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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 17:25:57 GMT -5
Sorry not true, the place that gives us our bibles now has 3-4 translations to choose from. A number of folks including some workers use the NIV. Self-defense is not murder... So they are given to you or sold to you? Do the workers still try and control what Bibles you have? Do they have their own versions? Reminds me of the JWs who have their own Bible and their congregation has to buy them. I have a sister in law who decided she would operate a Bible and hymn book business in her house. So now she has people from all over coming to purchase them from her. Does she make a profit -- she does NOTHING that isn't profitable.
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 17:28:02 GMT -5
It can be seen as a way to keep members away from Christian bookshops so they don't read anything which might enlighten them. Control tactic. Selling merchant on convention grounds. Sounds like selling in the temple which tables Jesus over turned. Aww - yes. I was trying to think what the reason might be. I think you’re on to something. Kind of like the advertising of the annual workers' picture after the Sunday morning meeting.
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 17:29:26 GMT -5
It can be seen as a way to keep members away from Christian bookshops so they don't read anything which might enlighten them. Control tactic. Selling merchant on convention grounds. Sounds like selling in the temple which tables Jesus over turned. I wonder how the sales tax is handled? First two guesses don't count.
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 17:31:08 GMT -5
They were always sold from a car trunk which was parked on the convention grounds in front of the meeting tent between meetings on a Sunday. Are you saying they don't do that in the US? How do you buy them then? You approach a worker and they give you contact info of one of the friends that handles it... Avoids paying the sales tax.
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 17:35:40 GMT -5
I don't stay at the convention grounds I live less than 20 minutes away... Who protects all the people that stay on the Convention grounds @wally ? Do the owns of the Convention grounds have security guards with guns protecting everyone ? I have on occasion been night watchman at convention in California. We were instructed to report any problem we identified during the night. Last convention I attended there I noticed that an obviously retired fire truck had been placed on the convention grounds, presumably in case of fire. The convention grounds was located in dense forest that is subject to forest fire, at the end of a road that no normal fire truck could navigate.
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 17:43:26 GMT -5
You are limited in where you can buy you bibles? - well you said give but I assume you mean buy. We are suppose to go through the workers/friends to get our bibles and hymn books. I don't believe that has changed but could be wrong.... I was, on one occasion, asked by a worker to buy a supply of Bibles from a Bible store for a worker. Funny: none of them were KJV Bibles. And I did pay sales tax.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2022 20:35:15 GMT -5
We are suppose to go through the workers/friends to get our bibles and hymn books. I don't believe that has changed but could be wrong.... You're wrong. Could be, but I doubt it...
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 27, 2022 20:49:26 GMT -5
Could be, but I doubt it... Not surprising.
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Post by chuck on Jul 16, 2022 16:35:13 GMT -5
Gun violence is a contemporary Global Human rights issue. Gun-related violence threatens our most fundamental Human right, THE RIGHT TO LIFE. Gun violence is a daily tragedy affecting the lives of individuals around the World. More than 500 people die every day because of violence committed with firearms. I am so glad that I live in Australia where we are relative free from this evil. Praise goes to our previous Prime Minister, John Howard who had his Government enact strict Gun control laws. Of course it was opposed by idiots, at risk to his own life. However he was determined and pressed on and sensible laws were the end result. Guns like an AR-15 totally banded, a Civilian cannot own one. Makes sense it was designed for one purpose to kill Humans, not for hunting Rabbits. Wake up America, keep your pop Guns if you must, but get rid of the ones that kill 21 lives in a moment. Sadly most of those lives were Children. Tragic. That's acutally not correct, I am a civilian and I legally own more than 1, I use them at least once a week legally and are the most efficient tool for the job by far and would be quite devastating for many mum/dad businesses if these were taken away. They are not totally banned in Australia. I also know 5 other people that legally own them, the number out there are in the thousands. Now that you have just learnt that there are most likely thousands of these weapons in civilian hands that you thought were totally banned and not out in the community, why is there not mass shootings with these style weapons in Australia? as you paint the people who own these weapons as idots and the potential of evil?.....
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Post by help on Jul 16, 2022 16:45:28 GMT -5
Colt will no longer make AR-15s for civilians, but gun control advocates might not have much to celebrate. Colt announced that it will stop making AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, but the news might not be a cause for celebration for gun control advocates.20 Sept 2019.
Well done Colt, a sensible decision.
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Post by chuck on Jul 16, 2022 17:11:11 GMT -5
Colt will no longer make AR-15s for civilians, but gun control advocates might not have much to celebrate. Colt announced that it will stop making AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, but the news might not be a cause for celebration for gun control advocates.20 Sept 2019. Well done Colt, a sensible decision. Am I not sensible?
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Post by help on Jul 16, 2022 17:17:03 GMT -5
Interested to know why you would be using an AR-15 legally. If it is for cutting metal a laser cutter would be a better option.
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Post by chuck on Jul 16, 2022 17:23:45 GMT -5
Interested to know why you would be using an AR-15 legally. If it is for cutting metal a laser cutter would be a better option. Your prejudice is no better or worse than the next person even with all your wisdom. I use them for pest control.
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Post by help on Jul 16, 2022 17:49:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliment. I am glad that I am not a pest.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Jul 16, 2022 19:17:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 20:45:03 GMT -5
Colt will no longer make AR-15s for civilians, but gun control advocates might not have much to celebrate. Colt announced that it will stop making AR-15 rifles for civilian sales, but the news might not be a cause for celebration for gun control advocates.20 Sept 2019. Well done Colt, a sensible decision. Luckily there are many manufacturers out there that will take up the slack. Firearms rights win...
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Post by chuck on Jul 17, 2022 22:50:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliment. I am glad that I am not a pest. No problem, Just be thankful you dont have to deal with pests on any sort of large scale, just because you don't does not mean you have license to insinuate people who do and use these weapons responsibly are in the same category as people using weapons for evil therefore should not have them. This also highlights that even wise people can easily suffer from false premise's. The two in this instance are you were indicating Australia is safer because civilians don't have AR15 style rifles, and the people who wanted to maintain the right to use them are idiots. You need to be careful who you call an idiot when you are not across the topic fully.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Jul 18, 2022 1:26:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliment. I am glad that I am not a pest. No problem, Just be thankful you dont have to deal with pests on any sort of large scale, just because you don't does not mean you have license to insinuate people who do and use these weapons responsibly are in the same category as people using weapons for evil therefore should not have them. This also highlights that even wise people can easily suffer from false premise's. The two in this instance are you were indicating Australia is safer because civilians don't have AR15 style rifles, and the people who wanted to maintain the right to use them are idiots. You need to be careful who you call an idiot when you are not across the topic fully. It might pay to go easy on someone who has made a mistake. Have you forgotten how you did not understand what a public school in England was and what private and public companies are.
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Post by chuck on Jul 18, 2022 2:52:27 GMT -5
No problem, Just be thankful you dont have to deal with pests on any sort of large scale, just because you don't does not mean you have license to insinuate people who do and use these weapons responsibly are in the same category as people using weapons for evil therefore should not have them. This also highlights that even wise people can easily suffer from false premise's. The two in this instance are you were indicating Australia is safer because civilians don't have AR15 style rifles, and the people who wanted to maintain the right to use them are idiots. You need to be careful who you call an idiot when you are not across the topic fully. It might pay to go easy on someone who has made a mistake. Have you forgotten how you did not understand what a public school in England was and what private and public companies are. I thought I did go easy on him?. I didn't attempt to insult or cast derogatory insinuations even though It was insinuated people like myself are idiots and are linked to evil because I use a firearm that has been used to commit evil. I will apologise if you think I was insulting or derogatory. I assume you are talking about this? professing.proboards.com/thread/30714/again-studied-history-celibacy?page=38professing.proboards.com/thread/30714/again-studied-history-celibacy?page=40What didn't I understand about public schools and private/public companies?
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