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  Elders intimating protesters at Jehovah's Witness conventions

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  be courageous - jehovah's witness convention 2018. .

  here is a video that caligirl7525 posted where she is protesting with a small sign at the .

  ''be courageous 2018 convention.

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  Dr. Who beat me to it!
  
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  New Poll : Trump 37% Approval Rating

  by jp1692 in

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  almost 2/3rds of the country do not approve of the president.

  (i just thought you might wanna know) 🤓.

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  Um, no, Minimus.

  I can respect the office of the POTUS and not the person in it.

  I recognize that Trump is currently the President of the United States, but that does not make him MY president. If that is truly what you believe, then you are confused about what it means to be an American.

  As a teacher of US History, I have spent many years studying the foundations of our country, it's triumphs and failures, its strengths and its weaknesses. I am very familiar with the values and institutions upon which this society has been built and has grown—becoming what it currently is with all its beauty and its flaws.

  It is my job to teach young minds to understand our history, its meaning and significance as they take their place in our society. It is my job to help them develop the necessary critical thinking skills to analyze complex situations and to make decisions, some which are often difficult and with no clear-cut or easy answers. It is my job to teach young adults to be willing to take a stand for what they believe in and to do so with all the necessary courage of their convictions that they may follow through and make a difference in the world. This is the only way that things ever change.

  These things are my job, but they are more than that. Much, much more. I take great pride in the difference I make in the lives of my students as I teach them—not what to think, but—how to think!
  

  The concepts of loyalty, sanctity and liberty are not mere words to me. They mean something. They mean everything. This country was founded by a small group of very brave souls that threw off the oppressive yoke of an abusive tyrant. Authority misused is authority that does not deserve to be recognized. That's what it means to me to be an American. That is our tradition. That is our birthright.

  My loyalty is to the fundamental, sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded. No doubt you've heard of them. Chief among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These also are our birthright. They are inalienable. They cannot be taken away from us. But sometimes, we humans—in our foolishness—have given them away to undeserving ones.
  

  After being lied to and betrayed by the leadership of the JW cult, I now and forever more reserve my loyalty only to those deserving of it. Currently, that circle is very small and it does not include the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

  To use your phrase, "It smacks of ignorance" to insist that a person should give blind obedience to a person in authority when that person is unworthy of the position and undeserving of respect.

  Feel free to disagree, but don't tell me what or how to be. That would be un-American.

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  New Poll : Trump 37% Approval Rating

  by jp1692 in

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  almost 2/3rds of the country do not approve of the president.

  (i just thought you might wanna know) 🤓.

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  Minimus, thanks for the clarification.

  FYI: Trump may be THE President, but he will never be MY President.
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  New Poll : Trump 37% Approval Rating

  by jp1692 in

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  for minimus: .

  almost 2/3rds of the country do not approve of the president.

  (i just thought you might wanna know) 🤓.

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  Minimus: I’m not worried about the polls because they usually aren’t accurate.

  Okay then. So why'd you start this thread?

  • New Poll: Trump 51% Approval Rating

  I'm asking for a friend.
  
  
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  Can you be disfellowshipped for getting abducted by Dogman / Bigfoot / Aliens?

  by John_Carter_1912 in

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  in episode 213 of "dogman encounters" jehovah's witness valerie grogan tells accounts of her, her mother, and her brother coming in contact with the dogman.. for those of you that don't know, the dogman is a werewolf-type humanoid creature.

  there are about 7 different types of them and vic cundiff has over 243 episodes of long interviews with people that have been in contact with them.. around the 4:45 mark, she says that her mother kept telling the elders that the creatures was out there but that the elders kept saying their whole family was demon-possessed and that they would disfellowship them.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ncvszwzue.

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  Thanks for the clarification, Fink.

  That makes sense and I agree completely!
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  Can you be disfellowshipped for getting abducted by Dogman / Bigfoot / Aliens?

  by John_Carter_1912 in

  1. watchtower
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  in episode 213 of "dogman encounters" jehovah's witness valerie grogan tells accounts of her, her mother, and her brother coming in contact with the dogman.. for those of you that don't know, the dogman is a werewolf-type humanoid creature.

  there are about 7 different types of them and vic cundiff has over 243 episodes of long interviews with people that have been in contact with them.. around the 4:45 mark, she says that her mother kept telling the elders that the creatures was out there but that the elders kept saying their whole family was demon-possessed and that they would disfellowship them.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ncvszwzue.

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  jp1692

  Hi Fink, nice post except ...

  There is no such thing as THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD as if there is only one way to do science. That's a common myth perpetuated by people that aren't scientists.

  See my post above for details.

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  New Poll : Trump 51% Approval Rating

  by minimus in

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  more than half the country approve of the president.

  ( just thought you might wanna know)🤓.

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  That’s April 19, 2019!

  By the time I noticed my typo it was too late to edit.
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  New Poll : Trump 37% Approval Rating

  by jp1692 in

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  almost 2/3rds of the country do not approve of the president.

  (i just thought you might wanna know) 🤓.

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  For Minimus:

  Almost 2/3rds of the country DO NOT APPROVE of the President. (I just thought you might wanna know) 🤓

  That’s right, folks: According to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll, April 19, 2019, only: “37 percent of adults in the United States approved of Trump’s performance in office.”

  This is down from 40 percent in a similar poll conducted on April 15 and matching the lowest level of the year.
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  New Poll : Trump 51% Approval Rating

  by minimus in

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  more than half the country approve of the president.

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  This just in:

  According to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll, April 19, 1019, only: “37 percent of adults in the United States approved of Trump’s performance in office.”

  This is down from 40 percent in a similar poll conducted on April 15 and matching the lowest level of the year.

  In other words, almost 2/3rds of Americans do not approve of Trump’s performance in office!
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  Can you be disfellowshipped for getting abducted by Dogman / Bigfoot / Aliens?

  by John_Carter_1912 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in episode 213 of "dogman encounters" jehovah's witness valerie grogan tells accounts of her, her mother, and her brother coming in contact with the dogman.. for those of you that don't know, the dogman is a werewolf-type humanoid creature.

  there are about 7 different types of them and vic cundiff has over 243 episodes of long interviews with people that have been in contact with them.. around the 4:45 mark, she says that her mother kept telling the elders that the creatures was out there but that the elders kept saying their whole family was demon-possessed and that they would disfellowship them.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ncvszwzue.

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  JC_1912: Vic Cundiff has over 248 episodes from different eyewitnesses of encounters with the Dogman. That is evidence!

  Sure. Except research has shown that eyewitness accounts are notoriously unreliable (National Center for State Courts).

  According to a report published in Scientific American: "Since the 1990s, when DNA testing was first introduced, Innocence Project researchers have reported that 73 percent of the 239 convictions overturned through DNA testing were based on eyewitness testimony" (Arkowitz & Lilienfeld, 2010).

  Why isn't there hard evidence as in ... I don't know ... a living "dogman" or at least a corpse?

  BTW, there is no such thing as THE scientific method. That's a myth. Science is a way of trying to understand nature and reality. It's a philosophical, evidence based approach to attempting to solve the mysteries of life, the universe and everything.

  Here's an excellent source to get a basic idea of how science works:

  • Understanding Science - UC Berkeley