My 2 cents worth. Besides obviously working/fudging the numbers, most of the new jobs created since The Great Recession are in low paying service sector. People need 2 or more of them just to make ends meet and the competition is fierce. A large number have just given up looking for work and are not even included in the stats right now. I'd hate to be graduating from college right now...
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Unemployment is down, but why did America set a record 47.8 million on food stamps?
by moshe inin the usa a new record was set on food stamp enrollments, which seems ironic.
you would think as unemployment drops , food stamp usage would be dropping, too.
maybe those government unemployment numbers are fake numbers.
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My husband MISSED the meeting today! AGAIN!!!
by Julia Orwell inyep, i was comparing the nwt with the greek, which, incidentally uses words like 'grace' and 'spirit' instead of 'undeserved kindness' and 'gifts of the spirit'.
i pointed out these mistranslations to my dear husband.. then i showed him 2 tim 2:5-6 in the nwt and the original greek (strong's, westcott and hort) as well, where it says jesus became mediator for all and showed him in the wt where it says jesus is only mediator for 144 000. i also showed him an instance in the wt where it raves on about hating 'apostates' and others, then showed him matthew 5:44 "however i say to you: continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you.".
i didn't have to say anything 'apostate'; just show him the contrasting texts.. then i showed him the "shepherd" book where it says one can get dfd for "deliberately spreading teachings contraryto bible truth as taught by jebovah's witnesses" (ibid, pg 65) and told him that i've deliberately told him something different to the wt teaching therefore in the elders' eyes, i can be dfd.
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jgnat said:
Oh, and P.S. for the "Not forsaking gathering together", counter with the scripture, "Wherever two are gathered in my name" (Matthew 18:20). Suggest perhaps that the two of you will be enough for a time.
Thanks for that. It came up today...
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To enlarge/magnify while viewing just do the 'Ctrl+' thing (at least with Firefox)
Pretty damn funny...
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My husband MISSED the meeting today! Unheard of!
by Julia Orwell inhe decided to take me somewhere nice in the country for a day instead, and when he suggested it last night i was amazed that he would have even thought of missing the meeting!
he was one of those guys who only missed a meeting, literally, if he had a spinal injury and couldn't move!.
but, i've been sharing a little of the ttatt with him, teensy tiny bits that i can substantiate from the bible or other reputable sources.
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Julia, great job. Don't forget the reward factor. My wife already suggested that next Saturday we will do X ( instead of her going in service). I intend to reward her choice in many ways... We have already mapped out some trips we would like to make when the weather gets warmer here (in Poland). Provide the opportunity to do something else.
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The New Diary of Winston Smith
by WinstonSmith inwe had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.
fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.
i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.
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Count your blessings. Perhaps they are afraid of you...
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Circuit Oversears treated like gods...did this happen in your Hall!!!
by Witness 007 inbrothers would full on laugh at the c.o's lame jokes.
fight over who gets him for dinner where no expense would be speared..."oh they dont eat flour, sugars or milk products...".
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The current dude is a snake. He was actually giving me the evil eye at his last visit when he was talking about "obey, no questions asked.." Before that, best CO I ever had, even after 30+ years in the states. This guy (Pawel P) and his wife were the real thing. Very warm, nothing fake.
Worst case I remember from states: CO needed new car. No problem, except he wanted a new Mercedes. He got it. And then, promptly quit the circuit work to sell vitamins/health care. Somehow he went from Brother Lett, to Doctor Lett. Central Florida, early 80's? I think he got arrested at some point. He gave great talks, but didn't do the walk.
I also remember many of the Elders in Frederick MD complaining about one CO that pressured them into supporting his MLM business selling some type of telecom service. Did not go down well....
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 03-17-2013 WT Study (DRAWING CLOSE)
by blondie inview of money and pride?.
jehovah?.
comments.
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I found the first sentence in paragraph 14 especially annoying.
Certain eagles are reported to have drowned when they did not release
from their talons a fish that was too heavy to carry off.
Who writes this stuff? Are they trying to protect the identity of those eagles or perhaps just
shield their families from the shame?
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24 baptized at Tucson, AZ today - attendance 5,670
by Gayle ina friend, non-jw, went to convention today.
she observed about 1/3 baptized were youth.. ***********************************************.
i read article:.
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NVR2L8 - please tell me you are kidding? Don't they know ahead of time how many are scheduled to get dunked? Did they just give the talk and skip the questions? I almost feel bad for the brother who had to give that part. On the otherhand, karma/payback can be a bitch... That would be so funny to see some wannabe up-and-comer giving a talk to nobody for nobody, all the time maintaining that smug-ass fake warm/smiley face!
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"WT Publications are all propaganda!" admits the Awake! magazine
by 00DAD inread this lovely little admission and judge for yourself: .
there is a differencea big differencebetween education and propaganda.
education shows you how to think.
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00DAD, I didn't intend to lie about the source of the material (but thanks for the link!) only my motivation for researching the topic to begin with. Either way, I guess that still makes me a liar. And now I feel bad.... (not really)
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"WT Publications are all propaganda!" admits the Awake! magazine
by 00DAD inread this lovely little admission and judge for yourself: .
there is a differencea big differencebetween education and propaganda.
education shows you how to think.
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Excellent find! Thank you very much. I will be using this info ASAP. In response to how did you find this, I will say I was researching 'education' on the WT CD lib. Imagine if we had congregations where people actually discuused stuff like we do here. I would actually want to go to those meetings.