i am truly surprised to see boeing trying to roll out a plane so full of bugs and flaws.
hope they can get things straightened out.
major us industry giant, lots of jobs..
So full of bugs and flaws?!
This is the nature of the industry. A maiden flinght and a few thousand hours of inflight testing can only confirm structural and operational integrity and in no way can account for the real life performance of the plane.
tenyearsafter correctly points out that this is not uncommon; rather the industry practice.
many of you will be interested to know that irwin zalkin now has 11 lawsuits against watchtower at various stages.. these can be summarized as follows.... j.l.
shocked by the lack of action, the victims mother immediately left the congregation with her son.
by this stage campos was a known predator with complaints having been made to the elders at linda vista spanish, playa pacifica spanish and the watchtower dating back to 1982.elizabeth mcfarland ohio a former ministerial servant named scott silvasy sexually molested elizabeth when she was a child through her early teens.
These lawsuits are a nuisance, not a death blow.
Hmmm, my 2nd grade math tacher disagrees....How many $30mil upheld verdicts do you need to make the bean counters very uncomfortable...
Also, we are not delighted that children were abused. Sadly, it already happened. The delight comes from having some freaking accountability forced down the throaths of these people...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5schopnecog.
it's difficult to imagine how this video could be more disingenuous and hypocritical.
cedars.
Actually, there is so much psychology in this video that I don't know where to begin.
The marketing message is woven in dozens of mini loops ending with the closure of one giant loop at the end when the JW.ORG logo appears.
Do not have the time to disect it now, but a great marketing effort.
-Yan
so, yes, there will be a "new bible" released at this annual meeting.
worst kept secret ever.. however, the new bible will no longer be called the "new world translation".
again, this is pure speculation, but it would kind of make sense since the term "new world" is very mason-y, old-time jw-y, and doesn't appear in the bible anyway.. what they would call it, i couldn't even guess..
"We f#cked up and now we are trying to fix it by f@cking up even more"!
you read it here first:.
why would a loving god permit wickedness?.
note to the speaker:.
Isn't this the same shit they have been saying for decades? What is new and exciting here to be included in a "special talk"?
just once after serena williams says "thanks to jehovah god" i would love to hear the commentator ask her "when's the last time you've been out in field service or attended a meeting"?.
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Besides, it is the astonishing selectivity displayed by people when they thank their God for seemingly mundane but personal things in a world where the hand of God would be infinitely more needed elsewhere.
Steve2, that also flies in the face of god's omni(whatever), doesn't it?
ok i posted about a month ago asking for advice on writing a letter to my former congregation regarding my children.
my ex husband still goes to our old hall and although we have joint custody he is raising them to be good little jws on his time.
i understand that in your organization age is not a determining factor in whether or not a person can get baptized, however as the young people ask book points out:
Michelle,
I would look closer in the custody arrangement. Get help from a lawyer if need be. Is the decisionmaking spelled out there?
May be helpful to bring the angle that going unilaterally on a matter that should be a joint decision in fact violates the terms of the divorce and custody arrangements. Again, obviously I do not know specifics, but may be a good angle to explore. Make it clear to the Elduhs that they will be aiding in such breach of terms/agreement.
Best of luck!
-Yan
attn: watchtower purchasing department.
i just wanted to share this gem i recently came across in the denver post:.
the north american paper industry is in rapid decline.
jgnat: "Supply the publishers and pioneers with Kindles and iPads? Heck, no. They will allow them the privelege of buying their own. Based on hours of service, of course."
I have a better idea.
Make their own tablet, running JWOS, able to only access "approved" websites. Then order about 5 million units at Foxconn in China for about 100 bucks a piece and them STRONGLY suggest each publisher purchase one at the discount price of $999.99.
And since this is an one off business deal, maybe sweeten it with a monthly subscription to the latest WT garbage at, say, $49.99.
Steve Jobs could have only dreamed of such a scenario....
this is the exchange of text messages i had with my super spiritual brother.
it is sad... it is pathetic... it has helped me realize that i have no connection to these people anymore.
i feel free today.
Articulate and proper response to such nonsense, nevertheless due to a medley of sad reasons.
Sorry for your having to deal with such crap...I am not close to my brother either (for different reasons) and not having contact actually feels better.
i usually dismiss the "drinking the kool aid" scenarios that are posted from time to time, but the latest wt has another bit of fearmongering.
the quote from page 20, para 17. elders who are reading this article can draw some useful conclusions from the account we have just considered: (1) the most practical step that we can take to prepare for the coming attack of the assyrian is that of strengthening our faith in god and helping our brothers to do the same.
(2) when the assyrian attacks, the elders must be absolutely convinced that jehovah will deliver us.
What do they have planned?
I certainly hope not a KCN tainted, non-alcoholic beverage for everyone....
Also:
At that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.
This implies that the direction will come through the org, but originate from a non-human standpoint i.e. Jah will phone Brooklyn to pass the instructions along.
