today was a beautiful day and so, decided to drive by my old town with my wife.
at some point, she asked me to stop talking about jws to which i said: i'm talking about were i lived, what i did and who i knew.
its just that all of it was jws!
I dont know if I'm crazy, but I got to the point that my past as a jw isn't such a bad memory.
It kept me out of trouble for the most part. There were bad times, but good times as well. It is just a part of my past like everyone else in this world.
The JW religion is not great, but I would rather be a JW than a muslim or some weird kind of evangelical group.
i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?
can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?
then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.
Many americans foolishly go to out of state schools. Many are ashamed of community colleges so they spend thousands for no reason.
I have 3 degrees and I paid for them all while going or my place of work at the time paid them.
At this point kids should go to school for plumbing, electrical work, etc etc....
hi did any former elders ever suggest that bro & sis should go to the police?.
there was a group of sis with various health conditions and on medications had a gathering and drank a lot wine , one of the sister physically assaulted another sis , myself and a another elder were assigned to deal with it after hearing what happened i said to the sis she could contact the police the other elder a lot older gave me a dirty look , the sis said i trust you bro to deal with it .. i think that's why witnesses don't get the police involved because we have been convinced that we can trust the elders and the organisation , and to trust and have faith that god knows all the facts and can read hearts and will deal with it in his time scale and encouraged to leave it with him and not to bring reproach on his name..
I did on two occasions. One the 2and occasion, the father I told to tell the police went to an elder that was older than me to see if it was ok.......
I then got a call from our circuit overseer and he met with me and two other elders to discipline me. As an elder I should have known better. Lol
That same evening after the meeting was over he told me he had to follow protocol but if he was in my position he would have done the same thing... go figure
so a few things .... apparently it's superbowl 54, and also the centennial of the sport.
erm ... i'm not a mathematician, but aren't there 46 superbowls missing?.
americans claim that uk sport ("soccer", aka real football) is too low scoring.
The Latin halftime show was basically softcore porn. They are now saying it was the best halftime show of all time. Really...
Then on top of it, Shakira does the terrorist ululating thing and everyone is getting moist in the pants...
so a few things .... apparently it's superbowl 54, and also the centennial of the sport.
erm ... i'm not a mathematician, but aren't there 46 superbowls missing?.
americans claim that uk sport ("soccer", aka real football) is too low scoring.
Unless you are Marvin Gaye.
Best rendition of the anthem... all time.
...having been released half way through his sentence from prison only weeks ago - for terror offences.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51351844.
know there are always going to be those who will believe I am wrong and seek to disarm me and other law-abiding citizens who prefer not becoming helpless victims,
I also carry, as well as my wife because I will not be a victim. My county has had a huge influx of immigrants and there has been a huge influx of gang related violence and rape by these same people. Meanwhile liberals near the capital seek to find every opportunity to prevent people in the state from legally protecting themselves.
It is amazing they were willing to go to war so that grown men can use the bathroom with my daughter as long as he has a dress on, but they are adamant about removing my constitutional right to protect myself???
for those who travel, such as attend international conventions (lol, i had to add a jw thing into this thread), do you have the precheck thing for the airports?
this is the thing where you go in a separate line and don't have to take your shoes off and do all the things that most people do.. it does cost money, about $85 for 5 years.. but for those who travel internationally, the global entry thing is well worth the money.
for only $15 more ($100 total for 5 years) it includes precheck within the us and then entry back into the us without the typical long lines at customs.
My family and I travel to my wife's home in Jamaica 4 to 5times a year. We also take 2 or 3other international flights to see family and friends in Europe and her sister in S. Korea.
We paid for it because I have s son with autism and standing in long lines does not work well.
My problem is I am 6'2, black, with locked hair. Although I pay for this priviledge I get pulled out of the line or stopped for a random security check at least 40 percent of the time.
So although my family gets through faster, my wife is tasked with often waiting ahead of me as I am carted away to be screened and go through the same process.
However, for the majority of the time I get through it is worth it
after at least 8 excrement findings, police in massachusetts finally caught this woman who would poop in a parking lot and leave her crap as well as some tissues.
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i just thought you should know about this 💩.
Something similar happened while I was at Bethel in the 90s. In 124 and 107 brothers were pooping in the toilets and refusing to flush.
It was so bad that 3 or four floors in these buildings were backed up and had to be cleaned out by hand.
It was discussed at morning worship and asked if anyone knew who was doing this to let your floor overseer know. Alot of people were sent home.
Disgusting teenagers and twenty somethings... lol
when you hear that the polls say.... do you really believe it??.
i think polls can be and often are skewered.
i don’t trust them..
You believe the polls, but bvb you admit most are useless?
when you hear that the polls say.... do you really believe it??.
i think polls can be and often are skewered.
i don’t trust them..
Anyone who has taken a basic statistics course in college will understand that the majority of polls are skewed and inaccurate(much more than just the 5% this way or that which is stated)
