Posts by EndofMysteries

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All religions are false, but god is true.

by Domenic in

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i was a jw for many years.

during those years i learned how to identify a false religion.

all the other religions were easy to prove false.

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speaking of evidence for satan.

Technically, you all do realize if Satan or demons SHOWED themselves to be real, demonic magic attacks, etc, then everybody would then believe there is a God too, etc.

If I was Satan and wanted nobody to believe in God, I'd command all the demons to not do anything. If they do anything very subtle that can be accounted for anything but nothing to make people believe they exist.

Whether real or not, if my goal was to oppose and have people not believe, what better way then have them believe none of them exist.

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I get so tired of people always bringing up "Black on Black" crime.

by booker-t in

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i am responding to a post by someone the other day about a black girl beaten by a mob of other black teens for "acting too white.

" the poster was trying to drive home the idea black people commit more crimes against themselves then white people do to them.

while it is true some black people do insult other black people who they believe are trying to fit in with caucasian people, white people, hispanics, asians, and other races do the same exact thing to people in their ethnic group as well.

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"The real divide isn't race, it's wealth and yes, "white collar crime" (as in 'not blue collar', not ... oh, you know) is never punished as it should be.

The privilige is all about wealth, not color." - I agree, that is why so many banks and wall street have been guilty of CRIMINAL acts, that cost people billions of dollars, and they just get a slap on the wrist fine and no jail time for those responsible. I also loved the part about how billions of dollars given to Iraq on pallets had dissappeared and was accounted for and the government had no idea where it could be, yet if you forget to report a $100.00 check as income the IRS is breaking down your door to seize your home.

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Not on JW.ORG : San Francisco court orders Catholic workers to attend Jehovah's Witness meeting. Will Jehovah's Witnesses now be ordered to Catholic Churches?

by Balaamsass2 in

catholic workers ordered to attend jehovahs witness meetingseptember 8, 2014 by mary maria leave a comment.

san francisco, california in an interesting case of religious rights in the workplace, the 9th circuit court of appeals has ruled that employees of the san gabriel/pomona regional center must attend services from the kingdom hall of the jehovahs witnesses.

the protestant church is not exactly known for its ecumenical cooperation or respect for the catholic church which it often decries as being a supreme object over the whole earth that rhymes with the word lore.. at issue is a five year dispute brought on by catholic employees who care for a disabled man at the facility.

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I wish this story or some ex jws had contacted those in this case and provided them the numerous sources of JW doctrine and commands that forbid going into ANY church and the consequences. Giving that to the judge it would have shown how hypocritical the disabled man is for wanting catholics to be forced into his church when his own doctrine forbids the opposite.

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Any stock market investors here?

by EndofMysteries in

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if so, i was just wondering if there are any books or steps (classes, etc) you took or recommend to really learn it.

and for what you recommend, what exactly do you do?

(long term, short, daytrade, calls, sell high buy low, buy low sell high, etc).

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Thank you all very much for the great ideas and advice. I'm looking over and considering all of it. THanks again.

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I get so tired of people always bringing up "Black on Black" crime.

by booker-t in

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i am responding to a post by someone the other day about a black girl beaten by a mob of other black teens for "acting too white.

" the poster was trying to drive home the idea black people commit more crimes against themselves then white people do to them.

while it is true some black people do insult other black people who they believe are trying to fit in with caucasian people, white people, hispanics, asians, and other races do the same exact thing to people in their ethnic group as well.

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punkofnice - What I've found when traveling the world, is that almost every country or continent has some sort of racial or religious division.

In USA it's black vs white. In most of Europe it was arabs vs white (I was in Holland and they were saying how they don't like the arabs and their kebab stands, they are dirty, bring crime, etc). Also in Europe I saw northern/more white vs southern/more tan. In Egypt it was muslim vs coptic christian. In Iraq sunni vs shiite. Around Russia, Ukrainians are hated.

If there is not a racial division in a country, then they create a religious one, and if not probably something else. (remember the class division and shown in titanic?) and if not that then political division, (I hate republicans, I hate democrats).

I guess people just like to hate.

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Black girl beat up and bullied by other black for 'acting too white'

by EndofMysteries in

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http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-girl-taunted-beaten-bus-stop-acting-035032786.html.

other than the story, the comments are very interesting, tons of comments by other blacks claiming the same thing happens to them.

not only other blacks but their families as well bully them, calling them oreo, traitor, etc.

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Okay, I also have to go goodnight too. Take care!

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Black girl beat up and bullied by other black for 'acting too white'

by EndofMysteries in

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http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-girl-taunted-beaten-bus-stop-acting-035032786.html.

other than the story, the comments are very interesting, tons of comments by other blacks claiming the same thing happens to them.

not only other blacks but their families as well bully them, calling them oreo, traitor, etc.

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I'm actually taking statistics next semester, a requirement for my business degree. I learned all about what blacks went through 1965 and prior in an American history class, my teacher went to school during that time and told all of us (born past those times) some very interesting and horrible history. I had never known about sundown towns or the jim crow laws until that class.

It is sad what you say about the shopping and kids but the real blame should go to all those who do those things causing the suspicion then. If you research Costa Rica or ever go there, you'll find that if you put your things down anywhere at anytime, they will probably dissappear. Theft is insanely huge in that country. So in that country, everybody, even the innocent I was leery of if I had anything valuable with me or around me. If a store is having a major problem with blacks stealing by stuffing things in their coats, then it's sad but they may be more suspicious of blacks wearing coats then. I pay a higher insurance rate because I am a male and statstically males get in wrecks more. I'm a good safe driver, but I'm discriminated against because of that. (I don't know how that is still legal btw). Also when traveling, I remember meeting an English person who said to me and my companion, "I can't believe how nice you both are, I never been around americans but I didn't even want to visit your country because of things I've heard about americans, etc."

I'll try to find data on private vs public defenders.

About educational experience, sure! I grew up a JW as well. I am currently seeking a degree in business. There is a community college that offers bachelor degrees so it will save a lot of $ vs a state university. I'm just about 1/2 way now. I got on track for that shortly after learning TTATT. I had worked as a programmer years ago even though I didn't have a degree in that. Thanks for the sharpness comment. I have taken a class on critical thinking aka 'applied ethics' which really taught about critical thinking and analysis. Some of the classes I've taken so far have helped and I am also very analytical by nature, I had a psychological evaluation/IQ test/etc, and my highest scores were in problem solving, pattern analysis, etc, and I am between an ENTJ and INTJ. (all of those things combined may explain how and why I think they way I do).

I'm fairly close to your situation and point in life. What kind of job/career has been your target and what did you get your degree in? Or you can PM me it.

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Black girl beat up and bullied by other black for 'acting too white'

by EndofMysteries in

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http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-girl-taunted-beaten-bus-stop-acting-035032786.html.

other than the story, the comments are very interesting, tons of comments by other blacks claiming the same thing happens to them.

not only other blacks but their families as well bully them, calling them oreo, traitor, etc.

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On that employment report you posted, here are 2 things I want to quote from it.

"the increase in the black unemployment rate during the recession was larger than that for other races partly because workers with less education are particularly hard hit during recessions. Moreover, the unemployment rate for Blacks was slower to fall after the official end of the recession. The slower recovery for African Americans in the labor market has been partly the result of government layoffs after the official end of the recession. Blacks have been more vulnerable to the drastic layoffs in government in the past two years because they make up a disproportionate share of public sector workers. Moreover, with the exception of health and education, Blacks are under-represented in the sectors that have experienced the greatest job growth during the recovery, including manufacturing and professional and business services."

AND

" More than a quarter of employed black workers aged 25 or older have earned a college degree, a share that exceeds that for Hispanics 5 but continues to trail that for Whites. While black workers continue to trail Whites in educational attainment, the number of African Americans with a college degree has been growing faster. In the past decade, the number of black workers with a college degree has increased by over a quarter, compared to a fifth among White workers."

I don't see any white privilege here either. I see that blacks are paid less because of less education but it seems that is changing and many are getting college education now. Also that report explained they were more employed in public sector jobs and not as many in the industries that experienced the job growth during the recovery. Do you know of employers who pay white men more than black men in the same workplace w/ same skills but different pay? They'd have a discrimination lawsuit on them. Another thing that can effect those numbers are the states they live in. States like NY and CA pay a lot more than states like FL, etc. I have no idea where the racial population is most concentrated but that would also have an effect.

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Black girl beat up and bullied by other black for 'acting too white'

by EndofMysteries in

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http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-girl-taunted-beaten-bus-stop-acting-035032786.html.

other than the story, the comments are very interesting, tons of comments by other blacks claiming the same thing happens to them.

not only other blacks but their families as well bully them, calling them oreo, traitor, etc.

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I read most of that article/book Grreatteacher. I tried to look up many of the studies that the article said had came to certain conclusions. Almost every study and reference in that book is from 1998 and earlier, most seen to be early 90's and some of the studies used went on data as early as 1980. I couldn't access the actual studies so I could only read what the author claims they proved and again most of it is 20+ years old.

The article did claim higher rates and harsher penalites for blacks and latinos vs whites but it also said within those results, one claim was that a young black man is 5.7 times more likely to get a harsher sentence then an employed white. It also said that whites are more likely to hire private attorney. So black may have nothing to do with that, it could be based on the benefits of a private attorney and being able to afford one because of having a job, etc.

The article talked about studies relating to the death penalty. It said although it found that jury's were NOT more likely to sentence to death based on race, that it prosecutors were more likely to refer a case to death penalty if the victim of the black person was white. If the jury is not going based on race, then what could be the reasons the prosecutor would have to refer to the death penaly if he is not being racist? Are there any? I could think of one reason possibility (this is all speculation either way whether prosecutors are racist or not) but most murders seem to be among people that know eachother, family, friends, aquaintences, etc. My theory is that those murders may show more motive (less cold hearted) then a random person they dont' know and have no reason to hate,etc, and kill them.

Either way, even that article, being based on information 20+ years old, had said that things had majorly improved and atleast at the time of that data found things as I mentioned that to them indicate something still going on.

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Black girl beat up and bullied by other black for 'acting too white'

by EndofMysteries in

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http://news.yahoo.com/high-school-girl-taunted-beaten-bus-stop-acting-035032786.html.

other than the story, the comments are very interesting, tons of comments by other blacks claiming the same thing happens to them.

not only other blacks but their families as well bully them, calling them oreo, traitor, etc.

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I'm reading the article you linked now, I'll post in a bit.