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  Medical marijuana

  by Mikethegreek in

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  hey everyone.... i'm new to this but i would like to run my experience with medical marijuana past you.

  i'm 48 years of age and have been in the truth for my whole life.. i suffer from ankylosing spondilitis and have for many many years.

  it's a debilitating form of spinal arthritis and the symptoms of this auto-immune disorder affect more than my spine.

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  It's an inevitability here in the U.S.

  Even Trump, a self-proclaimed teetotaler (I doubt he is), has publically stated that he would support a bill for the decriminalization of Marijuana.
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  On leaving JW's and hating religion...

  by Jehalapeno in

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  2. friends

  it's been nearly 4 years now since i completely woke up to the watchtower lies.. thinking back on my jw life, during the time i believed, the organization truly did teach us to hate all beliefs that were contrary to the watchtower's.. i hated "false" religion.. so, when i finally woke up and applied critical thinking to my beliefs, i just went on hating religion in general...only this time i added jw's to that list.. a few months of waking up, i decided to base my beliefs on evidence.

  i didn't want to have a set of beliefs unless there was some logic or evidence behind it.

  so, now i consider myself an atheist.. and i kept on hating religion.. within the last six months or so, something has changed.

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  Jehalapeno

  It's been nearly 4 years now since I completely woke up to the Watchtower lies.

  Thinking back on my JW life, during the time I believed, the organization truly did teach us to hate all beliefs that were contrary to the Watchtower's.

  I hated "false" religion.

  So, when I finally woke up and applied critical thinking to my beliefs, I just went on hating religion in general...only this time I added JW's to that list.

  A few months of waking up, I decided to base my beliefs on evidence. I didn't want to have a set of beliefs unless there was some logic or evidence behind it. So, now I consider myself an atheist.

  And I kept on hating religion.

  Within the last six months or so, something has changed. I suddenly don't hate religion anymore.

  I'm still an atheist, but I've been reading a lot on Western Civilization and the contributions made to liberalism by religious ideas. The idea of a free press was started by religious people in an effort to get the bible into the hands of the layperson.

  The idea of being tolerant of others beliefs, even if you disagree with them, started because of religion. John Locke was extremely influential on the enlightenment period and the liberal movement. The framers of the United States Constitution was heavily influenced by Locke and other liberal thinkers of their day.

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  I kind of took a detour there. I guess what I'm saying is that, even though I don't agree with believers and see no evidence of it:

  IT'S OK TO BELIEVE IN GOD.

  I truly feel that holding on to that tradition in our society is important to the preservation of individual human rights.

  I do still detest certain religious practices, like the honor killings in the middle east, treatment of women, treatment of homosexuals. But religion, in general, has come a long way since the middle ages. Islam needs a reformation on the human rights front, I feel. But other than that, I think religion is continuing to get less oppressive over time. Hell, even Saudi Arabia is allowing women to drive now!

  Anyhow, sometimes when leaving a group like the JWs, the pendulum can swing wildly the opposite direction. I think my pendulum is starting to get more centered now. Though I still am basing my beliefs on evidence, I no longer have any issue with people that want to believe in God.
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  Just seen on Twitter: Ol' Rubber Face Steven Lett - Obedience Required

  by jp1692 in

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  just seen on twitter: .

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  DoC: here’s the link: https://twitter.com/covertfade/status/1012006373830332416?s=21

  its nothing but a picture.
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  Wouldn't be great if it was trump that convinced Russia to stop persecuting the JW's

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  after all those prayers and letters that didn't do squat.

  and it was trump that helped the russian brothers.

  then what would the jdub's say?

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  I'd rather see Putin tell Trump what the ORG really is and move him to investigate the dubs in the USA

  Can you imagine the cries of "muh russia collusion" if that happened?
  
  
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  Wouldn't be great if it was trump that convinced Russia to stop persecuting the JW's

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
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  after all those prayers and letters that didn't do squat.

  and it was trump that helped the russian brothers.

  then what would the jdub's say?

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  That Jehovah made him do it

  ”Just as Jehovah put it into Pharoah’s heart to let Israel go, he moved Trump to lobby on behalf of our multinational publishing corporation.”
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  Americans, be happy with Trump, Europe lost it.

  by fulano in

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  2. current

  look at what is happening in europe now, the filth that is trying to enter here.. https://youtu.be/putezss32m8.

  uk.... https://youtu.be/jbvxndnd4t4.

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  I agree immigration needs to be highly controlled, but Trump is the extreme other end of the scale.

  Are you saying Trump is too lenient with immigration? Because that would be the other end of the scale from highly controlled.
  
  
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  Sarah Huckabee Sanders Kicked Out Of Restaurant For Supporting Trump

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i think it’s ridiculous to kick people and families out of a restaurant because of politics.

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  Jehalapeno

  So if a white Senator had done this when Obama was in office, they'd immediately be labeled a "racist", run out of office, protests, etc. But when a black woman does this against Trump, it's perfectly fine? Nothing to see here? Free speech? All libs are for it?

  I'm a liberal. I think what Waters did was extremely reprehensible, just as I thought Trump was wrong to say, "Knock the crap out of him, would you? I promise you, I will pay your legal fees," in Cedar Rapids Iowa in 2015.

  I still voted for Trump.

  You are correct, though, that there is selective outrage on the left. People need to realize, the left isn't liberal any longer.
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  Do You Believe Hunger Strikes Truly Accomplish Anything?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see that stars are protesting something and to make a point, they go on a hunger strike.

  prisoners sometimes are angry over their treatment and decide to stop eating.

  some feel laws should be changed and make their point by refusing to eat.. do hunger strikes give you pause?

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  Jehalapeno

  While I support people's right to protest in this manner if they choose to, I think it's dumb.

  Who are they hurting? Themselves.

  Do you think the people they're protesting against actually care if they go hungry or not? Nope.
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  Does anyone know of this guy, or agree with his statements on racial differences in IQ?

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are some quotes by the guy, from his youtube channel.

  his name is stefan molyneux, and he’s apparently popular among the alt-right crowd.

  he’s also widely quoted on these discussion boards, by certain ex-jws, who use him to help promote their political views.

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  There are racial differences in IQ. Fact. Uncomfortable fact, but it's a fact.

  This isn't a bad thing, though. This doesn't mean one race is superior to another.

  I technically have a much higher IQ than my wife, but she's still the smart one, in my opinion. I've made a lot of poor decisions in my life, but I wouldn't say that about her. She handles the finances and is more responsible with adulting than I am.

  I was evaluated when I was 22 by a psychiatrist and told I had a 142 IQ.

  People tell me that's high and that it's low-end genius level. But I don't see it. I don't feel like a genius. Like I said, I've made some very dumb decisions in my life. Bad financial decisions, bad career decisions, and bad education decisions.

  However, I have always been good at taking tests. Especially tests that contain a good portion of multiple choice questions.

  Just because someone is good at taking tests doesn't make them superior at anything but taking tests.

  So, I don't put a lot of stock into IQ when it comes to success. It's just a number and isn't a good measure on whether a person is good at life, a good person, or not.
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  Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Baker Who Refused to Bake Cake for Gay Couple

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  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

  Hateful messages aren’t against the law in the US.

  Only if they specifically incite violence.