Wild_Thing

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  When All Else FAILS Protest and Cry When You Don’t Get Your Way

  by minimus in

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  do these democrats really think that if they protest and wail about anything they don’t like , that policies will change ?

  they are really embarrassing themselves..

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  Wild_Thing

  Minimus, you are proving my point. Should I hand you a shovel? You seem to already be digging in deep.
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  When All Else FAILS Protest and Cry When You Don’t Get Your Way

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  do these democrats really think that if they protest and wail about anything they don’t like , that policies will change ?

  they are really embarrassing themselves..

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  Wild_Thing

  I agree with most of what you said, dubstepped. But like I tell my students ... we can still do the right thing, even when others don't.

  The youth in our country is watching us, and we are setting the tone for the next generation of voters, for better or worse. We need to change the dialogue on both sides. We can all express our disagreements without resorting to insults and name calling. This is Kindergarten 101 stuff.
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  Religion in the USA and Elsewhere

  by Joe Grundy in

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  2. current

  trying to follow media reports in the us and elsewhere, a question occurred to me.. in the uk, religious beliefs are largely irrelevant to most people.

  even those who claim adherence seem to do so in a fairly vague way and it doesn't seem to make much difference.. in the us (it seems to me) it's a much bigger issue.

  the evangelical christian movement seems quite powerful politically in various iterations ("family values" etc.

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  Knowing and understanding a politician's religion is very important to me, and it think it should be important to everybody. I know I am probably more sensitive about it than non-ex-JWs, but I wish other people paid for attention to it.

  A person's religious beliefs naturally influence a person's decision making about a lot of things, and it is a great way to tell what their world view is.

  For example, Trump made it very clear that he was against muslims and wanted a muslim ban when he was campaigning. I am guessing there were people who disagree on that issue, but voted for him anyway. For me, it would be a deal breaker. I think it should be for anybody.
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  When All Else FAILS Protest and Cry When You Don’t Get Your Way

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do these democrats really think that if they protest and wail about anything they don’t like , that policies will change ?

  they are really embarrassing themselves..

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  Wild_Thing

  This kind of dialogue is why we remain so divided as a nation. Last time I checked, protesting and even "wailing" is a first amendment right that, believe it or not, has helped change things that people were unhappy about in the past.

  Grow up.
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  Just a thought

  by moley in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just a hypothetical question.

  if the society was right and armageddon came a knocking would you want to live in a society run by the org and bully elders.. would rather die at armageddon.

  i would.

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  Wild_Thing

  Give me liberty, or give me death!
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  Funeral/Memorial at the Kingdom Hall ... Would you go?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  2. friends

  let's say an aunt or uncle dies.

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  let's say you barely knew them.. let's say their memorial service was held at the kingdom hall.. let's say if you attend, you have to deal with shunning from family and jws, and you are forced listen to them present their paradise promotional materials, and the dead person's "earthly hope™", and let's face it ... the heeby-jeebies of having to be in a kingdom hall again.. would you put yourself through it?

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  Thank you to all sharing your experiences and opinions. It is a hard decision to make. I have about decided not to go. I don't see ANYTHING good coming out of it. I just don't understand why I can't shake the guilt over not going! Old JW programming, I guess?
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  Funeral/Memorial at the Kingdom Hall ... Would you go?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let's say an aunt or uncle dies.

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  let's say you barely knew them.. let's say their memorial service was held at the kingdom hall.. let's say if you attend, you have to deal with shunning from family and jws, and you are forced listen to them present their paradise promotional materials, and the dead person's "earthly hope™", and let's face it ... the heeby-jeebies of having to be in a kingdom hall again.. would you put yourself through it?

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  Wild_Thing

  Let's say an aunt or uncle dies.

  Let's say you barely knew them.

  Let's say their memorial service was held at the Kingdom Hall.

  Let's say if you attend, you have to deal with shunning from family and JWs, and you are forced listen to them present their Paradise Promotional materials, and the dead person's "Earthly Hope™", and let's face it ... the heeby-jeebies of having to be in a Kingdom Hall again.

  Would you put yourself through it? Why?
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  Matt 5: 29, 30 used to justify shunning

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had a family relative use this scripture found here to justify shunning.

  the scripture reads as followed.

  if, now, your right eye is making you stumble, tear it out and throw it away from you.+for it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be pitched into ge·henʹna.

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  Wild_Thing

  I can't believe they are using something out of context to justify their behavior. It's so unlike them.

  <sarcasm>
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  Naked JW's day in court

  by Moster in

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  2. friends

  the latest from the 'tea' drinkers in canada.

  https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/police-were-monsters-who-would-kill-them-details-emerge-in-alberta-naked-kidnapping/ar-aaab1wh?li=aaggfp5&ocid=calheader.

  i can hear them chanting now.

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  Wild_Thing

  Say Jehovah 10 times and start 5 bible studies and then we'll let you out.
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  Anyone know the significance of the three days and nights Jesus is dead?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in my studies i’ve come to realize that most dying and rising gods such as inanna, jesus and others all were dead three days and nights.

  the moon is dead as far as man not being able to see it in the sky three days and nights but many of these gods are not associated with the moon, osiris maybe being the only exception.

  have any of you in your research come up with a plausible idea on why there all dead just threes days and three nights?.

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  Wild_Thing

  It has to do with Jewish tradition and they were all Jewish. The Zohar teaches that the soul lingers for 3 days before it leaves the body. It is also Jewish tradition that the body be buried as soon as possible, and no more than 3 days after death. Source

  I think the real question is: What is the significance of the number three occurring so often in Jewish tradition?