It might seem like the Europeans are paying more for gas (and they are) ..... but remember (me is told) they receive free health, free education, plus a whole lot of other benefits that the USA people have to pay out of THEIR pocket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care (cut and paste)
Go figure.
Just not a fair comparison.
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1,61 euro per 1 liter = 9,57 us-dollar per gallon (!!).
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Elder: "Why are apostates ANGRY???"
by hamsterbait ini was talking to my brother, who remembered an elder who came (in the mundane sense) on a regular basis to talk to us for shepherding calls.. sadly i now realise we got all these calls on cold winter sudays, because with unbaptized kids they could count the time.
( i used to think the borg just cared more in those days).
anyway - this time he went on and on about apostates, it was just before the dc.
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AllTimeJeff sir, in me's opinion, you have said it well.
Not that the others points were not good, ---- you tied the knot.
Me believes me will always remember my fellow North Carolinian poster's comment, "I am done with being bitter and twisted". In fact me has her comments cut/pasted on my USB for just this type of setting.
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Just a side thought:
This reminds me of a story about a dog that left the USSR and moved over to Germany.
Why?
He wanted the freedom to ((bark)).
People leave the WBTS because they want the freedom to ((BARK))
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Mexico angry at the influx of Mexicans into Mexico...
by zeroday inhttp://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/01/20/legislators-from-mexican-state-angry-at-influx-ofmexicans.php.
legislators from mexican state angry at influx of...mexicansposted by kim priestap.
published: january 20, 2008 - 1:39 pmcan you believe the nerve of these people?
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After all the bushes have been shaken.
Me believes Dorttacular has said it well, "Mexicans, if you wanna come here, feel free! Just fill out the proper paperwork and wait your turn like the millions of legal immigrants who live in our country.
Me has had a mexican (legal) that has works for me for the past, say 25 years, and that is exactly what he says.
Me liked what BurnTheShips said also, "I quit and started school". The best thing anyone can do if he/she wants to make anything of themselves.
About two (2) years after Ishmael came to work for me me offered to pay for his college. He declined.
He does OK for himself, but he could have done better.
He is a wonderful person.
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How can I know for sure that the WTS isn't God's organization?
by nbernat ini go back and forth everyday.
one day i'm like, "suppress your gay feelings and what you think is wrong about this organization and keep going forward because you want eternal life and all of your friends are here and it's as close to the truth as it can possibly get so just deal with it.
" others i'm like, "live your life.
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nbernat you state, after your question, How can I know for sure that the WBTS isn't God's Organization? this... "why haven't the DO's and CO's who are especially bright and so well-versed in the scriptures not figure out it's a hoax".
Please (((forgive me))) for sounding negative/judgemental.
Me has been around WBTS for more then 50 years. In that 50 years me has meet only a few DO"s and CO's that me considered bright (educated).
Me could name on my hand those that had a college education. They were/are good men. (Not saying the the rest are not good people). However, they (educated ones) are, for the most part, no longer with the WBTS.
For the most part they (DO/CO's) are men that have climbed the ladder from their teenage years. It was instilled in them that IF they were to be considered a spiritual man they had to reach out Reach out -- Reach out -- Reach out. Reach out for what --- to the next stage.
For example: Mow the lawn, clean the restrooms/hall, carry the mic's, MS, bethelite, serve where the need it greater, elders, assembly parts, BROWN NOSE (sorry), etc, etc.
In the process they (DO/CO) accepted the dogma that the WBTS was/is the ONLY true education.
All that is in their heads is WTBS dogma. Just get them on any other subject ...... well ...... they always come back to ..... it says in the Watchtower/Awake this and/or that what the governing body says.
Many have confided in me with just what Amicus said, "Those "bright" DO's and CO's might be chewing their fingernails off at night worrying that they have wasted their lives chasing an empty dream".
Why?
As others have said, they have no where else to go and few skills to earn a decent living on the outside. As long as they are still able to be on the road there is a certain amount of "glory/security" for them. Better than being in the soup lines.
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"Sprouting" ... Does anyone here do this?
by RubaDub ini didn't want to hijack the "how to save money" thread, but just wondered if anyone else here does his/her own sprouting (making sprouts from beans or seeds).. if you buy sprouts in the supermarket, they can very expensive, expecially if you like to mix 2 or 3 types within a salad.
additionally, if you don't have easy access to an asian market, the long white bean sprouts can be expensive.
locally here in miami, we pay about $2 for just a 12 ounce package.. i started sprouting my own things several years ago, not so much to save money, but more to have a fresh supply of sprouts and not have to go to the store as often.
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Thanks RubaDub for starting the post.
Momzcrazyd OR should me saying thanks Momzcrazy's children.
The way me does it with mulch substances is very (((messy))).
The cotton idea is very helpful. Will try it tomorrow.
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Another One Joins JWD
by allgoodthings... ini've been reading threads off and on for about a year now so i feel almost like i know some of you.
i just thought i would take the opportunity to introduce myself to the board.
it's very exciting to join up and become one of you.
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The USA is not a Republic Any Longer
by sammielee24 inthis according to an interview with gore vidal.
i thought this bit of his interview was a pretty decent assessment.
sammieswife.. 'the us is not a republic anymore' .
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If one Google "USA Republic" one gets, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States, as one choice.
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This board is so surreal...
by zeroday inhaving been a jehovah's witness for 28 years any and everyone here could have been in my congregation with no thought of discent...and yet here we all are here...some time in our past we realized something was wrong with our belief system but you would have never known it with the ones you shared your beliefs with...i never dreamed i would ever leave much less find a community struggling with the same issues i did but we did and are all here...kind of surreal in a strange way...who would have known...
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Me agrees
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Watchtower Comments - MISSIONARY INTERVIEW
by V inwatchtower comments interviews lance (awakened at gilead) gilead graduate (2003) and former missionary.. see all videos and subscribe to watchtower comments here.. part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkkm_aa_j4.
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Lance me would like to add to your fine point about the "other sheep".
Lance you probably already know this, but for others -- -- -- me believes that Paul in Ephesian 2: 11-18 clears up what Jesus was speaking about at John 10:16.
Notice ver. 14.
The second presentation was just as good as the first.
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Watchtower Comments - MISSIONARY INTERVIEW
by V inwatchtower comments interviews lance (awakened at gilead) gilead graduate (2003) and former missionary.. see all videos and subscribe to watchtower comments here.. part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enkkm_aa_j4.
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No help needed from previous post.
Got it.
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