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  Trump or Contested Convention?

  by Coded Logic in

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  for those of us who are hillary and bernie fans, which is the better outcome - to have donald trump as the republican's nomination whose unpopular with most americans?

  or are we better off watching the chaos of a contested convention and the party eventually putting up someone weak like john kasic or jeb bush?

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  It doesn't matter what happens amongst the GOP. They lose if Trump is the nominee and they lose if they manage to block Trump.

  Say goodbye to the GOP.
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  Start your own Prince rumour!

  by purrpurr in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i see the jw rumour mill is going into mad overdrive about prince.

  the stories seem to be more and more unlikely.

  so i thought as a bit of fun how about us here try to make up our own rumours?

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  What if there is a trust?

  The most likely scenario, says tax lawyer Michael Kosnitzky, of Boies, Schiller & Flexner in New York and Miami, is that there is a will and that it sets up a trust or a series of trusts into which all of Prince's assets at the time of his death will flow.

  Unlike wills and probate court proceedings, such trusts can be kept confidential from the public. If Prince chose this route, it's possible we may never know the true extent of his estate or his plans for it after his death.

  "Usually, wealthy, organized people or sophisticated celebrities use trusts that are set up while they're alive, to determine (what happens after death) in a confidential way, they're not public documents," says Koznitsky. "They don't want the world to know who their beneficiaries (the heirs) are, or special dispositions, etc."

  Such trusts are managed by an executor (some states call them "personal representatives"), and it's usually not the heirs.

  http://www.thv11.com/news/nation-now/princes-estate-6-key-questions-answered/153185762
  
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  Under WT rules, can JW women file for a divorce? Or can only men file?

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the reason i ask is because while watching the "dateline" episode about ralph candelario, the claim was made that only jw men could file for divorce, not women.

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  i had never thought about this before.. also, how does this apply in cases where a husband is "apostate" while the wife is faithful to wt?

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  There are no sanctions for a JW woman filing for divorce from her JW husband. The repercussions may come later when she tries to remarry. But now, all she has to say is that she "knows in her heart" that she is free to remarry and she will be free to remarry. Two witnesses not required.
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  What is R&F

  by Drifting Away in

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  i see the letters r&f often, but i dont know what that stands for..can someone tell me?

  tia

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  Rank and file is used frequently by watchtower attorneys in court documents
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  GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)

  by AnneB in

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  he seemed like a decent fellow.

  i miss his talks.

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  Cangie, I stand corrected. And you are exactly on spot.
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  GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)

  by AnneB in

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  he seemed like a decent fellow.

  i miss his talks.

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  Love the dislikes. Nothing like an inconvenient truth.
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  GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)

  by AnneB in

  1. jw
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  he seemed like a decent fellow.

  i miss his talks.

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  Scene: Bethel table, morning worship

  Dan Sydlik: (to the African American "new boy") "Hey son, pass me the potatoes."

  New Boy: "I'm not your son"

  Dan Sydlik: "Hey ni**er, pass me the potatoes."
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  My sister who is still in is going to Costa Rica as a missionary

  by time2keepmoving in

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  2. friends

  i left the organization in 2011 and never look back.

  i left behind my sister and her two daughters by mid 2015 both her daughters (both are in their early twenties) were disfellowshipped and left the organization.

  she has decided to go to costa rica as a missionary (i guess that's what they are still calling them, unless that has changed, been gone so long i don't know if they came up with a new term for it).

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  Sounds like she has decided to serve where "the need is great". Costa Rica is a popular "need greater" destination. Usually she would have to be invited by a host congregation, but it is not unheard of for JWs to just pack up and head to places like Costa Rica or Belize. There are english speaking only congregations scattered throughout CR that have 30 to 60 publishers. Typically 2 or 3 elders. Tourist destinations are usually where these english congregations are set up. She will have a good time. Pioneer hours are simple to make as much of the territory is rural and spread out and accessible to foot traffic only.

  But nearly everywhere you go, the locals are Catholic and the tourists do not want to waste their time being preached to. The adventure will be high, generally the social aspects of the congregations are high as well. Lots of "get togethers" for any and every reason.

  After a while the novelty wears off. You grow weary of aros con pollo. And dealing with insects and other wildlife just becomes a pain in the ass. Most new "need greaters" last a couple of years and then head home or move on.

  Theft is a huge concern too. It happens all the time everywhere in CR. If it is not strapped to your body, it will be taken.
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  Question about the new blood card

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  ok......i really need to know the answer to the following question and scenario.

  supposing a child at age 14 decides to get baptized.

  the child is then given the new blood card which has now tightened things up with respect to lawyers etc.

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  The specific anomalies mentioned above are rare and nowhere near standard procedure in all but 3 of the United States where minors may be given authority over their own medical decisions.

  In a life threatening situation where blood is required for emergent stabilization, which is particularly true in acute traumatic situations, the transfusion of a minor is performed 99.9% of the time regardless of the presence of a court order.

  By Ex-Parte the following day those minors are made ward of the State to ensure the preemptive decision can not be challenged. It is a system designed to ensure the power of the Court 24/7.
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  Question about the new blood card

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  ok......i really need to know the answer to the following question and scenario.

  supposing a child at age 14 decides to get baptized.

  the child is then given the new blood card which has now tightened things up with respect to lawyers etc.

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  No matter what the Watchtower draws up regarding their blood policies, minors will continue to be given life saving blood transfusions in emergency and non emergency situations. The courts are set up to resolve these issues 24/7.