FatFreek 2005

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  CO has been coming to my door. Would like 1 or 2 solid and easy arguments.

  by The Laser Viking in

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  i am 6th generation.

  i have been out for a few years.. back story on the situation:.

  i had a co come by while going door-to-door in the neighborhood.

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  FatFreek 2005

  The great Watchtower contradiction is a simple 11 minute read that exposes the largest series of flip flop teachings ever published by the Watchtower Society.

  Len
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  Freedom, Free speech, Censorship, Religion and Tight Pants

  by Simon in

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  you would need to be living in a cave to not be aware of the turmoil happening in the world with groups like isis murdering cartoonists over their depiction of their prophet and sides being taken to either attack religion or to defend the right to practise it.. the battle lines appear to be drawn between those who believe in freedom and those who would see it curtailed to be replaced with their own version of what is and isnt acceptable.

  most people want freedom and free speech but when choosing it are perhaps unconsciously judging it to only apply to things that they themselves believe in.. we need to be crystal clear what freedom and free speech were really talking about.

  freedom itself is usually easier to define as there are some fundamental principles: you should be allowed to do what you want as long as you are not harming others.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Simon, that was a great and well considered essay.

  Len
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  Need help compiling a list of the latest changes in doctrine and practices

  by jwfacts in

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  i have former jws looking at jwfacts.com in order to update themselves with what is happening with the religion, so that they can better understand their jw family.

  it thought it would help if there was a page devoted to what has changed since 2000. .

  2012 oct release of jw.org - jws encouraged to download their own publications and use ipads at meetings and field service.

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  FatFreek 2005

  
  

  That recent Anti masturbation video brings Watchtower teaching tactics to climactic high..  I can't wait to see their alleged new video -- the one that opposes oral sex.
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  Lesson to Watchtower, their predictions -- weather forecasters apologize

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  reference the link below to the national weather service in apologizing for falsely predicting the severity of a series of storms.

  i wonder if watchtower society will ever apologize for any of their countless false predictions.

  ********"the northeast was supposed to have been crushed by a much-hyped winter storm today, but it failed to deliver that widespread blow.

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  Reference the link below to the national weather  service in apologizing for falsely predicting the severity of a series of storms.  I wonder if Watchtower Society will ever apologize for any of their countless false predictions.
  
  ********"The Northeast was supposed to have been crushed by a much-hyped winter storm today, but it failed to deliver that widespread blow.
  "For that bum forecast, meteorologist Gary Szatkowski says he is sorry.
  "Yes, a weatherman admitted he got it wrong.
  "Szatkowsk, the meteorologist-In-charge at the National Weather Service office for Philadelphia and Mount Holly, NJ, issued an apology on Twitter..
  "My deepest apologies to many key decision makers and so many members of the general public," he tweeted. "You made a lot of tough decisions expecting us to get it right, and we didn't. Once again, I'm sorry."
  http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/national_weather_service_meteo.html
  
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  Embarrassing Doorstep Questions

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  can you add or subtract from the following list of introductory questions?

  the aim of the questions i'm looking for, is to determine the level of integrity of the witnesses at your door.. .

  if you didn't have the truth, would you want to know it?.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Your religion criticizes infant baptism. How old should one be to get baptized?
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  "You're missing the tool to view private messages." -- Is that legit message from jwn?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  2. tech-support

  i suspect it is valid but i really want confirmation before i click those 3 steps.

  there's actually nothing on that screen that says it has anything to do with jwn -- therefore my caution.. len.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Here are two different screen shots, the first from my pm page;

  
  

  

   Here is the other one.

  
  

  

  
  
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  Good Netflix shows to watch

  by Simon in

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  in the long winter nights you need some good tv shows to watch while you wait for the eternity between seasons of game of thrones.. we've watched marco polo (pretty good) and have just started watching orange is the new black which is not at all what i imagined (didn't know it was funny!).

  house of cards is on the list too as we've heard good things about that.. anyone have any others that are worth seeing?.

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  "Johnny Carson, king of late night" -- my wife and I watched it last night. I thought it would be a few hours of highlights of his shows over the years. Yes, it included some highlight moments but it was more than that. It was actually a video biography, very penetrating which included his downs as well as his ups. We'll watch that one again when we have friends over.

  Sabrina, a 1954 movie starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. Surprisingly, Hepburn was some 16 years old at the time. Bogart, though playing an excellent role as older brother to Holden's character, was visually too old for the part. He died three years later at age 57.

  Nymphomaniac, a 1913 documentary-like movie. I couldn't get some of the scenes of this one out of my head for several days.  Don't tell the elders on me as this was the most explicit set of visuals I've ever seen in my 74 years. It probes the experiences of one European woman beginning with her childhood years as she relates them to an intellectual stranger who rescues her from a back alley near his apartment. Don't watch it if looking at hundreds of penis' and vaginas are taboo in your book.

  The first episode of Hitchcock is very good, the second is so-so, but I look forward to exploring the rest.

  Touch, with Kiefer Sutherland is quick moving, a bit far-fetched but will probably watch more than the two episodes I've seen.

  The Family. Robert DiNiro et al is well done.  Lots of the stuff that may happen when a Wise Guy and family goes into the Witness Protection program in a foreign country (France).

  The Dust Bowl. Excellent Burns documentary and I learned a lot how that happened in the 1930's. But it can be said in half the time.

  Len

  
  

  
  
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  "You're missing the tool to view private messages." -- Is that legit message from jwn?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  2. tech-support

  i suspect it is valid but i really want confirmation before i click those 3 steps.

  there's actually nothing on that screen that says it has anything to do with jwn -- therefore my caution.. len.

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  I suspect it is valid but I really want confirmation before I click those 3 steps. There's actually nothing on that screen that says it has anything to do with JWN -- therefore my caution.

  Len
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  DirecTV -- why also Roku, Chromecast, etc.?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  we already have directv as one of its earliest subscribers (1994).

  we have always had their latest dvrs(where we can skip commercials, pause, slo mo, resume, etc), have their premier insurance for all our hardware, and have their basic entertainment package, including movies, sports, family and music channels -- some over 150 channels that include local channels.

  no premium channels.. i hear folks talking how they love those set top boxes (sticks, dongles, etc) that don't cost an arm and a leg -- a one time charge -- and can forever stream movies and programs.

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  Thanks, guys.
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  DirecTV -- why also Roku, Chromecast, etc.?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  we already have directv as one of its earliest subscribers (1994).

  we have always had their latest dvrs(where we can skip commercials, pause, slo mo, resume, etc), have their premier insurance for all our hardware, and have their basic entertainment package, including movies, sports, family and music channels -- some over 150 channels that include local channels.

  no premium channels.. i hear folks talking how they love those set top boxes (sticks, dongles, etc) that don't cost an arm and a leg -- a one time charge -- and can forever stream movies and programs.

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  We already have DirecTV as one of its earliest subscribers (1994). We have always had their latest DVRs(where we can skip commercials, pause, slo mo, resume, etc), have their premier insurance for all our hardware, and have their basic entertainment package, including movies, sports, family and music channels -- some over 150 channels that include local channels. No premium channels.

  I hear folks talking how they love those set top boxes (sticks, dongles, etc) that don't cost an arm and a leg -- a one time charge -- and can forever stream movies and programs. Yes, you need fast unlimited internet for those to work and we have that.

  Can I save dollars by getting one of these pieces of hardware, then go with the cheapest DirecTV package at some $17 savings.

  Len