Posts by GeddyLee

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Jesus' invisible return

by poppers in

i know the jws claim that jesus returned invisibly in 1914 (?

) - what is this based on?

how can they state that he returned; i mean if it was an invisible return then they are only stating a belief, right?

Actually there is more to it than that. They were actually proclaiming twenty years prior, that 1914 would be end of this system, and Jesus would come and destroy the nations. When nothing happened, they said he actually did come, but no one saw him, it was actually an invisible return. They changed their teaching to fit their nonsensical false propehcy.

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WHAT WOULD YOU WANT YOUR GRAVE STONE TO SAY?

by new boy in

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i always liked what richard dryfress said in the movie "alaways", when he found out he was dead---"wow!!

!-----what a jerk i turned out to be"!!!!.

my mother's head stone says---------"i told you i was sick"!!

GeddyLee

"Im ready to meet my maker.....But Im not quite sure if my maker is ready to meet me"

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Is Islam a religion of Peace?

by Perry in

http://answering-islam.org.uk/quran/themes/jihad_passages.html

the above link shows 164 verses in the koran that instructs the faithful to kill infidels.

in light of this, how can some still spout the mantra that this is a religion of peace and that it's only the "radical fringe" that are causing problems?

GeddyLee

Im not 100% sure these writings have anything to do with God. Old men with overloaded testoterone levels who decided to write a book or two.

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Is Islam a religion of Peace?

by Perry in

http://answering-islam.org.uk/quran/themes/jihad_passages.html

the above link shows 164 verses in the koran that instructs the faithful to kill infidels.

in light of this, how can some still spout the mantra that this is a religion of peace and that it's only the "radical fringe" that are causing problems?

GeddyLee

Interesting read. Another site to check out is www.prophetofdoom.net I have a good friend who is Muslim. He couldnt defend much that he was shown there. Just that there are fanatics who take things too far. Have a look at what the quaran says about woman, and how to treat them. Quite the eye opener.

what effect will this have on JW abuse cases?

by GeddyLee in

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canada - canadian press

top court puts off question of church liability for sex assaults

1 hour, 2 minutes ago

GeddyLee

Canada - Canadian Press

Top court puts off question of church liability for sex assaults

1 hour, 2 minutes ago

JIM BROWN

OTTAWA (CP) - Three dozen former altar boys sexually abused by a Newfoundland priest can sue the local Roman Catholic diocese as well as the man who assaulted them, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.

But the judgment failed to settle another question with far more sweeping legal ramifications - whether the church as a whole can be held liable for such wrongdoing. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, writing for a unanimous nine-member bench, said the contending parties simply hadn't presented enough facts to resolve that issue.

"The record before us is too weak to permit the court . . . to responsibly embark on the important and difficult question of whether the Roman Catholic Church can be held liable," wrote McLachlin.

Whether an entire religious denomination can be sued is a key issue in thousands of abuse claims by former aboriginal students at church-run residential schools.

Lawyers for those claimants, as well as for the federal government, had hoped the ruling in the Newfoundland case would clarify things.

Instead it left the decision for another day.

At issue Thursday were a series of sexual assaults committed by Father Kevin Bennett during nearly three decades, beginning in the 1960s.

Bennett admitted his guilt and was sentenced to four years in prison in the early 1990s. Now retired and in his 70s, he continues to draw a church pension.

His 36 victims launched a civil suit in 1991, claiming damages from Bennett, some of his church superiors, the western Newfoundland diocese of St. George's and the church as a whole.

A trial judge ruled that legal liability extended to Bennett, Bishop Raymond Lahey, former St. John's archbishop Alphonsus Penney and the diocese of St. George's - but not to the entire church.

The Newfoundland Court of Appeal upheld the liability of Bennett and the diocese, but cleared Lahey, Penney and the overall church.

In its ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed that Bennett and St. George's can be sued, although its legal reasoning differed somewhat from the provincial appeal court.

It also absolved Lahey and Penney.

Unlike many other denominations, which are incorporated nationally, the Catholic Church in Canada is legally incorporated only at the diocese level and has traditionally enjoyed immunity from lawsuits.

That arrangement has complicated efforts to reach legal settlements for victims of sexual abuse at aboriginal schools - in part by drastically curtailing the amount of money that can be claimed.

Victims who have to collect from a single priest, or at best from a diocese, are likely to win much smaller damage awards than if they could sue the entire church, with its millions of members and far-flung assets.

The federal government, which would likely be left on the hook if the church is immune in aboriginal damage claims, intervened in the Bennett case to argue against continued church immunity.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops argued for sticking to the traditional rules.

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Do Circuit Overseers Give Up Their Lives For Jehovah?

by minimus in

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i've heard for years how we should really appreciate the circuit overseers and their wives for all that they give up to enter the circuit work... do you think that's true?

?

GeddyLee

Trust me, Circuit overseers get by pretty nicely. Before I dissasociated myself, I would visit my brother who has been a circuit overseer for years, and notice his top of the line Sony sound system, and dvd souround sound. I saw him once empty his brief case after he finished a visting a hall, and there was at least three hundred dollars there that he counted right in front of me. All of this while preparing to go to Spain on vacation for the second time in four years. Ya being a company man has its perks. Remove a few elders, ruin a few lives, and be a yes man, and you too can travel the world, on someone elses dime.

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Just Re-Read 1984

by Francois in

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and i remember the days when the jws warned about the catholics and their "index" of books, movies, and plays that were denied to catholics as being "dangerous" to their faith.

that is to say, they were revelatory of the actual truth of a matter and the roman church did not want these truths spreading throughout the faithful.

now the witnesses are up to it to.. have you read 1984?

GeddyLee

Hi Frank, I always enjoy reading your posts. Always very well thought out, and thought provoking. If you enjoyed 1984, you have to get your hands on a copy of 'The Orwellian world of Jehovahs witnesses. The "double speak", and "Thought crime, are so familiar with our favourite ex cult, its surreal. Geddy.

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Add Singles Topic

by Francois in

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should we ask simon to put a singles page on here?

like: "male seeks female with boat and motor.

must be able to clean and cook fish and remember to keep refrigerator stocked with beer at all times.

GeddyLee

Hi there Frenchbaby face. You just might want to change the "bad cocker" line in your bio. There are alot of things a guy will overlook in a woman, but from were Im sitting, that aint one of them. I'll accept a bad cooker any day, but never a bad cocker. Geddy.

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