Posts by freemindfade

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Bending Truth - CO Talk - Time and Money Invested

by berrygerry in

watched the bending truth video last week - an essential for those asking "why?

" people join, and why people stay.. the co's talk on inspired truth and inspired error made much reference to habakkuk "not be late.".

and then, they actually verbalized the bending truth video, for those wondering about the delay, and what to do.. "think about how much time and money you have already invested in serving jehovah.

with all the focus on the shooters and the rehashing the cowardly acts of those determined to spread violence and fear, i think its good to talk about those who are not cowards and its their names we should remember most to take the power away from the martyr cowards.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/12/07/i-got-you-san-bernardino-victim-shielded-female-coworker-during-shooting-saving-her-life/.

i got you: san bernardino victim shielded female co-worker during shooting, saving her life.

freemindfade

There is a gofundme campaign for him. His sacrifice is definitely worthy of the help.

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'I Got You' -Shannon Johnson

by freemindfade in

with all the focus on the shooters and the rehashing the cowardly acts of those determined to spread violence and fear, i think its good to talk about those who are not cowards and its their names we should remember most to take the power away from the martyr cowards.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/12/07/i-got-you-san-bernardino-victim-shielded-female-coworker-during-shooting-saving-her-life/.

i got you: san bernardino victim shielded female co-worker during shooting, saving her life.

freemindfade

With all the focus on the shooters and the rehashing the cowardly acts of those determined to spread violence and fear, I think its good to talk about those who are not cowards and its their names we should remember most to take the power away from the martyr cowards.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/12/07/i-got-you-san-bernardino-victim-shielded-female-coworker-during-shooting-saving-her-life/

‘I Got You:’ San Bernardino victim shielded female co-worker during shooting, saving her life

Described by friends as “a protector to all of those he loved,” 45-year-old Shannon Johnson wrapped his arms around his younger female co-worker when the shooting began and told her, “I got you.”

Johnson died in the San Bernardino massacre last week. Denise Peraza, the 27-year-old he comforted, lived.

Peraza told reporters in a statement over the weekend that she is alive because Johnson selflessly shielded her from the gunfire:

Wednesday morning at 10:55 a.m. we were seated next to each other at a table, joking about how we thought the large clock on the wall might be broken because time seemed to be moving so slowly.

I would have never guessed that only 5 minutes later, we would be huddled next to each other under the same table, using a fallen chair as a shield from over 60 rounds of bullets being fired across the room.

While I cannot recall every single second that played out that morning, I will always remember his left arm wrapped around me, holding me as close as possible next to him behind that chair.

And amidst all the chaos, I’ll always remember him saying these three words, “I got you.”

I believe I am still here today because of this amazing man. This amazing, selfless man who always brought a smile to everyone’s face in the office with his lively stories about his hometown back in Georgia.

This is Shannon Johnson, who will be deeply missed by all. This is Shannon Johnson. My friend, my hero.

A friend of Johnson’s girlfriend set up a GoFundMe page to cover the cost of sending his remains home to Georgia where he is from and his family still lives. They surpassed their $35,000 goal, raising close to $50,000 as of late Sunday night.

In an update on the fundraising page, the friend wrote that the remaining money will be “used to spread his message of ‘I Got You.’ ” It’s the type of simple phrase, like Todd Beamer’s “Let’s Roll” on Flight 93, that defines heroism.

“Shannon would want us to encourage the people of this world to take care of each other,” she wrote.

His girlfriend, Mandy Pifer, told the Los Angeles Times that Shannon, her boyfriend of three years, loved working at the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health because of its diversity. She said he often had “friendly conversations about religion with Syed Rizwan Farook, a fellow restaurant inspector and one of the shooters.”

After Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, began their rampage, killing 14 people during their department’s holiday lunch, Peraza quickly called her sister from her hiding spot. She’d been shot in the back. She wanted to tell her that she loved her.

Her sister, Stephanie Rose Baldwin, wrote a message on Facebook last week honoring Johnson for saving her younger sibling’s life.

“This angel of a man was sitting next to my sister when the shooting happened,” she wrote. “He helped protect her from the bullets and we are so grateful for his heroic love, that most likely saved her life. She said he was a very sweet man and she spoke with him often at work. Our heart breaks hearing of his passing, and it bursts knowing of his love for my sister.”

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What Freedom of Religion Should Mean

by freemindfade in

there is a lot of talk from the media/news powers that be about "freedom of religion" and the constitution of the united states.

i was thinking about it this morning and i think they should make an amendment to this freedom of religion "right".

if your religion by its nature, character and policies would in any way punish or abuse (shunning, intimidation, death) its adherents for exercising freedom to leave said religion, you have forfeit your right of being called a religion and the freedoms associated with it.

freemindfade

Any religion that benefits from "freedom of religion" provisions but promotes:

Hate against women
Hate against homosexuals
Hate against non-believers
Hate against apostates & critics
Hate against a particular race

Should have their freedom flushed down the toilet

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Bible Versus Quran Experiment - Genius!

by cofty in

absolutely brilliant social experiment.

enjoy.. ....

freemindfade

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.-Voltaire
Religion is a leftover virus on mankind from a bygone era. Especially the blood soaked history of the Abrahamic religions. I think Christianity is mostly dying a slow death of apathy, another thing this video shows is that "christian" types are far to lazy and apathetic to even know what atrocities are in their own book. That's good because hopefully they wont act, but bad because many wont wake up to the fact that the bible is heep of rubbish. They just keep one on the shelf.
My waking up was rooted in actually reading that damn book, my conscience and the Desert god's (YHWH, Jehovah Allah whatever you call the monster) did not Allign.

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MY suggestion for Muslims entering this country.

by James Mixon in

first of all immigration is a privilege not a right, the same as obtaining a driving license it's.

a privilege not a right.

my suggestion all muslims that seeking permanent resident or a visa.

freemindfade

Also James according to Taqiya and Kitman its perfectly OK for a Muslim to say they are christian or Jew or whatever to deceive and infidel so it wont work

http://news.yahoo.com/joints-beer-little-religion-lives-paris-attack-brothers-133559865.html

Recently, ISIS has published training manuals that encourage taqiya to be used in order to hide prospective terrorists' religion from the authorities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitman

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What Freedom of Religion Should Mean

by freemindfade in

there is a lot of talk from the media/news powers that be about "freedom of religion" and the constitution of the united states.

i was thinking about it this morning and i think they should make an amendment to this freedom of religion "right".

if your religion by its nature, character and policies would in any way punish or abuse (shunning, intimidation, death) its adherents for exercising freedom to leave said religion, you have forfeit your right of being called a religion and the freedoms associated with it.

freemindfade

There is a lot of talk from the media/news powers that be about "freedom of religion" and the constitution of the United States. I was thinking about it this morning and I think they should make an Amendment to this freedom of religion "right".

If your religion by its nature, character and policies would in any way punish or abuse (shunning, intimidation, death) its adherents for exercising freedom to leave said religion, you have forfeit your right of being called a religion and the freedoms associated with it. You don't practice freedom of religion, YOU DON'T GET IT.

Think about Jehovah's Witnesses who arrogantly boast of their contribution to the religious freedoms in America, all the while if a member wants to leave the religion they are emotionally & socially destroyed.

Just something to think about.

FMF for president

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MY suggestion for Muslims entering this country.

by James Mixon in

first of all immigration is a privilege not a right, the same as obtaining a driving license it's.

a privilege not a right.

my suggestion all muslims that seeking permanent resident or a visa.

freemindfade

Freedom of religion does not apply to immigrants only citizens of America, and technically they can be turned away for any reason whatsoever or no reason at all.

I think this refugee debate has gone off the rails and peoples mere concern for who these folks could include has sounded alarms of bigotry. But still think about it, the Muslims that are coming from this location are leaving the incubator of extremism, I don't think its unheard of to slow the influx and seriously take a look at them.

Is there a difference between a christian Syrian refugee and a Muslim?

Fundamentally speaking based on their ideology no.

One's groups beliefs actively promote things contrary to the constitution, in other words they don't agree with america. Tough situation. I already lived in a neighborhood that was probably about 75% Muslims from Egypt. Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, and 25% Christians from the same area. Based on my many years there and what I saw, if I had my choice of neighbor it wold only be one of that group.

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More than half of UK population is non-religious

by bemused in

the british humanist association web-site has reported on the results of the british social attitudes survey, which is a major annual survey, the latest report covering the year 2013:.

https://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/religion-and-belief-some-surveys-and-statistics/the-british-social-attitudes-survey/.

for the first time, those people saying they are not members of any religious group are in the majority in the uk, up by three percentage points from 47.7% to 50.6% in just one year.

freemindfade

Thank God... or lack there of!

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

If I can ask an honest question. Which part leads to that mad dash to the gun store? The shooting? Or everyone saying ban guns immediately afterwards?

Honest question which is the strongest catalyst?