this is the latest problem in north american society.
mating inequality.
there are now more women college graduates than men in the us.
I hold 2 college degrees. I have more respect for people who earn a living through a trade, who build, or repair. I see jobs that require a Masers Degree that start out at $40,000.00 a year while plumbers and electricians make six-figure incomes.
The more you have of an item the less value it has. The U.S. has a bumper crop of college grads and few people who actually make things work.
it just seems like the kingdom halls are for sale everywhere.
i think this is the fourth or fifth i have seen just this week.. https://www.domain.com.au/64-charles-street-triabunna-tas-7190-2017131021?fbclid=iwar3w-1kwb_ef5op_o3wl92bhy6_9pdlib9lj78fb5cys3gdtdhtxp_5b7j4https://www.realcommercial.com.au/sold/property-46-leslie-st-stawell-vic-3380-503750618?fbclid=iwar0m9arji78p_wakgn_2p3bkbgqoiwzore-d2-oyqx7ahhtj98wxm0lhfk0https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-bridgetown-136605110?fbclid=iwar3qqn-y5zcxigotrh_mwtx0vumn2jl600uqnv0cuubehqqk2bz5nscmdnqhttps://www.athertonfn.com.au/property?property_id=679163&fbclid=iwar1bfbbae0rnhsltadwrgp-7lhfjysznlhjkq3appsubdzsk7mklgikhejkwe will give kim credit for finding these.atlantis!
I would like to start a fundraiser to buy one of these Kingdom Halls. Then we could use it as a museum to teach the truth about the Truth.
when i was about 17 there was a elders son i used to hang out with.
he was 16 but close to my age.
his family was a kool aid drinking cult followers.
Hearsay will not hold up in court. He may have been exaggerating. The victim would have to be the one to pursue it.
Actually just the opposite. Go to the police department in the jurisdiction where this took place and immediately report this guy. The girl he spoke of is probably not the only victim. In some places, like where I live, it is a crime not to report such an offense.
When a criminal confesses to you something it is not hearsay.
i have never heard of this but i doubt its never been done.
i sell some older jw books on etsy and have always been a bit afraid that some jws are buying them to destroy.
if you have heard of this let me know.
The "new light" changes have come for over a century, but I never have heard of Witnesses destroying Watchtower literature. I remember Witnesses treating Watchtower literature as holy relics with magical powers. Even when the content inside the literature was declared "uninspired" by the author (Watchtower).
I remember the hellacious beatdowns that awaited Witness kids that drew inside their Watchtower publications.
four horsemen ...and an apocalypse.
the bar sign on top of the ramshackle building reads: “the four horsemen”.. my best friend bob yells for me to hear him once we stepped inside the door.. “...hangout spot... motorcycle ‘club... the punishers...” that’s all i could hear because of the loud music.. jukebox music pounded my head.
the click-clack of the pool tables, outbursts of laughter, and loud voices filled my ears till they rang.. eventually, i learned that the punishers are a brotherhood of law enforcement officers, court officials, correctional officers; and like-minded individuals.. did the strange critters in this bar look like anything but worrisome outlaws?
That's a pretty awesome story. I'm glad you shared it.
Where to begin?
I'll just pull out one of my favorites -
Jehovah was with Judah, and they took possession of the mountainous region, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain,* because they had war chariots with iron scythes. - Judges 1:19
War Chariots with Iron Scythes > Jehovah
i would like to visit las vegas one day.
if you have a choice, would you want to live there?
low humidity sounds good to me.
I've been to Nevada several times, but to Las Vegas only once. Nevada is basically a desert, but that can be beautiful. I've visited the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe which is amazing. The old silver mining towns are a great time, too.
it was nauseating to listen to the book study the past week on zoom.
old timers, and elders who have served for decades took the change of the vision in ezekiel chapter 40 thru 48 without blinking an eye.
just drank it down.
I would love to ask the Book Study Conductor/Congregation this question -
"How does this new understanding of Ezekiel help us as Christians care for the sick, the poor, widows, and orphans like Jesus commanded us to?"
The religion of Jehovah's Witnesses is a simple one - believe and repeat whatever the Watchtower tells us and salvation is yours.
remember the last financial crisis, where there as a bail-out of the banks?.
have you ever stopped to think what the "out" part of bail-out means?
normally you think of bailing water out of a boat, or maybe jumping out of a plane, but in financial terms the "out" means "outside money".
Here is a phrase I learned when my wife and I started educating ourselves on investing our money -
"Cash is trash."
Due to COVID and just other lifestyle changes we saw our bank account/savings growing. That money just sat there not making more than 1% interest. We invested heavily in dividend stocks and crypto. We are doing well on crypto and the stocks are steady.
As soon as there was talk of increasing capital gains taxes, those with a great deal of money dusted off an old play book - investing in precious metals and artwork became popular again.
Fiat currency, like the U.S. dollar, is not a stable means of holding wealth. Not only does the value of the U.S. dollar fluctuate, but inflation takes a little bite off the biscuit every day. Money does not equal wealth.
i am not so sure if i am willing to discuss cbd with my jw aunt.
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I do not know since CDB is a relatively knew thing and I have not been a JW for over a decade. It wouldn't surprise me to hear some typical Watchtower talk about how "It's not whether Jehovah approves or disapproves, but it's about whether or not you stumble your fellow brother." This is hypocritical word salad for "drugs are bad. M'kay?"
Think of all the JWs past, future, and present regularly washing down their prescription opioids with a beer. That's ok because one is from a doctor and the other is alright in "moderation". However, anything to do with the Devil's Lettuce (Marijuana) is a form of spiritism (pharmekia in Greek New Testament).
