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  Terrific movie monologue from "Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri'

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  just watched this movie last night.. the premise of the title and film centers around the mother of young girl, who was raped, murdered, and set on fire by an unknown killer.

  convinced that the local police could be doing more, she erects billboards outside of town, calling into question the efforts of the town's beloved chief of police.

  this does not sit well with the other townspeople, and soon, the town priest comes to visit and admonish her.and after hearing him tell her if she came to church more regularly, she would be able to find the peace and resolution she needs over her daughter's death, she delivers this speech to him:.

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  Without spoiling the ending, it just felt as if the two main characters, Mildred (McDormand) and Rockwell (Dixon), go in a direction that is so inconsistent with their characters moral arc that I found it jarringly unbelievable.

  Also, the lack of resolution alone didn't bother me--I can deal with that because it's real and how life actually usually is. But it was frustrating BECAUSE of the sudden, jarring change in character development.

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  It really didn't work for me that Dixon seemed to be redeeming himself and then he and Mildred go plan to kill someone that probably deserved it, but was absolutely NOT connected to the rape and death of Mildred's daughter. For similar reasons, I found it inconsistent that Mildred would suddenly become a vigilante a la Paul Kersey (Bronson) in "Death Wish."

  Previously, her anger was justifiably directed at the unknown person that killed her daughter and then understandably projected it on the Police Department for failing to identify a suspect, let alone bring one to justice.

  When she was verbally assaulted in her store (by the creep that Dixon later mistakenly thought to be the perp) she basically just stood there and took it in silent rage. For her to later decide to go all "Death Wish" on the guy and become a vigilante seemed inconsistent with her character and not particularly believable or satisfying.

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  Do Jehovah's Witnesses Accept Evolution?

  by jukief in

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  by evolution or by creation?

  by evolution or by creation?

  "the bible is a myth" and "evolution is true".

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  Actually, JWs DO accept evolution. They believe--without critically examining how foolish it is--that all present living organisms are the offspring of the animals (sea creatures excepted) that were on Noah's ark.

  This belief would require a much more aggressive and accelerated form of evolution than that posited by any evolutionary biologist. In other words, JWs and all other fundamentalist Christians believe in a form of evolution that took place in a few thousand of years instead of the many millions or even billions of years posited by evolutionary biologists. Let that sink in.
  

  That being said, the important issue for JWs is not whether living things change over time--that well-established fact is unremarkable in the respect that it should have little or no consequence for a fundamentalist Christian of any stripe--but rather how life began in the first place: the origins of life.

  How did life begin?
  

  While biologists are certainly interested in that question and have some ideas, it is not directly related to the issue of biological evolution over the course of time since life's inception.

  But the majority of JWs are not educated and/or intelligent enough to appreciate this very important distinction.
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  New light

  by poopie in

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  june at article now it's ok to say a greeting?.

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  Vidiot, thanks for posting the link to the “tug on the leash” thread. It’s one of my favorites!
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  Terrific movie monologue from "Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri'

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  just watched this movie last night.. the premise of the title and film centers around the mother of young girl, who was raped, murdered, and set on fire by an unknown killer.

  convinced that the local police could be doing more, she erects billboards outside of town, calling into question the efforts of the town's beloved chief of police.

  this does not sit well with the other townspeople, and soon, the town priest comes to visit and admonish her.and after hearing him tell her if she came to church more regularly, she would be able to find the peace and resolution she needs over her daughter's death, she delivers this speech to him:.

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  The ending was ... odd ...
  
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  New light

  by poopie in

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  june at article now it's ok to say a greeting?.

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  It would be nice to interpret that as a softening of their shunning practice, but there's really nothing in this innocuous little paragraph from a puff-piece article to suggest otherwise. In fact, disfellowshipped peopled and shunning aren't even mentioned anywhere in the entire magazine issue.

  BTW, it's helpful if you are referencing a source to give adequate information so others can find it. In this case: “The Power of Greeting.” (June, 2018). The Watchtower. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

  The quote itself should be followed with the page number, which in this case is page 30.
  
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  San Diego sex abuse cases against Jehovah's Witness organization settled

  by jp1692 in

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  this just in as reported in the san diego union-tribune: .

  san diego sex abuse cases against jehovah's witness organization settled - kristina davis, march 6th, 2018.

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  This just in as reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune:

  • San Diego sex abuse cases against Jehovah's Witness organization settled - Kristina Davis, March 6th, 2018
    
    
    
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  How many are PIMO ??

  by Phizzy in

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  i know we cannot answer this, how many are physically in, mentally out (pimo), but i heard an amazing piece of news the other day.. an ex-p.o and ex-elder, a long time regular pioneer, and when i knew him a stalwart believer, went for a drink with another jw who has actually left, but is not df or anything.. in the course of conversation he came out with this bombshell "well, i am actually an atheist now, i just go along to keep my wife happy".. i also heard of a number of youngsters that i know personally who are simply living their life as they want, whilst making sure they don't get df'd for family and social reasons.. if as it seems the pimo's are a huge number, could there be a huge " awakening" where they all realize they are in a huge group, and they all say " eff it, lets call it a day on all the jw s**t ".

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  wishful thinking, but.....just possible ?.

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  How many are PIMO ??

  by Phizzy in

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  i know we cannot answer this, how many are physically in, mentally out (pimo), but i heard an amazing piece of news the other day.. an ex-p.o and ex-elder, a long time regular pioneer, and when i knew him a stalwart believer, went for a drink with another jw who has actually left, but is not df or anything.. in the course of conversation he came out with this bombshell "well, i am actually an atheist now, i just go along to keep my wife happy".. i also heard of a number of youngsters that i know personally who are simply living their life as they want, whilst making sure they don't get df'd for family and social reasons.. if as it seems the pimo's are a huge number, could there be a huge " awakening" where they all realize they are in a huge group, and they all say " eff it, lets call it a day on all the jw s**t ".

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  wishful thinking, but.....just possible ?.

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  Wake Me, thanks for sharing that Pinker quote. He's one of my favorite authors. I've read several of his books and watched several interviews with him and many of his lectures, but I wasn't familiar with this particular quote!
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  March 2018 Broadcast - When quotes become rumors

  by Listener in

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  this months broadcast is presented by losche and he discusses the need for trust in the fds.

  the following is transcribed from the 12.30 mark.. satan also has the scheme to spread rumors about our brothers including the faithful slave.

  the method of spreading rumors is not new.

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  I have a "reasonable degree" of trust in the WT leadership.

  After many years of consideration, I have found that the only reasonable thing to do in connection with the WT leadership is to NOT TRUST THEM AT ALL!

  Let's review: It's a cult!
  
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  "How to Reclaim Your Life..."

  by Alexandra James in

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  hello, bon jour, aloha ... first time post here so feel free to move it or help me out in any way!

  this seems to be the week for book releases, as i'm happy to announce my own new book, "how to reclaim your life when it's been stolen from you," is now on amazon:.

  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1985830345/.

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  Welcome AJ, congrats on your book!

  I personally really appreciate the focus on healing and moving forward with your life.

  jp