Should Difference of Opinion Be Squelched On Sites Such As FB or Twitter?

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i think that for the most part, dissenting views should be allowed to exist because of free speech principles.

one person may strongly feel that something is true while someone else may present “facts” that support the opposing view.

when that is the case, healthy discussion is mostly productive.

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Simon Companies that have effectively become public utilities should not be able to kick people off. If they force individual business owners to bake cakes, then they should hold large corporates to the same account.

Simon : Two years ago on a thread you started, you seemed to disagree with individual business owners being forced to bake a cake. Did you change your mind on this matter?

What Are Your Rights?
by Simon 2 years ago 121 Replies latest 2 years ago
You also shouldn't have the right to demand the labor of others directly. This is where we get into ridiculous situations where someone demands that someone else bakes them a cake, a crazy offensive cake that they don't want to make. Again, the right should be that the government should not force you to provide your labor when you don't want to. But a false right is created and you have legal contradictions and endless court cases. The government ends up being used as a stick which is in direct contradiction of the only role government should play when it comes to rights - not to force their will on others.
Only when someone plays the role of "government" can you demand provision of service - someone in a government office shouldn't be able to deny you service because they don't like you or your views for instance.
Only when private enterprises reach "utility" status should they lose the right to deny service. Private companies and individuals can and should be able to discriminate for whatever reason they chose because that is the reality of human existence.

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Omg! The latest Caleb and Sophie video!

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for those who think the organization is going more mainstream think again.

so eating a leftover birthday cupcake is as bad a sin as peter betraying jesus!

(see lloyd evans video) .

Please Watchtower Society : Not another '' LIVE FOREVER'' publication.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

there will be another new generation of watchtower society followers that will be introduced to ''the.

carrot and stick.

'' promise something that will never be attained!.

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Over 50s don’t like that . Geoff Jackson’s comments on the broadcast were disparaging the older ones..

'' Recently, I was talking to a sister who has been in the truth for about 65 years. And she said concerning the midweek meeting, I have learned more about the Bible in the last few years then in the previous 60 years.''

I do not believe this fabrication, Mr. Jackson. Last year my aunt (who is 86 years old ) was showing me how she was having a hard time trying to learn how to use a tablet!

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Jehovah Will Protect You with Powerful Angels

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | march 2021. study article 13. jehovah will protect you—how?.

14 we also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

think of what just one angel can do!

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paragraph14. We also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

No powerful angels helped support the preaching work in Russia!

Mark Sanderson, member of the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses, attends a court session in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, April 20, 2017. Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organisation be considered an extremist group, ordering closure of the group's Russia headquarters and its 395 local chapters, as well as the seizure of its property. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Jehovah Will Protect You with Powerful Angels

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | march 2021. study article 13. jehovah will protect you—how?.

14 we also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

think of what just one angel can do!

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Where was this protection in Russia?

Here is how Jehovah's mighty army of angels helped the Russian Witnesses:

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Jehovah Will Protect You with Powerful Angels

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | march 2021. study article 13. jehovah will protect you—how?.

14 we also have the support of myriads of powerful angels.

think of what just one angel can do!

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | March 2021

STUDY ARTICLE 13

Jehovah Will Protect You—How?

14 We also have the support of myriads of powerful angels. Think of what just one angel can do! (Isa. 37:36) Now consider what a mighty army of angels would be able to accomplish. No man or demon is equal to Jehovah’s powerful fighting force. It has been said that one faithful Witness plus Jehovah equals the majority. (Judg. 6:16) How true that is! Keep those thoughts in mind when you feel intimidated by something a workmate, a schoolmate, or an unbelieving relative says or does. Remember, you are not alone in this fight. You are following Jehovah’s direction.

According to this article, angels are ALWAYS beside you to help you confront workmates, schoolmates and unbelieving mates? This article doesn't really give any real answers on the methods angels use to protect us!

Do angels help you put on your seat belt when driving to work, Kingdom Hall meetings and/or field service? Do angels help you stay clear of automobile accidents? Do they help you with winter driving or really bad driving conditions?

Do angels make sure you make it to every Kingdom Hall meeting, help you raise your hand to participate at the meetings and put in your 10 hours of monthly field service?

Do angels help you with aggressive dogs or unsafe neighborhoods while out in field service?

Do angels give woman mental and physical strength to face an unbelieving husband who wishes to control and cause physical harm?

According to the Watchtower 2017 no. 5 article, angels have limitations, do not know everything, do right and wrong and even choose to rebel against God? How are they considered Jehovah's fighting force when they have just as many weaknesses as humans?

The Watchtower | No. 5 2017

COVER SUBJECT | ANGELS—ARE THEY REAL? WHY IT MATTERS

The Truth About Angels

Despite their higher mental and spiritual powers, angels have limitations, and there are some things they do not know.—Matthew 24:36; 1 Peter 1:12.
Angels were created with personalities, divine qualities, and free will. Hence, like humans, they can choose to do right or wrong. Sadly, some angels chose to rebel against God.—Jude 6.

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Please Watchtower Society : Not another '' LIVE FOREVER'' publication.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

there will be another new generation of watchtower society followers that will be introduced to ''the.

carrot and stick.

'' promise something that will never be attained!.

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There will be another new generation of Watchtower Society followers that will be introduced to ''the

carrot and stick.'' Promise something that will never be attained!

A new Jehovah's Witness study publication book entitled: "Live Forever Eternally - An Interactive Guide" is being introduced for new Bible studies. It looks very promising to these new recruits, but it will disappoint everyone.

Generation after generation of members have studied these same kind of books, only to be disappointed after the promises made, never delivered.

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The bird that had options to leave, but chose to be mentally enslaved

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the watchtower—study edition | august 1, 2001. make your advancement manifest.

8 first, since “oneness” is to be observed, a mature christian must be in unity and full harmony with fellow believers as far as faith and knowledge are concerned.

he does not advocate or insist on personal opinions or harbor private ideas when it comes to bible understanding.

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | August 1, 2001

Make Your Advancement Manifest

8 First, since “oneness” is to be observed, a mature Christian must be in unity and full harmony with fellow believers as far as faith and knowledge are concerned. He does not advocate or insist on personal opinions or harbor private ideas when it comes to Bible understanding. Rather, he has complete confidence in the truth as it is revealed by Jehovah God through his Son, Jesus Christ, and “the faithful and discreet slave.” By regularly taking in the spiritual food provided “at the proper time”—through Christian publications, meetings, assemblies, and conventions—we can be sure that we maintain “oneness” with fellow Christians in faith and knowledge.—Matthew 24:45.

Here is an illustration of a bird in a cage that reminded me of how easy it is to be mentally enslaved.

The bird cage is a holding cell. The bird cannot fly, nor escape because of the metal bars. He makes no attempt to escape because he is mentally conditioned to accept his fate. Little does this bird realize that if he looks around there are missing metal bars. He has the freedom to escape. Unfortunately, he doesn't bother to look around. He holds onto the bars for security and comfort.

Every Jehovah's Witness is like this bird. They don't realize that their ''metal cage'' is the Governing Body. By being constantly reminded that ''personal opinions'' and ''private ideas'' do not belong to mature Christians. By the constant reading of publications, numerous meetings, assemblies and field service, they will never escape the clutches of the Watchtower Society. Until everyone thinks for themselves and does their own research, they will never escape.

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Samuel Herd... ''The Source of True Courage.''

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convention.

jehovah—the source of true courage.

here is samuel herd on the subject, ''the source of true courage.

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PERSECUTION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN CANADA: DUPLESSIS ERA

From 1936 to 1959, Jehovah's Witnesses faced religious and civil opposition in Quebec. Historically, the Roman Catholic Church had been the dominant institution in the life of the province of Quebec and a major influence on French Canadian culture. It nurtured the young people of Quebec, in language and faith; and at the same time it endorsed the legitimacy of British rule and of the established economic order.

For generations, the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec worked with the government, schools, and the courts to maintain the values and attitudes that supported the Church. This encouraged people to vote for politicians who favoured the status quo, the existing political, economic and social order.

Under the premiership of Maurice Duplessis, politics and the Church were intertwined as the latter continued to maintain a firm and influential hold on the people of Quebec. Throughout his political career, Duplessis courted the support of the Church.

After World War II, the Church came under attack by the Jehovah's Witnesses who challenged its doctrines. They were determined to seek Catholic converts. In response, the Duplessis regime mounted a campaign of persecution against Jehovah's Witnesses and communists. The result was a legal struggle between the Duplessis regime and lawyers such as Frank Scott and Pierre Trudeau who argued in defence of the rights of minorities.

The clash between Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church became an issue of the competing ideas of freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. Jehovah's Witnesses went to court to establish the right to distribute their literature on the streets of Quebec. They also became political dissenters because during the Duplessis era, a challenge to the Church was tantamount to challenging the government. Any limitation of the Church's authority would mean limiting Duplessis's authority.

Duplessis' efforts to rid the streets of Jehovah's Witnesses took the issue all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The legal issues concerned freedom of speech as much as it concerned freedom of religion. The Supreme Court held that there can be no freedom of religion without freedom of speech.

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Samuel Herd... ''The Source of True Courage.''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

convention.

jehovah—the source of true courage.

here is samuel herd on the subject, ''the source of true courage.

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waton2 hours ago
happened to a group of us in the Duplessi years. Protective Custody.
Not really as bad as if they had used the crow bars they used to chase us with out of a nearby village.

Can you expand on that information?

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PERSECUTION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN CANADA: DUPLESSIS ERA

waton2 hours ago