishing jsb were never even born (may almighty god forbid) - please note my posy reference to islamic philosophy:).

  i want a good recording of the bach partitas for solo violin played by a really good musician on a baroque violin with good stylistic training.. any takers??.

  make a hamster happy :(.

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  fiddler

  Then you have just earned the right to critique, hamsterbait!

  (I have heard armchair classical aficionados pick apart musicians and it always bugs me.)

  I did NOT get to go to uni and just barely got to get private lessons because of the JW strictures. I wish I could have but my life turned in the direction Watchtower society likes to turn young ones and I ended up marrying young and having four kids and doing the worthless preaching up until the age of 41. I did continue to play on my own and when my youngest got into the teen years I started teaching. I have a friend who is in several Baroque and early music ensembles. She plays Viola D'amore and also baroque viola and violin. But she also will sit in with a 'lowly' fiddler like me and play in an Irish session or Scandinavian duet LOL. We've compared notes many times on teaching and various musical styles and I think my story made her appreciate the opportunities she had all the more so....if she'd been born into a JW family maybe she'd have been like me. When I've looked at her music from when she was at Juilliard and the marginal notations and realize she was just a young girl at the time I find myself wishing (again) that I had been born into different circumstances *sigh*

  Oh well. It is what it is. I hope you find that 'just right' rendition of Bach. If I get a chance I will ask my friend if she has a favorite and let you know. Baroque technique IS different to classical!
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  BACH PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have gotten soooo fed up of trying to sift my way through hundreds of items on amazon, that i am now sick to death, and wishing jsb were never even born (may almighty god forbid) - please note my posy reference to islamic philosophy:).

  i want a good recording of the bach partitas for solo violin played by a really good musician on a baroque violin with good stylistic training.. any takers??.

  make a hamster happy :(.

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  fiddler

  Oh, about the picture in my avatar.....taken about 15 years ago and was cutting loose on not Bach but probably Tom Petty or the Stones. I have very eclectic taste in music but as I said, the music of Bach is my true medicine ; )
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  BACH PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have gotten soooo fed up of trying to sift my way through hundreds of items on amazon, that i am now sick to death, and wishing jsb were never even born (may almighty god forbid) - please note my posy reference to islamic philosophy:).

  i want a good recording of the bach partitas for solo violin played by a really good musician on a baroque violin with good stylistic training.. any takers??.

  make a hamster happy :(.

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  fiddler

  Hamster bait, do you play violin or any musical instrument yourself?

  Although I cannot play a performance quality rendition of that Bach Partita no. 3 that Hahn played I can appreciate the beauty of her rendition of it and also find myself wanting to go get out my music and go into the 'Bach Zone'. There is nothing to me more fulfilling than working through a Sarabande OR Partita Or any other thing BACH! I may never be great with it but it is a 'place' a musician can escape to and brings more satisfaction than anything else I do in my ordinary mundane existence.

  Unless you can play yourself I don't think you should be so hard on these musicians. The bowed instruments are the most difficult instruments to master IMO.