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  Illinois Elders as mandatory reporters must undergo training

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. child-abuse

  illinois now requires all elders as mandatory reporters to undergo state approved training every three years to ensure they fully understand their roles as mandated reporters.

  this will include a pre training assessment, 60 - 90 mins of self paced, interactive training with a final assessment to ensure reporters understand their responsibilities.

  following the course, mandated reporters must make a declaration that they understand their status as a reporter and will fully comply with mandatory requirements.

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  AM , yes and that includes 10 year olds and even younger .At least that was the case when I was still "in"
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  I never had a happy birthday this year 5/7

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. friends

  my wife had a hip replacement on june the 17th and while the op itself was apparently succesful ,she has had a reaction to the anesthetic ?

  and has suffered delirium and is still in hospital with no apparent improvement.. its been very distressing for me to say the least.

  sorry if i sound a bit morbid but i just had to share,.

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  It`s about time i up dated this thread

  .My wife has completely recovered from the set back she experienced after her hip op. and the effects she had after it.

  I`m sorry I havent posted this sooner,but thank you all for your concern and support .

  smiddy3
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  Had to laugh.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had to laugh.. i bumped into a friend who has started going back to the meetings and who has that enthusiastic arm-waving way of talking about the stuff they're hearing from the platform.. in part he's wittering on about some talk they'd had about king david and all of his ups and downs.

  and says, "and as the speaker emphasized over and over again, we can imitate david because he was a man just like ourselves.".

  " i finally interrupted.. that shut him up.

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  King David was an ass hole and was rewarded for it , so we can be an ass hole also , but I bet we wont be rewarded for it .
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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

  1. social
  2. current

  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  With the setbacks Russia has had to deal with ,Ukraine gaining more ground ,will Putin to save face justify ,legitimise ,using nuclear weapons to gain an ultimate victory citing the precedence of the USA using Nuclear weapons to end the war in 1945.?

  It wouldn`t surprise me.
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  Babylon the Great and the last Pope

  by mikeflood in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what do you guys think of the evangelicals theory about babylon the great and the last pope...just starting this big book out of curiosity...like 500 pages...it seems there is a lot of different thinking from the borg.

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  Which brings me to the question:

  Does the JW religion still go on about "Babylon The Great Has Fallen God`s Kingdom Rules " with their book that supposedly proved Christendom has no more relevance in the world because it`s days are over ? so to speak ?

  And when was that in the 70`s or 80`s ?

  Or is it just another one of their beleifs that they just don`t talk about anymore and hope nobody brings the subject back up ?
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  Who is GOD Favouring in this Time of the End ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jehovah`s witnesses , seventh day adventists , church of jesus christ of the latter day saints.. these 3 are probably the more influenthal in the last 200 or so years ago.. if membership is a sign of god`s blessing on who he favours then @ the year 2021.. jehovah`s witnesses membership 8.5 million.

  church of jesus christ of latter day saint`s membership.16.8 million.

  seventh day adventist`s membership.21 million.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses , Seventh Day Adventists , Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

  These 3 are probably the more influenthal in the last 200 or so years ago.

  If membership is a sign of GOD`s blessing on who he favours then @ the year 2021.

  Jehovah`s Witnesses membership 8.5 Million

  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint`s membership.16.8 Million

  Seventh Day Adventist`s membership.21 Million

  If God was using any religious group on earth to spread his message in these last days , out of these 3 who do you think he would be supporting ?

  Or maybe you have another Group in mind ?
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  I need your help to get out

  by ElMartin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm using google translate, my native language is spanish .

  hola, esta es mi primera publicación en este sitio.

  tengo 22 años, me dediqué a jehová y lo que creo que fue la organización de él a los 18 años.. ai am currently inactive in spiritual activities, which led me to wonder and question if the watchtower has the truth.

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  ELMartin , I,m just curious as to how old you are ,if you are an Adult you should be able to make your own decision and face the consequences ,however if you are a minor that could be a whole different story .

  Hola, esta es mi primera publicación en este sitio. Tengo 22 años, me dediqué a Jehová y lo que creo que fue la organización de él a los 18 años.

  I dont speak spanish ,but are you 18 ? or 22 ?

  
  
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  NASA: Humans Back to the Moon

  by Gerard in

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  2. current

  nasa plans return to moon by 2020

  "this vision aims to return humans to the moon, and then to use it as a staging point for a manned mission to mars.

  i wonder if jws will be required to canvas those areas too.

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  For the naysayers that don`t beleive man has set foot on the moon .

  There hasn`t just been one mission to the moon by Astronauts with two men but six missions equaling 12 men setting foot on the moon over a period of time.

  Do you honestly think other space age nations such as the Chinese ,Russians ,Indians , European space Agency etc ,etc. would sit idly by and let America get away with such a fraud ?

  Of course not they would let the whole world know it was all fake .

  But they don`t ,why ? because they all know its fact.
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  JW Obession with the trinity

  by Riley in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so a few years i watched a lecture series by a man named dr. micheal heiser called the two powers in heaven, jesus in the old testament.

  funny thing was it wasn't even very evangelical in nature, so i turned off my religious binders and just watched it like a regular person.

  it turns out that the new testament is a hinge point in the bible.

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  I guess theI Italian Mafia / Vatican back in the day are good examples of that ?
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  Mormon abuse allegations

  by RolRod in

  1. social
  2. current

  mormons in the news covering up abuse allegations.

  https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/us/wirestory/mormons-meet-salt-lake-city-biannual-conference-90816632.

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  Thanks TD I was able to read this.