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  Cardinal George Pell Acquitted Of Child sex Abuse !

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. child-abuse

  cardinal george pell the australian catholic who was the 3rd most senior person in the vatican was acquitted by the high court of australia of all sex charges against him this morning.. after serving about 400 days behind bars he is now free to walk out of jail, to the shock of many.. this should make news headlines all around the world judging by past experience..

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  smiddy3

  Thank you Witchettygrub I have just watched it .
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  Cardinal George Pell Acquitted Of Child sex Abuse !

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  cardinal george pell the australian catholic who was the 3rd most senior person in the vatican was acquitted by the high court of australia of all sex charges against him this morning.. after serving about 400 days behind bars he is now free to walk out of jail, to the shock of many.. this should make news headlines all around the world judging by past experience..

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  smiddy3

  You have a point there Simon why indeed. Are we talking about public schools ? and not religious schools here ?

  If we are talking about public schools here that could throw a huge spanner in the confidence of parents sending their kids to public schools.? What parent would send their child to a school that could harbour a pedophile ?

  How do we get more information about this story ?
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  Miss Piggy----Thrown Out of Zoom Meeting!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  miss piggy was thrown out of the zoom meeting because she was showing to much cleavage.. https://docdro.id/s9jhehton her way out she grabbed the co's briefcase and gave him the finger.https://docdro.id/szfjix4then miss piggy jumped into her hot rod and is delivering all the co's secret documents to the neighborhood.https://docdro.id/bed59f8if you are on the email list, these documents are already in your email.

  so just keep eating your buttered popcorn.2020-04-27--broadcasting meetings2020- information notice of broadcasting congregation meetings2020-notice of broadcasting2020-information on broadcasting congregation meetingspetra!.

  https://docdro.id/i8d4tli.

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  what the hell ,why not ,I`m in.
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  1 Corinthians 15:26

  by Doug Mason in

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  2. beliefs

  you will die.

  i will die.

  those who have gone before us, the great and the small, the powerful and the weak, have shared the common fate of dying.

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  I can accept with what you say Doug and like what BS says ,i can`t argue with that. Having said that ,I look back on my life and when its all said and done ,I haven`t made any great contribution to society as a whole ,Ok ,i`ve worked all of my life ,brought up a family paid my taxes and have lived a reasonably comfortable life ,but I have not made any lasting contribution to society that generations in the future can benefit from .

  So I thought is there anything I can do to make my life more meaningful in some way ? So I decided to become an Organ Donour .

  Maybe that contribution of whats left of my body after my demise can either play some small part in helping future generations in some small way. They can use whatever is useful to them even just tissues or whatever.

  { In my fantasies I think maybe they can transplant my penis and it can get more action than I ever gave it ?LOL]
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  A thesis: The Discursive Construction of Freedom in the Watchtower Society

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a thesis: the discursive construction of freedom in the watchtower society.

  https://ris.cdu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/24632569/thesis_cdu_24577264_chester_h.pdf .

  be aware, this thesis, although supremely stimulating, thought-provoking, fascinating, attention-grabbing, remarkable, noteworthy, and appealing, the author made use of out of the ordinary, worthy of note, and fascinating words and statements that, for the reader of average intelligence (like me), make for laborious reading.

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  WOW ,

  I have just spent about the last hour perusing this thesis and I am in awe of the work that obviously has gone into producing this thesis ,and its going to take many more hours if I`m going to get through the whole lot.

  I think its an excellent piece of work ,and I agree with barbara have a thesaurus handy.

  As a suggestion ,maybe just pick out the chapter that first appeals to you and take it from there ,you wont be able to stop its that engrossing.
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  Thoughts on a WT Reformation

  by Fr.RAS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i posted what follows elsewhere but thought it might be of interest here as well.

  my forst posting here so i apologize in advance if this is not in the correct place.. a tribute to ray franz (on what would have been his 98th birthday) and to ed dunlap, his collaborator.

  last week would have marked the 98th birthday of a man for whom most of us here have high regard.

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  I dont think a reformation of the WTB&TS / JW`s could or should save it .

  It has done irrefutable damage to so many , many lives in its 146 years of existence .How many deaths can be realistically be attributed to the ban on Blood transfusions ? Since the 1940`s ? Is it Hundreds or even more ?

  A doctrine that has no basis in Christianity and one that has been taken way out of contexts .

  It has to do with eating of the blood as in unbled animals.A dietery ruling not a medical one.

  Their shunning policy ,that destroys familys ,an emotional blackmail that they impose on their members ?

  "If you dont abide by the religion we belong to we will cut you off entirely" and then the absurd statement "we are not doing it you are " ? The person thats cut off doesnt want it ? Its amazing how JW`s twist things around to make you the problem to justify their unloving arrangement.

  I cant wait to see R.I.P. for the WTB&TS /Jehovah`s Witness Organization

  Rest In Purgatory
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  Weekly Meeting Importance Being Reduced - Your Thoughts?

  by JWTom in

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  2. friends

  i am pimo, but now have 40+ years of being a jw as i was raised in a 3rd generation family of witnesses and continue to fake my way through things - fading as i can.. for the vast majority of my time as a jw, the meetings were the central focus for all jws to get teaching, association, information and so on.

  nothing was more important than being at the meetings!

  over the last 20 years starting with the elimination of the weekly book study in homes and continuing down to today - my opinion is that the value/purpose of the weekly meetings continues to be diluted or minimized.

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  The WTB&TS /JW`s have to come up with an about face U-turn on the 1914 doctrine where they spoke for decade after decade that young people who witnessed the events of 1914 ,that generation would not pass away.

  It was on the inside cover of their official magazine the Watchtower for many decades.

  On the front cover of the WT were photos of aged JW`s with the heading "The generation that Will not Pass Away "

  And what do we find now ? they have all passed away .

  In 1922 ? "Millions now Living Will Never Die " , they are all dead now .

  While many who clutch at straws hang on to the nu-lite about an overlapping generation ,many ,many more are seeing this for what it is .

  Another failed prophecy that has been explained away with a ludicrous explanation.

  Even Jehovah`s Witnesses can be led along for so long with a carrot dangling in front of them ,but sooner or later the penny has to drop .

  We , JW`s are just being led up the proverbial garden path .

  Apparently ," not forsaking yourselves together as some have the custom ' in a physical sense doesn`t mean much anymore .

  A zoom meeting doesn`t make up for the physical intermingling and connection that a face to face / person to person / physical contact does.

  And I just don`t see the younger generation buying into this anymore and it is their exodus that is going to have a profound impact on the JW organization more than anything.
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  Education vs JW?

  by galaxia_moon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am 15 years old and recently just doubting this whole religion that was introduced to me when i was very small from a very good family friend.

  doubt obviously comes with shame and guilt and i hate those feelings because it feels like i'm betraying this whole organization that i grew up in.... anyways, i've been doing research and found that jehovah's witnesses dislike/shun kids who attend colleges & universities that are more than 4 years long?

  have you heard of this?

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  Welcome g_m ,the WTB&TS are hypocritical when it comes to higher education .They use their JW lawyers to fight against paying out compensation to victims of child sex abuse in there ranks.

  And every now and then they call out for brothers and even sisters who have certain qualifications when they need them.

  I would honestly love to go to school to study medicine? Like how does this go against Jehovah and everything?

  If that is your passion ,then don`t let anyone stop you ,go for it .

  Any questions you have ,not only are people willing and eager to help such a young person as yourself ,but you can also use the search option at the top of the page to find out anything you want to know.

  Take care and good luck in whatever YOU CHOOSE to do .
  
  
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  Jehovah? Oh dear.

  by Giordano in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some recent new friends on this forum like friend kosonen are fixated with god's name being jehovah...unfortunately they are wrong:.

  a quick bit of history:.

  "about the 13th century the term “jehovah” appeared when christian scholars took the consonants of “yahweh” and pronounced it with the vowels of “adonai.” this resulted in the sound “yahowah,” which has a latinized spelling of “jehovah.” the first recorded use of this spelling was made by a spanish dominican monk, raymundus martini, in 1270.. interestingly, this fact is admitted in much jehovah’s witness literature, such as their aid to bible understanding (p. 885).

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  thanks Gorby that`s the last place i would have looked
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  Creative Outlet

  by Youngaposthate in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  hey everyone.

  i'm tryna find a creative outlet.

  i have singing capacity in the realm of the weeknd, black atlass, jose jose, enrique iglesias, emmanuel, and a few other artists.

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  Good for you Young..... while i cant help you with your OP ,I hope you find what your looking for and have success in your endeavours in the entertainment world .

  All you need is zeal and a love for what you do and a helluva lot of good luck .

  I wish you well .

  take care.