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  Is Anyone Happy That Police Forces Are Being Abolished or scut??

  by minimus in

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  in minneapolis, the city council has voted to abolish the police.. many cities want to either disband or defund the police.

  black lives matter and other groups have influenced citizens and neighborhoods to get rid of police and their authority.

  is anyone really supportive of removing the police or cutting out law enforcement through the budget?

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  smiddy3

  This is the most craziest ridiculous proposal I have ever heard of. And don`t the anarchists just love it.

  I`m with slimboyfat on this one ,America has lost its mind.

  And I might add the world is in deep trouble if this became a reality.
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  Texas Governor Abbott Wants Bars Closed at Noon Today

  by RubaDub in

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  yes, he a republican.

  but come on.. am i expected to come in, have a couple of shots, a few beers and leave by noon?

  what time should i arrive, 9:30am?

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  smiddy3

  Here in Victoria Australia clubs and bars have been open since last Monday 6 days ago , and while I have been in the habit these past few years spending a couple of hours catching up with friends everyday for a couple of hours chewing the fat / solving the worlds problems and a lot of bullshit being dished out and having my 2 schooners ,i have held back from taking advantage of the restrictions being lifted and will probably wait another week or so before I decide whether or not to resume the practice.

  I think its better to be safe than sorry.Besides i have my 78 Y.O. wife to consider .
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  Expectation vs Reality

  by joey jojo in

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  2. experiences

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  just wanted to put this out there for any lurkers.. as someone that grew up during the 70s and 80s, we were promised that we would be in the first picture long ago.

  if you are still on the fence, please let this sink in for a while..

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  smiddy3

  waton

  I should have said , Armageddon and the New System was supposed to happen in the year 1914 .
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  Expectation vs Reality

  by joey jojo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

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  just wanted to put this out there for any lurkers.. as someone that grew up during the 70s and 80s, we were promised that we would be in the first picture long ago.

  if you are still on the fence, please let this sink in for a while..

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  smiddy3

  There are many scriptures in the Bible that indicate the approximate length of a generation ,one generation ,and none of them suggest in anyway ,length or form of an overlapping generation.

  The overlapping generation is just a ploy to cover their failed prophecy interpretation of when Armageddon and the New System was supposed to happen from the year 1914.
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  Leaked WT Elder Training Video

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/2nacvosx8n0.

  good to see the caring brothers help establish depth of guilt..

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  smiddy3

  Quote from Mae West : " When i`m good i`m very good ,and when i`m bad i`m even better ",

  poor Robbie ,he never had a chance its all lucy`s fault.
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  Television segment on JWs and the Australian Redress Scheme

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  tonight there was an 8 minute segment allocated to reporting on jws regarding child abuse and the redress scheme.

  it was presented by lisa wilkinson for the project.the australian branch has issued a statement to the show advising that they will not be joining the scheme.. they state:.

  statement from the jehovah’s witnessesthe religion of jehovah’s witnesses does not have the institutional settings that the voluntary national redress scheme is designed to cover.therefore, the ministry for families and social services has been advised that jehovah’s witnesses will not join the scheme.jehovah’s witnesses have responded and will continue to respond directly to individual claims for redress in a caring, fair, and principled manner, taking into consideration the unique circumstances of each claim.. https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/statement-from-the-jehovahs-witnesses/tpa200621ycelq.

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  smiddy3

  shepherdless

  If your wife or yourself wanted to see the project episode she could still do so , you just have to click on the catchup channel the project was on and click on the particular episode you want to view.
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  Rolf Furuli New Book

  by dozy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who haven't come across furuli before , he is a 77 year old norwegian professor and is ( or was ) one of the few "scholarly" jws used by the society and used as a source on various matters ( especially 607 bce ).. however recently he has fallen out with the gb and has published an interesting book - like many recent scholarly apologists , he seems to be going down the road of disagreeing with the authority of the gb but still holding that the jws is the one true religion.

  kind of "lions led by donkeys".

  whether this view will continue is anyones guess.

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  Hasn`t Rolf Furuli now been disfellowshiped for writing this book ? He sounds like a truly messed up individual ?

  How can one look at the GB as misleading the flock on so many important issues and still believe they are the "true" religion ?
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  Television segment on JWs and the Australian Redress Scheme

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  tonight there was an 8 minute segment allocated to reporting on jws regarding child abuse and the redress scheme.

  it was presented by lisa wilkinson for the project.the australian branch has issued a statement to the show advising that they will not be joining the scheme.. they state:.

  statement from the jehovah’s witnessesthe religion of jehovah’s witnesses does not have the institutional settings that the voluntary national redress scheme is designed to cover.therefore, the ministry for families and social services has been advised that jehovah’s witnesses will not join the scheme.jehovah’s witnesses have responded and will continue to respond directly to individual claims for redress in a caring, fair, and principled manner, taking into consideration the unique circumstances of each claim.. https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/statement-from-the-jehovahs-witnesses/tpa200621ycelq.

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  smiddy3

  My wife saw this last night and told me about it so I just watched it on catch up TV a few minutes ago.

  Very damning for for the JW religion Lisa certainly didn`t pull any punches she told it how it is.

  ARC videos are case 29 and 54 if my memory serves me correctly. Justice McClellan and Angus Stewart were also very critical of the Jehovah`s Witnesses policy dealing with abuse victims.

  We can only hope that they do lose their charitable Status.
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  This Cult sucks, I loath it. I don't understand Why my wife will not leave

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i loath this cult!!!!!!!!!!

  why won't she leave?.

  she knows about the australian royal commision, the united nations, failed prediction dates etc...., i have crisis of consciene and she know, it is visiable that she could see the book everyday.

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  smiddy3

  "Go To Bags" where are they going to go to ?

  Why the same places they have always gone to when things get tough and out of their control.

  The governments for pensions and health care cards .

  Religious institutions that offer accommodation ,food parcels ,soup kitchens, clothing etc.

  Christendoms Religious institutions such as aged care when they get old and can`t look after themselves .

  Because the Jehovah`s Witness religion offers absolutely no help whatsoever of a practical nature to any of their members young or old.

  Their attitude is :

  You can rely on Satan`s system of things to help you in your need.
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  Another shocking JW Abuse case, with Legal Commentary

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  "16 april 2020 | comment | article by alan collins.

  jehovah’s witness elder sentenced to nine years in prison for sexual abuse.

  jehovah’s witness elder, clifford whiteley, has been sentenced to nine years in prison at the birmingham crown court for sexual abuse offences he committed against a child member of the congregation over ten years ago.. mr whiteley initially denied the offences to the police, despite the fact that he had admitted his guilt during an internal investigation of the jehovah’s witnesses.. during court proceedings, mr whiteley’s defence counsel, sharon bailey, stated that the jehovah’s witnesses refused to disclose the details of his confession to the police.

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  smiddy3

  The public really need to know about how these cases could affect them also as these offenders are going D2D putting their children in potential danger as well.

  This potential threat to the children of the general public was put to an Elder at the Australian Royal Commission By Angus Stewart and the Elders reply was they are not of our concern we are only concerned with children in the congregation ? .{ or words to that effect }

  They have no clue....unbelievable.