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hybridous
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Can You Name ANYTHING That Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Been Right About?
by minimus inregarding prophecies, i can’t name one thing jws have been correct about.
as a matter of fact nothing stands out to me that shows the witnesses have the truth..
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They Are Already Talking About Impeaching Trump Again!
by minimus inbecause he voiced his opinion on roger stone’s recommended sentencing as being grossly unfair, the democrats are talking about impeachment.. do they really think that impeaching him will mean that a democrat will get into the white house??.
it is crazy!!
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hybridous
The power disparity between the sovereign States was such that the Electoral College was a necessary compromise to get the small/weaker states to sign the Constitution.
Then, as now, folks were worried about 2 or 3 States basically deciding and carrying the entire election. The whole point was to mitigate that power gap between large and small.
Removal of the Electoral College would basically renege on the terms in which the Constitution was signed. I wouldn't blame smaller/weaker States for balking (and I live in one of the biggies!).
It's a voluntary association of sovereign States - it's not the mafia!
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*WARNING SUICIDE RELATED POST
by Annamouse inbit of background: a couple of years ago i was reproved after i slept with a brother that i was in love with but we were not married.
in fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.
the problem is, i had always been the model witness before that.
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hybridous
Anna, is that all you really wanted to know?
We are glad that your attempt was unsuccessful. Your best days are still ahead of you.
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Kh's will be gone in 5 years! Here's how it will work
by nowwhat? inbesides the media center they are going to build in n.y. it's been noted they are also building one and a studio in australia.
there is no way donations can cover these massive projects.
so the money will have to come from the sale of the remaining halls.
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hybridous
Seems reasonable that the ORG would want/need cash flow from the properties, however can't go whole hog for the reasons well articulated here...
No doubt, the ORG has plotted out a curve whereby they balance the most cash flow with whatever level of inconvenience and KH sparsity they feel they can inflict on the R&F.
I hope they're really, really greedy.
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Doctor Sleep
by Simon insaw the movie yesterday and, wow - it was good.. it's a follow-up to the shinning, an iconic movie, and it just has the same feel to it not least because some of it ends up set back at the same hotel and has the same kind of camera angles and scenes plus the haunting soundtrack.
it actually starts with the mom and the kid living after they survived the experience in the original movie.. it wasn't what i was expecting, i thought it was going to just be a cash-in, but it wasn't - not just more of the same, instead it actually built in the original and expanded on what 'the shinning' was.. if you like suspenseful movies but not just a gore-fest, i give it a thumbs up..
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hybridous
I thought the book was excellent. Glad to see the film a solid version of the story. It was well casted and directed. I liked the use of certain scenes and music to connect to the original Shining, while still telling a new story.
In a perfect universe, it would've been a 10-part Netflix series. I am becoming increasingly aware of the limits of 2.5 to 3 hour films in telling complex stories. Oh well, Doctor Sleep for the win.
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Jordan Peterson - Messiah or Poseur?
by cofty ina jp video came up on my youtube feed last week - he was on a panel in front of a huge audience and some poor disturbed guy ran on stage and started crying and wailing to peterson that he needed his help.
it was agonising to watch.. what was even more disturbing was the comments section.
i do not exaggerate when i say that dozens of people were extolling peterson's wisdom as if jesus had come again.
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I was briefly interested in his 'self-authorship' idea. I thought it might help me work thru some lingering issues.
I tabled the idea, since I became extremely busy at work & home, and couldn't commit to (yet another) matter.
Once my obligations thin out, maybe I'll revisit the idea...
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Which songs give you goosebumps?
by LoveUniHateExams ini don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?
', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.
y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.
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Hats Off To Simon
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara inhuge round of applause for simon (not every hero wears a cape).
this is to say a huge big thank you,tons of appreciation and gratitude from me for simon for toiling away on his own dime for 20 years or so and keeping this site up and running .
surely this site has helped tons of jdumbs n exjdumbs in their search for ttatt and freedom.
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hybridous
For sure - hats off, and thanks. We will never really know how many people have been helped by this forum, directly and IN-directly.
Every person who avoids this nasty CULT deprives it of strength, and lets it labor without further assistance, under its own inordinate weight.
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2019 service report is out
by slimboyfat inthe 2019 report is out:.
https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.
the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!
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hybridous
Of course we know it’s an illusion but to the “underclass”(horrible term) they do portray a sort of safety in an otherwise dangerous world.
This is a very astute observation. Indeed, this very deception is what sunk my family into the religion's grasp in the first place.
Seen from the miserable vantage of barely literate, destitute alcoholics, the Jehovah's Witnesses might look like people who have their shit together.
And success looks very attainable, because all ya gotta do is believe the right stuff...
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Is it possible to nullify a baptism?
by idk123 inhope you are all well,.
i was wondering within the organisation if there are any guidelines or grounds for nullifying a baptism.
see i grew up a jehovah's witness and was baptised at age 13, i didn't get baptised for the right reasons, i felt pressured to because my friends were getting baptised at the same time.
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A minor cannot legally enter into a contract....so my personal opinion is that all baptisms prior to age of majority are all null and void.
This is also my opinion, also. I'm an enormous skeptic of government power, but we do currently entrust the state with upholding/nullifying contracts.
The act of baptism in the WT CULT religion carries with it extraordinary consequences, often accruing to minors.
Since there are already clear legal standards such that a minor may not enter into contract, my opinion is, if the state wants to TRULY protect minors and other individuals who can't protect themselves, I think that there ought to be legal prohibition on ANY minor entering membership to this (or perhaps ANY) religious organization, until such a person reaches the age of majority, and can bear the consequences for this, and other decisions.
Can you imagine what would happen to the WT cult once they couldn't baptize minors?
How many of us would've made VASTLY different decisions, if compelled to wait until 18?