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  Is the ice bucket challenge for true christians?

  by hoser in

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  http://www.jw-archive.org/post/96026163083/would-taking-the-ice-bucket-challenge-raising-monee.

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  redvip2000

  @Dis-member

  These numbers are not all that unreasonable. They spend over 70% percent on the program. Typically a disease fighting organization doesn't spend the the lion share of its money on research grants alone. There is a lot of components of a program: education, financing treament, research, etc etc.

  Perhaps 27% is a tad low, i would expect it to be between mid 30's to 40 percent, like the National Cancer Institute, but again i don't think it's unreasonable. The salaries are not unresonable either; whether we like it or not, these organizations need talented people leading the way, people who have good networking skills and that are able to follow through on a vision.What also happens sometimes is that these research grants are given to research teams who demonstrate worthiness of receiving the grant. If not enough teams meet this standard, the organization will invest some of the monies in other areas of the program.
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  There is no YahWeh (Jehova(h))!

  by DeWandelaar in

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  2. experiences

  according to scripture god would not let his name be used without a form of respect.

  disrespecting it would result in death itself!

  some days ago i thought: you know what?

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  redvip2000

  Hey Jehovah, you old piece of dog excrement! Your resemblance to pig faeces is profound, yet your stench overpowers the efforts of even the most splenetic and malodourous porcine.

  Aww don't say that. Imaginary people have feelings too, you know.
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  White marine beaten by group of black men using Fergusen case as excuse, media won't say 'black men' though.

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this pisses me off, after all the news agencies that point out that things such as the ferguson shooting were a white man killing a black "kid" (18 years old and if an 18 yr old is accused of commiting a sex crime then suddenly they are a "grown man").

  now look at this story from ny times, "a 32-year-old marine was beaten by a group of men outside of a mississippi restaurant after he was warned it wasn't safe for white people in the wake of the michael brown killing in missouri," .

  so black on white crime, i guess they can't say "a group of black men", it just has to be a group of men?

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  redvip2000

  Slavery is no excuse.

  It's not. I find it disgusting what black people were put through in this country ( US, and other countries), but to be fair, black folks who are alive today are not the ones who were forced into slavery, and not entitled to apologies in my opinion. Whether we notice or not, black folks who live in the United States of America have the BEST opportunites and enjoy the most prosperity on the planet compared to other countries which also have significant black communities.

  I'm tired of the same old excuse that "we can't grow because we are kept down". Give me a break! There are people coming into this country from places in Asia and South america, who don't even speak english and arrive here with close to nothing BUT have a plan, and within a couple of years are enjoying great prosperity.
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  Contemplating a Major Life Change.

  by Joe Grundy in

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  2. friends

  never was a jw, but been here long enough to have made some friends and respect opinions.. retired in 2004, lived in cyprus 2005-2010. back here in wales since then.. just back from a holiday in france (most recent of many).

  love the country, the lifestyle, can get by in the language.. just seen an advert for a country estate (british-owned) they want someone to live on site, do a bit of handyman stuff, etc., look after (mainly brit) holiday visitors in return for zero rent (only utitlties).

  family would be abe to come and stay for free.

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  hmmm just took a look a that website to rent a place in France. Sounds like a great thing to do - rent a room or apt in a real french town and take in the athmosphere. Very good prices for US standards.
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  Give me a reason not to go back

  by chukky 594 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

  starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

  why shouldn't i consider going back?.

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  redvip2000

  I'm always surprised at people who for whatever reason think that the solution is to have someone around telling you exactly what to do.

  Why not try to take control of your own life? The issue is not that the Watchtower society is going to offer something which you cannot get on your own - ORDER. Yes they can offer you order and regimented life, but at what cost?

  Instead of acting like a baby who is lost because you don't have someone taking you by the hand, try to assert yourself. Look around you, identify the issues in your life and MOVE TO ACTION to resolve them. Empower yourself, not pass it along to someone else.
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  Looking for a new razor

  by Theredeemer in

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  2. physical

  any suggestions on a new razor?

  i kind of want to try a safety double edge but im so used to the store brand razors.

  any one here own a safety doubleedge or a straight edge?.

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  redvip2000

  Wow. The algorithms that the Ad trackers have now are really good. As I was reading the original post, to the right of the post there is an AD for a razor.

  Not sure everybody else sees it as well.
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  9yr old girl kills her gun instructor with an uzi

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.

  "a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.

  another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.

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  redvip2000

  Skateboards, archery, motorcycles, monkey bars, bikes, downhill skiing and gymnastics are also dangerous kid activities that carry varying degrees of risk (sometimes a high degree/potentially lethal).

  You can't be serious here. You're not really comparing an assault weapon with a skateboard right? Yes of course anything can be dangerious - if you stick a fork in your eye, it's dangerous, but let's be reasonable here. Children don't completely grasp the seriousness of their actions.

  IMO this is natural selection at its best. Idiot parent is denied continuing his lineage because of stupid behavior.
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  Tick Tock

  by Brainfloss in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well the clock is ticking down on august and i have yet to recieve a copy of the jw org flyer err tract.

  i own a home no tract.

  i own two businesses at two different locations no tract at either.

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  redvip2000

  I have not received one either. I own a home, no tract left anywhere, no knock on the door.

  I have to go to a train station everyday and almost every day i see a group of "sistahs" walking around outside of the train station. In all the times i've seen them there, not even once have i seen them go up to anybody including me. In fact most of the time, it's almost as if they make a point of walking where there is absolutely nobody. They walk in one direction talking to each other, and then a few minutes later they are walking back the other direction still "yapping" to each other.

  Very urgent work indeed.
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  I Offer You This Choice

  by simon17 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  suppose the following choice were offered you, and you had to choose one or the other.

  which would you pick (and perhaps why):.

  1) you can continue living your life as it is, die when you might, and that's that.. 2) you can instead agree to die in 1 year in exchange for this: you will be granted access to the entire past and future history of intelligent life in the universe.

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  redvip2000

  with the offer of unlimited knowledge of REALITY, and the benefit of todays technology, a bible could be written based on facts.

  It would not be published by a sandwich-boarded cook in Times Square or Hide Park.

  I don't think you are getting my point. It wouldn't matter how many new bibles or exposes you wrote, nobody would care about what you have to say! You just wouldn't have the clout necessary to make an impact in people's beliefs.

  Just look at the amount of information available to discret the Wathtower society. Yet, they are still going strong. The ability to capture the attention of society in general is not the same as it was 2000 years ago, or even 50 years ago.
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  Telephone Conversations Today with 2 Elders Re: Shunning - Or Not?

  by abbasgreta in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my alcoholic and aged jw mother is now extremely ill and is being cared for in every respect by my non-jw brother.

  3 sisters visited him yesterday and were adamant.

  that i (disassociated and shunned by her for nearly 3 years) was able to 'visit her any time' and that ' there was nothing to stop me seeing her' as long as i. didn't discuss spiritual things with her.

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  redvip2000

  This whole issue about DF'ed family members is still a big grey area. There is a lot of ambiquity about the whole thing.

  If i can play the devil's advocate here, i just think whatever shred of humanity they still have in their robo-minds is appealing to their common sense. They could have well said "No you cannot see her or take care of her", and technically they are not obligated to make arrangements to take care of her. It's a family obligation and your brother would have the burden.

  I think they are erring on the side of compassion on this one, by letting you be with your mother.