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  Panic buying of gas and price gouging

  by mynameislame in

  1. social
  2. current

  the news had mentioned how some stations were charging over $6 a gallon for gas.

  they also brought up that the government had promised to come down hard on anyone that was price gouging.. my question is, is it possible to price gouge when there isn't an actual emergency?.

  i think there are some benefits to raising prices even in an emergency.

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  $6 a gallon for gas

  Welcome to Canadian gas prices
  

  Something is going to eventually happen and this will be over with I'm sure
  
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  Its a fight over land, religious prejudice and adherence adds another element
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  The fighting, the biggest escalation since 2019, stems from frustrations old and new, with Palestinian grievances over what they see as years of efforts by Israel to push them out of Jerusalem fanned by a pending court decision on evictions, clashes over access to the Al Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, a nationalist Israeli holiday aimed at showcasing claims to East Jerusalem and an emboldened Hamas looking to capitalize on Palestinian discontent with their political leaders after elections were canceled.
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  What Do You Want To Talk About Regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we do talk a lot about how this site doesn’t center on all things jw.

  so what would you like to discuss?.

  the floor is yours..

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  Well MIn sorry but its quite true, of all the people I knew that committed suicide, they were all somehow connected to the JWS.

  I would say about 10
  
  
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  Google Street view: Will I get disfellowshipped?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.

  so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.

  even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.

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  SL how do you not know that one of the elders in your hall knows that you post here and will try to view your address now on GMS ?

  Quite frankly GMS isn't that sharp in resolution to pick out if someone has a cigar in their hand, your being overly paranoid.
  
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  Google Street view: Will I get disfellowshipped?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.

  so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.

  even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.

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  Likewise SL, gave both up myself years ago, the stink of cigars was so too overwhelming to appreciate the taste and pleasure of smoking them.

  Not judging mind you
  
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  Do local JWs want in-person meetings back in your congregation?

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i realize many here think that in-person meetings will return as soon as things are safe with covid.

  but many acknowledge it will likely be 2022 or later when this happens.. surprisingly, many pimi jws in our congregation are not shy about saying they are fine with zoom meetings forever and do not want to go back to in-person meetings.

  many speculate similar thoughts that are on this site....such as a combination of in-person and zoom meetings.

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  When people are saying they like just doing Zoom meetings, that's a real indication that some people are wanting to make an exit out of this religion.
  
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  What Do You Want To Talk About Regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we do talk a lot about how this site doesn’t center on all things jw.

  so what would you like to discuss?.

  the floor is yours..

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  How about suicides of people which this religious cult causes directly and indirectly ?
  

  I know its not a pleasant subject to talk about but I think it reminds us that this religion can deeply effect people psychologically.

  I reminisce about how many people committed suicide while being an active JWS myself and I find it disturbing and I have been out 20 years or more.
  

  Even one experience here which involved a member named Oompa, I guy who started to have a drinking problem which lead to him having an accident on a motorcycle badly injuring himself . He apparently took a blood transfusion while at the hospital which lead toward a DFing procedure by his congregation for that and heavy drinking. His wife left him and separated which brought on a deep depression provoking him to take his own life with a hand gun.

  There are unfortunately too many stories to tell about people who were involved in this religion with all of its strictly enforced penalties and association rules and how they have provoked many to commit suicide.

  Shame really.
  
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  Google Street view: Will I get disfellowshipped?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.

  so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.

  even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.

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  I doubt it .

  What are you smoking for anyways, its just about as deadly as being a JWS. ?
  
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  Remember how it felt before you woke up. Living forever in a Righteous World.

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i woke up early in life.

  it’s not because i was smarter than my brothers and sisters.

  in fact, reflecting back, i actually don’t know why i didn’t embrace the watchtower teachings?

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  Rocketman123

  It just takes one person in a state of mental delusion, people who have it cant tell what's real from what is imagined, this delusion can flourishes upon itself out appealing self imposed identity.
  

  When others start to believe that person's delusions, it can start a sociological and psychological following, a religion, a mass group of people in a state of delusion.