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  Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

  by kpop in

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  so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

  how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

  how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

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  smiddy

  Any Muslim found committing an act of terrorism should be sent back to the land of his origin and his family should be sent back also..

  If he or she is born in the country that they have committed an offence of terroism then they and their family should be returned to the country of the parents,

  This is the only way to get through to parents and offspring that their are consequences for acts of terrorism committed in democratic lands. And that the parents need to control their children and make plain to them the cosequences of their actions.That they will ALL be evicted.
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  A nurse describes a noblood death

  by OrphanCrow in

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  the jehovah's witness protection program.

  my first clue that 'something was up' lay in the fact that it was 7 am in the intensive care unit and getting to my patient was a challenge for all of his visitors in his room.my second clue that 'something was up' lay in the fact that my patient was african-american and all of his visitors were white.now before we get all racially sensitive, i am very aware that many families are blended in many ways and many of us are close friends with people of all races.

  however, in the hospital where i work, it is an uncommon sight to see a room full of white people at the bedside of a black man at seven in the morning.

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  smiddy

  Maybe their should be a procedure in Hospitals that ONLY 2-3 blood relatives are allowed to visit a dying person at any one time and if their is to be an exception as far as "clergy" are to be involved ONLY ONE person can attend and no more.

  Just saying

  How else do you stop Vultures hovering over dying people.
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  How would it be?

  by Gorbatchov in

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  hearing of sisters doing humble work in the congregation:.

  how is it feel if you are a women with ambitions, well educated, maybe born very smart, you know what you want.. and then you see the elders, some simple, some very strict and some act like idiots.. and you know you're role is to be the one of housewife, pioneer and coffee vollenteer in the kh.. i did not see any ambisious jw girl in my youth maybe they did hide it.

  but what a frustration there must be.. how do you see this aspect?.

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  smiddy

  Thats a good question Gorby ,I have come across a few women in congregations I have attended who I considered were very intellgent and smart ,and some that never took crap from Elders.

  I would hazard a guess that they are all out by now , not that i know for sure as I live now in a different state and many many years have gone by.

  But then again intelligence is not something that protects you from joining a cult does it or even remaining in one.

  Plenty of intelligent people with high IQ`s have fallen victim to one cult or another whether they are male or female.

  Why were females who (claimed) were of the annointed never given any authority in congregation matters when they would rule with Christ for a thousand years.?

  Governing Body members claim their authority as GB members with no more authority than women or men who claim they are of the annointed ,

  And yet the annointed have no say in congregation matters. They are not recognised any more than a R&F member

  So why should we believe one and not the other.?
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  Why did Satan tempt Eve with a talking snake when he could have materialised as another human to tempt her ?

  by smiddy in

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  since the angels that followed satan could take on human form and even have sex and bear offspring to females of earth why would satan not have used this avenue instead of talking through a snake .?

  which really makes no common sense ?.

  why wouldnt eve question how a snake could talk?

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  Since the Angels that followed satan could take on human form and even have sex and bear offspring to females of earth why would Satan not have used this avenue instead of talking through a snake .? which really makes no common sense ?

  Why wouldnt Eve question how a snake could talk? or even reason with a question ?

  Wouldnt Eve be more convinced and believed another "human" rather than take the word of a talking snake ?

  Which is the more logical.?

  Atheists will say its all BS anyway

  What about those who believe the bible is the inspired word of GOD ?
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  "Forced" study with an Elder - The first question i will pose, help appreciated.

  by CitizenofEarth in

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  hello folks.

  as some of you might know my dad couldnt keep quiet about my view of the world, so i have been "forced" to study with an elder.

  otherwise i would be dragged to questioning, which is to much pressure for a young inexperienced person like me.

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  In the Christian Greek Scriptures their are over 30 times where it says that christians are to be witnesses of/for/or about Jesus and not one that instructs christians to bear witness about Jehovah ,you could ask humbly ,why is that so ?

  You are also aware that the Christian Greek Scriptures say that the name of Jesus is to be exalted above every other name , either in heaven on ,earth ,or under the earth. (that includes jehovah)

  However I do agree with what others have said here play it down act dumb and be submissive until your a bit older .

  If the Elder senses you are questioning the GB al he will want to do is entrap you into committing yourself.

  Take care.CoE
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  Putin's critics beware

  by Normalfulla in

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  so just watching the news and just seen an article about a former mp who was a critic of putin and has been assassinated ,it mentioned others who had stood up to putin and received the effects of his long reaching arm , i wonder what he will think of all the letters he will be receiving shortly ?

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  I`m pretty damned sure Mr Putin will not be worrying about a letter writing campaign by JW`s
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  Reasoned With A JW Yesterday

  by pale.emperor in

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  had a great chat with a jw on my door yesterday.

  girl 1: .... i dont think you would.

  me: ________, and say hi to my uncle ________ for me.. girl 1: i will.

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  Well done PE win them over first with a few pleasantrys then hit them with some home truths.
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  JW Letter Writing Conspiracy

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just had a wild conspiracy theory.

  get your tin hats everyone.

  what if this mass letter writing is all a bethel conspiracy to increase declining service hours?

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  smiddy

  The instructions say the letters should be mailed no later than April 1.

  These letters are an April fools joke on the JW`s if they think it will make a difference to Putin
  
  
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  incident going on in central london

  by Ruby456 in

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  unfolding now - could be terrorist.

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/22/man-shot-police-outside-parliament-officer-reportedly-shoots/.

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  smiddy

  Christians acknowledge that the Old Testament has practices that are way out of touch with todays norm.

  And the Old Testaments punishments for sins and crimes are not applicable in todays society .

  And the New Testament has put all the old testament behind it.

  In Christianity no stonings ,no cutting off a limb and more barbaric acts ,etc.etc. that was practiced in the Old Testament .

  In contrast :With Islam , the Muslim religion they still practice these barbaric acts with the blessing of the populace and Immans and whoever .Such as genital mutillation against young girls .

  And it is only Muslims , people of Islam that are carrying out these attacks on western society.Nobody else.does.

  Islam is still living in the day of centuries ago of Mahomedan with their barbaric practices and still applying them to our 21st century .

  Islam and Muslims need to be forcibly brought into the 21st century and confront reality .

  Though I wont hold my breath over that one.
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  Is time moving faster?

  by Fisherman in

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  do you get the feeling that time is moving faster?

  what do you think?.

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  Cold Steel , I dont think that was a very loving thing he put his wife through .For her to come home read the note on the door and then find his body with a bullet hole in his head would be extremely traumatic for her.

  He could have just OD on pills that would have looked more like a natural death and saved her the trauma of finding him the way she did.

  just my 2 cents worth.