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  Should private citizens be allowed to video record law enforcement?

  by Fisherman in

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  i saw an article in the news yesterday that laws are going to be passed subjecting the police to being recorded by anyone while performing their duty or enforcing the law and encourages citizens to sue if they interfere.

  some law enforcement agents become angry and confiscate recording devices from people recording them while making an arrest, etc.. it does seem that the work that the police and other government agents do is public and not private or confidential so there should be nothing to hide from the cameras.

  on the other hand, how can one distinguish being shot by a camera or by a weapon until one is hit?.

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  Chief Constables in England have recently written to police officers reminded them they have absolutely no right to object to being filmed in public.
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  Hell Exists

  by Poppy520 in

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  many people of all denominations are beginning to believe that hell does not exist - but the bible supports the claim that it does.

  examine this verse, one under nkjv and the other nwt:.

  nkjv - matthew 25:46, "and these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.".

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  Poppy - I was a born-again, evangelical, bible-believing, forgiven, adopted son of god Christian for almost a decade after I left the cult. I know EXACTLY what I am talking about when I call your god an evil moral monster.

  You keep talking about god "allowing" those who don't believe in her to go to hell. You know you are being disingenuous. In other words you are lying for Jesus. Shame on you. Take responsibility. Your concept of god is the most sadistic, fiendish being in the history of mythology.

  You worship and adore this miscreant. What does that say about your moral compass?
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  Things You Still Agree With The JWs On

  by Fred Franztone in

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  aside from obvious things that most people agree on, like theft being wrong and the importance of family, i can't think of a single thing i agree with the jws on, nothing that's specific to their religion anyway.

  do you have any?.

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  No not one single thing.

  Why so many anti-military comments? Thank the military that you still have freedom that millions of others have not enjoyed. Of course war should always be a last resort but pacifism is moral cowardice.
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  Is this life all there is?

  by Fisherman in

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  what do you sincerely think?

  do you nurture any hope?.

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  Both have a faith of a different eventuality - The Fall Guy

  An atheist is simply somebody who is unconvinced by the claims of theists. Faith is belief in things for which there is no evidence. It is not a way to discover truth. I have no faith.
  
  
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  Royal Australian Commission - Recomendations for Jehovahs Witnesses

  by curiousconfused in

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  2. child-abuse

  the report is finally out.......... ————————.

  recommendations to the jehovah’s witness organisation.

  recommendation 16.27. the jehovah’s witness organisation should abandon its application of the two-witness rule in cases involving complaints of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.28. the jehovah’s witness organisation on should revise its policies so that women are involved in processes related to invesation and determining allegations of child sexual abuse.. recommendation 16.29. the jehovah’s witness organisation should no longer require its members to shun those who disassociate from the organisation in cases where the reason for disassocia on is related to a person being a victim of child sexual abuse..

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  A Royal Commission of Inquiry is a serious business. It acts on behalf of the Queen and its findings and recommendations must be taken seriously by the Government of Australia. It's what happens next that matters. This is a good time for Australians to lobby their political representatives.
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  My Father passed away & i'm suicidal. I want to talk to somebody

  by Qrystal in

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  in summary, my dad passed away not to long ago, 8 months ago, on april while i was 12. i'm 13 and i've been grieving for 6 months now and im suicidal.

  i'm not doing this to get attention, but to talk to someone.

  my dad was a jehovah's witness and i want to talk to all of you.

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  Hello Qrystal. I'm really sorry to hear about how badly you are being feeling. Please do seek help from somebody who can talk to you about dealing with your grief. Use some of the numbers others have provided above and/or talk to an older trusted friend. It will get better and you will have a long and happy life in the future. You really do need help to get through this crisis. Wishing you well.
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  Hell Exists

  by Poppy520 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many people of all denominations are beginning to believe that hell does not exist - but the bible supports the claim that it does.

  examine this verse, one under nkjv and the other nwt:.

  nkjv - matthew 25:46, "and these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.".

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  An all loving God sends those to Hell who chose to go to Hell.

  That is exactly comparable to an abusive husband who beats his wife mercilessly and then says "look at what you made me do to you."
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  Hell Exists

  by Poppy520 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many people of all denominations are beginning to believe that hell does not exist - but the bible supports the claim that it does.

  examine this verse, one under nkjv and the other nwt:.

  nkjv - matthew 25:46, "and these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.".

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  Poppy - a deity who would burn a creature eternally is the most evil concept ever imagined by sadists.

  I am actually convinced that there is a sexual dimension to the dogma.

  Such a god is beneath the contempt of all decent people. If Jesus did preach such a perverted doctrine then it adds to the case that he was an evil man.
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  Inside Story Logo

  by MrHappy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this may have been covered before but have you noticed the logo design of the "inside story" on this months video the 143rd gilead graduation.

  it appears as a pyramid containing the masonic symbol of the compass and square, with this reflected below the text.

  the art pieces on the shelf are also interesting and maybe someone has some thoughts on these.

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  I think rumours of Masonic links are nothing but wishful thinking by ex-JWs who would love to discover some sort of conspiracy behind the organisation. The reality is far more banal.

  Having said that I did think the logo was bizarre! Do you have a link where we could get a screenshot?
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  Genome of the Tasmanian tiger provides insights into the evolution and demography of an extinct marsupial carnivore

  by jwleaks in

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  abc news (australia) http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-12-12/thylacine-tasmanian-tiger-genetics-evolution/9246832.

  tasmanian tigers were in poor genetic health tens of thousands of years before humans came along and hunted them to extinction, a new dna study of the iconic australian marsupial shows.. .

  .. nature ecology & evolution .

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  It's an excellent example of modern phylogenetic techniques.