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  Advise needed please

  by EdenOne in

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  dear forumites, i need your advise please.. i would like to write a letter to the world headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses regarding a subject that i've published an article recently.

  i would like to draw the attention of the gb to said article, which i will send in print form (therefore, no attention would be drawn to the website where it was published).. naturally, because i am a jehovah's witness in good standing in the congregation and what i'll be discussing in my letter will be a dissenting view from the official doctrine/practice, i want to protect my identity and i don't want to be harassed by elders or subjected to any sort of judicial investigation.

  nevertheless, i would be very interested in reading their response (if any) to my letter.. how can i do that?

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  Could you send it by e-mail using Abine's 'Mask Me'?
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  What kind of books do you like to read?

  by tornapart in

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  when i was younger i enjoyed reading thrillers.

  i've always enjoyed reading history books, particularly of my own country.

  these days i enjoy reading books from the best seller list.

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  Thanks everyone, some really interesting replies!

  @NY- I would like to read a book like that, I've not read much about American history. Perhaps I should start with him.

  @likeabird- Yes, those are definitely the kind of books I like too.

  @Giordano- I've read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Amongst a few others about WWII. One of the books about that era that gripped me was 'I Cannot Forgive' by Rudolph Vrba. He was a young Slovakian Jew who managed to survive for quite a long time in Auschwitz and finally escaped with a detailed report of what the Nazis had planned for the Hungarian Jews. An incredible story.

  @bohm+FLN- I'll have to look that book out!

  @Hortenzie- I've been wanting to read some good books on early christianity from a purely historical point of view. I'll keep that one in mind.

  @Hortensia- I like mysteries but I have to admit that science books leave me cold! LOL If I want to learn anything about science I try and read articles, or else watch some good documentaries instead. I'm thinking about getting a tablet soon. I guess I'd be able to use that as an ereader too wouldn't I?

  @TOTH- I've read a little about Marcus Aurelius. I think his philosophy on life is actually quite modern isn't it?
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  I like you more if you are literratte

  by usualusername in

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  as a daily visitor of this site i am shocked by how judgemental i am.. .

  if someone makes a valid point but does not spell well it colours my judgement.. .

  if someone who is a clown has excellent grammar i give them leeway.. as an aside i am a gramaphobe.. .

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  The one thing I don't like though, is when someone writes in 'text speak'. Some people are used to writing and reading it but for lots of others it is very difficult to comprehend.
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  I like you more if you are literratte

  by usualusername in

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  as a daily visitor of this site i am shocked by how judgemental i am.. .

  if someone makes a valid point but does not spell well it colours my judgement.. .

  if someone who is a clown has excellent grammar i give them leeway.. as an aside i am a gramaphobe.. .

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  Shirley, I only meant that it was important in professional writings and not on a public, international forum like this one.
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  What kind of books do you like to read?

  by tornapart in

  1. jw
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  when i was younger i enjoyed reading thrillers.

  i've always enjoyed reading history books, particularly of my own country.

  these days i enjoy reading books from the best seller list.

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  @FLN- I know what you mean about the 'physical books' (as opposed to virtual ones!) There's nothing like having one in your hands and turning the pages and seeing stacks of them on your bookshelves. Unfortuantely, there's never enough room is there?! At least with cyber books you can keep lots of them. Though it's never really quite the same is it?

  @Ruby- yes, I love books like that. Historical characters are always so fascinating, especially the ones who have shaped the country we live in now.

  @Ouby- that looks like a great read! Thanks

  @OND- I like the self-help and human relationship books too. I've got one all about body language.. it's fascinating LOL! And languages too, I've got a pile of various language books, although I've not really mastered any yet LOL!!

  @d- I'm half way through Orwell's 1984.. good read!

  If anyone else wants to put the name of a book or their favourite shortlist that would be great!

  I love reading books about exploration too, so Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been someone at the top of my list. He writes some good thrillers too.
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  Letter To WT By Julius Mantey

  by Bangalore in

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  Awesome! Thanks Bangalore!
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  What kind of books do you like to read?

  by tornapart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was younger i enjoyed reading thrillers.

  i've always enjoyed reading history books, particularly of my own country.

  these days i enjoy reading books from the best seller list.

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  When I was younger I enjoyed reading thrillers. I've always enjoyed reading history books, particularly of my own country. These days I enjoy reading books from the best seller list. I've noticed recently that my favourite books at the moment are life stories. I'm not so interested in the autobiographies of famous people but of ordinary people who have an amazing story to tell.

  So, what are your favourite books to read?
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  Is JWN an unforgiving place

  by usualusername in

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  over many years i have looked at jwn.

  in fact barely a day goes by without my fix.. .

  it is a site of contradictions.. .

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  What I can't understand is with those that say this place is no good. That it's full of people arguing and hurling insults etc etc...

  THEN WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE??!!

  If I didn't like this place then I would find another website that I did like. What is the point in coming on here and saying 'I hate this place!'?

  To the people that don't like it.... Go away and find somewhere else!!
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  Political correctness. What is it to you?

  by Hortenzie in

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  i see it as a form of discrimination against non mainstream ideas and opinions.

  that's why i don't understand why so many hold it as of a great value.

  what do you think?.

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  Hortenzie.. that's a good article too. I like this point someone made...

  'So mr.klotz can paint his face green to be Shrek but he can't paint it to be Mr.T? Ridiculous... #SaveKlotz2013,' wrote Twitter user 'ChiefKeeif.'

  It's just taken too far. However I think the incident of the guy making himself up as the young murder victim Trayvon Martin was in extremely bad taste. There needs to be some kind of real balance.
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  I like you more if you are literratte

  by usualusername in

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  as a daily visitor of this site i am shocked by how judgemental i am.. .

  if someone makes a valid point but does not spell well it colours my judgement.. .

  if someone who is a clown has excellent grammar i give them leeway.. as an aside i am a gramaphobe.. .

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  tornapart

  I think spelling and grammar is important in a book, journalistic article or website etc. It is not important on a multi-national forum.

  So what? Everybody makes mistakes all the time. Even those who pride themselves on their spelling/grammar. I've noticed lots of mistakes on here by people. Most often it is by people using phones (very easy to hit the wrong key or have the predictive text mess it up). Or by people for whom English is not their mother tongue. For those who are English speakers from infancy, imagine how hard it is to think and to write in another language! Try putting your thoughts down in French, Spanish, Italian, German. If you're not bi-lingual, you will find it very difficult to do without making a mistake.

  Then there's the slang, the differences between cultures, the writing styles and the differences in spelling between British English, American English and Australian English. As well as the dialectual differences within those.

  Also, what if someone has dyslexia? They've had to battle with a learning difficulty that the rest of us don't even comprehend!

  My conclusion is, it doesn't matter about spelling and grammar on this board. What matters is the thoughts that are produced and shared.