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  William Miller

  by lepavoux in

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  " this is the man who made it all happen" type this in.. this is how the watchtower organization began!

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  viennean hour ago
  Pete,
  You seem to define 'nice' as non-controversial. They're not the same thing. It would not be 'nice' to let those purveying ignorance on important issues to remain ignorant?

  
  

  Where would you get such an idea? If you read my original comment without the obvious filters you have on, you'll see that all I'm asking of you is to relay the information you wish to relay and do so without calling names such as " uninformed and Morinc". Just because you believe you may feel you are more informed on a matter doesn't mean you get to speak condescendingly to those who aren't as informed as you think they should be. I don't see were all this hostility is coming from?

  Jesus condemned the Scribes and Pharisees in boldy explicit terms; if you were there to hear it first hand would you have been offended, or would you have recognized the truthfulness of what he said?

  Really....are you comparing your words on this forum to the message Jesus? He was the Son of GOD and anything he said, he said with authority and he said it in person. You are a mere mortal as are the rest of us, and you have no more authority than anyone else on this forum. Unlike Jesus, your harsh words are coming from the safety of anonymity.

  Once again, you are free to do as you please but I'm asking you to simply say what you have to say but leave out the name calling. I don't know how to be more clear.
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  William Miller

  by lepavoux in

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  " this is the man who made it all happen" type this in.. this is how the watchtower organization began!

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  Pete Zahut

  In your imagination you can "be sure" of almost anything.

  Which may include imagining that its a good idea to insult others who you view to be less informed than you.
  

  
  

  vienne19 hours ago

  Russell was never a Mason. This is the most uninformed bunch of posters I've seen here in ages.

  vienne

  ...not from personal speculation or some moronic web page.

  
  

  You seem to be adept at the name calling. You disagreed with one poster and felt free to include a "bunch" of us. You don't like a certain webpage so you get to call it " Moronic".

  Why not simply relay your information and be nice about it once?
  
  
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  William Miller

  by lepavoux in

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  " this is the man who made it all happen" type this in.. this is how the watchtower organization began!

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  Pete Zahut

  Pete I get vienne's frustration.
  The idea that Russell was influenced by Masonic rituals has been debunked so many times and so thoroughly by thoughtful posters it is astonishing that the myth won't die. I guess people prefer a mystery to facts they ought to have known but didn't.
  Even what vienne and her late mum have posted in this forum has shown how poor most exJWs knowledge is of the origins of the religion. Most seem happy that way.

  vienne19 hours ago

  Russell was never a Mason. This is the most uninformed bunch of posters I've seen here in ages.

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  You're right....it's perfectly OK for Vienne to hurl insults at an entire forum of people based on a mistake by one poster, regardless of how many individuals were patient with her before she became a fully licensed and accredited X JW.

  As for me, I'm going to continue to err on the side of kindness.
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  William Miller

  by lepavoux in

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  " this is the man who made it all happen" type this in.. this is how the watchtower organization began!

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  Pete Zahut

  vienne15 hours agoRussell was never a Mason. This is the most uninformed bunch of posters I've seen here in ages.

  It probably would have been enough just to say what you had to say about Russell and then leave it at that. Why the nastiness? We come here to share ideas and become informed. I'd prefer an uninformed poster to a nasty one. Misinformed posters can be quickly and kindly enlightened but nastiness lingers on.
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  Sports Games Postponed Because of Police Shootings

  by minimus in

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  what’s your opinion of sports teams postponing games either to recognize or protest a social issue cause?

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  Pete Zahut

  Weren't these games cancelled anyway because of Covid?
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  Did you feel contempt for Non Witnesses

  by Steel in

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  the other day i went to this farm owned by this jw lady with my wife being a jw and my mother being a non witness.

  later taking to my mother she noticed this vibe like this jw lady really hated her.

  she just had these little slags like when we tried to pay for the fruit we picked , she looked directly at my wife and said " don't worry about it, i only charge wordly people ".. i also have this aunt who is a jw we are estranged from.

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  Pete Zahut

  The "world" has been dehumanized by JW's that's why they are able to accept and look forward to the destruction, of it.
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  Jehovahs witnesses named and shamed for refusing to join redress scheme in australia

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  https://youtu.be/gdvf3t2r7bg.

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  Pete Zahut

  The Evil Satanic World has offered them a second chance to do the right thing. Doing the right thing would be an admittance of guilt and we know that admitting they were wrong would be the same as saying that Jehovah isn't inspiring their every move. First and foremost, it would also open them up for further law suits and that's what the big concern is here.
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  No greeting at regional conv for disfelowshipped

  by Yomama in

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  anyone notice at begining of rejoice convention that chairmen says "greetings or good day bro and sisters leaving out any who are not brothers and sisters the pharisee has struck again so you are greeted only if your considered a bro or sister.

  because he that says a greeting is sharer in wicked deeds any body catch that?.

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  Pete Zahut

  "Greetings everyone" would have been all that was necessary to make all those who made and effort to attend, feel included.
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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?

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  Pete Zahut

  You sound like and interesting character....glad you're doing well. Your dog (furry tail wagging friend) is beautiful....glad you have her in your life and I'm sure she's glad as well.
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  What is Causing This Sudden Increase in Crime / Racial Tension???

  by RubaDub in

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  yes, there has been crime as long as we can remember.

  under 8 years of obama, there was crime.

  under 8 years of bush the younger, there was crime.

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  Pete Zahut

  Typical American professional politician who has lived off the backs of the taxpayers

  Not to derail the discussion but I hear people using the expression "living off the backs of taxpayers" a lot. Are government workers and politicians supposed to work for Free?

  When you think about it, anyone who works for a profitable business and who gets a paycheck or whose income comes from having made a profit off of someone else, is essentially living off the "backs of others", too and those "others" are typically taxpayers.

  Why do people like to throw that term up in a derisive way when speaking of people whose wages come from taxes especially since government employees and politicians wages are also taxed and they pay local and state taxes just like anyone else?

  Thank goodness there are still people who want to take the lead. Why shouldn't they be paid?