Posts by GrreatTeacher

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The Re-Opening of the Kingdom Halls

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

it's been six months since the kingdom halls have been closed.

i believe here in ontario, canada that you are now allowed to have up to 50 people congregate together.. that was the average attendance before they did all the merging of the congregations.

they should have went back to the original pre-merger congregations.

GrreatTeacher

My mother can't stand it. She is just jonesing for her twice weekly fix and even more often if you count field service.

She just cannot wait until the all clear is given to go back to the JW hive.

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The Re-Opening of the Kingdom Halls

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

it's been six months since the kingdom halls have been closed.

i believe here in ontario, canada that you are now allowed to have up to 50 people congregate together.. that was the average attendance before they did all the merging of the congregations.

they should have went back to the original pre-merger congregations.

GrreatTeacher

Doc, I know that online donations have been encouraged to be automated according to my family.

I guess it would take a little more effort to call the bank and de-automate a payment than to just not send one in.

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most of the individuals here from what i have read have gravitated to believing in evolution for various reasons and no longer have a belief in a creator.. the questions begs though, is there a higher conscious in the universe than mankind's.

i am sure everyone agrees that animals are conscious, but to what extent can they reason?.

here is the link to dr. rupert sheldrake's - is the sun conscious.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhsobpja8a.

GrreatTeacher

"And your definition of morality is your own not God's." - Anna Marina

That is some kind of tautology right there.

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Never Forget 9/11

by minimus in

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tomorrow is the anniversary of 9/11/2001.

i hope we never forget what happened that fateful day and learn from what happened.❤️.

GrreatTeacher

Last year's high school graduates were the first for whom 9/11 did not happen in their lifetime.

Teaching this event will be forever different.

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Portland's Burning!!! (Sung to the Clash)

by Queequeg in

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i live a few hours away from portland, oregon.

i have many friends who live in or near portland.

i've spent a lot of time in portland.

GrreatTeacher

I don't live in Portland, but I am from Baltimore which experienced riots and unrest after the Freddy Gray incident.

What I can say is that there were quite a few blocks that were in chaos including looting and burning of buildings. It was not nice.

However, cities are large and unrest in one neighborhood still leaves the large majority of the city unaffected including all the suburbs that still comprise the metro area.

Again I've never been to Portland, but if it is a large city, a hundred protesters in a city of a million can leave the rest of the city mostly unaffected.

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SPLAT. Celtic rubs his arse ruefully...

by MebyonKernow in

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...slaps his thigh before looking up and collapsing with laughter.by gum, what am i doing in this place again lol?just got it into me 'ead to see if i could see one or two of the old names i used to banter with years ago in here.

sadly, no doubt a few must have kicked the bucket by now and popped their clogs.

hopefully though a few of you are still kickin' about.me?

GrreatTeacher

What a cute pup. They know when you've rescued them and love you for it.

Don't have an outboard ( well I do, but it doesn't run ) but I've got a Yamaha jet boat. Fun, but hard to maneuver at low speeds. Docking in a current is hard.

Would like to move toward the pontoon boat department. Low and slow.

Nice to meet you.

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Does Anybody Here Sympathize With The Looters That Cause Destruction?

by minimus in

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i realize some here are diehard democrats.

whether you are democrat, republican or independent, do you support any of these looters that cause mayhem and destruction for their cause?

i have heard some people sympathize with these law breakers saying they understand why they do what they do and leave it at that.. of course i wonder how they would feel if their own property was burnt or stolen or destroyed..

GrreatTeacher

Thumbs up for Old Bay seasoning.

Seriously, did you really expect people to support looters?

They're criminals and should be prosecuted.

Protesting is all good and fine, but a large group of people can turn into a mob. If you want to protest, I recommend the first 10 or 15 minutes and then get the hell out of there.

Also, I know from experience in Baltimore a few years ago that large protests can attract bad faith actors from other places. These people undermine the protests and greatly irritate good faith actors.

Also, as I've said before, there is no "the Media" anymore. Walter Cronkite is dead. There are multi channels and it is up to the reader to do the research. It's exhausting but such are the wonders of the information economy.

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They are giving a beautiful witness of Jehovah's Organization

by Tameria2001 in

they are giving a beautiful witness of jehovah's organization, now let us see the fruits of their labor blossom.... ...nah i can't say that with a straight face.

let me back up and explain why i said that.

as many of you know that my husband's mother had been fighting cancer.

GrreatTeacher

I'm so sorry for your loss, Tameria.

This will be a hard thing to overlook. It's cruel because it was very public and it's not like you can print a retraction for an obituary.

I sincerely hope they do not give the entire hour long JW funeral graveside. There are usually a limited number of chairs and you know who would "reserve" them for themselves.

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Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.

it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .

genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

GrreatTeacher

Oh man, that could be repurposed as some prime retail property.

I'm thinking maybe a dinner theater type thing like Medieval Times with the jousting tournament.

Maybe a nautical theme like the Spanish Armada vs. the British Navy with audience participation!

Then again, I don't know whether Kentucky could support the nautical theme. It's not on the coast.

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Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

by minimus in

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this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

?.

GrreatTeacher

Tameria, my understanding was that there was only one version of the vaccine each year. ( per hemisphere )

Unless that means that the shot in August is actually the one from the previous year. In that case, it would make no sense to require flu vaccines at the beginning of the school year.

This problem could be easily worked around, of course by changing the deadline to later in the school year. Or by having the schools supply the vaccines themselves. Both school districts I have been involved with locally have offered free flu vaccines seasonally.

In my experience, the uptake is about a third of parents who will sign off for their children to get the shot in school. Others, especially the ones with health insurance, will get theirs on their own.