James Thomas Rook Jr.

It might be a syntax  problem between Safari, and my Mozilla Firefox. (?)

I USED to have a photographic brain, but early in life, I ran out of film.

Only the top half of the second line showed up.

I copied what showed and the bottom half was included when I pasted it, here:

" Posted by Farzana Akhlaq on Thursday, February 7, 2019 "

But the URL link from the blue text does not "go anywhere".

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You ain't seen NOTHING until you seen a world champion one legged tap-dancer!

42 minutes ago, TrueTomHarley said:

Oh. Unless he means the hehehehe:)))))))

But I have not thought that attributed to a language or grammar barrier.

I think BillytheKid46 was referring to "Ho Ho Ho Ho:  - -   - -  - -  - -  - - ", followed by "Bah!, Humbug!"

TTH was in LlOYD's  HOUSE.

The "homeowner" sets the rules about what speech is permitted.

That is also true at the Kingdom Hall, and at my house.

It is also true with The Librarian, and admin, here.

I will believe that when we no longer have to knock on THEIR doors ... they knock on OURS!

The alternative is to grow old, in a wheelchair, being pushed around by a nurse who every time you lean over to the side, she straightens you up ... making it impossible to fart.

7 minutes ago, Space Merchant said:

Ironically enough, they don't like Revelations 20:14 which says.

14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Shredded documents can with skill and patience by restored from destruction.

Documents burned to ashes in Lava, cannot.

You have to VISUALIZE what is being said ... not just read it.

If something you do "triggers" a rabid Snowflake it's better if your "heater" has at least 15 shots.

.. and shoot first at least twice, even if it's just into the floor ... it upsets THEIR aim.

It's easier and more fun to decide to get into a Bar Fight, especially after a few drinks .... when you remember that your Company has an excellent dental plan !

MAGA !

The have already consolidated four President's Birthdays to one "president's day" for two reasons:

1.) So that the better side of these men could be repressed and NOT serve as individual lessons, and

2.) a Three day weekend.

2 hours ago, BillyTheKid46 said:

Not according to what has been released or leaked. Therefore, this observation becomes your point of view. Not a sensible one, but that's my opinion. 😉

I an glad you expressed that sentiment as your opinion ... therefore I have no objection.

However, if you keep up with published COURT TRANSCRIPTS of testimonies by our "Clergy", under oath before God and man, you will see that not only are Sreko Sostar's observations valid ... but the Society's positions and reasonings have been exposed as duplicitous, and contrary to the principles of justness and fairness, and just plain common decency. 

They have ticked off and ran the patience of many Judges.  

I realize on this forum not many people follow threads that closely, so holding people accountable for not  knowing everything is  unrealistic , and not fair.

Two things you can do to minimize arguments between me and you, and help me to understand your viewpoints more effectively.

1.) When you have opinions, considered or grabbed out of the air, please state them AS your opinions. It keeps me from hyperventilating.

2.) Make your text BIGGER, so I can read it.

Thanks.

JTR

I hope the light at the end of the tunnel is not  an oncoming train.

With 22 trillion dollars in national debt ... perhaps collision is inevitable.

All governments eventually die from internal mismanagement and "bread and circuses".

In 30 years I will be safely ... dead.

What? Me Worry?

GOOD!

Private companies can censor anyone they want.

The Free Market will decide the wisdom of that.

For the government (which rules by force) to do so is a travesty of Justice.

I realize that "GrokStyle" is probably the name of a tech company.

I am impressed that ANYONE understands the full and subtle flavor of the word Grok, anymore.

However .. I do not understand how the word "GrokStyle"  is used, and understood.

Is there an example of the AI style of artificial cognition that would be considered "Grokish"?

"Doublespeak" is not a linguistic skill so much as it is a severe moral handicap.

11 minutes ago, BillyTheKid46 said:

What I do find funny John, people think themselves Christians with no Christian ethics in their soul.

Therefore, labeling is a meaningless endeavor, since it can be said just about anyone, Teachers, social workers, Principles, legislators, Presidents, etc.

I made a mistake ... Billy's point here is VERY relevant.

Morality and Justice NEEDS to trump legal considerations ... or its all just a million words .... written in discarded books that sell on Ebay for collectors of the nostalgic past, and home libraries covered in dust, and eventually eaten by worms.

ALWAYS REPORT CRIMES TO THE POLICE!

ALWAYS!

....don't look for ways to weasel out of Justice.

3 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

The only brand of religion that an irreligious world recognizes is a monetized one, in which the minister “has a church” and “gets paid.”

Try to do it as did Jesus or Paul and you are incomprehensible to them.

That is EXACTLY why it is blatantly STUPID .... to label YOURSELF as CLERGY.

It's like deliberately  running into an incoming  shoulder-thrown fist from professionals that needed your cooperation to break your skull

I believe it is time for BillytheKid46 to post something irrelevant and off point now, so I will yield the floor ....

John: The logic of your argument is inescapable ... or at least beyond my abilities to misconstrue.

1 hour ago, BillyTheKid46 said:

Therefore, under the law, we are LABELED, ministers because of our ecclesiastical WORK. This is regardless if a person gets paid or not. Was Jesus paid? Where the Apostles?

This is NOT true ... from the legal sources you yourself quoted earlier ... go back and read your own citations.

Your agenda has clouded your reading comprehension and perception skills.

If we lable OURSELVES Clergy, which the Society HAS DONE .... we are saddled with the law regarding Clergy

In the United States, the government cannot label your religious affiliated people "Clergy" ... separation of Church and State. They cannot even question you about ANY beliefs or labels you GIVE YOURSELVES.

It is the WTB&TS that is claiming CLERGY PRIVILEGE ... not them ( the government) assigning it, which is illegal.

How does he brush his teeth, and.....uh .... "other necessary stuff"

He HAS to have a terrific attitude, and wonderful outlook as a survival trait, or he would have a VERY short life.

By the way ..... this is true of ALL OF US.

The Lawyers and Accountants now decide theocratic policy for the WTB&TS, and that is a documented fact many times on public display, as discussed here, ad nauseum .... They care ONLY about winning the case for the Society, and care NOTHING about TRUTH and JUSTICE, fairness or equity... or they would not do what they do so transparently BADLY.

The quest for Justice is, for us as an organization, all about preserving money ....  and real estate, through strategy and tactics that would embarrass a crooked used-car salesman.

The Society has NEVER admitted making an administrative mistake that would cost them money, and it took a hundred years for the one-liner in the February 2017 Watchtower for the GB to admit, hidden in a paragraph, that they were NEITHER inspired of God, or infallible.

Other than that .... NEVER.

EVER  (Please correct me with a real example if I am wrong...)

The same is true about the real and alleged victim's lawyers who choose to represent the plaintiffs.

They will only take a case on contingency based on their evaluation that they cannot lose the case, or can force the Society to settle for enough money to make their case, and STILL BE PAID. 

The way the civil secular courts work,  they only have to prove their case to a preponderance of evidence.

For those in Rio Linda, that means 51%.

2 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

If you can shake the congregation down for a paycheck, then you ARE extended those privileges 

Is that what you are trying to say?

If this is true TTH .... AND IT'S NOT ... Why does the WTB&TS represent themselves in court case after court case .... AS CLERGY ... in order to not have to tell the secrets they are privy to, that in the genuine public interest .... our own ... and outsiders .. there needs to be full disclosure, and reporting as a MORAL imperative ...screw getting a legal exemption, which they salivate and lust for ... crimes to the Civil Authorities?

I did not TRY to say anything other than what I did say.

AS USUAL, your agenda driven thinking caused you to deliberately misunderstand, and attempt diversion and obfuscation.

Theoretically, like us, no Catholic clergy gets a paycheck ... but like us ...  in most cases ....   they get all expenses covered, and never miss a meal, sleep cold, or dress shabbily.

I have done all three WITH a paycheck.

9 minutes ago, Shiwiii said:

15. What happens when a person gets baptized? (See also footnote.)

¹⁵ Eventually, the Bible student, having developed a love of Jehovah God and a strong faith in the ransom sacrifice, wishes to dedicate himself completely to his heavenly Father. (John 14:1) He makes that dedication in personal prayer and then gets baptized as a public symbol of that private act. His baptism is  his ordination ceremony because that is when he is recognized as a fully dedicated servant, a di·aʹko·nos, of God. He must remain separate from the world. (John 17:16; James 4:4) He has presented his whole self “a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God” without reserve or condition. (Romans 12:1) * He is God’s minister, imitating Christ.

The Watchtower—Study Edition  |  November 15, 2000

So wouldn't Anna's comment be correct? "we"  

I will believe THAT, if Anna baptizes her Bible Study in a neighbor's pool, and Anna does not get disfellowshipped, and the baptism "nullified".

The next thing you know, the 40 days or so in which we have articles, talks and videos leading up to the Memorial of Christ's Death every year, we will be calling "Lent", and Memorial Invitations will allude to the Cadbury  Bunny.