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  Large scale War in the Middle East

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. current

  is this spreading conflict, war, in syria and iraq, inevitable and some argue necessary.. new leaders rising with napoleon size ambitions, old monarchies trying to hold on to power.. religious ideologies and groups challenging one another.

  battles for natural resources and redrawing lands and boundries.. are there parallels to wwi and wwii..

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  jgnat

  Appreciate the analysis, frazzled. I am reading "The Better Angels..." by Pinker and by patient (statistical) analysis, he's about convinced me that a smart nation disdains war.

  Village Girl, "Ni Hao Ma?"
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  Purple Wizard Strikes Back

  by WheelocksLatin in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i guess i shouldn't have buried this in the other place.

  ehem.

  the purple guy.

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  jgnat

  The link works. Very creative!
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  A "follow up" meeting?!?!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well, now they want a follow up visit!

  when you tell the elders that you have doubts and they say " its okay, we have had our doubts.

  having doubts is not apostasy.

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  jgnat

  I want you all to be your own men, the elders a distant memory. A year ago a local fading brother texted me to get through a rough patch. The elders were riding him putting his anxiety disorder in to overdrive, and he was very worried he would lose his wife. I talked (texted) him through it and today he is in a much better place. Marriage intact too, with his wife supporting.

  In this man'a case, the elders were putting his mental health at risk. He simply could no longer afford to meet.
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  untitled

  by hoser in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://tumblerridgenews.com/?p=11486.

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  jgnat

  Casinos don't have windows either. Or clocks. The longer they keep their addicts in, the more money they can unload on them.
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  How long before the Wt fully embraces the internet.

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the way things are going i believe that wt will start encouraging its members to start setting up web sites.

  i can certainly see them loosening their stand on it.

  the example i will give is the video showing the dancing in the kh, and jw defender which i believe is wt in hiding.

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  What Vidiot said. Web 3.0 is interactive, and the WTS is all about information control.
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  why dont more elders leave?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you would think that what they are exposed to more would wake up and leave, why not?

  thoughts..

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  Consider the investment to achieve this exalted position. To admit this achievement was a colossal waste of time takes a great deal of introspection, humility. The WTS does not make it easy to resign, either. Who ever heard of applying to quit A volunteer position? It's simple. Stop showing up. They'll get the hint.
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  need advice

  by search4truth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to fade away from the jw religion fully aware of ttatt .

  my wife is still under mind control of this cult and teenager 14 years old attending most of the meetings an some ministry arrangements but is not interested and going just to please mum.

  i actively educate my son about about other cults and their practices and he knows i don't believe that wt has anything to do with god.

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  jgnat

  Don't pull your son in to this. He is in a dependent situation and is vulnerable. Besides that you will give him sleepless nights worrying if his parents will split up over this. You can tell all when he is an adult.
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  Christian persecution

  by Clambake in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the other day i am in the hall and they are doing the whole christian persecution thing.

  lets not forget about brothers in eritrea and south korea.

  then someone said these people prove we are the true religion.

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  Yeah I regularly challenged hubby on this when he brought it up. His standard response, "Yeah but we have the Truth."
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  Another cheery video for the kids on jw.dork

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/kids-animated-videos/.

  enjoy..

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  jgnat

  I swear the animation is contracted out. I suspect a studio in Montreal or France.
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  Pets aren't people, says speaker at Regional Convention. Fido and Mimi better watch out! And instead of drinking wine or beer go do some gardening or play golf.

  by oppostate in

  1. social
  2. current

  a big discussion driving back from the regional convention about what exactly was meant about pets.. the warning was obvious to me.

  don't get pets, they cost time and money and you would do better to spend your time and money supporting the organization and going in field service.. as to the wine and beer, because the bro during his soliloquy admitted that the first thing he would like to do is relax after a hectic day at work with a glass of wine or beer, his conscience was traumatized.

  however he came up with a perfect idea, he'd go tend the garden (obviously a solution for a married bro) or hit some golfballs at the driving range (maybe he's not married).. maybe jesus should have told the wine guzzlers at cana to sober up and go till the fields.. .

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  jgnat

  Pet blessing ceremonies, often around October 4.

  http://www.americancatholic.org/features/francis/viewpetblessing.aspx