MidwichCuckoo

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  Hello everybody

  by iamfreenow in

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  i am marion, a friend of fullofdoubtnow (linda), and i have just disassociated from jehovahs witnesses.

  i was only announced a couple of days ago, after a lifetime of association.

  linda has posted about me before, but it's wonderful to be able to post in my own right, and i am really looking forward to getting to know you all.. i am 59 years of age, 60 in november, and have been a jw all my life, baptised since 1961, and i thought i would always be a witness, but i now know absolutely that it isn't the truth.

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  WELCOME MARION (iamfreenow) - so good to have you here
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  Can Dubs Play.......

  by MidwichCuckoo in

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  2. friends

  monopoly?.

  ok, it's the school holidays and i'm playing monopoly with master midwich (what an exciting life i lead)...and he picks up the 'community chest' card - ''it's your birthday, collect 10 from each player''..... so, (and i know i need to get out more) - would dubs:-.

  a) not play monopoly.

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  MONOPOLY?

  OK, it's the school holidays and I'm playing Monopoly with Master Midwich (what an exciting life I lead)...and he picks up the 'Community Chest' card - ''It's Your Birthday, collect £10 from each player''....

  So, (and I KNOW I need to get out more) - would Dubs:-

  a) Not play Monopoly

  b) Remove the offending card at beginning of game

  c) Play anyway (but feel guilty/rebellious)?
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  Unethical quote from Nature, the magazine?

  by Fatfreek in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just emailed the following to the editorial department of nature, the magazine.

  a religious magazine, watchtower, 1998 6/15 p. 28, in their article true justice -- when and how?, quoted your journal nature in order to shore up their lack of support of the use of dna in courts of law.

  moreover, the magazine nature notes that not all scientists agree on the interpretation of forensic evidence.

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  Good Job FatFreek - Dubs don't need to dicouraged from study 'Wordly' articles, as the Society (in Its wisdom) has done this for them.

  Lol - thing is, Dubs think they're soooooo educated because they can misquote one line from a publication that would go ''whoosh''.
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  What do you make of this website?

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. friends

  http://www.christiangallery.com/sea.htm

  joker, harmless loon or dangerous extremist?.

  slim

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  MidwichCuckoo

  It's ok - I wasn't complaining (I've seen that picture on another website), but I always think it's best to warn posters if a link contains 'sensitive' material.
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  What do you make of this website?

  by slimboyfat in

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  http://www.christiangallery.com/sea.htm

  joker, harmless loon or dangerous extremist?.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  You ought perhaps mention that this link contains VERY GRAPHIC pictures that some people may rather not view.
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  Jehovahs Witness Incapable of Lying!!!

  by roflcopter in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and the judge believed her bs?

  i'm calling shenanigans!.

  http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=17643144&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=woman-wins-tv-licence-row-after-telling-court-she--can-t-lie--name_page.html

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  Check this out Elsewhere.........

  http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/tvdetectorvans.jsp

  I've just renewed mine online, but I can send you an old one if you like, lol.
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  Jehovahs Witness Incapable of Lying!!!

  by roflcopter in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and the judge believed her bs?

  i'm calling shenanigans!.

  http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=17643144&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=woman-wins-tv-licence-row-after-telling-court-she--can-t-lie--name_page.html

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  Wasanelder - In the UK you need to pay for a licence (currently around £135 per year for a 'colour' licence) to receive TV. This fee goes to the BBC (unlike other channels, the BBC doesn't run adverts). One licence covers all TV sets in one household. Over 70 years old and registered blind persons have a discount.

  I imagine, in this case, the 'detector van operator' had failed to record the evidence in some way as it's ok to OWN a TV without a licence but to use it would result in prosecution. Detector vans pick up what (unlicenced) households are watching and then prosecute. They are very accurate.
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  Jehovahs Witness Incapable of Lying!!!

  by roflcopter in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and the judge believed her bs?

  i'm calling shenanigans!.

  http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=17643144&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=woman-wins-tv-licence-row-after-telling-court-she--can-t-lie--name_page.html

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  Oh - and when someone hasn't a licence, detector vans are used to see if the unlicenced property IS watching TV, and what channel. I understood this is the ONLY way people were prosecuted.
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  Jehovahs Witness Incapable of Lying!!!

  by roflcopter in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and the judge believed her bs?

  i'm calling shenanigans!.

  http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=17643144&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=woman-wins-tv-licence-row-after-telling-court-she--can-t-lie--name_page.html

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  There was a similar case I recall a few years ago. A man was prosecuted for not having a TV licence but he maintained he only had a TV for watching videos. Apparantly (at the time) a TV had to be disabled from receiving a signal for this to be a valid defence.

  Lol - she'd have been better off paying the fine and keeping quiet rather than confessing to having a telly just for her son's Playstation - now she'll have the local Elders round deciding on which games are suitable for the poor lad to keep.
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  Think Of Watchtower Article Titles You'd Like To See

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  here's a few: "we apologize!

  " ..... "2014----a marked year?

  " ...... "forgiving the child molesters within us".. .

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  MidwichCuckoo

  'WT Financial and Annual Report'

  'Board of Directors Salaries'