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Great news!

by Half banana in

it's a case of two down and one to go.

my darling daughter has announced to the extended family that she has left jehovah's witnesses!

deep joy!.

Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom

by minimus in

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friends

trump’s state department is having all sorts of religions and groups from around the world meet for discussions on how to insure that they have freedoms.. i wonder if jehovah’s witnesses will be there..

Listener

I wonder how they explain away the fact that they approach one Government claiming that another Government is not being fair as taking a neutral stand?

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The great 1914 turn around

by Sour Grapes in

i must say there is no other religion in modern times that has lied more to their cult followers than the watchtower company and no more brain dead, gullible cult members than the jdubs.. just three examples.

when russel was in charge 1914 was prophesied to be the end of the system of things with armageddon and the earthly paradise.

that didn't happen and poof now 1914 was not the end, oh no, it was the beginning of the end.. the second example, the generation that saw 1914 would not pass away before the end came, which meant in all jdubs minds that paradise had to be here in the late 1990's.

Listener

From the Watchtower 1966 10/15

More than thirty-five years in advance, by help of God’s holy spirit, dedicated Bible students calculated the Gentile Times as due to expire in the early autumn of 1914, but the religious clergy of Christendom criticized them and mocked them for publishing such a Bible time schedule. But the events of 1914 silenced the critics, though they were not converted.

I'd say that there are still plenty of critics around to this day, they haven't been silenced at all.

Amongst the many problems the Watchtower faces with this teaching is the fact that there is no one living today that can testify to, or be witnesses of, whatever the orgranization thinks happened in 1914.

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No new releases? How are the r&f taking this?

by purrpurr in

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friends

is it true that there's been no new releases at this summer's convention?

if so it will be the first convention in decades perhaps ever to not produce at least a new tract.. how are the r&f explaining this to eachother?

surely they must have noticed the absence?

Listener

It costs money to produce new literature, it has to be translated and at least a certain amount has to be put in print. There's also the cost of having the writing committee to come up with it in the first place. It's produced at a loss.

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Mike and Kim updated thier Numbers and it looks like the Borg is watching.

by Crazyguy in

thier latest video they seemed to fix thier number issues and have made it look as though the borg only has about a half a million member now in the us.

also it looks as though the borg is watching because the borg has now made an adjustment on their website concerning their missing kh.

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Listener

Their maths is still wrong and they seemed to have accused those that mentioned it in their first video as being Watchtower supporters.

The above link to reddit has a very good post by Terry Lawton who has got made a sound calculation (as far as I can tell). However, there may a flaw in it and that is, he is assuming that the average number of seats in a Kingdom Hall is 100 and I would think that it is more than that.

Terry Lawton

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over 700 baptized yesterday at one convention in Africa

by dropoffyourkeylee in

there was a french language congregation this weekend in congo dr which had 44,000 in attendance and something like 730 baptized.

i'm not saying that is good or bad, just reporting the news..

Listener

Since it is so obvious where the growth is, undoubtedly there is much more work to do there. Land and building is cheap.

The Governing Body should set themselves as examples and move to where the need is great.

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Spread the word and may the sauce be with you...

by doubtfull1799 in

https://www.gofundme.com/pastafund.

Listener

Questions need to be answered

Can the cooking process start with cold water or hot, is lukewarm acceptable.

Why do people insist on defilying it by adding salt?

Where did it come from, some say it evolved from flour, some say eggs and others say water?

Most importantly, does it make you fat?

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Has anyone got a good recipe for curry, for a curry novice?

by Diogenesister in

i really enjoy cooking but one thing i've never mastered is curry.

i've tried a few online recipes but they haven't turned out too well.

there's nothing better than a tried and tested, handed down ( or over!

Listener

Deliah Smith, an English cook. She is my absolute favorite cooking instructor. She is very detailed, gives excellent advice and is so easy to follow.

She was never featured much on Australian Television as far as I am aware but I've been able to watch her online.

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Has anyone got a good recipe for curry, for a curry novice?

by Diogenesister in

i really enjoy cooking but one thing i've never mastered is curry.

i've tried a few online recipes but they haven't turned out too well.

there's nothing better than a tried and tested, handed down ( or over!

Listener

I love curry also and having travelled to a few Asian countries it is overwhelming how many different curry variations there are.

For instance, the Thais use a lot of coconut cream/milk in theirs and it is one of my favourites when cooking at home. The Malaysians use a fish sauce/dried fish in their base and it makes for a strong aftertaste. The Chinese use a lot of whole dried Chilli. Then, of course, is the ever popular Indian curries. You just have to look at an Indian menu to see a lot of variations.

Whatever recipe you have, it's all about getting your flavour balance right. You need to taste the food as you're cooking. Whatever recipe you are using I've learnt that there is often one important ingredient that needs to be added and that is sugar. It tends to break down any slightly bitter or sour taste and brings the whole dish together. It doesn't need much, maybe a spoon or less. The ideal sugar is palm sugar but soft brown sugar is also good.

We are spoilt for choice in our supermarkets today. Forty years ago, the staple was Keens curry powder. One of our favourites was curried sausages and even my kids could polish off a whole pot full even though they disliked curries in general.

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Why can't Scarlett Johansson play a transgender character?

by LoveUniHateExams in

scarlett johansson was cast to play a transgender role in rub & tug.. recently she pulled out.

i don't know whether she jumped or was pushed but trans activists, despite claiming to represent only 0.3% of the population, have quite a powerful voice.. do they want a trans actor to play the trans role, is that it?.

if scarlett johansson shouldn't play a trans role, does that mean a trans actor shouldn't play a cis role?.

Listener

Her actions have generated a lot of publicity and maybe this was intentional. Personally, I still have no interest in the film.