In this age of free information everywhere, I don't understand why young 18 year old and above are still reaching out to be ministerial servants and elders?
There's no excuse. And if they volunteer to go to Bethel to work for free, it's on them.
Posts by liam
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72Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount
by LongHairGal inapparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.
sad because these people expected to be lifers.
now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..
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Jehovah's Witness Governing Body, (New Light Division) Are Vegetable Oils not more important than Beards?
by was a new boy in'use vegetable oil and soft margarine in place of animal fat,'.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101997444?q=vegetable+oil&p=par.
'when possible, cook with unsaturated vegetable oils.'.
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liam
I'm a gen Z so I had no idea what the WT used to recommend for a healthy diet.
Base on the information I have received today, found all over the internet, I eat two meals a day. In the morning I eat a 16oz Rib-eye or a New York Steak, 8 oz milk, and one egg.
For lunch at around 2PM, I eat about 16 oz of chicken, 8 oz of milk, and one veggie.
Nothing else, including snacks, until next morning.
I don't eat bread, no corn or flour tortillas, or any process food. No fast food, like hot-dogs, burgers, or pizza.
Once in a while I will cook my own ground beef, and mix it with lettuces, tomato, pickles, and a little mustered, no bread.
I eat fruit for dessert from time to time
I eat this over and over and never get tired of it.
I have lots of energy all day long and I go to sleep within two minutes when I go to bed. Wake up around 5 am every morning, and work out for about 45 minutes Monday - Friday.
I never gotten the flu, got Covid for a few hours and was fine the next day.
But I'm not sure if it's because of healthy living or because I'm still Young.
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Is 1st Century advice on marriage still relevant in today’s modern world?
by liam inrepublicans want to make a law that forbids ‘uncontested divorce”.
they based this on this scripture.. matthew 19. is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”.
4 “haven’t you read,” jesus replied, “that at the beginning the creator ‘made them male and female,’and said, ‘for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
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Biahio
Liam, please read The Handmaids Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Then comment further
LOL, do people still read?
I don't even see movies anymore that are longer than a hour.I can't sit through them
Maybe there's a video somewhere on YouTube that will give me the run down in 10 minutes or less.
I remember my parents taking me to conventions for days, and I hated it because it was too long to be in one place listening to a bunch of dull speakers.
I've been told that I have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
So the way I learn is through YouTube videos and podcasts. Sometime I break them into pieces no longer than 30 minutes.
That's how I I learned trigonometry in a month, by watching YouTube videos
And YouTube videos was the way I passed all my classes in College. I don't believe a person needs to go to College anymore unless they want to do something that requires a license, like Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, etc. There's to many ways to make money without a degree.
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Is 1st Century advice on marriage still relevant in today’s modern world?
by liam inrepublicans want to make a law that forbids ‘uncontested divorce”.
they based this on this scripture.. matthew 19. is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”.
4 “haven’t you read,” jesus replied, “that at the beginning the creator ‘made them male and female,’and said, ‘for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
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3rdgen
Liam,
Have you forgotten that in the 2016 election Hillary Clinton decisively won the popular vote over Donald Trump? He won only because of the Electoral Collage.
I didn't forget, in fact, that's why I put that video on the Electoral College. It explains why in all honesty, it's possible that the masses voting doesn't really matter.
In all reality, the USA political system is a Oligarchy. But the Political leaders, the media, and the Educational system, con the masses into believing it's a true Democracy. It's not a true Democracy, it's an Oligarchy.
Oligarchy; is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such as nobility, fame, wealth, education, or corporate, religious, political, or military control.
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Voting, why make it easier to vote??
by moomanchu indemocrats are always harping on and on about voting rights and how the ability to vote should be easier and access unrestricted.
the most progressive ones want to allow prisoners, and illegals with no voter id the ability to vote along with the criminals, drug addicts, and uneducated low lives who already can vote.. .
after they push for everyone and anyone to be able to vote they then tell us it is a sacred privilege, a duty and honor, and a big responsibility blah, blah ect..... if it is all those grandiose things are true i think it should be harder to vote not easier.
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liam
Scully why not open up voting to criminals in prison, ex-cons
Criminals can vote!
Here are some examples.
Incarcerated people from Maine, Vermont, and Washington, DC, can vote from prison
In 23 states, those with felony convictions automatically regain the right to vote when they are released from prison.
In 14 states, people formerly incarcerated for felonies automatically regain the right to vote after completing their entire sentence, including probation or parole
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Are you glad you got the Covid Vaccine? Did it help?
by liam ini didn’t get the covid vaccine, but i admit, i was scared as shit i made the wrong decision because there was so much confusion out there.
practically all my family and most of my friends took the vaccine because everyone was depending on those in charge to speak the truth.
now a lot of them are sick, and they can't figure out why.
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liam
I can tell you with knowledge of the subject that politicians and the media deceived and lied in an outrageous way.
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Lost aoul
by LostSoulUK inhi everyone, i just joined and i have been lost a long time, growing up i was a witness with my mum.
i walked away when i was older, did drugs, sex, travelling all my life never stopping anywhere more than 3 months my entire life, relationship after relationship, pain and hurt after pain and hurt.
i always felt like there was something missing, and tried to find what it was.
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liam
I think you are having some kind of crisis. Probably because you were a witness with you mom, and then walked away and jumped in the frying pan with drugs, sex, etc.
That happens a lot to jws who were told Armageddon is coming soon and a paradise earth is just around the corner.
I was raised a witness too, but never really accepted it. Like you I also need evidence that Armageddon by God is coming soon but there really is no evidence, just a book with ancient stories that most of the Western world would argue it’s God inspired word, yet most don’t really read it or follow it.
I think the fact that you have a daughter is a good thing. You have someone that depends on you. So you need to make sure she understands the world she was brought in.
That means you need to start researching subjects like history, religion, human nature, evolution, and subjects that will help you understand why the world is like it is. You also need to understand why God is not coming to save us. Also stay away from drugs, meaningless sex, self harm, and get help if you are thinking of suicide.
Be patient and try not to despair so much. The Watchtower religion is not really a good environment to grow in. It’s a religious Doomsday cult that cultivates fear on it members. That’s why you mum and brother are trying hard to get you back into the religion. They really believe Armageddon by God is coming soon. And they believe God is going to kill Billions of people.
As far as violence in the world and volcanoes, and earthquakes, those things have been happening long before the bible was even written. There hasn’t been a century in history where some catastrophic event hasn’t happened. And who knows what catastrophic event might happen in our time. But that’s no reason you should stop from enjoying the things life offers. Life can be amazing.
And you are right, the universe is a huge place. With thousands of galaxies bigger than our Milky Way Galaxy and with more Solar Systems bigger than our Solar System. Who knows if different lifeforms exist out there smarter than us.
Life is really amazing. You need to make the time to continue seeing and learning about it.
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Are you glad you got the Covid Vaccine? Did it help?
by liam ini didn’t get the covid vaccine, but i admit, i was scared as shit i made the wrong decision because there was so much confusion out there.
practically all my family and most of my friends took the vaccine because everyone was depending on those in charge to speak the truth.
now a lot of them are sick, and they can't figure out why.
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liam
The average development timeline for the vaccine, including clinical tests and manufacturing, can take 8 to 12 years. Through Operation Warp Speed, we’re doing it in less than one year
When Covid hit, I didn't mind people taking it, more power to them.
What I did mind was people putting pressure on me to take it. I never took it, I got covid, and got a little sick for about a day. The next day I was fine. I thought perhaps I didn't get Covid. Went to my Dr. to check if I had the Covid antibodies. He said I had to wait a while before checking. I waited about three months and got checked, and I had the Covid antibodies. Meaning I did get Covid and developed immunity naturally.
So to each his own, his/her body, their choice.
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Voting, why make it easier to vote??
by moomanchu indemocrats are always harping on and on about voting rights and how the ability to vote should be easier and access unrestricted.
the most progressive ones want to allow prisoners, and illegals with no voter id the ability to vote along with the criminals, drug addicts, and uneducated low lives who already can vote.. .
after they push for everyone and anyone to be able to vote they then tell us it is a sacred privilege, a duty and honor, and a big responsibility blah, blah ect..... if it is all those grandiose things are true i think it should be harder to vote not easier.
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slimboyfat
Do some Americans believe their rulers spend this way out of the goodness of their heart?
Only those who have been indoctrinated from youth to believe that!
The almost 400 million Americans are no different than the Jehovah’s Witness community. The ones that still believe might be good people who have just been indoctrinated to believe that the 9 old dudes in New York have been chosen by Jehovah to lead the way into the New Order.
About 100 million Americans are aware that the Democrat party is the War machine. They are like the Jehovah Witness that wake up. They can look at the history of politics and see that at this current time, the Democratic party wants prolong war because it means money in their pocket. During the Bush administration it was the Republican party that was the war machine.
So what does that tell us? It tells us that someone else is pulling the strings for war and they are powerful enough that they can pull the strings on which ever political party is in power,
In our current situation, and time frame, that’s the main reason why there have been several assassination attempts on Trump. Because they are aware that Trump if elected President, will do everything in his power to stop the war in Ukraine and the middle east. The middle east might be a little harder to stop.
When Trump was in office there was no wars like today for all 4 years. Americans prospered. They could afford a a brand new home. Interest rates were low. Trump is a business man not a politician. He knows that peaceful times brings prosperity for the Average citizen in America. Peace allows citizens to afford buying a Home, a car, and provide groceries at a reasonable price for their children.
That’s why Trump is the only President to go to North Korea and visit with the Kim Jong Un, then he went to China to visit with President Xi Jinping, then he went to Russia to visit with Putin. Then he wanted to stop funding so much money to NATO who just wants war after war in Europe, and he also wanted to stop funding the United Nations.
As soon as Trump’s Presidency was over and Biden took over, Immediately Biden open all the borders to illegal immigrants from all over the world. American citizens were seeing their young daughters being raped and killed. Crime started to skyrocket. Criminals were arrested and released immediately.
Biden has made sure Illegal immigrants come first. In fact Democratic States are now funding new homes for illegal immigrants by giving them $150,000 to put down for a down payment, plus thousands of dollars of food stamps a month, where as American veterans, and law abiding citizens get no help like that for housing.
Biden incited NATO to break the agreement with Russia and slowly start invading parts of land they had agreed not to invade. Biden immediately started funding Ukraine with weapons without the consent of the American People.
Immediately after that, Democratic President Biden start printing tons of money, and getting the USA into Trillions of dollars in Debt with his war. Some how a Pipe Line that supplies oil to Europe was blown up causing prices to blast into the sky for Europeans and Americans alike. I could go on and on but you get the point.
This is why they don’t want Trump for President. He will take away their money making racket or war.
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Are you glad you got the Covid Vaccine? Did it help?
by liam ini didn’t get the covid vaccine, but i admit, i was scared as shit i made the wrong decision because there was so much confusion out there.
practically all my family and most of my friends took the vaccine because everyone was depending on those in charge to speak the truth.
now a lot of them are sick, and they can't figure out why.
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liam
The worst thing about COVID was how so many people very comfortably played God by demanding that others have themselves injected with an experimental drug ,And they would happily do it all over again.
