How easily some forget the orgs history. It started out as having a free sales force. Any other benefits are ancillary and coincidental. It evolved over time into something of a loyalty test as well. Suggestions of “surveillance” are at best paranoid and poorly thought out.
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Door-to-door preaching as surveillance
by john.prestor ini wanted to share some thoughts about jehovah's witnesses and their door-to-door preaching.
door-to-door preaching is supposedly about gathering converts, but in fact, as we frequently discuss, doesn't actually bring that many "sheep-like ones" in.
i want to suggest that a second meaning (what we call the latent meaning in academia) is facilitating surveillance of the congregants who attend some congregation.
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Door-to-door preaching as surveillance
by john.prestor ini wanted to share some thoughts about jehovah's witnesses and their door-to-door preaching.
door-to-door preaching is supposedly about gathering converts, but in fact, as we frequently discuss, doesn't actually bring that many "sheep-like ones" in.
i want to suggest that a second meaning (what we call the latent meaning in academia) is facilitating surveillance of the congregants who attend some congregation.
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_Morpheus
overwrought and overthought.
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The Biggest Issue Is Not Guns—It Is Mental Health!
by minimus incrazy people shoot up places and kill people.
take away guns and they will find knives, poison, bombs , etc.. seriously, there are a lot of mentally unhealthy people!
they need professional long term help..
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_Morpheus
This is gonna make me as popular as a ginger stepchild but I don't think US citizens should have the right to bear arms in public.
I have no idea why you mention this as it was not factor in the shooting being discussed. California has some of the most strict gun laws in the country. Open carry is not legal and was not a factor.
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The Biggest Issue Is Not Guns—It Is Mental Health!
by minimus incrazy people shoot up places and kill people.
take away guns and they will find knives, poison, bombs , etc.. seriously, there are a lot of mentally unhealthy people!
they need professional long term help..
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_Morpheus
Morph, did you know that some people want to get rid of the Constitution? Tough to believe, right??
Hard to believe? I was replying to one. He called the constitution an “old document” and tried to call people who respect it and support it “worshippers”. Yea i believe those morons abound and will themselves “worship the old document” when it suits them.
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The Biggest Issue Is Not Guns—It Is Mental Health!
by minimus incrazy people shoot up places and kill people.
take away guns and they will find knives, poison, bombs , etc.. seriously, there are a lot of mentally unhealthy people!
they need professional long term help..
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_Morpheus
worshipers of old documents (written by people to fit their times and places) will do nothing and continue worshiping the Constitution and especially the second amendment
tell you what... you give up the first and we can then talk about the second. Im sure your good with that since they were both written “by people to fit their times and places”
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Asylum Caravan
by dubstepped inalright, so what is the deal with the thousands coming to the states right at election time seeking asylum?
i'm not up on this, usually try not to be, but how can this not be manipulative?
it's either manipulative in the size of the group and pressure that creates, or in where it started or who started this, etc.
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_Morpheus
Thats not true. It was discussed in great detail during the presidents press conference today.
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Asylum Caravan
by dubstepped inalright, so what is the deal with the thousands coming to the states right at election time seeking asylum?
i'm not up on this, usually try not to be, but how can this not be manipulative?
it's either manipulative in the size of the group and pressure that creates, or in where it started or who started this, etc.
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Senior Jehovah's Witness 'sexually abused young girl'
by Tahoe in*warning: read at your own risk .
thomas brian jenkins .
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/senior-jehovahs-witness-sexually-abused-15375089 .
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_Morpheus
Wow flipper, get a life. Etta put himself in the exact same situation as the accused in the story. Thats not him being “self important”. Thats what every smart person does when reading about 40 year old alligations.
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This is how dangerous Islam is
by neat blue dog inwe're talking the death penalty for a woman who's accusers don't even have a consistent or fleshed out reason for wanting her dead:.
https://www.snopes.com/ap/2018/10/31/pakistan-acquits-christian-woman-facing-death-blasphemy/.
a public official who merely spoke well of her was killed by his own guard, and please note:.
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_Morpheus
Of course. Islam is a religion not a race ;)
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This is how dangerous Islam is
by neat blue dog inwe're talking the death penalty for a woman who's accusers don't even have a consistent or fleshed out reason for wanting her dead:.
https://www.snopes.com/ap/2018/10/31/pakistan-acquits-christian-woman-facing-death-blasphemy/.
a public official who merely spoke well of her was killed by his own guard, and please note:.
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_Morpheus
Racist pig. Islam is a beautiful religion of peace. Take you fear mongering somewhere else .