http://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/mornings/daniel-andrews-and-francis-sullivan/9517566
The topic discussed at the above link is related to this one I posted recently:
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Latest news from Australia - listen to this media discussion about suing a religion in Victoria over child abuse
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/mornings/daniel-andrews-and-francis-sullivan/9517566.
the topic discussed at the above link is related to this one i posted recently:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5784750204649472/victoria-australia-survivors-sexual-abuse-able-sue-churches.
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NaijaNews Article: Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
by AndersonsInfo in[the link states "six beliefs" but the title mentions "seven beliefs.
" looks like someone goofed!
here are seven beliefs that make jehovah witness different from other christians.
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Vidiot, I thought so too - that picture is pure gold. It's one of the reasons I posted the article. The other reason is that last paragraph. Somehow, we need to give that picture publicity without having a copyright problem. Anybody want to help with that?
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NaijaNews Article: Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
by AndersonsInfo in[the link states "six beliefs" but the title mentions "seven beliefs.
" looks like someone goofed!
here are seven beliefs that make jehovah witness different from other christians.
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OneEyedJoe: I'm in full agreement, the article is a mess!
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NaijaNews Article: Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
by AndersonsInfo in[the link states "six beliefs" but the title mentions "seven beliefs.
" looks like someone goofed!
here are seven beliefs that make jehovah witness different from other christians.
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[The link states "Six Beliefs" but the title mentions "Seven Beliefs." Looks like someone goofed!]
Here Are Seven Beliefs That Make Jehovah Witness Different From Other Christians
February 28, 2018
A picture depicting the beliefs of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
The following note-worthy paragraph is at the end of the article.
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in shunning of Ex-members
Members who have left the Jehovah’s Witnesses for matters of conscience have one key complaint: Their despicable and harmful practice of shunning and damaging the reputation of any dissenting Jehovah’s Witness. A person’s beliefs about themselves determine almost all of their actions. When a person is indoctrinated into the Jehovah’s Witnesses they are taught to believe that they don’t “deserve” to be loved, respected, or valued. They are taught to question everything except what the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society teaches. This goes far beyond merely revoking their membership. The Watchtower requires and demands that families and friends affiliated with the organization completely cut that person off from their lives. This has resulted in broken families, separation from parents, separation from children, divorce, suicide, and untold psychological damage to all involved.
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Huffpost: A Reason (and Season) to Stop Shunning
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/a-reason-and-season-to-st_b_1146103.html.
a reason (and season) to stop shunning.
by janice harper.
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/a-reason-and-season-to-st_b_1146103.html
A Reason (and Season) to Stop Shunning
THE BLOG12/20/2011 05:42 pm ET Updated Feb 19, 2012One of the least discussed aspects of bullying and mobbing, and perhaps the most powerful and damaging is the practice of shunning. Shunning is widely practiced among certain religions; the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Church of Scientology, even the otherwise forgiving Amish have made shunning a religious tenet to control the conduct of its members. Families routinely shun other family members, whether through disinheritance and outright withdrawal of any contact or support, or the deafening “silent treatment” that some spouses and parents engage in as a form of punishment for real or perceived offenses. People are shunned in their communities, their clubs and their schools. But perhaps shunning is most common in the workplace, when a worker is targeted for collective aggression and elimination, or “workplace mobbing.”When a person is marked for punishment or elimination by management, workers instinctively avoid being seen with that person for fear of their own status being tarnished in the workplace. But to targets of shunning, the near instantaneous isolation almost always comes as a shock, and the intensifying silence that encircles them is indeed deadly. The impact of shunning is so severe that those religions, organizations and families which routinely employ it do so because they know just how effective a form of social control the practice can be, debilitating even the strongest people once it commences.
When a person is shunned, it is because they have done something to displease someone, or are perceived as distinctly “different” from the group and are therefore an “unknown” force. Shunning is thus a feature of a broader spectrum of aggressive behaviors, including accusation, sabotage, investigation and other efforts to control or remove the person from the group. To shun a person consequently isolates them at the very point when they most need support. It further erodes their self-esteem and their ability to withstand attack. Moreover, when a worker is targeted for elimination, once they are shunned it becomes very difficult to defend their position as former supporters disappear, and even more difficult for them to find new work. And shunning is a particularly effective tactic to undermine a worker’s legal claims, however legitimate, because it is very difficult to prove a negative. Shunning is a non-action — to shun is to avoid, not to interact.
READ MORE: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/a-reason-and-season-to-st_b_1146103.html
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Victoria, Australia:Survivors of sexual abuse to be able to sue churches
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000.
sexual abuse survivors in victoria to be able to sue churches as government moves to end 'ellis defence'.
updated about 2 hours ago.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000
Sexual abuse survivors in Victoria to be able to sue churches as Government moves to end 'Ellis defence'
Updated about 2 hours ago
Survivors of sexual abuse will soon be able to sue churches in Victoria, as the State Government moves to close a legal loophole.
Currently, laws in the state prevent victims from being able to take legal action against some non-incorporated organisations, like churches.
Attorney-General Martin Pakula said the new legislation was in response to a key recommendation from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
A bill will be introduced into State Parliament in the first half of the year, he said.
"We're developing legislation to overcome the so-called Ellis defence, in response to key recommendations of the Betrayal of Trust report and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse," Mr Pakula said in a statement.
"The Ellis defence has prevented victims from being able to sue some non-incorporated organisations on a technicality."
"Since October we have been consulting closely with victim survivor groups, the courts, the legal profession and religious bodies and we intend to introduce legislation in Parliament in the first half of this year."
The 'Ellis defence' refers to a 2007 legal case brought against the Catholic Church by John Ellis, a survivor of child sexual abuse.
A lawyer, Mr Ellis tried to sue the church for damages, but the case was dismissed after the court found the church did not legally exist because its assets were held in a trust that was protected from legal action.
Andrew Morrison SC, who represented Mr Ellis in court a decade ago, said the loophole could have been closed earlier.
"This is something which isn't a surprise. The only thing that's perhaps a little surprising is that it's taken so long for the recommendation to come forward in terms of legislation," he said.
"It's entirely appropriate that one institution and one institution only shouldn't be able by its structure to evade its responsibilities.
"Depending upon the way in which it's done, it should make a very significant difference."
The Archdiocese of Melbourne's communications director, Shane Healy, said the church supported the new law and had been consulted by the Government.
The royal commission recommended state and territory governments introduce legislation that allowed survivors of abuse to sue an institution with a property trust for damages when it has sufficient assets.
In a similar finding, the Betrayal of Trust report, resulting from a state inquiry, recommended the Victorian Government consider requiring non-government organisations to be incorporated and adequately insured if the state provides them with tax exemptions or other entitlements.
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Article: 'Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018' Gives a Candid Glance at an Insular World
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/neqqmz/jehovahs-witness-simulator-2018-gives-a-candid-glance-at-an-insular-world.
'jehovah's witness simulator 2018' gives a candid glance at an insular world.
this game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable.. matthew gault.
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'Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018' Gives a Candid Glance at an Insular World
This game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable.
Feb 23 2018, 7:00am
Image: Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018
No one likes it when a Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door and tries to sell you on their religion when you’d rather be doing anything else. There’s a good chance the Witness hates it even more than you do though, especially if they’re a teenage boy.
Misha Verollet is an ex-Jehovah's Witness living in Vienna, Austria. Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018 is a video game he made that condenses his childhood experience down to about four minutes.
Verollet used simple graphics and text boxes to convey the stifling life he lived. Caleb—the protagonist—explores his home, goes door-to-door to spread the church’s message, and dodges impolite questions from other kids at public school. It’s a short 'walking simulator'-type game with an effective message—being a Jehovah’s Witness can be alienating and strange.
The creator opened up about his game and his early life in the church in an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. One user asked him when he decided to leave the church.
“It basically came down to realizing I couldn't do the whole grind anymore and a life in short-term freedom plus death at Armageddon would be better than being caged in until Armageddon and then dying anyway because God could read my thoughts,” he wrote.
The church is a Christian sect that believes the world is wicked and God will fix it by ushering in the end of the world. As Verollet said, members tend to live in the moment and focus on “saving” as many people as possible because they believe Armageddon is just around the corner.
He left the church by forcing it to excommunicate him. “I could have just told the Elders that I didn't want to be a Jehovah's Witness anymore, but...I didn't have the courage,” he wrote on Reddit.
Instead, he slept with a woman he wasn’t married to and told everyone about it. “I had to stand in front of a judicial committee (a tribunal of local Elders), confess to my sin and then refused to repent – therefore I was disfellowshipped and have been shunned ever since by family and friends,” he explained.
Verlott’s game is free to play here: https://m3g1dd0.itch.io/jwsim2018
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Article 'Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018' Gives a Candid Glance at an Insular World
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/neqqmz/jehovahs-witness-simulator-2018-gives-a-candid-glance-at-an-insular-world.
'jehovah's witness simulator 2018' gives a candid glance at an insular world.
this game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable.. .
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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/neqqmz/jehovahs-witness-simulator-2018-gives-a-candid-glance-at-an-insular-world
'Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018' Gives a Candid Glance at an Insular World
This game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable.
Feb 23 2018, 7:00amImage: Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018
No one likes it when a Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door and tries to sell you on their religion when you’d rather be doing anything else. There’s a good chance the Witness hates it even more than you do though, especially if they’re a teenage boy.
Misha Verollet is an ex-Jehovah's Witness living in Vienna, Austria. Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018 is a video game he made that condenses his childhood experience down to about four minutes.
Verollet used simple graphics and text boxes to convey the stifling life he lived. Caleb—the protagonist—explores his home, goes door-to-door to spread the church’s message, and dodges impolite questions from other kids at public school. It’s a short 'walking simulator'-type game with an effective message—being a Jehovah’s Witness can be alienating and strange.
The creator opened up about his game and his early life in the church in an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. One user asked him when he decided to leave the church.
“It basically came down to realizing I couldn't do the whole grind anymore and a life in short-term freedom plus death at Armageddon would be better than being caged in until Armageddon and then dying anyway because God could read my thoughts,” he wrote.
The church is a Christian sect that believes the world is wicked and God will fix it by ushering in the end of the world. As Verollet said, members tend to live in the moment and focus on “saving” as many people as possible because they believe Armageddon is just around the corner.
He left the church by forcing it to excommunicate him. “I could have just told the Elders that I didn't want to be a Jehovah's Witness anymore, but...I didn't have the courage,” he wrote on Reddit.
Instead, he slept with a woman he wasn’t married to and told everyone about it. “I had to stand in front of a judicial committee (a tribunal of local Elders), confess to my sin and then refused to repent – therefore I was disfellowshipped and have been shunned ever since by family and friends,” he explained.
Verlott’s game is free to play here: https://m3g1dd0.itch.io/jwsim2018
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Article 'Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018' Gives a Candid Glance at an Insular World
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/neqqmz/jehovahs-witness-simulator-2018-gives-a-candid-glance-at-an-insular-world.
2018' gives a candid glance at an insular world.
this game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable.
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2018' Gives a Candid Glance at an Insular World
This game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable
Feb 23 2018, 7:00amImage: Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018
No one likes it when a Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door and tries to sell you on their religion when you’d rather be doing anything else. There’s a good chance the Witness hates it even more than you do though, especially if they’re a teenage boy.
Misha Verollet is an ex-Jehovah's Witness living in Vienna, Austria. Jehovah's Witness Simulator 2018 is a video game he made that condenses his childhood experience down to about four minutes.
Verollet used simple graphics and text boxes to convey the stifling life he lived. Caleb—the protagonist—explores his home, goes door-to-door to spread the church’s message, and dodges impolite questions from other kids at public school. It’s a short 'walking simulator'-type game with an effective message—being a Jehovah’s Witness can be alienating and strange.
The creator opened up about his game and his early life in the church in an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. One user asked him when he decided to leave the church.
“It basically came down to realizing I couldn't do the whole grind anymore and a life in short-term freedom plus death at Armageddon would be better than being caged in until Armageddon and then dying anyway because God could read my thoughts,” he wrote.
The church is a Christian sect that believes the world is wicked and God will fix it by ushering in the end of the world. As Verollet said, members tend to live in the moment and focus on “saving” as many people as possible because they believe Armageddon is just around the corner.
He left the church by forcing it to excommunicate him. “I could have just told the Elders that I didn't want to be a Jehovah's Witness anymore, but...I didn't have the courage,” he wrote on Reddit.
Instead, he slept with a woman he wasn’t married to and told everyone about it. “I had to stand in front of a judicial committee (a tribunal of local Elders), confess to my sin and then refused to repent – therefore I was disfellowshipped and have been shunned ever since by family and friends,” he explained.
Verlott’s game is free to play here: https://m3g1dd0.itch.io/jwsim2018
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Article: Murder convictions overturned because Jehovah's Witness not allowed to serve on jury
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-bilotti-convictions-overturned-20180214-story,amp.html.
murder convictions overturned because jehovah's witness not allowed to serve on jury.
february 14, 2018rafael olmeda.
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Murder convictions overturned because Jehovah's Witness not allowed to serve on jury
February 14, 2018New trials were ordered in the murder cases of (l to r) John Pacchiana, Christin Bilotti and Michael Bilotti, accused of the 2005 murder of Richard Rojas in Davie.A father, daughter and strip club bouncer convicted of murder in 2015 are entitled to a new trial because the judge on the case unfairly kept a Jehovah’s Witness off the jury, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Michael and Christin Bilotti were convicted, along with John Pacchiana, of murder in the death of Richard Rojas, a Miami teenager who, according to trial testimony, had been falsely accused of rape and burglary. READ MORE:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-bilotti-convictions-overturned-20180214-story.html
