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  Are the Dubs going back to the KH again? (Covid-19)

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?

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  iXav

  I have a feeling that selling the Halls will take such a long time that they will decide to send the sheep back for regular meetings in order for them to drop money in the boxes while they attempt to sell off the Halls.
  

  that is likely a short term solution and as you said, selling the KHs will be the long term goal. I wonder how much money the org lost due to the pandemic and people not being able to meet at the KHs/Assembly.

  Will the savings on travel/magazine reduction, etc mitigate the effects of less contributions from the meetings?
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  Why JWs Can't Cope With The Real World

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. beliefs

  no clue how i got this.. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trgavbqlx9e9qv7begvmp0742tpawg3vfkh1eifqepe/edit?usp=drivesdk.

  top ten reasons.

  (why) jehovah's witnesses can't cope with the real world____________________.

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  iXav

  Good points @Vandenhoven7

  That said, this is only relating to the JW vs the World.

  The only time a JW will be in the same reality as everyone one is when it comes to something like Sex (too good to resist). There is a reason why many are Df every year. The force is too strong.

  Another reality is when they see/feel injustice from within the organization, it jolts them back to reality. the reason why some left the org.

  Apart from the indoctrination, some JWs like to deny reality when it suits them or when they are putting on an appearance of holiness inside the congregation.
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  YHWH a minor pagan god: Ugaritic Texts and the Sons of El

  by DoomVoyager in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  interesting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.

  pseudo.

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  iXav

  the unfortunate thing about this thread is that majority of JW don't care about such details.
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  Joe Biden Scores Whopping 85 Percent Approval Among Those Who Watched Address to Congress

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  2. current

  see the article called just in: joe biden scores whopping 85 percent approval among those who watched address to congress .

  i sure was impressed with it when i saw it..

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  iXav

  were, indeed, given a voice for years. And then youtube banned them. All right-wing, no seemingly left-wing channels.
  

  that is why I asked for examples

  Maybe youtube banned these right-wing channels because they became so popular?
  

  Being popular brings you under more scrutiny
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  Systemic Racism: What’s Your View? Is it As Pervasive As Some Suggest?

  by minimus in

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  the president of the united states says we have to do something about this.

  many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.

  what’s your view of this?

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  iXav

  Racism certainly exists, but it's kinda on life support.
  

  Which one is on life support, Racism or Systemic Racism?
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  Systemic Racism: What’s Your View? Is it As Pervasive As Some Suggest?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  the president of the united states says we have to do something about this.

  many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.

  what’s your view of this?

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  iXav

  Ix, I thought that was pretty clever too. I tried to give you a little example that you might understand. I went the juvenile level for ya.
  

  At least you have a sense of humor
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  Systemic Racism: What’s Your View? Is it As Pervasive As Some Suggest?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the president of the united states says we have to do something about this.

  many politicians and people agree that we are all affected by the scourge of systemic racism.

  what’s your view of this?

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  iXav

  Talking about racism is a huge business. You can even be an avowed Marxist and be a co founder of BLM and buy million dollar homes. The hypocrisy of it all!!!
  

  Totally agree that often those behind the movement are in it for the money. The only problem with this thread is when you mentioned that others are also profiteering from the rage, then, it becomes a controversy.
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  Woke Oscars cringe

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

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  iXav

  There are some good shows out there with all manner of people in them and no “racist” overtones or wokeness. It’s time to shut up about race and make a good product, which is what movies are. Yet, it seems that some persons who follow certain ideologies just can’t stop drawing attention to race.
  

  True. Sometimes the media will also lash out to some stupid aspect of a film and make it all racial even when that wasn't the main subject of the film. Similar to when you have a 5 second nude scene and people lose their minds about Christian values and corrupting the youths.
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  Woke Oscars cringe

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

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  iXav

  Movies are tough because the concept may be great, or maybe there’s a great story in a book, but it may not translate to film, or the timing could be wrong and it’s not well received, ect.
  

  Agree, timing matters
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  Woke Oscars cringe

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  actors' acceptance speeches have often been a little dodgy - viewers don't care what political or social views actors may have, we typically appreciate actors acting well.. this year's oscars awards ceremony seems to be going above and beyond, however.. here's frances mcdormand's acceptance speech, in which she dedicates her victory to 'our wolf' and then howls like a bitch, lol.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-_be0awgwk.

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  iXav

  I don’t consider Black Panther a woke film because that character isn’t new, but it wasn’t as good as it could’ve been. I feel it was hyped as “Black” when they should have just made a super hero movie and made it the best movie possible.
  

  My response about Black Panther was in response to someone who said

  "Woke" films don't draw big audiences