Sorta like Miracle Wheatus from a religious dirtbag.
Sorry to teenage dirtbags and Wheatus I couldn't resist the joke.
quick background.
a few days ago someone brought up an old new york newspaper called the "brooklyn eagle.
" during lunch i had a little time to do some research about the whole jw.borg and what i found almost knocked me out of my seat.
Sorta like Miracle Wheatus from a religious dirtbag.
Sorry to teenage dirtbags and Wheatus I couldn't resist the joke.
happy friday to all!.
i haven't been to a meeting for maybe 10 years.
i only know what's happening nowadays from the experiences i read here or the internet in general.. anyway, on to the topic: i started attending meetings at the age of 7. as a kid, the only thing i looked forward to at the assemblies (circuit/district) was walking around veteran's stadium (philadelphia district convention) during intermission, hanging with friends, looking at girls (as i got a little older) and trying to have enough tickets to get pizza!.
church elder who sexually abused vulnerable children was invited to speak at first victim’s wedding.
a church elder who sexually abused vulnerable children was invited to speak at his first victim’s wedding, a court heard.. a court was told harry holt, 71, now of rutland street, nelson, went on to attack seven more girls as young as nine after the jehovah’s witnesses failed to report him to police.when the matter was raised, a local beat officer advised parents to ‘just keep your children away from him’, the court heard.. holt is facing a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of attacks against eight girls in scotland dating back over 40 years.. .
full article at link..
i've been thinking this for a while.
even before the arc scandal.
it seems no matter what, the org.
since the watchtowers' lawyers have (a) failed to make any recommendations to the arc that would bring the watchtower up to date with "best practices and procedures" (b) have failed to submit a proposal for victim restitution (c) have failed to secure funding for a redress scheme and (d) have completely dismissed all the arcs' findings - what's the royal commission's next course of action?.
i see two possibilities:.
) negotiate a settlement with the watchtower.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/science/ligo-gravitational-waves-black-holes-einstein.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=homepage&clicksource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&wt.nav=top-news&_r=0.
probably the biggest find since the higgs.. d4g.
enter:.
https://books.google.com/books.
a separate identity: organizational identity among readers of zion’s watch .
i've been thinking this for a while.
even before the arc scandal.
it seems no matter what, the org.
MMAU - Just wondering, (and I know I am going to regret asking) sooo if you don't discard your religion because of problems at what point, pray tell, would you consider a problem with your religion to be a deal breaker? Cyanide flavoured Koolaid??
The WT has been pointing the finger at the RCC for decades and telling people to "get out of her" because of the very sins it itself is committing.
God doesn't promise to protect the asses of false religion and yes that includes WT, he warns people to wake up and get the hell out.
since the watchtowers' lawyers have (a) failed to make any recommendations to the arc that would bring the watchtower up to date with "best practices and procedures" (b) have failed to submit a proposal for victim restitution (c) have failed to secure funding for a redress scheme and (d) have completely dismissed all the arcs' findings - what's the royal commission's next course of action?.
i see two possibilities:.
) negotiate a settlement with the watchtower.
Ha! Good one, Outlaw.
Legal whack-a-mole- exactement!
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/science/ligo-gravitational-waves-black-holes-einstein.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=homepage&clicksource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&wt.nav=top-news&_r=0.
probably the biggest find since the higgs.. d4g.
I'm surprised, pleasantly of course, that such an encouraging result has presented itself so quickly. I thought it would be years away.
We are living in a real boom period for discoveries I think.