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

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  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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  ctrwtf

  "I am an expert witness because I say I am. I can get you any result you like. What's it worth to you?"

  -Don Henley
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  So.....Blended VS Single Malt

  by ctrwtf in

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  2. friends

  just wondering.

  for you scotch lovers, i've been partial to singles for a long time, but was recently given a bottle of johnnie walker green.

  i think i've fallen in love.

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  Just wondering. For you Scotch lovers, I've been partial to singles for a long time, but was recently given a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green. I think I've fallen in love. The mouth feel and depth are amazing. And the price point for a 15 year old is pretty great. BTW, It's taken me 20 minutes to type this..........
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  Did anyone vote yet?

  by NewYork44M in

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  2. friends

  i voted today in nyc.

  a well organized process.

  very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

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  Voted absentee last week cause I'm outta town on 11/28. I even proudly wore my New Yorkers for Hillary T shirt!

  More important than the presidential race, I voted for Zephyr Teachout and Terry Gipson and Chuck Schumer.

  Blue States Rule!
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  Let's Be Honest - You or One of Your Ancestors Was an Idiot

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why were we ever a jw?

  were we mad?

  we must have been .... well, my excuse is that i knew nothing else.

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  Very interesting topic, one that has given me more pause and introspection over the years than I care to admit.

  My great grandmother, and my grandmother, both deeply flawed, prideful, overbearing legends in their own minds rammed this thing down the throat of my father and mother. And of course as a fourth gen born in, the die was cast for my life. I can't disregard the fact that I followed this nonsense into my adulthood even with the nagging doubts. Can't disregard the fact that as an elder I probably bear responsibility for inflicting pain on others by way of towing the company line.

  Yes, I wonder about and have little patience for people (including family members still in) who despite knowing that its a shady cult still remain in. What I have noticed though is that while still "in" they are mostly morally bankrupt despite alll the meeting attendance and field service.

  I agree with you Simon, that I mostly feel pity for those still in. And I also feel gratitude for this board and all those that participate in it. It was and is a powerful force in helping me to abandon the cult and become a better person.
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  97 Columbia Heights For Sale

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdyjb_v4gye.

  http://imgur.com/a/yhraf.

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  More condo's for a gentrified Brooklyn. Another example of the uncaring WTBS becoming part of the world's problems instead forming a solution to them. Why not donate the property to the city of NY to help solve the city's housing problems?
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  November 1, 2016 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Using and Maintaining Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  november 1, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: using and maintaining kingdom halls.

  table of contents.

  ownership .........................................................................................pars.

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  Even though you don't own it, you must make sure that it is maintained and repaired by local unpaid "volunteers."

  Just vomit inducing.
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  Post Election GoP: I Predict ...

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  ... a riot, i predict a riot !

  (great song).

  the republican party allowed themselves to be taken over.

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  So the basic question is what now? I'm a liberal and recognize that many of the assumptions of liberalism are on the ropes.

  For example, we voted for free trade based on what the economists told us was best only to find that free trade did indeed have a negative impact. And our governments mostly ignored the working class people whose livelihoods were lost. This is one of the factors that gives rise to an electorate that is willing to vote for an angry, unhinged demagogue that spews populist rhetoric.

  The challenge for Hillary going forward, is how to address the very real and raw emotions of nearly half the electorate who feel they've been sidelined by the liberal elite.
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  According to one JW there can only be 1 of 3 reasons why you left.

  by Bonsai in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i asked an old jw friend of mine why so many baptized individuals leave the jw religion.

  "did it ever occur to you, old friend, that maybe they know something that you don't know and have valid reasons for leaving?

  ", i asked.. his response set me back for an answer.

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  He's absolutely right! Everyone on this board is a thin skinned fornicating queer
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  Inappropriate Behavior

  by rebelfighter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now i know i am getting older or of the older generation.

  i have had a very strange day with a lot of strange dealings with people with strange behavior today but this one incident was just over the top.

  so i came out of a store in a busy shopping center.

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  I once saw a homeless guy peeing in Times Square.....
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  Will the UN turn on Religion?

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as all witnesses know, the opening gambit of the great tribulation will occur when the united nations turns on organized religion to devastate them and leave them naked of people and resources.

  however, as jehovah's judgement day has been spoken of as being "imminent", the question that can be fairly asked ... 'is the united nations organization actually in a position to act as god's destroyer of false religion?

  while i have no doubt that most within that organization had in the past tried to make the lives of the desperate better, the united nations has unfortunately now become a weak and underfunded political eunuch.

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  ctrwtf

  The UN is literally largely bankrupt and could hardly field an army, let alone stamp out all religion.

  Oddly enough the average Dub doesn't even know about it's significance in JW doctrine.