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2nd amendment right ... where should it end?
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
one thing i like to do to test a theory is to take things to extremes or to their logical conclusion to see if the premises still hold.

very often, a claim that seems to make sense at a superficial level falls apart when you start to stretch it a little.. so let's play a game.. suppose the 2nd amendment is valid, that some "well regulated militia" really is necessary to hold the government to account.. obviously when this was drafted the government had access to the weapons of it's day which would be muskets!

so muskets all round.
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Mama Jackson Cashes in Ice Cream Money
by OrphanCrow in
1. jw
2. friends
michael jackson's estate sells stake in sony/atv music catalogue for $750m.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/sony-michael-jackson-music-catalog-1.3491828.

michael jackson's estate has agreed to sell its remaining stake in a lucrative music catalogue to sony corp. for $750 million us, the entities announced monday.the agreement for jackson's half-share of the sony/atv music publishing catalogue will give the company sole ownership of works by the beatles, bob dylan and other hit making musicians, including eminem and taylor swift.the deal is another posthumous blockbuster deal for jackson, whose estate has erased the singer's massive debts through a mixture of new music and movie ventures and re-releases of the singer's most popular music.jackson's estate benefits his mother and three children, known as prince, paris and blanket.. read full article at link.
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Interesting article about the evidence of the Jewish Exodus
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
the reality is that there is no evidence whatsoever that the jews were ever enslaved in egypt.

yes, there's the story contained within the bible itself, but that's not a remotely historically admissible source.

i'm talking about real proof; archeological evidence, state records and primary sources.
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These are Bernie supporters waiting for their free stuff
by Morning Warship in
1. jw
2. friends
garbage removed.
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Feeling A Bit Down Today
by jacobm in
1. jw
2. friends
hey y'all, .

i'm not sure about you, but i occasionally get those days where i feel a bit down, as if i have no friends.

i do have a number of great friends, though, and am very thankful for them.. i think it might have to do with the residual programming of having a "worldwide brotherhood".
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lf you could ask god questions what would they be?
by atomant in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
thought it might be an interesting exercise to read the variety of questions people might ask.
46
Any weapons enthusiasts here?
by Wonderment in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i knew i had a couple of firearms around the house, and one in the car.

however, i didn't realize i had seven, yes, seven of them, when i proceeded to count them.

the reason for that is that i haven't gone to the shooting range in years.
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Pro Gun Florida mom shot by 4 year old son
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
loaded gun under her car seat was picked up off the floor and the kid shot her in the back...the day before on facebook she boasted about his shooting skills.

what is wrong with this picture?
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Heil Trump. Sieg Heil.
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
crowd looking like they're doing the heil hitler salute to trump when he asks for a pledge and swear their support while calling for broadening torture laws.

trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/politics/donald-trump-florida-pledge-torture/.
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Quote about Honesty and lies of omission in latest Watchtower.
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
jesus honestly identified himself as the messiah, even though his truthful admission could allow the sanhedrin to claim that he was a blasphemer and could lead to his execution.—matt.

will we be honest in situations where a slight omission or twist of words might bring us material gain?.

article here.