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  Crossing the Elders

  by Cold Steel in

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  few things draw my interest as much as people on this board who talk about the elders, the insidious little toadies who lurk around kingdom halls, the proverbial big fish in little ponds.

  it amazes me the terror and the veneration they inspire, as well as the occasional ridicule.

  it makes me wonder how they're selected and whether most of them come into the position with a sense of power, entitlement, authority and control, or whether many of them are pretty nice people and that i'm just hearing about the bad apples?

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  cofty

  Abusive and power hungry elders are not in the majority. Most are sincere believers who are put on to do far more than is reasonably possible.

  Combining work family life and congregation duties is a ridiculous burden for most. Every congregation has its fair share of whingers who expect elders to be at their beck and call to sort out all their personal problems. The branch make unreasonable demands on elders. Elder's wives and children pay the price.

  A minority are guilty of abusing their power.
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  Is there truth in religion

  by bola in

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  i am asking this questions due to the teachings, beliefs and practices of different religions..

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  cofty

  Your question "is there truth in religion" is a bit vague.

  Did Jesus rise from the dead? No

  Did Mohammed ascend to heaven on a winged horse? No

  Is there any truth or value in any aspect of religion? Probably.
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  Before attempting to persuade someone that life evolved, first discuss genetics.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  the reasoning behind the thread''s title was developed by a team looking at the teaching of evolution.

  "the team, led by professor laurence hurst at the milner centre for evolution, university of bath hypothesised that since core concepts of genetics (such as dna and mutation) are so intimately linked to the core concepts of evolution, then priming students with genetics information might help their understanding of evolution.

  more at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523144131.htm.

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  If there was not one single fossil and no other evidence of any kind evolution would be proven beyond all doubt on the basis of genetics alone.
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  If you had the means to kill a terrorist before he detonated would you ?

  by Chook in

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  i mean blow their fucking brains out..

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  It would be unethical not to.
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  Roger Moore

  by karter in

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  r.i.p roger moore one of the best bonds ever.. karter..

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  Nobody does it better...
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  Is God Everywhere, Omnipresent? ACCORDING TO JW.ORG...NO

  by NikL in

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  this is new to me.. i was always taught things like "god is everywhere".. now the folks in warwick are tearing that into shreds with their spiritual enlightenment.. https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/god-omnipresent/.

  god is able to see everything and to act anywhere he chooses.

  (proverbs 15:3; hebrews 4:13) however, the bible does not teach that god is omnipresent—that is, present everywhere, in all things.

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  This has always been their doctrine. They think about god as being a thing in a specific place.

  Russell used to teach his throne was in the Pleades cluster.
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  The New terroists That The World have To Confront What is the Answer ?

  by smiddy in

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  this latest attack in manchester u.k. targeting a venue attended by mainly children and teenagers who go to a concert by their favorite singer and then to be attacked by a terroist has to be the last straw... surely ?

  22 dead at last count mainly young girls enjoying a concert of their favourite singer ?

  and at least 50 others suffering injuries ?.

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  The total eradication of every vestige of the Caliphate would be an important step. It would be a huge psychological blow to the ideology that drives them.
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  Most Popular Boys Name in England?

  by cofty in

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  anybody want to guess?

  for some years the office for national statistics tried to hide the answer by counting different spellings as different names.

  it no longer matters.

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  Karter - Douglas Murray looks at Enoch Powell's 1969 "Rivers of blood" speech in his new book.

  His language handed ammunition to his enemies and provided cover for the extreme right. As a result it has made sensible debate about immigration almost impossible ever since.
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  Most Popular Boys Name in England?

  by cofty in

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  anybody want to guess?

  for some years the office for national statistics tried to hide the answer by counting different spellings as different names.

  it no longer matters.

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  Skepsis - You say that "some of them are Muslim radicals". But for some reason you are not concerned.

  Guess how many Muslim radicals are too many?
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  Most Popular Boys Name in England?

  by cofty in

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  anybody want to guess?

  for some years the office for national statistics tried to hide the answer by counting different spellings as different names.

  it no longer matters.

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  Europe is in no way responsible for the Syrian civil war.

  Syrian refugees make up a fraction of European immigration. Of course many young men from Eritrea destroyed their ID documents and claimed to be Syrian children.