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  The Stupidity Of The Biden Administration Knows No Bounds

  by Simon in

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  so picture this, you are suddenly withdrawing troops after 2 decades in a country and, well, its all gone to shit.. how do you ensure that your vulnerable citizens and allies can get out when the airport is surrounded and no one can get through?.

  option 1: it's a trick question surely?

  you don't get yourself into this mess in the first place - you withdraw the citizens first, not last, duh!.

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  Truth is, all US Administrations from Bush to Biden have been dismal failures in Afghanistan for the simple reason they have not addressed the fundamental reason the Afghan Army proved so useless – corruption!

  Whilst I'm sure this is true, I watched an interesting documentary where the senior soldiers on the ground explained one of the major reasons it was so difficult to get a grip on corruption was the fact that none of the Afgan soldiers could read or write Illiteracy rates are some of the worst in the world. For example when the US army delivered fuel to the Afgans, to be divvied out between each platoon, each Afgan commander responsible wouldn't know if he'd been allocated 1000 gallons or 100 gallons. He'd have to take whoever delivered it's word for it. This made it really easy for the middle man to siphon off a load of fuel and sell it to the population (who were desperate to get their hands on it).

  Soldiers simply being able to read chits and write receipts ensures each unit gets what it is allocated.
  
  
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  PIMO elder

  by Reservations in

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  i’m reservations, pimo elder.

  i’m in no position to leave the organisation, maybe some people will see that as weak or whatever, but we have to all go down our own path in life.. i would like to be able to wake people up in my congregation, how do you think best to do this?

  any ideas?.

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  Having never been an elder all I can do is commiserate and wish you all the very best. Sometimes it's just not possible to leave. But one thing I do know is this; if and when you do, you will never regret taking the following action :
  

  Hybridous. The guy who's not out looking for everything else that everyONE else is doing wrong.

  Just try to be that one great-guy Elder that despondent JWs need.

  The guy who doesn't press Organizational hard-lines.

  The guy who is just a kind, listening ear. Giving comfort when JWs feel like they can't give enough...(they can't!).

  The guy who sides with mercy when on a JC.

  
  

  The guy who can make Organizational life a little more bearable. Surely, you can see the value in that...

  You are striving to strike a very delicate balance. I wish you well...
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  Transcript - 2021 Governing Body Update #7

  by projecthydra in

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  please click here to download the transcript for governing body update #7.. three files included: .pdf, .docx, .epub.

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  Love your logo....👏👏👏
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  JWs are bigger and more successful than the Mormon church

  by joe134cd in

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  just saw the following you tube video.

  it’s 3 hours long, but thoroughly interesting.

  if you want to save yourself 3 hours, basically the active mormon church is about 3 million.

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  Even with that, JW Memorial attendance is similar to Adventist membership numbers at around the 20 million mark, which may be a fairer comparison than the stricter JW “publisher” count.

  For once, Slim, I couldn't disagree more with you!

  We know the kind of folks who get guilted into going to the memorial in order that their family doesn't completely shut them out. Or the polite neighbour who wants to keep an elderly friend happy.

  Watchtower is probably having very similar issues to the Mormons at present. I would say the current figure Watchtower claims , which has remained at 8 million for I don't know how long, is wildly optimistic.

  5 million fully invested members would be a more sensible figure.
  

  JustAGuY If everywhere were Scotland we would all have cool accents, kilts and failed livers

  🤣😂😭😭 I'm dying!
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  Have JEHOVAH ever supported WARS between his WORSHIPPERS?

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  jehovah's witnesses used to state other christian denominations go to war and in fact that their religious leaders bless such wars.

  they see this as one reason why all other christian denominations are not true christians since they kill one another at war and therefore they don't love one another as stated by jesus in john 13: 34,35.. for example when a roman catholic go to war, he/she is bound to kill a fellow roman catholic in the cause of the war.

  therefore roman catholic can't be true christians since its member don't love one another and kill one another at war and as such god cannot be in support of such wars where his worshippers kill one another.. the question that comes for consideration is, has jehovah ever supported wars between his own worshippers?.

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  ShOtWhIlStTrYiNgToEsCaPe The rape and murder of a woman was a property issue( check out the Law of Moses). But the rape and murder of a man was a capital offense.

  This ^^^^^^^^
  
  
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  PIMO elder

  by Reservations in

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  i’m reservations, pimo elder.

  i’m in no position to leave the organisation, maybe some people will see that as weak or whatever, but we have to all go down our own path in life.. i would like to be able to wake people up in my congregation, how do you think best to do this?

  any ideas?.

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  Well....you could take a leaf out of this elders book ....👀

  https://youtu.be/F0S1FffE2SE
  
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  Another one that Jdubs miss

  by HawayMan in

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  DJ, for all practical purposes, JC was the Faithful and Discreet Slave during the 3 1/2 years of his ministry. but only one of many competing teachers.

  The wt leadership claims that same role. Their "enthroned king of 1914", has done nothing but rule through them.

  That's what I always thought Waton, that Jesus was the faithful slave.

  Then MRS MARIA RUSSELL claimed that title for her husband. Shortly after his death this was played down (I may be wrong here). Nowadays, of course, the 8 GB members claim this title for themselves - therefore placing themselves in the role of Jesus for the majority of witnesses, though many aren't aware the GB are effectively their "mediator" - I'd be interested to know the dates the "slave" switched from Russell to the anointed, then from the anointed to solely the GB??
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  Why wasn’t O’Donnell charged with receiving stolen goods.

  by joe134cd in

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  2. child-abuse

  firstly i appreciate the work mark o’donnell does for the xjw community.

  no doubt this has also been discussed numerous times before.

  but with regard to those documents that were illegally stolen in that vice documentary.

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  (This is my ignorance showing here, so bear with me)....But didn't this elder have a right to be in possession of the documents in the first place? If he then felt they were important evidence to the commission of a crime, and he then handed them over to the authorities (via Mark), I can't see what the issue is?

  Am I missing something here?
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  How Did They Get Micheal Palin To Star in the Daniel drama?😂

  by Diogenesister in

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  How would you respond?

  by Iamallcool in

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  if you tell a jw that he or she is in a cult and they asked you why do you say that?

  how would you respond?.

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  Easy - Galatians 1: 8-9

  I agree Sea Breeze that there are probably many scriptures one can use to demonstrate Watchtower doesn't have the truth as taught in the Bible. A good one is reference Galatians to demonstrate they do not teach what the apostles taught, as you say.

  But I think there's an even simpler way.The Jews proved their faith by abiding by the law. But we were always taught a Christian now has their conscience to use instead (combined with the Holy Spirit).

  Yet over and over exJWs will say they felt there was something 'not quite right' about the teachings and practices, behaviour and harsh treatments meted out by watchtower. That was our conscience reaching out to us .......but witnesses are forbidden to abide by their own consciences. That, to me, is what really marks out Watchtower as a cult