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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

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  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  So why don't we feel the same compassion about the pain of chimps? Or Gorillas? Why isn't the killing of them deemed murder? It should be - if you're going to make laws around the 'personhood' of a fetus, capacity to suffer being the deciding factor.

  Murder is a distinctly human crime. But I think most people are against the needless killing and avoidable suffering of animals. Sadly, not enough pay attention to cruel factory farming methods or the products they buy (such as those containing palm oil)
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  If you're allowed into the HQ for a guided tour, you may not be quite the "activist" you imagine you are.
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  Each state, regardless of the size of its population gets to send two people to the USA Senate. Since urban areas with large populations tend to be more politically liberal than areas with much smaller populations (such as rural areas), political conservatives get more representation in the US Senate than would otherwise be the case.

  That protects rural areas from the "tyranny of the majority" where a few large cities would effectively dictate what happens in the entire country, to their benefit.

  It's a great system and it's worked.
  
  
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  It was done using tricks to get certain people into SCOTUS.

  It was done using due process instead of mobs, violence and intimidation.

  This is the will of the majority, not the whims of the thugs.
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  re: the bethel tours. It is odd. I seem to remember them being fairly strict on dress and grooming if your congregation was going to visit, but maybe their standards have dropped. But two explanations, both plausible:

  It's not about us vs them, it's about the old-boys-club / in crowd vs the plebs.

  They really don't know who the fuck they are. They are insignificant to the WTS.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Lesson 1: stay away from the weird touchy-man.
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  Has Anyone Had any JWs PHYSICALLY Put Their Hands On You (And Not Within A Family Unit Situation)?

  by HiddlesWife in

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  2. scandals

  i was asking the above question because a pomo friend of my family told me about an incident involving her and a couple of dubs who were physically abusive in the past.. a single sister who was running around from one cong to another cong looking for a husband.

  she was visiting my friend's cong for less than a year.

  there was a commuter bethellite bro who was very friendly towards my friend (which i'll call her "q") and her fam members.

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  That read a bit like a Bond novel.

  Just take the "dub" part out and you have regular people doing regular dysfunctional people stuff. Not sure what the JW influence is meant to do, if anything, because they don't promote that sort of behavior.

  They just sound like dysfunctional people, the sort that would be on daytime TV talk / fight shows.
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  Different interpretations then on if it is murder or not. Ultimately just more imposing one’s own view on others.

  That's the definition of law and order. Society decides what is and isn't acceptable, passes laws and imposes the will of the people.

  If we start with the premise that murder is wrong and work back, eventually we get to teens, preteens, toddlers and babies.

  You still with me? That's still clearly wrong, agreed?

  So take whatever baby, and they kill it the day before. Still not OK, with me?

  The day before that?

  How far back do you want to go before you say "OK, kill it!"?

  If your claim is on viability then you're into the ~24 week territory.

  If you want to be taken seriously, you have to have serious reason to your claims. Throwing your arms up and saying "any abortion should be allowed" is clearly monstrous, barbaric, and indefensible.
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  Experiences with kiss up kick down Jehovahs witnesses

  by hoser in

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kiss_up_kick_down.

  i’ll go first.. in a previous congregation we had a pioneer couple that have since gone on to be gilead graduates and are now either in circuit work or translation.

  they checked all the boxes off the societies list so they were exemplary.

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  A JW cannot be excommunicated for the sole act of taking another believer to court

  And they wouldn't be, it would be for bringing reproach upon Jehovah or the congregation. Whatever BS they want to invent, they don't need any legitimate reason!
  
  
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  Roe vs Wade Overturned by US Supreme Court!

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  i know there was a leak a few weeks back, but this really does seem to have come out of the blue.. the anomaly was the original decision.

  it clearly had no basis in law or the constitution, and was a flimsy, ridiculous ruling.

  plus the whole thing was based on a fraudulent case in the first place.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898.

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  Seems like the Dems were intent on killing off more of "their base".

  They keep them inline in other ways.

  It's really about planned parenthood being a money laundering operation of the democratic party.

  They gave something like $45m to them in the 2020 election, and then the dems ensure they are given taxpayers money in return.

  Round and round the money goes, where it stops, nobody knows ... oh wait, we do. Biden.