Spoletta

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  God answers JW prayers about trivialities while ignoring the abuse of little children

  by jambon1 in

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  i've heard many experiences about how jehovah answers the prayers of jw's - convention items about pioneers gas bills, car repairs, job opportunities.

  now, if this is true, you are actually stating that god has directly intervened in your life.

  taken action on your behalf.

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  There's just no way to rationalize it. It's merely coincidence when a prayer seems to be answered.

  Some comedian once said that if prayer worked, the home team would never lose at sporting events.
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  What did President Trump say about Sweden?

  by kpop in

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  this you will never see on the mainstream media.

  before you comment watch the whole video.

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

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  I only had to listen to this guy's opening remarks to know that 99% of what he was going to say for the next 6 minutes was his opinion, not real information.

  This was a video he very much wanted to make, despite his disclaimer.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  Simon. I would never claim that you are racist or a Nazi. You are obviously not. You're articulate, and very skilled at presenting your viewpoint. I just disagree with it.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  Simon. Despite any denial, you are definitely biased towards the right, so I will choose to assume that you'll ignore any evidence that contradicts your viewpoint. Disdain for someone else's facts doesn't make them wrong and you right. It just makes you Trump.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  littlerockguy. The Martin Luther King bust was mistakenly reported as missing, and the reporter who made that claim immediately retracted his statement and did his best to inform other journalists of his error. He apologized to the White House and Sean Spicer accepted his apology on behalf of the President. Funny how the right didn't pick up on this.

  Besides, if this is the best you've got on media bias, I'm not particularly worried about the integrity of the MSM.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  kpop. Fake news about the protests outside parliament. If you had taken 30 seconds to look it up, you would have seen The Hill said thousands of protesters, not hundreds of thousands. Shame on you.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  freemindfade. If your friends really believe that Hillary would get a free pass doing and saying the same things that Trump has, then they are neither intellectual or honest.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  freemindfade. Yes, if Clinton was as obviously as incompetent as Trump, the press would be all over her. Prove to me that that's not true.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  You people are ignoring the fact that during his eight years in office, Obama faced a constant barrage of unfavorable commentary from right wing media, along with fact based complaints from the MSM. You yourselves provide a litany of information on how bad Obama was. Did it come to you in a dream? Obviously you rely on some source for your information. You choose to believe what fits your world view, and disparage the rest.

  I just watched a segment on coal country presented by PBS. A young man with only a high school education, was sitting in his trailer with two infant children, smoking a cigarette, hadn't worked for a long time. On public assistance and ACA and convinced that Trump was going to give him a well paying job. No spin on the story, just facts. He was white. I guarantee that if he had been black, and in the inner city, Fox would have skewered him as a leech, and many of you would have wholeheartedly agreed. And please don't deny it (note, I said some, not all).

  It's simply a bald faced lie that Trump is being treated unfairly. He is getting the coverage he has earned.

  The more fact based reporting exposes the lies of anyone, the better off we are.

  I have principles, and they include the belief that you don't trust a liar. Obama and Clinton have absolutely nothing to do with what's going on now. If you think we are in a mess now because of Obama, you can't criticize him without placing as much blame on Bush, which I see none of the Republicans acknowledging.

  Simon, you present yourself as a dispassionate observer of facts that prove your point. The truth is, you're just as opinionated as the rest of us. It's just that you're a master of turning around whatever is said to you. You are a superb debater, and I say that as a compliment.

  I find many on this site that seem to share my viewpoint. I'll have to be satisfied with that. And that's a fact.
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  What is your opinion of the news media?

  by minimus in

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  to me they have an agenda and they really don't care about professional journalism.

  most are untrustworthy and that's a shame.

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  If the President of the United States is a liar, it is the duty of responsible media to point it out. How are we going make decisions about him if we are not aware of his failings. Likewise, if he and his associates are in a position to enrich themselves by being in office, I want to know about it. If reporting facts casts a bad light on his administration, that's his tough luck.

  Balanced media is not reporting 1 good decision and 1 bad decision. If Trump tells 5 lies for every truth, than it should be reported proportionately. That's not bias, that's statistics.