Posts by sixsixsixtynine

On a train that rumbled over a Texas prairie on a fall day in 1916 a gray-haired man collapsed of a heart attack, and dropped the snow globe he was holding.
To a group that gathered round him, he murmured: "Rosebud".

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"Please wrap me in a Roman Toga" - Russell's Last Words?

by slimboyfat in

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i had never heard this before, but according to royston pike those were russell's last words.

can anyone verify this, or show where this story comes from?

sixsixsixtynine

On a train that rumbled over a Texas prairie on a fall day in 1916 a gray-haired man collapsed of a heart attack.

To a group that gathered round him, he murmured:

"Dude, this sucks!"

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"Please wrap me in a Roman Toga" - Russell's Last Words?

by slimboyfat in

jw
friends

i had never heard this before, but according to royston pike those were russell's last words.

can anyone verify this, or show where this story comes from?

sixsixsixtynine

"Please......see that.......my pyramid is.......kept.......clean."

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"The truth shall set you free..."

by PopeOfEruke in

the truth about the jehovahs witnesses has set me free of them and their cult - forever!

if there is one bit of truth in the ancient sheep-herders almanac we call the bible, then this it!.

the truth is: all their "truth" adds up to one big lie.. .

sixsixsixtynine

I think you are being too drastic there since the Bible especially the christian scriptures have been used to good effect by serious christian religions and there is nothing inherently wrong with them

I don't know. I think a strong case can be made that more bad than good has been done in the name of the Bible/Christianity.

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Witnesses review books on Amazon.com

by sixsixsixtynine in

"you people are all idiots" post reminded me of some the witness reviews i've seen on amazon.com.

enjoy!

weak and wrong, march 18, 2003. .

sixsixsixtynine

Yeah, pretty amazing that they can be so harsh towards the Catholic church with that skeleton in their closet.

For a good laugh, check out their "explanation" for it.

http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/7/8/article_01.htm

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Are You For or Against The Death Penalty?

by minimus in

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personally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.

sixsixsixtynine

I didn't include prosecution fees in that number...

Why not? It is part of the cost for an execution.

Ommiting it is a manipulation of data, to better fit your theory.

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Are You For or Against The Death Penalty?

by minimus in

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personally, i have nothing against executing wanton murderers.

sixsixsixtynine

Not only are serious, hardened criminals a threat to society, they are also a financial damper. The average inmate living cost is $30,100 a year. This comes out of everyone's pocket- including the victims. The average execution only costs a mere $1700. That means that the 3,374 criminals sitting on death row could all be executed with the money it costs for 185 criminals to live.

This is simply not true. Check your facts.

The death penalty costs more than life in prison.Prosecuting a death penalty case is extremely expensive for a state and drains money that could be used for education and social programs. It costs more than sentencing a prisoner to life without parole.

The most comprehensive death penalty study in the country found that the death penalty costs North Carolina $2.16 million more per execution than a non-death penalty murder case with a sentence of life imprisonment (Duke University, May 1993). In its review of death penalty expenses, the State of Kansas concluded that capital cases are 70% more expensive than comparable non-death penalty cases.

http://www.aclu.org/DeathPenalty/DeathPenalty.cfm?ID=16513&c=290