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  Gorby has to admit

  by Gorbatchov in

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  for the first time in my life, i have to admit that the world is rapidly deteriorating.

  first i saw a decline in democracy worldwide.

  elections were a tough battle every time, unfair too.

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  I do like halfbanana's comment about narcissists in rule caring for nothing but their personal standing. We certainly have been getting a bellyful of that scenario in the USA. A lot of the societal issues here stem from that leadership and the dissidence it foments. Where an utter lack of dignity and respect for ones fellow man is flouted by those in power, it has a domino effect and you see people who might have in the past kept their hatred at bay now feeling empowered to display all sorts of bad behaviors.
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  My parents died from the corona virus

  by Hotpepper in

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  both my 84 yr old jw father and my never my jw mother 82 with both together died from the the corona in 24 hours of each other.

  i can tell many fighting i have had here in the last 20 years.on this site .

  i juy hope they rest in peace.

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  Sad....my condolences ... But neither had to really endure the loss of the other....and losing a mate after such a long time is so difficult. Wishing you peace....
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  Looking for suggestions, I'm being called on by a JW

  by Tameria2001 in

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  2. bible

  just before the pandemic affected my area, a couple of jws came to my door.

  this was the first time i didn't tell them to hit the road but instead had a pleasant conversation with them.

  i never revealed that i am a former jw, nor do i ever want the jws in my area to know that i was ever one.

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  I wouldn't waste any time on any dialogue....not worth it.
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  I had a somewhat paranormal experience 2 days ago, but I think science is just light years behind on this.....

  by Bad_Wolf in

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  2. experiences

  for the record i'm agnostic, never seen any direct evidence of spirits, afterlife, etc.

  i've been visiting my mother during this corona ordeal.

  a year ago i had a dream i was much older and talking to somebody about how my mom died this year but it was avoidable.

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  I wouldn't call this sort of "sixth sense" paranormal.....we pick up on things sub-consciously. In my life I have learned to go with my gut feeling...that inexplicable sense or drive to do something....
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  Politics Aside...

  by wisdomfrombelow in

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  there seem to many seemingly political topics started in this section.

  it's usually something controversial and not related to this subject area.

  it would be nice to have this area reserved for it's appropriate subject.

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  If a thread doesn't interest you or maybe even annoys you simply move on....sometimes someone poses a controversial idea. You may have a strong opinion...if you want to engage in the dialogue go for it...If not, move on.
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  How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  hi friends ,.

  is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?

  what country state or region you are from ?

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  Massachusetts
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  Voting and JWs

  by Davros in

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  2. friends

  with the upcoming elections, the campaigns and political rhetoric are ramping up.

  (ramping up is an understatement lol) .

  i remember a few years ago, gb member brother herd mentioned during one of his talks that several witnesses were either reproved or disfellowshipped for voting for a certain presidential candidate who won...twice.

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  Back in the day voting in any election from municipal preferences up to national level was considered a violation of neutrality and disfellowshippable offense.

  As for the congregation resolutions put to vote, it was mainly a formality...if the option was brought up it was already a done deal. The majority hand raise was a farce.
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  CO zoom visit this week

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  he reinterated the end time events.

  destruction of babylon the great, proclamation of peace and security, then our hailstorm message and finally armageddon.

  we all can go into detail what a load of 💩 this is but here is the kicker.

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  Delusions, delusions.... Locusts to hailstones....
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  How did Adam know what a sword was?

  by phoenixrising in

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  2. bible

  so if the bible is the inspired word of god and i don't believe it is by any stretch, how did adam when he was kicked out of the garden of eden know what a spinning sword was?

  did adam invent swords?

  more bible non sense garbage.

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  The answer my friend..is spinning in the wind....

  Chances are we may never know the answer to this confounding query...
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  have you heard anything ?

  by lancelink in

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  2. beliefs

  i was a witness from grade school ( 1976) until 2007. i seem to remember an important aspect that was always talked about at the hall as being a fact.they would say that "the rocks themselves would cry out" if the public preaching work was to stop,,,,, all i've seen and heard these past few months are the witnesses complaining about the witnessing work coming to a halt.but i've not heard one rock crying .. .

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  I like the stream one...😁 however...what about "until houses are without man"??? Now that everyone is stuck at home that one becomes an enigma....