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  Three Simple Reasons Why an Assault-Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i keep saying this is a bad place/policy to put all the time, energy and resources if you really do in fact care, or if you are just riding the agenda bandwagon: .

  an assault-weapons ban is irrelevant to suicide deaths.

  the large majority of gun deaths are suicides, and there is no credible argument that an assault-weapons ban will have the slightest effect on suicide.

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  6.5 creedmore and now 6.0 credmoore being very recent examples
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  Lloyd’s new book

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see there has already been discussion over lloyd’s new book how to leave the jehovah's witnesses.

  this includes discussion around his personality, motives and financial gains.

  i have written a foreword for this book, because it is an important topic that has not been covered in such a complete format before.

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  Paul, (pardon me for taking the liberty to call you by your real name as we have never meet),

  Your site and your efforts are phenomenal. I appreciated your logic and reasoning and the decidedly “non rabid foaming at the mouth apostate” nature of them. In fact, your site had a decidedly noncommercial feel as well. It made it very easy to take your words and consider them free from any perceived bias or desire to ‘wow’ readers and earn views, and therfore money.

  Also add to that your interactions here on this site. As participant you've always been reasonable and above reproach. Even when you disagree your demeanor is ... sane.

  Lloyd comes off at times as a carnival barker. His time on this board was erratic and marked by child like temper tantrums over every little thing. His whole philosophy of jw activism screams “LOOK AT ME!!! IM HERE AND IN IMPORTANT!!!!” Instead of you putting the message ahead of self, as you do, llyod seems fixated on being a “personality” unto himself. That is, for me at least, at the core of my issues with him.

  Its easy to say we are all on the same team but when someone reinforces the negative stero types we are not in fact on the same team.
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  Three Simple Reasons Why an Assault-Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i keep saying this is a bad place/policy to put all the time, energy and resources if you really do in fact care, or if you are just riding the agenda bandwagon: .

  an assault-weapons ban is irrelevant to suicide deaths.

  the large majority of gun deaths are suicides, and there is no credible argument that an assault-weapons ban will have the slightest effect on suicide.

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  Uhm.... simon has long allowed political discussion, dare i say argument, along with discussion of a variety of other issues that dont strickly pertain to the cult. You will find movie and book discussions, technology, family life, dating, cars, music dozens of other topics i cant pull off the top of head. Sooo.... yea. Politics gets discussed.
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  Three Simple Reasons Why an Assault-Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i keep saying this is a bad place/policy to put all the time, energy and resources if you really do in fact care, or if you are just riding the agenda bandwagon: .

  an assault-weapons ban is irrelevant to suicide deaths.

  the large majority of gun deaths are suicides, and there is no credible argument that an assault-weapons ban will have the slightest effect on suicide.

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  Well there was a school shooting last week so.....
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  Three Simple Reasons Why an Assault-Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i keep saying this is a bad place/policy to put all the time, energy and resources if you really do in fact care, or if you are just riding the agenda bandwagon: .

  an assault-weapons ban is irrelevant to suicide deaths.

  the large majority of gun deaths are suicides, and there is no credible argument that an assault-weapons ban will have the slightest effect on suicide.

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  Some ststes have already flat out banned them, like maryland
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  Three Simple Reasons Why an Assault-Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i keep saying this is a bad place/policy to put all the time, energy and resources if you really do in fact care, or if you are just riding the agenda bandwagon: .

  an assault-weapons ban is irrelevant to suicide deaths.

  the large majority of gun deaths are suicides, and there is no credible argument that an assault-weapons ban will have the slightest effect on suicide.

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  And then after the next time (there will be a next time) they will say “we didnt do enough!!!!”
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  I Feel a Deep Sense of Justice

  by sneekyapostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i, like all other victims of embarrassing scandals in the watchtower, experienced a huge sense of injustice with the organisation.

  however, now with the recent arc pressure, charity commission and other authorities and media around the world, and even events in russia and financial struggles, it seems to me that the persecutor is now the one being persecuted and made to suffer.

  this is giving me a huge sense of relief and feelings of satisfaction that justice is taking place.

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  However, now with the recent ARC pressure, Charity Commission and other authorities and media around the world, and even events in Russia and financial struggles, it seems to me that the persecutor is now the one being persecuted and made to suffer. This is giving me a huge sense of relief and feelings of satisfaction that justice is taking place.

  I can inderstand the desire to justice served and the understand the tendency to view the org as a monolithic body.

  The truth is none of the event you mentioned effects the real villians, the gb, the asshats in legal or the service deaprtment. Those are the people who have inflicted harm on the cult members and they are ones to whom justice is really due. The people suffering in russia particularly are poor soviet left overs, people recruited under communism and their descendants, just average joes, so to speak, who got caught up in the same cult we did.

  Thats not justice for the org. Thats otherwise (probably) decent little local cult members being abused and suffering.

  As for “arc pressure”.... dont be fooled. It hasnt prompted one iota of change or pressure. If you think the gb are laying in their comfortable beds in warwick loosing one wink of sleep over a toothless report issued by a commission in australia, you are sadly mistaken.
  
  
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  If you're expecting a mass exodus anytime soon, FORGET ABOUT IT!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have to make a token appearance at the k.h.

  once a month or so and this week went to a different hall.

  and believe me they are all still totally oblivious to all the negative news about the pedophiles and shunning that have come under scrutiny by the media and other governments.

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  Again, dont be fooled by slims amswer today, crow (i feel like a broken record).

  Slim has said in the past that they have already collapsed. Also sometimes he means members, somtimes he means money. It depends on sun spot actvity and wind direction.
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  If you're expecting a mass exodus anytime soon, FORGET ABOUT IT!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have to make a token appearance at the k.h.

  once a month or so and this week went to a different hall.

  and believe me they are all still totally oblivious to all the negative news about the pedophiles and shunning that have come under scrutiny by the media and other governments.

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  They relied on book sales in the past. Now they are living off sales of their property assets. What when that dries up?

  Lies lies and lies, oh slim one. They are living off donations as they have done for the last 20 years.
  
  
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  If you're expecting a mass exodus anytime soon, FORGET ABOUT IT!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have to make a token appearance at the k.h.

  once a month or so and this week went to a different hall.

  and believe me they are all still totally oblivious to all the negative news about the pedophiles and shunning that have come under scrutiny by the media and other governments.

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  Oh sparky.. you have to start slim quote list those are priceless. I would do it but i have my hands full keeping the gloom and doom thread list