"White was a former Army serviceman, long since retired and living off Social Security and disability checks. He also was a deeply religious man, she said, a Jehovah's Witness who shunned Western medicine and encouraged Jackson to use herbal remedies, even to treat her diabetes. Jackson said the Whites attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses near the airport at 301 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Kenner."
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JW in New Orleans in the news
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inhttp://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-machete-attack-new-orleans-airport-has-died-n327841.
the machete attacker at the new orleans airport was a jw.
he had a history of mental health problems and "refused certain medical care".
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U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, the Honorable B. Dwight Goains, a Jehovah's Witness
by jwleaks inthe current sitting u.s. federal magistrate judge, in alpine, texas, is a jehovah's witness and is set to retire on november 9, 2015.. .
link to news article.
on november 9, the honorable b. dwight goains will retire from an eight-year term serving as the u.s. magistrate judge in alpine, texas.
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WT terms of use for website material
by stuckinarut2 inso the society's website has the following terms of use.... how can they forbid people from quoting or posting content on any form of social media?
how too can "breaching" these self imposed terms be "punished"?
nearly every "good" witness sends the society stuff to each other via instagram, facebook, email, etc....so are they disobeying the directives of the governing body?.
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U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, the Honorable B. Dwight Goains, a Jehovah's Witness
by jwleaks inthe current sitting u.s. federal magistrate judge, in alpine, texas, is a jehovah's witness and is set to retire on november 9, 2015.. .
link to news article.
on november 9, the honorable b. dwight goains will retire from an eight-year term serving as the u.s. magistrate judge in alpine, texas.
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The current sitting U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, in Alpine, Texas, is a Jehovah's Witness and is set to retire on November 9, 2015.
Federal magistrate to retire
March 19th, 2015In conversation with the Honorable B. Dwight Goains
By SASHA von OLDERSHAUSEN
On November 9, the Honorable B. Dwight Goains will retire from an eight-year term serving as the U.S. Magistrate Judge in Alpine, Texas. At 66 years old, Goains has nearly 30 years of experience working within the U.S. legal system – first as a criminal defense attorney, then as a federal prosecutor, and finally in his current position as Magistrate Judge. The Big Bend Sentinel/The International sat down with the judge to discuss his career, his thoughts on the U.S. court system and his plans for retirement. See the interview below...
What are your plans for retirement?
My wife and I are both Jehovah’s Witnesses so we put a lot into our Kingdom Halls and have always promised Jehovah God that the day I’m eligible to retire, I’m going to retire. We’re both going to be full-time pioneers. We’ll be knocking on doors, starting bible studies, teaching people what the bible really teaches.
Has your line of work ever been at odds with your religious beliefs?
They don’t because one of the big things about the bible is that is says you pay Caesar’s things back to Caesar and God’s things back to God. Jehovah’s Witnesses obey the law, they pay their taxes, they respect the government, and they follow the laws of the government. If it’s against the law to run a red light, you don’t run a red light.
"Jehovah's Witnesses obey the law." - U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge B. Dwight Goains, a Jehovah's Witness
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Watchtower and the Dishonest Use of Uncredited Images
by jwleaks inthe below image comes from the following web site page: commons wikimedia.
the author of the work has granted licence to use his work providing he is properly credited or attributed as the author.. .
[credit: daniel meyar, licensed for use under creative commons].
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darkspilver - "what about the website you used to get the picture from - http://lh5.ggpht.com/ - I don't seem to see any crediting of Daniel Meyar on that website??"
When I posted the image in the OP the appropriate credit "Daniel Meyar, Licensed for use under Creative Commons" was used.
The subject was the use of the image by Watch Tower without the appropriate credit in the link on the "assets" page [Edit to add>>>] and the claim of intellectual property ownership on the JW website by Watch Tower in relation to images that are not credited, such as the subject image.
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Watchtower and the Dishonest Use of Uncredited Images
by jwleaks inthe below image comes from the following web site page: commons wikimedia.
the author of the work has granted licence to use his work providing he is properly credited or attributed as the author.. .
[credit: daniel meyar, licensed for use under creative commons].
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The below image comes from the following web site page: Commons Wikimedia
The author of the work has granted licence to use his work providing he is properly credited or attributed as the author.
[Credit: Daniel Meyar, Licensed for use under Creative Commons]
The above image has also also been published on the following website: assets.jw.org/assets albeit without credit or attribution to the author Daniel Meyar.
The above JW assets web address clearly identifies the image as an asset belonging to Watchtower.
The following Watch Tower Terms of Use page jw.org/en/terms-of-use contains the below Legal Notice...
As there is no indication of the image belonging to anyone other than Watchtower it can be concluded that the image of "Memphis -Ramses Colossus" is the copyrighted "property of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania".
Watch Tower's Legal Notice on their Terms of Use page says:
"You may view, download, and print copyrighted ... photos ... from this website for your own personal and non-commercial purposes, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in the Terms of Use. Hence you may not:
- Post Content from this website on the Internet (any website, file-sharing site, or social network);
- Republish Content from this website with or as part of any software application;
- Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or otherwise exploit material on this website for a commercial purpose or for money (even if no profit is involved)
It will be interesting to see if Watch Tower takes down the image or corrects it. Of course that all depends on whether the JW Writing Department or IT department or any others at the JW headquarters read so-called "apostate" websites, such as this one.
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Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?
by Viviane inseveral times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.
i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.
indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.
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JW's cannot back up their claims because they are always limping on two different contradictory opinions and ever changing "new light".
JW's say the Bible has the answers. The problem is no one has the question.
Ask any JW the following question and see what happens:
Does the Bible give sound advice on whether I should answer the stupid one according to his foolishness?
Do not answer the stupid one according to his foolishness. - Proverbs 26:4
Answer the stupid one according to his foolishness. - Proverbs 26:5
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Epic Discussion ( Confrontation ) with JW Cart People about WT Child Abuse
by flipper inso i had about had enough of reading jw's excuses online about wt child abuse and the candace conti nightline abc video about her case.
this is a really deep burning topic to me as i'm sure it is to many of you.
so today the gloves came off.
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Reasoning with a Jehovah's Witness trolley preacher. (Only use if you are a male.)
Topic for discussion: child abuse within the JW's
Conversation Stoppers
JW: You're probably an apostate too!
YOU: What's my prostate got to do with this?
JW: No, an apostate.
YOU: A prostate?
JW: (slowly) A-pos-tate.
YOU: What's that?
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AUSTRALIA: Archbishop Charged with Concealing Child Sex Abuse
by jwleaks inthe laws that the archbishop were criminally charged under, the laws of the state of new south wales, are the exact same laws that watchtower are under by reason that they are located in the state of new south wales.. .
adelaide catholic archbishop philip wilson has been charged with concealing child sexual abuse.. the charges relate to hunter region paedophile priest jim fletcher, who worked with the archbishop in nsw in the 1970s.. .
wilson announced in a statement he would take leave from his position after being notified of the charges filed against him by nsw police.. nsw police said its operation, strike force lantle, launched in 2010, investigated allegations of concealment of serious offences related to child abuse by clergy "formerly and currently attached to the maitland-newcastle diocese of the catholic church".. they alleged that wilson, 64, concealed a serious offence.. he is due to appear in the newcastle local court on april 30.. wilson is a former bishop of wollongong, where he was known as a "healing bishop" for his handling of child-abuse scandals.. wilson to 'vigorously defend innocence'.
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According to news reports this is the highest ranking religious leader in the world ever charged.
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Tomato or tomoto? Is it geehovah or jahovah?
by hoser inhow do you say it where you are?
geehovah or jahovah?
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If you've got a copy of the Watchtower Library on CD then go to the "Jehovah" entry in Volume 2, Insight in the Scriptures, and there in a little speaker icon like this...
Click on the speaker icon. The pronunciation of his name is different to everyday JW speak.
