The spin is impressive, but her defense statement said that his ride served to warn the British as well. A more accurate statement she should have made would have been "after his ride, when captured, he warned the british" though "taunted" might have been a better choice in word.
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Sarah Palin has "Fire in my Belly" to run for President in 2012
by designs inis this a bad burrito or god talking to her...........again.
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Paralipomenon
I see her teasing about running but not actually doing it.
If she makes a play and fails, her popularity will plumet and with that her earning potential.
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Why do the women put up with it?
by JeffT inmy question was sparked by a comment on another board, regarding islamic women.
"exactly; look up the details of the "honor killing" epidemic and the extent to which women are the primary movers and motivators behind the murders is startling.
also, looking at the secular countries that are being threatened by islamic fundamentalism (malaysia, indonesia, egypt, turkey) and woman are at the forefront in returning to wearing the niquab/burka and accepting islamic oppression.
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If I'm not mistaken women also make up the "large army" of the WTS. I think it's less about wanting to be oppressed and more about being passionate about their religious belief.
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Today's WT lesson: Desperate for more MS. How many get appointed 1 yr after baptism?
by Open mind intoday's wt lesson: serving jehovah with all seriousness, excerpt from paragraph 11:.
"if a brother has been baptized at least one year and to a reasonable degree meets the scriptural qualifications for ministerial servants outlined at 1 timothy 3:8-13, he can be recommended for appointment.".
how often have you seen someone become a ministerial servant one year after baptism?
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How are you and Bobbi?
Life is fantastic, the kids seemed to have settled into being worldly DAA's quite nicely and enjoy birthdays and holidays.
Have you had a family Christmas yet?
Bah, i should go stalk your posting history :p
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Social Networks giving strength to JW protest in Canada!
by koolaid-man inthe social networks facebook , twitter, youtube, etc.
are valuable tools in creating the energy to incite apostates of the watchtower org.
to come out and protest and expose the cover-ups, the child molesters, the shunning and breaking up of families going on in the jehovah's witness religion.. the protest saturday june 25th 2011 from 7 am until 1 pm in front of the pepsi coliseum in quebec city against the watchtower is getting lots of attention on the internet.. protesters are now able to organize and and reach millions of people who have been hurt by this destructive cult.. jean-philippe cossette founder and webmaster of www.watchowerlies.com.
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Quandry:
You are right that I have horrible grammar. Most of my online posts are merely opinion or experiences. If someone were to point out gramatical errors, I would thank them and try harder in the future. That said, if I were to launch a public initiative I would recognize my weakness in spelling and grammar and get any written material proofread first.
With that as my weakness, if I disregarded it and posted a picture of myself holding up a sign with a glarring gramatical error in it, would you defend me and say that it is my way of making a point?
I considered letting this slip, but I always delight when a person chastises someone else for spelling and grammar while missing some in their own post. :)
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Today's WT lesson: Desperate for more MS. How many get appointed 1 yr after baptism?
by Open mind intoday's wt lesson: serving jehovah with all seriousness, excerpt from paragraph 11:.
"if a brother has been baptized at least one year and to a reasonable degree meets the scriptural qualifications for ministerial servants outlined at 1 timothy 3:8-13, he can be recommended for appointment.".
how often have you seen someone become a ministerial servant one year after baptism?
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Hey OM!
Long time no see!
Good to see you're not an elder anymore, how goes the fade?
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BEST POST OF THE MONTH CONTEST (JUNE 2011) VOTE AND START HERE
by maksym ini thought to start a place where we can reflect on some really great posts throughout the month.
paste the topic, opening post if necessary, and the posted reply below it.
read the posts here first.
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Paralipomenon
My vote is for Farkel where he posted:
Idiot.
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It's sad that your wife is wanting to stay 'in' ,,, as your story ended quite sadly (but that was 4 years ago, so I am hopeful for you ...)
Fortunately it had a happy ending later. :)
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/138761/1/Please-welcome-my-wife-to-the-JWD
PS: you also have a PM
Edit: wonderful, also found someone had sent me a PM over a month ago. :(
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Social Networks giving strength to JW protest in Canada!
by koolaid-man inthe social networks facebook , twitter, youtube, etc.
are valuable tools in creating the energy to incite apostates of the watchtower org.
to come out and protest and expose the cover-ups, the child molesters, the shunning and breaking up of families going on in the jehovah's witness religion.. the protest saturday june 25th 2011 from 7 am until 1 pm in front of the pepsi coliseum in quebec city against the watchtower is getting lots of attention on the internet.. protesters are now able to organize and and reach millions of people who have been hurt by this destructive cult.. jean-philippe cossette founder and webmaster of www.watchowerlies.com.
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Hello Paralipomenon , the last time I was counseled for my attire was by an elder. I will try to dress better for my next protest, hope I did not stumble anyone. Sorry my suit and tie is unbecoming of a protester.
Your first website was over the top, poorly designed and hard to read. It's obvious that marketing isn't your strong point. You did end up changing the format of the site and now it's a bit better, though the color scheme does cause strain on the eyes to read.
When putting together a message you need to consider who your target audience is. If it is non-witnesses, then scope the protest site out before hand on a similar day (ie. previous Saturday before protest) and note what people are wearing. If they are in three piece suits, put a three piece suit on. If they are in khakis and golf shirts then dress the same. People are more receptive to a message from someone they consider their peer.
For a witness watching, if you blend into the casual foot traffic, then the natural place for their gaze is to look at what's different, that being the signs.
If you look like a used car salesman and stick out like a sore thumb, people will focus on you. For non-witnesses they will look at you and at the smartly dressed witnesses and wonder if you lost a barfight. For witnesses you look like their least favorite elder which isn't endearing to the message either.
There's ways of protesting and making points. Protests are a dime a dozen and mostly lead by people that have no idea how resonate with their target audience. If you don't care how your message is perceived, then why should they?
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Reasons "love bombing" ceases
by roxanesophia ini study with a highly esteemed pioneer & elder's kid and i've learned on here that pioneers are right up there when it comes to gossip, as are elders kids, so i've got a double whammy.
unfortunately i didn't learn that until after i'd trusted her.
call me a moron but i'm totally drawn in by the kindness.
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Personally I don't think most do it intentionally.
When someone new shows up at the hall, they are encouraged to go over, meet the person and welcome them. They are also told that their goal is to bring new members into the fold.
But it's impossible to hold a smile all day, eventually after you are seen at more and more meetings you are no longer viewed as a "new person" and people that wouldn't normally be your friend stop trying. I really don't think it's malicious. You can't force yourself to become close friends with every person you meet.
The witnesses are very cliquish. Like most close-knit societies. If you get into one of the top cliques, you will likely continue to be invited over and greeted by people there. If not, it will be very lonely as you keep going wondering, why you seemed to lose these new friends, wondering if it's because you are not a good enough witness.
The average spiral is:
Attend more meetings
Get baptized
Pioneer
Give talks...
Really people keep trying harder and harder to be the best witness they can be to get that feeling back of being wanted, but unless you break into one of the cliques, you won't do it.
It sounds like you've tapped your critical thinking even though you use the occassional "witness speak". Just decide if their teachings hold up to fact or if you need their own literature to validate the teachings.