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jasoncran said:
on the question with shad?
No....about my using 'Jas' (pronounded 'Jase') which is what I call my step son named Jason and also my nephew of the same name.
You seemed like my using 'Jas' may have been innappropriate and I didnt want you to think I was meaning 'James' or something else :)
 
follower of Christ said:
jasoncran said:
on the question with shad?
No....about my using 'Jas' (pronounded 'Jase') which is what I call my step son named Jason and also my nephew of the same name.
You seemed like my using 'Jas' may have been innappropriate and I didnt want you to think I was meaning 'James' or something else :)
I meant to adress that a while ago. I think that's its common for those with my name to be called Jas. Not sure . No offense taken.
 
jasoncran said:
I meant to adress that a while ago. I think that's its common for those with my name to be called Jas. Not sure . No offense taken.
Great :)
I didnt know if it did or not :)
 
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yep, most of the corner stores and gas station around here are operated and owned by Muslims, And there are plenty people who don't have a problem with that either Drew. And, they aren't terrorists or violent people they are indeed very kind people "around here" and they would give you a bottle of milk on loan in an instant! That's how nice some people are in this town. And just because they pack protection with them or in their store doesn't mean that ALL people of the Muslim 'faith' are violent people. They have every right to protect their business from robbers who pull guns on them in their faces! The robbers get freaked and usually run if they get a gun pulled on them right back. And guess what NOT ALL of the store owners had to shoot in order to get the thugs to leave. And not all of them are robbed BECAUSE of the defensive tactics they used to scare the thugs away from robbing them! Drawing a weapon doesn't mean that the person who draws the weapon will actually shoot. MOST PEOPLE who are repsonsible weapon owners are wise enough to not shoot first! They only use their weapons as a means of DEFENSE and do not necessarily shoot the weapon.

In fact Drew, many Muslims came to the United States to get away from the tyrant Muslims who only seek to oppress them! So NO drew, I did NOT imply that all Muslims are violent. And guess what there are a few Muslims that live on my street and guess what, I have a chinese person who is a buddhist that lives next door to me and there is a Catholics and mexicans and gee there are even black and mixed race people living on my street, and across the street from me and on the other side of me is a Luthern family and gee, there are even baptists and protestants living on my street and guees what, not all of them are thugs. Most of them are very nice people! But there are thugs in the neighborhood. and gees we've even got pit bulls and even some wiener dogs amongst the crowd! :crazy A wide variety of people around here. but there are thugs spread about them too. Last summer a guy who killed his kids was hiding out just two streets away from mine. The cops caught him three days after he did the crime. And oh, even in a very posh suburb just outside of Cleveland, last summer a muslim kid shot his boss and killed him. Does that mean that all muslims are violent? NO! Guess what Drew, the people areound the Cleveland and surrounding areas that did crimes in the past years were not just of one race or religion, they were of every race and many religions. White, Black, Mexican, Asian, Arab, Mixed, you name it there were arrests and crimes committed by every race you can think of. This town is a huge town full of a variety of people. I'm not stereo typing anyone.


Hey Drew, Free and Shad, come to Cleveland sometime, I know some really nice neighborhoods full of poor people who know how to behave, and I know of neighborhood that are so aweful horrid you'd want to turn around and scram as fast as you cross the street to enter into it. I could drop you off and let you turn your other cheek when they come to beat the crap out of you just for the fun of it. Or you could try and talk your way out of it, how would you like that? ;)

And Drew, you showing us that your neighborhood is capable of being nonviolent doesn't prove anything but only that there are no thugs in your neighborhood. There are plenty of those around here too Drew. Your neighborhood isn't the only one that live without criminals come to interfere with the cushy life of the people who live there.

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Hey Drew, Free and Shad, come to Cleveland sometime, I know some really nice neighborhoods full of poor people who know how to behave, and I know of neighborhood that are so aweful horrid you'd want to turn around and scram as fast as you cross the street to enter into it. I could drop you off and let you turn your other cheek when they come to beat the crap out of you just for the fun of it. Or you could try and talk your way out of it, how would you like that? ;)
And when finished there, Ill be more than happy to drop the three of them off in the worst neighborhood in Columbus for a night out and see how they fare and if they find a way to turn the other cheek or not ;)

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Some of the small towns in Florida are like that as well.Virtually crime free. I dont live in one of those, but even with i have stated, the town I live in is relatively quiet compared to what relic and foc describe. The sheriff department in my county is proactive tries hard to ride the areas of the scum bags.
 
Relic said:
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Hey Drew, Free and Shad, come to Cleveland sometime, I know some really nice neighborhoods full of poor people who know how to behave, and I know of neighborhood that are so aweful horrid you'd want to turn around and scram as fast as you cross the street to enter into it. I could drop you off and let you turn your other cheek when they come to beat the crap out of you just for the fun of it. Or you could try and talk your way out of it, how would you like that? ;)
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I live in an unsafe neighborhood. My family and I still don't carry around guns to protect ourselves.

I trust Jesus' commandment of "love your enemy" and we don't intend to kill our enemy. If I have to be killed because I honored Jesus' commandment, that is my desire.
 
Whenever you can get around to it shad :)

shad said:
Jesus commandments are adequate enough ....
Lets test you on that shad.
ANY excuse you use to get out of OBEYING will expose the hypocrisy here entirely.

JESUS COMMANDED this....

[quote:1j4xmi6o](Mat 5:42 KJV) Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

(Luk 6:30 KJV) Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Im ASKING you for $5000, Shad.
You can pay me thru my Paypal account right now.

Lets see if you OBEY Jesus' CLEAR commands....or if you just expect everyone ELSE to obey YOUR distortion of commands He didnt actually make... ;)
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Until you obey Jesus' CLEAR commandment (that He DID actually make) by paying up please dont waste our time pushing anything on us that He DIDNT say.
We'll understand if you dont feel to respond. However lack of response says quite enough...


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shad said:
I live in an unsafe neighborhood. My family and I still don't carry around guns to protect ourselves.
irrelevant.
YOUR choice to not carry has NO bearing on OUR choice TO carry.

I trust Jesus' commandment of "love your enemy" and we don't intend to kill our enemy.
Apparently we obey these non commands we read INTO the texts and ignore the CLEAR ones that Jesus DID make ;)

And see THIS is where YOU folks are MISrepresenting AND maligning US !
OUR intent is NOT to kill our enemy just because we carry a gun.
Let me say this again for those who didnt hear it the last 80 times.

The PURPOSE of the weapon is DETERRENCE FIRST and force SECOND.

It is a PROVEN FACT that in MOST cases of firearms used in self defense the intended victim DOESNT fire a shot. The mere presence of the gun ends the confrontation.


Learn some facts or stop pretending like you know any.

If I have to be killed because I honored Jesus' commandment, that is my desire.
Sorry poster...where again did Jesus say to die for a drug deal gone bad that you had nothing to do with ? :confused

And HOW, again, are you dying for Jesus when you are killed by a stray shot when the shooter didnt even know you were there ? :confused

I dont see any martyrs here....only complete ignorance of fact....so lets not proclaim ourselves AS martyrs when we arent.

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follower of Christ said:
Learn some facts or stop pretending like you know any.

I learn from the Bible facts and Jesus' commandments. Jesus and His disciples did not say anything about protecting anyone by killing the criminals. They were killed instead. If they can do it so can I. I trust God will help me to give me courage to obey Jesus' commandments.

You guys always try to make pacifists like cowards but I feel so sad for you that you cannot trust God enough to follow through what Jesus says. You guys make yourself sound like heroes but not according to Jesus commandments.

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shad said:
I learn from the Bible facts and Jesus' commandments.
So you claim yet have not produced a single shred of evidence for.
Jesus and His disciples did not say anything about protecting anyone by killing the criminals.
Are you going to force me to REpost the fact that the gun is for DETERRENCE ?
I can repeat it as many times as it takes for it to sink in shad.

WHEN you can present scripture that SAYS that we are not permitted to defend our physical lives or that of our families give me a ring.
Till then youre wasting both our times.
If they can do it so can I.
Laughable.
They were killed in the name of Christ, friend, NOT because some drug dealer got the wrong house ;)
Not even a good try.

I trust God will help me to give me courage to obey Jesus' commandments.
No you wont or Id have my $5000 by now
Apparently there isnt enough 'trust' in God to obey Jesus' commandment to give to me when I ask you as the CLEAR commandment states.


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You guys always try to make pacifists like cowards
More than cowards.....heretics who pervert Gods word into an excuse not to protect their wives and children.

but I feel so sad for you that you cannot trust God enough to follow through what Jesus says.
Gent, you have no clue who you are even talking to.
God has given me no choice but to trust Him without question.
That has nothing to do with knowing that God allows the natural laws He put in place to run their course in MOST cases and doesnt actively stop evil men from doing what they do.
You guys make yourself sound like heroes but not according to Jesus commandments.
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1. Wheres my $5000 ?
2. Provide the commandment that says we cant use a weapon to protect our families.

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Shad....is there a particular reason you are avoiding a response ?
You keep going on about how you obey Jesus commands...yet you are purposefully ignoring these two CLEAR ones :confused
shad said:
Jesus commandments are adequate enough ....
Lets test you on that shad.
ANY excuse you use to get out of OBEYING will expose the hypocrisy here entirely.

JESUS COMMANDED this....

[quote:1s19pn8m](Mat 5:42 KJV) Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

(Luk 6:30 KJV) Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Im ASKING you for $5000, Shad.
You can pay me thru my Paypal account right now.

Lets see if you OBEY Jesus' CLEAR commands....or if you just expect everyone ELSE to obey YOUR distortion of commands He didnt actually make... ;)
[/quote:1s19pn8m]
Until you obey Jesus' CLEAR commandment (that He DID actually make) by paying up please dont waste our time pushing anything on us that He DIDNT say.
We'll understand if you dont feel to respond. However lack of response says quite enough...


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