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  Flying Scotsman Visits My Town

  by cofty in

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  the iconic steam engine the flying scotsman has been restored and is back on tour along the east coast main line between london and edinburgh.

  this evening it crossed the royal border bridge in berwick-on-tweed for the first time since it was put out of service in january 1963.. here are few shots.. .

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  great pics cofty , but where did all the water go.?
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  The Jehovah`s Witness / Watchtower Religion is Just Another American Born Cult Religion

  by smiddy in

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  2. beliefs

  the international bible students association of charles taze russell and his associates were influenced by other cults of his time most of which believed they were living in the last days , the end times of bible prophecy .. some of which were , the many adventists sects , the christadelphians , mormons ,and the adventists playing a huge influence on russells writings,.

  was charles taze russell chosen by jehovah to lead a revival of the true religion on earth ?

  over a hundred years ago ?.

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  The International bible Students Association of Charles Taze Russell and his associates were influenced by other Cults of his time most of which believed they were living in the last days , the End times of Bible prophecy .

  Some of which were , the many Adventists sects , the Christadelphians , Mormons ,and the Adventists playing a huge influence on Russells writings,

  Was Charles Taze Russell chosen by Jehovah to lead a revival of the true religion on earth ? Over a hundred years ago ?

  If so , why is the religion of Jehovah`s Witnesses so completely different from what it was in Charles Taze Russells day

  Almost all of what C.T.Russell preached in his day is now discarded as false by the current Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses today,

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  Type / Antitype article discredits many JW teachings

  by Sanchy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was going over the type / antitype articles that were released in last year's watchtower articles and i've just realized how ironic it is those very articles can serve to demolish some of the most fundamental jw teachings.. take for instance the "questions from readers" section of the march 15, 2015 magazine.

  after mentioning some "far-fetched" interpretations that others have applied to bible events, they go on to say:.

  if such interpretations seem far-fetched, you can understand the dilemma.

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  D.O.C.

  The 7 trumpets of revelation relate to Cedar Point Conventions , that was something that started to wake me up though it took many more years for me to exit this man made religion from America.

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  Now finally Caleb & Sofia Anti-Gay Video going viral in Germany too

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  today spiegel online & bento have an article about the anti-gay video.. spiegel is one of the biggest and most serious news media in germany.. they also report and show that youtubers cut the video and changed it in a funny way.

  sofia tells her mother that the teacher said it's fine if they live each other.

  then sofia's mother says: "thats wonderful.".

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  Ucantnome

  Why don`t you look up his Bio ?

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  There will be a Funeral service for Prince in the Kingdom Hall this sunday

  by Farai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about 30-50 high profile guests are expected among 300 other guests.

  the kingdom hall has requested for support from the police for crowd/traffic control .

  http://kstp.com/news/email-details-prince-funeral-minnetonka-jehovahs-witness-kindom-hall-police-traffic-crowd-control/4136002/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/prince-memorial-scheduled/.

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  Surely sooner or later more and more people are going to see the double standards applied by the organization where celebrities and people with exceptional wealth are given a " get out of jail card " where by the average jane or joe Jehovah`s Witness is going to be hauled before the JC for a far less transgression.

  Especially when such actions are taken against teenagers of the rank and file , yet adult celebrities are given a free pass.

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  God's Word and Modern Man

  by TheLiberator in

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  i have drawn the conclusion that when god speaks, he is using the language and the concepts of the time.

  he is not revealing a new scientific understanding when he speaks.

  that would be distracting from the point being made.

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  Well God hasn`t spoken to man for over 2000 years now , maybe he/she is afraid of being outed as a fraud not having a clue about modern day scientific facts.

  Then again maybe GOD only exists in the minds of the superstitious people of centuries ago and filters down to the superstitious people of today.

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  I`m on Windows 10 and my mouse keeps dying , any suggestions ? what to do ?

  by smiddy in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  hi friends.. as the op states lately my mouse keeps dying on me while i`m in the middle of typing a post or whatever and so i lose all that i have laboured to type.. i keep resurrecting the mouse but now it`s dying more frequently .. any suggestions on how to get around this problem , or am i flogging a dead mouse ?.

  i await your suggestions.. smiddy.

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  I thank all of you for your suggestions , however i`m a computer nerd and well into my 70`s which does not help.

  My mouse is a logitech plugged into my harddrive ? no batteries .

  When I have the problem I turn off the pc unplug it from the wall and unplug the mouse from the harddrive ?

  which has fixed the problem until next time it happens and I do it all over again.

  Maybe I`m a lost cause.

  Simon ," How would your mouse dying make you lose what you have typed ?" Easy , .no cursor , no control .

  I would love to know how to control my pc with just the keyboard but I am afraid it may be too complicated for me.

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  An Atheist gives Credit To Religions

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  even though i now consider myself an atheist and have little time for religion as such , i have to acknowledge that some religious institutions , and even some i would consider a cult more so than others , do a fantastic job in the field of charitable works.. for so many in our communities who are disadvantaged ,in one way or another , the down and outs , for a better phrase , those that have succumbed to alcoholism , drug dependency , mental illness in it`s many forms , homeless people , juveniles suffering abuse of one sort or another at home , domestic violence , etc.

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  the list just goes on and on .. yet their are religious charitable institutions who are at the forefront of helping these people offering and lending a hand both physically , emotionally , and even financially to support these people without judging them .. so even though i consider myself an atheist i can commend what these religious institutions do to for these people... i can`t say the same thing for jehovah`s witnesses who will take , take , take and give nothing in return.. smiddy.

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  Xanthippie , yes the Salvos are well known for their practical love of neighbour .

  xjwsrock ,The more people in a position to expose the WT organization for what it is the better .

  talesin , Thank you for providing that info ,knowing their are far more religions that are actively engaged in doing something practical to help the needy and not just giving them a WT saying this will solve all your problems.

  menrov ,Thanks for your comment , however I don`t believe the WT does ANY charitable work at all full stop.

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  There will be a Funeral service for Prince in the Kingdom Hall this sunday

  by Farai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about 30-50 high profile guests are expected among 300 other guests.

  the kingdom hall has requested for support from the police for crowd/traffic control .

  http://kstp.com/news/email-details-prince-funeral-minnetonka-jehovahs-witness-kindom-hall-police-traffic-crowd-control/4136002/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/prince-memorial-scheduled/.

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  I hope the family of Prince come out and embarrass the JW`s big time over this attempt to capitalize on his death.

  I find it disgusting that they would stoop so low.

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  shutting down topics now?

  by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

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  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5744214272901120/suicide-idea?page=3&size=10.

  i can't comment on this topic on either of my devices or multiple browsers.. so we're shutting down topics now are we?

  i'm assuming you've disabled commenting due to your feeling that it's a troll.

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  I agree with Simon ,look at her past posts.,and in this realm of nobody really knowing who you really are well ???

  Just supposing for one moment she is genuine , do you honestly think anything anyone on this board is going to change her mind ?

  Persons who genuinely want to commit suicide do not advertise it beforehand .

  And if she does toss herself off after what everybody`s advice has been given , who are you going to blame ?

  In general , the people who are serious about going to kill themselves do not advertise it before hand so that people can intervene.

  If they write suicide notes it`s something that can be found after they have carried out the act and not before.

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