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  Bret Weinstein: Evergreen State College Racism Controversy

  by Simon in

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  great discussion, well worth watching.

  covers racism, the bubble that some people live in vs the reality that resulted in trumps election and more (and jws get a mention too).. the rubin report (and many of the guests he has on) repeatedly knock it out of the park with sensible, calm and important analysis and commentary on important issues to our society.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-feapcgxnyy.

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  Correction - The letter was signed by 50 faculty members which represents about a quarter of the teaching staff.
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  Breaking News, London: Van Ploughs into Pedestrians

  by Simon in

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  3 male passengers then get out and start stabbing / shooting people according to early reports.. but it could have been anyone for any reason, who knows, possibly jehovahs witnesses or amish.. maybe we'll never know the reason but i'm sure there will be people praying for those involved and hashtags.. thus solving the problem once and for all.. just "life in a big city" according to the muslim mayor of london, sadiq khan..

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  DOC - Please explain how bombing Mecca would save lives on the streets of the UK?
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  Breaking News, London: Van Ploughs into Pedestrians

  by Simon in

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  3 male passengers then get out and start stabbing / shooting people according to early reports.. but it could have been anyone for any reason, who knows, possibly jehovahs witnesses or amish.. maybe we'll never know the reason but i'm sure there will be people praying for those involved and hashtags.. thus solving the problem once and for all.. just "life in a big city" according to the muslim mayor of london, sadiq khan..

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  I strongly disagree for all the reasons I explained above.

  Specialist armed police are never far away.
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  UK Terrorists attacks

  by Phoebe in

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  i don't know if anyone has talked about this yet, forgive me if they have.

  but i am just so, so sad that yet more innocent lives have been so brutally taken.

  we've now had three attacks in three months and there has been countless terror attacks stopped by the police.. my jw acquaintances see these attacks as proof the end is near.

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  I am left feeling helpless and without hope

  It does come as a shock to realise that nobody is going to miraculously make everything better.

  As a society we need to sort out our problems. We are not helpless and there is hope but there are no guarantees of a happy ending.
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  How Knowledge is Dissipated in Talks

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
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  londo111 » each congregation has a “talk coordinator”.

  talk coordinators will coordinate with other talk coordinators in order to find speakers to give the public talk on sunday.

  typically, they come from the general area: the circuit or a nearby circuit.

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  joe - Cold Steel is pro-mormon and has nothing but contempt for those who post on ex-mormon forums.

  Your post seems self-contradictory.
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  Breaking News, London: Van Ploughs into Pedestrians

  by Simon in

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  3 male passengers then get out and start stabbing / shooting people according to early reports.. but it could have been anyone for any reason, who knows, possibly jehovahs witnesses or amish.. maybe we'll never know the reason but i'm sure there will be people praying for those involved and hashtags.. thus solving the problem once and for all.. just "life in a big city" according to the muslim mayor of london, sadiq khan..

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  Yes it is the same in the UK. Armed police shoot with the intention of stopping the criminal in the knowledge that they will most likely die of their wounds.
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  How Knowledge is Dissipated in Talks

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
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  londo111 » each congregation has a “talk coordinator”.

  talk coordinators will coordinate with other talk coordinators in order to find speakers to give the public talk on sunday.

  typically, they come from the general area: the circuit or a nearby circuit.

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  You actually believe that if one wishes to know the reality of atheism, one needs to talk to ex-atheists?

  How many times does it have to be explained to you that atheism isn't a thing? I have almost nothing in common with 99% of atheists apart from the simple fact that we are not impressed by the claims of theism.

  Also "Darwinism" isn't a thing. Evolution is just a fact. Accept it or don't accept it. There is no club to join.
  

  Thousands of ex-Mormons all relate similar stories of cultish manipulation.

  To anybody not infected with the Mormon mind-virus your cultishness is self-apparent.
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  Breaking News, London: Van Ploughs into Pedestrians

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  3 male passengers then get out and start stabbing / shooting people according to early reports.. but it could have been anyone for any reason, who knows, possibly jehovahs witnesses or amish.. maybe we'll never know the reason but i'm sure there will be people praying for those involved and hashtags.. thus solving the problem once and for all.. just "life in a big city" according to the muslim mayor of london, sadiq khan..

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  Fink - Yes the vast majority of UK police do not carry guns or even tasers.

  Having said that nobody in a large town or city is far from specially trained mobile armed officers. Since the Manchester attack they have been highly visible on the streets. I was in Newcastle last week and counted 6 officers with automatic weapons in a small area. In london a large number of armed police are out in force in vehicles all the time. I believe they also had helicopter support.

  Most Brits approve of keeping a mostly unarmed force. A policeman with a weapon has to interact very differently with the public in order to protect his own weapon. With unarmed police an aggressive drunk is likely to get taken down by a few officers working together very professionally to protect themselves and the idiot they are arresting. Everybody goes home to their families. As we see all to often in the USA potentially minor incidents can escalate quickly with fatal consequences.

  I don't believe all police have the suitable psychological skills to be armed. In the UK police have to pass rigorous selection and training to be armed. The course has a high failure rate.

  Most UK officers will never encounter a criminal with a gun during their career.
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  How Knowledge is Dissipated in Talks

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  londo111 » each congregation has a “talk coordinator”.

  talk coordinators will coordinate with other talk coordinators in order to find speakers to give the public talk on sunday.

  typically, they come from the general area: the circuit or a nearby circuit.

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  Cold Steel - If anybody wants to know the reality about the Watchtower they need to talk to ex-JWs.

  If anybody wants to know the truth about Mormonism they need to talk to ex-Mormons.

  There are tens of thousands of personal accounts of the abuse suffered by members of both cults to be found online.

  The sheer number of large ex_mormon forums tells a story.

  You are a cult apologist.
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  Bret Weinstein: Evergreen State College Racism Controversy

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  great discussion, well worth watching.

  covers racism, the bubble that some people live in vs the reality that resulted in trumps election and more (and jws get a mention too).. the rubin report (and many of the guests he has on) repeatedly knock it out of the park with sensible, calm and important analysis and commentary on important issues to our society.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-feapcgxnyy.

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  The entire faculty have issued a statement supporting the students and condemning Weinstein...