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  9yr old girl kills her gun instructor with an uzi

  by EndofMysteries in

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  http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.

  "a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.

  another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.

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  I wouldn't give a 9 year old my purse let alone an Uzi.
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  Really weird sentence

  by Moses Joe in

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  i've been absent from meetings recently because i'm having serious life challenges that make me really not want to have to deal with all of the people and the sitting.

  i had made an attempt to, "simplify my life" that rather than being blessed was meant with unemployment.

  lol.. anyway, i finally got tired of all the phone calls checking up on me and sent a message to someone explaining that i just wanted to be left alone (an elder).

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  It's just a sound-bite which translates as, " I don't have to think about what you are saying." It ranks alongside all the pigeon-holes labelled, " Thinker," " Independant Thinker," and using Gollum accent, " MURMURER."
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  "Go Where the Need is Great" - Is this phrase unique to JW's only???

  by AudeSapere in

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  "go where the need is great"... it's one of those jw buzz-words/phrases.

  almost like a secret code that just pops up in what would otherwise be a 'normal' conversation.. .

  i was conducting an interview with a candidate this afternoon and she used this phrase when explaining that she travelled to various locations of a previous employer.

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  Nope; which is odd considering how many great needs exist. 'Tis passing strange.
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  Christian Longo story - 7pm Eastern Time Tonight

  by Scully in

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  while trying to find local listings for the investigation discovery program about the murder of kim anderson and her two children at the hands of her jw husband, i came across this listing.. the program is called final witness - airing at 7 pm on investigation discovery in canada.

  this program details the case of christian longo, a jw who murdered his wife and four children over a decade ago..

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  This program was shown in UK about a year ago. What do you mean he's remarried? Please tell me he has not been released and that he's married his pen pal while still incarcerated. I still can't get the reconstruction pictures out of my head.
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  A QUESTION I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANSWERED BY JWs

  by NAVYTOWN in

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  the jws make such a big deal about not taking (eating) blood in any form.

  that being the case, shouldn't they avoid eating steaks?

  even a well- done steak still contains the animals blood.

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  So if you have a paper cut on your finger and you suck it...
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  A new member

  by LP97 in

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  i'm a 17 year old from scotland.

  can i just say this site is absolutely brilliant.

  finally found people with open minds and free thought that doesn't just consist of "well the wt told me this so it must be right".. my story is that i'm just like any other child of a jw...brought up into a life of indoctrination where "the world's" thinking is automatically wrong.. that is until i was 14 - a light turned on in my head.

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  Pleased to make your acquaintance. I spent several years pioneering in Glasgow and used to work at the Uni in the mid 70s. Haven't been back for donkey's years. Love the statues of the kelpies. Well done you for finding your own voice. Look forward to getting to know you better.

  Storm.
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  HOW CAN WOMEN BE ANNOINTED BUT NO PRIVELAGES IN HALL?

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  i had listened to the degrading talk by gb heard (on women) & watched a video on evie bklyn channel & there was alot of interesting questions that are raised.. i had always wondered why can't women in the hall handle mics or run magazine counter etc.?

  but they (if annointed) will rule in heaven with jesus.

  that is a pretty heavy responsibility to help jesus rule millions of people on earth, but yet they can't pass a mic or even run the sound system in the kh.

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  Never mind poxy microphones et al, the only requirement for being a member of the GB is that they are of the anointed class; so why is the GB a men only club? Have the Borg forgotten that Deborah was a prophet AND a Judge of Israel? I don't recall the Israelites saying, " Well she aint gotta penis so she aint judging me." Also, wasn't it ONLY the apostle Paul who did not permit a woman to teach? So that's 39 out of 40 Bible writers who did not have a problem with it. I would call that an overwhelming majority vote, plus Paul said he was giving his opinion, and we all know his opinion of women.

  I would love to meet " He Whose Brains Were South of the Border " to tell him ( a la Princess Bride) " I am Stormcrow, Professor of Astrophysics, and I am a bloody good teacher, so thrrrrrrrrrrwwwwwpppppppppppp ! "

  That was me blowing a raspberry.
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  Disfellowshipped for 3 years. One JW still persistent I will return some day...

  by TimothyTr in

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  for some reason i am not able to log in to my account so i have created this one instead.. as many of you may know i am a disfellowshipped gay.

  here was my story for those who dont:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/215019/1/living-as-a-gay-jehovahs-witness-my-story#.u_mrcvlduvk.

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  I think you might have to be cruel to be kind. What is the nature of her strong feelings for you, which are clearly superceding JW edicts to ignore you?
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  Hard time coping with shunning

  by bsand20 in

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  it's almost 1am and i can't sleep...again.

  i hate to think the organization is still taking my sleep from me 16 years later but i can't help it.

  i run a page on social media for ex jw support and advice and i'm usually there helping others but it definitely takes a toll on me when i'm having to argue and disprove jws that troll my page.

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  Hello bsand20. Perhaps it would help to think of this kind of attitude as being like an addiction. If for example your mother were an alcoholic who says or does mean things, part of you would know that it's the alcohol talking, not your real Mum. You can't end someone's addiction for them, only they can do that; and while it may seem unlikely that your Mum will change now, just think : there are plenty of us who used to think the same way who are now in recovery. It's very hard on you especially at night when those thoughts come crashing down on you. Hang on in there old bean.
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  'She wasn't a Jehovah's Witness anyway...'

  by NAVYTOWN in

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  years ago, when i was studying with the witnesses, my bible studty conductor's sister in ohio died.

  of cancer as i recall.

  so he flew back to ohio ( from san diego ) to be with his family .

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  I am reminded that people who have no empathy for others, make excellent psychopaths.