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.
So, to sum up this thread, the people that like guns still like guns and the people that hate guns still hate guns...just like all the other times the subject has come up.
That's why I regret starting that useless "evidence for God" thread. It did no good...didn't convince anyone on either side of anything new.
I quit...good luck with the forum everyone.
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.
My advice keep giving opinions and by all means stay away from such a dangerous scary place.
Agreed. From the way you all talk about America, it sounds like you just shouldn't come over here. It's too dangerous for you all. You're best off staying where you're at and letting me eat your share of Barbecue and tacos.
someone asked for a second source on this, so i'm putting this out there to those who may have visited the new wt hq lately and know it to be true.
i had read from others on the ex-jw subreddit that had taken a tour recently at wt hq, that they had been shown photos of a mountain in china, and told that this is where all of the granite is being mined from and shipped over to new york to use at the site of the new wt hq.
apparently, it was cheaper for them to do this and have the local brothers in china mine it, then having to by tons upon tons of granite here in the usa, even wholesale.
hey all,.
almost finished with a "little free library" to set up in front of the house and was wondering if anyone else has put one of these up?
got to thinking that it may get filled up with my tots fav periodicals, watchtower and awake.. anyone else had any experience with this?
We have a bunch in our area.
Everytime I see JW literature in them, I take the stuff and trash it immediately.
If it is YOUR library, you could put a sticker on there that looks something like this:
someone asked for a second source on this, so i'm putting this out there to those who may have visited the new wt hq lately and know it to be true.
i had read from others on the ex-jw subreddit that had taken a tour recently at wt hq, that they had been shown photos of a mountain in china, and told that this is where all of the granite is being mined from and shipped over to new york to use at the site of the new wt hq.
apparently, it was cheaper for them to do this and have the local brothers in china mine it, then having to by tons upon tons of granite here in the usa, even wholesale.
ttdtt gives a logical, rational response...then gets a dislike.
This forum is completely ridiculous sometimes.
morning warship - he was the only restraint and i'm not saying that lightly.
i know there are a dozen others here who were in bethel back in the early 2000's who know what i'm talking about.
he actually kept me thinking this was jehovah's org because of his sincerity as if the holy spirit was operating in him.
Sydlik and Swingle were cut from the same metal, in my opinion. I think they were both secret apostates hoping to effect change from within.
I didn't know Sydlik as well as I knew Swingle, though. But Dan seemed to be of similar personality.
but i have been undercover for about 3 years.
recently i stopped going and faded(close to a year without stepping into the hall) .
an old flame of mine (who is active witness) came back into the picture.
Do NOT admit to being alone with her. They can use that as circumstantial evidence and still take Judicial action. (They have taken judicial action against individuals of the opposite sex that did nothing immoral and just spent the night together in the same house in different rooms.)
So, deny anything out of line happened and deny being alone with her in a situation that could have been compromising.
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/.
sir82 - A fiscally conservative yet socially liberal party would win the next 50 years of elections.
Now that I can get behind. It'd be like the Libertarian party, just without all the isolationism and anarchy.
the truth, the org is the truth...ummm...let's think about that...i was thinking that the bible is the truth & what it does is that it reveals the truth about you...the more you read the bible the more you may see yourself & your actions.
you may be a person who judges people, the bible will show you what's wrong with that...viola, another truth revealed about you.
you may be a prideful person, you read a story in the bible about that...again, it's another truth revealed about you.
What about....?
We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Book of Mormon & is ready for correction....that's where the truth comes in...The Book of Mormon reveals our true selves...Again, the truth is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then truly the Truth can set you free from all your messed up ways...
....or...
We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads Dyanetics & is ready for correction....that's where the truth comes in... Dyanetics reveals our true selves...Again, the truth is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then truly the Truth can set you free from all your Thetans...
....or...
We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Koran & is ready for correction....that's where the truth comes in...The Koran reveals our true selves...Again, the truth is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then truly the Prophet can set you free from all your messed up ways...allahu akbar.
...or...
We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Pali Canon & is ready for correction....that's where enlightenment comes in...The Pali Canon reveals our true selves...Again, enlightenment is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then being truly enlightened can set you free from all your messed up ways...,
...or...
We are all guilty of judging, gossiping, having sex out/inside marriage, drinking, drugging & countless other things. So when one reads the Tao-te Ching & is ready for correction....that's where harmony comes in...The Tao-te Ching reveals our true selves...Again, harmony is not outside of us, it's inside of us to be revealed....then being truly harmonious can set you free from all your messed up ways...,
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.
OrphanCrow: This is what it looks like on my end...Must be a mac thing.
