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  How long until the WT takes advantage of Mexican earthquake?

  by Chook in

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  it will be another money call followed by a reminder about how the end is imminent..

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  " If Wt tries to pull off the same thing there as the do in the usa they may be dissopointed."

  Insurance or no insurance, they will be exploiting the response of well intended people to others in need. The Watchtower will ask for donations to help the brothers and sisters affected by the earthquake... and keep it. The help actually will come directly from the hard work and hard earned money of other brothers and sisters...and the donations, except for few dollars to disguise the scam, will disappear.
  
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  JWs Among the Least Educated in the US

  by jp1692 in

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  september 6th, 2017: a just released research survey shows once again that jehovah's witnesses are among the least educated people in the united states: .

  america’s changing religious identity.

  it is also interesting to note how jws rank in the categories of: income, insurance coverage and homeownership.

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  never a jw

  • "it surprises me that 9% of JWs have completed a college degree"

  Yes, based on my experience, 9% is too high I think JW's confuse any post high school education with college degree. I know many of them get 6 month to two year technical degrees. There's many doctor/dentist assistants, diaper changing "nurses", computer technicians, etc. These careers pay often two dollars above minimum wage.
  
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  The org tightens the noose on J.W.'s thinking.

  by The Fall Guy in

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  the manipulative use of language by the org in the upcoming circuit assembly talks is as good - or better - than any advertising conglomerate could devise.

  the mind-shaping wording is clearly used in order to deter critical thinking by the sheep.. face bad reports as jesus did (9 min.

  note to the speaker: explain why spiritually mature people do not become ashamed of the good news or dismayed when faced with negative propaganda.

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  never a jw

  Thank you Darkspilver. I am in you corner
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

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  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  never a jw

  • " I hope we 'self correct' but I am not optimistic"

  The scarcity of resources and environmental changes are the driving forces of self correction, but it may not go in the direction you hope. The well established rules of evolution will make that determination.
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

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  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  • "European cultural achievements deserve recognition and respect ... what they don't deserve is being trashed by 'activists'.

  Don't get too sensitive, the trashing has gone on back and forth for a very long time. Develop a thick skin and be willing to do some introspection. Controversies are easier to solve if we see ourselves as part of the human race and not just an individual with a certain skin color and costumes.

  By the way, I do believe that the ideas that came out of Europe were and still are superior to anything else in the world. That's obviously a bias opinion since I have lived in the West my whole life.
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

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  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  "It was usually Europeans who did this"

  Good point. I don't have a quarrel with who won what. Western civilization has been influenced mainly by great thinkers who lived north of or around the Mediterranean sea. I don't know what my life would have been if history takes another route, but I am grateful for the ancient Greeks and Romans and those who came after and picked up where they left off. My opinion is not to demonize the winners. It's only my opinion about a man who dared cross the Atlantic at a time when nobody dared. He deserves more credit than Charles Lindbergh for doing the same thing, but not much more.
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

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  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  • "Newsflash: everyone alive today, you included, is more than not likely descended from some victors of some conflict at some time or another, possibly more than one."

  That why I said "I don't give a f*&k about my ancestry" Whatever bad or good they did is not to my discredit or credit. Only what I do.
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
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  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  • "Not all cultures are equal, unfortunately"

  Agree 200%. My point still stands. Calling Columbus a discoverer is a Eurocentric idea. He didn't discover shit.
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

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  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  • "I'd bet if you examine it historically, the Indians there are statues of a lot worse than Columbus in terms of human rights."

  As a Libertarian, I don't care if all towns in the South start erecting statues of David Duke. It's their call. Tearing down statues is a local issue. Anyone has the right to put the statue of their favorite character, as long as it's done with his/her own money. My main point that I tried to make ad nauseam is that Columbus is overrated.
  
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  Columbus Circle monument could be next statue to go

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  christopher columbus could be next on the monuments chopping block.. the 76-foot structure honoring the explorer at columbus circle should be among the statues reviewed by the city for potential purging, city council speaker melissa mark-viverito said on monday.. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/columbus-circle-monument-could-be-next-statue-to-go/.

  if this goes on, these people are just validating what the orange one said, where will it stop?

  how will people 200 years from now look back on us?

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  • "Their civilization lost - I feel bad for people who suffered injustice but not for the culture. What did it produce? Where are the accomplishments? Where are the achievements?"
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  Agree. To the winners belong the spoils and the opportunity to write history. However, a good and objective history course should not be just about the people who won. Even Herodotus, the father of history, 2,500 years ago described in great details the life of the Persians. Kudos to him.

  • "Did he include gay marriage?"

  Touche. Screw MLK day then. I didn't like it that much anyways