i am no fan of donald trump at all.
i am getting tired of seeing trump topics here on jwn.
i was hoping that hillary clinton would be elected so i can forget about donald trump once and for all.
Fruitcakes!
Not you guys...I am talking about the ones made with cake batter and candied fruit. Is that a Brit thing?
I just got back from an open air market and they are selling them.
I know a lady who used to make one and they soak it in peach brandy for weeks before serving. You could get a buzz from that cake...
can we expect legal problems for trump to cripple his authority?
remember that trump u. is still pending as well as multiple accusations of groping.
there is that one case of the woman claiming he raped her at 13. wow america, you really know how to pick'em.
I do have to say that Pence seems more in control of himself than Cain if we are only talking vice presidents here, not Hillary or Trump.
the jw prohibition of celebrating holidays includes the american celebration of thanksgiving, a sort of innocuous harvest festival, where thanks is given for the year's blessings.
a typical family eats a large meal together, including turkey and all the trimmings.
in recent decades, nfl football, always involving the dallas cowboys and detroit lions, has become part of the routine, as well as drinking beer.. every year or so, the "awake!
Raises hand. Count me in on the celebrating while claiming not to be "really" celebrating.
i'm sure many people, republicans included, are shocked at the results of the 2016 presidential election.
really, wtf!.
the polls were wrong and although it's tempting to blame voter suppression and fbi interference, that would just avoid looking at the real issues for the loss.
Wow, even Morgan Freeman couldnt sway the vote?
(I am being sarcastic of course)
That original post deserves high marks for critical thinking skills Simon, thank you.
organizational accomplishments—haiti after the earthquake video will be considered the week of december 26, 2016. youtube.
How do they make money off of this? I know in the U.S. they got peoples insurance money.
I assume there isnt insurance money in Haiti so is it just a charitable contribution in that country?
i just left about six months ago and i'm going through the emotional whirlwind that comes with it.
i would really appreciate some advice on how to keep this fade from turning into my being disfellowshipped.
i'm another born in, third generation.
Lots of good advice here. Just welcoming you to the forum.
You are not alone and please, dont be afraid. We are all here for you,
well today was the big day.
we finally let the cat out of the bag to the in-laws about watchtower.
previously there were unknown rumors being spread about me and today i found out why the wife and i are being shunned.
I believe there is a stipulation about a family member limiting association with DFd relatives to "Necessary family business."
Perhaps even though you are not DFd, your father in law has a modified form of that quote in mind?
update on u.s. local design/construction arrangement—november 2016 video will be considered the week of november 7, 2016. english and spanish.
found this awesome website where you can type two things in and compare anything in a nice neat little chart.
so, just for kicks, i typed in jehovah's witnesses vs. mormonism ... and look!
who the hell gave them the information for jws???
They cling to all of that to give themselves a legitimacy they obviously feel needs some help.
they wlll always have new people coming in but the majority of the congro's are getting older particularly the inner city ones were it is expensive to live.
they are struggling to get men to be elders and m.s's and this can only get worse as very few young ones stay around.
karter..
Island Man
As bad as the defection rate among youth is, the success rate for creating JWs from the womb is still higher than that for creating them from the doorstep. So they'll just try to increase the JW reproduction rate and intensify the childhood indoctrination process.
So, Mormonism style?
