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  Random Thought on Drugs/Tobacco Being Sinful Under JW Doctrine

  by neverendingjourney in

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  a friend of mine was telling me about her recent trip to peru.

  she said she had trouble with the altitude in certain areas of peru but the locals offered her a tea derived from the coca leaf and that helped tremendously with her symptoms.. i began to think about how i would have handled the situation as a jw given that coca contains an alkaloid that is used to produce cocaine.

  in its natural form, the content is very low and the locals use it as a stimulant similar to coffee.. however, as a jw i would have probably refused to drink it viewing it as something similar to a product derived from tobacco leaves.

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  truth_b_known

  Watchtower dogma on tobacco and narcotics use is dogma. Tobacco use is prohibited as it is "unclean" and the body is a "temple to worship Jehovah". Illegal narcotics are shunned because the Greek word for "spiritism" translated into "druggery". Supposedly use of narcotics "opens your mind up to the demons".

  I know chewing on betel but has been denounced by the Watchtower. I would imagine drinking tea from the coca plant would be viewed similarly even though it is nothing like snorting several lines of cocaine. I would be surprised if marijuana use that is prescribed by a doctor in a state that it is legal is accepted by the Watchtower. I would imagine that it's all purely an image thing when it comes to using the Devil's lettuce.
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  UK justice..

  by zeb in

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  tommie robinson has reported often about what he sees as the demise of british society by the imposition of 'sharia' norms.. https://www.infowars.com/update-tommy-robinson-gets-13-months-for-livestreaming-outside-courthouse/?utm_source=nightly+newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3ceb30f6-email_campaign_2018_05_25_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e12661a83c-9e3ceb30f6-38680565.

  yesterday he was jailed for 13 months for reporting outside a court in the uk.

  his was a non violent offence.. what no community service?

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  truth_b_known

  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4369837/notting-hill-carnival-man-assaults-police-woman/

  I sincerely hope you get your country back, England. I suggest you start by dumping your tea into the harbor.
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  Favourite Quirky / Low Budget / Non-Mainstream Movies

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so the recent topic about film franchises got me thinking.

  sure, we all love the big budget, mainstream releases that are so successful they spawn never-ending (it sometimes seems) sequels.

  we could watch marvel and star-wars movies for the rest of our lives (and we might just ...).. but y'know what i love?

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  truth_b_known

  "Primer" was the first movie that came to mind when I read Simon's original post.

  Another great low-budget film made in Texas is the movie "Office Space". Sometimes I think that movie is the story of my life.
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  Modern replacement for make sure of all things book

  by Jehovahisgod in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  question please for one of jehovah's witnesses i'm doing some prison ministry.

  you used to have the make sure of all things hold fast to what is fine book what is the modern equivalent of this book i need a book which lists the bible topics and where to actually find them in the bible can somebody give me a pointer?.

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  truth_b_known

  I belonged to a congregation that had 2 prisons in its territory. The inmate "publishers" were officially part of that congregation. 4 elders conducted the meetings at each facility, 2 at each.

  I remember how one of those elders would constantly berate the members of that congregation and used the example of the inmate publishers to contrast on things like meeting attendance and time spent in the ministry.

  Anytime one of these inmate publishers paroled they would attend our meetings. The parolees spent their time trying to get money, jobs, a place to stay from the brothers, and chase sisters in the congregation. If they didn't violate their parolee and get disfellowshipped they would just get disfellowshipped.

  If Jesus were ever lost it would be easy to find him. Jesus is in every prison and jail. Just ask the inmates who are looking for him.
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  Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

  is there something seriously wrong with society?

  does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

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  truth_b_known

  The answer to the question asked will lead to the root cause of this issue.

  I can provide a unique insight to something similar going on where I live. Over that past year we have had a rash of Murders in our jurisdiction. The suspects are all ages from 17 to 19. I arrested an 18 year old who shot and killed a kid for paying him $120.00 in counterfeit money for marijuana. Here is what I found interesting.

  We regularly monitor the jail calls of these suspects. Each and everyone of them exhibit the same behavior on the phone with their parents. These suspects are in complete shock that they are sitting in jail. They literally cry "Mommy" to their mothers and complain about having to be in jail. The parents conversely assure their child that they will put large deposits of money on their child's commissary account and will pay for the best legal counsel possible.

  I arrested another 17 year old who, with his 18 year old buddy, attempted to beat to death another high school kid who they thought told the local police of their low-level marijuana trafficking. The victim had his ocular bone crushed and lost sight in that eye. The suspect I arrested asked if he could stop by Panda Express to get something to eat before going to jail.

  I am not sure where this complete disconnect with reality has come from. What I know is that this is definitely tied in with these mass murder incidents in public schools in the US.
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  School Shooting in Indiana Middle School 5/25/18

  by humbled in

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  they are still burying the children in santa fe, texas.

  and it happened again today in indiana.

  no one killed but some injured.

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  truth_b_known

  Flipper:

  You hit the nail on the head. Don't ever sit back and wait on Uncle Sam to come helping. We need to address this as individual communities.
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  Are they clones?

  by cookiemaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone else notice this about jw public speakers.

  they all seem like clones.

  they have the same mannerisms, try to use the same style of speaking, similar jokes, etc.

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  truth_b_known

  Here at Westworld we prefer the term "Hosts" over "Clones".

  Zeb, I second your observation of the WTBS horrible sense of grammar.
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  UK justice..

  by zeb in

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  tommie robinson has reported often about what he sees as the demise of british society by the imposition of 'sharia' norms.. https://www.infowars.com/update-tommy-robinson-gets-13-months-for-livestreaming-outside-courthouse/?utm_source=nightly+newsletter&utm_campaign=9e3ceb30f6-email_campaign_2018_05_25_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e12661a83c-9e3ceb30f6-38680565.

  yesterday he was jailed for 13 months for reporting outside a court in the uk.

  his was a non violent offence.. what no community service?

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  truth_b_known

  If it may please the Crown, may I livestream outside this courthouse?
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  Why we can't vote our way to freedom

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8etv2mzhuy.

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  truth_b_known

  In a free society a government has only 2 functions - 1. National defense and 2. Provide a justice system for those wronged criminally or civilly. All other matters of daily life should be run by the people and a free market.
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  Upcoming Tidal Wave of Media Onslaught targeting Jehovah's Witnesses ahead...

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. scandals

  at least three media venues have undertaken the daunting task of unpacking the insidious dark side of jehovah's witnesses' organization.1.

  douglas quenqua is a writer based in new york.

  his work has appeared in the new york times, wired, redbook, and cnbc.

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  truth_b_known

  It's not some much that "there is no organization more deserving" as much as it is well overdue. It's time. It's time that the whole world and all the people of it be educated on what this organization is really all about. It's time for all the dark places and the places made secret be exposed.

  I have no doubt that all of this has little effect on those who are currently Jehovah's Witnesses. It is my hope that those who are not Witnesses be educated in what the organization is all about and assist them in rejecting this horrible religion. It is my hope that, in my lifetime, not one person gives any Witness the time of day when it comes to their message. That every minute spent knocking on doors, going house to house, "street witnessing", and "informal witnessing" is a minute completely wasted which in turns yields zero results. I want Witnesses to get to the point that they are so dejected by the fact that everyone refuses to listen to a word they have to say that each and ever Witness questions why they even bother to participate.