Posts by Sad emo

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U.K. JW Pedophile -- Sentenced !

by Rabbit in

former teacher jailed for trying to abduct girl in holywellmar 12 2009 by our correspondent, western mail.

a former teacher, businessman and senior jehovahs witness who tried to abduct a five-year-old was yesterday jailed for six years.. robert edward bill, 54, was told by a judge that he was still in denial about his predatory interest in young children despite a series of convictions.. he has been found guilty at separate trials of the attempted abduction of the girl in holywell two years ago, of indecently assaulting a seven-year-old 10 years ago, and of possessing 730 pornographic images of children.. prosecuting at caernarfon crown court, simon medland described how the girl had been returning home from a playground when bill, for malign purposes, drew up in his car and asked: have you seen a cat?.

by chance the girls uncle arrived at the scene at that moment and her mother, who had been watching from a window, ran to her.. mr medland said bill of the roe, st asaph, denbighshire, had been driving slowly around areas where he was likely to come into contact with children that same day.

Sad emo

6 years.

For the benefit of our non -uk friends.

Probably serve only 3 years if he shows good behaviour. standard practice for all but the most dangerous offenders. And he'll be a 'section 43' prisoner - kept apart from the main prison population for his own safety - they don't like paedophiles very much!

of those 3 years, he's already served 18 months.

so he'll be back on the streets in around 18 months time

.... If they run the sentences concurrently though, he could be already back on the loose - frightening innit?!

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NWT & KIT Prove Jesus IS Jehovah!

by PanzerZauberei in

i have not seen this discussed here before so i thought i would share it with the group.

romans 10:9 proves that jesus is jehovah.in the jw's kingdom interlinear translation of the greek scriptures they went to great effort to show that the tetragrammaton was supposed to be in the greek texts.

so, every time the name jehovah appears they show a footnote directing the reader to see how ky'ri*os applies always to jehovah in one or more of their j documents.

Sad emo

The 1969 KIT is possibly one of the most incriminating books ever printed by the WTS! I have just got my hands on a copy - at great cost lol!

Is this the one you're discussing or have they produced an updated version since?

Ever looked at Hebrews chapter 1 in there?

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Apostates: The Cursed Fig Tree?

by cameo-d in

do you think that apostates, atheists, church drop-outs, etc.

will be rationalized as being the non-productive fig tree?.

24 therefore the lord says, .

Sad emo

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/perennials/14339

In early spring, the fruits will form on the branches before they flower. By May, the tree has fully leafed out. Be careful; fussng with its branches can cause the young fruit buds to drop. The fruits may start dropping by June. This is normal but can cause quite a mess; wasps may also be attracted.

By July the fruits are ripening. The holes at the end of the fruit will open slightly. Figs may also change colour depending on variety.

Some varities have a trickle of sap that attracts pollinators such as ants and wasps; however, garden figs are self-pollinating.

The second crop grows on wood produced this year. It will ripen unaided if your temperatures stay above 15 degrees C for a few months.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profiles0303/container_figs.asp

A single crop of fruits can be expected in summer from embryo figs formed the previous summer if protected from frost over winter. Figs are ready for picking when they turn soft, hang down and splits appear near the stalk end of the fruit.

(This info relates to growing in the UK, hence only one crop is expected, however due to recent milder winters it hasn't been unusual to get 2 crops as mentioned in the top article.)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2008/nov/05/fig-crops-climate-change

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Apostates: The Cursed Fig Tree?

by cameo-d in

do you think that apostates, atheists, church drop-outs, etc.

will be rationalized as being the non-productive fig tree?.

24 therefore the lord says, .

Sad emo

Thirty years old and he hasn't learned when to expect to find something edible on a fig tree?

In John 1:3 he is supposed to have invented fig trees.

..."for it was not the season of fig." does not imply any fault on the part of the tree. Nothing about the story implies any fault on the part of the tree.

He was hungry and had made a fool of himself by looking for figs when everyone with him knew that he shouldn't find any.

Now, he had a chance to really impress them. He could have waved his magic wand and WHOOOOOFFF, fruit appears. But, oh, no, not this nimnoo. He just vandalises it.

Now his followers have to play mind games with themselves and each other to justify this foolishness.

you need to learn a bit more about fig trees!!!!

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Minnesota State Agency Offers Islamic Mortgages

by leavingwt in

for many minnesota muslims, it's been virtually impossible to buy a home, because islamic law forbids the paying or charging of interest.

to help close the home ownership gap among muslim immigrants, the state's housing agency has launched a new program offering islamic mortgages.. .

islamic law does make exceptions to the ban on interest, if one's family is at stake.

Sad emo

Don't worry - they're just like regular mortgages but instead of interest, there is an 'appropriate administration fee' (or wording of a similar effect)

I do wonder whether these observant Muslims refuse to accept interest payments on their savings as well though!

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Apostates: The Cursed Fig Tree?

by cameo-d in

do you think that apostates, atheists, church drop-outs, etc.

will be rationalized as being the non-productive fig tree?.

24 therefore the lord says, .

Sad emo

Black sheep - you need to learn a bit more about fig trees LOL!

It wasn't the season for figs, but the tree should have been showing the signs of fruit well before the main crop was due to appear. As far as I'm aware, the fruit begins to grow at the end of the previous season. These small growths are edible and sometimes can be used as a second harvest - these are probably what Jesus was looking for, not unreasonable therefore. Then growth halts during the colder weather - and starts again in earnest when the better weather arrives. I might have it slightly mixed up - maybe there's a fig expert out there who can help?!

Within the gospel context, the fig tree was a symbol used of Israel and the cursing of the fig tree was symbolic of Israel's fruitlessness at that time - their Messiah had arrived among them and they weren't ready for him - there were no signs of productive growth when, with all the prophecies and guidance they'd had from God, there should have been. Possibly the complete withering of the tree was also prophetic of the coming destruction by the Romans?

Back to cameo-d, I don't think there's anything underhanded going on! Mainstream churches are usually just warning that if anyone (even Christians!) isn't ready for Christ's return, they face judgement and possible 'destruction' (whatever that means in various doctrinal ideas!). I sincerely doubt that it means the Christians are going to wipe out all non-Christians.

Plus, mainstream Christians don't tend to look forward to the destruction of other people quite like JWs seem to!

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...Behave Already!!..

by OUTLAW in

jw
friends

learn how to behave when you're in a home away from home.?

remember when an iraqi journalist threw his shoes at george bush on a recent farewell tour in iraq?

bush later said that that incident was one of the weirdest of his life.

Sad emo

LOL

I just discovered that giving a thumbs-up gesture in Iran is offensive too.

I remember that in many Middle Eastern shops - usually small ones and street traders, you aren't expected to automatically pay the asking price. They get quite upset if you don't barter with them as this is considered the norm.

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...Behave Already!!..

by OUTLAW in

jw
friends

learn how to behave when you're in a home away from home.?

remember when an iraqi journalist threw his shoes at george bush on a recent farewell tour in iraq?

bush later said that that incident was one of the weirdest of his life.

Sad emo

I don't think we have anything left in the UK - we're just so multicultural, PC and rights orientated that anything goes these days LOL!

Only one local thing I can think of but its more about gifts than ettiquette - never present a 'generations-hardened' coal-mining family member with any pictures/figurines or send greetings cards depicting a perching bird - its considered extremely unlucky to have one in the house.

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What did Noah and his family complain about during 40 days/40 nights?

by asilentone in

i will start.

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animals shit odor.

Sad emo

The weather!

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YOUR DAILY JOURNAL

by compound complex in

jw
friends

dear friends,.

much of what we do on a daily basis is routine and of no particular, earth-shaking importance.

however, after reviewing letters of family going back to wwii, it is fascinating to read what dad was doing on board the aircraft carrier in the pacific on any old day, what mom was cooking on her ever-steaming range, how i was dealing with the roller coaster of emotion at bethel [mom saved all my letters], how nana wrote that she would not study with the witnesses [per my request] but 'here are some mittens i knitted for you when you canvass new york with your magazines.

Sad emo

Ah Quentin, if we knew where we were going, life might be so boring!

Greetings coco! I hope that life is treating you well.

I'm on a long weekend, no work till wednesday, woohoo! Today my sister and I went to a nearby tourist place - clue, the home of the Brontes! Most of the shops were shut, but the open ones were brilliant. i found a couple of second-hand books - including an Adventist one from 1938 which is distinctly like a WT book in design and layout. I looked online at prices and it seems I got a bargain as its worth about 4 times what I paid! I want to read and study it first though - see how their view of world events back then compares with JWs.

My cats are now both gradually settling down. Yorkie isn't sulking as much, Halle (new kitty) just eats, sleeps and snores - loudly!!