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  Spare the Rod and spoil the child, How did that work for you

  by jam in

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  in proverbs there are several verses on the wisdom.

  of using the rod for discipline.

  the notion that children.

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  Josie and Sean,

  You guys ain't perfect, I'm sure (who is?) but it's been a pleasure getting to know you and yours.

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  Was There Ever A Poster Here That Realy Was a Watchtower Spy?

  by minimus in

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  since some believe that watctower regularly observes this site,did you ever know of a watchtower double agent here?.

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  Yes. I get the minimum Bethelite allowance for all my double-agent duties here.

  That and what I'll eventually get from Social Security will enable me to retire at the ripe old age of 99!

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  Watchtower's Billion Dollars of Property Cannot Be Sold until Outcome of Conti Appeal

  by Dogpatch in

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  30 minutes ago i just got off the phone with some important players in this case, and some things were relayed to me concerning a lot of details of the outcome of the last two days of court.

  i am passing this on.

  cynthia hampton, one of the main players in the candace conti case (and a close friend of 28 years), just informed me of a further, far more powerful move by the state of california against the watch tower bible and tract society of new york, inc.. by order of the superior court of the state of california - county of alameda (see documents below), until the watch tower's appeal, which won't begin until august 13th and will take up to two years to settle due to due process of law, has forbidden the watch tower to sell any more of its $1 billion in assets in the borough of brooklyn until the appeals case is finished, to assure they won't shelter their monies in the light of this most huge and devastating sexual abuse scandal ever to hit the watch tower society, and perhaps any other single-victim lawsuit.

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  Thank you BOTR for your real world insights.

  And yes, I know you're not giving "legal advice".

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  A Parent's Loss

  by compound complex in

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  dawn comes creeping upward, straddling with all her .

  tendrils the dark mountain so terribly near my sweet .

  but now quaking refuge of wood and stone and glass.. .

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  Hey there Baba Yaga.

  Wish we could have you over for dinner sometime. I'm sure you would have a few hugs and words of experience to share.

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  SM highlights: "Which Dentist do you like? Steve Martin or Mr. Rogers?"

  by Open mind in

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  Open mind

  Oops. Hit the wrong button too quick. Posting while under the influence of very good Chardonnay.

  So after listening to the Announcements, my wife and I happened to listen to the intro to the next part. The gist was this:

  "So, which dentist would you rather go to? The one who didn't use very much anesthesia and was rough or the nice guy who used nitrous oxide?"

  Are you kidding me?

  What do you like better, getting hit with a hammer or a foot massage?

  Talk about dumbing down.

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  SM highlights: "Which Dentist do you like? Steve Martin or Mr. Rogers?"

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  A Parent's Loss

  by compound complex in

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  dawn comes creeping upward, straddling with all her .

  tendrils the dark mountain so terribly near my sweet .

  but now quaking refuge of wood and stone and glass.. .

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  Thank you CoCo for bringing this ex-JW literalist up to speed.

  I hope that your words are not prophetic of my son, but alas, he has his own free will (debatable, I know) and all I can do is give a nudge here, a scold there and the occasional well-timed hug.

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  Latest convention brochure on,,, the Governing Body

  by cedars in

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  2. beliefs

  i've finally get my hands on a pdf of one of the two newly released brochures, this one entitled "who are doing jehovah's will today?".

  here's a link so you can download your own copy.... http://www66.zippyshare.com/v/98881625/file.html.

  predictably, the brochure is extremely vague on key topics.

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  This is a golden opportunity, IMO, particularly for former elders to mess with currently serving elders.

  OM: Hey there Brother Naive Elder (BNE), what did you think about the new brochure?

  BNE: New brochure? Oh yes, certainly "Food At The Proper Time (tm)".

  OM: So, I'm curious, is the local BOE going to adopt the same standard as the Governing Body?

  BNE: Whaaa?

  OM: Well, the new brochure states that today's GB follows the same pattern as the 1st Century GB in that it only takes action when the the ENTIRE GROUP is UNANIMOUS in their decision. So, will the local brothers be following the same "pattern"?

  Let the fun begin.

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  A Parent's Loss

  by compound complex in

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  dawn comes creeping upward, straddling with all her .

  tendrils the dark mountain so terribly near my sweet .

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  Hey there CoCo,

  You know, my son has the option (if it's not too late) of signing up for Creative Writing in High School next year.

  He could just copy and paste what you write and..... EASY "A"!!

  Just kidding. Some of what you write at times escapes me, but I always enjoy reading it.

  BTW, you have a PM.

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  A little update on my family

  by sooner7nc in

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  a few of you may remember that my wife had a kidney transplant early last year.

  since then the kidney has been incredible, giving her a new lease on life.

  it's really been good to see the light in her eyes that i had missed for quite a long time.. the counterpoint to this good news is the problems we have had with our son coltin.

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  Sending the best vibes possible to your little guy. Coltin

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