Pants of Righteousness

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  Tortoise - Millions Now Living

  by LisaRose in

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  2. friends

  so, i have been recouping from the flu, and i'm looking at random stupid things on the internet.

  i was doing one of those lists that are great time wasters, you know, ten celebrities who have ruined their looks with plastic surgery, etc.

  i came a cross the list of ten most underrated music albums.

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  Pants of Righteousness

  Hi

  The above link is seriously well worth a listen. Bit like Faust (sans carrots).
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  ARC Live Streaming site ?

  by Gayle in

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  2. friends

  what is the exact live streaming site for the arc today in sydney?

  i hope someone or more here will be watching and giving info/quips throughout the case.

  also, will someone here or elsewhere be able to 'save' a video of this (all or part).

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  Pants of Righteousness

  Angus Stewart in opening address refers to 'considerable regret' that no member of the GB has made themselves available for this hearing.
  
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  What did you regrettably not do because you were a Jehovah's Witness ?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  jehovah's witnesses cannot do a lot of things.

  i remember pioneers having to quit their jobs because they could not work in a convenience store and sell cigarettes.

  i know of a young man who was offered a scholarship to any college or university if he wanted to go to because of his football abilities.

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  Pants of Righteousness

  As a born-in JW, I would love to have been permitted to participate in junior sports. I don't necessarily think I would have been that good, but the friendships that are created at that level can last a lifetime.

  Funny that my still fully indoctrinated mother now says she wishes she had allowed me to play with the other kids, rather than spend hours by myself hitting a ball against a wall.
  
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  Sisters as Ministerial Servants?

  by Spoletta in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife has been trying to convince me that the organization is hinting at the possibility of making some older sisters ministerial servants.

  she is awake to a lot of the false doctrines, but is still clinging to the hope that the org may become more progressive in the future.

  anyone else pick up on this?

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  Pants of Righteousness

  I can't see them making women ministerial servants. But they could use biblical precedents of women serving as judges and prophets to twist a precedent for the creation of a new class today acting under direction of male leaders.

  The title 'helpers' has already been taken - so maybe a passive new title such as 'aides' or 'assistants' could give some perceived status but with male hierarchy remaining strictly entrenched.

  Or maybe because the 'women are a large army', a military title could be given. Then they could set a goal to one day become a 'private'.
  
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  The abuse of Tara. Scandalous cover ups by Jehovah's Witnesses 

  by honest in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/tara-was-abused-by-the-man-she-was-taught-to-trust-most-now-she-wants-justice/news-story/50cf9dbf12e650ec22b9157e65e12db2.

  fry watchtower fry!!!

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  Pants of Righteousness

  From the article:

  "Tara’s story has been heard at the Royal Commission"

  This was not one of the two cases heard in the public hearing and corroborates reports that numerous other cases have been heard behind closed doors.
  
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  Elder's remark about contributions not being made

  by Simon Templar in

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  2. experiences

  i am still in and was assigned to collect the contribution after the meeting.

  i checked the boxes with another brother and there was nothing inside.

  no contributions were made that day.

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  Pants of Righteousness

  Back in the day when I was the Accounts guy, out of a congregation of around 100 publishers I'd say around three-quarters of all regular donations came from 1 elder and 2 aspiring single MS's.

  So it wasn't unusual for 'the takings' to be very low after some meetings.
  
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  Just deleted all elders phone numbers

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  flying blind on the incoming calls but i am not fearfully looking around and will approach any religious zealots like a warrior.

  there nothing like the unpredictable, because these men it's all about the prediction..

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  Pants of Righteousness

  When I started my fade I set the ring tone for any incoming elder's or KH calls to be 'Jingle Bells'.

  Suffice to say I need not have bothered. No bells were jingled but 'oh what fun it is to fade ...'
  
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  JW Cart Witnessing = ONE BIG JOKE

  by Black Man in

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  2. friends

  was talking to a good buddy of mine a couple days ago (we pioneered and were in bethel together and have both left the cult a few years ago), about the current cart and d. and the consensus was that it is now a complete joke.

  was watching a couple witnesses last week sit at a table with their literature display.

  no approaching people for conversation, no initiating stimulating dialogue with passerbys, as was encouraged when i "pioneered" back in the day.

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  Pants of Righteousness

  In our area I recently saw them promoting literature printed in Chinese (Mandarin). There was nothing displayed on the cart printed in English.

  I checked the most recent census data - in this area a grand total of 0.1% of the population speak Mandarin as their first language.

  We get some Chinese tourists but they are generally herded on and off buses together in groups.

  So they are effectively excluding 99.9% of the population from their cart message.

  I mean - seriously - why wouldn't they display primarily in English (the first language of more than 95% of locals) and supplement with some other languages?
  
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  Musicians Who Died in the Last Year - or Through the Years- Who Do you Miss Most ?

  by flipper in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i think for me in the last year the death of david bowie got to me the most.

  not only in the way he handled his demise so classy by even making a song about it and a you tube about dying and sharing it with fans, but just his whole persona i always thought was pretty cool.

  plus i enjoyed a good many of his songs.

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  Pants of Righteousness

  A couple that haven't been mentioned:

  Nick Drake - he released 3 albums in late 60's - early 70's that failed to achieve commercial success. Died aged 26 with there being no footage of him performing. The albums are now considered classics.

  Ian Curtis - died aged 23 on eve of Joy Division's first American tour.
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  The Sound of Science - Evolution

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i found this amazing song!

  and since a big number of the people on this board are unbelievers i thought you might enjoy it ;).

  imo it is pure gold!.

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  Pants of Righteousness

  Hi

  This is just a refresh. But please have a listen, with the lyrics below.

  I'm not trying to take credit from the original poster but I think this needs to be heard.

  Hello Darwin my old friend

  I’ve come to read from you again

  You comfort me when I grow weary

  Of people saying “it’s just a theory”

  Because a theory is a system of abstractions in our finite minds

  of laws behind the things we find with science

  And on the internet I saw

  A billion people, maybe more

  People clinging to old delusions

  People jumping to conclusions

  People holding superstitions that are obviously quite absurd

  Who never heard a single word of science

  I really think they ought to know

  How a disease like cancer grows

  How did we learn how we might treat it

  I really think one day we might beat it

  'Cause it won't be by taking sugar pills or standing on one leg for hours

  While eating flowers

  But through the powers of science

  If you have answers and you're sure

  They're better than what came before

  Make your hypothesis and test it

  Take your results that you've collected

  And then you write them in a paper and submit it for peer review

  That's what we do

  To check what's true in science

  And the people stood and prayed

  They said our faith cannot be swayed

  They have their views and they won't move them

  They have their truths and they won't prove them

  They will take the words of their prophets over fossils that were really found

  Beneath the ground

  They don't like the sound of science

   Pants