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  Physical concert! Glenn Miller Orchestra

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. physical

  having booked an age ago to see gmo i was so glad the date came up given all the sad news of late.

  we have a new concert hall in our city here in w.australia and they played it to a treat.

  the music was original and alive the singers, dancers ... check their website to see if they are heading your way!.

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  Ahh, Zeb, I grew up listening to the Big Bands....Glenn Miller was a favorite. So cool that a group bearing his name and playing his music is still touring! Will have to look them up. Thanks for a cheery morning thought as I head to work.
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  Losing Faith in Faith..

  by Dis-Member in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i came across this lecture at 3am not being able to sleep by dan baker.

  it details his transition from christian fundamentalist to atheist and the various shades in-between.

  he realises that every denomination of christian can open the bible and prove to you that they have the right interpretation and everyone else is wrong.

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  Saving this to watch this evening. OTWO, great points made, love your logical views.
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  The Spanking Room: A Child's Eye View of the Jehovah Witnesses

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  anyone read this book?.

  the author is sending me a copy, just wondered.

  just published in july!.

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  JT is correct. I (sadly) brought my kids into the Borg in the early 90s and was told by the other moms to keep a wooden spoon in my bag for spanking. I was fortunate in that my children weren't rowdy, but it was the norm for moms to take their kids to the bathroom for "discipline".

  I was tempted to say they dragged their kids, but of course that would have looked bad to any visitors. What they did was a forced march and the kids were terrified because they knew there was no way out of a whooping in the bathroom stall.

  I also remember hearing "counsel" from the platform that parents should always take crying babies out of the hall (wouldn't want to disturb that intense b[ible] s[tudy] for everyone else. The direct advice given was to place your hand over the child's mouth to lessen the noise.

  As for a parent choosing between J and their child...THAT was a stumbling point for me. I knew I would never be able to turn my back on my babies...so I always felt some "disloyalty" to god but I couldn't change how I felt. Family first.
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  Breaking News: Five White NYPD Officers neck choke an African American Guy for breaking up a fight

  by Scott77 in

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  2. current

  http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ae_1405660548.

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  (CNN) -- Confronted by police trying to arrest him for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, Eric Garner raised both hands in the air and, with passive defiance, told the officers not to touch him. Seconds later, a video shows the officer behind him grab the 350-pound man in a chokehold and pull him to the sidewalk, rolling him onto his stomach.

  "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" Garner said repeatedly, his cries muffled into the pavement.

  The video of the Thursday skirmish shows the Staten Island man lying on the ground motionless after the incident. An asthmatic, Garner was later declared dead at a nearby hospital, according to CNN affiliate WCBS. Police said he suffered a heart attack and died en route to the hospital.

  "This is a terrible tragedy that occurred yesterday. A terrible tragedy that no family should have to experience," said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, calling the video of the incident "very troubling."

  Police told WCBS that 43-year-old Garner, a father of six, had a lengthy criminal history and had been previously arrested for selling untaxed cigarettes in May.

  Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is seen on video choking Garner, was put on modified assignment and stripped of his shield and gun as the New York Police Department continues to investigate the incident, WCBS reported. The chokehold tactic is prohibited by the NYPD.

  In a statement, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch called Pantaleo's reassignment "a completely unwarranted, kneejerk reaction for political reasons." He said the move "effectively pre-judges this case and denies the officer the very benefit of a doubt that has long been part of the social contract that allows police officers to face the risks of this difficult and complex job."

  The cop who was videotaped causing this man's death is still getting paid. The victim had his hands in the air submissively asking not to be hurt. The PBA says the poor cop is the victim here. Whaaa???
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  WT recently settled out-of-court with 5 victims of JW serial molester. Court documents now available to post on any website

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  on may 20, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in san diego, california.

  defendant, the watchtower of ny, settled out-of-court for an unknown amount of money with the plaintiffs just weeks before the candace conti trial began at the end of may 2012 in oakland, california.

  the law firm representing the five plaintifs in this case was .

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  How is it that the many sex abuse cases against the wt are hushed in the press, unlike those of the catholic church?
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  Told my JW friend it's a cult

  by Xanthippe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i said i would write about the 2014 convention program that you guys kindly posted here, to the jw friend who contacted me out of the blue after over 20 years since we d'ad.

  sorry if you find this repetitive if you have already read my story.

  this friend does not know anything about how my family shun me and i thought it is relevant in the light of the convention symposium talk about putting family in second place.

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  Well at least you know she read your information and it sounds as if she has a kindly heart. Perhaps you planted a seed that will grow with some careful nurturing. Well done!
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  The Deepak Chopra Random Quote Generator

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this computer program generates random quotes that sound just like actual chopra woo woo.... what gem do you get to guide you through life today?.

  i got .... "death fascinates the progressive expansion of excellence"something to think about!.

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  Here's mine:

  "Knowledge is the ground of personal possibilities"
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  NOT on JW.ORG : Jehovah's Witness murders sister ?

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  2. current

  man kills sister over plot of land published on july 18, 2014 by pmnews 17 comments.

  sulaimon mojeed-sanni.

  a member of the eiye confraternity and jehovahs witness, adeola omotayo, 28, has killed his sister, omotayo rukayat adedapo, 30, after a minor disagreement over a plot of land.. the incident happened at rukayats residence, 22, pasoku street, aga area of ikorodu, lagos, southwest nigeria.. preliminary investigation revealed that rukayat was murdered in her room by her brother, who sells building materials at sawmill in itamaga, on monday at about 6 p.m., after they had an argument over the ownership of the piece of land.. p.m.news gathered that the night before the murder (sunday), adeola and his wife had visited rukayat and eaten in her house.. friends of the deceased said adeola only visited to know where his sister stays since they had not been talking to each other in the last two years.. late omotayo rukayat adedapo.

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  Wow.

  They probably df'd him in a hurry so they could claim no association.

  So sad and senseless.
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  Brother Jake on Tithing (Follow the Money Trail)

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oa7o2n-ds.

  we're always saying the way to reach someone still "in" is to share parallel information about other religions and bro.

  jake's videos (with very minor variations) are almost interchangeable between mormons and witnesses.. .

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Oa7o2N-ds

  We're always saying the way to reach someone still "in" is to share parallel information about other religions and Bro. Jake's videos (with very minor variations) are almost interchangeable between Mormons and Witnesses.

  Enjoy!
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  Mormon Discipline For Those Who 'Want To Know'

  by Qcmbr in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is funny and yet so spot on.

  i bet this could be substituted almost directly with jw 'loving' discipline.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpcznoummys.

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  cultBgone

  You know....because these are about the mormon church and not jws/wts...what's to stop a jw from posting on their fb page?

  Besides, this guy is really good.