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Jose Altidore National Anthem ritual
by JWinprotest in
1. social
2. entertainment
for those soccer fans out there, thought you might find this funny.

in the article jose altidore explains why he doesn't put his hand on his heart during the playing of the us anthem.

altidore plays in the mls and is currently playing for the us national team in the gold cup.. http://www.goal.com/en-ca/news/4206/gold-cup/2015/07/12/13532622/altidore-affirms-love-for-usa-as-he-explains-controversial?icid=hp_bn_5.
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If God is so wise then....?
by JWinprotest in
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2. friends
why would he create the earth where over 97% of the water is undrinkable..
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Very interesting article- Jehovah's Witnesses among the lowest earners.
by JWinprotest in
1. social
2. current
hope this works, i've never posted a link before.

interesting article on religion and personal income, not that any of it comes as much of a surprise.

i apologize if it's already been posted.. http://www.ktxs.com/news/28138610/detail.html.
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My daughter asked me why we don't go to meetings
by JWinprotest in
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2. friends
last night, completely out of the blue, my 6 year old daughter, asked my wife and i why we don't go to meetings anymore.

she actually said that she misses them.

i know, where have i failed!!!.
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Honduras plane crash - So much for divine protection
by JWinprotest in
1. jw
2. experiences
not sure if anyone has started a thread on this.

here's an article on the plane crash in honduras.

the article mentions that the man from toronto that died moved to honduras along with his wife two years ago and joined other jehovah's witnesses to teach bible studies.. when tragedies fall on those leading immoral lives they are very quick to point out that perhaps it was a result of losing god's divine protection.
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Has anyone else encountered this?
by JWinprotest in
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2. friends
my mil, who is part of a portuguese speaking congregation, told my wife that they began giving everyone an english copy of the internal study version of the wt along with their portuguese copy.

she's worried because she thinks they are planing to eventually move them to an english congregation, like they have done with other languages in the area already.

i think there might be a real lack of brothers to take the lead in these foreign congs and the ones they do have are aging rapidly.
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My mom throws a not so subtle threat my way
by JWinprotest in
1. jw
2. friends
my fade is going well, but my mom knows full well what my thoughts are on the wts.

it seems that she feels comfortable just ignoring the situation in order to keep seeing her grandchildren.. the other day however we were talking about someone we know who is making it very difficult for her parents to see their grandchild.. then out of the blue, my mom turns in my direction and says, that if any of her kids try to deny her from seeing her grandchildren, she would take them to court and get a court order to force them to let her see them.. i know what the message was, and it was loud and clear.

she is letting me know that if i get disfellowshipped there's no way i can keep the kids away from her.
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Google Street View of Bethal
by JWinprotest in
1. jw
2. friends
i was fooling around with the street view on google maps and discovered that you can navigate pretty much throughout the entire grounds at bethal in georgetown ontario.

looks like all the roads are named and registered with the city, but it's still private property so the wts would have to give permission to do so.

i just thought it was odd that's all.. and yes, i am incredibly bored and i have nothing else better to do..
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Did the Trick or Treat thing with the kids for the first time
by JWinprotest in
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2. friends
what a blast they had!

i have a 6 year old and a 3 year old, and my oldest really put pressure on me to go out this year.

boy am i glad she did.
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My wife has asked me to tone it down
by JWinprotest in
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2. friends
lately i've been making a lot of negative comments about the wts at family gatherings, trying to plant seeds of doubt whenever i can.

but my wife thinks i'm going overboard and starting to raise suspicion.

we had a huge argument last night because i told her i'd rather not go to the gatherings at all than to stay quiet.