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Lance Armstrong - what does it mean for devoted fans to hear him admit he was a cheat
by MMXIV inanyone interested in sport will be aware of lance armstrong's final admission to taking banned substances to win the tour de france 7 times.
he was a fraud.
his many fans, fans of cycling and people who also suffered cancer that looked up to him and his incredible achievements have given lots of different reactions to his confession.
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UK law changed to allow prosecution of those who stay silent over child abuse
by MMXIV inthe domestic violence, crime and victims (amendment) act 2012 comes into force on monday in england and wales to allow prosecution for those who stay silent over a child's serious physical abuse.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18638734.
whilst this law was put in place to stop a loophole whereby those who commit child murder claim it was someone else while they just remained silent, this now makes those who do not take steps to stop the abuse equally guilty.. elders who do not take steps to stop or report the serious abuse of minors could face prosecution and 10 years in prison.
it may no longer be good enough to tell the abused or abusers it's their right to go to authorities (per the 2010 elders manual) they now need to take action.. whether criminal prosecutions are brought against elders who masquerade as police, judge, jury and social workers whilst not themselves reporting abuse of a minor will remain to be seen, however the law now exists to make it possible.. any jw child who comes to serious harm where the elders knew about it should ask themselves - could i have stopped this by telling the police?
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I gave blood this week
by MMXIV innot for the first time, notched up 11 donations so far.
would have been far more but i've been declined quite a few times for various reasons such as having a cold, dental work and trips abroad.
they check for hiv, hepatitis b & c as well as some other diseases each time i give here in the uk.
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JW's turned up to see if I celebrated xmas
by MMXIV inhad a surprise visit from some jw relatives over xmas.
they had never visited before, had never been invited, were travelling out of their way and despite having planned to "stop by" gave no advanced warning such as a phone call even a few minutes ahead of time to see if it was convenient.
they stood at the door apologising for not phoning in advance but offered no reason other than that they'd decided not to call.. when invited in they had little to say (perhaps disappointed??).
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Group vacations that go wrong...
by MMXIV inever go on vacation/holiday with a group of jw's that went wrong?.
i went to sunny usa with 7 other jw's in their mid 20's, some of whom were married.
within a few days we went to a bar for the evening where one of the brothers was rudely threatened in front of his wife.
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Ex-gratia payment to estate of Ada White
by MMXIV inwts britain accounts ye 31 aug 08 included the following note (9):.
"in the estate of ada white deceased, the trustees requested approval in extended correspondence with the charity commission to make an ex-gratia payment of 10,000, and this was approved in a sealed order from the commission dated december 3, 2007".
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/scannedaccounts/ends61/0001077961_ac_20080831_e_c.pdf.
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New strategy - Armageddon survival training - have the WBTS missed a trick?
by MMXIV inok so the thread from lits on the armageddon to go bag got me thinking that the wtbs have missed a trick here.. why not teach all jws first aid and simple survival techniques ready for armageddon and as a side benefit they become disaster savy helpers, basically trained good samaritans?
could this be a future strategic sideline for the wbts?.
biblical precedent (aka wbts precedent): they have taught for many years that proof the bible is inspired of god in some small part is due to survival techniques used by the israelites in the desert (hygiene etc).
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JWN member now famous comedian
by MMXIV injwn member "matahari" deborah frances-white is a stand-up comedian, corporate speaker, screenwriter and executive coach.. http://www.deborahfrances-white.com/.
deborah was raised in australia, became a jehovah's witness as a teenager, left her religion and family to come to london with a one way ticket, has worked as an interpreter in both sign language and japanese, read english at the university of oxford, and has lived in a number of countries including america and israel.. not the first time she has been mentioned on jwn.. it seems she wasn't content to fulfil her potential in the truth of being a quiet subservient sister using her skills to repeat ungrammatical verses of the watchtower but instead developed herself into an admired motivator and comedian.. maybe a jwn meet-up at one of her gigs?.
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Royal Wedding 29th April 2011
by MMXIV inbank holiday for those in the uk is confirmed:.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/governmentcitizensandrights/livingintheuk/dg_073741not for those in bethel though.
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Ex-Gratia payments from estate of Ernest Edward Heffer
by MMXIV inthe financial statements for the international bible students association (ibsa) year ended aug 2009 listed two ex-gratia payments of 5,000 made from the estate of ernest edward heffer.
this had to be approved by the charities commission.. does anyone know who ernest edward heffer was or what these payments may relate to?.
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/scannedaccounts/ends47/0000216647_ac_20090831_e_c.pdf.