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  Friends! (A pain in the ...?)

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friends?

  some friends are like a holiday a favorite pair of shoes the scratching post for kitten fingers to caress some friends can really wear you out with their whinging and their blues yet more or less - not worse than all the rest.

  some friends are chatty cherubim and others?

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  BluesBrother

  I have never been good at making friends , so I learned to carry on with lots of associates but no close friends .... That is ok.

  I try to remember what Terry's poem said , that we are all just human and bound to differ
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  What’s Your Favorite Breakfast??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to me, breakfast can be served at any time of the day.

  a local bar in my area serves breakfast all day long.

  for 5 bucks you get 2 eggs any way you like, bacon sausage or ham with home fries and toast!!

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  every day it is simple cereal. A treat would be an "Eggs Royale" at our local pub/restaurant. That is an eggs benedict without the ham but smoked salmon instead

  
  
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  Very happy young drum player

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i saw this young boy play the drums i was really impressed by his talent and the joy that he has.

  for some strange reason, i thought of how his life would change if his parents studied with the jdubs and became witnesses.

  i could see how the boy's life would change.

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  Yea.... that boy can play!

  I hope he goes on to make a success of a musical career. ....As the op suggests, if he were born into a dub family, or perhaps other restrictive religions/cultures he would have no chance of making a career out of what he obviously loves.

  I have known one or two young witnesses who had musical ability. Who knows if it would have led to a career? but of course they were stopped once they got to a point that it started to interfere with the all important Ministry. One lass told me she was unable to enjoy an orchestra now , it made her sad to think that she might have been there
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  GB’s WIGGLE

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://youtu.be/gpd453rzdzu.

  if this has been posted before i apologize.

  this about sums up what the grovelling body is looking to do!

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  Just saw the opening again.......... If ever confronted by the B of E, I can say “ I do not answer to Watchtower “....... and then tell them I am only quoting Gerald Losch..........
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  Do You Have ALEXA?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what’s your opinion of having alexa ?

  is it something you would get if you don’t already have it?

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  Had one for ages....I love it.

  She reminds when it's time. To take medicine, she gets me up in the morning, tells me time in the dark, the state of local traffic etc etc

  I wouldn't be without her now
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  GB’s WIGGLE

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://youtu.be/gpd453rzdzu.

  if this has been posted before i apologize.

  this about sums up what the grovelling body is looking to do!

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  Yes, well worth seeing. Food for thought. Amazing statement by G Losch, technically true but disengenuous.

  A very skilled presenter. The Borg could do with his style.
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  Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  would you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?

  conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?

  would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?

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  No , I just look for the best value and service. Many of the complaints against companies spoken of here are news to me.

  All firms exist for one reason only ... to make money . That inceases the share value for the all important investors. That is the end of it, that is our capitalist society.

  I do not trust an advertised " ethical stand" if they make one.
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  I have worked at Chelmsford

  by Val2020 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have worked at chelmsford .

  everybody seems so happy, but i couldn’t help wondering why all these volunteers give up their time and money, working for free for the future bethelites to live in such luxury .

  all all the volunteers working there now will be kicked out on the street next year, with the lucky few laughing at the poor suckers who irked for free making this new bethel so amazing .

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  A quote :

  "Have you seen the residential properties for sale in London?! Where the org top men reside? Luxury is an understatement"

  I saw the estate agent's pics of the properties in the state they were offered for sale. Were they as "done up" when the Bethelites lived there? How many lived in them? Do we have confirmation that a bigwig had a house all to himself?

  If so I will be pleased to join the indignant ones.
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  Head Coverings for Women

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower's ignorance around the historical background to many biblical directives has had a very negative effect on the lives of witnesses.. for instance paul said women should cover their heads because in corinth prostitutes walked the streets plying for business with their heads uncovered.

  hence head coverings were never a symbol of headship but a directive very specific to that period, as was the blood directive!!.

  watchtower leaders have been lawyers, businessmen, civil servants and door-to-door book salesmen, never, ever historians or biblical scholars.

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  Christian Guy.

  I enjoyed reading your post. I am not sure that I agree with your conclusions but it was a good read and made me want to read those scriptures again, in full context.
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  Overlapping Generations

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  perhaps this explains why the gb have a fixation with time and chronology.

  also why they keep their adherents in a prison away from the real world.

  lol.

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  BluesBrother

  A definition from the Cambridge English Dictionary:

  generation noun (AGE GROUP)

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  B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] all the people of about the same age within a society or within aparticular family:

  The younger generation smokes less than their parents did.

  There were at least three generations - grandparents, parents and children - at the wedding.

  It's our duty to preserve the planet for future generations.

  This painting has been in the family for generations.

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  B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a period of about 25 to 30 years, in which most human babiesbecome adults and have their own children:

  generation noun (AGE GROUP)

  ​

  B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] all the people of about the same age within a society or within aparticular family:

  The younger generation smokes less than their parents did.

  There were at least three generations - grandparents, parents and children - at the wedding.

  It's our duty to preserve the planet for future generations.

  This painting has been in the family for generations.

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  B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a period of about 25 to 30 years, in which most human babiesbecome adults and have their own children:

  A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown.

  A generation ago, home computers were virtually unknown."

  
  

  
  

  Enough said......