Posts by road to nowhere

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Could this be part of the reason for the WT “big relocation” campaign?

by Hecce in

cottage grove, minn. (ap) — a struggling minnesota church is asking its older parishioners to leave in hopes of making it more attractive to young families.. .

grove united methodist church in the st. paul suburb of cottage grove is closing in june, with plans to relaunch in november.

the present members, most of them over 60 years old, will be invited to worship elsewhere, the st. paul pioneer press reported.

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That is really cold. A big middle finger to them. Wouldnt take me long to leave

Link disappeared BTW

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Flood over everest

by road to nowhere in

meeting part comment on how the flood covered everest.

that is even more ignorant than mountains being pushed up and eroding in a few thousand years.

and it wasnt cold either.. i should have commented on the bristlecone in the awake that survived the flood.

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Sure enough. Meeting part Comment on how the flood covered Everest. That is even more ignorant than mountains being pushed up and eroding in a few thousand years. And it wasnt cold either.

I should have commented on the bristlecone in the awake that survived the flood

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"Fine Witness" diluted in latest experience

by neat blue dog in

the latest jwdotorg experience starts very familiarly:.

danielle, one of jehovah’s witnesses in south africa, found a bag that a customer had left behind in a coffee shop.

inside the bag was a wallet with money and credit cards.. when the owner met her to get it back,.

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Same experience in news with Buddhist, moslem, catholic inserted.

Bottom line is there are lots of decent people around.

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JW Elder Swan Sermon

by Vanderhoven7 in

what happens when an elder learns the tatt.. https://youtu.be/tkyujamfziq.

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How can you get away with that? Too many still ins to shut down the sound and take the stage.

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The large shield of blind[ing] faith

by waton in

2 thoughts on yesterday's jan 19.

2020 wt study.

no 46 wt nov 2019.. the shield of faith, that jws are told to hide behind is so large, page 19, that if held comfortably would require it to have rear view mirrors, (to see 1975).

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11. Have you resisted the urge to argue with apostates....?

Also mentioned distorted facts in 10.

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just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

red, arrow, break.

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Aren't sentences supposed to end with eh? Eh

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Languages, Dialects, Accents

by LoveUniHateExams in

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just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

red, arrow, break.

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Gaelic is fun to listen to. That is enough reason to learn some.

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Changes In Canada

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

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i am surprised no one has mentioned what is going on in canada.. maybe they have but i missed it.

so here are some of the facts as i know them.

ontario only.. sault st. marie had their six congregations whittled down to two.

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Good old information control. Listen obey and be blessed. What is that 40 minute drive in less than ideal weather? Not to mention a lot of older ones dont see well at night.

We used to see BOE broken up to mitigate cliques, now it may be for breaking up thinkers.

The names that dont fit territory are always a puzzle; along with canning " pretty" names. Like changing rosedale to mechanicsville

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Drug-Sniffing Dogs Getting Retired at Airports

by RubaDub in

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i found this interesting in the news that dogs used to sniff for drugs at airports are being significantly cut back here in the us due to the increased legality of marijuana at the state level (though technically still illegal at the federal level) and passengers arriving from canada.

a large number of the dogs are being put into early retirement.. i learned that dogs can be trained to sniff for drugs but once they "learn" a smell, they cannot unlearn it.

basically, there is no difference to them between marijuana or cocaine or meth.

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Must be the same as me noticing pretty girls. Im just like the dog chasing cars; catch one and then what?

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I had to submit to a drugs test yesterday.

by joe134cd in

i had to submit to a random work place drugs test yesterday, of which i passed.

in this country smoking marijuana / methamphetamine is illegal.

the thing that really struck me was that despite the illegal nature of it, was just how prevalent and problem is.

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States have limits but they are based on hunches instead of science. THC traces stay longer than alcohol. The usual driving habit seems to be going 20 under the speed limit, the slowed reaction time is a worry