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  Is it a Gun Issue or a Mental Illness Issue or Both?

  by minimus in

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  we have had another shooting.

  many are blaming trump and the republicans and the nra.. is it because of guns that there are so many massacres or could it be that these killers are mental?.

  do you think guns should be removed from our society so that these atrocities never occur again?

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  scratchme1010

  Is it a Gun Issue or a Mental Illness Issue or Both?
  

  Not sure what you mean by gun issue. I interpret that as "gun access" issue. I think that the ease of access to weapons in USA may have contributed to that unfortunate event, but seems like mental health (I'm not talking about severe mental illness in this case) played a role. Learning a little about the background of that shooter, seems like he could have used some kind of support system. Unfortunately he found himself with no parents too early in life and completely alone growing into adulthood all by himself.

  Then today I learned that many people around him and online did the right things. There were numerous reports to the police and online security "authorities" (reporting things online seems like a joke) about his postings and his behavior. The FBI did not follow up.

  As always, just because they are several events that resulted in violent attacks like this one, doesn't mean that they are the result of the same issue. In this case several things went wrong, his past, his life, his mental health, the authorities not paying attention to multiple reports on his postings, activities and behavior, and seemingly easy access to weapons without a lot of questioning.

  As for the weapons, I'm not completely sure. If he wanted to cause such harm and didn't have any weapons, he may have burned the school or who knows what else could he have done if he's set to kill and cause harm to other people. The means in this case, I think are just a catalyzer. There are larger issues to look at in this one.
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  Tony will get his kill outta this 😂😂😂

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  https://youtu.be/ubbwx1sdgqy.

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  I myself am freaking out! Hilarious, though.
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  In one sentence, can you pinpoint a single event that woke you up?

  by Brian J in

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  my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.

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  My turning point: Serving on a child abuse judicial case.
  

  I didn't have one thing that was a turning point. It was a series of realizations and things I knew/learned about myself. There was something that precipitated my putting my fading in motion, but it was a progression of things that made me angry, disappointed, sad, depressed and bitter about my life as a JW.
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  Do you know any good novel about faith crisis?

  by paradiseseeker in

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  i'm looking for something to read.

  i'm interested in ecclesiastical settings like churches and gothic cities.

  but the most important thing i look for is the inner thoughts and evolution of the main character: his/her feelings of guilt, regular visits to the confessor, self-comfort drawn from faith, praying god/saints, relapses and self-loathing as well as his/her process of "waking up".. i know it's something very particular and there's a lot of junk literature about the topic with poor writing and archetype characters, but if you have read anything of good quality, i would be very glad to know.. thank you in advance..

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  Look for the script of the JW dramas in their assemblies. They are more like a cheesy sitcom, but entertaining nonetheless.
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  What’s the most effective way to wake the largest amount of JW’s up?

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  what can one person do to save as many people as possible from this organisation?.

  youtube videos?.

  mail shots?.

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  What’s the most effective way to wake the largest amount of JW’s up?
  

  And you want to do that because...
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  What’s with Pastor Russell and Miracle Wheat ?

  by CovertsadJW in

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  i have researched pastor russell and miracle wheat , has any one found out some interesting information?

  it seems he sold the wheat at a premium and promised 5 x yield ?

  he denies selling - as he did not know , but he is a snake oil salesman.

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  He denies selling - as he did not know , but he is a snake oil salesman.
  

  The same way he denied molesting a child. That's why his ass ended up in court.
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  Since the Borg is so interested in money why not do the following to keep and gain new members:

  by Sour Grapes in

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  make the taking of blood transfusion a conscience matter since the bible forbids just the eating of blood.. have youth programs for the congregations like basketball teams, baseball teams, etc.. still not allow the celebration of christmas and easter because of the pagan origins, but allow birthdays, mother and father day celebrations.

  the cart people currently love baby showers to celebrate the birth of a baby but then they can't celebrate the birth date of the same baby one year later.. only have the best speakers give the talks on sundays.

  too many monotone, just read the outline speakers now.. drop the members giving talks during the clam meetings.. allow the jdubs to count time to visit the sick, help the elderly with chores, to visit members in nursing homes.. not have meetings for service on saturday mornings.

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  Since the Borg is so interested in money why not do the following to keep and gain new members:
  

  In my humble opinion, money is NOT the primary purpose of the WT. I think that exercising power over other people and having people who outside their organization are big fat nobodies, having "prominent" positions as well as the chance to influence other people's lives, is what gives them the real orgasm, not necessarily monetary gain.

  Proof of that (to me, I'm keeping this in I statements) is that they do want to make money but discourage their own people from making money and prospering. They do have a stronger take on people's private lives and personal decisions than in controlling people's finances and money. They do not impose their members to give money, but they do impose themselves in every aspect of their lives.
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  Dutch

  by Gorbatchov in

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  why i am proud to be dutch: today the state secretary of foreign affairs had to resign because of lying about russia.. we don't accept openly liars.. g..

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  I love Amsterdam and my Dutch friends. You have plenty of reasons to be proud.
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  Joshua 10:13

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  who's right....man or god?.

  think about it!.

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  Who's right....man or God?
  

  Man, always. OK, women too.
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  Gun Nuts...

  by silentbuddha in

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  anyone here into guns.

  i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.

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  No shame zone, thanks for the note. I'm not into guns, but have a few friends who do and have quite a collection. As I've learned from them I can see how they can get interesting to collect and use (in a fire range, of course). Not my thing, though.