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  Hypothetical question. There is no more guns on our streets, would the crime rate go down?

  by James Mixon in

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  it would eliminate drive by's (gangs).

  bank robbery.

  ( handing the bank teller a note, this is stick up without a gun).

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  far right, far left.... the answer is in the middle somewhere....

  in the meantime...... molon labe
  
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  Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

  by James Mixon in

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  san bernardino california.

  up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

  disabilities.

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  freemind.. i think the major problem is the mental health crisis. 50 years ago people with mental health problems were treated horribly with not much due process. It is much harder (and with good reason) to throw people in the loony bin now. I deal with mental health prof in my job pretty regularly and it seems like they are very conservative when determining to commit someone which is a good thing. I see the pendulum swinging back towards committing people who need to be committed and getting help for those that need help. Thats where we need to be... its happenening but its a slow process

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  CEDARS (Again) Is it really about religious beliefs?

  by Listener in

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  john cedars has posted his latest blog "the trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn't put you off becoming one)".

  i acknowledge that he is entitled to his opionin just as we are ours but i am disappointed in some of his comments.. at this stage i'll try to be objective about it.

  he is defending his own position after all.. what bothers me most is his comments about athiests and christians which he seems to identify as being in conflict with each other.

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  listener..

  The idea that the main three religions share and teach, namely that we are born sinful and need to be saved is repulsive. The idea that without a god we could not figure out right or wrong is insulting.

  So at their very basic level they are repulsive. Everything after that is just window dressing and at a store that I would not want to shop at.

  pbrow

  edit... I would also agree that religion is not yet obsolete but is becoming obsolete.
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  Watchtower properties for sale website

  by NewYork44M in

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  here is a great site in case anyone is interested in acquiring wt property in brooklyn heights.

  https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com/.

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  History in the making....

  Short history as the END OF THE FUCKING WORLD IS COMING ANY DAY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY--or what?

  by Terry in

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  is this a beautiful story, or what?.

  act one________.

  now in an ordinary romance of the golden hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.in a cary grant, debra kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.. in my story, the young man is a conscientious objector who goes to prison instead of off to the vietnam war.

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  Bravo!!

  Live for the future or die in the past!

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  Is the JW Broadcasting having good results for the Org?

  by thewalker in

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  when speaking with brothers, i can see they really like the jw.org site more than magazines and books.

  i can imagine them publishing more and more articles and news as it's more dynamic and creates a sense of alert with brothers looking for new articles to read instead of the boring monthly magazines.. but when it comes to the jw broadcasting, it's something different.

  even elders admit they aren't watching the monthly broadcastings.

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  I would agree with the rest.

  Hearing the name Russell, Rutherford or Franz has a sense of mystery and awe for the dubs. Those men were SOOOOOO spiritual! They had to be! Look at all the spiritual truths they wrote. Seeing them at a convention had a sense of spiritual enlightement and a rarified air for rank and file dubs. Hearing their voices on cassette tapes or cd's was a treat! Their rare physical presence was their strength.

  Now these fucktards are parading themselves in front of all of us on a regular basis. They are showing themselves to be the exact same overpowering, condescending and insecure men that are in the everyday dub's congregation. They are losing the mystery of being the "governing body" and turning themselves into everyday asshat elders.

  The current governing body is one of our best assets in waking up the semi-conscious class.

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  The "overly attached witness parents" problem

  by scaredtospeak in

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  it's so good to finally be nineteen years old.

  graduated from high school, taken more seriously as an adult.

  i even have a job.

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  "I have the means to Move back to the state where I grew up. Two of my older brothers (that want nothing to do with the church) live there, as does my boyfriend of two years."

  Just put one foot in front of the other and ....

  Welcome to your new life!!!!!

  Grab the bull by the horns and run with it!

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  Looking for a certain image

  by magotan in

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  hey, i'm looking for a certain image.

  it's one of the more dopey series of images from about five years ago.

  about a "sister" who goes off the rails and she gets counseled and she's dressing all "immodestly" which is really just a streak of color in her hair.

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  I feel confident in saying that brother who had to get his "tats" for this picture did not want to take them off for a while!

  Personally though... I hate the taste of breastmilk right after smoking!

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  Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY--or what?

  by Terry in

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  is this a beautiful story, or what?.

  act one________.

  now in an ordinary romance of the golden hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.in a cary grant, debra kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.. in my story, the young man is a conscientious objector who goes to prison instead of off to the vietnam war.

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  As Monte Cristo tells Maximilien at the end of "The Count of Monte Cristo".....

  Wait... and Hope

  I am very happy for you!

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  Reflections

  by Frenchy in

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  im starting a new thread because its time i left the bergman discussion.

  i would like to address some comments made by ahhah, however, comments which have given me reason to look deep into myself.. even then, i wonder how objective a person could ever be after having had part of their life taken from them by a cult association.

  on the other hand, who else (other than an ex-jw) would ever care enough to work as tirelessly as he seems to have in attempting to document the potential harm of this religion (biased as it may be).

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  This thread is an excellent although painful thread to read. I feel sad, hurt and angry at the same time.

  If I could digress for one minute for all the people who are just thinking about leaving, starting to leave or are in the middle of the painful, seemingly unending process of getting out.

  Here is an anecdotal story that I hope gives you some hope...

  My oldest got her first job at a local business that recreates the Polar Express trip to the north pole. My wife, myself and my youngest went to the dress rehearsal yesterday. As I could hear the kids yelling and dancing in the train, hopeful to see santa or even an elf, christmas songs started to break out in the various parts of the train. My wife and our youngest started singing along and to my suprise my youngest knew all the words, while I knew only the main lines. Hearing my youngest sing "Frosty the Snowman" had such a huge emotional impact on me that I was glad the lights in the train were not working! I have never doubted leaving when I found out TTATT, but it was not easy. The childhood that my daughters are having is worlds different then the childhood I had. Not only different but better, much better!

  All the worrying about the future, arguing with family members and the inevitable shunning by decades old "friends" IS worth it. The thoughts that my life was wasted or squandered on missed opportuinites is the wrong way to think about your time in this cult. Going through what I and many others have gone through has forged me into who I am today. My experience has given me the skill set to make sure my kids will see what the real life is. Not the one that is restricted and built on lies meant to keep us servile to a group of men in NYC or any other group of men anywhere!

  pbrow