Diogenesister

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  unofficial JW music

  by neat blue dog in

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  does anybody remember some super cheesy jw pop music from the 80s and/or 90s being sold on cassette by stoops?

  i remember there was a family with the last name of arkenberg involved in production among others but i can't find a thing about it online..

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  Anna Marina Is that really Marc O 'Donnel?!! If so, dudes a genius! Classic😂

  Kinda reminds me of the sort of thing Johnathan Richmond would sing😊
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  What is your favorite recipe?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?

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  I love middle Eastern food. I'm definitely going to dive further into this channel if they post recipes.

  Thanks Uni !
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  What is your favorite recipe?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?

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  Anna Marina I pronounce it fal A fel. With the "A' rising up and the 'fel" going down. I might be wrong tho😳
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  Unfaithful spouse

  by Worstfear in

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  my wife and i have been together for 12 years.

  married for 6. she was born into the truth, i studied for 2 years before we got married.

  we would attend meetings on a weekly basis, go to conventions, and memorial every year.

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  But telling the elders about adultery does not necessarily result in trouble for the adulterer.

  ^^^ This.

  In my experience it's the partner who has the best "back up" who wins (ie most influential family).

  Make sure, whatever you do, it reflects well on you. Because when you do fall in love again, you don't want to scare her off by being vengeful. You're better off without her if she behaved like that. Get therapy I'd highly recommend it, too, to help deal with the pain and anger.
  
  
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  Let’s make it more interesting!

  by Iamallcool in

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  what kind of games should we play on this discussion board?

  this forum needs to be more interesting.

  any ideas?

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  Punk 😂😂😂

  One flew over the cuckoo's nest.

  Edit: That showed my age so here's one that doesn't:

  8 mile

  Except bloody hell it makes me look old that I think 8 mile makes me look young😂
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  9/11 Anyone going to a memorial this year?

  by Diogenesister in

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  just wondered...... thinking of fellow first responders.

  gone but not forgotten..

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  Just wondered.....

  Thinking of fellow first responders. Gone but not forgotten.
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  Watchtower tweaks "religion" out of Samaritan parable

  by Wonderment in

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  the watchtower writing staff often tweaks the application of a scriptural lesson to their benefit.

  this can be seen in this recent article of theirs: .

  first, in their explanation of the parable, they do mention "religion" in the original setting (bold letters below): .

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  My take on that is that it's disgusting no. 1 and no.2 is how can witnesses be so foolish as to not understand the true message?

  I would have none of it. I always hated their attitude to charity and became a nurse so I could be of use to others (constantly feeling guilty for being paid for it, of course). I did, however, give to charity regardless.

  They also took out John 8 the woman who committed adultery being forgiven by Jesus.
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  “The Right to Shun: Ghent’s Misguided Jehovah’s Witness Decision“ Matthew P. Cavedon

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  https://canopyforum.org/2021/04/19/the-right-to-shun-ghents-misguided-jehovahs-witness-decision/.

  in march, the criminal court of ghent, belgium fined the congregation of jehovah’s witnesses (jw) for “inciting discrimination and hatred or violence against former members.” the case centered on the jw practice of “disfellowshipping.” while the court’s sensitivity to the individual impact of shunning is laudable, its decision regrettably assaults the freedoms of religion and association.. first, some background on jw beliefs and disfellowshipping.

  jw was founded in the united states over a century ago and is headquartered in new york state.

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  Simon Who really cares about the name calling part? It's laughable to be called "evil" from a religion that counts the Yorkshire Ripper as an accepted member

  😂You had me on the floor with that one.

  True enough the name calling bit is a red herring. Calling someone mental or evil is hardly "hate speech" imho.

  If it were my kids would be in court every week ....😜
  
  
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  Those members who passed away

  by Gorb in

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  who of those passed away jwd/jwn members, do we think of??.

  oompah and the lady from australia, are there more??.

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  Nothing is lost forever Gorb, I believe, what ever was, shall always be.

  That's beautiful, Slim and very true
  
  
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  Those members who passed away

  by Gorb in

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  who of those passed away jwd/jwn members, do we think of??.

  oompah and the lady from australia, are there more??.

  g..

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  Diogenesister

  Simon I can understand if you want to keep JW.net as it is. Your beautiful, bratty, sometimes loving, sometimes unruly baby.

  But it would be wonderful to keep - I'm not sure how to term it - the past posts etc, as a whole, as a large piece of data, for posterity. Perhaps your kids, or Atlantis, or anyone you trust, really. Not to operate it as a forum, but to peruse the 'back catalogue'.

  We all know it's a goldmine for research for all things Watchtower.

  But as a piece of "social history", one day, it will be fascinating