Viviane

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  I conclude evolution is guided

  by KateWild in

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  your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

  k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

  in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

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  Viviane

  KateWild-"Do you remember the poster Viv? Looks like we have a new one lol xx"
  Piffle! I am far more courteous. But then again, who says I'm not Viv...??

  I say you're not me, but you're doing an excellent job and I endorse your efforts in this train wreck. In the end, your efforts should be seen as an ongoing attempt to help other people. I've moved on from this forum, I occasionally check in the see what new nastiness the JWs are up and I like Cofty's evolution threads.

  Here are a few threads you can just re-link to anytime you see arguments such as those you're seeing on this thread. It will save you a ton of time.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/420420001/quality-thinking-warning-long-post-ahead

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/166820003/why-do-religious-people-make-claims-then-refuse-back-them-up

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/279886/what-spirit-exactly

  Good luck.
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  There just has been a landmark German court case, brought by an unemployed migrant with several children who has won the right to receive full lifetime benefits, because he lived 6 month in that country just "looking for work".

  Citation required. Also, what does this have to do with Syrian refugees?

  clever and free ambulance chasing lawyers in Canada too can take such cases all the way to the top cort, challenging the very legislations that threatens their base.

  1) If they are ambulance chasers looking for a quick buck off of the hurt of others, how does this get them paid? 2) Who's base? 3) Citation required.
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  I wonder why? I get that some people don't like you, you can be blunt and this is a political thread, but to dislike that fact that you help other people is petty and childish

  Oh, I think you know....
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  in the case, Canada. I have seen a "refugee" claimant standing on the American side of the yellow line at a border crossing, and a lawyer already present to get him to have his shout of "refugee" recognized to cross that painted border line.

  Yeah, that still doesn't mean "Anyone can declare himself a "refugee" receive immediate benefits, including a free lawyer". It means you say a specific situation and we don't know any details behind it. How do we know this? Amazingly, Canada also has a webpage that details how they accept and recognize someone as a refugee. Amazingly, I know, "standing on the American side of the border and shouting 'refugee' so a free lawyer can hear it" isn't one of those ways.

  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/canada.asp
  
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  America - Do They Teach Science in North Carolina?

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  i don't know whether to laugh or weep.

  us town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck up all the energy from the sun'...... jane mann, a retired science teacher, said she was concerned the panels would prevent plants in the area from photosynthesizing, stopping them from growing.

  ms mann said she had seen areas near solar panels where plants are brown and dead because they did not get enough sunlight.

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  Viviane

  With the brains-trust they have in charge, how can anything go wrong

  I can't see or hear "brain-trust" without thinking of this, which is somehow on topic:

  
  
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

  by minimus in

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  Anyone can declare himself a "refugee" receive immediate benefits, including a free lawyer, whereas normal immigrants wait for years and are expected to pay fees for every move.

  Yeah, that's not true.

  http://www.bmi.bund.de/EN/Topics/Migration-Integration/Asylum-Refugee-Protection/Asylum-Refugee-Protection_Germany/asylum-refugee-policy-germany_node.html
  
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  Like what's more important, to brush your teeth or wipe your bum. They're both important and you do both. You don't use doing one as an excuse for not doing the other. Just ridiculous.

  ^^^^ THIS ^^^^
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  Personally, I feel some refugees are more in need and deserving of my help than someone who has squandered every opportunity in life but just happens to live locally.

  Agreed. That's why I am personally helping a family through a local church. I also donate money to Wounded Warriors, volunteer at my local pet shelter, donate to Angel Flight and always do Angel Tree every year.

  I'm trying to leave the world and at least a few people better than they were before I got here.
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  But we are about to bend over backwards and make it rain on a big group that really doesn't like us much.

  What % of resources per country is going to the local needy vs. refugees? How do you know they don't like us? What specific portion of the vetting process are you troubled by?
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  What's More Important...Taking care of immigrants or the needy in your country?

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  i say take care of the needy ones first like our veterans and homeless and mentally ill, and then....take care of those not from this country.

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  Viviane

  Its weird to me that the people that a month or so ago were railing against Islamic ideology are today tacitly defending it and crying xenophobia because Trump happened to make a comment last week

  Fair enough. What have you done lately )time donation, acting as an advocate, worked at a homeless shelter, donated money, etc.) to take care of our needy ones?

  What do you think of those that actively try to defund healthcare, education and food services for a significant portion of our own population? Can they be trusted at all?