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  PORTUGAL: Petition to terminate the legal entity of the Jehovah's Witness gets national news coverage

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the petition is now going on 537 signatures.. today the newspaper "diário de notícias", the leading non-tabloid newspaper in the country, gave the story front page coverage and a full page to the article inside.. here are the links to the pictures of the pages:.

  front page:.

  page 6 and article: .

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  Good job Eden!!
  
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  Padron Case Settled. What happens to the fine?

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it seems that irwin zalkin has obtained undisclosed settlement in the case.

  the $4000 a day fine then seems to be dead.

  the downside?

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  Bobby "nets probably 3 billion a year"

  How do you arrive at that number, which I find it possible only as net income, and before you account for the usually large percentage of expenses.

  Ultimately you are wrong regarding your assessment of the org. not being in trouble. People are leaving slowly, some are slowing down because their faith is also diminishing, and many more only stay because they are heavily dependent on the social club. I see it in my JW relatives. They no longer are the zealous JW's once were. Trust me on that, that zealous generation is almost gone, in some cases literally.

  20 years a go the Watchtower was creating new congregations and buying properties and building, today they are consolidating congregations and selling property. If that's not a sign of tough times, I don't know what is.
  
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  Padron Case Settled. What happens to the fine?

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it seems that irwin zalkin has obtained undisclosed settlement in the case.

  the $4000 a day fine then seems to be dead.

  the downside?

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  Bobby: " it’s an undeniable fact that most Jws still care, you may as well find another hobby. "

  You are right. However, you are missing the part about aging and dying, and not finding enough replacements. The new generation of JW's don't fall for bullshit as easily as the older generations of JW's, which are slowly but surely moving to the next stage in the cycle of life, nourishing the soil.
  
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  Crazyguy,

  Agree, two incomes are needed, but that's mainly because we enjoy more comforts too. Regarding credit, what does that have to do with anything. It's credit, it has to be paid. It's not a gift that is added to your salary. If anything credit takes money away from your salary, and that's nobody else's fault but the undisciplined individual, ...certainly not government or corporations' fault.
  
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  Morpheus,

  Trump is not the first one and he won't be the last. My problem is that either protectionists like Trump don't learn from lessons of the past or don't care. Either way is bad policy
  
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  Scratch me "Sorry to hear that there's yet another person disappointed at the current Administration of the country. Sad."

  Are you still in the cult? Disagreeing is a very healthy thing. At least way healthier than being in a group where everybody agrees.. Watchtower anyone??
  
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  Crazyguy,

  The standard of living has gone consistently up for everyone, everywhere. The rich has acquired wealth at a faster pace than the rest of us, but the standard of living of just about everyone has gone up.

  Just a small example, few decades ago traveling abroad was a dream for most of us. Today, that is accessible to a huge number of people. Cable TV, cell phones and many other life's comforts are the norm nowadays. Granted few of those thing didn't exist in the 70's, but quality of life overall has improved for everyone. I credit innovation and free markets for that.

  Protectionism lowers the standard of living for everyone. You will see...or maybe not. I hope...I believe POTUS is either bluffing or someone is going to bring some sense into his narcissistic brain.
  
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  Sir 82,
  

  "And the Mueller investigation is circling ever closer"

  I just wonder if this whole thing is a distraction, a very expensive distraction for the rest of the world.

  My other theory is that his friends, rich supporters and/or family can benefit greatly from big swings in the metals market. My last theory is that he may be as incompetent as he seems.

  Well put Cofty!
  
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  I was quite tolerant of this guy until now

  by never a jw in

  1. social
  2. current

  president trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws.

  however, i was going along because "it's the economy stupid".

  now that has changed.

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  President Trump is definitely a demagogue, a populist, and not a great extemporaneous speaker, just to mention few of his more conspicuous flaws. However, I was going along because "it's the economy stupid"

  Now that has changed. He wants to impose big tariffs on imported aluminum and steel. I am sure this is very pleasing to his base and few business people. But this decision has the potential to bring the world economy into a recession. I thought Republican were in favor of free trade, competition and business friendly policies. I certainly welcome the opinion of his supporters to clarify this flagrant inconsistency that is being criticized by both sides of the political spectrum.
  
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  Republicans Are Not Welcome!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the owner of the used apple store in derry new hampshire has put on his facebook that republicans are evil and they are not welcome in his store.

  he has done tv interviews now saying that republicans simply should not try to come in and he can generally tell if someone is a republican.

  it is interesting that a business owner can bar someone because of their political opinions but if a business owner conscientiously couldn’t make a cake for a gay couple,they are in legal jeopardy..

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  Hothabanero:"This is racism of the worst kind!"

  Good grief! Here we go again. The guy is just narrow minded and stupid. The guy can never aspire to more than running/owning a used apple store. That much is obvious. However, nowhere is there the slightest hint of race based discrimination, but "racism" sounds far more inflammatory than stupid or narrow minded.

  Your calling of racism here is the same as if I called racist the baker who refuses to make a specific wedding cake for a gay couple. "racism" is not the right adjective. It doesn't fit. You need to expand your vocabulary.