I think Barack made clear that a nuanced gun policy is best. Folks not in urban areas handle free gun policies quite well. Having free gun policies in crowded urban areas is something else. Both concepts can coexist.
Isaac
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Check out whitehouse.gov
by truthsetsonefree inawesome site, with a blog, executive orders, amazing!.
www.whitehouse.gov.
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LURKING JW: Thinking of leaving? Learn from my experience.
by SnakesInTheTower in"mental wondering in the wilderness"... uh oh.... it's a long post from snakes.... lol.
yep... i think that is the best way to describe where i am at in life right now.
if you have read my past posts (mostly in the private section) you know some of my history as a life-long (now former) witness.. i have been away from the jw religion, for all intents and purposes, since dec. 06, though it was not until sept 07 that i stopped attending meetings.
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But I was fortunate enough to make some exceptional friends at work, friends that stuck by me and kept me sane through the Post Traumatic Shock that I went through
Same here.
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Do You Think Minorities Will Be Treated Better Due To Obama's Presence?
by minimus inespecially afriican americans?.
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Some people will treat them, some won't. Probably more people will now that Barack is President. But ignorance and stupidty tends to take a long time to change.
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Check out whitehouse.gov
by truthsetsonefree inawesome site, with a blog, executive orders, amazing!.
www.whitehouse.gov.
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Awesome site, with a blog, executive orders, amazing!
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Do they still do the Bible Highlights at the meeting?
by passwordprotected inquick question - do they still have a part in the meeting whereby 3 or so chapters of the bible are discussed then there's chance for the jws to give comments based on their study?.
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As far as I know Yes. That is what is covered first now in the TMS.
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LURKING JW: Thinking of leaving? Learn from my experience.
by SnakesInTheTower in"mental wondering in the wilderness"... uh oh.... it's a long post from snakes.... lol.
yep... i think that is the best way to describe where i am at in life right now.
if you have read my past posts (mostly in the private section) you know some of my history as a life-long (now former) witness.. i have been away from the jw religion, for all intents and purposes, since dec. 06, though it was not until sept 07 that i stopped attending meetings.
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Have a support systemin place BEFORE you walk away. Make some "worldly" friends at work or somewhere;, find a therapist if you can; get close to non-JW family...people that you may have looked down on before...people you can talk with....you will need all of them and more to get you through the mental anguish that follows you...especially if you were raised as a JW. It's harder to do after you leave. If you don't you end up being in a "no man's land" for a time. The more time you have invested as a JW, the harder it may be.
People who were as involved as I was in the Watchtower Organization do not just get to "walk away" from the Organization.
Snakes, you are ABSOLUTELY and unquestionably correct. I know because I was able to do the above and my transition has been nearly perfect. Further as an elder it was not possible to just walk away. Both in my own mind (as I felt the need to warn my friends, some of whom left) and because uber elders saw me as an "apostate" and felt they needed to protect the congregation. But even if one can walk away, the transition socially is very important to make before one leaves. Let both lives overlap. It is the shrewd and practical thing to do. If you are in a judicial situation, don't let them disfellowship you. Repent, even if you have to fake it. Then fade in such a way that you preserve your emotional health. If you don't believe it anymore, again fake it while planning your exit. It will be well worth the effort later.
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Transparency
by truthsetsonefree inpresident obama just stated that if he doesn't want something disclosed is not enough.
that determination must be confirmed by a separate authority.
simply because one has the legal power to withhold something does not mean that they always should.
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And what about financial transparency. They require it of accounts servants, but not themselves. They take in millions with little more than a blip in the annual service report saying it went on missionaries, Bethels and such. No breakdown or explanation of any sort. Totally amazing.
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Transparency
by truthsetsonefree inpresident obama just stated that if he doesn't want something disclosed is not enough.
that determination must be confirmed by a separate authority.
simply because one has the legal power to withhold something does not mean that they always should.
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President Obama just stated that if he doesn't want something disclosed is not enough. That determination must be confirmed by a separate authority. Simply because one has the legal power to withhold something does not mean that they always should. Wow, wish the WTBTS would consider such standards. They disclose nothing.
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I just sent an email to the governing body
by Awakened at Gilead ini sent a link to my new video and told them that they were featured in it.
i hope this induces mass hysteria at the tower office.. i guessed the addresses, and i haven't gotten any error messages.
so if you want to send a message to the gb or anyone else, the address should be:.
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The branch report will be REAL interesting today!!!! "By the way brothers and sisters we have a special report from the foreign field...."
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God punishes to the 3rd and 4th Generation! How nice!
by Number1Anarchist in5 you shall not bow down to them or worship them; for i the lord your god am a jealous god, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me!.
wtf !
so if your grandparents screw up god will punish future generations.
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Mind you there is at least one other Scripture that says God DOESN'T punish the children for the sins of the fathers. So which is it Jehovah? Its one thing for children to suffer due to their parents mistakes. That happens all the time through just life happening. But when a God states in his own word that this is the case implies unfairness. But then again this is the butcher who killed thousands in the Hebrew Scriptures. Even Satan only killed what maybe ten people?
Isaac Carmignani