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  Elders given immunity for sins in the past???

  by Kingdavid41 in

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  appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servants.

  situations that require a review of an appointed brother's qualifications.

  25. committed a disfellowshipping offense years in the past and the matter was never addressed: the body of elders may de- termine he can continue to serve if the following is true: the im- morality or other serious wrongdoing occurred more than a few years ago, and he is genuinely repentant, recognizing that he should have come forward immediately when he sinned.

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  RubaDub

  so now they will take anybody

  HappyDad ...

  I don't agree that they will appoint just anybody as you assert.

  I believe they have the test that you must fog a mirror if they put it under your nose.

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  How Many Here Are Estranged From Your Family Because Of The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  do your jw relatives still talk to you?

  are you now not very close?

  are you avoided?

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  RubaDub

  I'm not estranged.

  Just strange.

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  Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

  by Simon in

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  i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

  it's like the car that homer built!.

  it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

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  RubaDub

  Hybrids are far more practical and realistic than all electric because until you have ultra-fast recharge or replaceable batteries, you will always have anxiety going on a long drive or road trip.

  Simon ...

  I did have my share of engineering classes in college but my major was not engineering. But I could never understand why this type of hybrid is not more common. Even BMW does it with the i3, an electric car with a small 2 cylinder motor that adds range and charges the battery as you drive.

  Since cruising on flat terrain may require only 30-50 horsepower depending on the size/weight of the vehicle, why not have a small (50-75 hp turbo) under the hood to provide enough energy to cruise and yet charge the vehicle at the same time. A small diesel would, IMO, be even better, though a bit more expensive.

  When going up a hill or passing, the electric kicks in. When going down the hill, most of the energy would be used to charge the battery and of course the regenerative process when putting on the brakes would further add to the recharge process.

  Granted, it may not be the best choice of technology for cruising through the Rockies all day but for 90% or more people that live in flatter terrain it would be a winner. It's no different from living here in the southern part of the US. Trying to find an SUV (other than a Jeep Wrangler) that is 4 wheel drive is difficult to do. Go a few hundred miles north where snow is common, then its hard to find an SUV that is not 4 wheel drive. Difference places, different types of cars.

  But I agree that there would be stress (and time) involved in finding a place to recharge a car if you are not on a highway, especially at night.

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  Impeachment hearings ...

  by mikeflood in

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  watched a little bit the famous impeachment hearings....the witness sometimes when they were put on oath were with a smiled in their faces, others insecure, and the rest rightly totally outraged.... i turned it off.

  too much time on the media for nothing.

  it's like the russian thing didn't work to oust trump, and now ukraine maybe.

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  RubaDub

  The other option is a censure, which in JW speak is like a "public reproof." From what I am hearing, a lot of the Republicans would go that route as opposed to impeachment.

  I do agree with some here that if he is impeached and not convicted, that he may come out stronger from the whole process as did Clinton.

  My money at this time would be on censure, unless there is more stuff presented. There has been a lot of smoke but no actual fire. With all due respect to horses and according to the US Constitution, you don't convict a president for being an acrid, lying sack of horse shit, only for "high crimes and misdemeanors", whatever that term means.

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  Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

  it's like the car that homer built!.

  it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

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  RubaDub

  The battery will just about get you from Fort Worth to Dallas.

  JeffT ....

  LMAO ... But don't be so skeptical. I think DFW has a charging station.

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  Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

  it's like the car that homer built!.

  it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

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  RubaDub

  Am I a visionary or a con-man?

  Simon ...

  You be the man.

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  Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

  it's like the car that homer built!.

  it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

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  At under 40,000 US, I don't know how he could pull that off. The batteries alone would have to cost nearly half of that. Even a Jeep Wrangler is in the 40,000 range now. A truck like that with the torque of an electric motor, in a 4x4 configuration ... wow. Only to dream.

  We shall see.

  (PS, Simon, I do agree that he is probably smoking dope to do what he is claiming to do at 40k).

  Rub a Dub
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  Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

  it's like the car that homer built!.

  it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

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  RubaDub

  That must have some big-ass batteries in it to go 500 miles on a charge.

  Just as with all electric vehicles, I cannot imagine what the cost of a new battery would be as it slowly wears out.

  But the more I look at it, the more "interesting" it becomes.

  Elon Musk didn't become the visionary that he is based on following someone else's ideas.

  People like him and Richard Branson (Virgin Airlines) are so far ahead of the curve that it is truly fascinating to see what they think of next.

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  Double Standard of Proof

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's a new article about john the baptist (not sure why they reverted to baptist instead of the modern english 'baptizer'), and it goes into several areas of his life followed by quotes from josephus showing that these specific things were historically documented.

  the article is summarized by saying:.

  the first-century historian josephus viewed john the baptist as a real person.

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  RubaDub

  It's like believing in Voldemort because Harry Potter does.

  Simon ...

  Touche.

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  Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

  it's like the car that homer built!.

  it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

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  RubaDub

  You could also say that no one is going to confuse your car with all the Toyotas in everyone else's driveways.

  Rub a Dub