I dont give money.
I go to the nearest shop, and buy them a sandwich and a coffee. Some are dissapointed not to have some cash from me, but most are grateful.
Cant save the world, but a little human kindness goes a long way.
i have seldom given money to beggars.
i have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work.
however, i am starting to wonder if i ought to: and how much to give?.
I dont give money.
I go to the nearest shop, and buy them a sandwich and a coffee. Some are dissapointed not to have some cash from me, but most are grateful.
Cant save the world, but a little human kindness goes a long way.
this born again minister met up with a teenage girl in the congregation, gave her some alcoholic drinks then raped her...he then beat her and set her on fire to cover his crime, but she survived horribly disfigured.
during the police interview he claimed he was "under the influence of sex demons.".
i'm so over dumb ass christians putting the blame on satan for there crimes...is this the 1500 century or what?.
Hes clearly mentally imbalanced. Did he go to prison?
Poor poor girl, hope she recovers from this physically and mentally.
I remember an elders wife telling me "Its unfair to blame everything on Satan.
i hope everyone has a great week - this helped start mine off right.
i have nothing else to add.. .
Post one of John Bon Jovi sans long hair, and we'll talk.....
it has been a hellacious five years for many in my family...especially my poor jw wife who could almost walk on water damm it...she is a saint.....and i so hate i have hurt her in so many ways....and i mean that.....but it has hell for me too since third grade as i never fit in..... or 1995 or both of course...that damm generation of 1914 thingy being kicked to the curb..... and me knowing it was now all bs since then just as i thought it was before......you mean really???
?......you mean i actually am going to grow old and die?!?!?
!....no fukkin way?!
O HAPPY DAY!
yippeeeeee!
Fantastic news Oompa x
as a quick background, only my mother and my mil are jw's.
my wife and i are inactive, but not df'd or da'd.
my mil (who has been great to us and treats us normally) has recently told me that "jws don't shun".
You are the bigger man, offering a friendly hello, and showed more of a Christian attitude than her. Jehovahs representatives eh?! Its a joke. You won that one hands down.
david nelson, a former elder at the madison park congregation jehovah's witness church in phoenix, admitted to authorities that he sexually abused a teenage boy on several occasions in the early 1980s.. with a confession from the suspect, it seems like a slam-dunk case but not for the maricopa county attorney's office, which brokered a slap-on-the-wrist plea agreement that nelson signed, the terms of which landed him in county jail for six months.
in addition to the jail time, nelson was sentenced to three years' probation and must register as a sex offender.. when asked for an explanation of the seemingly light sentence, mcao spokesman jerry cobb told new times that among other reasons the victim in the case (whom we'll refer to as kevin) was okay with the plea agreement.that wasn't true.
in fact, after learning nelson had pleaded guilty to two reduced charges not the six class-two felonies on which he was initially indicted kevin tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head just four days after nelson pleaded guilty.. "thirty-one days [kevin] had a tube down his throat [in the hospital following the march 12 suicide attempt].
6 monthes in jail? Its a bloody joke.
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it wasn't a feeling of rebellion; it was the feeling of love and care i desired.
Timmy and Jack
I knew you when you first joined, my youve come a long way. You sound like a different man, and I guess you are in so many ways. Be happy my friend, cut the dead wood, enjoy life.
Love ya both x
a jehovah's witness who tried to get an 11-year-old boy to have sex with him turned himself in to police after being told to by counsellors.. cambridge crown court heard kirk lefcovitch, 25, had repeatedly asked the child to perform sexual acts, as well as handing him pornography and sex toys.. despite his admissions, and previous convictions against a boy aged 8 in 2000, he was spared jail.. sara walker, prosecuting, said: in december last year mr lefcovitch asked the 11-year-old to expose himself, and the boy refused.. the defendant then offered to show the boy his privates, to which the boy replied that he didnt want to see it.. he then showed the victim some porn and told him he wanted to have sex with him.. there were occasions when the two spoke on the phone, and mr lefcovitch also made inappropriate comments then.. the court heard that lefcovitch had made a full confession to police, who were previously unaware of the incident, after being advised to do so by a counsellor at cambridges centre 33 an organisation which gives advice to young people aged up to 25.. georgina gibbs, mitigating, said: it is a very rare occurrence for an offender of this type to put themselves at risk and report themselves.. the defendant has been receiving help from centre 33 and his jehovahs witness group.. he is trying to go down a different course in his life.
he has thrown away all his porn and has been deliberately excluding himself from activities which could have him in close proximity to youngsters.. lefcovitch, of the brook, sutton, was described in a pre-sentence report as a serious risk to children.. he has a previous conviction from 2000 for a string of sexual assaults on an 8-year-old boy.. judge anthony bate said: there was clearly an intention for the offence with the 11-year-old to go further than it did, but the prison sentences suggested in my guidelines would not be long enough for you to complete a sex offenders course in prison.. judge bate instead ordered lefcovitch to take part in the thames valley programme, which is a community sex offender group work course.. lefcovitch was also made the subject of a 3-year community order with supervision requirements, and he must pay 400 court costs.. source: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/home/religious-man-tried-to-entice-boy-11-into-sex-24082011.htm.
I hear what you say Nickolas.
I guess speaking from a point of pain, Im unable to be objective in any way about this subject. In hindsight, I probably shouldnt have commented.
i will post a serious list of the beliefs that make jw's unique.
but i want your thoughts, including anything weird like "beards are evil" or that "smurfs are from the devil.".
the top 10 jw beliefs:.
Yeah dont smoke, but drinking 20 cups of coffee a day is ok, as is being addicted to prescription painkillers (nothing to do with those who take painkillers for chronic pain).....oh and having a kiss and cuddle with men when your a man, in private, but its ok, the music that was playing at the time Jesus would approve of.Just dont tell your wife or confess to the Elders.... I caught them!!!! (Totally naked, while John Denver was playing)
Wearing wedding rings.
Celebrating anniversaries they deem to be non-pagan.
Women are not allowed to wear trousers.
Men are not to have beards. Except, in all the illistrations in the WT and Awake..JESUS had a beard.
You must not have sexual intercourse on a Friday.
fed up.
a jehovah's witness who tried to get an 11-year-old boy to have sex with him turned himself in to police after being told to by counsellors.. cambridge crown court heard kirk lefcovitch, 25, had repeatedly asked the child to perform sexual acts, as well as handing him pornography and sex toys.. despite his admissions, and previous convictions against a boy aged 8 in 2000, he was spared jail.. sara walker, prosecuting, said: in december last year mr lefcovitch asked the 11-year-old to expose himself, and the boy refused.. the defendant then offered to show the boy his privates, to which the boy replied that he didnt want to see it.. he then showed the victim some porn and told him he wanted to have sex with him.. there were occasions when the two spoke on the phone, and mr lefcovitch also made inappropriate comments then.. the court heard that lefcovitch had made a full confession to police, who were previously unaware of the incident, after being advised to do so by a counsellor at cambridges centre 33 an organisation which gives advice to young people aged up to 25.. georgina gibbs, mitigating, said: it is a very rare occurrence for an offender of this type to put themselves at risk and report themselves.. the defendant has been receiving help from centre 33 and his jehovahs witness group.. he is trying to go down a different course in his life.
he has thrown away all his porn and has been deliberately excluding himself from activities which could have him in close proximity to youngsters.. lefcovitch, of the brook, sutton, was described in a pre-sentence report as a serious risk to children.. he has a previous conviction from 2000 for a string of sexual assaults on an 8-year-old boy.. judge anthony bate said: there was clearly an intention for the offence with the 11-year-old to go further than it did, but the prison sentences suggested in my guidelines would not be long enough for you to complete a sex offenders course in prison.. judge bate instead ordered lefcovitch to take part in the thames valley programme, which is a community sex offender group work course.. lefcovitch was also made the subject of a 3-year community order with supervision requirements, and he must pay 400 court costs.. source: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/home/religious-man-tried-to-entice-boy-11-into-sex-24082011.htm.
Agree with James. If we are talking about a baptised witness here, he became part of "God clean organisation" then went on to commit this atrocious crime. Ok, hes just a man. But hes also a Jehovahs Witness. The incidence of mental health in the cult is high as we all know. It can drive a person crazy. But, that aside, his status is important. It matters. It sure matters to the little boys family, and to him.
Witnesses often feel they are better than joe public. Higher. Closer to God. This man represented Jehovah. A position of trust? Someone who you can depend on? And look what he did. Nothing coincidental about it. Ive been sexually abused, and what hurts the most is I trusted this man.
The suits, the smiles, the handshakes, the grooming, the lifestyle, the literature, ALL looks good on the surface. The truth is very different. Not for all, but for some.