Posts by cobweb

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Trump. Why all the banter?

by punkofnice in

there is a lot of talk about the usa's new president, mr trump.

he seems to be like what they say about marmite, people either love him or hate him.

is there any middle ground?.

cobweb

punkofnice

I read about Trump to distract myself from Brexit. If people who voted for Brexit only new how much they would have to hear about it afterward I think many of they would have voted Remain.

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Trump. Why all the banter?

by punkofnice in

there is a lot of talk about the usa's new president, mr trump.

he seems to be like what they say about marmite, people either love him or hate him.

is there any middle ground?.

I'm from the UK. I have VERY strong feelings against the Trump administration. I didn't like Bush W but this is a whole order of magnitude worse. This isn't business as normal as far as I am concerned. Trump and his circle are an exception to business as usual. That is why when people compare him to Hillary it just doesn't work for me. You may not have liked her but she was just another politician. The benefit of the status quo is that at least you can go back to your life and politics recedes back into the background. That is never going to happen for as long as Trump and co are around.

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new strategy to turn in your time in Japan

by yoko N in

jw.org stickers are passed around among publishers.one brother says "hey you can just turn in your time just driving around streets with this sticker on your car.

" the other side of this car ,(photo) there is a qr code sticker on it.. .

cobweb

I can't quite believe it this is generally accepted practice. Surely it is just one brother's opinion. Was it an elder who said it?

It would be crazy if you could just go to the supermarket or to work and count all your time as being on the service. just because you have a sticker on the car.

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Day 2 - Fessler vs. Watchtower – Thomas Jefferson Jr takes the stand in Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Trial

by darkspilver in

day two (wednesday 8 february 2017).

see also posts and threads regarding: pre-trial / day one / day one update / day five (last day, settlement).

jefferson: not totally.. zeff: okay.

cobweb

An interview with John Redwood on the Fessler case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yjaKQYITaM

Interesting thing at the end of the video was that there was a different jw child abuse case pending which the Watchtower decided to settle just a few days after this trial ended.

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What are some of the best movies ,musical catergory you have seen .

by smiddy in

some that come to mind for me.. seven brides for seven brothers.

brigadoon.

carmen.

cobweb

Apart from the classics of The Sound of Music, Caberet, My Fair Lady,, Singing in the Rain - I also like the more naturalistic variety of John Carney music based movies of Once and Sing Street. The Commitments was also fun too.

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What is the name of this specific book?

by QuestionAskerPersonMan in

i'm taking a class, and we are learning about jws.

my teacher is talking about a "big brown book" that is used for any questions or scriptures quoted by the person who jws are talking to.

he used it in the context that if they don't know the answer off the top of their head, they look for the verse in this book.. what is the name of this book?.

cobweb

What is the course that you are taking?

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Day 5 - Fessler vs. Watchtower – Ends: Plaintiff settles in Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Trial

by darkspilver in

day 5 in court - and apparently the plaintiff stephanie fessler has decided to settle..... http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/02/jehovahs_witness_sexual_abuse.html.

jehovah's witness sexual-abuse-coverup lawsuit settled.

february 13, 2017 at 2:37 pm, updated february 13, 2017 at 2:44 pm.

cobweb

Obviously we can't know the details. It'd be nice to know is she was pleased though - whether it went well or badly from her standpoint.

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I would like to rant about how I get really upset when I get some weak invitation back to the cult.

by schnell in

jw
friends

my mother wanted me to know that the co gave a talk that kinda-sorta reprimanded an elder in her hall.

he is not the reason i left at all, and this does not address anything to do with me or our family.. my mother-in-law sent me texts which i ignored and now she has sent a picture to my wife on facebook just for me, and it's a prodigal son meme that says, "you see the signs, come back it's not too late".. yeah, it's not too late to accept a global flood in 2370 bce, or that man was created in 4026 bce from a golem spell, or that an us-and-them cult mentality is at all healthy or loving, or that religion is going to be banned by the un, or that i should expect anyone else at the door to accept these stupid ideas in the information age.. what am i supposed to say?

i usually just ignore them, but before i do that, i see that shit and i storm into this weird internalized rage where i start writing a response and deleting it.

cobweb

You did the right thing. Writing the text got it out of your system. Sending it could of only had a negative outcome.

I think particularly after the last assembly there is a danger witness family will independently shun you for being critical.

You have maintained mastery over yourself and can take pride in that.

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Audio Of JW News Report On Radio - Child Abuse

by pale.emperor in

jehovahs witnesses and the goddard enquiry made the news on bbc radio 4. it talks about how they've deliberately destroyed evidence after being told to hand them over to the courts.. listen to the first minute then fast forward to 33mins:.

https://youtu.be/5sz7szs8sei.

cobweb

It says this recording is from December 2016 which surprises me as I heard about this document destruction at least a year ago. I don't think its even called the Goddard inquiry anymore after she resigned. God knows if or when this ever comes to any kind of resolution.

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Series

by Berengaria in

don't post much lately, but wondering what folks are watching.

i'm enjoying the heck out of "penny dreadful", "outlander", and "grace and frankie".

.

cobweb

Spoletta

Yeah I'm a fan of the Detectorists. Its warm, gentle and funny.

Going through my server to recall what I have enjoyed lately. I like a Netflix superhero series so Jessica Jones, Daredevil etc. Looking forward to Iron Fist. Agents of Shield, The Flash etc - I do like escapism. Stranger things was very enjoyable. I enjoyed The Crown very much. Mr Robot is good, Veep of course. Transparent is so excellent, I love that. I really enjoyed Better Things about a single parent raising her kids. An Australian show called Cleverman is unusual and enjoyable. I love Girls and looking forward to the last season of that. Westworld was excellent. I love Jane the Virgin. I'm a fan of Longmire. I'm sure I am too old for it but I really enjoyed Trollhunters which I watched recently. Also Heartland is a guilty pleasure and I am completely the wrong sex and age to be watching it. I can't recommend it exacly, but I find it highly comforting. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has a quirky humour I enjoy. Silicon Valley is okay. Leah Remini: Scientology and the aftermath of course. As far as British shows, I am currently watching No Offence on channel 4 which is great. I loved Pete Kay's Car Share and I'm hoping there will be a second series soon.

I am just about to watch the last episode of the OA which I have read is supposed to be a let down but I'll watch it anyway.

There are way more and I could include ones others have mentioned but I think its enough lol.