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  Took my son (5 yrs) shooting for his first time.

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. social
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  i went with my neighbor to an outdoor shooting range in the pawnee national grasslands in colorado.

  its about 2 hours northeast of denver.

  it was awesome.

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  I think the US puts a much higher value on personal freedoms than other developed countries do and this is particularly the case in gun ownership. Western European countries typically have accepted restrictions on weapons to benefit society as a whole. US society has accepted much higher death rates from firearms* as a trade off for the right to bear arms. It seems strange viewed from Europe but Americans are not just Brits with a different accent.

  * Number of Homicides by Firearm 2007 (UN statistics, as reported in the UK's Guardian newspaper)

  England and Wales 41

  France 35

  Denmark 15

  US 9,146
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  Took my son (5 yrs) shooting for his first time.

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i went with my neighbor to an outdoor shooting range in the pawnee national grasslands in colorado.

  its about 2 hours northeast of denver.

  it was awesome.

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  Yadda Yadda 2 - I think for many in the US it's exactly that, a hobby. The attitude to guns is probably the single biggest cultural difference between the US and the rest of the westernised world.
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  Which Conspiracy Theory Should You Believe?

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  http://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/which-conspiracy-theory-should-you-believe-in.

  it's a quiz to help you pick a conspiracy theory that fits you.

  i ended up with "moon landing was faked" which doesn't exactly apply.. .

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  I got the Roswell incident too. I suspect that's the default for people who tend not to believe in conspiracy theories.
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  The best explanation of Matthew 24 and 'This Generation', that I've read so far

  by Island Man in

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  http://meletivivlon.com/2014/04/02/this-generation-a-new-premise/.

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  I remember years ago when my newly converted relative was harping on ad nauseam about this gospel passage I decided I should have a look. I was surprised because, reading without any preconceptions, the meaning seemed obvious and I just couldn't see what the fuss was about. It seemed clear to me (and still does) that the generation Jesus was talking about was the then current generation, the people alive with him. As several others have said, that is by far the best explanation of Matthew 24.
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  Strong, odd and weird opinions on my brothers anniversary

  by usualusername in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today my brother a non witness gave me a phone call.. .

  he spoke about this, that and the other.

  he then said that my oldest brother (an elder) was having his 25th wedding anniversary.

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  Hi UUN. If you would like more contact with your brother then, although it doesn't seem to appeal to you, I think Oubliette's idea has a lot going for it. If you attend and stay happy, friendly and relaxed throughout it would show the active JWs that leaving the WT does not inevitably mean that you become a bad, self-centred follower of Satan and your brother might give you some credit for supporting him and being friendly to his other guests.
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  Emotional cruelty law considered in the UK.

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. current

  "the (uk) government is considering whether to introduce a new offence of emotional cruelty to children, it has been confirmed.

  the proposed change to neglect laws in england and wales would see parents who deny their children affection face prosecution for the first time.. mr williams's bill would add a further category of harm for which the perpetrator could be punished: impairment of "physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development".

  i'd like to hear from mr paul gillies or any other watchtower representative in the uk as to how they'd square this proposed new legislation with their doctrine of disfellowshipping minors.

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  My first thought when I heard this was how are they going to prove anything? Mind you shunning (does this really happen for minors) would be provable I guess. Instilling fear of armageddon would also be provable but would the courts want to get into the area of religious beliefs?
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  Same sex marriage legalised in the UK at midnight tonight!!!

  by DuvanMuvan in

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  title pretty much explains it all.

  lots of people are getting married at midnight tonight.. what do you guys think?

  maybe if anyone gets called on by a jw this weekend you can ask them what they think about it.. im just glad because it shows that religion doesn't define our conscience, that basic human decency can prevail over time and hopefully, these types of gradual but big changes will be present in the wts too in the future .

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  I feel the same about it as I do about gay driving. It's not an issue that should concern anyone.
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  Could they walk any slower on the ministry(tm)?

  by punkofnice in

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  i was out in my car this saturday as i went to visit my friend.. i saw the jws scattered about mooching down the streets.. i arrived home in a different area to where my friend lives.

  as i opened my door there was an invitation to the mock the christ ritual.

  a group of jws mooched past my house, looked at me rather lethargically and carried on mooching along.. considering they don't know i'm an 'apostate(tm)', they certainly were in no hurry to beg me to come to their mock the christ charade considering that if i don't go jar-hoover will lovingly murder me soon (subject to overlapping(tm) ).. i know we had 'the pioneer walk(tm)' back in the day but puh-leeeeeeeze!

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  I recall a year or so back seeing a youngish lady moving at an incredibly slow pace along our street. I felt sorry for her, assuming that she must be suffering from some terrible debilitating disease. However she was then caught by her colleague who was moving slightly faster, like a sloth under sedation. It was then that I saw the magazines in their hands and the light dawned. I didn't answer the door.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses in Swiss Army

  by JHK in

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  http://temoinsdejesus.fr/faux_prophetes/consolation_n%20505_1-octobre-1943.jpgp>.

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  Weren't the Swiss neutral in WWII?

  The main problem for JWs in the Swiss army wouldn't be the risk of fighting, it would be the risk of being drafted into the Swiss Guard to protect the Pope at the Vatican.
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  Brethren

  by manda63 in

  1. watchtower
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  got approached by a brethren the other day who started to engage me in conversation about christianity i thought at first that he was a gb witness but turned out not when i explained to him that i thought he was one he said no no not one of those that lie and decieve he represented a true religion that only those that follow will get ever lasting life etc they apparently stick to first century teachings and when i said followers of the governing body also claim this so he explained how they differ;.

  brethren - 1/ clergy dont lie about not having paid clergy as they actually dont have paid clergy the only exception being missionary`s who are sponsored.

  2/ neck ties-not worn as they are pagan.

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  Well, I applaud them for reading the bible in full, but numbers 2 and 3 give the game away - they are seriously wacko. I wonder how many of them use SatNavs and don't realise that that device is a computer?