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  Maddison, WI Shool Shooting - 3 Dead

  by Sea Breeze in

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  like the one in tennessee, this one in maddison, wi, was done be a female.

  the police chief points out that: .

  “yes, i don’t know whether [the shooter] was transgender or not, and quite frankly, i don’t think that’s even important.

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  I looked into some stats and although tables vary slightly this what l found on a list of countries by highest violent deaths. OK not necessarily gun crime but Americans are always trying to make out that the UK had a higher proportion of knife crime because we don't have guns to protect ourselves with.

  USA ranked 81st with 6.00 deaths per 100, 000 people

  UK was 144th - 1.22 deaths per 100, 000

  China was 166th with 0.73 deaths per 100, 000 .

  The incident cited was a very rare anomaly in China. One such incident in many years . Not like the school shootings in USA of which many occur each year .

  Jan from Tam
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  Merry Christmas Everyone

  by jhine in

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  it's that time of year again .

  in the words of the bard ( noddy holder ) " it's christmaaas " .

  merry christmas everybody .

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  Let's keep the festive spirit going . There have been too many serious/ divisive threads lately.

  Merry Christmas everyone.

  I recently became aware of a Christmas song called

  Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

  What are your favourite non religious songs ?

  Jan from Tam
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  Merry Christmas Everyone

  by jhine in

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  it's that time of year again .

  in the words of the bard ( noddy holder ) " it's christmaaas " .

  merry christmas everybody .

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  It's that time of year again . In the words of the Bard ( Noddy Holder ) " It's Christmaaas "

  So

  Merry Christmas Everybody

  Jan from Tam
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  New here

  by AdamCzarnobay in

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  i left the organization in 2017.. was in several congregations in the north west of england.

  i just wanted to say thank you to all of you that have posted on here over the years, it really helped me to see the truth about the organization.

  i lurked here for many years under an anonymous login and then finally plucked up the courage to write my disassociation letter.. adam.

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  Welcome from the Midlands.

  Jan from Tam
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  Do you see it?

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  Amsterdam?

  Jan from Tam
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  The unending and fruitless argument on Trinity

  by Longlivetherenegades in

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  those who say they are christians or follow christianity needs .

  1. father .

  2. jesus .

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  Is this more of an American thing ? Here in the UK l would say that it's mostly the JWs and Mormons who choose to keep separate . That is to do with control over members. Both religions that started in the US .

  If they come to my door l will engage with them and explain why l believe what l do . I do tend to point out the false prophecies to try to get them to think about that .

  I won't mention the Trinity if they don't.

  Jan from Tam
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  PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!

  by Terry in

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  my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

  etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

  ) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).

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  RIP America .

  So does anyone want to predict how long Trump will last before Vance finds a way to take over ?

  I have a feeling that he is the power behind the throne and Trump has been his puppet.

  Either way a sad day for the world .

  Jan from Tam
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  PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!

  by Terry in

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  my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

  etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

  ) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).

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  Beth as a Brit l feel ill at ease with next Tuesday as well. What ever the outcome l see trouble coming .

  Jan from Tam
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  10/31 New York Times, "They’re Giving Scammers All Their Money. The Kids Can’t Stop Them." Has Watchtower scammed your family?

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  the seniors in our family were scammed by watchtower, for over 7 figures.

  an interesting read today to give some insight.. one of the most egregious con-artists is watchtower bible and tract society the “legal” entity for jehovah’s witnesses.

  many retired jehovah’s witnesses have been targeted over the years to “loan” money for various “special projects” to further the “preaching work”, only to find they are never to be repaid.

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  Beth 👍.

  Jan from Tam
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  10/31 New York Times, "They’re Giving Scammers All Their Money. The Kids Can’t Stop Them." Has Watchtower scammed your family?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the seniors in our family were scammed by watchtower, for over 7 figures.

  an interesting read today to give some insight.. one of the most egregious con-artists is watchtower bible and tract society the “legal” entity for jehovah’s witnesses.

  many retired jehovah’s witnesses have been targeted over the years to “loan” money for various “special projects” to further the “preaching work”, only to find they are never to be repaid.

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  Beth many religions use money donated for work in the community or actual upkeep of buildings . The Church of England building that attend is a 160yr old stone building which is quite expensive to keep going .

  However many people who never contribute want the Church building available for Baptisms , Weddings and Funerals when it suits them .

  Also we run a Place of Welcome group for ANYONE who wants to come and have refreshments and company.

  Plus an Mom's ( Dad's, Grans, Grandads) and under 5 group . Also a Knit and Natter Group for anyone to attend

  They do not have to be Church members, these groups are for the benefit of the community.

  In addition we support overseas charities like Aytuliah which helps women in India to get out of the sex trade and learn skills to get legitimate work .

  Please do not view all religions through the prism of the WT .

  Jan from Tam