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  President Trump launches missile strike against Syria

  by jwleaks in

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  pesident trump authorized the missile strike because “it is in the vital, national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the use of deadly chemical weapons.” .

  59 tomahawk missiles were launched from two us navy ships.. russia has condemned the action.. https://youtu.be/4svp3yfneyq.

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  I wonder if people will stop wondering if Trump and Putin are buddy buddy now lol

  That will go down the memory hole and it will be "Trump is a war monger."

  This war is principally about Assad doing what tinpot dictators do, keeping himself in power. I don't believe there is any oil in Syria, somebody may want to run a pipeline across it, but as long as this fighting is going on that will be almost impossible to maintain.

  I don't know what we expect to do, as near as I can tell, there are no good guys in Syria.
  
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  Long article, but it explains a lot of things

  by JeffT in

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  i found this the other day, and read it last night.

  i think it explains a lot of what is going on in both american politics and many religions around the world.

  https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/?utm_source=feed.

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  I found this the other day, and read it last night. I think it explains a lot of what is going on in both American politics and many religions around the world.

  https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/?utm_source=feed
  
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  Ranting

  by FedUpJW in

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  please excuse me for long-winded ranting.

  i know, as do most of us here that "love" is not something that the jdub's are known for except in their deluded, feeble minds.. i can handle their hypocrisy when it is directed at me, but when it is aimed at family who for decades have genuinely been the type of jw that the watchtower presents to the public, and when it is motivated by pure hate, then i get pissed!.

  my mother was dunked in the 1940's and my father in the 1950's.

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  Check with your lawyer. If your Dad is of sound mind, and you don't exert any undo pressure he should be able to give everything to you, unless you have siblings. A new will would render any previous will moot. I hate the idea that the Witnesses can treat somebody like garbage and then expect to collect their estate.

  What state are you in. My family's estate planner may know somebody that could help. He knows people all over the place. PM me if you want help.
  
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  Ranting

  by FedUpJW in

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  please excuse me for long-winded ranting.

  i know, as do most of us here that "love" is not something that the jdub's are known for except in their deluded, feeble minds.. i can handle their hypocrisy when it is directed at me, but when it is aimed at family who for decades have genuinely been the type of jw that the watchtower presents to the public, and when it is motivated by pure hate, then i get pissed!.

  my mother was dunked in the 1940's and my father in the 1950's.

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  A sad story. After my Dad died Mom slipped into dementia (neither were every JW's).

  It is really hard to watch smart loving people slip away like that. I am very fortunate that I was able to be there for both of them.

  Words fail me when it comes to the attitude of witnesses toward things like this. The lack of compassion speaks volumes about what their religion does to people.

  Any chance you can talk him into giving the 30% to a real charity and not the WTBS?
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  any contractors here that can give an educated estimate of what warwick cost?

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  just wonderin'.

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  I was an accountant in investment real estate, including development for many years. I would estimate $300-500 million. Personally, I doubt they saved all that much on labor. Using volunteers for stuff like this is notoriously inefficient. If you take the total cost of running a building (repairs, remodels, utilities etc) for the life of the building, construction costs are a small fraction of the total. Having to go back and do slip shod work over again is going to cost them in the future.
  
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  The 'Like' button option is a joke

  by fukitol in

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  i just 'liked' the same post 6 times in a row.. what a joke simon.

  sort it out!.

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  Hey Simon how about a "I have no life" button that people can punch as often as they feel the need to?
  
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  How deep is the rot?

  by JeffT in

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  by now it seems obvious that the gb and other leaders of the wtbs are corrupt.

  the pedo scandal and various financial schemes are sustained by either lack of concern or greed at the top.

  my question is how far down the food chain does this go?

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  By now it seems obvious that the GB and other leaders of the WTBS are corrupt. The pedo scandal and various financial schemes are sustained by either lack of concern or greed at the top. My question is how far down the food chain does this go? Are local elders just as complicit in what's going on, or have they been duped into accepting the Society's whitewash of events? I've been out for so long I have no idea what is happening at the local level.
  
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  Do You Trust The News Media?

  by minimus in

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  obviously, trump doesn't.

  but do you?

  do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.

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  NO
  
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  "You are my witnesses says Jehovah"

  by NikL in

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  "you are my witnesses says jehovah".. this is going to show you how poor my knowledge of the bible has been.. i thought there was a scripture that says the quoted phrase (at least in nwt).

  i could swear that i heard it for years quoted in talks.. i went to find it this morning and found nothing of the sort.

  am i an anomaly or do any of you remember this as well?.

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  no God (capital G)

  god (small g) several referred to as that Psalm 82:6

  Which ignores the fact that there are no capital letters in Hebrew. Have they ever addressed that?
  
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  If you had the opportunity to create religious doctrine from scratch,what rule would your church or nation have?

  by Chook in

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  would you teach a heaven , hell, jesus , paradise.

  what rule structure for discipline ect ,ect,.

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  I'd have one doctrine: make up your own mind about everything. Don't let anybody else (including me) tell you what to believe.