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  Dr Monica Applewhite's evidence rejected by Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission

  by jwleaks in

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  2. child-abuse

  australian child abuse royal commission rejects dr monica applewhite's evidence and testimony.. [quote] dr applewhite acknowledged that her report did not identify the basis on which she had formed her opinions.657 she accepted that her report failed to identify the ‘current standards’ of other religious organisations658 or which ‘religious organisations’ she referred to in writing her report.659 dr applewhite told the royal commission that her understanding of material provided to parents and families about sexual development in children by other faith-based organisations was ‘anecdotal’.660.

  dr applewhite accepted that it would be difficult for the royal commission to accept the opinions expressed in paragraphs 36, 45, and 46 of her report because her report did not identify the basis on which those opinions were formed.661.

  we do not consider that dr applewhite’s report and the opinions expressed therein assist the royal commission in its inquiry for the following reasons:.

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  NewYork44M

  I wonder how this will affect her consulting business. Will the Watchtower still use her as a consultant?
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  Poopie has new light

  by poopie in

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  2. friends

  march study edition says we should show honer to people in general that includes df ones great now i can smile and show honer to them by speaking to them and not shunning them..

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  NewYork44M

  A smile brightens the day of everyone. I am happy to see you smile, Poopie.
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  Turkeys ... to brine or not to brine (recipe)

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  being that time of the year when you can buy turkeys so cheap (most jw's i know but at least a couple) or in some cases food stores give one away with a purchase exceeding some dollar amount, i was just interested in any interesting recipes.. we usually do the brine thing (3/4 cup salt to 1 gallon of water, a few packets of chicken bouillon, some random additional spices, dry or fresh as desired).

  cover the turkey completely and then let it soak overnight ( we usually do about an hour a pound).

  not a real precise recipe but it does, in our opinion, make for a much more juicy bird without the typical dryness that often happens.. depending on the size of your refrigerator, it may take some gymnastics to get a big pot with a turkey in it.

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  NewYork44M

  Hmmm. I never heard of the brine technique. Something I will consider next year.

  I thought that the only turkey controversy was to stuff the turkey or not. I am in the "stuff the turkey" camp. I distrust people who don't stuff their turkey.
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  Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

  by ttdtt in

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  2. friends

  i hope you are all having a nice day with family and friends.. :).

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  NewYork44M

  My turkey is in the oven. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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  I Found Something Better Than "The Truth"!

  by Divergent in

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  2. friends

  i often come across jw's using the "worldwide brotherhood" as one of the reasons to justify that jw's have "the truth.

  " such a brotherhood, they claim, would not exist outside the organisation because there is no way that people of different religions, nationalities, races, cultures, backgrounds, languages etc.

  can be united and associate together freely without "the truth!".

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  NewYork44M

  The last time I heard that phrase "I Found Something Better Than "The Truth," they were selling Amway.

  Switching from one cult to another creates no value.
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  Poopie so happy now . Based on the new awake I can now smile

  by poopie in

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  2. friends

  at disfellowshipped people the awake gave me permission poopie so happy.

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  NewYork44M

  What specifically made you smile? Did you realize you are earning a 4-year degree reading those rags? Or, was it something else?
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  Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall fulfill Bible Prophecy ?

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. bible

  any takers?

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  NewYork44M

  I vote no.
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  Entertainment: What's everybody reading or into right now?

  by schnell in

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  2. entertainment

  i picked up bernard cornwell's the pagan lord at the library.

  historical fiction set in england after the death of alfred the great.

  i'm loving it, especially the between-the-lines wit and sense of timing in cornwell's writing, and the complete badassery of the protagonist.

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  NewYork44M

  I get my recommendations from the NYTimes book review podcast.

  A wonderful book I just finished is Elizabeth is Missing. The protagonist has Alzheimer's disease and solves a mystery.

  Reading FILTH (Failed in London try Hong Kong). and The Vegetarian.

  Both books are not your typical books. Which attracts me to these books.
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  What age were you when you were counted as a publisher?

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wts has always included minors and adults in the same categories - publisher and baptized.. i am interested in knowing how many minors, approximately, are included in the publisher count.

  and, at what age a person started publishing.

  what age was the youngest publisher reported?.

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  NewYork44M

  I was 6 when I started turning in time.I was baptized at 14.
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  Thanksgiving??

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  with thanksgiving around the corner, i thought it would be interesting to hear how you, your family or other jw's you knew handled/celebrated thanksgiving.

  it seems to me that most jw's view it as harmless and unofficially celebrate it the day before or the day after the actual holiday.

  growing up, my mother would host a dinner the day after thanksgiving and used the excuse " well the traditional food for the dinner is discounted at this time, might as well have a dinner".

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  NewYork44M

  My mother always cooked turkey on Thanksgiving. More than a few times we invited other JWs to join us.