Can't believe Gyan just missed that!!!
Who says soccer isn't exciting?
crownboy
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Problems with Soccer (Football) from an American Standpoint
by RubaDub inso as not to hijack another thread, just a few comments on why we (americans) find that soccer is generally a boring game to watch.. 1. lack of scoring: american football adjusts the rules periodically so that each team averages around 3 touchdowns per game.
basketball added the three-point line to encourage more scoring.
even traditional baseball has tweaked the rules to encourage more scoring.
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How many Witnesses would stop going to meetings if..............
by TooBad TooSad inhow many witnesses would stop going to the meetings right now if they were not tied to the.
organization due to family members who are active and are blinded by wt teaching?.
how many husbands, like myself, go to meetings so as not to destroy their marriage?.
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crownboy
Somewhere around 50% I think.
Unfortunately there are a great number of JW's who actually like their "spiritual paradise", so a lot would still end up staying, but just as many would see it as license to leave.
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USA knocked out by Ghana
by Simon ini really thought the us was going to do it but they got knocked out.. apparently, the same team (ghana) as last time - don't feel bad ... germany normally knock us out (probably tomorrow)..
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crownboy
Sad to see the US get knocked out, but hopefully Ghana can make it to at least the semi-finals. It would be nice to see an African team do well, since all the other CAF teams were so disappointing.
I echo the general sentiment of others on this thread about soccer not becoming a "major" sport in this country. Someone touched on this point earlier, but a big problem lies in the fact that many American soccer fans like myself don't watch the domestic leagues (the MLS being the biggest one). I'm a Man. U. fan, I watch EPL games on cable, I watch Champions League matches when they show on TV. I find the quality of soccer in Europe to be far better than that in this country. The soccer from the Mexican league is better as well, if you watch the spanish language channel games.
As long as the US continues to qualify for the WC, I think most people will care about the tournament. But will people watch the MLS, or even for that matter the US team in the Confederations Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup? That I doubt.
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ok so your planes crashing towards earth... do you pray?
by highdose inhmm?
heres a question i was wondering about.. if you were in a situation like that, would you pray to god?.
i'm not sure i would.
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crownboy
Like your thinking serenity .
This reminds me of the Family Guy episode where Brian (an atheist) thought the world was going to get destroyed by an asteroid and was caught praying by the baby and was called out by him for being a hypocrite (yes, a talking baby for those who've never seen the show).
I very much doubt I would pray in that scenario. Freak out maybe, but not pray.
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crownboy
Because I can read.
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Has any other GB member achieved a university degree aside from Lloyd Barry?
by DNCall ini can't think of one.
anyone .
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crownboy
Albert Schroeder completed 3 of 4 years at the University of Michigan, but did not graduate because he decided to go to Bethel.
Rutherford became a lawyer long before you needed to go to both undergrad and law school to sit for the bar (you merely needed to apprentice with a lawyer for a certain amount of time).
IIRC, the late GB member William K. Jackson was a lawyer, so he may have gone to college as well.
As far as what Lloyd Barry studied in college, I remember once reading his life story in one of the magazines (over a decade ago, so I can't recall all the details), but I'm pretty sure he majored in biology (someone with a JW CD rom could probably look it up).
If Barry was behind the (semi) liberal college policy, then good on him. In Ray Franz's books, he seemed to have been one of the hardliners along with Jaracz and Henschel, so he either mellowed a bit overtime, or was somehow capable of being reasonable on somethings (as opposed to Jaracz, who seemed to always be hardline on everything).
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Recollections of Ted Jaracz (edited title to not confuse with poster "TJ")
by DNCall instartfragment.
barbara anderson described ted jaracz as kind and nice to outsiders in the congregations, but mean as all get out to the average bethelite worker, sometimes seeming like two different people in one body.
i think that is a fair assessment based on what i had observed over the years.
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crownboy
Interesting stuff DNCall.
He was a guy who got a great deal of responsibility at an early age. He was a GB member before 50, and IIRC was in charge of the Australia branch before age 30. His experiences were totally atypical of most Witnesses, so maybe he eventually thought he was overly "special" and developed the negative side of his personality as a result. Since almost everyone is not 100% bad or good, it's unsurprising that he also had some redeeming qualities.
Too bad in his case the negatives far outweighed the positives.
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crownboy
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
The above is the most recently updated FIFA rankings (as of May 2010). Soccer fans may not find the rankings perfect, but it's the best we have outside of pure opinions.
World rankings do not directly factor in qualification for the World Cup tournament, so 105th ranked North Korea is in the tournament, while 11th ranked Russia is not in and 3rd ranked Portugal had to struggle to make it (8th ranked France should not have rightfully qualified, but got in on an egregious referee error in their tournament).
I happen to agree with the notion of Brazil being the best team, but Spain has many believers. Ultimately we'll know the real answer about one month from now.
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Why are the British football team so useless?
by highdose inlast nights match was humiliating.
and lets face it... if they even make it to the semi's it will be amazing!.
ok you could say well they are playing agianst the best teams in the world... but other teams manage!?!.
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crownboy
Good point cofty. I've never really understood why there isn't a UK football team instead of what amounts to four separate countries competing. Wouldn't that ultimately produce a more powerful side? England makes the World Cup most years, Scotland has a good recent track record and even N. Ireland did well in early qualifiers for this tournament (though I might understand why they wouldn't want to compete under a unified UK ). If you had the best of all four sides, wouldn't that be a great team?
As far as yesterday's game goes, England definitely blew it. IMO they totally dominated the the game, but just couldn't finish. Defensively, they had the US unable to set up any good plays, with a few very notable exceptions. As a US fan, I was just happy we had Tim Howard as our goalie. Given the U.S.' overall quality of play, I was happy for a draw. (though if Altidore could have scored...)
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News from Bethel Heavy
by cinnamon1642 inpioneer hour change is legit.
letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .
elimination of circuit overseers.
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crownboy
Did any of these things actually happen?