Sometimes I honestly think the best thing that could happen to the human race would be to be attacked by aliens.
We'd pull together in double quick time
Diogenesister
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Every year, on the anniversary of Nine-Eleven ...
by Terry in“get out of here—this is my father’s funeral; you don’t belong here; you are a liar!”.
the woman’s face reflected terrible pain—the worst pain possible, to the point of breakdown.
a thousand unanswered questions washed from her eyes by the flow of many tears.
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Every year, on the anniversary of Nine-Eleven ...
by Terry in“get out of here—this is my father’s funeral; you don’t belong here; you are a liar!”.
the woman’s face reflected terrible pain—the worst pain possible, to the point of breakdown.
a thousand unanswered questions washed from her eyes by the flow of many tears.
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Fink I was working on the outside of a house that day which was very close to a major airport, watching the planes come in one after other, thinking oh oh this could be something big.
Fink I take it you must be in Canada? I had no idea what Canada did that day.
Quiet heroes as usual with Canadians 👍
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Do You Think People Have Forgotten About 9/11?
by minimus inafter all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.
for me it is a day of reflection..
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Toes have not. My youngest was a baby. The next generation may not think of it like us oldies.
You would think so, yet It's funny my 13 year old son scolded me for not mentioning it. If you do the maths you will know he wasn't born when it happened (AND he's from another country). Yet he is a child born in that decade and it has most profoundly made its mark in his psyche
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The impact and consequences of being born into the jehovahs witness cult.
by RayoFlight2014 inhi from new south wales australia.
fyi , it's tuesday 10th september 2:36am here.. i am categorically not going to blame the cult for every poor choice.
i am conscious of the fact that i was at a genetically determined disadvantage academically; i was never going to be outstanding in my achievements, no matter how hard i tried.
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Simon if we're helpless because of what others did to us then it's going to be a pretty miserable existence.
For sure I think it's called "learned helplessness" and I've noticed it seems to be pretty common among witnesses and affects their chances of moving out and on with their lives.
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Anyone Tried "Sous Vide" Cooking?
by Simon ini like a nice steak but cooking one can be a little intimidating and the results hit and miss especially when it comes to getting the right temperature so getting it wrong can be an expensive mistake.
can anyone do that "finger and thumb together to check the doneness" thing?
i can't .... so i came across this cooking technique called "sous vide" which cooks food (in a sealed vacuum bag) in a warm water bath, even steak.
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Has anyone got one of those AMAZING Miele ovens with the Sous Vide drawer/and or Steam oven??? I think most professional restaurant kitchens rate their induction hobb and their sous vide drawer/steam oven best of all. If you’re going to regularly cook sous vide maybe you should consider a Miele steam oven* next time you purchase a new oven, Simon?
PS what is a pinch method of telling if a steak is done please?
*you can also bake wicked bread that way, too!
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Ted Jaracz - the Cardinal Ratzinger of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Dogpatch intheodore ("ted") jaracz1925-2010.
about 7:30, june 9, 2010, theodore ("ted") jaracz, one of the members of the governing body ruling over jehovah's witnesses, died.
previously, on may 19, 2009, he had had a serious stroke, but recently seemed to have made a big recovery, giving some assembly talks.
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That familiar formula ["information and belief"]… can mean as little as “on rumor”
I think it's unlikely the lawyers have any "physical documentation". What is interesting is whether the court will order discovery on these allegations (i.e., order Watchtower to produce the relevant documents in its possession).
Wow. Thank you Corney. If on “ information and belief” can mean as little as “on Rumour”(U.S.C.A.) I presume that they don’t have any hard evidence but that Barbara Anderson’s testimony is good enough for Zalkin.
I hope they do force Watchtower to hand over all information they have on Jaracz. If it can be proven that a known molester was allowed to formulate policies on how paedophile “clergy” were dealt with ( allowed to remain/be appointed if the incident took place more than 3 years prior) ensuring victims were silenced and rewarding C.O.s who enforced this policy, it will blow the doors wide open for victims to sue the GB the world over.
I can’t begin to imagine how many young lives he destroyed between 1974 and 2010. If the GB knew his motives, that would make them PESONALLY culpable, in my view, for not changing their policies....being indoctrinated will not excuse it.
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Looking for Podcast recommendations.
by nicolaou ini'm a postman so i get 4 to 5 hours every day with my headphones on and i'm really chewing through some stuff.
i'm after science (evolutionary biology and anthropology especially), history of religion and comedy.
old sci-fi audio books are also a favourite.
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Sci-go books any Phillip K. Dick books.
Podcast: The Here and Now Podcast
The Dream podcast ( exploration of pyramid schemes/history of pyramid schemes. You'll see so many connection)
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News from Bethel Heavy
by cinnamon1642 inpioneer hour change is legit.
letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .
elimination of circuit overseers.
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think they left because of family and they wanted to start their own fam
Clearly😂..and couldn't wait till they got home!😂
but hard to imagine they'd kick people out for porn - I assumed it was common at Bethel -- but not back then when they were
I know of someone called Jordan who was asked to leave when he admitted to porno.
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New Covenant in this week's coverage
by waton inunexplained features: the covenant was with all of "gods people" not just the priests or kings.
the new covenant wt style be made only with the 144 000 king priests and not all members of the "israel of god" ?.
if the new covenant is for the "forgiveness of sin" why is only .01 % of wt members covered by it?
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WatonThe 144 k have to sacrifice that right, as the second Adam Jesus did too,
Just wondering ( because I haven't a clue) it says in Rev 20 that those who were martyrs ( you were right, beheaded) who rule as kings and priests, will do so for 1000 years. Watchtower claims they do so forever as I recall. Do you know where we got that idea from, or is it a "Watchtower Own brand™️" scripture(less)😄
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New Covenant in this week's coverage
by waton inunexplained features: the covenant was with all of "gods people" not just the priests or kings.
the new covenant wt style be made only with the 144 000 king priests and not all members of the "israel of god" ?.
if the new covenant is for the "forgiveness of sin" why is only .01 % of wt members covered by it?
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UH-Oh.....just found out what happens to false prophets in Revelation 20 😲
Give you a little heads up....it ain't pretty.
Just thought I'd mention it in case Ken Cook is the GB "Apostate monitor" this week...😬him being new n'all