I consider myself an atheist and have no problem with the death penalty when it is proven beyond any reasonable doubt about the guilt of the person charged with the crime.
Especially so, when they have killed more than one person.
smiddy3
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Poll: Atheists overwhelmingly oppose the death penalty, but most Christians favor it
by Disillusioned JW insee https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/16/poll-atheists-overwhelmingly-oppose-the-death-penalty-most-christians-favor-it/ .
i am an atheist and i disapprove of the death penalty.
i remember michael dukakis, when he was a usa presidential candidate, saying i he was opposed to the death penalty - even for rapists and murderers.
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Raising a teenager outside of “the truth”
by StephaneLaliberte ini was raised as a jw and left the group as many of the teachings don’t align with my core values.
now, forward almost 10 years, my wife and i are raising our kids through puberty and i have to admit, this challenge is not easy and seems to be even more difficult in that my own upbringing was very different.
i find it hard to compare how i was raised with what i now must do for my own kids.
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smiddy3
My teenage son of many years ago would argue that we are told that nothing comes from nothing.
And that a GOD who has no beginning makes no sense..
The elders would tell him not to overthink things as that would lead him out of the truth.
A good post SL ,it is also true that many non Christian religions and other philosophies have good moral principles to live by .
We dont need religion to be a good person with morals ,values and principles to live by.
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smiddy3
Thats what my late F.I.L. used to say stan , but can they say that about Kamala without being sued ?
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Attitudes of People 👎
by minimus ini have to share.
i went to the supermarket last night and got one item.
i placed the 10 dollar bill on the item.
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smiddy3
I did not wish to have anything happen to her regarding her job but she just needs to learn better customer service.
I think that was the right thing to do minimus as we dont really know the circumstances behind what caused them to behave that way.
My D.i.Law who works in pharmacy tells me what crap they have to put up with customers sometimes that just makes their day turn to shit and they are still expected to be nice and polite to every customer , they are only human too you know .
Having said that ,I do know there are just some people not suitable to be dealing with the public as they have no people skills at all.
Well done my friend.
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Tom MacDonald's new song :)
by LoveUniHateExams ingotta love this song, dropping some truth bombs in the lyrics, lol ….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcmwlornezk.
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smiddy3
That was it ,thanks LUHE
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Tom MacDonald's new song :)
by LoveUniHateExams ingotta love this song, dropping some truth bombs in the lyrics, lol ….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcmwlornezk.
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smiddy3
I`m not a fan of this type of { music ?} but I did like it as it was clever.
What was that movie I watched some time back where guys were competing against each other with this type of music / lyrics and I found a new respect for the genre ?
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Were You Ever Interested In Early Watchtower History?
by minimus ini also was intrigued by the russellites and the break away sects that formed before and after charles taze russell.
i can only imagine what the bible students were thinking when rutherford became the next watchtower president..
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smiddy3
Yes ,but I was blinded by their "light getting brighter as the day draws near" teaching.
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What Is Truth?
by minimus injust because you believe something as truth, it doesn’t make it truth.
religious leaders may be admired and believed but they could be dead wrong.
politicians can spout out “facts” that support their truth yet once further evidence comes through these facts are questionable.
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smiddy3
The Watchtower / GB says they speak the truth !
The "Truth" ? they can`t handle the "Truth" !
The Bible says God`s word is truth, John 17:17 but all we have is what other people claim GOD said.
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I have a tee shirt idea
by mickbobcat ini have an idea for a jw tee shirt.
jehovah's witnesses redefining words since 1914.
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smiddy3
Jehovah`s Witnesses speak with forked tongue
OR
Jehovah`s Witnesses speak out of both sides of their mouth
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Did you think this was it for the Watchtower-(Covid)- Well-They are coming back with even greater ZEAL!
by pistolpete inso you all probably heard that the awake magazine is back, .
https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/?contentlanguagefilter=en&pubfilter=g&yearfilter=.
and one of my jw relatives said they were told by some elders that meetings and field service will resume before the end of the year.. they said this covid virus was a test, like when the romans breached jerusalem and retreated, only to come back later and sack jerusalem.
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smiddy3
JW`s seemingly have an answer for everything.
Major disasters anywhere in the world .Its proof we are living in the last days
World powers rattling swords against each other.... Ditto
An influx of baptism candidates at some convention .Its a sign of Jehovahs blessing on the org.
When its pointed out that the work is slowing down and many are leaving .Its proof we are living in the last days because the Bible says "the love of the greater number will cool off in the last days"
Whats that saying ? "There are none so blind as those who refuse to see"