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  Who is brave enough to admit

  by mouthy in

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  they have met me in person?????

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  Grace, you were the first person I met from the board in person. I just wish that you still lived close by!
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  Hello EX- JW land!

  by whyamihere in

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  haven't been on here in a long time, actually, i'm sitting down for the first time in years!.

  did armageddon come?

  any old posters, that i still remember?.

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  Holy sheeeet Brooke! Long time no see! I'm not on here too much anymore, but since it was a snow day today, I thought I'd log in. No, Armageddon hasn't come yet, but it's reeeeeeeeeeally super duper close now. You better get back to the Kingdumb Hell before it's too late............LOL!
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  ANOTHER SHOOTING

  by Mary in

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  albuquerque, n.m. - authorities in new mexico have arrested a 15 year old boy who shot and killed his parents and siblings.

  i heard on the news this morning that the little bastard admitted that he had also planned on going to an open place (like a mall or school perhaps?

  ) and opening up fire on everyone there too.

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  I know that the anti-gun/gun abolitionists will say "it would not have happened if there were no guns".

  Well, in actually it wouldn't have happened if there were no guns.

  I find that irrelevant - there are 350 million guns in the U.S. today, and no law is going to confiscate them all.

  You're right, that'll never happen and I don't think Obama has any intention of doing that. What does need to happen is stricter regulations which includes limiting the number of rounds someone can purchase, restricting the sale of semi-automatic weapons (why the hell would anyone even want one of those), responsible ownership (which means not storing your gun and the ammunition together), and access to mental healthcare for those that need it.

  I understand that Americans are very passionate about their Second Amendment Right, but it was written at a time when muskets were used, where you didn't have a local police department, the FBI or other government agencies that you have today. Plus doesn't it say "...A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.."

  As far as I know, the States does not have a militia that is necessary for you to have a 'free state' anymore. Plus, there's no way your Founding Fathers could have ever envisioned the weapons that are around today or the potential damage they could do to innocent people. They could only go by what they knew when your Constitution was written.

  These shootings have become all too common and it's clear that whatever's in place right now isn't working. Time for a change.
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  ANOTHER SHOOTING

  by Mary in

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  albuquerque, n.m. - authorities in new mexico have arrested a 15 year old boy who shot and killed his parents and siblings.

  i heard on the news this morning that the little bastard admitted that he had also planned on going to an open place (like a mall or school perhaps?

  ) and opening up fire on everyone there too.

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  Where did he get the gun(s)?

  Apparently in his parents' closet.

  Are they his parents and siblings.

  Yes. He shot and killed his parents and his siblings.
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  ANOTHER SHOOTING

  by Mary in

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  albuquerque, n.m. - authorities in new mexico have arrested a 15 year old boy who shot and killed his parents and siblings.

  i heard on the news this morning that the little bastard admitted that he had also planned on going to an open place (like a mall or school perhaps?

  ) and opening up fire on everyone there too.

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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Authorities in New Mexico have arrested a 15 year old boy who shot and killed his parents and siblings. I heard on the news this morning that the little bastard admitted that he had also planned on going to an open place (like a mall or school perhaps?) and opening up fire on everyone there too. Fortunately he was arrested before he could do any more damage.

  You know there's a problem when this barely makes the headlines:

  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/officials-15-old-kills-5-010714143.html

  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/officials-teenage-gunman-fatally-shoots-5-us-home-174446477.html
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  How The Anti-Conspiracy Theory Moment Began

  by Bangalore in

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  Bookmarked for reading later. While I am generally no fan of conspiracy theories, this is one that I actually do think has alot of credible evidence to it.
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  Making tomato sauce....

  by JWOP in

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  not sure where i should post this?.

  last year i got into home canning.

  this year i sooooo want to make homemade tomato sauce, but i'll need a food mill to do it because it's too time consuming to de-seed 52 jars worth of tomatoes.. i've been online looking at customer reviews for various brands and models, but now i'm just a muddled mess.reviews speak about multiple uses and the pros and cons, but i only want it for tomato sauce/spaghetti sauce.. do any of you use a food mill for homemade tomato sauce?

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  Actually, I use canned crushed tomatoes. It saves alot of time. I sautee some chopped onions and garlic, then I add the crushed tomatoes, a bit or red wine, kosher salt, pepper, a bit of parsley and oregano. Cook on low for about 30 or 40 minutes and it's done.
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  New World Translation

  by MsD in

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  it may seem like a stupid question but who was responsible for translating their version of the bible?

  i heard it was ray franz, several governing body members.

  does anybody have any legitimate info that can prove who exactly translated it?

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  Mary

  Freddie Franz was the one mostly responsible for the um 'translation' he did of the NWT. Before this, they were reduced to using versions that did not agree with some of their teachings, so Freddie took liberties with various scriptures and the NWT was the end result.
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  An experiment: Open House for Demons

  by return of parakeet in

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  i feel cheated that never, not once, as a dub or as a ex-dub, did i experience the presence, manifestation, or just-things-flying-around, of demons.

  not so much as a teacup levitating from its saucer.

  no inexplicable cold spots.

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  jameswood said: I honestly, sincerely, hope that people who still believe in (and are fearful of) the JW-style DEMONS are in the very very small fringe minority of the ex-JW community.

  I believe that there is probably some nasty spirits out there, but I don't have the holy terror of them that I did as a Witness. Witnesses are taught that there's a freaking demon in anything and everything, just waiting to trip you up so you don't get those hours in on your field serve-us report everything month.
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  An experiment: Open House for Demons

  by return of parakeet in

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  i feel cheated that never, not once, as a dub or as a ex-dub, did i experience the presence, manifestation, or just-things-flying-around, of demons.

  not so much as a teacup levitating from its saucer.

  no inexplicable cold spots.

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  Mary

  ....and you're basing that on what woflman85?