James Thomas Rook Jr.
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On 12/23/2019 at 6:51 PM, TrueTomHarley said:
t may be that you do not, but what you do so closely resembles it that no one can tell the difference.
There are people that can wrestle an adult alligator in the water, but do not know the difference between an alligator and a crocodile.
These people are known as "Lunch"
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4 hours ago, César Chávez said:
They only thing left here is, why can't they see 607 BC?
..because it is a self aggrandizing lie, contrary to facts.
... be careful about expecting others to be perfect .... they may think they are, and have rifles.
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No surprise there.
You have to appreciate a man for the good he does ... and Barak Obama sold more guns and ammunition to American Citizens than any President in History.
Arms manufacturers stock skyrocketed, especially Ruger, and Smth & Wesson, and there was a severe shortage of guns and ammunition for EIGHT YEARS, with factories running 24/7/365.
Every time he spoke about "gun control", he sold another 150,000 firearms, and millions of rounds of ammunition.
My HERO! (sarcasm alert!)
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A President does not need Congressional authorization to assassinate a non-US Citizen, someone who has murdered hundreds of your "brothers", and countrymen.
The President has authority to incinerate half the planet, if necessary, entirely at his discretion.
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placekeeper for when I have more time.
Anybody who appreciates Asimov is a friend of mine.
...and I agree with Casey, and I did see the movie.
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You do not have endorsement from the Bible for the reasonable and optional use of a motorcycle ( very risky). That is not the case with Chariots.
Just remember this very basic GB rule and you will get along fine.
"Anything not SPECIFICALLY permitted by the Bible or the GB .... is forbidden.".
The Bible says "Abstain from Blood".
...seems crystal clear and totally unambiguous.
The GB says, if you hose blood's fractions into your arms with 14 different tubes ... it's a matter of conscience.
As Marvin Webster sez: "W' Zup with that?
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You forgot American Snow Chicken (Penguin)
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That's nothing!
We have a House of Congress with several hundred humans ... and NO WORKERS!
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1 hour ago, JW Insider said:
I'm sure the GB have seen these arguments before, and they have their reasons for continuing to read things differently.
Do you think it MIGHT have something to do with ... oh, say ..... MONEY?
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As Marvin Webster sez: "Y'all think about it."
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20 hours ago, César Chávez said:Russell as indicated by his works “felt” Jesus “presence” in 1874, not that Jesus was invisibly here in 1874.
That was before they invented "TUMS".
Or, as Obi-Wan Kanobe cried out in anguish, on the Millineum Falcon, and Luke Skywalker turned and asked "What's the matter Obi-Wan ... did you suddenly feel a disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and suddenly went silent?"
Obi-Wan Kanobe, one hand on his forehead, and one on his stomach replied, " Naw ... just a bit of indigestion."
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What I used to do is go to an army surplus store, here in the United States often called an "Army Navy" stores, and have a set of military identification "dog tags" stamped for me, IN ENGLISH.
If memory serves there is a max of 16 characters per line.
NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY AND ZIP CODE (NO STATE LISTED)
NO BLOOD OR
BLOOD FRACTIONS
Carry both dog tags on a stainless steel beaded ball chain around your neck. (Standard practice). After they warm up, you will forget they are there.
No doctor anywhere in the world, smart or stupid, will violate THAT.
They will NOT give you blood without first looking for a medical alert bracelet, or necklace. When they see YOURS, in this format, they will not give you blood.
If they do not speak the language, they will look it up.
- Isabella and ComfortMyPeople
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4 hours ago, Space Merchant said:
And Third - that language man, remember what I mentioned before to Butler?
On 12/30/2019 at 12:09 PM, James Thomas Rook Jr. said:The Governing Body's 2017 admission that they were NOT inspired of God was kinda a "DUH!" statement, yet the progress is palpable ... inspired by those that bitch and moan, and groan from their heavy burdens .... and vote with their wallet.
A bitch ia s female dog used for breeding purposes, and that use is quite legitimate, and not considered vulgar.
The way I used the word bitch was AS A VERB., NOT AS A NOUN.
Same thing.
Space Merchant: Apparently English is not your mother tongue, or you do not get out much.
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... said the man with a garage full of boxes of books. (figuratively speaking, of course ...).
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On 12/30/2019 at 3:05 PM, Space Merchant said:
Such people should also be trained in chest sealing, using homeostatic gauze use, and tourniquets, etc.
I prefer the evil hearted person who is intent on harming innocent people worry about learning how to mitigate HIS chest sealing, using homeostatic gauze use, and tourniquets, etc.
"Thrice armed is he hath his quarrel just ... and four times he who gets his fist in first" - Josh Billings
..... but it works even better if your cause is just, AND you get your fist in first.
I am not against plugging his sucking chest wound with my fist, as I disarm him with the other hand.
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I had someone on marijuana once look me straight in the eyes and say out of the blue ...
"Did you know that Northeast Canada Eskimo babies are born without any teeth?"
... merely a joke ... I said that to my dentist's receptionist today after my teeth cleaning
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TTH:
Your opinion that "If you do not know and understand history, you are doomed to repeat it.", is a "load of manure" really surprises me. Up until now I knew you did not pay much attention to detail, but I thought you were smarter than THAT.
You have to know and understand history .... and learn from it ... not to fall into the same trap that has ensnared so many others, and perhaps even one's self
That is what EXPERIENCE IS !!!
LEARNING FROM HISTORY.!!!
To learn from it, you have to know IN DETAIL what has gone on around you before you stumbled on the scene. and understand what it really means. OFTEN it's not what we know that makes a difference ... but what we know that IS NOT WRONG.
Details make the difference !
And now, for a musical interlude to lighten things up, with your very own introduction, illustrating my point that you are NOT a detail oriented person.
... and for those in Rio Linda ... it's "Beachwood 4-5789".
On an old rotary phone, circa 1960, you would dial BE4-5789, in the United States.
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The reasons of strict attention to history is this:
If you do not know and understand history ... you are DOOMED to repeat it.
8 minutes ago, Arauna said:If you do not like the present teachings - leave. We live in a free world.........do not be a hypocrite and be an "indecisive" one........ but frankly - I do not know where you can go to......
If you stay - then accept the present teachings.
This is based on the FALSE premise that you are limited to do only one thing, or the other thing.
Since you are not concerned with our history ... you are doomed to repeat it.
..... as you have just demonstrated.
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4 hours ago, Anna said:On 12/29/2019 at 9:50 PM, James Thomas Rook Jr. said:
church members who acted quickly to take down the shooter
I know you can't wait to do this
... merely to cut down on the recidivism crime rate ....
Were I to be successful, the rate for that particular person, would be zero.
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From the Babylon Bee ... Dateline December 30 2019
" U.S.—The nation's media outlets announced they were grieving today as an armed citizen stopped a mass shooting.
"We grieve that this tragedy we could have exploited for weeks on end was stopped by a good guy with a gun," said one teary-eyed MSNBC reporter on the scene. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the shooter."
"We are absolutely heartbroken and in shock over here," said one New York Times journalist. "What could have given us weeks and weeks of frothing-at-the-mouth stories about gun control will now have to be suppressed since it does not align with our agenda."
News outlets also reminded the nation that they reserve the right to immediately bury mass shooting stories that don't help push their agenda.
Outlets like CNN, MSNBC, and ABC News confirmed that they carefully look over the facts of a given case to see if it lines up with the correct opinions before deciding to push it incessantly for weeks on end.
"While we usually would exploit a tragedy like this to push our gun control agenda, in this case, the facts don't really help us," said CNN reporter Bob Costanza, after a recent shooting was shut down by a citizen with a gun. "It's tragic that it ended that way, because we really could have gotten a lot of mileage out of that bad boy."
The media didn't even try to find children who were present during the shooting to parade around talk shows and put on the covers of magazines for a full year this time around."
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If the windows have glass, and the homes have internal plumbing, I hope some Brothers like to work at Home Depot.
I would sure hate to have to build a home where the only fasteners were strips of dried out cat gut.
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My guess is that the States that have legalized marijuana have the highest incidents of 18-34 children living with their parents.
As Marvin Webster sez: "Y'all think about it".
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10 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:
I learned long ago not to do this. Not matter how respectful and conciliatory one is, completely with imputing good motives, it does nothing to stem the vitriol you emanate toward those taking the lead in the Christian work.
Do you perhaps think the new "Shepherding the Flock of God" of 2019 elder's manual would have evolved progressively as it has, since 2010, without CONSTANT vitriolic feedback from those who were incensed by factions in the previous editions?
I don't.
I watched it all happen.
The Governing Body's 2017 admission that they were NOT inspired of God was kinda a "DUH!" statement, yet the progress is palpable ... inspired by those that bitch and moan, and groan from their heavy burdens .... and vote with their wallet.
It is like the Widow that ONLY got Justice from a Judge, because she was "in his face", all the time.
A vitriolic pest. worthy of mention in the Bible to illustrate an important fact of life.
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21 minutes ago, 4Jah2me said:
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You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.DUH !
It is very easy to be able to tell who can fulfill the scripture about being perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect ......they do not die.
If you can still require that from ANYONE, 500 years from now, I will consider your points to be valid.
My guess you will be lying on your back, with your arms folded across your chest, and sucking dirt, as will everybody else.alive today.
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TTH:
Just make sure that, since the Society is being attacked by Norway for violation of the most basic of human rights ... the right to vote ...and they are considering withholding tax subsidies paid to the WTB&TS for all 112,000 Jehovah's Witnesses in Norway, as they do to all churches, per congregant ... and anticipating that this loss of millions of dollars will get the Society's attention about what violates basic human rights ...make sure you register to vote.
I have had a LOT of brothers over the years disagree with anything and everything I did, and do.
When I hear "Brother Rook , it's commendable that you ___________________ insert subject here ___________, BUT ..."
it's all I can do to suppress the gag reflex.
A DPA question
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To clarify my reasoning on this matter ... I know that the Bible says "abstain from blood".
I know that there are MANY examples in the Bible that show God considers blood his own personal property, and should be respected as such.
I know that the only acceptable use for the Blood Jehovah is jealous about being his alone, is to be poured out on the ground, or offered in sacrifice to him, as David exemplified in pouring out water that REPRESENTED the blood of his soldiers, and the example of Jesus, who did both.
That being said, I have comprehensive blood tests all the time, having the reasonable assurance that after it is tested and studied, it will be discarded in some manner. I also realize that it is the RESPECT that is important ... the deeply held respect for Jehovah's blood, not getting upset because a properly drained air-breathing animal leaks blood from tissues after having been properly drained to a reasonable degree.
That being said, I do not impose my conscience in that or MANY other matters on others, as there is a considerable difference between the viewpoints I hold on MANY matters, that differ from "Brother Watchtower's". An example of this, should I have a home invasion, or assassins enter the Kingdom Hall to harm the Brotherhood, I have no qualms at all about killing them, if I am able to do so.
Their blood is on THEIR hands by their criminal actions. Every living thing that walks, crawls, swims or flies on this planet has the NATURAL right to defend itself, if it decides to do so, and if it can manage a defense. Their blodguilt belongs to them alone.
.... but I digress.
It is my carefully considered belief that the WTB&TS had it right the FIRST time, and changed it because they were being sued by people who had lost relatives for HAVING THE TAKING OF BLOOD BEING A DISFELLOWSHIPPING OFFENSE.
I appreciate the Societies work in educating us in the past, and I believe it is an important life and death issue, spiritually, but not every soldier can be Sgt York, Audie Murphy, or the fictional John Rambo.
No one has asked me, and I certainly DO NOT want to "drive the train", but years of observing the operational habits of the Watchtower legal staff in "legal dirty tricks" to subvert Justice to save their client, the WTB&TS from financial bankruptcy, has led me to believe that the Society STILL knows that they got it right the FIRST time, but they screwed up in not making it a personal matter of conscience IN THE BEGINNING ... and now they are trapped in a no win situation that FINANCIALLY, they cannot admit they were wrong about Congregational sanctions.
So, they make up stuff out of thin air, having NO Biblical support, about the acceptability of blood fractions. To me this shows a COMPLETE lack of institutional integrity, and any personal integrity .... FOR MONEY!
I will not accept blood or blood fractions because of the things I learned in the Truth, from the 1960's, but after trying to engender respect for God's blood, Ieave the sanctioning and punishment up to God.
After all, it's POSSIBLE that this ONLY applies to ONLY food, and/or the issue of deep respect for the things that belong to God .... and that God does not care at all about medical technology uses of blood.
I have made the statement MANY times that our current theologies are being formed by the accountants and lawyers in the employ of the WTB&TS.
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The Bible does condemn know-it-all busybodies, who try to control every aspect of other people's lives.
It's like eating fish .... each person has to decide for himself ... what is good, and what needs to be thrown away.
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