Posts by My Name is of No Consequence

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Another Newbie

by Drifting Away in

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hello, i have been lurking for a while, but discovered ttatt for about 8 months now.

i am trying to fade out, problem is i have a big family i would lose if i got df'ed or da,'ed myself.

my wife knows how i feel, and is not thrilled but i cant hide my feelings.

Excellent Conversation At Literature Trolley

by cofty in

yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.

on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.

there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.

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@ cofty:

So what was the younger sister doing while you and the older brother were talking? What was her reaction? Awesome experience by the way!

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What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

by fulltimestudent in

i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

My Name is of No Consequence

What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

It tells me that Americans are desperate for change. Instead of electing a politician, why not elect a billionaire who doesn't need anyone's money and who is not afraid to tell it like it is?

A voice in the back of my mind is telling me that this will not work either.

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How Corrupt Is WT?

by thedepressedsoul in

how corrupt do you think they are?

if so, in what ways?

i've been compiling my own list and thoughts.

My Name is of No Consequence

Any organization that can't (or won't) explain where hundreds of millions of dollars go is corrupt.

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Kingdom Hall Built on Site of Former Slave Market

by Wild_Thing in

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friends

in mississippi, there is a historical site called forks of the road.

before the civil war, it was one of the most active slave trading markets in the south.

it was a triangular piece of land formed by ... you guessed it ... a fork in the road.

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I guess the witnesses are just keeping up with tradition.

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Did the Brother giving the Memorial talk mention Nisan 14 ???

by RubaDub in

in our congregation, the brother mentioned nisan 14 a dozen times.. i thought, with the fact the jewish calendar has nisan 14 in april this year (april 22 i believe) that the nisan 14 thing would be hushed up.. was it mentioned where you attended?.

rub a dub .

My Name is of No Consequence

Nisan 14 was mentioned once. I had to keep reminding myself that I was listening to a memorial talk.

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New Memorial Songs Were Very Good, IMO

by RubaDub in

i guess we can agree to differ, but i personally found the new memorial songs (147, 149) to be very good, at least from a musical perspective.

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rub a dub .

My Name is of No Consequence

Maybe I'm biased, but I thought that the songs (like most of the new songs since 2010) sucked.

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Am l the only one.?The older l become the more hostile l become towards god.

by atomant in

they say you mellow out with age.maybe so but not in my case.l feel its an insult and degrading to us humans to have to live the way we do if there is a god.deep down l guess l do believe theres a god but lm having great difficulty trying to understand why things are the way they are.l dont need a bible bashing from anyone l just feel frustrated and helpless.l just battle on like everyone else but l get the feeling theres a whole lot more to our existence.

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@ atomant:

You certainly aren't the only one.

Most people get by because of god. I get by in spite of god.

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Dan Sydlik

by done4good in

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morning warship - he was the only restraint and i'm not saying that lightly.

i know there are a dozen others here who were in bethel back in the early 2000's who know what i'm talking about.

he actually kept me thinking this was jehovah's org because of his sincerity as if the holy spirit was operating in him.

My Name is of No Consequence

I'm sure that some of the deceased members of the governing body were "nice guys". It wouldn't surprise me if there are still some "nice guys" left.

But to mirror steve2's comment, this is the bottom line: They have misled and continue to mislead millions of people. If there is such a thing called "divine justice", I hope that they are at the receiving end of it. These "nice guys" have literally sat by and watched as countless witnesses lost their lives in war-torn areas of the world...and did NOTHING. Even now, most of the flock is struggling just to get by and keep a smile on their tired faces. What are these "nice guys" doing? NOTHING.

Oh wait...they are doing something. They are asking for MORE.

Nice guys my a**.

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Governing Body went from anonymous secret group to T.V Stars??? How?

by Witness 007 in

when i grew up in the 1980's -90's it was rare to see a faithful slaves picture in 10 years of watchtowers.

everything was anonymous.

no one really knew there names except for the "holy oricle" fred franz.. now they are full on t.v stars with there own show.

My Name is of No Consequence

Who is this Franz that you speak of? LOL