Posts by ThomasCovenant

this morning i arrived on my bicycle at the local starbucks early and took up a seat at the outdoor table in the fresh air.. that’s when it happened--a group of 3 older ladies at one of the other tables outside rose to leave and one of them walked over to my table and spoke directly to me.

ThomasCovenant

Thanks for that.

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Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped!!

by minimus in

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interesting breaking news!.

ThomasCovenant

Doctor Who,Sirius Rising,Mean Mr Mustard, Diogenesister,

Is the N word your alluding to Nigger?

Or am I missing something?

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CSA & Michael Jackson - Watchtower's Most Famous Son

by Sea Breeze in

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i loved mj's music back in the day.

i still have a couple of his songs on my work-out routine.

but, i am disturbed by the recent allegations of csa.

ThomasCovenant

I take it you don't like her music then?

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This Forum. Has it changed? For the better or for the worse? Or not a at all?

by ThomasCovenant in

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when i post i try to imagine that i am at a social gathering or sometimes in someone's house as a dinner guest.

that way it is easier to follow the community guidelines and posting rules set out on the site at the bottom of the page.

i wouldn't want to make a fool of myself in public.

ThomasCovenant

When I post I try to imagine that I am at a social gathering or sometimes in someone's house as a dinner guest. That way it is easier to follow the community guidelines and posting rules set out on the site at the bottom of the page. I wouldn't want to make a fool of myself in public. Who does?

But when I forget to imagine that scenario, and realise instead that I'm fairly anonymous behind a screen and armed only with my keyboard, it is easy to slip up.

''We're a global community of people from many different cultures and backgrounds. Not everyone is going to share the same beliefs or opinions but everyone has the right to feel comfortable using and visiting the site.

So please be polite and respectful in your interactions with other members. This includes the moderators who work hard to keep things on track.''

''Sometimes other people's opinions can be frustrating but venting your anger or ranting is not the answer. Take a deep breath and count to 10. This is not the venue for you to harass, abuse or intimidate others however much you may not like what they believe. Please be civil and don't be quick to respond to what may appear aggravating comments.''

''There are a very few cases where crude or profane language is really appropriate and will be tolerated. Please express your views in a manner that others won't find offensive.''

''No harassing or bullying content, or content that incites hatred or promotes violence against individuals or groups based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity.''

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Is New Zealand right to ban military style guns?

by ThomasCovenant in

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in response to the recent terrorist attack in new zealand their government is proposing to ban semi automatic and military style weaponry.. do you agree with this idea?.

would they be better off allowing more of these weapons instead?.

would it be better to perhaps allow more of the muslim community for example, to be armed with semi automatic guns to protect themselves at their places of worship?.

ThomasCovenant

Could I just say that I haven't blamed any body or any weapons for any thing.

I was asking questions.

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Is New Zealand right to ban military style guns?

by ThomasCovenant in

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in response to the recent terrorist attack in new zealand their government is proposing to ban semi automatic and military style weaponry.. do you agree with this idea?.

would they be better off allowing more of these weapons instead?.

would it be better to perhaps allow more of the muslim community for example, to be armed with semi automatic guns to protect themselves at their places of worship?.

ThomasCovenant

So I'm guessing from some of the postings that more guns is the better response and certainly not banning more guns.

To take things to the extreme, would it be a better world if everyone was armed to the teeth or if everyone had no guns.

Again to the extreme, when it was just the nuclear USSR v the nuclear West we had an uneasy peace. If it had only been one nation, either the USA or the USSR, having a nuclear arsenal, would it have been a safer world? Probably not.

Will it be a better planet if every nation or political faction were to have their own nuclear arsenal?

I'm not being sarcastic in my posting.

It's genuinely interesting to hear differing views, although it does get a bit tedious with the overly aggressive and belittling defence or otherwise of the opposing views.

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Is New Zealand right to ban military style guns?

by ThomasCovenant in

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in response to the recent terrorist attack in new zealand their government is proposing to ban semi automatic and military style weaponry.. do you agree with this idea?.

would they be better off allowing more of these weapons instead?.

would it be better to perhaps allow more of the muslim community for example, to be armed with semi automatic guns to protect themselves at their places of worship?.

ThomasCovenant

In response to the recent terrorist attack in New Zealand their government is proposing to ban semi automatic and military style weaponry.

Do you agree with this idea?

Would they be better off allowing more of these weapons instead?

Would it be better to perhaps allow more of the Muslim community for example, to be armed with semi automatic guns to protect themselves at their places of worship?

Will banning these weapons make New Zealand any safer in the long run?

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Awake! No. 2 2018 on marriage

by john.prestor in

so i'm sitting here at the laundromat waiting for the bus, there's a kingdom hall across the street and somebody must come in here regularly cause i found about five different magazines hanging out on a counter by the door and three different jw.org business cards pinned to a bulletin board.

i picked up an awake!

for the hell of it, i could use a good laugh, and i ran across this right away in the article '12 secrets of successful families', yeah, you can probably tell where this is going:.

ThomasCovenant

Reading what you quoted I think it was

'allow yourself to be WRONG'

not 'allow yourself to be wrongED'.

There is a big difference to be fair.