Jehalapeno

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  Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Baker Who Refused to Bake Cake for Gay Couple

  by Simon in

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  seems like such an obviously correct decision to overturn the previous overreach - it should never have been necessary to go to the supreme court but happened because the rights of the religious were being ignored.. as the fundamental level, no one should be able to compel you to work for them or to provide services that go against your beliefs, and certainly not have the government be able to force you to comply.. if this was allowed there would be so many unreconcilable situations that would clog up courts over nonsense.. i also have little patience for these activists that intentionally look to be offended.

  it really doesn't do their cause any good to go round looking to make trouble for people.

  it's also misguided because it ends up strengthening religious rights over effectively stupid issues.. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/us/politics/supreme-court-sides-with-baker-who-turned-away-gay-couple.html.

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  Jehalapeno

  I saw someone earlier in the thread say this was a “narrow decision.”

  How is a 7-2 vote a narrow decision?
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  For the Conspiracy Theorists

  by berrygerry in

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  2. scandals

  geoff jackson speaking at a france dedication:.

  then he said (i'm quoting him best i can remember, but you'll get the idea): "imagine if next week i go back to us and you see in the news that the whole gb was arrested for no reason.

  how'd you react?

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  I was skeptical when I heard apostates talking about the “Tight Pants” talk. Then I went to my assigned replay of that meeting on the next day and it was all confirmed to me.
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  Season 1 Episode 1 A&E Cults and Extreme Belief (Video)

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. scandals

  https://www.aetv.com/shows/cults-and-extreme-belief/season-1it will post soon on site..

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  Jehalapeno

  I loved the show.

  I thought it was great and things like this will inoculate the public to think twice before listening to JWs.

  I did have one criticism, though. And this is just a criticism when putting myself in the shoes of an indoctrinated JW.

  The way A&E edited the show, it looked like the woman wasn't really crying. Like, I'm sure she was, but every time it looked like she was going to have tears streaming down her face, they cut away...it made the times she got choked up seem less genuine, from a critical point of view.

  I'm not blaming Romy for this. I think it was an editing issue. They should have shown her tears...

  If I was a JW watching that, my confirmation bias would focus on that and say, "She must be lying...she's not even really crying."
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  UK justice..

  by zeb in

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  tommie robinson has reported often about what he sees as the demise of british society by the imposition of 'sharia' norms.. https://www.infowars.com/update-tommy-robinson-gets-13-months-for-livestreaming-outside-courthouse/?utm_source=nightly+newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3ceb30f6-email_campaign_2018_05_25_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e12661a83c-9e3ceb30f6-38680565.

  yesterday he was jailed for 13 months for reporting outside a court in the uk.

  his was a non violent offence.. what no community service?

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  It may be legal in the UK to put a gag on media to prevent them from reporting on a court proceeding, but it doesn't make it right.

  It's legal in Pakistan to execute apostates of Islam. That doesn't make it right.

  Just because legal procedures are followed doesn't mean it's not abusing an individual's human rights.

  The principles of freedom of speech and the press must be defended at all cost. Change the law and sequester the Jury, if you're afraid they'll be tainted by reporting.
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  Gun violence in schools is still a statistical anomaly, despite the amount of media coverage they get.

  in fact, the media covers them so extensively precisely because they are statistical anomalies.

  People die in car accidents every day, but the ones that get the most media coverage are usually those involving hit-and-runs or alcohol.
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  What’s your favorite "News" website?

  by Wonderment in

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  2. experiences

  news in general are supposed to be unbiased.

  but given how commercial and political interests get their tentacles around them, finding a fully unbiased news website is not so easy.. here in america some would rather trust bbc or reuters than they do cnn or fox news.

  any favorites?.

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  Drudge Report, Daily Wire, And last, but not least, my favorite: r/the_donald
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  What Should I Say?

  by cookiemaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i need a bit of advice.

  i've been pimo for a long time and fading more and more.

  i occasionally attend for family but never give any answers or actively participate in any way.

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  You know, here's an idea.

  If they really press as to why you're not participating any longer, just say, "Well, I was quite discouraged that you keep accusing me of being an apostate, so I lost joy. But I'm still here, however, I would appreciate it if you gave me some space and time to get over your betrayal instead of continuing to harp on me like the FBI."
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  Jesus Christ Sniper Star (Parody of Convention Video)

  by Jehalapeno in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpfxz4k49k.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTPfXz4K49k
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  The political left, perfectly captured in one short video exchange

  by Simon in

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  this perfectly encapsulates the behaviour and opinions of the left and dave rubin nails it - "you're not oppressed, you're entitled".. lots of of shouting and claims of being denied rights to speak but nothing really to say when given a mic, just endless shouting and baseless confused claims about 'free speech'.

  hey, some blm bitches try and get in on it too because, why not.. constant "i have a question, i have a question ..." as though she isn't allowed to ask it when the reality is she really has nothing to say, she just wants to stop other people being able to talk.

  what a stupid cunt.. sadly, the left is indoctrinating a generation to think that *this* is what political discourse and "taking a stand" is.

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  I'm sure we can engage the topics without resorting to using easy but inaccurate names as a substitute for real thinking.

  Exactly. Let’s stop calling the left “liberal.” They’re authoritarians.
  
  
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  Sarah Huckabee Sanders, new member of the Governing Body

  by ShirleyW in

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  2. friends

  the woman has been deflecting the orange one's lies for quite sometime now as we all know, but after hearing her doing the same about the staff member who dissed mccain, i say she's an excellent candidate for the governing body, "nothing ever happened, we didn't say that, yes the number of 144,000 is growing every year and we accept that".

  i mean, why look elsewhere, she would fit in perfectly.. btw, that's also what i say with all the drumpf supporters that show up at his rallies he holds whenever his sensitive, deflated ego needs a boost.

  they cheer and rave just like the blind followers do at the circuit assemblies, they would make excellent jws, they have no problem buying into bullshit without putting any thought into anything that's being said..

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  “The orange one...”

  I thought we weren’t supposed to judge people by their skin color?

  Is it okay to call Obama “The Brown one”?