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Posts by Dagney
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22It's official...
by DATA-DOG inthe gibbering buddies are guided by jeehipity-hop!
how can i say this with 100% confidence?
well, an emotionally unstable eldub was talking about "mobile devices.
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The Ray Franz Saga
by snugglebunny ini'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.
many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.
she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.
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Dagney
^^^ Good ol' Uncle Nick. We had him also. -
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Pretty funny JW story - Daily Mail UK
by Dagney inseriously, you have to read the comments.
just a peek into what the general public think about jw's coming to their doors.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3608286/father-two-accused-opening-door-jehovah-s-witness-wearing-open-superman-dressing-gown-revealing-manly-shape-cleared-exposing-himself.html#ixzz49h8vohm1.
we had a good giggle over this.
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Dagney
Okay I just googled Scott Vale Chelmsford Court, and at least 7-8 news sources popped up with basically the same verbiage in the title. The court also popped up and showed the times and appointment for Scott Vale.
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Pretty funny JW story - Daily Mail UK
by Dagney inseriously, you have to read the comments.
just a peek into what the general public think about jw's coming to their doors.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3608286/father-two-accused-opening-door-jehovah-s-witness-wearing-open-superman-dressing-gown-revealing-manly-shape-cleared-exposing-himself.html#ixzz49h8vohm1.
we had a good giggle over this.
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Dagney
^^ No I don't. This was sent to me from a friend in the UK. -
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Help needed: transgender people and other unclear topics
by TeaBiscuit infirst of all, i am not quite sure whether this is the right place to ask my questions.
if this is not really appropriate, please tell me in advance, but i really did not know who to turn to, so i thought why not ask the internet... now, i know many of you are apostates and i'm not really looking for "leave it all behind you" answers, but really for experiences, thoughts and ideas... as well as maybe some verses if you can think of any.. anyway, first things first.
since this is very anonymous and i'd like to keep it that way, i will not give you my name, but still, i think some background info might be helpful.
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Dagney
I just could not force someone to dress/behave/act/be addressed as something different than she/he identifies with.
Well TeaBiscuit, here's the thing. This is just one example of forcing someone to be different then what they identify with.
The truth of the matter is, if you were a musician and had a burning desire to perform your talent, or you loved research in science, or you wanted to be an anthropologist, or loved volunteer work in shelters, or wanted to be a doctor/lawyer/indian chief...this would all be treated the same. Some of these would be frowned upon to pursue, some would be prohibited. And if that is who you are in your heart of hearts, your life will be a struggle from here on out. One of the worse things you can do to a person is not allow them to be who they truly meant to be and not live up to their own potential. It is so cruel.
I know the literature is warm and fuzzy, and the pictures colorfully idyllic. We all would love to live in a paradise with lions and tigers as pets. Please do yourself a tremendous favor and investigate what the Bible really says your own self, without the skip and pick verses of the literature. Then make a decision.
The combined knowledge of people on this board of what JW's teach runs in the thousands of years. We really do know what we are talking about. We've had the same good that you have experienced. Sadly, it is really not enough when it comes to living an authentic life. Be careful and wise.
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Pretty funny JW story - Daily Mail UK
by Dagney inseriously, you have to read the comments.
just a peek into what the general public think about jw's coming to their doors.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3608286/father-two-accused-opening-door-jehovah-s-witness-wearing-open-superman-dressing-gown-revealing-manly-shape-cleared-exposing-himself.html#ixzz49h8vohm1.
we had a good giggle over this.
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Dagney
Seriously, you HAVE to read the comments.
Just a peek into what the general public think about JW's coming to their doors.
We had a good giggle over this.
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The Ray Franz Saga
by snugglebunny ini'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.
many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.
she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.
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Dagney
Newsweek and a short article about it as well. I remember the article saying "the Watchtower refused to comment..."
I didn't buy Newsweek after that thinking the article was so biased. Persecution complex...the world is picking of us.
Sigh. I was an idiot.
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The Ray Franz Saga
by snugglebunny ini'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.
many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.
she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.
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Dagney
I do remember it being very big stuff. I could not figure out how that could happen. I had a bible student at the time and I gave her the speech about men being imperfect, don't follow men, stick to the bible.
I also remember Ray interviewed on the radio, and we all knew about it and listened. I remember not being shocked at anything he said, and just filed it away thinking there was a lot more to the story. I went on a two week visit to Bethel in 1982, and there was a lot of talk about it still. It appeared to me they were confused as anybody else, especially knowing the character of the man and his wife, and the others DF.
It wasn't until 20 years later I read the story online and his book. The pieces fit.
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Underground stone rings made by Neanderthals
by freemindfade inhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/scientists-underground-stone-rings-made-by-neanderthals/2016/05/25/1fa17e98-229b-11e6-b944-52f7b1793dae_story.html.
two mysterious stone rings found deep inside a french cave were probably built by neanderthals about 176,500 years ago, proving that the ancient cousins of humans were capable of more complex behavior than previously thought, scientists say..
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Dagney
I love this stuff.
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RUSSIA: Jehovah's Witnesses face possible liquidation
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2181.
24 may 2016. russia: jehovah's witnesses face possible liquidation.
by victoria arnold, forum 18. if prosecutors proceed with their threat to liquidate the jehovah's witness headquarters near st petersburg, thousands of local congregations across russia could also face prohibition of their activities and individuals could be vulnerable to criminal charges for expressing their beliefs, forum 18 notes.. the jehovah's witnesses' principal body in russia is under threat of dissolution as an "extremist" organisation after the deadline in an official warning from the general prosecutor's office expired on 10 may, forum 18 notes.
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Dagney
Well they are an extremist group when the boxes of the definition of cult are ticked.
As a group overall, they are typically quiet and "peaceable" as far as their behavior.
However, the message in the WT literature is clear. It is divisive and cruel for families as they enforce their shunning rules.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out.