St Peter " "Who let the dogs in ? "
AFRIKANMAN
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Today Pope Francis tells kid dogs go to heaven!
by Witness 007 inthe pope told a distressed kid who lost his dog that "all god's creatures will go to paradise..." which has catholics asking do animals now have souls?
i hope i see my labrador again in paradise.
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Excusing the JW Child Abuse Scandals.
by Phizzy inmy question is prompted by a post of terry's on his own thread about a parable for jw's.
in that post terry shows how the standard jw response to any report of sex abuse within the borg is to use the "no true scotsman" fallacy.. i.e "he was not a real jw".. my question is for some time in the future, when the true, horrendous, extent of abuse within the borg is public knowledge, and the cognitive dissonance grows for jw's about this being endemic in "god's organization" for so long, how will they excuse it, or explain it, then ?.
how will they push away the obvious conclusion that jehovah must have approved of this going on, or he would have rectified it, not left it to the courts to pick up the broken pieces years later ?.
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AFRIKANMAN
Please assist with an answer / view on this quezzie !
He abuses child A [no witnesses except the childs accusation / claim] then abuses Child B [no witnesses except the childs accusation / claim] - does not the Testimony of the 2 victims constitute 2 Witnesses ??
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China officially #1 WORLD POWER, surpassed USA in economy and soon will in military.
by EndofMysteries inanother thread related but the title only says, "china is #1", which can mean anything and hence many may not view it who would be intersted in the world power shift.. for the first time since 1945 usa is #2 for economy.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-official-america-is-now-no-2-2014-12-04.
do you think the gb are sweating yet?
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AFRIKANMAN
China will make the feet in the Dream Image !!!!!
Just send the dimensions of your image and China will make it [how many container loads you buy ? ]
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Why isn't the story of SAMPSON quickly and clearly regarded a myth?
by Terry injudges chapter 15:.
14 when he came to lehi, the philistines shouted triumphantly at meeting him.
then jehovahs spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 he now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 then samson said: with the jawbone of a donkeyone heap, two heaps!
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AFRIKANMAN
Oh ye of little credulity ! He tied the tails [tales] of the foxes with cable - ties ! voila ! sorted ! Cos I just tried tying my dog's tails now and its impossible to make a knot - it just would knot ! Dogs got very agitated - I am sure the Foxes would also have become a little freaked out.
Very cruel !
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Listen to Raymond Franz in the fascinating interview
by Terry ini don't know if many of you have watched this exceedingly in depth interview in which raymond franz expounds so many wonderful.
subjects with such precision and affection.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ttdozz-chg. .
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AFRIKANMAN
Evocative and humble stuff !
btw - I discovered that someone has done an audio reading/recording of the entire Crisis of Conscience on YouTube -
There is also a recording of the 1975 Gilead Grad Talk that uncle Freddie gave on which RF gives his own commentary.
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are jw immigrant increasing in your area
by berrygerry ini bumped into a sister a while back, who was a law-student, immigration law.. .
at the time, i thought that it was unusual for a jw to be so open about going to uni.. after going through cdn jw court cases though, the highest percentage of cases involve foreign jw's claiming refugee status.. is this part of their growth strategy?.
africans who become jw's get strategic assistance to claim refugee status in western countries?.
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AFRIKANMAN
Here in South Africa the biggest growth for WTS is coming from "migrants" from the countries to the north of us who have come to find the Pot-O-Gold they think exists here.
So there has been huge growth among French speaking groups eg from the DRC Congo with complete congregations being formed. Also folk from Zimbabwe [who are very well educated and articulate] and Malawi. Here too with complete native language congregations being formed. Zimbabwean and Malawian folk are highly valued in the workplace because of their positive work ethic, honesty and trustworthiness. I employ a Malawian JW housekeeper. She is a very good worker and incredible personality.
A lot of the growth within the migrant groups is due to the "promises" within the WTS message + the kinship they find with their fellow country-men. [Association/Security/Networking]
Once a migrant finds accommodation this also provides the nucleus for the rest of his family/friends to migrate as they have a place to stay. Often there are several families staying in one house/dwelling. They look after each other - which is quite understandable and if one is a JW he will of course introduce them to the inner sanctum of the congregation. Of course they also receive assistance from the rest of the congregation too. So the power of this kinship is a big drawcard and has also contributed to the +growth in JW numbers down here.
Many migrants are here on a Refugee/Asylum status or are given Temporary Work Permits. Some like the Zimbaweans apply for study permits where possible. The congregations do not make a fuss about ones residency status but you would not be appointed as MS/E if your paper work is not "legal".
I personally think WTS thrives on the migration of people all over the planet.
Religion is a helluva business model. [Old Jewish business maxim: "Never use your own Money!"]
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At This Point In Time Would You Ever Subject Yourself To A Judicial Committee?
by minimus ini certainly wouldn't.
and if the elders wanted to have a meeting with me, i would respectfully decline.
if the elders wanted to deal with you, would you talk with them?.
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AFRIKANMAN
Definitely not!
I was invited to permit a "shepherding call" most recently via SMS.
I replied requesting the subject matter to be discussed and was told that this would only be "a visit for encouragement' [Spouse and I totally faded out 12mths now] [This was the first ever communication in all that time too]
I replied that were you to come for a Beer and a Barbie that would be cool as you guys dont even know me and have never conversed with me about our respective lives and achievements - Ever! So you hardly know me as a "sheep". I told them directly that I would not permit 'a tribunal' to take place.
I am still awaiting a "reply" - 2 weeks on !
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CONTI CASE - Further update appears - Interpretation please!
by AFRIKANMAN infiled letter from:.
rick simons, to notify the court of significant new authority not available at the time of the conclusion of briefing, and also to withdraw a previously submitted subsequent authority.. 11/20/2014.
calendar notice sent.
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AFRIKANMAN
11/09/2014 Filed letter from: Rick Simons, to notify the court of significant new authority not available at the time of the conclusion of briefing, and also to withdraw a previously submitted subsequent authority. 11/20/2014 Calendar notice sent. Calendar date: December 10, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. 11/24/2014 Request filed to: request to continue OA; from atty for appellant due to OA in other matters in two different cities on the two days before this argument 11/26/2014 Argument continued to: Good cause appearing, oral argument in this matter is continued to Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. -
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E-Watchman: Sides with Tony III on the pants issue and more.......
by AFRIKANMAN instumbled upon bob the king's site and read some of his literary offerings.. .
he is strongly of the opinion that the tony toids remarks re: the tite pants is straight down the line:"" i have to say i agree with brother morris.
i dont think there is any question that gays dominate the fashion world, as well as the entertainment media.
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AFRIKANMAN
Stumbled upon Bob the King's site and read some of his literary offerings.
- He is strongly of the opinion that the Tony Toids remarks re: the Tite Pants is straight down the line:"" I have to say I agree with Brother Morris. I don’t think there is any question that gays dominate the fashion world, as well as the entertainment media. And we in the Western world who are subjected to this steadily degrading culture cannot help but be influenced by it to some degree.""
- Da Judge was justified in much of his actions re: Clergy / "cleaning out Bethel etc :- "" But the Judge also had to deal with the cult-like following that Russell retained in the organization even after his death. Rutherford jettisoned a lot of the baggage left over from the Russell era, like the celebration of Christmas and Easter, he ditched the Masonic cross and crown. He repudiated Russell’s pyramidology. He was a completely different personality than his kindly-mannered predecessor."".......""Taking the broader view, it appears that Joseph Franklin Rutherford was well suited for the times in which he lived. ""
- ""As for the 1935 being the cutoff date for the heavenly calling, there is a scriptural basis for it. I’ll try to explain. ""
He is kinda creeping back into the mold by the looks of it - vying for a top executive post in upstate NY perhaps ?
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Which came first: Chicken or Egg?
by runForever inhttp://www.popsci.com/ask-us-anything-new-video-series-chicken-egg-first.
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AFRIKANMAN
Definitely not the Egg as it is not yet sexually mature enough and therefore cannot ...................y'know .......................