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Are the disassociated NOT to be shunned now?
by comment inrado vleugel pointed out on another thread that the current response to "do you shun former members?
" on the jw-media.org site represents a more hardline viewpoint as far as treatment of disfellowshipped family members.
once it said, "disfellowshipping does not sever family ties.
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Panorama: outstanding!
by comment ini didn't see all of panorama, but what i did see was outstanding.
in its depth and thoroughness, it surpassed what dateline had to offer.
it really highlighted some key points: .
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Major holes in J.R. Brown's Panorama response
by comment in1) brown states: "you have been told that here in the united states we have compiled a list of 23,720 names of child abusers.
that is false.
first of all, the total number of names in our records is considerably lower.
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A factual summary of the WT-UN issue
by comment inwhat i've written here is a straightforward, easy-to-digest, basic factual summary of the issue.
feel free to send it to anyone you like or post it anywhere.. .
an ngo is a non-governmental organization.. according to the definition used by the united nations (un), ngos operate on a non-profit basis, perform humanitarian work and advocate various causes with governments.. more than 1,500 ngos have voluntarily applied to cooperate with the department of public information (dpi) of the un.. in order for the un to accept an application, an ngo must agree to build support for the un and to disseminate information about it to their members.. the watchtower society voluntarily applied to cooperate with the dpi of the un in 1991. the application was successful.. the contact person listed on the application was lloyd barry, a member of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.. for many years, the watchtower society has identified the un as the "scarlet-colored wild beast" and "the disgusting thing" of bible prophecy.. the watchtower society has repeatedly stated that the un blasphemes by setting itself up as mankind's best hope for world peace rather than promoting god's kingdom.. the watchtower society has repeatedly condemned religions that cooperate with the un, identifying them as "babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and the disgusting things of the earth.".
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Winnipeg Sun: No 2nd chances for pedophiles
by comment insome of us may wish to write to lyn cockburn about the society's conduct and policies regarding molestation, as recently documented on dateline.
it would seem very timely given her statements in the following column.. http://www.canoe.ca/columnists/cockburn.html.
june 5, 2002. no second chances for pedophiles.
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Basic problems with JW molestation approach
by comment in1. they may indeed have a policy.
but the policy is full of loopholes that can be exploited either by molestors wishing to escape punishment or elders who want to keep the congregation's reputation looking squeaky clean.
worse yet, they evidently don't follow even this flawed policy all the time either!.
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Prince married Toronto JW woman?
by comment inthis may be old news, and it's not something that holds incredible interest for me, but i thought someone on the board might know this manuella testolini.
i found this through a search engine at worldnews.com.. http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/story.asp?id={79ea5618-b49f-4515-b22b-3ecfe8adf2e7}.
prince show a mystery.
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Tri-City Herald reports on Dateline
by comment inmy apologies if this has already been posted.
it's an advance article from the tri-city herald of may 28 about the dateline program:.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/2002/0528/story3.html.
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Question re tower logo at Bethel (NYers??)
by comment ina friend of mine in new york just told me that the big tower logo on the side of bethel is no longer there.
instead, there's a giant neon sign saying "watchtower" and a digital clock.. how long has this been the case?
does anybody know why they got rid of the tower logo?.
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Dear Prudie comments on JWs (?)
by comment ini think it's pretty safe to assume that the letter-writer is referring to jws, unless it's mormons.
i liked the sentence in the response that begins: "it has always interested prudie...".
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2063825.