in my opinion, in a body of elders let’s say with 7 elders , 2 or 3 were pretty much on the ball.
they were reasonable, intelligent and moderate.
the others were either extremely extreme about everything or very liberal.. did you have qualified older men or were they all lousy to you?
Qualified ? I am not really sure what that means.
MW do not forget that the 'get to the top game' in wt land is a free for all, a no holds barred sport. from the first appointment meeting in ~1973 on. (a nice diversion from the impending 1975 disaster btw)
In the end the same characters would prevail as under Hitler and Stalin. and dont underestimate the undercurrent of the ladies in this.
elders = leaders.-- only one letter more, that Jesus forbade.
thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
migrants arriving in England, Germany, Canada the Us are not refugees, if at all, they were at the first border they crossed. For such migrants there is a visa system. outside the system they are in violation of the rules, often lying about their identities, . jumping the queue.
they will create a lawless component in the country they pick for the best benefits.
well, not lawless, they will establish, import their own laws, and make them stick.
thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
80 years ago Britain successfully repelled uninvited guests, who were determined to take advantage of the population and change the culture.
what is different now?
this was first said in 1918 and adjusted to "will never die" in 1920. of course, the wts taught that the anointed had to die to go to heaven; but there was no great crowd teaching then, so they were talking about all non-anointed people on earth.
the wts members were known as bible students then and had been expecting the end in 1914 and it was adjusted.
one date that was stressed at that time was 1925. so i think they idea was that people living in 1918 would be alive to see the end in 1925, which of course did not happen.
Rutherford has a different butt naked man embossed on its cover
DJ, the naked truth of that wt prophecy is, no matter what wt writers meant in 1918 (with the possibilities pointed out by blondie in the OP), for the prophecy to become true, wt has to come up with 2 million faithful proclaimers, reporting >15 minutes "service time" per month who are > 103 years old.
at next year's armageddon, 2 million 104 year olds; that means
25% of witnesses have to be that age.
did they not, some month ago stressed to concentrate " service" on old age homes?
or was the reason that is there where the estate money is?
naked ? the emperor has no clothes.
in one form or another i've been a member of this site for almost 10 years.
in the past this was a great place for debate, news and support for ex jws.
i logged on several times a day and posted several times a week.
What happened to open minded neutral/balance ?
R 123: it is the R word, the right religion, to right all the wrongs at aRRRmageddon,
the left stands for lawlessness, lax, lewd behaviour, looting, so, unsurprisingly,
the site members lean to the right, and:
the universe is ruled by law.
i'd appreciate getting some opinions about a decision i will shortly have to make.. i am moving soon and have the choice of two different apartments in two different towns.
i am hoping this move will be one of the last that i have to make - i have moved frequently in my life - at least for a long, long while.. the apartment i like the least is in a town and a location that i love due to my history with, and connection to the area.
the apartment i love is in a town and location i am not as crazy about, but it is still a really nice area.
I am hoping this move will be one of the last that I have to make
EM: that sounds ominous. Do you still believe in the "soon" theory, the corner of the apartment building of your choice that armageddon is lurking?
consider most of all the people that will surround you. the medical personnel, the family support. or lack of it. If you still "associate", be aware that there are truly toxic tyrannical congregations out there, trashing gorgeous landscapes.
for any who can't (like me) muster the masochism necessary to sit through an 18-or-so hour commentary on a 30 minute talk from a certain famous/infamous commentator, here is a link to a transcript from splane's saturday afternoon "apostate" talk:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/ot7z2e/splanes_apostate_rant_transcription/.
there are many topics worthy of consideration, but this particular section really stood out to me:.
D.S. : "You get involved in the forum, and you blow off steam, and after that, you feel better."
FFG: as the man said, "let off steam." keep it up, steam cleaning the wt
then, when all the fluff is gone, with reality laid bare, you have a foundation.
in one form or another i've been a member of this site for almost 10 years.
in the past this was a great place for debate, news and support for ex jws.
i logged on several times a day and posted several times a week.
D Splane defined wt critics with tenuous ties to wt, some of the kind of people that post here, --- as " letting of steam" . so let them have it, full bore,
steam clean the wt.
other topics are welcome too, if that fulfills you , of course.
apparently biden had an electric vehicle summit earlier this week.. tell me the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles?.
tesla ... right?
they have practically defined the segment after all.. but which company wasn't invited to biden's electric vehicle summit?.
Solar powered electric cars, covered in photovoltaic cells have been racing across Australia for many years.
nerds needing no net connection.
apparently biden had an electric vehicle summit earlier this week.. tell me the first name that comes to mind when it comes to electric vehicles?.
tesla ... right?
they have practically defined the segment after all.. but which company wasn't invited to biden's electric vehicle summit?.
Tesla went back to the drawing board for an economy car\
jd. I would like them make a very simple model, no power this and that, no assists, except power steering, brakes. a clock, but no radio, gps etc.
not a living room on wheels, but wheels just for the pure pleasure of driving, like my skateboard.
that should bring the price down.
