Cofty ... "Life under Cromwell was not much different from the Taliban."
Xanthippe ...
Except ...
Women didn't have to cover their faces.
It was the 1650's ...
It is a bit like the JW's actually!
Posts by freddo
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9The curious case of Oliver Cromwell's head
by LoveUniHateExams injust been reading a bit about oliver cromwell on wiki, plus i watched a documentary on youtube.. cromwell fought against king charles the first and the royalists in the 17th century.
king charles lost the civil war and was beheaded in 1649. after this, england was without a monarch and cromwell became lord protector of the commonwealth.
cromwell died in 1658 and was embalmed and buried in westminster abbey.
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It is now 2003.... Where is Armageddon?
by Nosferatu ini find it extremely amusing how each year is passing without armageddon.
"for the year 2000, i visualize a world transformed into a beautiful paradise!
but i don't think that either the present world or its rulers will live to see that day.. we are living in the last days of the system of things.
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freddo
That OP post is brilliant. I'll re-post the most important part of it.
"For the year 2000, I visualize a world transformed into a beautiful paradise! But I don't think that either the present world or its rulers will live to see that day.. We are living in the last days of the system of things." {AWAKE Nov 8 1986 p6-8}
And this is a nice touch from another post in the thread ...
*** w99 11/1 p. 6 When Does the Third Millennium Begin? ***
Will Their Millennial Hopes Be Dashed?
Nevertheless, some religious fundamentalists have great expectations for the year 2000. They believe that during the next few months, portions of the book of Revelation will have a literal fulfillment.
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The curious case of Oliver Cromwell's head
by LoveUniHateExams injust been reading a bit about oliver cromwell on wiki, plus i watched a documentary on youtube.. cromwell fought against king charles the first and the royalists in the 17th century.
king charles lost the civil war and was beheaded in 1649. after this, england was without a monarch and cromwell became lord protector of the commonwealth.
cromwell died in 1658 and was embalmed and buried in westminster abbey.
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freddo
No correction but Charles 2nd was Charles 1st's son and so he was particularly keen to have his revenge on Oliver Cromwell even if it was posthumously.
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Not sure why all the downvotes - I thought it was funny.
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So my wife is upset her MIPI father is broke because of being a witness.
by blownaway ini posted this before, but my wife is upset and not handling it well.
her mother has alzheimer and is in a care facility for the rest of her life.
between medicare and caid she is paid for the care.
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It continues - a sucker born every minute.
At the last service meeting I attended a few weeks ago the "Pious Poverty" (thanks for that Spiral!) set (mid thirties - no kids - part time jobs - pioneer types) were sticking their hands up talking about "not serving two masters" and "putting kingdom interests" first.
Trouble is retirement age is going up and up here in the UK. In 2010 women got state pension at 60. Now it is 65. By 2020 it will be 66 for men and women. By 2028 it will be 67.
Add to that hand to mouth living and not putting money away for retirement because Armageddy's a comin' and you have a recipe for disaster as countries spread their tax dollars more thinly.
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wizard of Oz JW style
by Kevin McFree ina one year special episode for watchtower to enjoy watching this week ;).
https://youtu.be/1fx3vrkvaci.
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freddo
Watched it twice to get all the little nuances. Superb - takes Dubtown to a whole new level. Thanks Kevin McFree!
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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo
by darkspilver indaniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
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freddo
Welcome Exelder and AnnaB!
The nearest place to me in the UK that is showing it (where I saw it about ten days ago) has extended its showing days. Today was supposed to be the last but it has been extended until at least next Tuesday.
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Circuit Overseer's Outlines
by AverageJoe1 inhere's the outlines in english and spanish, grouped together in order for september 2018-february 2019.. english: https://we.tl/6orrqltrya.
spanish: https://we.tl/6w0acsdefr.
as per usual, these links will expire in 7 days from the date of this post so get them whilst they're hot!.
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And the reason that the CoBE contacts the CO?
Because for the past 5 years the CO will put a "circuit heavy" as chairman of the judicial committee
to ensure the child's needs are met lovingly and caringly and so that the child is protected from further abuse and any perpetrator is brought to bookso that every "i" is dotted and every "t" is crossed to ensure WT is not legally responsible for ANYTHING. -
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Stats just out: JWs in Wales decline (-3.4%) - COs primed for zero baptisms!
by Darth FayDehr infigures from that latest 2-weekend convention in caridff (wales) reveal jw “growth” now in decline.
baptisms are discouragingly low (21, combined), and circuit overseers have been primed to deal with assemblies where there are no baptisms; see these leaked 2018 instructions:.
pdf summary: https://1drv.ms/b/s!arekzxkzlp8ybsl45pov7y6k26a.
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Just another note that will falsely inflate the "Wales attendances" and in fairness has done at Cardiff for decades.
Cardiff also gets cities and town's from England assigned to it - such as the Avon circuit (whatever it is called now) which has about 18-20 congregations and includes the city of Bristol and towns such as Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon.
This adds in about 1200-1500 attendees.
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S 147 for august 2018
by obarac inanyone have s 147 for august?.
rumors about big announcement.. any hear about that..
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freddo
Seems like a Britain Branch version to me - resolutions etc. to keep the charity commission sweet. Don't know what happens in US/Oz etc.
A meeting off during the memorial week - yay! Not that I would have gone anyway.
Saving on Memorial Invitations by using same artwork as this year. Cheapskates.
No "congregation" picnics or gatherings - if it goes tits up you'll carry the can for arranging it brother "much too kind". They suck the tiniest amount of joy that the dubbies had going for them don't they?