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  Do you give to beggars?

  by jean-luc picard in

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  i have seldom given money to beggars.

  i have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work.

  however, i am starting to wonder if i ought to: and how much to give?.

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  jean-luc picard

  I like your point too Violia. Was posting just at the same time as you.

  and thanks for sharing your experience too Aguest.
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  101

  Do you give to beggars?

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have seldom given money to beggars.

  i have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work.

  however, i am starting to wonder if i ought to: and how much to give?.

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  jean-luc picard

  I agree with the majority of you, who, having had bad experiences, are discouraged from giving.

  However, I am more and more aware that there are a lot of genuine people in dire straits.

  I wish it were easy to tell the difference. Whilst on holiday recently, I did give some to one old man. He didnt have any feet. Both were cut off at the ankle.He couldnt speak my language, but the warm smile he gave me was worth every penny I gave him.

  Many of you have made very valid points. Forgive me for only citing one, but I'm off to work soon:

  Cant save the world, but a little human kindness goes a long way

  Too true Paula.
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  Do you give to beggars?

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have seldom given money to beggars.

  i have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work.

  however, i am starting to wonder if i ought to: and how much to give?.

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  jean-luc picard

  I have seldom given money to beggars. I have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work

  However, I am starting to wonder if I ought to: and how much to give?

  I have just seen a news item that said that 10% of people in my well to do country live below the poverty line.

  An out of work estate agent was living on 12€ a day. ( 20$ but one cannot just compare on that basis.

  A BigMac costs 4€00 here , to give an idea.)

  I am starting to think that a very little means a lot to people in this predicament.

  I am not rich and just manage to round out the end of the month. But I am not in difficulty either.

  What are your thoughts?
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  1984 and the WT$ sexual puritanism

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see that there has been several threads on the book 1984 by george orwell.

  i'm just reading it myself and quite liked the following excerpt.

  which i would like to share with you.. .

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  jean-luc picard

  I see that there has been several threads on the book 1984 by George Orwell

  I'm just reading it myself and quite liked the following excerpt

  which I would like to share with you.

  Julia had grasped the inner meaning of the
  Party’s sexual puritanism. It was not merely that the sex
  instinct created a world of its own which was outside the
  Party’s control and which therefore had to be destroyed if
  possible. What was more important was that sexual privation
  induced hysteria, which was desirable because it could
  be transformed into war-fever and leader-worship. The way
  she put it was:
  ‘When you make love you’re using up energy; and afterwards
  you feel happy and don’t give a damn for anything.
  They can’t bear you to feel like that. They want you to be
  bursting with energy all the time. All this marching up and
  down and cheering and waving flags is simply sex gone sour.
  If you’re happy inside yourself, why should you get excited
  about Big Brother and the Three-Year Plans and the Two
  Minutes Hate and all the rest of their bloody rot?’
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  Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a Cult?

  by mankkeli in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an excerpt from the 1994 watchtower, february 15. in the entire article, the watchtower tries to debunk any claim of their cultism.

  see how they go about it.. " would it be accurate to refer to jehovahs witnesses as a religious group with radical views and practices that clash with what is accepted as normal social behavior?

  are jehovahs witnesses a cult?.

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  jean-luc picard

  Typical JW banter.

  To prove a point they cite an obscure journalist from checkoslovakia ( sorry if hes reading this )

  that few can verify, and present that as undisputable proof of what they are saying.

  Cult members often isolate themselves from family, friends, and even society in general. Is that the case with Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  We reply with a very hearty YES IT IS!
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  My study teacher just text me.....do I ignore it, or give her a great one liner?

  by Pams girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  shes a nice girl.

  nothing against her personally.

  she hasnt been in touch for monthes, havent seen her for monthes.. is something happening that she needs my bum on a seat for?.

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  jean-luc picard

  Hi pams girl.

  Glad to hear you've got that one sorted out. Hope you had a good time at the beach too.

  Best wishes

  jlp
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  Shunned by the window washer

  by ldrnomo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  over the many years my wife and i were captives of the watchtower organization we hired witnesses from time to time to heip us maintain our home.

  one of those witnesses was a window washer who was quite good and reasonably priced so we have continued to use his services even after we faded 4 years ago.. so this year, my wife called to set up an appointment for him to come over and do our windows and he tells her he's not interested.

  now this may be because he's so busy and overworked that he just can't fit us in or it could be that after four years of not being at meetings he has chosen to shun us.

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  jean-luc picard

  maybe hes cutting back his hours in order to pioneer.
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  Matt 19:6 - WTB$ preaches the sanctity of marriage but see what happens when one partner leaves the bOrg!

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  mrs punk was not a happy bunny when i announced i was leaving the wtb$ as it was all a big farce.. she has been quite rude to me, she walked out one weekend and came back 2 days later from staying with a relative.

  she told me about all the negative reasons i left (attributing the 'evil' to me and none to the holy 7 headed beast the gb).

  she has told the teenage kids they are not to listen to me.. she refuses to talk bible and gives me the 'talk to the hand sign' on the basis she refuses to listen to my 'spiritual pornography' (now there's an appealing thought!!).

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  jean-luc picard

  Hi punkofnice.

  I'm maybe a bit late joinint this thread but I hope you're ok today?

  Best wishes

  jlp
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  The 20-years-in-a-coma-apostate.

  by Glander in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  he was an elder and took his personal study seriously.

  in fact, the day the drunk driver crossed the center line and hit him head on he had been going over that sundays watchtower lesson in his head.

  when he woke up his whole life had changed.

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  jean-luc picard

  The replys he received only left him with more questions.

  Shame he had forgotten one thing:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzKJ4EbpiM
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  My study teacher just text me.....do I ignore it, or give her a great one liner?

  by Pams girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  shes a nice girl.

  nothing against her personally.

  she hasnt been in touch for monthes, havent seen her for monthes.. is something happening that she needs my bum on a seat for?.

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  jean-luc picard

  Hi Pams Girl.

  So, you didnt ask for her to try and come back into your life. So why not just ignore her?

  However, if she does text again, have a short reply ready prepared, send it and be done with it.

  Have a nice time at the beach. I have some lovely memories of holidays in Wales when I was a kid.

  Took Mrs P to visit there a couple of years back. She loved it. Went to Aberystwth for the day. It rained!