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  When was the first time you said, "thank you for your service" to someone?

  by Coded Logic in

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  mine was to some random guy in uniform i saw on the street about two years ago.

  even as a jw i knew that we had a lot of freedoms here in the us that were hard earned.

  it felt really good to finally be able to say in person to someone when i i did..

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  Codedlogic, so who picks which genocide to go to war over? There are currently 9 countries experiencing genocide. http://genocidewatch.net/alerts-2/new-alerts/

  Which country is responsible to send their sons and daughters to die? Should I send the son or daughter I gave life to? They should die by the bullet of some ignorant warlord? All that love and life invested should be ended to do some altruistic bullshit that will continue either way because there is no money to be made in doing it right? I have no faith in the hereafter so this is it. You die, end of experiences. Show over.

  In the U.S. we currently have a volunteer army. Basically they are seeking a job, though some really want to serve their country. The problem is they are paid to kill for the powers that be. Do as you wish. I cannot thank them for their service.

  Vietnam? Who fought in Vietnam? Who benefited from that debacle? I was never in danger from the North Vietnamese. These gleaming heroes fought a war where they had to request permission to shoot. Not only was it a worthless endeavor but the U.S army draft was rigged against those less affluent. I'm sure many of those legless African American vets don't feel like heroes because they were targeted in the draft and knew they were cannon fodder. They didn't fight to win, they fought merely to survive.
  

  "The draft did pose a major concern. Selective Service regulations offered deferments for college attendance and a variety of essential civilian occupations that favored middle- and upper- class whites. The vast majority of draftees were poor, under-educated, and urban—blue-collar workers or unemployed. This reality struck hard in the African American community. Furthermore, African Americans were woefully underrepresented on local draft boards; in 1966 blacks accounted for slightly more than 1 percent of all draft board members, and seven state boards had no black representation at all."

  Because you hug them and I don't, it doesn't mean I don't feel pity for the mess they either willing or unwillingly ended up in.
  
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  When was the first time you said, "thank you for your service" to someone?

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mine was to some random guy in uniform i saw on the street about two years ago.

  even as a jw i knew that we had a lot of freedoms here in the us that were hard earned.

  it felt really good to finally be able to say in person to someone when i i did..

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  Wasanelder Once

  War is a reality we face in this life. When a man protects his family it is a sort of war that includes a sense of honor. When it comes to wars where the goal is simply financial or ideologically motivated, killing people in lands which have posed no threat to our "family", ie. nation, I cannot thank a soldier for their service. Can I really thank the soldier who volunteers to fight but has no compunction about the slaughter of 100's of thousands of Iraqi or Vietnamese women and children for corporations like Halliburton or big oil? It was never simply that Jehovah hates killing that tempered my opinion. Tell me please, when besides Pearl Harbor has the United States been directly attacked by another nation? Even the attack of 9/11 was not by a specific nation. I cannot be moved to thank pawns in the wars during my lifetime. If the fight were so noble, why so much mental anguish for the horrors they were subjected to, senseless slaughter of the innocent and the loss of battle buddies to the madness of goalless battles with no clear purpose or end in sight.
  
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  Fatherless Boys

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
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  the wt teaches that "fatherless boys" need special care and attention in the congregation.

  however, as brought out at the rc their definition of "fatherless boys" includes boys that have actual fathers who maybe very well qualified to teach and raise their sons.

  according to wt, if either of your parents aren't jws then you are a "fatherless boy.

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  What better way to open the door for the pedophiles? Take a "trusted adult" and put them with a child who will look up to them as sent from God to handle the spiritual need that good ol' dad has neglected. Next thing you know there's trouble right here in River City. (Music Man reference).
  
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  Is a born-in brought up in a JW home like being a child inmate being raised in prison?

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i bring up this subject because of all the restrictions children have to endure in the jw cult.

  they are made prisoners of mind and body.

  being forced to do things that are not natural for children to do.

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  Things are relative. Hard core JW parents can be restrictive, other parents of born ins do not outlaw a modicum of worldliness. There is no hardfast rule. Life is how it works itself out, don't sell all JW parents down the river as zealots. Those that are true believers can be true Aholes, but so can some converts. There is a saying, "There's nothing worse than a converted sinner."
  
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  Gas or Electric Stove

  by just fine in

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  i am getting new appliances.

  i have decided on black stainless for the finish.

  the house is stubbed for gas and electric for the range.

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  Gas is king.
  
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  Southern California USA Congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses On High Alert

  by JW GoneBad in

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  circuit overseers, elders, ministerial servants, pioneers and rank & file are stressed out over an ex-jw (kevin) who has visited nearly 20 congregations (orange county) and has high-jacked the opening prayers and done some effective witnessing before he is escorted to the back door.

  and everything is caught on video!.

  kevin is also visiting numerous jw cart locations from the los angeles area to orange county and giving a most effective wiitness at each location and they're all on video.

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  To each their own. He was childish and disrespectful. All he accomplished was to confirm apostates are rude and self serving. If that works for him, more power to him. Me? I would have popped him one if he were in my face like that.
  
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  Roger Moore

  by karter in

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  r.i.p roger moore one of the best bonds ever.. karter..

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  Wasanelder Once

  Gone, James Gone.
  
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  Sea lion snatches girl off wharf into water in viral video

  by oppostate in

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  http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article151962557.html.

  a little girl sat on the edge of a dock in canada, and watched a sea lion who popped his head out of the water to take a look at the tourists.

  seconds later, the sea lion pulled her into the water.

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  The family were Asian tourists. The feeding of the sea lions is against the law, posted on the wharf. Authorities are looking for the family because the sea lion's mouth has nasty bacteria and could cause trouble if the girl's skin was broken. The owner of the wharf said, "you can't hand a grizzly bear a ham sandwich and you shouldn't feed the 700 lb sea lion bread. People are stupid". That about covers it. The man who dove in to save her was her grandfather.
  
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  Is the Jehovah's Witnesses religion based upon False Prophesy ?

  by Finkelstein in

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  this is probably the most qualitatively focused question that gets examined and investigated concerning the jws religion in a intent to derive an honest and correct answer to .

  my opinion based from facts derived from evaluating the jws's doctrines and teachings compared to the teaching within the bible itself is outstandingly yes.

  the probable reason for this is really not too hard to accept once its reflectively realized that the core operation of the jws is to publicly distribute the literature the wts's publishes.. doctrines were created and proliferated toward that agenda as they still are to this day.. the imposing fear of the soon to come armageddon, the supposed " this generation " , the said to come persecution of the jws because of the "end times" are all connecting adjectives that created a phobia or psychosis of fear that the wts uses and exploits to spur on the continuing proliferation and distribution of its own published works.. the unfortunate prevailing circumstances is that the wts creates a state of mental imbalance indoctrinated into people's consciousness who become strongly attached to this organization to their own peril and harm.. some have been so mentally wrapped up in this organization in their thinking consciousness and social attachment they couldn't resolve that engagement toward freeing themselves and their only resolve was to take their own life.. yes unfortunately suicide is closely related to the jws organization and disgustingly the wts leaders have used these suicides as vehicles of exploitation of see what happens when we leave the organization, again the element of fear is further exploited .

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  Wasanelder Once

  Ya think?
  
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  wt exposer makes jw's flip out in fs

  by JunkYardDog in

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  i forgot my wallet and went back home to get it.

  i see 25 yr old jws working the door next to me.

  i attack shaking my head at them.

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  Wasanelder Once

  Blah, blah, blah. I'm amazed anyone still cares about this crap.