Joe Grundy
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Watchtower ~ IBSA
by Joe Grundy ini never was a jw.. i wonder if those who know more about this than i do can clear something up for me.. as i understand it, when rutherford took over and changed the name to jws, there was a major split and some (the rump?
) went off and retained the old name of 'bible students'.
i thought that the old, original 'bible students' were quite separate from current jws.. and yet ... the wt hq in uk is at 'ibsa house'.
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A Never-Was JW's Response
by Joe Grundy ini never was a jw.. my traditional response to jws calling at the door was to raise 'the issues' - standard stuff.
they don't come so often now.. when the arc was going out live, i watched most of the broadcasts.
i was struck by just how poorly the head honchos performed.
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WT Failure To Engage In Charitable Works
by Joe Grundy ini never was a jw.. wtbts and its hydra-headed organisations world wide has charitable status.
yet, as far as i can see, it carries out little or no real charitable works.. last weekend my son and his friends did a 420 km cycle ride and mountain walk in aid of a local hospice at home charity.
they've raised (so far) 5,000. this charity makes a real difference.. this a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ijr7ipvrek&feature=youtu.be.
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Vincent TOOLE
by Joe Grundy ini have just reviewed the arc evidence given by this man.
it is pathetic.. i am now retired, but until then my professional life was spent in the legal arena.
toole fumbles his way through his answers, fails to understand the principle of 'instructions', and so much more.
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ARC Review
by Joe Grundy ini've been looking again at the coverage of the arc examination of jw witnesses.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonw67c9sew.
in particular, watch this again from 1h47m to the end.. i think i've made this point elsewhere, but you will rarely see this sort of thing happening in courts (maybe outside tv perry mason stuff).. in the context of british/aussie polite courtroom speak, the witness is accused of lying, his (the wt) lawyer is quick to disassociate himself from the lies, the lawyer offers a consultant's sick certificate, the judge tells him 'that won't help', and jackson is scheduled for the following week.. this doesn't happen very often and stripping away the polite courtroom speak is very revealing..
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How Far Apart Were Your Legs?
by Joe Grundy inseveral threads on here about the excellent bbc r4 programme this week ('the report') focussing on rape and abuse in barry, south wales, jws.
fat pervert mark sewell later got 14 years and i hope he is enjoying every minute of it.. the courageous ladies who spoke on the programme were articulate, reasonable and made a tremendous impression.. the quote in the thread title made an impression on me, and i hope, on all listeners.. forget religious, theological, 'biblical' issues and cut to the basics.
a rape victim was asked to demonstrate - to demonstrate, ffs - to three unqualified (middle-aged at least, presumably) men just how far her legs were apart when she was raped.. i have rarely heard anything so outrageous, and i used to investigate rape and abuse in my profession.
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UK WT Ordered To Pay Six Figure Sum For Failure To Protect From Child Abuse
by Joe Grundy inbreaking news from bbc: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33201010
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"Millions Will Attend -Will You?" Mea Culpa!
by Joe Grundy indubs are working the housing estate where i live.
i was outside my house, applying some tlc to my old jag (worshiping worldly things?)..
one old guy, half a dozen middle-aged and upwards ladies.
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JW Child Abuse Makes 'Private Eye'
by Joe Grundy infollowing on from the recent thread about wt losing an appeal concerning the uk charity commission (sorry, i can't do the link) i'm pleased to report that this matter is covered in the latest 'private eye' (20 march - 2 april issue).. it's a one-third page article (p.34) under the heading 'child abuse' and the headline 'silent witnesses'.
it reports the case accurately, mentions several criminal cases and the ongoing high court compensation case.
it includes some of judge mckenna's comments..
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Trolley Dollies (Again) - With Sadness
by Joe Grundy inat 9.00 am, saturday 14 march i was in the town centre of cheltenham, gloucestershire, uk.
a beautiful town with fine architecture.. feeling replete after a full 'english breakfast' and generally happy with life, i waited outside a bank, smoking a contemplative cigarette, whilst mu friend carried out his bank business.
there were some fine women out and about.. across the square, i noticed (no-one else seemed to) two jw literature carts.