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  Anyone Else See Les Miserables?

  by BizzyBee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i went to see it today - by myself (mr bee is on a golf junket).

  i was glad that that i was by myself because i cried so much at the end, i wouldn't have wanted to be with anyone who wasn't crying - and that would not have been mr bee!.

  les miserables the current film is adapted from what is considered one of the half-dozen greatest novels of the past 150 years and one of the longest novels ever written.

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  Did Javert (Russell Crowe's character) actually die? I've heard there is going to be a sequel: Les Miserables 2: Revenge of Javert

  Tarantino is slated to direct.
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  Anyone Else See Les Miserables?

  by BizzyBee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i went to see it today - by myself (mr bee is on a golf junket).

  i was glad that that i was by myself because i cried so much at the end, i wouldn't have wanted to be with anyone who wasn't crying - and that would not have been mr bee!.

  les miserables the current film is adapted from what is considered one of the half-dozen greatest novels of the past 150 years and one of the longest novels ever written.

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  Mrs Smith and I watched it recently, and we both thought the sets, costumes, and acting were amazing. The singing however was verging on painful! Russell Crowe in particular was a shocker. There was also a scene where a girl is dressing up as a man and during the last note she holds in her song, me, and some people in front of us put our hands on our ears.

  The whole singing-instead-of-talking-in-a-normal-conversation thing was grating on us by the end.

  I reckon that if they used the same actors, sets, and costumes, and instead of singing everything only had three or four big songs, it would have been stupendous.

  I'm intrigued that there is a Liam Neeson version. Might have to track that down......
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  Morning team,

  I have received a PM advising that this is not a rumour and that the name of the CO is Ray McDonald. The PM goes on to say that the announcment was made "this week at all the local halls."

  When I read the exchange about the UK CO on Reddit, I read it to be that the UK CO was Ray McDonald. Reading it again, in the light of the PM I have received, I think I misread the exchange and that the poster was in fact saying that the Aussie CO is Ray McDonald.

  The original post saying the CO had been DF'd was made by a user called OmgU8MyRice. Later in the thread user NeonMadman01 asks "Do you have a name for this CO? There was a similar rumour recently in the UK but no name ever surfaced, and the rumour appears to be false."

  OmgU8MyRice responds: "Ray McDonald. He was only young, about 35 I think. This is definitely not a rumour its just been announced at the congregation and has also been confirmed by bethel."

  Like I said, I misread that to be that OmgU8MyRice was confirming / advising the name of the UK CO. But rereading it now, it makes sense that he was actually providing the name of the Aussie CO. This seems to be confirmed by the PM I have received.

  So, locals to Central Coast NSW, do you have a CO there by the name of Ray McDonald?

  The purpose of starting this thread was twofold. One, to seek confirmation. Two, to see if he may need some assistance. I can't imagine what it would be like to be that deep in the organisation and then to suddenly have nothing.

  I have no interest in why he is "no longer one of Jehovah's Witneses" but whatever it was for, he's likely to be in a tough spot right now.
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  Mornng everyone!

  The Reddit thread now has a few more comments, but still no name, so this remains unverified and scant on detail. Someone has made a post and asked for the name. Hopefully some more details will emerge.

  Interestingly, someone also posted a comment saying the UK rumour appeared to be false. A local (former memebr of the CO's circuit) has claimed it is not false and another poster identifies the CO as Ray McDonald.
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  Holy Moly Barrold Bonds,

  What a sweeping generalisation!

  Reddit is simply a forum where people post links or texts on subjects that interest them. They post them to 'sub-reddits' which are generally set up around specific topics. Some of the more popular sub-reddits are Pics, Funny, GIFs, News, World News, etc. Other users then upvote or downvote your post depending on whether they liked it or not. If you have a favourite TV show, or a niche interest, I can almost guarantee there is a sub-reddit for it.

  Of course as people can set up sub-reddits for whatever they want, there are some that you would avoid. Just like 4chan - a great site for pictures and info, but if you don't want to have to pour bleach in your eyes, avoid the board called Random.

  Anyway, back on topic....
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  @transhuman: Thanks for posting the link! I agree that there needs to be some sort of confirmation, and I'm hoping that some more circulation might bring that. Cheers mate!

  I'm tempted to make a comment there and ask for some more details, but I am a keen Redditor, and I don't want to expose my username there......
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  @Slidin Fast: Indeed, thats why am interested in seeing if anyone here can confirm or provide anybother details.
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  Hi LP,

  Yeah, I figured there must be someone on here nearby that might have some info. Sorry I can't post the link.

  These days with the ambiguous "X is no longer a JW" announcement, you are never really sure if it is DF or DA. Do they even announce it when it is a CO? We had a CO DF'd when I was in NZ - Doug Black - and I don't remember it being announced, we all found out through the grapevine.
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  CO disfellowshipped, Central Coast, Australia

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hi guys,.

  i was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "so our circuit overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their op.

  the location is given as central coast, australia, which is north of sydney.. there aren't many more details other than "it has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this.

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  WinstonSmith

  Hi guys,

  I was just looking through www.reddit.com/r/exjw and there is a thread that was posted about four hours ago with the title "So our Circuit Overseer just got disfellowshipped" and there some basic details in their OP. The location is given as Central Coast, Australia, which is north of Sydney.

  There aren't many more details other than "It has sent shockwaves throguh the congregations" and a query on the protocol in situations like this. The comments so far don't shed any light either.

  I'm on my Tablet so can't paste the link...

  Anyone else hear of this or have any other details?
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  The New Diary of Winston Smith

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

  fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

  i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

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  The May 1997 WT, on page 8 states:

  "Jehovah God is the Grand Identifier of his true messengers. He identifies them by making the messages he delivers through them come true."

  Measuring the track record of the WTS against their own standards stated in their own words in their own magazine, would you say that they qualify to be called God's true messengers?

  The article goes on:

  "Jehovah is also the great exposer of false messengers. How does he expose them? He frustrates their signs and predictions. In this way he shows that they are self appointed prognosticators whose messages really spring from their own false reasoning - yes, their foolish fleshly thinking!"

  When you review the history of the WTS, would you say that the messages delivered through them have come true, or been frustrated?

  Deutoronomy 18:22 is clear, and leaves no wiggle room for "overenthusiam" or so-called honest mistakes.