I always felt it was my wife's goal rather than mine, and I never really felt the calling. What was the line from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"?..."the man is the head, but the woman is the neck...and the neck can turn the head any way it wants!!"
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In Your Opinion Do Today's Elders Recognize That The Religion Is BS?
by minimus ini always wondered that while i was in especially when i was an elder.
i recognize that some people,elders included are brain-dead.
but do you think that the average older today knows it's all nonsense?
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What did you have for Christmas dinner?
by GrreatTeacher inmy inlaws are polish, though my husband is a 3rd generation american, but the food traditions have stuck around.. we have christmas eve dinner starting with red beet soup with sour cream, pierogies filled with mashed potatoes or saurkraut, ham, polish sausage sliced and cooked with saurkraut, turkey (that part is american), krischickies (likely spelled wrong) which are crispy pastries dipped in powdered sugar, and apple pie (also american.).
there are goodnatured threats toward bad children who may need to get their dupa busted (butt spanked) and therefore santa will bring figismachen.
i also love golabkis (ground beef and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves), but these were not served this time.
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Turkey, Honey Baked Ham with all of the fixin's! Pure belly worship! -
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Did Jesus really die on a cross?
by macys inbeing raised a catholic we had lots of crosses around the house.
when my family converted to this cult they were all removed and destroyed in case they had demons in them lol but at this juncture in my life i do not even know if jesus as the way he is portrayed in the bible was real.
yes a man named jesus did live and die 2000 years ago and probably on a cross but he was definitely not the son of god.
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The bottom line for believers should be, not how he died (cross or stake), but why he died...end of story. Anything else is a red herring. -
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How was it when you were a JW as a kid?
by nevaagain inwhats worse than being an adult jw?
when i was a kid i always had a bad concience all the time.
i believed i would not survive armageddon for the fact that i didn't like going to service and i didnt like going to the meetings.
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Worst experience I can recall was going door to door one weekend, and when I rang the bell, a girl from school who I was really enamored with answered the door. She thought I came to visit her and started chatting...my D2D partner started the presentation, and I felt like crawling under the door mat! I had always maintained a "low profile" about being a JW, and this "outed" me and ruined my chances with the hot girl at school. It is funny now, but I was absolutely mortified when it happened! -
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Australian hearings on JW.org child abuse featured on CNN
by Simon injust about to start on next segment ...
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Lorenz Reibling gives interview about real estate
by OrphanCrow inthis interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.
lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.
so who is lorenz reibling?
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Wow Orphan Crow...thanks for the walk down memory lane! I knew Herk Hutchins quite well, and met Ron Lapin numerous times. I believe they were well intentioned, and Ron Lapin was very committed to pursuing the development of bloodless surgery (and his own fame). I believe that a chiropractor, Ron Austin, was also very involved in the bloodless program at the Norwalk hospital. I remember that program was touted as the panacea for JW's, and they lined up to be guinea pigs for experimental procedures and treatments. Strange times indeed... -
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McKinney Texas pool party?
by Marvin Shilmer inso today i was asked my thoughts on the pool party incident in mcminney, texas.
my response: it shows a clash of expectations.
i saw police officers who expected citizens to listen to and follow instructions.
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Jonathan Drake...I can answer your question regarding drawing of guns and when the Taser is appropriate. Guns come out when a weapon is seen or suspected. Police are trained to react to the threat. A Taser is not a good choice if confronting someone who has a lethal weapon. A Taser is best utilized in a situation where a person is acting in a resistive and violent manner. When a weapon is involved, police are trained to meet that force with equal force. Guns against guns are obvious...but many people don't understand why police draw guns against a knife wielding person. It has been proven that a knife is just as deadly as a gun in distances less than 20 feet (approx. 6 meters). A knife wielding person can close the distance faster than a person can draw a gun. FBI studies show that the majority of police involved shootings occur at distances of less than 10 feet (3 meters). A Taser is not effective beyond 20 feet. It is a matter of being able to prevail in a confrontation...cops are not paid to get injured or killed.
As too why Australia isn't like the U.S., it is simple...there are fewer guns in circulation in Australia. The risks are higher for U.S. police...there have already been 14 officers killed by gunfire this year, and 2014 registered 49 gunfire related deaths. Australia hasn't lost an officer to gunfire since 2012.
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McKinney Texas pool party?
by Marvin Shilmer inso today i was asked my thoughts on the pool party incident in mcminney, texas.
my response: it shows a clash of expectations.
i saw police officers who expected citizens to listen to and follow instructions.
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I would caution relying solely on video footage of an incident. So often, it is a snippet in time, and doesn't always show the entire incident. Video is helpful, but it has limitations...too many people take a small video clip as telling the whole story.
Even body cams, which are being touted as the way to curb abuse, have limitations. The cameras are usually worn on the front of the uniform shirt. In the event of an officer involved shooting, the camera's view can be obstructed by the officer's shooter stance (arms out in front of them, two handed grip on the gun) and thus block seeing the actions leading up to, and the actual shooting itself. Like every tool, it is helpful, but not foolproof.
As I mentioned before, nothing is as simple as it seems...tasers fail, pepper spray can be ineffective, impact weapons can have no effect, emotions can get out of control, audio and video recorders can be unusable, and people get scared in stressful situations. If we could control all of these, we would likely be having less of these conversations.
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McKinney Texas pool party?
by Marvin Shilmer inso today i was asked my thoughts on the pool party incident in mcminney, texas.
my response: it shows a clash of expectations.
i saw police officers who expected citizens to listen to and follow instructions.
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Billyblobber...I agree with several of your observations. And it is true, every area is different in demographics and crime levels. I worked in an area that was a mix of very prosperous professionals and a large Hispanic population. We had a fairly active gang scene, so we typically went from a "barking dog" call to a "man with a gun" call. I saw my fair share of youth oriented crime, and dealt with all types of ethnicities. As a rookie cop, I was trained to treat everyone the same, without consideration of race. What I did see in my years on the job was the jaded attitude officers could develop over time. This was not towards a specific race, but rather a "type". The type included black gang members, Hispanic gang members and white supremacists. The common thread tying them all together was not color but behavior. It is very difficult to not become jaded when dealing with these idiots...where it becomes problematic is when one fails to differentiate between the thug and the law abiding citizen. I think this is what happens in many lower socio-economic areas, and thus the negative interaction with the local police.
If you haven't done so yet Billy, I would recommend you do a ride along with a busy department. It may reinforce your opinions, or it may give you an additional perspective on police officers. It can be a real eye opener, and it will be unscripted.
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McKinney Texas pool party?
by Marvin Shilmer inso today i was asked my thoughts on the pool party incident in mcminney, texas.
my response: it shows a clash of expectations.
i saw police officers who expected citizens to listen to and follow instructions.
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To clarify, police officers are not civilians...they are constitutionally sworn to an oath similar to the military oath to uphold the US Constitution and State laws. By taking this oath, they are given certain authority that civilians do not have. They can effect arrests, use force to effect arrest, protect themselves or the public at risk by using force up to and including lethal force, and are able to detain and investigate suspected criminal behavior for reasonable suspicion (not to be confused with reasonable cause, which is the standard for arrest). Police are granted far broader powers than civilians. With that comes responsibility to use discretion when possible to diffuse situations rather than escalate them, If someone actively resists lawful efforts by an officer, that is when escalation of force comes in to play. Once a citizen escalates to a level of violence where they endanger the police or public with weapons, police are trained and authorized to use the level of force to overcome that. That may not sit well with people, it is, in fact, the law of the land. I doubt highly the British system would work in the US. There are far too many weapons available here versus other countries. Gun control is an entirely different discussion, but what we currently have to deal with is a glut of guns in the streets. Unarmed police would be ineffective against that scenario. Training and selection is the best answer to the current situation. Until we have RoboCops, mistakes will happen and emotions will cause bad decisions.
I would encourage anyone who can, to avail themselves of doing a citizen ride along with their local police department. It will give you an interesting perspective of what happens on a daily basis doing the job. I guarantee you will see things differently...