I always believed, even when I was a JW and defended what they say, that in an event like that, it would be permissable to stop a maniac. It's called valueing life and if the JW's had a problem with it, too bad.
MrFreeze
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Arizona massacre -- Where does JW line of self defense get crossed?
by FatFreek 2005 injehovah's witnesses are peaceful folks, just ask them.
having been one till many years ago i used to know the stock answers to questions about that fine line between being peaceable and defending oneself.. this came to front and center during the past several days with that horrific arizona shooting where some 7 folks have lost their lives.
it could have been more if it weren't for several onlookers ganging up on the perpetrator after he emptied the first magazine of bullets, getting ready for his spare magazine.. these onlookers instinctively became aggressive and restrained the perpetrator, one of them choking the man when needed, etc., and etc.. heroes, all of them, in my opinion.. none of them remained passive, thinking that this man wasn't really a threat to them personally so why get involved.
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I just finished Crisis of Conscience today....
by dontplaceliterature indisclaimer:.
i really hate to hijack this thread, but i wasted my one 24hr post on that window washing thread last night.
i don't think i'll have an opportunity to post this up here if i wait, and would like to get it done before the weekend.
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MrFreeze
I don't know mouthy... I told them that and they haven't disfellowshipped me yet. Yet, being the key word.
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They've Called a Snow Day
by jgnat inno field service in edmonton today.
twenty centimeters of the white stuff is expected over the weekend, "double whammy to wallop edmonton.
" our deep freeze winter festival is going ahead as planned, however.. p.s.
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MrFreeze
Snow days were the best. I remember once we even had a snow day on a Thursday night when the local football team was playing. I was so excited I got to watch it instead of go to the meeting.
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Assembly Day Points by a Member of the Governing Body
by Reopened Mind ina jw friend of mine sent me this email today:.
assembly day points...... .
brother morris, (member of the governing body).
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MrFreeze
Sounds like a talk David Splane gave once at an assembly I was at.
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Should America Apologize For Hiroshima?
by Bangalore inshould america apologize for hiroshima?.
http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/apologize-for-hiroshima/.
bangalore.
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MrFreeze
Nope, for several reasons. If they had not dropped the bombs, US would have invaded and a LOT more people would have died.
Anybody who says that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were just "civilian cities"are wrong. There were military bases there plus they were industrial cities with a lot of emphasis put on military manufacturing.
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Japan closed down 638 Congregations losing 5,337 Publishers....any ideas why? Internet?
by Witness 007 injapan had incredible increases in the 80's and 90's of 20-30 thousand publishers a year until it collapsed in 1998....figure since then till 2011 have been going down.. 1998 -222,912 publishers -3,802 congregation.
9 years later.. 2006 -217,519 publishers -3,164 congregations {loss of 5,357 publishers closed 638 congregations} .
{note that japan publishers average 31 hours a month compared to world 15 hours}.
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MrFreeze
I imagine soon there will be large decreases in the US as more and more people are being internet suave.
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Dead Birds And Fish
by EmptyInside indoes anyone have any idea why birds are literally dropping dead from the sky in four or five states.
and even in sweden,hundreds of birds are dead.
and fish are turning up dead too,not only in the states,but also brazil and new zealand.. they're trying to say new year's eve fireworks frightened the birds to death.
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MrFreeze
It's just some people playing a real life version of Angry Birds.
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Watchtower 1973 - "Scientific" article explains there were Dinosaurs on Noahs Ark! = College Education??!
by Witness 007 inthis article must have been written by bethels most advanced scientific mind......this is why we need a college education.. .
watchtower 1973 july 15 p.7 "question from readers.
when did the dinosuars become extinct?
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MrFreeze
You're all wrong and foolish. Clearly the dino bones were put here by Satan to test us.
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Is Forgiveness Overrated?
by leavingwt in.
is forgiveness overrated?.
if i'm being completely honest with myself, there is a short list of folks who i haven't forgiven.
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MrFreeze
Nope, it's not always necessary and I understand why some people don't forgive over certain things.
Me on the other hand, I'm always good and ready to forgive just so long as you are true of heart, show you want to be forgiven and work to correct the mistake you made against me. Then again, I've never had anything that bad done against me. Certainly, there might be things I would consider unforgiveable. I haven't been on the receiving end of anything like that yet.
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Hey everybody! My sister has just posted here. Her name is "whathappened"
by GrandmaJones ini am just thrilled.
i hope she starts a topic introducing herself to you all!.
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MrFreeze
Another one bites the dust! Welcome aboard. Hope you don't mind spending some time with some "evil" people.