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  Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  facts we don't want to know.

  the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .

  which humans?.

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  cofty

  The UK has just spent tens of millions of pounds dropping highly sophisticated weapons on Syria's chemical weapons facilities in defense of helpless citizens. Not one person was injured or killed. Not one.

  For a few thousand pounds we could have bombed the general area around the facilities with the same strategic outcome. We didn't. Neither did the USA or France.

  Contrast and compare with Bashar al-Assad who has, on dozens of occasions dropped barrel bombs of chemicals on his own men, women and children aided and abetted by Putin and Rouhani.

  Don't tell me there is any moral equivalence.
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  Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  facts we don't want to know.

  the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .

  which humans?.

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  cofty

  Our freedom to criticise our governments proves your comparison with Stalinism is facile.
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  Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  facts we don't want to know.

  the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .

  which humans?.

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  cofty

  Do you truly believe “my country, right or wrong”?

  As usual an internet conversation quickly becomes distorted into something like - "You disagreed with me therefore you obviously take an extreme opposite position."
  
  
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  Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  facts we don't want to know.

  the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .

  which humans?.

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  cofty

  A government that falls short of its moral principles is one thing. A government that has absolutely none is something else entirely - TD

  ^^^ This ^^^
  
  
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  Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  facts we don't want to know.

  the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .

  which humans?.

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  cofty

  Yes I am very familiar with the history of Russia and the Stalin years in particular.

  Anybody who dares to compare that with any aspect of Western liberal democracy is either ignorant of the Soviet regime or blinded by self-loathing.
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  Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  facts we don't want to know.

  the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .

  which humans?.

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  cofty

  what l see plainly in Stalin’s psychotic system has echoes in my own country. - Humbled

  It is beyond my ability to comprehend how anybody can say that with sincerity. Are you really familiar with life under Stalinism?

  The people who are most vocal in accusing western governments are suffering from a degree of cynicism that is totally irrational. It's nothing but moral posturing.
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  JW's - Are you in a "THEOCRATIC arrangement" or an AUTOCRATIC one?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  i now know which system i was under!.

  theocratic/theocracy: a system of government in which priests rule in the name of god or a god.

  (oxford dictionary).

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  Theocratic systems are are a subset of autocratic dictatorships.

  Autocratic - ''Do what I say'.

  Theocratic - 'Do what I say because I speak in the name of god'.
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  My Personal Atheist Manifesto?

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, i have a guy that is emailing me after listening to my podcast series "this jw life" about my life story before, during, and after being a jw.

  this guy happens to be an elder and pioneer serving where the need is greater.

  i love this guy.

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  cofty

  Marking.
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  I sometimes wonder what the world would be like if "Religion" had never reared it`s head.?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can you imagine what the world of mankind would be like if their was never any concept of a god or religious beliefs ?.

  for the love of me i can`t ,maybe i don`t have an imaginative mind equipped well enough to do so .. how about you guys ?

  any takers ?.

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  cofty

  I'm not sure if we would have got this far without religion.

  Should it now be discarded? Is that even possible? I'm not sure.
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  Jesus—a real, historical person

  by Ireneus in

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  jesus was a real and historical person (not the way jws or the rest of the people think him to be) because of the following historical facts:.

  1) the fact that the most influential political establishment of that time (roman empire) was convinced that jesus’ name would sell to suit their political agenda (to promote slavery) shows that jesus was as historical as roman empire itself; hence they implanted slavery-friendly verses into the bible as though spoken by jesus (such as mathew 5:39, 41; 24:45 ..etc) this was in contrast to the real personality jesus really was—he was a man of courage, who ‘walked alone to do what is right if those invited refused to accompany him.’ when his family and disciples were fond of sleeping, his delight was to spend early morning hours alone, in meditation, with god to the extent he could say he was “one” with qualities of god.

  (mark 1:35; john 8:1, 2; 10:30) such a person would naturally be too famous and too crowd-pulling against whom even the influential people were helpless even when they were whipped out of the temple which reminds us of “hollywood rambo style” merely because of his moral authority (not that he had any supernatural powers to perform miracles).. 2) similarly, emerging religion (apostate christianity) too knew they could misuse the name of jesus to serve its commercial agenda.

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  cofty

  Ireneus you have invented your own Jesus.