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  Alan Rickman's Passing

  by TipsyMangoTea in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  alan rickman, best known to my generation as prof. severus snape from the harry potter film franchise, has passed away due to cancer at the age of 69.. growing up with a witness mother, anything related to science fiction and fantasy was looked down upon, so, naturally, i was a rebel rebel (oh david bowie...).. just wanted to let any potterheads know the news and that even if you feel like you'll never be free of the deadly watchtower, you're not alone and there's hope.. always..

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  Dagney

  Lovely actor. Great voice. Will do some movie watching this weekend to catch what I've missed of his. RIP Mr. Rickman.
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  Canada - Abuse allegations in Newfoundland casting a cloud over Jehovah's Witnesses

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/abuse-allegations-jehovahs-witness-1.3401468.

  abuse allegations in newfoundland casting a cloud over jehovah's witnessesallegations of abuse involving two members of the jehovah's witness religious movement in newfoundland have emerged, though details of the charges are protected by a court-ordered publication ban.

  cbc news has learned that a former volunteer church elder and his son are facing charges.the former elder is charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation relating to allegations dating from 2009 to 2012 in central newfoundland.according to court documents, a second man is charged with sexual assault, with the information referencing a period between may 2011 and december 2013 in a community on the avalon peninsula.cbc news has confirmed that the pair are father and son.a sexual exploitation charge involves anyone in a position of trust or authority who commits an offence against a young person.the matter involving the older accused was called at a provincial court on wednesday.it was set over until next month, when a date is expected to be set for trial.the younger accused is scheduled to make a court appearance later this month.. read full article at link.. *note the very last sentence in the article.

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  Dagney

  Thank you for posting. Sad there is even another one. But happy it made the news and there is more attention.

  Wonder if they have an RC like in Australia?
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  "Fa La La"

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  out at the mall with mrs. otwo, she sees a shirt on the rack that was marked down from $25 to just $4.

  she holds it up and says, "should i buy this as a workout shirt?".

  i tell her "no, because as soon as you figure out what it means, you won't wear it anymore.

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  Dagney

  It's odd to me she wouldn't take what you told her as being true.

  But yeah, it would be funny if she wore a xmas shirt to clean the hall...get a pic!
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  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  by rebel8 in

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  2. entertainment

  anyone here watching this on netflix?.

  it's funny, kind of silly at times, but somewhat relatable.. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellie-kemper-kimmy-schmidt-character-798166.

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  Dagney

  I watched about 6 episodes and got sidetracked. But yes, it ticks some boxes...sigh.

  That whole doomsday thing sounds so nutty now. Ack!
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  The disappointed look on a Jehovah's Witness face - that you're living a good and fulfilling life

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another thread got me thinking of this issue.

  i don't think you'll ever come across a set of people with such a skewed and twisted outlook on life.. my memory serves me well when i recall a sort of blood lusting excitement over things like the 9/11 atrocities.

  in fact i remember jw's describing the event as 'sad but exciting.

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  Dagney

  They are so out of touch with life and living. They think their demented way of thinking about life and living puts them in some secret club with special perks...as they have been told.

  I like the quizzical looks...like, "shouldn't you be shooting heroin and dying from AIDS" kind of look.
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  David Bowie

  by smiddy in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

  rip d,b, .

  smiddy .

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  Dagney

  😞😞😞

  RIP Ziggy Stardust.
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  I'm ready to get my first Powerball ticket -- NOT!

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  2. friends

  it's up to some 800 zillion dollars now and hasn't suckered me in yet.

  i've been out of watchtower for some 38 years now and i suppose the lottery is one of their nonoze.

  i have nothing morally wrong against it or anyone who enjoys doing it.

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  I bought $10 worth. The first in years. Just for the hell of it.
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  What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

  by nicolaou in

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  2. physical

  here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

  another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

  already people are making cries of "nanny state!

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  Ya know, it's like every day you read "one glass of wine per day will save your life" in one news blurb, then some other "authority" will tell you any alcohol is taxing your system and killing you sip by sip.

  I like others have mentioned here, have alcoholism in my family. There was a time in life where I drank a lot and wondered if I have the genetic predisposition. It turns out I'm a social drinker and don't really drink outside of social occasions.

  I say moderation and whatever works for you. Edited to add: maybe that should read whatever is "best" for your health and best for your situation with family etc.
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  My Bethwl Experience Part 11

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  more about cars and n.y.c.. .

  back then hundreds of cars were stolen, in the city every day!

  the new york post said "the average life span of a corvette (sports car) parked on the street was 24 hours!

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  Dagney

  Thank you for those stories! That was a crazy time in NY.

  I went in August 1982. Now that I think about it lots of crazy things happened. But I do remember walking back from the subway late at night, (the bookstudy was in one of the high rise housing buildings), us two girls and two Bethelite boys. There were groups of near-do-well looking kids we were walking past. One group started to follow us on one of those dark, deserted industrial streets. It was the most afraid I have ever been in my LIFE. They let us be, but I was praying like the dickens which I thought then, of course, big Jah had saved us.

  Do you remember the Friday night dances? Some club in the city the Bethelites went to? And the basement disco?

  Thanks again...great reading!!!
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  Double life

  by Esmeralda001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is there a way i can successfully live a double life?

  don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to get engaged in activities that are condemnable according to the *bible* (not the *wt*) standards.

  i figured that the only way i can get the brothers and sisters to leave me along is by pretending that i am an unemployed drop out.

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  Dagney

  ^^^ what rebel said x10.

  You will be much happier pursuing your own needs and goals and the concern about other's expectations will organically fall to its lesser and unimportant position.