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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

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  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

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  SG: I think that God could have picked someone better to lead his only true religion.

  God only had about 8 billion better choices.
  
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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

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  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

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  FedUpJW: I refer anyone who claims to be "stumbled" to this Bible verse. Then I ask them why they do not love God's law?

  I've done the same. Then I wait for it ... Deer-in-the-headlights every single time!

  
  
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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

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  It's odd Lett mentioned "wearing a beard ... [and] ... heavy makeup" in the same breath (6:50"):

  
  
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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

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  No, no, no! We musn't stumble the weak! Never.

  Except that means "the weak ones" end up determining the rules and policies of the community.

  What a stupid idea. Why not teach people to be more open-minded and tolerant and less judgemental over insignificant personal choices? Oh, I know: It's a cult!
  

  On that note, I'm glad Lett doesn't have a beard. If he did we couldn't fully appreciate his goofy, rubber face.
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  Favorite Quotations from Movies

  by compound complex in

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  "the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.

  now you will have peace for eternity.

  " -- maleva, the wolf man.

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  "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli." - The Godfather

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHzh0PvMWTI
  
  
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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

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  Sparky, thanks for posting that very interesting article. I liked this point in particular:

  "The organization man of 20th-century America was cast as cleanshaven, his individuality subsumed into a larger, corporate identity."

  Although not specifically talking about JWs, that quote really applies!
  
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  Younger Witnesses less fanatical or fundamental

  by optimisticskeptic in

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  i am a born in jw for over 30 years now and have been in various positions in the organization.

  now i'm guessing most of us recognize that older generations tend to be more fundamental and less reasonable when it comes to their outlook and beliefs.

  i find this to mirror the differences you see outside of the organization as well (older people less tolerant of other religions, newer technology, lgbt, etc.).

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  Thus as it ever was.
  
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  Solicitors Visit Update

  by pale.emperor in

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  in case you're not aware of my last two threads:.

  the situation that arose in that my mother has been having secret access to my daughter and refusing to tell me how she is: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5012900121935872/am-overreacting-here.

  the build up to my solicitors visit: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6284953638666240/solicitors-appontment-tomorrow-advice-appreciated.

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  Interesting. In California, where I live, grandparents have absolutely NO rights concerning their grandchildren. None.

  If the parents won't allow visits, the grandparents are S.O.L.
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  Huffpost: A Reason (and Season) to Stop Shunning

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. beliefs

  https://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/a-reason-and-season-to-st_b_1146103.html.

  a reason (and season) to stop shunning.

  by janice harper.

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  Thank you for posting this Barbara!
  
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  Shocking

  by Freedom rocks in

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  their version of helping people.

  totally shocking.

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  Shocking? Maybe.

  Surprising? Not at all.

  Let's review: It's a cult!