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  The violent "My book of bible stories" not for kids!

  by Witness 007 in

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  i once left a copy with the kids of my return visit.

  the next time i came she returned it to me saying it was discusting and not something kids should be reading.

  i was shocked since i learnt to read using this book.

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  I remember one picture was of a man with a tent peg through the brain.

  
  
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  The violent "My book of bible stories" not for kids!

  by Witness 007 in

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  i once left a copy with the kids of my return visit.

  the next time i came she returned it to me saying it was discusting and not something kids should be reading.

  i was shocked since i learnt to read using this book.

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  I see now how violent and horrible most of the stories were.

  
  

  
  
  
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  Thoughts on JW funerals

  by Syme in

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  i recently had the sad opportunity to attend 2 jw funerals.

  the first was a few months ago and the second today.

  the first was my grandfather's and the second of an old friend back from my jw days.

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  I haven't been to any meetings in over 9 years. I will no longer go inside a Kingdom Hall for any weddings or attend funeral talks. They only benefit the WTBTS as an "infomercial'' to recruit new members.

  My wife and I attended a funeral 6 years for a wonderful friend of my family . His family and my family have been friends for over 40 years. He was a wonderful family man and was respected by all members of the congregation.

  The family of the deceased decided to have a funeral talk at his one day wake since he was going to be cremated the next day. The funeral talk was for 7:30 p.m. We arrived around 7:00 p.m. to pay our condolences to the family. We had no choice but to stay and listen.

  The funeral talk started off with details of where he was born, how he met his wife and year they married, names of his children, and what year he was baptized. That ran for about 5 minutes. The last 25 minutes were about how he become a Jehovah's Witness, what his favorite scriptures were, how he served as an Elder and how all his children were Jehovah's Witnesses.

  They did not eulogize the deceased. They used it as an '' infomercial " for the benefit of the WTBTS. Shame on them for using this sad occasion for the benefit of recruiting. Anyone there in attendance who wasn't a Jehovah's Witness should shudder at this awful and shameful funeral talk.
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  It's Never Been Easier to Quit Being a JW!

  by Simon in

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  just don't click that zoom button ....

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  The zeal ain't there any more! Everyone is tired. The race has no finish line. Die, leave or go through the motions. Do the minimum so the Elders don't hound you. Zoom might the final nail in the coffin!

  
  
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  Should Difference of Opinion Be Squelched On Sites Such As FB or Twitter?

  by minimus in

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  i think that for the most part, dissenting views should be allowed to exist because of free speech principles.

  one person may strongly feel that something is true while someone else may present “facts” that support the opposing view.

  when that is the case, healthy discussion is mostly productive.

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  These big platforms are in fact public utilities.

  Social media as a public utility
  

  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Applying the term public utility to social media implies that social media websites are public necessities, and, consequently, should be regulated by the government. While social media are not as essential for survival as traditional public utilities such as electricity, water, and natural gas, many people believe it has become vital for living in an interconnected world and without it, living a successful life would be difficult.[9] Therefore, many people believe that social media has reached utility status and should be treated as a public utility. However, others believe that this is not true because social media are constantly revolutionizing and giving such platforms "utility status" would result in government regulation, which would consequently hinder innovation. Over the past decade many have debated and questioned whether or not "Internet service providers should be considered essential facilities or natural monopolies and regulated as public utilities."[10]
  
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  Should Difference of Opinion Be Squelched On Sites Such As FB or Twitter?

  by minimus in

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  i think that for the most part, dissenting views should be allowed to exist because of free speech principles.

  one person may strongly feel that something is true while someone else may present “facts” that support the opposing view.

  when that is the case, healthy discussion is mostly productive.

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  I'm against the bakery who will not bake the cake for the gay couple.

  I'm against the pharmacist who refuses to fill the birth-control order.

  I'm against the photographer who refuses to shoot photos for a gay wedding.

  I'm against Facebook, Twitter and Apple banning anyone from their websites who have views they don't agree with.

  If Facebook, Twitter and Apple are in the wrong, why isn't the baker, pharmacist and photographer (who refuse to render their services because of conscious matters)?

  You cannot pick and choose which companies should be given rights to refuse their services and force others to provide a service!
  
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  Should Difference of Opinion Be Squelched On Sites Such As FB or Twitter?

  by minimus in

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  i think that for the most part, dissenting views should be allowed to exist because of free speech principles.

  one person may strongly feel that something is true while someone else may present “facts” that support the opposing view.

  when that is the case, healthy discussion is mostly productive.

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  Simon Companies that have effectively become public utilities should not be able to kick people off. If they force individual business owners to bake cakes, then they should hold large corporates to the same account.

  Simon : Two years ago on a thread you started, you seemed to disagree with individual business owners being forced to bake a cake. Did you change your mind on this matter?

  What Are Your Rights?
  by Simon 2 years ago 121 Replies latest 2 years ago
  You also shouldn't have the right to demand the labor of others directly. This is where we get into ridiculous situations where someone demands that someone else bakes them a cake, a crazy offensive cake that they don't want to make. Again, the right should be that the government should not force you to provide your labor when you don't want to. But a false right is created and you have legal contradictions and endless court cases. The government ends up being used as a stick which is in direct contradiction of the only role government should play when it comes to rights - not to force their will on others.
  Only when someone plays the role of "government" can you demand provision of service - someone in a government office shouldn't be able to deny you service because they don't like you or your views for instance.
  Only when private enterprises reach "utility" status should they lose the right to deny service. Private companies and individuals can and should be able to discriminate for whatever reason they chose because that is the reality of human existence.
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  Omg! The latest Caleb and Sophie video!

  by nowwhat? in

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  for those who think the organization is going more mainstream think again.

  so eating a leftover birthday cupcake is as bad a sin as peter betraying jesus!

  (see lloyd evans video) .

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  Please Watchtower Society : Not another '' LIVE FOREVER'' publication.

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  there will be another new generation of watchtower society followers that will be introduced to ''the.

  carrot and stick.

  '' promise something that will never be attained!.

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  Over 50s don’t like that . Geoff Jackson’s comments on the broadcast were disparaging the older ones..

  
  

  '' Recently, I was talking to a sister who has been in the truth for about 65 years. And she said concerning the midweek meeting, I have learned more about the Bible in the last few years then in the previous 60 years.''

  I do not believe this fabrication, Mr. Jackson. Last year my aunt (who is 86 years old ) was showing me how she was having a hard time trying to learn how to use a tablet!

  
  

  
  
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  Jehovah Will Protect You with Powerful Angels

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | march 2021. study article 13. jehovah will protect you—how?.

  14 we also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

  think of what just one angel can do!

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  paragraph14. We also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

  No powerful angels helped support the preaching work in Russia!
  
  

  
  

  Mark Sanderson, member of the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses, attends a court session in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organisation be considered an extremist group, ordering closure of the group's Russia headquarters and its 395 local chapters, as well as the seizure of its property. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)