Posts by adjusted knowledge

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Why are people burning their city to the ground in Baltimore? How doe Looting and Mob Violence Help?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.

in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.

you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.

adjusted knowledge

Sorry Simon. But I really don't think you understand the social issues in America. I don't see how guns is the root cause for the riots going on or the issues between the Black community and the police. You didn't even make an attempt to justify that statement.

I'm for strict gun laws, but I know that will have no impact on crime in America. Guns are in the 100's of millions in this country.You literally would have to ban guns and gather them all. There are 89 guns for every 100 American. This will never happen since it is now part of our Constitution with the 2nd Amendment. It would have to be appeal, and will not happen any time soon. The best is with strict gun laws, and that as I stated has no impact in America. According to the 2011 FBI Uniform Crime report, Californian with the strictest gun laws in America based on the Brady scoring system , had the highest amount of gun murders in 2011.

Though the rest of your argument/comments I see validity in. I think you are way off on racism not being a fundamental issue, and really don't think you have an understand of the dynamics of it pertaining to America. To just touch on you Marijuana/Drug comment. If needed I can provide you source, but Whites use Pot just as much if not more than Blacks in America. However, look at the arrest report below. Can a correlation be made between race and arrests? Racism, poverty, guns, drugs, education, ect... are all valid issues to this problem.

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Why are people burning their city to the ground in Baltimore? How doe Looting and Mob Violence Help?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.

in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.

you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.

adjusted knowledge

This is another example of core values. No one will change their mind on this topic. It is predetermined by your personal life experiences.

i am predicting this thread will go off the rails with lots of hate speech and bigoted thoughts.

An example of no discussion or other view point allowed. A simple repetitive statement to shut down any discourse. If someone states something contrary to your opinion, they are bigoted or spewing hate speech.

Racism is alive and well in America. The only difference is people don't flaunt it like they use to, because they could lose their jobs or businesses. Being a white male I'm privy to the comments made in private by my peers. Being married to a minority and having a mix child I too have experienced the touch of racism. I live in a predominantly black neighborhood. Some are Haitian and others are American born. They do a great job in raising their family, and are the best neighbors I've ever had. The reason is they all have a stable family unit. Each of my neighbors are a married couple with children. I have no worries that they will ever loot or burn my house down. Economic and social problems are the root cause, besides racism.

Since we are stating opinions here. I support the police and have dealt with them on a professional level for 10 years in my previous job. However, there are quite a few that are cocky, and if they feel you are disrespectful they have no problem using force. It's a tough job, especially in a country loaded with guns. But police training and accountability needs to improve.

All I ever read or hear is generalize statements on how to deal with America's race issue. Specifically as a nation we need to address the social issues and economic issues that Black Americans face. Education, job opportunities are important but also the broken homes so many Blacks are born in needs to be addressed. You can't have 73% of a specific population born out of wed-lock and not have issues (Centers for Disease and Control Prevention 2010).

flame away

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Hypothetical RE: Gay Marriage

by DarioKehl in

the setup:.

the supreme court rules in favor of gay marriage across the board, regardless of state constitutions in the next few weeks.. a gay couple get happily married.

several months go by and one of them is contacted at the door by jws.

adjusted knowledge

I would be curious if anyone has seen this scenario. There is no need for a hypothetical SCOTUS ruling for this scenario to occur. There are plenty of states that legalize marriage for this to happen.

What is more interesting to me is the reaction of the congregation to have known homosexuals attending meetings. Could you imagine the reactions of these homophobes seeing two gay men walking in the Hall holding hands? In fact it would be actually interesting if GLAAD organized such events.

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Dangerous "Pent up" feelings inside of most witnesses?

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

i have often wondered if there is more harm done to people who are stifled or smothered from expressing their natural conduct, feelings or actions because of it being condemned by religious ideals?.

so if a person keeps suppressing their real personality and tries to mould themselves to the "perfect" or "ideal" version as expected from those controlling them, could they eventually "bust" so to speak?.

for instance, witnesses condemn many forms of entertainment.

adjusted knowledge

I was never allowed to watch R rated movies growing. When I turned 18 I went and watched Brave Heart. I never once felt guilty, and though the movie was violent, it was probably nothing to the true violence of that time period.

I was at a meeting talking to an Elder. I happened to mention I watched the movie, and it motivate me to research the history behind William Wallace. The Elder began tearing me down about the dangers of watching a R rated movie. The interesting thing was I knew is 16 year old daughter. She would go to school, change into an entirely different outfit. She also had a boyfriend and was sleeping with him. But he was more worried about me watching an R rated movie.

So no I never felt guilty because I did what I wanted, but under my parents roof I did obey. The only guilt I have in life is not making friendships at a young age with non-witnesses.

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Governing Body Public Address - today!

by diamondblue1974 in

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friends

any ideas what this is about?

- apparently a three hour public address through each kingdumb hell from the gb.

anyone heard anything about this?.

adjusted knowledge

Three hours? Are they trying to get members to quit.

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"Your good example is much needed for the young ones the congregation."

by Yondaime in

hey guys n gals, sorry its been such a long time since i've posted.

lately i've been very busy balancing between my school work and cult activities.

since i've been doing pretty well "spiritually"(enough field-circus hours, attending meetings, underlining my literatrash, reading, praying and serving as the mic-master) my coordinator grabbed me to the side after a meeting and talked to me for twenty minutes straight congratulating me about how good i am doing.. then he paused for a good five seconds and got all serious.. then he proceeded to tell me that the young ones in the hall aren't doing too well.

adjusted knowledge

I'm sure Nitty-Gritty, if you were to reveal some of your history as a JW, we would be able to insult you too.

Never fails to surprise me the judgmental attitudes of some members on this board. It is as if they are still Jehovah's Witnesses.

I know of several JW who kicked their family members out at young ages, and nothing was done by law enforcement. I've seen mothers bring their daughters to the OBYN to see if they are still virgins. Never underestimate what a cult member is able or willing to do.

I think some of the ones who insult other members on this board are truly mad at themselves. I've seen prior Elders who were in this religion for 30 years left and went into another religion, and now is an Atheist. Those same people insult those who still believe in God. Or people in a bad marriage call people on this board pedophiles because they marry someone 20 years their junior. I always go back and read a posters history that is insulting others. Seems to be an underlining theme of anger that they misdirect to others here.

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I've just been disfellowshipped!

by maksutov in

apparently it was announced last night.

i was not informed (for 'legal reasons'), but they phoned my dad and told him.

i understand it is due to my apostate book.

adjusted knowledge

I hope your father doesn't cut you off. I can not imagine doing such to my child.

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"Jehovah's people as a whole can never be corrupted..."

by cappytan in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zgds4z-h2i.

transcript below (with key points of interest bolded):.

please open your bibles to phil.

adjusted knowledge

This David Schafer is used often. I bet he is next in line for GB position. He was the one that gave a talk in Plant City, Florida last year and gave out real people's name as Apostates (The men overthrown by Rutherford and Franz). He also mentioned the various splinter groups that formed. Then he caught his mistake and warned all not to google these people's names and organizations. lol

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Three elders show up "to encourage me" after 10 years!

by Wasanelder Once in

"hey brother wasa, come on back to the meetings.

" (after 10 years) so i respond that the situation with pedophiles is out of hand.

they tell me "we" elders have received tons of training on the subject, its not like it was 10 years ago.

adjusted knowledge

I had three Elders show up unannounced last year at the hospital thanks to my mom. I went into the emergency room and my mother told them my religion was JW. I haven't been in a kingdom hall for nearly 15 years, including memorials. Well the next day I had three separate visits by 3 different Elders to discuss the blood issue with me. I was like WTF?

I was so pissed off at my mom. lol

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Is it common for old men to marry young JW?

by adjusted knowledge in

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friends

i left in the 90's and marriage partners were similar in age at my former congregation.

i ran into a former jw friend from my childhood.

i haven't seen him in 15 years.

adjusted knowledge

i have a real difficult time with a person marrying someone over ten years difference in age

. for one thing 20 years to me borderlines on perverted, pedifile ,behavior, cradle robbing, ect. and a female who goes after such an older man is not only mentally unbalanced to me, they have daddy issues. or caretaker issues.lol its just weird. i mean your 40 going after your daughters 20 yr old freind, ew . sorry.

Are you still a JW? From your judgmental attitude and your pseudoscience analysis sure sounds like it.

Marriages can be based on culture and needs. I know several older American and Aussie men that marry young Filipinas because of their caring nature. Recently one of these men died and his young wife was so sad, and missed him dearly. Their marriage was legal, and not a case of pedophilia.