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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

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  do you think he could get reinstated as president?

  do you think trump will run again for president or do you think he will just be a force for the republican party behind the scenes?.

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  Maybe he does, Min, but I hope not...
  

  The two examples I gave (Pence & Ducey) are pretty clear cut
  
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  If you could pick out critical errors to the JWS religion what would it be ?

  by Rocketman123 in

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  many that have come to this forum have left the jws religion and moved on with their lives but from a outsider's viewpoint what do think makes the jws religion wrong or incorrect as a active christian faith ?.

  somethings come to mind such as its long continuous end times/armageddon soon doctrine which has really been a core doctrine for decades going right back to its beginning .. maybe they should have adopted the stance as other christian based faiths and adhered to jesus's own words when he said " no one knows of the time not even he ".

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  From an outsider's viewpoint?

  I would say they've not lived up to their name
  

  If you were to ask 100 people on the street, a few might be familiar enough with Jehovah's Witnesses to know that they distribute literature, but not one of them would understand the message itself.

  Not one of them would understand why they would perish if the JW Armageddon were to happen tomorrow and in that sense, Jehovah's Witnesses have failed in their most basic mission
  
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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

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  do you think he could get reinstated as president?

  do you think trump will run again for president or do you think he will just be a force for the republican party behind the scenes?.

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  The fundamental problem with Trump is not his ideology. I'd much rather have a conservative president myself.

  The problem is that he expects fellow Republicans to put loyalty to him above loyalty to the Constitution and their oath of office. We've seen this over and over now.

  Governor Ducey of Arizona was on very good terms with Trump right up until the 2020 election. Trump became angry and publicly lashed out at Ducey for certifying the results even after Ducey pointed out that this was a formality required by the state constitution and his oath of office and that he had no choice in this.

  We saw a very similar situation with Mike Pence. Constitutional scholars were unanimous that the Vice President simply presides over the session and does not have the authority to change its outcome. Trump still appears to be angry with Pence for not attempting to overturn the election by executive fiat.

  The recent attacks on William Barr and Mitch McConnell fall into the same pattern. Trump puts his own ego on such a high plane that disagreement is perceived as disloyalty. As a candidate in 2017, he promised to have the "best and most serious people" in his administration. As President, he repeatedly railed about the ineptitude of his own hand-picked choices.
  

  
  
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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  do you think he could get reinstated as president?

  do you think trump will run again for president or do you think he will just be a force for the republican party behind the scenes?.

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  After his most recent (June 27th) attacks on two of his staunchest allies, (Barr and McConnell,) I've changed my mind. A political comeback is probably not in his future.
  
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  Remembering Rutherford

  by Sea Breeze in

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  he seems to me to be the angriest and most ill-tempered of all the wt presidents, especially after his stint in prison and failed prophecies.. “regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925, he [rutherford] once confessed to us at bethel, “i made an ass of myself.”” watchtower 1984 oct 1 p.24.

  rutherford died at beth sarim on january 8, 1942, at the age of 72.

  [220] cause of death was...carcinoma of the rectum..."[21] .

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  The was the denial of the motion to dismiss.

  Here is the testimony I referenced above:

  
  
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  Strong female characters in film before the 'Woke Era'

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  since about 2015, hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written.

  i'd say this roughly began with rey in the force awakens (2015).

  what hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.. well, hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.. strong female characters have been a staple for decades.. here's one: private vasquez, from aliens (1986).

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  Trailer for A Quiet Place II (For any who haven't seen it..)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iXeAwsGhV0
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  Strong female characters in film before the 'Woke Era'

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  since about 2015, hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written.

  i'd say this roughly began with rey in the force awakens (2015).

  what hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.. well, hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.. strong female characters have been a staple for decades.. here's one: private vasquez, from aliens (1986).

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  I've not seen The Nightingale. Will have to check it out this weekend
  
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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think he could get reinstated as president?

  do you think trump will run again for president or do you think he will just be a force for the republican party behind the scenes?.

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  Although I voted for him and would again, he can not seem to get out of his own way. He wants to respond to every stupid liberal idiot comment or insult.

  Remember how Ronald Reagan would smile and wave and just keep right on going no matter how provocative a question was shouted at him? I think there's probably a lesson to be learned in that.
  
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  Remembering Rutherford

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  he seems to me to be the angriest and most ill-tempered of all the wt presidents, especially after his stint in prison and failed prophecies.. “regarding his misguided statements as to what we could expect in 1925, he [rutherford] once confessed to us at bethel, “i made an ass of myself.”” watchtower 1984 oct 1 p.24.

  rutherford died at beth sarim on january 8, 1942, at the age of 72.

  [220] cause of death was...carcinoma of the rectum..."[21] .

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  Thanks Earnest. I actually remember that thread, have a transcript myself and am still in agreement with Alan Feuerbacher on this. Any claim of direction above and beyond being a sincere student of the Bible crosses the line into inspiration
  

  For those interested:

  https://casetext.com/case/moyle-v-franz-2
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  Do You Think Trump Will Make A Comeback?

  by minimus in

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  do you think he could get reinstated as president?

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  Exactly. Which is why absent a new amendment reinstatement is a pipedream.