Posts by Rivergang

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Prince Philip dies aged 99

by LoveUniHateExams in

born philippos, prince of denmark and greece in 1921, prince philip has died aged 99 years old (june 1921 - april 2021).. a very long, quite remarkable life lived.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaqxest27_e.

Rivergang

A war hero in his own right, Prince Philip was mentioned in dispatches whilst serving on board HMS Valiant during the Battle of Cape Matapan in WWII.

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Derek Chauvin - The Right to a Fair Trial

by Simon in

anyone following the derek chauvin trial?.

if you are actually following it, not just listening to the media, you will likely realize that there is a huge gap between what is going on in court and what is being reported in the media.. if the trial was fair, i think he should be acquitted.

there is plenty of reasonable doubt about the cause of death (his dealer doesn't want to testify because he could be guilty of 3rd degree murder for selling him a fatal amount of fentanyl) and even doubt over whether the officer even had his knee on the guys neck or did anything counter to what they were meant to do as per policy.. but is it fair?

Rivergang

In general terms, the “Rule of Three” applies to the human body’s requirements for food, water and oxygen

- three weeks without food

- three days without water

- three minutes without oxygen

After three minutes without oxygen, brain cells start dying off - a process that is irreversible (and while that may sound humerous, that is all that is funny about it). Death is then likely within four to six minutes afterwards.

There have been some unusual cases in which people have survived at lot longer without oxygen, but that is exactly what they are - unusual.

The industry I work in requires regular retraining in CPR / Live Switchboard Rescue. Over the nearly 50 years that I have been engaged in this field of work, it has always been emphasised that seconds count. The longer you delay starting CPR, the likelihood of death increases exponentially.

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Losing My Religion - America's progressive estrangement from organized religion

by EdenOne in

this article on the latest gallup survey:.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/america-losing-religion-effects-long-093028404.html.

in 1937, 73% of americans would be affiliated with some organized religion; that number remained steady until 1999: (70%); the 21st century brought about a major shift: 50% in 2018; 47% in the latest survey.. children who grew up in households without organized religion are less likely to affiliate to some form of organized religion.. it's not only a generational difference; the growth in those who express no religious preference is also on the rise in generation x (those born between mid 1960's and early 1980's).

Rivergang

Humans are wired for religion

Sad to say, that would be correct.

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Jw spokesman Says door to door preaching not coming back!

by nowwhat? in

https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.

hope link works.

Rivergang

That would be an easy way for them to avoid meeting attendance while still being counted as attending the meeting. What do you folks think of that?

Holding any sort of meetings on line definitely has its limitations! (I think that I can speak from some experience, having been working "remotely" for the last three weeks).

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Watchtower fined in Belgium

by Vanderhoven7 in

jehovah's witnesses in belgium have to pay €12k fine for shunning policy.

news.

you have probably heard of the trial going on in belgium about the shunning policy of jws.

Rivergang

I don’t recall much being made about 1984.

However, my perception might have been coloured by the fiasco of 1975 (of which much was made - and anyone who tries to say otherwise is an artist of the bull variety - either that or they haven’t a bloody clue what they are talking about!)

As to “favouring” 1944/1844 over 1914, they present a case that there might be a better case for 1844 - while acknowledging that all dates are total nonsense.

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Watchtower fined in Belgium

by Vanderhoven7 in

jehovah's witnesses in belgium have to pay €12k fine for shunning policy.

news.

you have probably heard of the trial going on in belgium about the shunning policy of jws.

Rivergang

There is a misconception here that this Belgian court decision is dictating to people whom they must associate with.

Rather, it is upholding the right of individuals to choose for themselves whom they want to associate with or not; and reminding religion that it may not take that right away from the individual.

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Watchtower fined in Belgium

by Vanderhoven7 in

jehovah's witnesses in belgium have to pay €12k fine for shunning policy.

news.

you have probably heard of the trial going on in belgium about the shunning policy of jws.

Rivergang

Well said, Phizzy.

There are "Voluntary associations", and there are "Voluntary associations". Extricating oneself from a high-control group such as the Jehovahs Witnesses is not nearly as straight forward a process as it may first seem to be (particularly to those whose understanding of such matters is of a more superficial nature).

Sadly, too, you are quite correct about the number of suicides which result from their cruel policy of shunning. Sad as it is, it shouldn't be any great surprise, and is also seen amongst other high-control groups who similarly practice shunning (such as the Exclusive Brethren). Each one of those persons who thus commits suicide is just as dead as anybody who in previous centuries was burned at the stake or stoned to death.

Religious freedom is not absolute. That is the only reason why heretics are no longer burned at the stake for infringement of "theocratic" rules.

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Do You Support The Death Penalty ?

by minimus in

jw
friends

do you support the death penalty or do you think the worst punishment should be incarceration?.

Rivergang

If the courts could be guaranteed to get their act together and not convict the wrong person, I would say "go for it".

All too often in this country, a person sentenced to "life" for murder walks free after just ten years of imprisonment.

That surely cheapens human life.

However, our courts are almost by-words for incompetence, so I do have reservations about entrusting the judicial system with making life and death decisions. It would be just like them to send the wrong person to the gallows!

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