James Thomas Rook Jr.

Of course ... the wolf packs in the New System will all eat straw ... while staring at the sheep.
 

I disagree .... Most people SHOULD be trusted with guns.
...just not the evil, insane, and stupid.
I think you need a better, more responsible, smarter group of friends.

I am far less worried about all your paranoid agenda driven irrational ranting than I am about being hit by a meteorite.
I have "packed heavy" for over 50 years now, every day ... and never had a real problem from "the authorities".
People that know what they are doing don't either.
 

Whew:
I just finished watching all the "Dubtown" videos on YouTube ....
SOMEBODY has a LOT of money to spend on the production of these things !
Some were funny, some absurd ..... all were painful to watch.
The Truth will make you free .... but reality is more painful than fantasy.

In the meantime ... when assaulted ... throw your cell phone at them.

A " helicopter parent" is a parent who hovers over his or her children, ever watchful, ever close-by ... ready to guide and direct the children wherever and whenever needed, but at a manageable distance, and close enough to provide real, not imagined protection and security.
Like admin says... it may take ten minutes for police to respond, whereas I have the capability to make bad guys behave themselves (probably) faster than the speed of sound ....about 1100 feet per second.
I have been armed every day of my life, for the past  half-century or so, and have avoided at least three "incidents" just by being obviously armed ( I had to pull my gun, which is otherwise always concealed.
That gun I posted the picture of on another thread is small and light, and has a one-watt green laser on the top, ( my own modification so it works in bright sunlight ...) and still fits in my front right pocket.
I do not expect to get into gun battles ... merely restrain or stop the stupid and undisciplined.  I am never without it, except in courthouses, where it is not allowed ... and airports, and in the bath ... where it is on the adjacent toilet seat, under a towel.
If I expect a sustained fight, I "dress heavier", and differently.
Carrying an unloaded gun around is a good way to get killed .... like trying to outrun an avalanche in a snowmobile with no gas.
OF COURSE IT'S LOADED!
There are people that are sheep, and there are people that are Sheepdogs, like myself ... who have fangs and consider it my genetic duty to protect the innocent (myself included).
An incompetent defense is no defense at all .... and that's why they get eaten by wolves, and  eventually .... the sheep get sheared,  eaten by their Shepherds.
Think of me as a "helicopter gunship" Sheepdog parent.
Once you get that image in your mind ... you may need several beers.
 

Absolutely. Calling the cops and waiting ten minutes isn't going to get Little Johnny back alive.

@Outta Here   You didn't seem to disagree with JTR Jr, though when he said this
 Quote : "Remember according to the Theocratic Organization ruling at the time of Jesus' time on Earth ... HE was an Apostate."  
God had placed the religious leaders over the Nation of Israel as spiritual guides but Jesus told them they were hypocrites and 'from their father the devil'  John 8 v 44
  You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father
I think that proves my point of Jesus being apostate to those that were supposed to be the spiritual leaders.   

It's hard to believe that was 30 some years ago the George H.W. Bush was President of the United States .... seems like yesterday.
 
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I LOVE this!

WOW!
Any idea how much it will cost?

It is an adult's job to judge EVERYTHING.
That's why we work hard to become adults .... to develop those skills.
Those bad at judging EVERYTHING, often have very short lifetimes, full of drama and hardship, filled with bad, destructive "friends".

Several times in my life I have had stupid people ask me why I was such a "helicopter parent", and was always armed to enforce it.
This is why.
 
 

I often wondered why military uniforms had so many patches, braids, medals, and other stuff on them.
Then I realized that men were decorated up like that so that people who "knew the code" could tell at a glance your entire history and experience level, and your motivation levels, and other factors ... like a ten page resume that could be evaluated in two seconds.
I see nothing wrong with announcing that someone is willing to Pioneer ... go out for "sustained combat".
It is hard work, and perhaps they will need encouragement or some physical assistance.
Give honor where it is due!
I would like to see something like the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor or some other appropriate award for "I survived Bethel"....

The question just BEGS to be asked .... How does anyone here know she DIDN'T do it?

Revenge, and Justice are twin brothers.

Once you accept the concept that one generation actually means two overlapping generations ... and that is what Jesus meant when he said "This generation will not pass away, until all these things occur", your observation is, regretfully .... absolutely fair.

I have a great deal of tolerance with people in general, but vulgarity should be limited to those who cannot think well enough to express themselves without it.  Thinking  correctly is hard work, and many are lazy.
I cannot imagine the Apostle Paul ministering to a bunch of sailors at a seaport dock, using the same language as he would use from a podium at the Sanhedrin ... there is a time and a place for EVERYTHING.
In mortal hand to hand combat, verbal expressions have somewhat more "energy" than reading poetry during a picnic.
I find vulgarity offensive ... because it means , generally, I am in a conversation with a stupid person, not because I am personally offended by the vulgarity.
But getting back to the "Dog" theme ... dogs DO have a sense of Justice and fairness. I have five dogs who wait patiently to be hand fed treats, because they know they will all be fed the same amount... and when I discipline them, their hurt feelings are only momentary.
When I get angry I can scare paint off of walls, but when I change my tone of voice, they run to me to be petted and consoled.
.... but to be safe, I do not tell them how much life insurance I have.
 
 
 

Gather around Grasshoppers, and listen to the wisdom of Jimminy Cricket.
To John Butler, this is a second hand, or third hand rumor.
If absolutely true, the fact remains that John did not cause anyone harm, and has no personal responsibility for the evil people do.
However, just ACCUSING someone of this particular crime can ruin the accused person's  life FOREVER, because it ruins his reputation FOREVER ... whether he is guilty, or completely innocent.
If John does NOTHING .... he has not personally CAUSED any harm to anyone.
If he acts, and the accused is innocent ... no one remembers that .... only that someone thought he was CAPABLE of doing whatever it was.
The Gossip Mill never sleeps, and grinds up anyone.
Second hand information, or third hand information is GOSSIP.
Sometimes doing the "right" thing is so complicated it is impossible.
.... best we can hope for is not personally causing harm.
But, sometimes like a frog in a pasture ... we just have to jump ... and the grasshoppers  have to scatter, or become frog food.
 
 
 

I read somewhere that it is inappropriate for a man to bathe in past glories.
Now that I am retired, the only rank I have, is bathing infrequently.

Here in the United States we call them "Baby Buggys". 
I understand in the UK, they call the hood of a car, which covers the engine compartment a "bonnet".
The best way to make a baby buggy, is to continuously tickle its feet.

That's an upvote too. But you can only give one response here, and I laughed longer and louder.

. “When you give … do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” (Matthew 6:3)
Matthew 6:1 (BBE) Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them
Matthew 6:4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Personaly i think IF you seeking for blessings its bettet to do hours with out telling anyone.

I really didn't know whether to laugh, cry or throw my hands up in despair when we discussed this at last night's meeting. The answers that were given during these paragraphs and the response of the study conductor really showed to me how, as a general rule, we are such a non-thinking and illogical group of people.
 
5 As we saw in Chapter 2 of this book, the Bible Students spent decades pointing out that the year 1914 would be significant in fulfilling Bible prophecy. However, at that time they believed that Christ’s presence had begun in 1874, that he had begun to rule in heaven in 1878, and that the Kingdom would not be fully set up until October 1914. The harvest would extend from 1874 to 1914 and would culminate in the gathering of the anointed to heaven. Do mistaken ideas such as these cast doubt on whether Jesus was guiding those faithful ones by means of holy spirit?
6 Not at all! Think again of our opening illustration. Would the premature ideas and eager questions of the tourists cast doubt on the reliability of their guide? Hardly! Similarly, although God’s people sometimes try to work out details of Jehovah’s purpose before it is time for the holy spirit to guide them to such truths, it is clear that Jesus is leading them. Thus, faithful ones prove willing to be corrected and humbly adjust their views.
 
It is also upsetting that the governing body, in instances like this, always speak in the third person. How much more humble would it be for them to say ;
 
"Similarly, although we, the faithful and discreet slave sometimes try to work out details of Jehovah’s purpose before it is time for the holy spirit to guide us to such truths..."
 
Any comments ?
 

To quote Sean Connery as James Bond in the movie "Goldfinger":
" ..... Never was a man more misunderstood! ..... "
I understand this, as with my size and appearance, and to avoid being misunderstood by curious neighbors ... I cannot dig holes in my back yard at night, in the rain, with a flashlight.