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  Family is now reaping what they sowed and they don't like it.

  by Gemmel in

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  i resigned from the jw's in my 20's over 30 years ago, i was immediately shunned by my entire family and it's remained that way with a few exceptions ever since.

  one of those exceptions was being contacted by a cousin a few years back and during that conversation i discovered that my mother had been and still was the prime mover in my complete and continuing shunning.

  i then used what contacts i had left to confirm it.

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  Yes, you can't treat someone as if they're dead and then resurrect them when you need their money.

  They don't have that power. Only their God Jehovah does.
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  The effect Crisis of Conscience has...

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  would love to read this book one day and give it to my mum and brother who are both in the organisation.. so many people i see on videos claim that this book was the nail in the coffin.

  but do you know anyone where it had no effect on them?.

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  I think it has the most effect on true believers who really believe it is God's organization.

  People who are in for other reasons might not find it so compelling.
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  If you're feeling down ... this might cheer you up

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  a us cop ends up arresting a person who describes themselves as a free inhabitant.

  at 4 mins 5 secs: "you're raping me!

  ... this is rape!

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  Thank you for posting. I got caught up in an internet rabbit hole about sovereign citizens.

  Apparently they think that the government is illegitimate and they have rights that are actually theirs to not pay taxes, not register their cars, not have drivers licenses, and some go so far as to file liens against the property of government workers whom they consider to have violated their sovereign rights, usually police or judges.

  Some of these movements spun out of anti-government patriot groups that believed that the current, especially federal, government is illegitimate because it has been coopted by believers in big government.

  Some movements spun out of the belief that the US government has been illegitimate since the ending of the civil war, and that Jews and blacks have been secretly controlling the illegitimate government since then.

  Ironically, a new group of sovereign citizens are found among black folks who believe the government is illegitimate. They learn the rhetoric in jailhouses where it is espoused by those who feel they have been wronged.

  Some have issued their own promissory notes and tried to settle tax debt or buy cars, then get belligerent when dealerships refuse to give them the keys to "my property."

  Very entertaining to watch, specifically because most videos are from the perpetrators themselves and they think they have proven a grand point, where to most people it looks like they just got "owned."

  They are now considered by the FBI to be domestic terrorists that put law enforcement and other government workers in danger. Police departments get special training for recognizing and dealing with them. They can feel threatened when denied their "rights," and have killed before.
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  What Is Your Opinion Of Melania Trump?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think she’s very intelligent and dignified.

  plus, in my humble opinion, i rate her as the most attractive first lady ever..

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  Funny, I never found Jackie Kennedy pretty because of her wide set eyes.
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  At least 2 of current Governing body are not honest about even their names.

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many don't know that at least 2 of current governing body are not honest about even their name.

  mark sanderson is actually douglas mark sanderson.

  stephen lett is mark stephen lett .

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  "hallowed be thy name"

  So, God's middle name is Ed, then?
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  John Ceder used my satire about annual meeting for real

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry guys,.

  the gorby satire fake report of the annual meeting with the coincidence about russia, is used for real in john cedars yt channel.. please concider it for well prepared satire.. and not much more.. g..

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  Jesus, Morph, where is your mind?

  Did you really just call the title the "tittle" multiple times?

  Everybody, give Morph a break. His mind is obviously somewhere else. And it might be his happy place!
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  Should kids learn cursive handwriting?

  by GrreatTeacher in

  1. social
  2. current

  i am an elementary school teacher of the fourth grade.

  in times past, students would start learning cursive handwriting in third grade and by fourth should be transitioning to writing in cursive at all times.

  as you might be aware, this has all but been taken out of the curriculum.

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  Cursive and cursing - two different things entirely!
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  Should kids learn cursive handwriting?

  by GrreatTeacher in

  1. social
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  i am an elementary school teacher of the fourth grade.

  in times past, students would start learning cursive handwriting in third grade and by fourth should be transitioning to writing in cursive at all times.

  as you might be aware, this has all but been taken out of the curriculum.

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  La Capra, good point about just taking pictures with phones. I used to worry about the digital divide. My students live in poverty. They don't have computers in their homes and it's true.

  But they all have cell phones! And what am I using right now to communicate? A cell phone. Apparently I am slow and stupid for using one finger when double thumbing is much faster! Cell phones are the future of computing. We call people, have a GPS system, take photos, store contact information, create documents for use and sharing, pay bills, FaceTime people to speak to them in person, etc. We can't actually teleport people with them, yet. But they have more computing and other powers in a portable device that is cheaper than pc's or laptops.

  This will be the way of the future. We type erratically until the word we're looking for finally appears. And no big deal if we get it wrong, autocorrect has got your back. We google the very beginnings of a thought and myriads of options pop up for our perusal and consideration. And if we don't have the gumption to google something, then we can just use Siri who knows the answers to just about everything.

  Kids take these things for granted. While I, not a digital native, have a hard time with technology to this day. I did not grow up with it in my home. I only got a personal computer as an adult and I still struggle because things that should be really easy are often difficult for me. I just don't have a digital brain.
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  Should kids learn cursive handwriting?

  by GrreatTeacher in

  1. social
  2. current

  i am an elementary school teacher of the fourth grade.

  in times past, students would start learning cursive handwriting in third grade and by fourth should be transitioning to writing in cursive at all times.

  as you might be aware, this has all but been taken out of the curriculum.

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  LUHE, the camel. I'm thinking maybe it says something like, "Please clean up after your pet," and they post it in the park?

  Diogenesister, I think that might be where we are heading. After a few years of this, I am seeing kids who have little writing stamina. And now suddenly writing skills are very poor and we are to focus on them. The organization and elaboration, not the spelling and grammar, though. I just keep thinking how much more exposure they would have to words and writing if we could still teach spelling.
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  Should kids learn cursive handwriting?

  by GrreatTeacher in

  1. social
  2. current

  i am an elementary school teacher of the fourth grade.

  in times past, students would start learning cursive handwriting in third grade and by fourth should be transitioning to writing in cursive at all times.

  as you might be aware, this has all but been taken out of the curriculum.

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  Sparky, I think it is very reasonable to assume that cursive handwriting vs block printing use different parts of the brain/neuronal pathways.

  I had always used it, then dropped it when I was teaching younger students. It was a bit challenging to pick up again and it took a few months for it to be automatic again.

  Sadly, cursive was taught to my son as an afterthought, mostly for children who finished their work early and he never did. He doesn't even have a cursive signature!

  But, of course, they all have laptops that the school board lends them. So, all their work is digital now except for the rogue geography teacher who makes them label maps.

  They no longer have to take notes: they're just given copies of the PowerPoint.