Posts by freemindfade

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Question on practices

by WoebegonStar in

i am a counselor/therapist working with a practicing jahovah's witness client.

in our field one of the things we pay attention to is when the sessions will end.

this is important to the client since the objective is to solve the presenting problem and there are insurance limitations.

freemindfade

What might be a traditional Jahovah's Witness ending with fellow worshipers toward leaving their current Hall and joining a Hall in the new state?

Policywise there is nothing. Now depending on the culture of the hall, the social equity of the individual, it could be anything. Social media makes it easy to stay in touch with those you leave in one hall.

Is there a celebration or set of cultural/religious steps they might do or say at the end of their relationship at their current Hall?

Nope, nothing formal. Sometimes there will be an announcement from the stage if the person(s) were in good standing and well known. Sometimes there will be a witness party or "get-to-gether" to say goodbye, but this is all informal and varied.

What might be offered to give meaning to the end of such a relationship I have with a client who is a Witness?

The relationship is not required to end. If they move across town or within reasonable distance all relationships will likely go on. If its across the country, some contact may continue with close friends. There is no official end to relationships, their file or info travels to the next hall. Thats about it.

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Watchtower & Guns

by freemindfade in

apparently jehalapeno isn't a 2nd amendment supporter either.... .

july 17 questions from readers.... the way this part is worded screams cult to me, i was quite amused.. how a christian chooses to protect himself, his family, or his possessions is, of course, largely a personal matter, as is his choice of employment.. geee!

thanks watchtower for allowing me to "largely chose my own employment" you are a generous cult lol.

freemindfade

Now all I have a Ruger 22

Ruger 22's are a good time though. For the range and just some fun shooting? super accurate, cheap and fun.

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

BOHM is like CNN...

Today I actually saw a headline on google news from CNN that Russian dressing isn't from Russia. Taking a jab at spicer for him saying "if Trump had Russian dressing on a salad yadda yadda yadda." Really CNN? Good job, you showed him! I am sure he said that because he believed "russian" dressing was actually from russia, and not just because it has the word Russia in it. Hypersensitive f-ckery.

#fakenews

LMFAO!!! I shit you not this was a headline

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

How does that prove that a good Muslim have to rape?

Stop f-cking around with the semantics of "good" Muslim. It's an endless circle jerk you thrive in. Let's make this clearer and not mince words.

Are Muslims to emulate Mohammed?

"He demonstrated good examples in all aspects of life, Allah says: 'You have indeed in the Apostle of Allah a beautiful pattern of (conduct) for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day and who engages much in the praise of Allah.' (Qur'an, 33:21)."

Sounds like the Allah is telling us Mohammed was a great way to lead your life. It is a basic principle of Islam that a Muslim should follow the example of the Prophet Mohammad. This is stated in the Quran no less than 91 times.

So how do you know you are a "good" Muslim?

By following Mohammad as an example, there is no central doctrine, no clergy, only the pattern and example of a blood thirsty pedophile. That's their center.

The end

Bohm's next question, but what do you mean by "the"...? lol

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

bohm I think the problem is you are trying to discuss ISIS vs Islam, and to me that's not the discussion. ISIS is one crap part of it, but its not all, its not all the terrorists, it's not all the human rights that Islam violates. saying "good" Muslim has too many interpretation of what "good means to too many people. Adherents is probably a better word, and yes, scumbags ISIS or otherwise who base their bullshit on the Quran are very adherent. Hows that?

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

lol

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

Denouncing the ISIS as un-Islamic or "bad" Muslims is counterproductive, especially if those who hear the message have read the holy texts and seen the endorsement of many of ISIS's practices written plainly within them.

After all the atrocities we see, if Muslims go about their lives, they stand condemned by those who demand that Muslims “speak out.” But if they do speak out, they can expect to be told that short of declaring their sacred texts invalid, they are fooling themselves or deceiving the rest of us.

Catch 22, but a sure case of its not like other religions. It needs to be criticized

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

And that is at the crux of it despite some best efforts to make false equivalence arguments and pick at details.

Freedom to offend

Islam is NOT like any other religion

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

Many here express that those who speak out against Islam or criticize those who shield and defend it are afraid of it in some way or spreading fear aka islamaphobia. Is that really the case? What I fear, is the lengths people will go to in order to defend it. The way it has gained some special case provision by irrational people trying to be socially trendy.

The TREATMENT of Islam and those who criticize it is the scary part. Not Islam. This irrationality that will quickly turn on free speech before some bronze age death cult frightens me. The lack of "Freedom to offend" that almost all other religions on earth have to deal with.

Take a moment to reflect upon the existence of the musical The Book of Mormon. Now imagine the security precautions that would be required to stage a similar production about Islam. The project is unimaginable—not only in Beirut, Baghdad, or Jerusalem, but in New York City.-Sam Harris

Our critic-censorship and protection of a shameful, disgusting set of bad ideas (Islam) is the height of stupidity and the thing we should be worried about as a free society!

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Number of Muslims protesting London terrorist attack = ZERO. Number of Muslims protesting forced Mosque closure in France = HUNDREDS

by kpop in

so it is now two days after another islamic terrorist attack.

how many muslims are in the streets protesting and condemning this evil?

how many are marching in all the big cities condemning this in mass protests?.

freemindfade

100% agree, Islam has more than enough characteristics to be categorized as a cult, A DEATH CULT. Yea plenty of us live in America, or other developed countries, and we know people who are "secular" Muslims, and yea, they are chill. But Islamic countries, at the center of all this, are shitholes of human rights abuses and totalitarian nonsense.