Careful. He may be reading this board - and giggling at your dilemma...
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princecharmant
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Help me figure out what to say...I'm not usually at a loss for words
by Terry inwell, i finally found him on facebook!.
his name is tollie padgett.
he was my congregation overseer (before the "elder" changeover) when i was in prison in seagoville in the late 60's.. i've been searching for him for years and years.
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long time lurker (3-4 years) first time poster
by Patient-dude inhey i have come to love some of the discussions on here and the information.
i am currently awake and have no plans to fade, in my case i am patient enough to in time become an elder to at least help the younger friends here in my area, in the sense of helping them wake up/if elder have their back..
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princecharmant
If you are drowning - and you are - you cannot save another life.
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You-are-too-dumb: Proper handling of nested magazines (BOE Letter)
by pixel into all bodies of elders.
re: proper handling of nested magazines.
dear brothers:.
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princecharmant
The truth might be that most "publishers" no longer read the magazines, therefore did not notice the "nesting".
Quite revealing.
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Why is France fighting in the middle of Africa?
by slimboyfat inseriously i have no idea what is going on or why.
because of my situation at home i have not been watching the news for the past two months or so.
but i keep catching glimpses about some sort of french war in africa.
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princecharmant
TheOldHippie,
If only it were that simple! I understand the Afropessimism - but Africa as a continent happens to have grown economically over the past decade- and there are enough facts and data to back that up. Unfortunately, the only news that makes the headlines are the negatives. A lot of positive things do happen, albeit not on the scale that one would wish.
As for China's involvement in Africa, that is a totally different kettle of fish! The wanton destruction of natural resources in either weak or failed states is so terrible it is hard even to start describing it. But then, China is only borrowing a leaf from the West that has despoiled the continent, especially sub-saharan Africa, for centuries.
If, as you stated, Africa is the Tragedy, someone somewhere wrote the scripts of the play.
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Another Rant by Whathehadas
by whathehadas ini try to be a positive person but sometimes i just can't help myself.
the other day, i was looking at tv and this show was on mtv.
the show was called, "when i was 17".
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princecharmant
Well, the programme interviewed celebrities, not "ordinary" people.
I grew up a witness and had a normal life, all said.
It might just be that your generalisations apply more to you than to everyone else.
We are not all celebrities.
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Why is France fighting in the middle of Africa?
by slimboyfat inseriously i have no idea what is going on or why.
because of my situation at home i have not been watching the news for the past two months or so.
but i keep catching glimpses about some sort of french war in africa.
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princecharmant
Mali has been in the news for well over a year - and not always for the good reasons. The declaration of the "Republic of Azawad" in Northern Mali by Touareg nationalists after an armed uprising that practically divided the country into two, and the alliance between the armed rebel group(s) and Al Quaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) has inflicted untold suffering on the non-Touareg (i.e. black) population. The introduction of full Sh'aria law (including stoning to death of at least two unmarried couples and amputation of the arms and legs of petty thieves), the gathering of jihadists drawn to the vast untamed band of the sahara desert running from Mauritania to Somalia, the emergence of sheikhdoms, the explosive combination of religious fanatics, drug and people traffickers, etc., poses a major challenge not only to all countries bordering the Sahara, but also to Europe and even to the United States. This is another "Afghanistan" in the making and will be far more difficult to subdue.
France is Mali's former colonial master. The jihadists were moving southwards at lightening speed and the rag-tag Malian army was in no position to halt them. Had France not intervened, they would have overrun the capital (Bamako) by now. The outcome would have been horrendous.
For once, African nations have welcomed "foreign" intervention and are falling over one another to praise France for its assistance.
This war is far from fought in my view. The islamists have simply gone underground. At the end of the "war", counter-insurgency must take over and remain on the ground for years to come. This is more than a Malian or French problem. The army of obscurantists (jihadists) are out to destroy everything and everybody who practices any other religion except their strict interpretation of Islam. Atheists, agnostics, philosophers, etc. are not spared either.
During their short reign of terror in Northern Mali, the islamists banned music of all sorts, women were forced to wear the full head-to-toe garb, cigarette and alcohol were no-go areas, etc. Before fleeing Timbuktu five days ago, the jihadists set fire to tons of manuscripts dating as far back as the eleventh century (Timbuktu was for centuries a highly respected centre of learning, and is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site).
We are all concerned.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-20-2013 WT Study (FORGIVENESS)
by blondie injehovah [is] a god merciful and gracious,.
how did jehovah deal with the sins of david and manasseh,.
nation of israel as a whole?.
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princecharmant
Not to condemn your "work" (having read your "comments" over the years), but what is the purpose of your critique? Is it to do with helping you manage your anger at the WT, some sort of exorcism? You probably have enormous time at your disposal to subject yourself repeatedly to reading, scrutinizing every word, and practically re-writing the articles to suit your understanding. You could go take a walk in the countryside if your weather so permits, or call a friend you've not spoken with for long to see how things are with him/her. In my view, that would be far more profitable a venture.
Anyway, to everyone their madness!
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Coco Rocha: lonely celeb Jehovah's Witness
by recovering inhere comments made me laugh.
" if you are not interested just say so".
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/lonely_believer_jlww5fd1bwokhvuq7u2e9i.
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princecharmant
There we go again!
We gloat here that "most" witnesses are "window washers" and in other "lowly" professions; we moan about "not going to college".
Then a witness who beats the "ordinary" comes along - and we moan.
We never get satisfied.
Sad.
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CO Disfellowshipped in UK
by konceptual99 inso, i have it on very good authority that a co has recently been disfellowshipped in the uk.
he has just finished serving the north west london area.
i don't know any details but perhaps there is someone who does know what happened.
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princecharmant
What, if it turned out, that he's got "brain cells" (in contrast with the claims of some erudite posters)? Banish the thought!
Could it have been something more exulting than getting into some woman's pants?
And what if he actually did get into some woman's pants? Would that not make him a mere human with a mortal bend?
The more I read this board, the more I believe many here fool themselves about moving to a higher course after leaving the WT. Truth is, they never left the rumour-mongering and condemn-before-you-know attitude behind.
And to imagine that we have here a collection of the "cream"!
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UPDATE re my diet. Info and tips .
by Lozhasleft infollowing on from the thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/243117/1/anyone-know-of-any-effective-but-simple-diets-diet-tips-weight-gain-after-giving-up-smoking.
here is an update if you don't want to trawl through the long thread:.
just an update for those interested, first week has gone well and the scales say i've lost 5lbs.
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princecharmant
Keep it up