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  Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial

  by Simon in

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  anyone following the derek chauvin trial?.

  if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.

  there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?

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  I used to work with a black guy here in the UK. He drove a very flashy BMW, always well dressed, Ray-bans and all. He told me he had never been once pulled over by the police.

  However, he previously used to work for Aeroflot as a flight engineer and if he was just walking through Moscow he would be pulled over almost at every corner by police, uniformed and plain clothed, demanding to see his papers. Unless he was in uniform, then they would salute him.

  Sometimes depends on where you live.

  George
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  What do you think will be different in the Organization after the pandemic is over?

  by ExCircuitOverseer in

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  whether they go back to door-to-door or not, what will be different?

  do you think there will be a noticeable drop-off in attendance as we have read on here that many have left or faded?

  will there be a mass selling of halls?

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  I don't expect a return to D2D ministry any time soon. I think the cart witnessing will return however, after all it's up to the public if they want to approach the witnesses, a safer situation than calling at people's doors.

  Many witnesses I know are dreading having to go back to the KH. Not just the Covid problem but not fancying turning out on a cold wet night and then having all the problems of finding a parking space reasonably near to the KH.

  George
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  What's New with Watchtower's Bethelites?

  by Never-A-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know there were prior kicking out of watchtower's bethelites by the higher ups under the guise of down sizing.

  now with the covid-19 thing, are these guys going to be kicked to the curb again?.

  for everyone who will fill me in, thank you in advance..

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  They must still be working in Germany. We have all our Study WT's up to the end of August, plus our workbooks and plenty of the new publication Lessons 1-3 ready for when preaching is up and running again.

  George
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  What’s Your Favorite Type of Music/Songs/Singers???

  by minimus in

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  i love r&b music, funk and soul, even some disco.

  i’ve been listening to retro soul radio out of london lately and the music is without commercial interruptions 24 hours a day.

  mostly 70s and 80s music.. i love everything from elvis presley to tom jones too.

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  • What were girls like back then????????

    Slim, good looking and hot. They didn't have pierced this or that, no tats or Botox lips. Take a look at "Top of the Pops" from this era.

    George

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  Questions I have about the "Ministry School".

  by Pallbearer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember that jehovah's witnesses used to have a 2-hour, 2-part mid-week meeting which included a 1-hour "ministry school" followed by a 1-hour "service meeting".

  please correct me if i am wrong in any respect but to the best of my memory the ministry school was composed of 4 parts, as follows:.

  part 1: an "instruction talk".

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  Counsel is based on the booklet "Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching". Take a look at that and you will see just how dumbed down the whole process is.

  You will probably be more conversant with "Qualified to be Ministers" or "Theocratic Ministry School Guidebook". It's a whole new game now. Anyone with an an IQ in double digits will be bored rigid.

  George
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  Memorial Prep question

  by ExCircuitOverseer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so are individual witnesses being told to prepare bread and have wine on hand for the zoom memorial?

  are they saying it’s “vital” or is it just a “suggestion?” .

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  A letter was read last week at the midweek meeting that said there was no need to go to "extraordinary lengths" to obtain the emblems if there would be no partakers in the household.

  The chairman then said that if anyone had problems they could contact their group overseer for assistance.

  As has been said, it's not obligatory but you would be looked upon as very unspiritual if you didn't!

  George
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  Would you leave the Watchtower if you woke up at age 80 plus, or just stay in for the rest of your life.

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so yesterday while i was doing some work for a customer, i noticed the wt mags on the sofa.

  and i asked the elderly man if he was a jehovah witness?.

  he said that he and his wife and all his children were raised in the religion, but only he and his wife attend the meetings or zoom.

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  I understand this guy very well. I was a "born in" and realised about 14 years ago it is all a big con. However I just couldn't walk away and leave my wife and family. Too much to lose. I still have some brothers who work for me part time and it just isn't worth the hassle of leaving. I will probably die before my wife and I wouldn't want to leave her all alone. There is so little I could do that I cannot do now.

  I just wish I was 18 again, knowing what I know now.........

  George
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  Strange midweek meeting '' initial call '' demonstration

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can it get any weirder?

  here is a demonstration of a midweek meeting demonstration, showing a sister out in field service talking to a householder.

  they are both wearing masks due to covid.

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  "Apply yourself to the field ministry" is the just name of that section of the Midweek meeting. It follows "Treasures from God's Word" and precedes "Living as Christians". This is the same every week and has been so for a long time now.

  You need to keep up with the chariot R & R. Learn the new TheoSpeak!!

  George
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  Strange midweek meeting '' initial call '' demonstration

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can it get any weirder?

  here is a demonstration of a midweek meeting demonstration, showing a sister out in field service talking to a householder.

  they are both wearing masks due to covid.

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  I got the impression that this is not formal field service but informally seeing someone wearing a mask and commending her for that. From there she went on to say she is a JW and not currently going from door to door but they exchanged telephone numbers to keep in contact.

  I would have thought that informal witnessing still comes under the heading of "public witnessing" and is currently banned by the WT Society.

  These videos, as I understand it are also streamed for those with no ZOOM access.

  George
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  RIP Murray Walker. The world is a sadder quieter place now,

  by Slidin Fast in

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  any f1 fan of a certain vintage will shed a tear for murray.

  the embodiment of enthusiasm..

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  Not just F1. He was the best ever motorcycle commentator. TT, Superbikes, MotoGP, he covered them all.

  George