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  Bunker Video: Why No Concluding Scene?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  i was wondering why they ended the "bunker video" as they did ... with an armed militia finding the jws huddled in the corner of the basement ... fade to black.

  the jws watching don't know what happened after that.

  did they kill them?

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  freemindfade

  Because your imagination is much more scary and creative. Room is left for speculation from the fear mongers
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  Labels are NOT arguments

  by Coded Logic in

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  i love muslims - which is why i hate mainstream islam.

  history has categorically shown us that people are better off when there's separation of church and state, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and women's equality - all of which mainstream islam is diametrically opposed to.

  and criticizing islam doesn't make me an "islamophobe".

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  freemindfade

  Infidel here
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  Expanding number of DC/RC's

  by DwainBowman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to my elder in law, by next year the number of dc/rc's will increase by 143. the size of conventions will get smaller.

  the elder in law says the goal is to make them all have around 2,000 or so at each.

  they are going to make more manuals detailing each job and it's responsibilities.

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  freemindfade

  I think this is a ploy to cover shrinking attendance
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  Naziaphobe... Why Protect Ideologies from Criticism?

  by freemindfade in

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  naziasm is an ideology... islam is an ideology... both encourage dangerous, ugly ideas... .

  if i say "screw nazi's" no one is going to call me a racist, a xenophobe, or a naziaphobe.

  anyone is capable of snapping, or just being an ahole and committing atrocities, but why does radicalization work so well in islam?

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  freemindfade

  Ok forget Nazi's

  How about the Confederate States of America? Is that better?

  There is a large group that held bad IDEAS as well. This is another Ideology the majority of people have no particular interest in protecting from being scrutinized for what it truly was. In fact its flag is an object of shame.

  Here's a running list of where the southern emblem—better known as stars and bars—can no longer be found.

  States

  California

  Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last year prohibiting state agencies from selling or displaying items bearing the flag. (August 21, 2014)

  South Carolina

  Following the Charleston shooting, governor Nikki Haley called on Monday for the flag to be removed from the statehouse grounds. On Tuesday, legislators proposed a measure to consider removing the flag. (June 22, 2015)

  Mississippi

  Lawmakers in the state are planning to remove the emblem from the state flag. (June 23, 2015)

  Virginia

  Virginia's governor has moved to have the flag banished from state license plates. (June 23, 2015)

  Georgia

  Governor Nathan Deal apparently wants to redesign the state's license plates. (June 23, 2015)

  Alabama

  On Wednesday morning, governor Robert Bentley ordered the flag removed from state capitol grounds. (June 24, 2015)

  Companies

  Sears and Kmart

  Sears Holdings, which operates Kmart and Sears, will no longer allow third parties to sell Confederate-themed merchandise online. (June 22, 2015)

  Walmart

  The world's largest retailer has taken down reproductions of the Confederate flag from its physical and online stores. "We don't want to offend anyone with the products that we offer," spokesman Brian Nick said in a statement. (June 22, 2015)

  eBay

  The online auction site has vowed to ban the listing of Confederate flags and items. (June 23, 2015)

  Amazon

  On Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson confirmed the company would pull Confederate flag merchandise. (June 23, 2015)

  etsy

  The newly-public company announced on Tuesday it would remove all Confederate flag products. (June 23, 2015)

  Google Shopping

  The company plans to pull paraphernalia with images of the flag, it said Tuesday. (June 23, 2015)

  Warner Bros.

  The "General Lee," the iconic Dodge Charger from the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, is about to lose its roof emblem. (June 23, 2015)

  Annin Flagmakers

  The nation's oldest and largest flag manufacturer will stop making and selling the Confederate flag. (June 24, 2015)

  The National Park Service

  NPS said Wednesday that it's asking "associations, concessions, and partners to voluntarily withdraw sales in their stores of Confederate flags and other items, such as stickers, that depict the Confederate flag as a stand-alone feature." (June 24, 2015)

  Spencer Gifts

  The novelty shop is yet another to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise. (June 24, 2015)

  NASCAR

  "As our industry works collectively to ensure that all fans are welcome at our races, NASCAR will continue our long-standing policy to disallow the use of the Confederate Flag symbol in any official NASCAR capacity," the company said recently. (June 23, 2015)

  This is a great illustration of an outdated ideology and its symbols having no place in the modern world. After the Charleston shooting the state did away with the symbol of the ideologies. Now think about the Koran? its more than a symbol, its a symbol and its a text book on hate (as is the bible).

  Why do we have the balls to do away with the confederate flag after one modern act of terrorism, but not Islams symbols and reputation after countless terrorist attacks around the world??

  My point is the liberal majority are so over concerned with protecting this stupid religion, they are part of the problem.
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  Naziaphobe... Why Protect Ideologies from Criticism?

  by freemindfade in

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  naziasm is an ideology... islam is an ideology... both encourage dangerous, ugly ideas... .

  if i say "screw nazi's" no one is going to call me a racist, a xenophobe, or a naziaphobe.

  anyone is capable of snapping, or just being an ahole and committing atrocities, but why does radicalization work so well in islam?

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  freemindfade

  What's your point bohm? Is religion something more to you than a bunch of man made nonsense that encourages people to be complete morons?
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  Naziaphobe... Why Protect Ideologies from Criticism?

  by freemindfade in

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  naziasm is an ideology... islam is an ideology... both encourage dangerous, ugly ideas... .

  if i say "screw nazi's" no one is going to call me a racist, a xenophobe, or a naziaphobe.

  anyone is capable of snapping, or just being an ahole and committing atrocities, but why does radicalization work so well in islam?

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  freemindfade

  The only similarity I am talking about is that they are both man made ideas

  one we have no problem being ashamed of because it encourages genocide, homophobia and so on

  the other we defend even though it encourages genocide, homophobia etc.

  they are just ideas, bad ideas.
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  Naziaphobe... Why Protect Ideologies from Criticism?

  by freemindfade in

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  naziasm is an ideology... islam is an ideology... both encourage dangerous, ugly ideas... .

  if i say "screw nazi's" no one is going to call me a racist, a xenophobe, or a naziaphobe.

  anyone is capable of snapping, or just being an ahole and committing atrocities, but why does radicalization work so well in islam?

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  freemindfade

  Nazism was stopped by force, not reasoned arguments. Sometimes reason doesn't work - because you are not dealing with reasonable people.

  I believe force will work against ISIS but the underlying rogue and tribal nature of Islam will allow some other movement to pop up in its place. Whether its a country or an Imam or a tribe.

  The comparison to Nazism is interesting inasmuch as the National Socialists ran a campaign of fear and hatred of the Jews at a time when Germany was on the ropes economically. Sounds to me alot like the Republican Party today.

  You missed my point, I only reason I use nazism is to illustrate that we are not afraid to bash an ideology, but somehow religion and especially Islam tries to get a pass by making criticism of the entire religion tantamount to bigotry.

  I would point to the fact that in mostly prosperous, stable societies radical islamists are about as rare as right wing nutters that bomb abortion clinics or shoot up AAME churches.

  Also i think every month that passes this tired argument that i once agreed with based on data is getting less relevant as attacks are legitimately increasing. It may still be the case, but it doesn't seem like it will stay that way.

  And anyone who wants to downplay Muslim perpetrated terrorism should consider the globe, not just one place. take a scroll through this page. you can't compare this staggering worldwide violence in just the last 6 months to years worth of abortion clinic bombings, or one church shooting incident in america.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents,_January%E2%80%93June_2016

  Also if you look at most abortion clinic attacks, they amount to vandalism. You really can't compare.
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  JWs destroy archaelogical artifacts

  by John Doe in

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  thousands of years old.

  this makes my blood boil.. http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/jehovahs-witnesses-destroy-ancient-indigenous-temple-in-mexico-20160628-0009.html.

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  freemindfade

  Says the site is over 7000 years old, maybe the fact that its age disproves the whole bible got to them. Idiots
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  Naziaphobe... Why Protect Ideologies from Criticism?

  by freemindfade in

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  naziasm is an ideology... islam is an ideology... both encourage dangerous, ugly ideas... .

  if i say "screw nazi's" no one is going to call me a racist, a xenophobe, or a naziaphobe.

  anyone is capable of snapping, or just being an ahole and committing atrocities, but why does radicalization work so well in islam?

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  freemindfade

  Naziasm is an ideology... Islam is an ideology... both encourage dangerous, ugly ideas...

  if I say "screw Nazi's" no one is going to call me a racist, a xenophobe, or a naziaphobe.

  Anyone is capable of snapping, or just being an ahole and committing atrocities, but why does radicalization work so well in Islam? Is it not that it is truly rotten at its core? Can someone be called radical for acting out a completely plausible interpretation of their religion? Can you subscribe to something so hateful, disgusting, and violent as the Koran, then be absolved yourself when one of its adherents commits atrocities based on it? "that's not really Islam..." actually according to the rule book it is.

  You cannot kill ideologies with force. Isis is not a country, it may get beat down and run out town, but the ideologies that led to its creation are just as strong in the next group to take its place. over and over and over and over

  If someone called you a Nazi the majority of mentally healthy normal people would be offended. its something shameful. Why isn't Islam? And for those who will compare all other religions faults, you are a few centuries too late, there is no systematic radicalization of Jew, or Catholics, scream all you want its just not happening. When the pope speak, millions of Catholics listen, who speaks for Islam? Can anyone tell me?

  Just some things I wonder. I abhor ALL RELIGIONS, but I feel Islam is a special apologist case that will never allow itself to be reformed. As long as the "non-radical" adherents try to distance themselves from the "radical" adherents, there will never be reform. It is a HUGE religion, the fact that such an enormous ideology that includes world leaders, famous people, very rich people and so on cannot get things in order in its own house I feel says something about what the religion is at its heart. Evil.

  Some crazy christian bombs an abortion clinic, they are outsiders, on the fringe of global Christianity. When terror occurs in the name of Allah, isis and islam, the radical are the insiders, at the core of the religion with no central higher voice to condemn what they do, just people saying "that's not MY islam"...

  So called moderate Muslims are afraid to speak out because of "violent intimidation."

  And every time somebody says 'Islamophobia,' it gives the people who are intimidating cover.
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  Judge sanctions WTS - $4k per day penalty for not producing sex abuse documents

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  judge sanctions jehovah's witnesses.

  imposes $4000-a-day penalty for not producing documents in sex-abuse case.

  by dorian hargrove, june 24, 2016. a san diego superior court judge has ordered the church of jehovah's witnesses, also known as the watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, to pay $4000 a day for every day that it fails to produce documents requested in a civil lawsuit brought by former parishioner, osbaldo padron, who claims a church elder sexually abused him when he was seven years old.. in a june 23 ruling, expected to be made final today, judge richard strauss admonished the church for willfully ignoring a court order to produce all documents associated with a 1997 body of elders letter that church leaders sent to parishes around the world in a quest to learn about sexual abuse of children by church leaders.. over the course of the past year, the watchtower society and its lawyers have fought hard to keep the letter confidential, claiming that turning over the documents would infringe on the privacy of those mentioned in the letter that were not associated with the case.. in march 2015, the church turned over a heavily redacted version of the letter.

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  freemindfade

  If the court gets a judgment whether or not they want to pay I think they can garnish the org. They may attach it to assets