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  why did they have to butcher the kingdom melodies?

  by purrpurr in

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  its not like there was anything wrong with them was there?

  i used to love the old ones.

  these new ones feel like the equivalent of a deflated balloon.. does anyone have the answer?.

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  Blondie referred elsewhere to the songbook containing 4-part harmony. That was the little pink one, which I worked on at Bethel, late '60s. It was perfect in all respects, IMHO. Then came the brown book, where the songs were written in pianistic style. A totally different approach, though the tunes remained virtually intact.

  Those songs were vigorous, melodic, some very heartfelt. As a composer and musician, I liked both books, yet the former was preferable with its bare-bones format, which could more readily be improvised upon. Perfectly suited for delineating between the 4 voices. The latter was not so good for singing to. Again, IMHO.

  I will not comment on the new version . . .

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  the org like Dr Evil - out of touch

  by Magnum in

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  i keep getting an image of dr. evil in my head whenever i think of jws and their website.

  the more i find out about them and the org promoting it, the more i think of dr. evil when he came out of his 30-year freeze; he was way behind times.

  after being thawed out, he demanded one million dollars from the un like that was a lot of money, and he was laughed at because he was so out of touch.

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  It's in full swing here, Magnum. Some of the oldtimers are feeling out of touch and unable to keep up.

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  JW internal warfare threatens the Tract campaign

  by Quarterback in

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  2. humour

  i overheard this argument re the new tract campaign.

  one elder told a publisher, to hide the tract in the mailbox if the home owner wasn't home.

  the publisher was used to folding the tip of the tract, and just left a tip showing.

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  The KM in 2000 states, " to not make the tract invisible to passersby's".

  Though the point made may be partially correct (excepting 'not . . . invisible'), the above is definitely not a direct quotation from the KM; it is by no means copied/pasted. The WT publications would not contain so many errors in a single sentence.

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  My guess: "[. . .] not to make the tract visible to passersby."
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  Why do JWs have this* on their FB pages now?

  by Kudra in

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  Kudra and Aude:

  Oh, and the two dots for the "ellipsis" annoys me.

  Saw another FB "advertisement," but very poorly done. It shows a hand holding a tablet (is that the correct term?), the new logo, and JW-type imagery.

  The word Lifes should be Life's.

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  The spelling fairy says: It's 'atheist', not 'athiest'

  by Apognophos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  atheists are people who are "a-" (without) "theism" (a belief in god).

  they are not "athiests"; they are not "athier" than everyone else, nor is "athy" a word.. .

  this isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but it's a mistake i see every day on here and i thought it might be nice to have a topic we can bump just to periodically remind people of the proper spelling, especially since they are sometimes referring to their very own beliefs.

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  The spelling fairy says: It's 'atheist', not 'athiest'

  by Apognophos in

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  atheists are people who are "a-" (without) "theism" (a belief in god).

  they are not "athiests"; they are not "athier" than everyone else, nor is "athy" a word.. .

  this isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but it's a mistake i see every day on here and i thought it might be nice to have a topic we can bump just to periodically remind people of the proper spelling, especially since they are sometimes referring to their very own beliefs.

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  Thanks, stillin:

  I try to be subtle. Thanks for seeing and correcting the joke, Island Man!

  Best.

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  The spelling fairy says: It's 'atheist', not 'athiest'

  by Apognophos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  atheists are people who are "a-" (without) "theism" (a belief in god).

  they are not "athiests"; they are not "athier" than everyone else, nor is "athy" a word.. .

  this isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but it's a mistake i see every day on here and i thought it might be nice to have a topic we can bump just to periodically remind people of the proper spelling, especially since they are sometimes referring to their very own beliefs.

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  Thanks!

  Its a shame about our spelling. Our brain and it's failure to get things straight.

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  California fires

  by Hortensia in

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  i think quite a few of you live in/near the sacramento area and the sierras.

  anyone close to the fire?

  are you all right?.

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  Thanks, Hortensia!

  Have a good day.

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  California fires

  by Hortensia in

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  2. current

  i think quite a few of you live in/near the sacramento area and the sierras.

  anyone close to the fire?

  are you all right?.

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  compound complex

  OK here -- skies continue clear.

  Where's the fire?

  Oh, I'll Google it.

  Thanks.

  Stay safe.

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  Silenced - The Rado Vleugel Story

  by Lee Elder in

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  2. experiences

  http://ajwrb.org/experiences/silenced-the-rado-vleugel-story.

  silenced the rado vleugel storyposted on july 27, 2014 by lee elder.

  my name is rado vleugel.

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  "As regards the ALLEGED involvement of children, the applicant association [WTS] submits that children CANNOT BECOME MEMBERS of the association but only participate...In respect to the refusal of blood transfusions, the applicant association submits that there are NO religious sanctions for a Jehovah's Witness who CHOOSES TO ACCEPT a blood transfusion and that, therefore, the fact that the religious doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses is against blood transfusions CANNOT AMOUNT TO A THREAT to public health." ECOHR, re: WT seeks legal recognition in Bulgaria, 1997, www.AJWRB.org [CC: emphasis]

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/126041/1/Children-in-Bulgaria-CANNOT-BECOME-MEMBERS#.U9XINeNdUf0