ShirleyW

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  I get so tired of people always bringing up "Black on Black" crime.

  by booker-t in

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  i am responding to a post by someone the other day about a black girl beaten by a mob of other black teens for "acting too white.

  " the poster was trying to drive home the idea black people commit more crimes against themselves then white people do to them.

  while it is true some black people do insult other black people who they believe are trying to fit in with caucasian people, white people, hispanics, asians, and other races do the same exact thing to people in their ethnic group as well.

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  ShirleyW

  Hmmm, this thread started out saying how tiring it is to read about "black on black" crime as well as other races as well, with people agreeing that they are tired of it too, now it seems like this thread is turning into the others about "black vs. white".

  What I find interesting is that although the majority of folks here are no longer or JWs, I guess although the Borg preaches there is no division in race and we are all one and love Jah, I guess some folks never felt that while they were in and did the "make believe" thing about, like so many Dubs do for some of the things in the Borg, but deep down, if you came in to the Cult feeling a certain way about a certain race, those feelings didn't change while they were Jehovah's happy people spreading the word of his Kingdom.
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  Outrageous Comment

  by Yondaime in

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  what was the most outrageous comment you ever heard during a wt study?.

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  please share your experiences..

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  ShirleyW

  Me neither Apog
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  Observations from a day at the zoo

  by Simon in

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  so we went to calgary zoo today and i'm torn between zoo's being great for conservation vs using animals to make money.

  i think on the whole they are a good thing but it's sad to see some of the animals caged up - somehow i always end up staring into the eyes of a gorilla and it makes me sad.. but that isn't what struck me ... it's these things:.

  http://www.amazon.com/step2-wagon-two-plus-blue/dp/b0048wqhgw/ref=zg_bs_166419011_2.

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  ShirleyW

  I agree with these grown kids in strollers, I see it everyday. The kid looks like they're 7 or 8 years old in a stroller, makes you think what the heck happened to parenting skills. . . .and don't get me started on the stroller for twins, or the double wide as I call it. They used to make the twin stroller where one was behind the other, why do they now have to be side by side?
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  'Big Eyes' Movie is the story of art couple Margaret (an XJW) and Walter Keane

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/tim-burton-big-eyes-new-movie-margaret-walter-keane-amy-adams-christoph-waltz_n_3013705.html.

  tim burton 'big eyes' movie tells the story of art couple margaret and walter keane.

  tim burton, a filmmaker known for his own brand of ghoulish cartoon characters, is taking on the world of wide-eyed artist, margaret keane, in a new movie aptly titled "big eyes.".

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  ShirleyW

  I remember that story and those pictures from the 60's. My mother bought some when I was a kid and put them in my room since the walls looked so bare and she didn't even know the artist was a JW
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  Any recent wack-a-doodle elder comments in your congo lately?

  by sir82 in

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  our go-to wack-a-doodle elder moved to a new congregation a few years back.

  the position has been vacant since then.. we had an elder move in a few months back.

  he appears to be angling for the position of resident wack-a-doodle.. at last night's service meeting, he said (paraphrased): "as a congregation, we've been busier than ever before with our special campaign.

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  OneEyedJoe - Is this guy still a faithful servant of Jah?

  Sounds like a guy from a friends cong decades ago that used to be a hippie, his first talk, first line out of his mouth was "Dig this cat Jehovah"
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  HULK HOGAN will he convert to Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  .from jw instagram .

  http://instagram.com/jw_witnesses.

  caption:" a few sisters were out in the tract campaign in clearwater, florida this morning and placed a tract with wrestling personality hulk hogan.

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  The two sisters look like they're looking forward to a return visit to see how he enjoyed reading it . . . as if he's actually going to read and as if he gave them his address so they could drop by.

  But hey, ya' never know, maybe he and Prince can go out in service one day, Prince wearing one of his outlandish outfits as usual and Hulk going bare chested and wearing that WWE belt. As long as they keep those checks rollin' in nothing would be said to them.
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  THE MUSIC DILEMMA: TO LISTEN OR NOT TOO LISTEN?

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  i always thought this was a double standard amongst witnesses.

  what exactly is acceptable to jw's when it comes to music?

  an example is prince.

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  ShirleyW

  I posted a couple of months ago that the Dubs must be all over that "happiness is the truth" line during the meetings, trying to be clever trying to work it into their comments.

  I remember when Flip Wilson in his Geraldine character used to say "what you see is what you get", I remember a sister worked that one in her comment one Sunday probably feeling all proud of herself, thought she was being all informative yet comical at the same time.
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  Post some niceness ! There is too much negativity in the world.

  by new hope and happiness in

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  so here we are on a niceness thread talking about nice things.. yesterday a very pretty girl left her mobile behind at the computer in the libary, i returned it to her and she gave me a hug.

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  Good one St. George and an embarrassment to that woman I'm sure.
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  Do you know your neighbors? Is it just me?

  by neverendingjourney in

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  i'm a single hispanic guy in my mid 30s living by myself in suburban america.

  i own a home in the kind of neighborhood where you have to get hoa permission to do just about anything, including chopping down a tree.

  i'm a white collar worker and lead a pretty boring life.

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  ShirleyW

  I thought that kind of behavior was only for NYC apartment buildings (of which I am resident of) as the comedians and TV shows would like you to believe.

  I guess it's no different than on the job with coworkers, some neighbors you like some you don't, some won't say a word some will, which is my experience working and at home.
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  What Would You Answer A JW If They Asked You If You Would Ever Come Back ?

  by minimus in

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  ShirleyW

  daringhart13

  Just looked up those scriptures - "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

  Sounds like something they could use when asked why do they flip flop so much, notice the words "teaching, correcting and training in righteousness" that's what they THINK they are doing