this article explained a great deal.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/jan/14/cant-read-scientology-book-uk.
now i know a main reason why it is so difficult to get uk newspapers to pick up a good jw-related story.. it's not just because jws are a tiny religion.
after all, scientology is arguably even smaller than jws, and they get more media exposure than we do.. it seems the extreme libel laws may be predominantly to blame for the watchtower's successful evasion of newpaper and television reports in the uk.. .
Hard to believe that the wt is more litigious than is scientology. The wt claims to be persecuted, yet kills any unfavorable media in the cradle.
Rachel, who started the exjw reunited site here in UK took part in the "4 thought tv" series which was a very short slot inbetween programmes giving people's opinions and experiences on various subjects, one of which was religion.
Out of hundreds guess which one got pulled from the Channel 4 website shortly after being aired?
(oops!
should read 'falklands' of course!).
who's going to be the next ones to claim them?.
Diverting attention from their more pressing problems is just one reason for their current belligerent attitude.
Politicians do that over here too
agape i have grown to hate this word.. agape (pron.
: /'g?pi?/[1] or /?'g?
?pe?/; classical greek: ?
Meek = teachable in dubby land
has it been almost 7 years since the last "official" watchtower article on blood?.
did i miss it?
why the long wait?
It would be hard to include the phrase "no blood transfusions" in any up to date article which listed the fractions that cannot be taken as most can.
They are keeping it simple by ignoring it.
this article explained a great deal.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/jan/14/cant-read-scientology-book-uk.
now i know a main reason why it is so difficult to get uk newspapers to pick up a good jw-related story.. it's not just because jws are a tiny religion.
after all, scientology is arguably even smaller than jws, and they get more media exposure than we do.. it seems the extreme libel laws may be predominantly to blame for the watchtower's successful evasion of newpaper and television reports in the uk.. .
I signed it ages ago when it was highlighting some quack cures cannot be criticised fully for fear of reprisals and law suits by those practicing them.
It is very complicated what can and cannot be said freely these days.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18780-simon-singh-wins-libel-battle-against-chiropractors.html
http://realityismyreligion.me/2011/11/28/us-cancer-quacks-threaten-17-year-old-schoolboy-in-wales/
agape i have grown to hate this word.. agape (pron.
: /'g?pi?/[1] or /?'g?
?pe?/; classical greek: ?
Excluding some-one is bullying but when witnesses do the exact same thing it is spiritual love WTF!
Lying bad = Theocratic Warfare good
here is a link to the society's latest video entitled "beat a bully without using your fists":.
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/beat-a-bully-without-using-your-fists/.
as soon as it's up on youtube i'll post the video on this thread.. .
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/245214/1/New-Videos-for-Teens
They aptly describe themselves in one part
not to start some form of popularity contests here but i was wondering how popular some people were?
how far did your network go in this organization?
this question also pertains to those who are actively fading..
Not at all.
Depressed single Mum here that has been fading for almost 4 years and as far as I am aware no-one has noticed.
(oops!
should read 'falklands' of course!).
who's going to be the next ones to claim them?.
I think Flaklanders sounds so much better than Falklanders
(oops!
should read 'falklands' of course!).
who's going to be the next ones to claim them?.
Some good men died protecting the Falklands but there comes a time when decisions need to be made. Setting aside the gas/oil ownership claims what is to happen to those people living there? They can't be protected from invasion forever, can they?
When my Grandmother had her stroke I was doing 70 mile round trip every day to look after her. The cost in petrol was huge and I was exhausted as I was a single mum and worked as well.
As she settled down we discussed what the future held and as she was so far away and it was a drain on me keep travelling up, we decided the best course of action was for her to sell her home and buy somewhere closer to me so I could look after her. She was sad that she would miss her neighbours but they could not care for her the same way I could.
My point being, open negotiations and have the "Flaklanders" sell up and come to the UK.
