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  Obama's speech writers used the strawman fallacies yesterday

  by moshe in

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  seems they liked using that fallacy a lot--.

  president obama has an, at times, well-deserved reputation for delivering his speeches well.

  certainly, the president made an impression today when he delivered his second inaugural address calling for a bolder, more expansive government that would be committed increasingly to the principles of liberalism, with characteristic soaring rhetoric.. unfortunately, another characteristic was also in evidence in obama's speech: namely, his tendency to argue against positions that nobody holds (and by extension, to mischaracterize his opponents' views so as to make them easier to argue against).

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  One Simple Question

  by magotan in

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  if we are to serve jehovah because of 'selflessness' and because 'love him' and not because of 'what he does for us', how is the 'promise of the paradise' not selfish?

  the faith hinges on it!.

  this has bothered me for a long, long time..

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  oh and welcome I didn't notice you were new.. and good luck sorting it all out ..
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  BADGES COMING TO LOCAL KINGDOM HALLS, FINALLY RESPECT I DESERVE!

  by AuntConnie in

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  badges are coming to distinguish real christian effort!

  1. badges: i want my badge to be different from the other brothers and sisters badges coming!

  the society has realized they can't live without us and now they are giving us a little something extra ,it's going to be a blast!

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  good idea Mormons have Badges.. that way people will be able to avoid you in public at first glance..
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  One Simple Question

  by magotan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if we are to serve jehovah because of 'selflessness' and because 'love him' and not because of 'what he does for us', how is the 'promise of the paradise' not selfish?

  the faith hinges on it!.

  this has bothered me for a long, long time..

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  yep!!! it's all F'd up now when I look at anything.... in the bible once your eyes are opened you can't shut them ..

  If Jesus paid the price why do we have to believe it.. the debt was settled or it wasn't..

  I wouldn't kill my kid because GOD told me too .. either

  the list goes on and on...

  did the angels have a tree of good and bad senario.. why or why not.. they sinned and lived.. double standard..
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  Do you have friends/family still in the organization waiting for a big "cleansing" to occur?

  by Pyramid Scheme in

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  2. beliefs

  i have had some great conversations with friends and family lately who are still in the organization.. when i explain my feelings and beliefs, and discuss a number of the scandals surrouding the wt, they agree with me 100% - even expressing some things i didn't expect them to say as far as doctrine and teachings.

  in other words, they can see the obvious problems and want them to change.

  all of them little trust in the leadership, and have expressed disgust with several elders in the congregations they attend.

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  aunt connie.. the verdict is finally in for me... you are hellarious.. I finally get you making fun of the JW's ..
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  Republican Party is pretty much done!

  by free2beme in

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  after leaving the jehovah's witnesses, i started getting in to politics.

  i naturally found myself going republican and voted a long those lines.

  however, with my more pagan nature and being pretty much against christianity.

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  the biggest fallacy is that they want smaller government... they just don't want a government employee to do a job they know the government should provide... they want it to go to a contractor... their contactor, so they can make a profit off the government..

  examples .. prisons .. the Iraq war ..
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  Please restart 2013

  by akafreelife in

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  2. friends

  this year is not going so great.

  lost my love, got forgotten on my birthday, car got hit the day before my birthday, car got hit yet again last weekend, and today i got a flat tire.

  what the f did i do to karma to deserve this crap?

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  Ya that never helps.. I went through the same thing two years ago.. I hooked up with GF from when I was in 7th grade.. we were twelve..

  It had been 25 years.. she was in Kentucky I live in Idaho.. she came out we hooked up she went back then we kept at it till she wants to come home to Idaho... everything felt so right... I was in love.. I went and got her, she moved in real quick (related to your story)... then things went to hell.

  I don't want to relive it but similar to ypur story.. I hung on when I nknew I should have walked .. So I appaud you for leaving when you did ..

  I didn't and suffered way longer than I should have.. but it isn't easy to let go of something you want.. so I know exactly how you feel..

  I really don't think there is a cure all for a broken heart.. But some day you will look back and it won't be so bad.. you just can't see it yet

  I listen to the cure when I'm down,, it's depesing some say.. but it takes me to the bottom so I can rise again

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxlNtm6lyI
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  Please restart 2013

  by akafreelife in

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  this year is not going so great.

  lost my love, got forgotten on my birthday, car got hit the day before my birthday, car got hit yet again last weekend, and today i got a flat tire.

  what the f did i do to karma to deserve this crap?

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  probably better to lamament here... I suggest when your out and about fake it ... If some asks, " how's it going"... LIE!!

  say " Things have never been better"
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  Please restart 2013

  by akafreelife in

  1. jw
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  this year is not going so great.

  lost my love, got forgotten on my birthday, car got hit the day before my birthday, car got hit yet again last weekend, and today i got a flat tire.

  what the f did i do to karma to deserve this crap?

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  dude that totally sucks.... sounds like you're in a slump... keep swingin man... ya just gotta keep swinging ..

  just one little victory will turn it around.
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  Christian questions to ask current JWs

  by Christ Alone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are some questions that i thought would be interesting to ask a jw if they were open to a free and open discussion.

  this assumes a christian worldview that the bible is the word of god.

  if you have any others, please post them!

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  Tater-T

  all that... whew!!

  and you could just ask ," why do you protect pedophiles?'' keep it simple