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Lesson For The GB !?
by jonahstourguide inhi all.. just spotted this on abc news australia.. pope francis orders bishops to report sex abuse, allows direct complaints to vaticanposted about an hour ago pope francis with his arm out blessing the crowd in white.photo: pope francis's own credibility has been shaken by the church's sex abuse scandal.
(ap: kamran jebreili)related story: 'sitting on a volcano': letter reveals principal knew about sex abuse allegations in 1970srelated story: 'we're going to kill you': church abuse survivors speak out about intimidationrelated story: 'catastrophically irresponsible': ex-pope criticised for blaming abuse scandals on 1960s erapope francis introduced sweeping changes in catholic church law on thursday local time to hold bishops accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, making reporting obligatory for clerics and allowing anyone to complain directly to the vatican if needed.key points:the new rules cover the abuse of adults, as well as children, by clergythe changes allow retroactive reporting and sets time limits on investigationsthose who report abuse can no longer be ordered to stay silent under new rulesthe papal decree, which covers abuse of both children and adults, also obliges every catholic diocese in the world to set up simple and accessible reporting systems and encourages local churches to involve lay experts in investigations.the decree is the second such papal provision since a summit on abuse by senior church bishops at the vatican in february and comes after the church was rocked in march by news of the conviction on charges of sex abuse of australian cardinal george pell, the highest-ranked vatican official to be convicted.
george pell leaves the melbourne magistrates court in 2017.photo: george pell's conviction is, in many ways, unchartered territory for the vatican.
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This week's weak bible reading, discussion of 1 Cor. 14. 34 - 37
by waton inlike to hear how the locals, the mike handlers, wt conductor handle this text, identifying the jezebel commenting as "disgraceful", violating the "lords commandment".
are they squirming?
they should!.
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Aussies who enjoy AFL / Sports & JW Involvement. It also happen elsewhere ? Double standards ?
by smiddy3 init is well documented that the jw religion frowns on there members engaging in competitive sports to the extent they discourage school age children in the organization from being a part of competitive sports..gal.5:26. i have commented before on an afl payer in victoria who claims he is a jw who threatened to leave his club and pursue his religious convictions a year or two ago ,of course he didn`t and probably got an increase in his pay/salary.
good on him that`s business,and his business.. i now notice that he is sporting a well kept grown beard another thing that his professed religion frowns upon .i wonder if he still professes to be a jw or if he has left the religion.?.
to my knowledge he was never baptized even though he is in his mid twenties and married to a jw.sister.. jehovah`s witnesses encourage young teens to be baptized and suggest that a jw sister should not look to being yoked with a brother unless he is baptized certainly by the time he is twenty .. if alec rance still professes to be a jehovah`s witness and if he is not baptized while in his mid twenties and sporting a beard, he is not considered a jehovah`s witness by his fellow congregants until he gets baptized and gets rid of his beard.. if the above is correct does his claim to be a jehovah`s witness publicly warrant a disclaimer by the religion he professors because he doesn`t abide by the governing body /faithful & discreet slave class directives of his religion ?.
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What are the JW flock up to-- despite the GB?
by Half banana inposter westiewilly quoted on another thread the biblical proverb “expectation lost is sickness to the heart”.
the kjv puts it well, “hope deferred makes the heart sick but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”.. does this not encapsulate the emotional tone of the jw organization today; “heartsick”?.
those who saw the total failure of the watchtower promises of the twentieth century must be heartsick from the disappointment.
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GB of catholic church in USA
by jonahstourguide inhi all, spotted this in australia abc news.
i doubt the gb of jwism will follow suit,, hmmmm.. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahukewjmg8ro6txfahuffnakhfuwbheqxfqbmab6bagaeam&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.abc.net.au%2fnews%2f2019-01-04%2fus-catholic-church-names-over-1000-priests-in-sex-abuse-cases%2f10683870&usg=aovvaw19gyjg2hp7aj9jdbjv4i6m.
us catholic church names more than 1,000 priests accused of child sex abuseupdated fri at 6:57am catholic church interiorphoto: more than half of the 187 dioceses in the us have released the details of abuse cases.
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More 'Woke Up' news From Australia.
by jonahstourguide injust spotted this on the abc online news here in aus.. the sort of things splane doesn't want the rank and file to hear.. about two women that finally saw through the control and hypocrisy of the jw belief system.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-04/these-women-left-their-strict-religion-this-is-what-they-found/100165266.
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IMPATIENT ?
by jonahstourguide inok folks, here is my answer to the question for paragraph 1 page 10 nov 15 2013 study wt.. the question asks " why might we become impatient?".
because a group of chaps that just gave themselves a promotion have been giving us a list of failed.
dates as long as our arms for a hundred years.
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Hillsongs Brian Houston steps down over Child Sex Abuse cover-up allegtions
by jonahstourguide injust spotted this here in australia.. it has been a topic of many discussions.. wonder if the gb might take his lead?!.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-30/hillsong-brian-houston-steps-down-leader-ahead-of-court-hearing/100791088#.
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