Posts by RubaDub

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Do You Think People Have Forgotten About 9/11?

by minimus in

jw
friends

after all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.

for me it is a day of reflection..

RubaDub

I don't think anyone has forgotten about Afghanistan and the aftermath - one of the reasons Boltin was outed

LV101 ...

Not to totally disagree with you, but if you randomly stopped people on any street in the US and asked what the longest-running war for the US has ever been ... well ... if 1 out of 10 mentioned Afghanistan I would be surprised.

But it would probably double the percentage of people who know who the Vice President of the US is ... "maybe" 2 out of 10 would know. Sadly, this is not a joke.

Rub a Dub

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Do You Think People Have Forgotten About 9/11?

by minimus in

jw
friends

after all these years, it seems to me that people do not properly take note of what happened on this date in 2001. for some, it’s like nothing major happened.

for me it is a day of reflection..

RubaDub

Yes ... people are forgetting about 9/11, especially those not affected.

It's been about 25 years since someone born back then could really remember it in any reasonable way (think 18 years ago plus the child was 7 at the time). Unless people are directly affected, they forget things over time.

Think of the Vietnam War, Korean War, WWII, etc. As time passes, things are forgotten or at least delegated to a part of our psyche that finds little relevance of the event(s) in our everyday lives.

Rub a Dub

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2019 Elders Manual and a Whole Lot More!

by Atlantis in

single zipped folderhttps://we.tl/t-uiqj87wimd.

2019-02-02-musical preludeshttps://we.tl/t-zyfpnodizd.

s-21-e congregation's publisher record (2018-12).pdfhttps://we.tl/t-i9qamx3s0q.

RubaDub

Blondie ...

Will do. Thank you.

Rub a Dub

18

Annual Meeting

by Lynnie in

my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.

RubaDub

Maybe there will be a "clarification" on the people who died at Sodom and Gomorrah ... lol.

But I did hear from one of my Bethel contacts that the word up there is that new publications will be released during the annual meeting instead of the regional conventions.

Apparently, this is to reduce costs since now you can just release a new hard copy of a book to several thousand attendees and tell the minions that there is a loving provision to request it later or preferably just download it later.

Rub a Dub

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2019 Elders Manual and a Whole Lot More!

by Atlantis in

single zipped folderhttps://we.tl/t-uiqj87wimd.

2019-02-02-musical preludeshttps://we.tl/t-zyfpnodizd.

s-21-e congregation's publisher record (2018-12).pdfhttps://we.tl/t-i9qamx3s0q.

RubaDub

Hello to all.

Was on vacation the past few days and when i got home and tried to download the zipped file, it says the transfer has expired.

Is there something else that needs to be done or does someone have it and can put the link up again?

Rub a Dub

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Who Was/Is The Most Beautiful First Lady In USA?

by minimus in

jw
friends

jackie kennedy was considered the most beautiful for years.

melania trump is obviously an ex model.

michelle obama has been touted as a true beauty.

RubaDub

Barbara Bush looked like the Quaker Oats guy.

Rub a Dub

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Our congregation will be deleted

by Rattigan350 in

last night was the co's visit.

prior to his part, an elder had a part on following theocratic direction.

it was about our congregation being deleted (there are 2 sharing this hall) and the people and territory being divided up to the 4 other surrounding ones.. they say it is not about numbers but about making best use of resources.

RubaDub

It sort of sounds like your KH is being disfellowshipped.

Maybe after some time has passed, it will be reinstated.

Rub a Dub

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WT Teaching That You Can't Leave Behind

by jhine in

after posting on another thread it became apparent to me that it can be difficult for some ex jws to totally shake off all wt teaching , even after leaving the org.

do you still feel guilty going into a church for a wedding or a funeral .

can you bring yourself to celebrate birthdays or christmas .

RubaDub

I'm still in, but I look around and feel a bit of guilt if I use more than one towel in the restroom.

Rub a Dub

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What Is Trump Doing with China now and his supporters that smell like a Walmart?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

isn't trump shooting himself in the foot when he is on the verge of (or already in) a trade war with china?

isn't walmart like 95% chinese stuff?.

won't there be a backlash when many of his supporters that want to upgrade to indoor plumbing see how much it costs with all the tariffs?

RubaDub

I'm confused.

If, as Trump has said repeatedly, that China is paying for the tariffs, then why would it affect the prices we pay?

Wouldn't it stand to reason that if prices do or have risen, that China is NOT paying the tariffs?

I don't see how Trump can have it both ways.

Rub a Dub

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What Is Trump Doing with China now and his supporters that smell like a Walmart?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

isn't trump shooting himself in the foot when he is on the verge of (or already in) a trade war with china?

isn't walmart like 95% chinese stuff?.

won't there be a backlash when many of his supporters that want to upgrade to indoor plumbing see how much it costs with all the tariffs?

RubaDub

I don't understand why Trump is holding back some of the tariffs until after Christmas.

Since China is paying for the tariffs, why not have the additional tariffs go in immediately and maybe add another 10-20% on top of that and make the Chinese pay even more.

It's great to have a country like China help pay down our national debt!

Rub a Dub