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  The Burden of Being Right by Tim Minchen

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  I can understand " The Burden of Being Right" it's a bit like my insomnia I don't loose any sleep over it.

  Anyway their (there) is nothing wrong with being right, if you don't abuse the privalige. (Am I right or wrong?)

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  I have noted many threads and posts on political inclinations....

  by The Rebel in

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  which i think is great, since as witnesses we never displayed any political inclinations.. but whilst political alligence means we are taking on new values, we are once again subject to trusting what the leaders say, and subject to propaganda from the media.. personally i see the irony of this situation, and must confess to being very skeptical, about supporting any political party.

  in fact i am glad as a witness i abstained from voting, because i believe history has shown the vote that would have shaped my conscience would have been misplaced.. anyway how convinced are you of your new political views?.

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  " HONESTLY WE'RE NOT LYING, WE'RE JUST BEING CONSERVATIVE WITH THE TRUTH"

  David Cameron " " Brittain is paying down its debts" infact since coming to power while the deficit had fallen the debt has risen.

  Geogge Osbourne boasting he halved the 1.7 EU surcharge, is not supported by published information.

  The list is as long as dubious watchtower quotes, but " facts " do come to expose lies" and I am glad Tony Blair has finally had to apologise for the Iraq war and admit he lied.( Now let's put him on trial for war crimes)

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  I have noted many threads and posts on political inclinations....

  by The Rebel in

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  which i think is great, since as witnesses we never displayed any political inclinations.. but whilst political alligence means we are taking on new values, we are once again subject to trusting what the leaders say, and subject to propaganda from the media.. personally i see the irony of this situation, and must confess to being very skeptical, about supporting any political party.

  in fact i am glad as a witness i abstained from voting, because i believe history has shown the vote that would have shaped my conscience would have been misplaced.. anyway how convinced are you of your new political views?.

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  Punk I always admire the way you call a spade a spade, but I hope you realise your above comment " POLITICIANS are FILTH" will forfeit you from this years queens honours list?

  As this means " Paul Jackson" will never become " Sir" " O.B.E " or even a " C.B.E" P Jackson, I suggest you take your above comments back. I also suggest you do so immediately, and send your apologies to :-

  Her Majesty, ( The Queen) Buckingham Palace, ( opposite St James Park) London

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  I have noted many threads and posts on political inclinations....

  by The Rebel in

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  which i think is great, since as witnesses we never displayed any political inclinations.. but whilst political alligence means we are taking on new values, we are once again subject to trusting what the leaders say, and subject to propaganda from the media.. personally i see the irony of this situation, and must confess to being very skeptical, about supporting any political party.

  in fact i am glad as a witness i abstained from voting, because i believe history has shown the vote that would have shaped my conscience would have been misplaced.. anyway how convinced are you of your new political views?.

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  I must say how fortunate I am, that I was raised in a given social order, in which instead of knowing hunger, I was able to accumulate wealth simply by being born and owning property in London rather than other less affluent areas of England.

  i mention the above, because once upon a time not so long ago I believed my being born ln London made me better than the average person. But I have come to realise if something exists in one place It doesn't mean it exists somewhere else. And if I had been born somewhere else I may have been bombed or suffered many other catastrophes.

  ok being baptised a witness was a CATASTROPHE I suffered but wasn't that because of politics? As in other lands through politics the Witnesses are banned. And is not politics why many " poor" today in England live on a level in which most have a refrigerator, television and cadgets than my rich grand-mother never had?

  So what am I trying to say?

  The civilization I see in my land Is the stupidity of many rich and poor alike not being satisfied, and pursuing ridiculous more wants more. Such propaganda is filled by the advertisers, selling to the rich " clothes worn by movie stars " and to the poor cheap mass production models of cloths worn by movie stars. But isn't it the political system that allows it?

  i can imagine in many lands where such materialism is not so important, more families returning home from work and eating supper together as a family, then helping the children with homework and enjoying quality time together. Such families I imagine are more likely to discuss politics together, or at least discuss a worldview. ( I accept such thinking could still be big brother, but unfortunately in England I think many people are materalistic, and also more interested in T.V soap operas, reality TV, & football than discussing politics or having a family meal together.

  So my point is ;-

  Q) why is a government happy that citizens can think this way?

  I ask the question because i am sure many who vote, put more effort in to how they wear there clothes to the election poll, than about the deeper issues of the impact of their vote. But as ex-witnesses our " Captive Minds" have been opened, and so surely if we have political alligence and vote, this should be well thought out?

  Therefore back to my O.P "I have noticed many threads and posts on political inclinations," should also ask:-

  A) Q) How much time do you spend on politics.

  B) Q) Do you really believe your vote will matter? ( remember how we had the theocratic vote in the K.H)

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  Does this sound like a man who is inspired by God?

  by Coded Logic in

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  absolutely disgusting!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqzc2m8_mba.

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  Samuel Herd G.B member " ...you would recognise if you truly love your husband you are not equipped mentally, emotionally,physically, somatically for the role of competition. You would never pit your mind against your husband"

  The Rebel, (Q) So to clarify Mr Herd, what you are infact saying is that when a husband questions the organisation, and its teachings, the wife is not equipped, mentally or emotionally to pit her mind against the husband and should share the husbands views on apostasy?

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  I have noted many threads and posts on political inclinations....

  by The Rebel in

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  which i think is great, since as witnesses we never displayed any political inclinations.. but whilst political alligence means we are taking on new values, we are once again subject to trusting what the leaders say, and subject to propaganda from the media.. personally i see the irony of this situation, and must confess to being very skeptical, about supporting any political party.

  in fact i am glad as a witness i abstained from voting, because i believe history has shown the vote that would have shaped my conscience would have been misplaced.. anyway how convinced are you of your new political views?.

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  which I think is great, since as witnesses we never displayed any political inclinations.

  But whilst political alligence means we are taking on new values, we are once again subject to trusting what the leaders say, and subject to propaganda from the media.

  Personally I see the irony of this situation, and must confess to being very skeptical, about supporting any political party. In fact I am glad as a witness I abstained from voting, because i believe history has shown the vote that would have shaped my conscience would have been misplaced.

  Anyway how convinced are you of your new political views?

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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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  Terry, from your posts I always feel you have accepted yourself for who you are, and the role fate has played in your life. This is why your posts are often such inspiring reading. And in my opinion it takes real masculinity to be so open and sensitive with your feelings.

  May I suggest that you purchase the film " Cinema Paradiso" as this film beautifully captures an exsperience similar to yours, I am sure this film will touch your heart in a very profound way, because it's such a liberating film, capturing the challenges of " presumed priorities" which can result in the injustice of fate and love.

  I won't spoil the plot for you, but in one scene we are shown all the endless kisses in film history that censorship tried to erase. Yet each of those kisses infact represented a love and tenderness, similar to your " beautiful story" .

  Kind Regards

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  My new Religion is The Truth.

  by LAWHFol in

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  what exactly is religion?

  why all of the pain?

  you either love religion (usually the one you call home), you hate it.. or you're somewhere in between, and you say "let bygones be bygones".

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  Thanks for the interesting O.P " LAWHF01" which raised some great questions.

  It has always fascinated me that many Christians were strict Stalinists in the field of politics, (the same could be said for Christians who supported Hitler) The argument was that Stalin, the leader of the communist party, fulfils the law of history, or in other words acts by the will of God; therefore one must obey Stalin.

  The above illustration is to show how easily people can be divided into "loyalties" between Caesar and their religion, and still believe " My religion is the truth".

  However for me the contradiction between Christianality and Stalinist philosophy cannot be overcome. What is less obvious is how a person can compromise their personal beliefs to follow completely the teachings of an organised religion ( such as I did as a witness).

  
  Therefore for me personally the line of reasoning " My new religion is the Truth" is a statement, in which I find very ambitious and has a tone of moral authority. I think a better O.P would have been " My new religion is the Truth :-) " because personally "truth" is just a word, and interpretation of words mean so many different things to people.

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  ISIS "Satan is described as roaring lion who prowls the earth, seeking whom he may devour".

  by James Mixon in

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  if you actually read the stories, satan doesn't do much other than to tempt people.

  into disobeying the dictates of god, who acts like a heavenly dictator with borderline.

  personality disorder.

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  An interesting thought, satan never lied, and Adam and Eve did not die on " The Day" they ate of the forbidden fruit. Also Satan never killed anybody in the bible, but Jehover has wiped out millions. Perhaps more importantly many believe God plans to kill 3,3000,000,000 in the future, whilst satan plans to kill 0.

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  Why does Antoine Leiris' powerful tribute to his wife, killed by ISIS in the Paris attacks, bother me so much?

  by nicolaou in

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  here is the translation of monsieur leiris' words;.

  friday night, you took an exceptional life - the love of my life, the mother of my son - but you will not have my hatred.

  i don't know who you are and i don't want to know, you are dead souls.

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  I totally agree with Viviane.

  But, if a battle is being raged, that doesn't mean the powers that be shouldn't fight back.

  Now in a different situation, for example if each week I saw my friends fighting against the enemy and being killed, and I see my country being bombed and innocent people killed, would i if my country asked remain a pacifist or would I sign up to fight?

  A) I don't think I could sit at home and watch the very fabric of my beliefs being destroyed? So I think being a pacifist is subject to circumstances, and in Monsieur Leiris circumstances I would be a pacifist, but under different circumstances,and if my country and the very heart of civilisation was being attacked ....well I think during the great wars as an Englishman, I could not have remained a pacifist.

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