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I believe there are JW-like behaviors on both sides of the "ex-JW aisle" when it comes to politics. These observations I have noted before are not an "I'm right, you're wrong" statement. Just an observation I've noticed.

I realize there are some non-JWs that do this same thing when it comes to politics, but my observation still stands. It is very black and white thinking, so matter what your background, that we should all try to avoid.

To label any politician as all good or all bad is not even reasonable. I struggle with this myself when it comes to Trump. Forget his actions as a president (which I also have some problems with), I have trouble getting past his substance as a person. His attitude and behaviors towards other people he doesn't like or agree with is just egregious. I am sure Trump has some redeeming qualities that are not apparent in his public persona, and every once in a while I see them. Very, very rarely. I am still looking, though.

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Crossword Puzzles in the Awake?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

didn't they use to print crossword puzzles in the awake?

i vaguely remember my mother doing them, and me trying to do them when i was a small child.

is this an accurate memory or could i be thinking of a non-jw publication.

Wild_Thing

Didn't they use to print crossword puzzles in the Awake? I vaguely remember my mother doing them, and me trying to do them when I was a small child. Is this an accurate memory or could I be thinking of a non-JW publication.

It made me think about how they have continued to dumb down their literature over the years. At least crossword puzzles require a little more brain power than asking a question and reading an answer verbatim from a paragraph.

I also remember always liking a column called Watching the World, even as a child. I don't remember what publication it was in, maybe the Kingdom Ministry.

If you compare any Watching the World column with the archives from the New York Times, it is very evident that all of their information came from the NYT newspapers (and so did many of their anecdotes used in old talks).

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

Wild_Thing

ttdtt ... TOTALLY agree. The adoration is bit confusing.

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What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

Wild_Thing

I agree with Fink. As soon as Trump is out of office (and possibly in prison), she is dumping his ass.

And I have to disagree with those that think she is attractive. She looks so made up; she almost doesn't even look real.

But looks are not everything. The substance of a person is what counts, and it appears she has very little. I use to give her the benefit of the doubt and trust that she is probably a good person put in a very bad situation, but the more she talks, the more I change my mind.

Maybe she will make herself more public and I will change my mind again, but right now, she appears to be an ego-maniac like her husband, claiming she is one of the most bullied person on Earth. Dramatic, much?

I know a lot of you on this thread are right leaning Trump fans, so before you start hurling insults, just remember ...

Melania wants you to "Be Best"!

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Possible leak from Annual Meeting 2018

by Listener in

i'm a member on jw talk (until now at least) and have been regularly checking up on their thread regarding the annual meeting.

there hasn't been a great deal to report on except for this recent post that has been made.

i may get outed but that's no loss.

Wild_Thing

At least the WT have clarified for us how the kings will meet their end:
w60 4/1 p. 219 par. 25 Part 35—"Your Will Be Done on Earth"
"Certainly the Creator of cosmic rays, Jehovah God, could use these to affect the minds of his enemies, including the king of the north and the king of the south, and could drive them to mutual slaughter."

Cosmic Rays to affect the minds of his enemies???

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Court documents reveal Watchtower's tactics in Montana child abuse case

by LevelThePlayingField in

there were numerous objections and claims that watchtower lawyers made to try and get out of being held responsible for their negligence and malice.

here’s the juicy ones:.

montana is a mandatory reporting state, but watchtower lawyers claimed that the law for reporting abuse only applies to “individuals” and they are “corporations”.

Wild_Thing

I would love to know what the local elders think about the Watchtower throwing them under the bus, saying it was the individual that broke the law, and not the "corporation".

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JW detained in Putin's Russia ... accused of extremism

by mikeflood in

from bbc news "five jw's from the kirov region detained with about $ 7,500 accused of funding and organizing meetings....they found literature...and two hand granades and a landmine".

the russians are such idiots planting evidence....and quarrelling with the neutral and sheepish jw land...and of course inflamating their persecution complex.

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Wild_Thing

Drearyweather

First of all, I didn't say anything about any other groups being declared as "extremists". I said there are others that have been persecuted and banned. If you would like to know more, a simple google search will get you the information you desire. The fact that you want me to do the search for you, tells me that you aren't really interested in knowing the information for yourself. You are more interested in convincing me of some viewpoint that, for some reason, you are not wanting to state verbatim. if you have a point, make it.

I do not agree with JWs being banned or classified as extremists in Russia. I think the offending behavior should be banned ... not the religion. But my point was that there are many, many religious groups that have been persecuted; some worse than the JWs. But yet they continue to use their own persecution to push their narrative that it means they are God's chosen people.

Wild_Thing

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