Posts by talesin

This has always been an issue for me. Some people may laugh, but as a child, I remember reading the books, Beautiful Joe, and Black Beauty, and couldn't understand human cruelty to any living thing. Slavery still exists, and in the western world. Cruelty is a gross injustice, and we need to look to our own culture first (eg, slaughterhouses and factory farms, and abuse / neglect of the elderly and children).

Fix our own back yard, and the world will follow.

My two.

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William Ellison, Slave owner

by James Mixon in

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i be damn, the guy an ex slave.

south carolina, a free black man and former slave.

he owned.

talesin

Was he a FreeMason?

Or an OddFellow?

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Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf

by undercover in

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where, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?

i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.

with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.

talesin

Come on, really?

It's only my opinion, true dat. *smiles* But check out his record after his presidency. I was not a JW, and around during the Iran hostage crisis, and he was 'grace under pressure'. To be honest, I am a great admirer of Carter. It's okay with me if you disagree.

Edit: darn, my 2nd para. didn't post.

He is recognized as an humanitarian, and has done so much good. Imagine if he had been elected, instead of Reagan? Reaganomics is what started the depression we are now in (don't let the economist fool you; it's only fiddling with the numbers that says 'recession', where are the jobs?).

I dunno, I just think that it *might* be a better world, if it was run by Jimmy Carter's standards. xx

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Why are members of the G.B worshipped?

by The Rebel in

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an interesting thought, let's take geoffrey jackson.. born: unfortunately.

age: who cares, his going to live for ever.. sex: i believe he has a young wife?

special-qualities:- very good at making speeches ( usually talking bullshit) always wears a tie, has own tailor made suit, and expensive apple watch.

talesin

imo, it would be better to refrain from memes that feature them - it's just giving them unwanted attention, and promoting their importance.

Youtube vids that feature actual speeches, show them up for the salesmen they are. I would prefer to see a focus on that salesmanship, and less on mocking individuals (thus making them into martyrs for the cause). That's my two pence. xx

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What if your mother tried to cut her heart out?

by dubstepped in

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this is the title of the latest episode of a podcast called "this is actually happening".

i love the podcast and imagine my surprise when this title came up.

imagine the surprise when i realized this was about jehovah's witnesses.

talesin

Good stuff, I'll check t out. I'm housebound, and always looking for some good viewing material. Thanks, dub. :)

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Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf

by undercover in

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friends

where, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?

i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.

with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.

talesin

Just to show how dirty politics are.

Jimmy Carter was the best POTUS in my lifetime. Reagan was a puppet, and will go down in history with Reaganomics and the era of greed, which is the downfall of that used-to-be-great nation, the USA.

In G-d we Trust, All Others Pay Cash.

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Ladies: Circumcision or not?

by Wonderment in

the topic of circumcision has been brought up a few times recently.

then i wondered... .

how do women really view circumcision?

talesin

You claim to be a scientist, yet your opinions, and comments, on this issue belie your legitimacy. You want to pretend that cutting an infant's genitals is not painful? Go ahead. That is sheer ignorance and blatant denial.

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Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf

by undercover in

jw
friends

where, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?

i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.

with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.

talesin

. I find myself agreeing with George Carlin when it comes to voting. We really don't have a choice. The government was bought and paid for a long time ago, and we're just fooling ourselves if we think we have a real choice. It's just an illusion of choice.

UC, I concur. We are not cynical, rather, we are realistic. The Dream is over.

That's what I wanted lurkers and new-to-politics folk to see. Done. : ))