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London Riots
by leavingwt in
1. social
2. current
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will someone from the uk briefly explain what's going on?.
Podobear

Sadly, here in the UK... the general police profile has been sullied in recent years. Currently, not one, but 2 Police Commissioners have resigned in London. Policing by the London Metropolitan Police is overseen by a stand in.. until a permanent replacement is found.
This is not a reflection on EVERY police officer, nowadays, but increasingly I hear the mantra... "It takes scum to catch scum."
In order to understand the criminal mind... you need one yourself!
The British Police have sunk to the level and below the level of Mafia run regimes and third world juntas.
Vigilantes are now coming forward to police their own communities. The normal phlegm of the average Brit. is being replaced by a spirit of self protection. This time the powder keg just might ignite.
Apocalypitic? Symptomatic of regime change, maybe... both politicly and economically.
I start Chinese and Punjabi lessons next week... just in case I need to move to the "Free" world (pokes stick and stirs the scorpion's nest)
143
London Riots
by leavingwt in
1. social
2. current
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will someone from the uk briefly explain what's going on?.
Podobear

More preconceived ideas about the U.K eh, Caedes? Your comment to Botch cuts the mustard.
Here in Bristol, we had a little looting in St. Pauls overnight... and Parliament has been recalled for one day this Thursday.
Up to the moment report, as I wait for my next patient to arrive 11.27am 9 August 2011
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London Riots
by leavingwt in
1. social
2. current
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will someone from the uk briefly explain what's going on?.
Podobear

When the Brixton race riots kicked off a few years ago, even some of the kids of the local JW's joined in.
The U.K is now truly a multi racial community... it is no longer the province of the plegmatic (apathetic) Brit.
We note Polish at the head of the Unions, cultural diversity amongth the cohorts of students.
The British government has sipped the tea of apathy for too long... the powder keg is in our communities.. our highways (motorways U.K) are lined with cameras for number plate recognition. These can be switched virtually overnight for taxation purpose and of course security surveillance.
We Brits have an imminent rude awakening. Our Government can no longer depend on obedient queues and social handouts.
They started the economy cuts at the bottom of the social rung, and still let the greedy top, benefit whilst Rome (London) is burning.
The demise of the Anglo-American world power nearing completion. Watch the TV and and the Internet whilst social networks whip up the flames of the disenfranchised.
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Meatloaf the musician, a JW no no?
by highdose in
1. jw
2. friends
am i right in thinking that the music of meatloaf is off limits to jw's?

i seem to remember some tut tutting and strong concil about bat out of hell?.
Podobear

No... unless it is a very recent conversion... sat on the same table as him in a Thai restaurant in London. Nice guy.
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Do you believe in an annointed class?
by irondork in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
regarless of their identity - in fact, if they are really "discreet" their identity should probably remain unknown - do you believe the bible speaks of a spirit annointed class of folks, a limited number of humans that have been called to heaven to serve with jesus?.

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Podobear

Yes
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I hate JW jargon!!! (Alternatives please!)
by VampireDCLXV in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
all of us who have any ties to the jws know that they have their own vernacular, their own slang.

sure, there are formal titles that we can't really get away from: pioneer, ministerial servant, elder, ______ overseer, governing body, the (watchtower) society, etc.

but there are plenty of other bits of parlance they use that i can do without.... for example:.
Podobear

A Privilege: A responsibility nobody else wants
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How many times was Christ begotten?
by GOrwell in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in light of all the recent trinity threads, how many times do you think christ was begotten?.
Podobear

Once
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How many times was Christ begotten?
by GOrwell in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in light of all the recent trinity threads, how many times do you think christ was begotten?.
Podobear
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How many times was Christ begotten?
by GOrwell in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in light of all the recent trinity threads, how many times do you think christ was begotten?.
Podobear

@Jonathan dough: I disagree with you.
What is your answer to GOrwells question? How many times was Christ begotten?
The Scriptures tell us he was: Monogenes... "the only begotten god" NASB
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Who's the most intolerant religious group?
by Wonderment in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i would like to hear people's opinions on intolerant religious groups?

who wins?.

somehow, i have this notion that pentecostals would win 1st place, followed by baptists, followed by jw's.
Podobear

Definitely "Born-Again" anythings, in my experience Baptists, Pentecostals and Evangelicals. The average JW is schooled to brush the dust of their feet and walk away from confrontation.
At the age of 25 I was confronted with two Baptist ministers either side of the house in which I stayed. They were also members of the KKK. Scarey for a young Brit. like me.
I guess first impressions count for a lot.