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  Watson. Here is one of my experiences

  by moley in

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  a little backstory.

  please comment, is the just childish imagination or something unexplainable.. when i was nine we lived in modbury, it’s a small town, in devon the southwest of britain.

  we lived in a very hold house, several hundred years old and down the way was 2 battle sites of the english civil war (one a minor battle won by the royalist and a larger battle won by the parliamentarians which ultimately lifted the siege of plymouth).

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  What an excellent point Dunedain.
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  What immodest clothing have you got in trouble for wearing?

  by Addison0998 in

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  i personally have a very distinct sense of style and fashion which many of the fellow jdubs frown upon.

  recently, i was told by a few specially self righteous ones that i looked like a prostitute in a pair of white boots!

  a pair of 3 inch heeled, just a little taller than the ankle boots, with skirt that came down to my knees and a black long sleeve shirt that came up to my collarbone.

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  (Not immodest - but AGAINST DA ROOLZ)
  

  I was working on a kingdom hall build. Not my own hall - so approved by the Service Committee and all that jazz - but had to drive about fifty miles there for the "privilege" while giving up a Saturday to do so with a paint brush in hand.

  In my work I sold photocopiers and occasionally got freebies from the manufacturer like holdalls and T-shirts with their logo on it. So being thrifty I wore an old T-shirt for doing jobs around the house that had a logo on it. I would also wear it when maintaining our own kingdom hall.

  So I turn up on site to "sign in" at this kingdom hall build and the brother on checkpoint charlie said "you can't wear that T-shirt, it's got a logo on it"

  I asked him what he proposed I do. He said turn it inside out or go home and change.

  As I was a serving elder at the time I felt I had a "little bit of clout" and replied "it's an old shirt for doing odd jobs and getting paint on; it's not going to offend anybody, brother."

  He said "Weeelllll, can't you turn it inside out then?" I said no and that "he was straining out the gnat."

  It was going to be a stand off when my team overseer (who also was a well known RBC "heavy" came up and said to the brother "If you let it pass for today brother I'm sure "Freddo" won't mind wearing something else next time - he has given up his day and driven fifty miles for your congregation hasn't he?")

  The other brother backed down.

  What a fuss over a logo! I mean we're talking about a small 6" name on the chest saying "Minolta Copiers"!
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  Do Jehovah`s Witnesses lie to receive Government benefits ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  jehovah`s witnesses do not respect the ,governments of any nation from my experience with "witnesses" over 33 years as a card carrying member.

  the governments are to be exploited taking advantage of all the provisions govt`s, hand out to their citizens.after all the govts, are under the control of satan the devil ,he is the ruler of this world and is at enmity with god.. so they feel justified in practicing deception as they the gov`ts.

  being opposer`s of truth have no right to know the real truth.. i personally knew of pioneers who had no intention of finding work but were happy to take unemployment benefits from the govt.

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  Round my way we had a couple who bumped out 5 kids in ten years. So she has her hands full and if he works a low wage job then their benefits would get reduced.

  So a jw elder, self employed builder would use him as a labourer and instead of paying him he would buy his food shopping each week.

  So the family got all their benefits and all their food shopping paid for.

  JW elder got cheap labour.

  Clever little scam.
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  Wimbledon Kingdom Hall

  by truthseeker in

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  i just heard that wimbledon kingdom hall is being or about to be sold.

  it is 60 years old and worth half a million pounds.. has anyone heard anything more about this?.

  truthseeker.

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  freddo

  Underground, overground, Wombl-ing free

  JBorg has tak-en my King-dom hall from me.

  We make good use of the things that we find

  Even though Watchtower is robbing us blind.
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  The Governing Body / Jehovah`s Witnesses and the Sin Of Omission ,How guilty are they ? Can you give an example ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i would like as many people that can, to respond to this appeal as i am sure their are many examples out their that may help lurkers and fence sitters to make a decision on where they stand regarding the "truth".

  i look forward to your comments either negative or plus..

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  Dubstepped said "Just say fuck off Doubter, and refuse to feed him. It worked with Bobby before him. Don't feed the pedo protectors. They don't deserve your time."

  That is excellent advice Dubstepped.

  
  
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  The Governing Body / Jehovah`s Witnesses and the Sin Of Omission ,How guilty are they ? Can you give an example ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i would like as many people that can, to respond to this appeal as i am sure their are many examples out their that may help lurkers and fence sitters to make a decision on where they stand regarding the "truth".

  i look forward to your comments either negative or plus..

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  Doubter - "Let me revisit my statement. They didn’t directly thank the guardian after re reading it, they instead said they were grateful it was brought to their attention."

  You apologise like your masters the WT did for 1975, Dubter ...

  WT - " *** w80 3/15 p. 17 par. 5 Choosing the Best Way of Life ***

  ... considerable expectation was aroused regarding the year 1975. There were statements made then, and thereafter, stressing that this was only a possibility. Unfortunately, however, along with such cautionary information, there were other statements published that implied that such realization of hopes by that year was more of a probability than a mere possibility. It is to be regretted that these latter statements apparently overshadowed the cautionary ones and contributed to a buildup of the expectation already initiated.

  
  
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  Adding insult to injury when the WT kicks out a congregation from their hall

  by nowwhat? in

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  not only does the organization confiscate the hall the congregation owns.

  but then the former congregants are told to continue to pay for utilities and they are still responsible for upkeep and maintenance.

  so they still have to cut the grass etc.

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  I can confirm the OP scenario happening across the pond here in the UK.

  A nearby old hall had two congs. The hall paid for and sat empty awaiting sale.

  One cong dissolved and the funds it had been saving for a replacement hall (£100K) taken by - err donated to - the London branch.

  The remaining congregation got sent to another hall and its savings funds (£125K) went to the London branch AND IT HAD TO MAINTAIN ITS OLD HALL until it was sold for over £350,000.

  So that's over a half a million pounds of hard saved money/property gone over a couple of years to the FAT CATS in London.
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  The Governing Body / Jehovah`s Witnesses and the Sin Of Omission ,How guilty are they ? Can you give an example ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i would like as many people that can, to respond to this appeal as i am sure their are many examples out their that may help lurkers and fence sitters to make a decision on where they stand regarding the "truth".

  i look forward to your comments either negative or plus..

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  Show a copy of the letter thanking the Guardian please Dubter. I mean Doubter.

  Now why didn't they tell the jw's they'd thanked the Guardian?
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  Unsung Movie Villains

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  we all know the big movie villains get a lot of credit and appear in multiple movies - the shark in jaws, darth vader, and before them dracula, wolfman, frankenstein's monster, etc.. but there must be plenty of villains that get forgotten.. i thought clarence boddicker (played by kurtwood smith) was fantastic in robocop (1987) - a real psychopath.. another character who springs to mind is vilos cohaagen (ronny cox) in total recall (1990), i thought he was very good too.. obviously these and other movie villains do get some critical acclaim but they don't get their own franchise and they rarely get universal praise.. maybe 'unsung movie villains' is the wrong phrase but hopefully you get what i'm trying to say!

  xd.

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  Paul Reiser: Carter J Burke, the sleazy Weyland-Yutani executive in Aliens who is more interested in his career and money than the team fighting the aliens.
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  Who Do You Think Will Be The Nominees For President In The Next US Election?

  by minimus in

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  i think trump will be the nominee for the republicans and the democrats... i have no clue.

  i hope bernie sanders runs again and wonder if hillary would dare go for a rematch..

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  Any Kennedys left?