Back when I was in the cult that would have been viewed as not respectful to a serious situation. But I also saw some line dancing in a KH and that would have been a paddling when I was in. No Fing way that would have ever been sanctioned.
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Pioneer School Funny Picture
by pale.emperor infound this on one of the exjw reddit pages.
a "hilarious" group photo.
another sign that this isnt the same religion we remembered of the 80s and 90s - and i dont mean that in a good, progressive way.. you can just smell the virginity oozing out of the front and back row.. .
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Would Watchtower Ever Risk Setting Another Date
by Number 6 inthere was a 50 year gap between the failed dates of 1925 and 1975.. memories fade, people die, and who cares what was said 50 years ago.. most jw's now in the religion werent there when 1975 was a thing.
even my mother who was baptized in 1974 who i do remember speaking about it back in the day, can barely remember what the fuss was about.
for active jw's who are doing all there studying online now, its practically impossible to find any wt contemporary reference to 1975.. i read recently (sorry i cant source it right now) that at the time, even watchtower may have taken the view that even if they knew 1975 was wrong, the short term gains would far outstrip those who left leading to an overall net gain so it was a risk worth taking.
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I would have said no but after seeing Lett going off the rails when Covid started I would not bet they would not.
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I doubt its anything more than many were already getting old. One had told me they had many issues with health in a PM. You don't get a lot of info from 20 somethings.
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ExJws Should Know Better Than To Just Accept Things And Follow The Leader
by minimus ini would think that exjws would exercise more critical thinking than not.
now we are thrust in this “ world” and take sides on social issues and politics.. just because our government leaders say something it doesn’t mean it’s right.
just because the majority of the news media tells us how we should think, it doesn’t mean we have to follow.
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Leftists don't thank and you are criticized if you think. Lets take the before the protest. You must stay inside and isolate. You must not even have a funeral. bla bla bla. The protests and now march its fine no worry's here. Then Trump wants a rally and suddenly its How dare he he is killing millions. LOL They don't even know how utterly stupid they are.
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Alternate Jobs for the Governing Body..
by DATA-DOG ini’m not sure if this is in the right topic area or not, but sometimes i wonder:.
if it were not for “religion”, what would the current gb do for a living??.
my speculations:.
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Tony Morris Fat Elvis impersonator in Vegas.
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“White Privilege”
by minimus inlately that’s all i’ve been hearing about!
i’m sick and tired of listening to white people begging for forgiveness simply because they are white.
in a nearby town, a six year old girl asked her mom, “ why don’t we have a black lives matter march here?
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Mous, its the American Taliban. Small minds trying to act out forcefully.
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“White Privilege”
by minimus inlately that’s all i’ve been hearing about!
i’m sick and tired of listening to white people begging for forgiveness simply because they are white.
in a nearby town, a six year old girl asked her mom, “ why don’t we have a black lives matter march here?
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All is not well in Utopia CHAZ. It only took 5 days. LMAO https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/12/chaz-shouts-down-black-women-frustrated-they-highjacked-black-lives-matter-movement/
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“White Privilege”
by minimus inlately that’s all i’ve been hearing about!
i’m sick and tired of listening to white people begging for forgiveness simply because they are white.
in a nearby town, a six year old girl asked her mom, “ why don’t we have a black lives matter march here?
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The left has become the Taliban. Blowing up things they don't like or agree with. Just as these little assholes did in Afghanistan blowing up thousand year old Buddha's. What is next, lets blow up the Pyramids on the Giza Plateau. I mean the Egyptians had slaves. Lets blow up the Colosseum and the statures in Rome to the Czar's Lets destroy history because it will make some snowflake leftits idiots feel good until they can not afford the next new video game and want to loot some more. Destruction of private property, and public property is a crime. The left has a Taliban mentality. They are taught stupid by leftist professors who have been let go as mouthy nuts and can not really do any harm. Well its like a cigarette. One may not really do much harm but smoking over time will kill you. So people send their idiot kids who have never seen a hard days work in their life to these places so they can be brain washed into mind numb zombies that will riot and loot and destroy and feel they are entitled.
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Aren`t These Two Scriptures At Odds With Each Other ?
by smiddy3 inromans 13 ,1-7 contrast with 2 cor.4 : 3-6 ,on the one hand the faithful are to be obedient to the superior authorities ,worldly government ,law enforcement ,etc, as its gods arrangement and to go against it is to go against god ?.
then 2 cor .4 : 3-6 states that the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one satan the devil and if you are obedient to that you are supporting satan`s system of things and going against gods arrangement ?.
what sort of mental gymnastics do you need to acquire to accept both of these scriptures and keep your sanity ?.
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The bible is full of contradictions. Something one would expect from a book or books written by humans but not by god.
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What Fun Things Have You Been Doing While In Lock-Down?
by Simon inso we've all been locked down and there's only so much netflix / prime / disney / hbo you can watch and computer games you can play.
what has everyone been doing to pass the time?.
when you're completely stuck inside and working from home it can get a bit boring staring at the same walls all day and then in the evening as well.
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Yes They are part of my civil war collection. The brass receiver on the left is a Uberti Henry in 45LC, The other is a Sharps Carbine 1863 NM original. The revolver on the right is a Uberti LeMatt Army. That is a 9 shot revolver with a 20 ga under the barrel. If you don't know about it look it up its a great gun. The Ubertis are replicas that work and fire live rounds. The other revolver on the left is a 1849 Colt Pocket. I had to do a repair on that one the hand spring was bad. I don't even think of firing the originals. Unlike the BS in Pawn stars that does not make it worth more but less. They only do it for effect on the show. I also never fired the LeMatt. They are getting hard to find even the replica remakes. Above and one is only partial visible are two 1860 Light Cav sabers dated 1863 and 1864 one is by Mansfield and Lamb, the other is Ames which I believe still make swords for the military today. The LeMatt was used by the Confederacy and most were owned by officers in the Calvary because of the 9 shots and 20 gauge gave a trooper and advantage over a colt or Remington 6 shot. . I have bought and sold Antique weapons on a small scale for years. I also have an 1858 Rem New Model and Colt 1860 Army in the safe. The picture on the right is my Great Grandfather who was in dress at the Buffalo Bill Circus Sells Floto Circa 1913. He was in the Devlin Zouave's unit that did trick shots, scaled 20 men over an 18 foot wall in a min. Ect. The powder horn and snuff horn on the wall on the left were his, the clock was also his. Thanks