FWIW - link to slightly larger (and better quality) picture:
https://img.jehovahs-witness.com/image/9076e719a8bfc9dae151e8610c8b7d5d
darkspilver
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Going Through A Box Of Old Photo's. Found This...
by pale.emperor injw wedding early 1980s and where they are now.... .
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Jah Jireh Care Homes
by pale.emperor inhttp://www.jah-jireh.org/.
they have care homes in england and wales: wigan, leyland, blackpool, methyr.and one in canada http://www.jah-jireh.on.ca/.
these are not funded or subsidized by watchtower.
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smiddy: Isnt this discriminatory? only having JW`s and no other faiths? that other faiths are exluded? is that legal?
Citizens Advice: Religious organisations and charities - when discrimination is allowed in the provision of goods or servicesThe law which says you mustn't be discriminated against is called the Equality Act 2010. Discrimination which is against the Act is unlawful. But there are some situations where discrimination is allowed. Sometimes religious organisations and charities are allowed to discriminate against you when they provide services.
konceptual99: What is questionable is the question on the employment application form about being a JW. It's illegal to discriminate on the basis of religion and strictly speaking, it's not even permissible to ask someone about their religion in an interview.
I think that would be the issue - but interestingly what about actually advertising job vacancies? - you could almost 'pre-select' people by the newspaper/outlet you decided to advertise in? An advert in a Catholic newspaper or a gay magazine is going to generally attract a certain applicant in the first place...
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An opportunity for ex Jehovah's Witnesses survivors of domestic violence, to tell their story to the media
by jw news 2017 infor *australian* exjws who have stories of domestic violence, use email in this story to share.
(link: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/shattering-silence-surviving-domestic-violence-in-church/8788902) .
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Hmm - see also the OP's other topic/thread here:
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An opportunity for ex Jehovah's Witnesses survivors of domestic violence, to tell their story to the media
by jw news 2017 infor *australian* exjws who have stories of domestic violence, use email in this story to share.
(link: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/shattering-silence-surviving-domestic-violence-in-church/8788902) mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-1.
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darkspilver
This appears to originate with Julia Baird's ABC 7.30 Report that was broadcast in July 2017
Here she is discussing the programme:
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An opportunity for ex Jehovah's Witnesses survivors of domestic violence, to tell their story to the media
by jw news 2017 infor *australian* exjws who have stories of domestic violence, use email in this story to share.
(link: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/shattering-silence-surviving-domestic-violence-in-church/8788902) .
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That link doesn't seem to work
Try this instead : http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/shattering-silence-surviving-domestic-violence-in-church/8788902
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Sandra Melgar convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing
by darkspilver infyihouston woman convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing.
wednesday, august 23, 2017jurors discount her claim that intruder was responsiblemelgar maintained her innocence in the dec. 22, 2012 killing, which occurred the day before the couple's 32nd wedding anniversary.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/houston-woman-convicted-of-murder-in-husband-s-11954131.php.
sandra melgar guilty of killing husband, faking home invasion on houston couple's anniversary night.
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UPDATE:
Woman gets 27 years in stabbing death of husbandThursday, August 24, 2017
Sandra Melgar was sentenced Thursday to 27 years and a $10,000 fine for killing her husband.
An hour earlier, prosecutors said she manipulated her family, her church friends and even her lawyers, in closing arguments of the punishment phase of the 57-year-old's trial for murder.
"They drank the Kool-Aid," prosecutor Colleen Barnett told jurors. "The devil is in the details. When you put together all the little details, it all adds up to guilty."
The housewife was facing a punishment ranging from five years to life in prison after being convicted Wednesday of murder in the 2012 stabbing death of her husband.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Jury-deliberates-fate-of-housewife-convicted-of-11955509.php -
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NEWSWEEK: After Ban, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia Harassed by Police During Religious Services
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-police-589791.
after ban, jehovah’s witnesses in russia harassed by police during religious services.
by jason le miere on 4/25/17 at 4:48 pm .
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FYI - a 1,900 word article....
Jehovah's Witnesses are banned in Russia. That doesn't stop them from worshipping.Vox, Thursday, August 24, 2017
In Putin’s Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are labeled “extremists” and accused of being American spies. Still, they keep their faith alive.
MOSCOW — “Stay in the car,” Yuri says. He looks out the window, up at the grey Soviet-era tower block we’re idling outside. An old woman is staring out the window. “She’s looking at us. She’s suspicious.”
Eugeny and his wife, Lyudmilla, have already gone inside. But Yuri (who, like everyone quoted in this article, has asked to be identified by first name only for security reasons) is worried that entering as a group will attract attention. Attention means somebody might call the police. And when you’re a Jehovah’s Witness in Russia — labeled by the government as a member of an “extremist” sect, the same designation they use for neo-Nazis and ISIS members — dealing with the police is the last thing you need.
Still, the community has developed a strategy to keep its faith and worship alive. They enter the building in twos and threes to avoid attracting attention. They mix up the homes they use, to keep it difficult for government forces or potential harassers to track. They set a table laden with food, which, during the Saturday worship session I attended in July, goes entirely untouched. It’s there so that if police arrive, they can claim that they’re simply gathering for a party. And, Yuri tells me, they always keep a few bottles of vodka on hand. If the police come, he says, they can down it quickly. The police will smell their breath, notice their inebriation, and believe that they’re been carousing, not worshipping.
READ MORE: https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/8/24/16095496/jehovahs-witnesses-banned-russia-still-worshipping -
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Finland, Turku - JW killed in attack
by darkspilver innow confirmed - fyi following my post yesterday here:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6355488641908736/_post/6151316533411840.
it has now been confirmed via jw.org.
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FYI
Featured on the front page of the Finnish Åbo Underrättelser newspaper with full article over the whole of page 2 - via Google Translate
They thank for the support
Åbo Underrättelser, Thursday 24 August 2017
The controversial society lost a member of the knife attack on Friday.
On the western corner of Salutorg Square, Turku grows the sea of flowers and candles in memory of those murdered in Friday's violence. Tim Renvall, resident of Pikis in St. Karins, knows the place well.
Like one of Friday's victims, a member of Jehovah's Witnesses church in Kyrö, he himself has been in the corner of society's journals and literature.
"The last time I stood here was the Tall Ships Races," says Renvall, when the ÅU meets him and Jim Knief at Salutorget.
ÅBOBON Knief is a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Finnish Assembly in Österås. Renvall is a member of the Swedish assembly in Turku, which also includes members of society in Pargas.
They tell us that when Friday's knife attack rolled up in the media they reacted like everyone else.
"I called to check that my daughter was with her mate, then to relatives and friends," said Knief.
WITH the first pictures from Salutorget, there was also concern, says Renvall.
- I recognized the place, and on one picture one could see that a victim was a woman in skirt. Clearly you thought it could be one of us.
When it was clear that this was the case, Renvall and Knief started calling friends in the parishes to make sure they were safe.
They did not know the victim personally, but Jehovah's Witnesses are a fused society and the murder a hard blow.
It is common for people to hang out over parish boundaries, says Knief.
"We usually play football and bobble together with friends. We feel we are close together.
RENVALL tells us that after Friday's violent acts, those who tend to be out among people to spread the message of society have gathered to talk about what happened.
Members have comforted and encouraged each other.
"We have asked questions and we have talked about the fact that this is a traumatic issue and that there is no wrong way to respond," says Renvall.
Have you changed your opinion about standing in Salutorget?
- No. I think, after all, that it was not directed at us. The Bible also teaches that unpredictable events can occur.
In society, members have reacted to the knife attack in different ways, says Renvall, but no one has questioned that Jehovah's Witnesses should continue to be out among people.
FASTER, society has increased its presence among people because overall feedback has been positive.
"It is popular among community members to stand outside. In addition, we easily recognize each other in Jehovah's Witnesses when we move in other countries, "Knief says.
EVERYTHING Knief, society has also received a lot of support from the rest of society.
Jehovah's Witnesses are a controversial movement. Therefore, it is extraordinary that people showed their participation, he says.
HOW do you interpret violence as it is on Friday if you compare with the social debate currently under way?
"Our vision differs from the rest of society. We believe that we live in the last days of evil and that the murder of this battle, but also all other devastation, is a sign of it, "says Renvall.
KNIEF flies in that, although their interpretation of the Bible is nothing but the ongoing discussion of immigration, police resources and legislation, Jehovah's Witnesses appreciate the police's efforts for law and order.
- Therefore we pay taxes. Our religion does not allow us to prejudice anyone.
Is there anything in your faith that makes you handle these things better than others?
- Both yes and no. There are certainly people who are trained to do this, but the Bible gives us comfort. It is an additional support, "said Renvall.
"But we are not robots," Knief said.
WHEN Jehovah's Witnesses stand out with their magazines and literature, they never take the initiative to talk to people. The conversation is always started by someone else.
Neither Renvall nor Knief have been involved in unpleasant situations, but the community has given instructions on how to act if they occur.
"Will it be suddenly serious, then we leave. The magazine and literature shelves are not important in such a situation. First of all, we try to calm down potentially violent people by talking to them, "says Renvall.
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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo
by darkspilver indaniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.
family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.
set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.
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darkspilver
This has been picked up by the trade press:
I don't believe the above articles add anything new to what we already know from this topic's OP - but still interesting to see the coverage it's getting...
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Sandra Melgar convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing
by darkspilver infyihouston woman convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing.
wednesday, august 23, 2017jurors discount her claim that intruder was responsiblemelgar maintained her innocence in the dec. 22, 2012 killing, which occurred the day before the couple's 32nd wedding anniversary.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/houston-woman-convicted-of-murder-in-husband-s-11954131.php.
sandra melgar guilty of killing husband, faking home invasion on houston couple's anniversary night.
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FYI
Houston woman convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbingWednesday, August 23, 2017
Jurors discount her claim that intruder was responsible
Melgar maintained her innocence in the Dec. 22, 2012 killing, which occurred the day before the couple's 32nd wedding anniversary.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-woman-convicted-of-murder-in-husband-s-11954131.php
Sandra Melgar guilty of killing husband, faking home invasion on Houston couple's anniversary nightWednesday, August 23, 2017
A Harris County jury Wednesday convicted Sandra Melgar of murder in the 2012 stabbing death of her husband Jaime Melgar.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Verdict-handed-down-in-trial-of-wife-accused-of-11953566.php
Jury deliberating in murder trial of Houston wife accused of stabbing husbandTuesday, August 22, 2017
Prosecutor Colleen Barnett said Melgar was motivated to kill her husband and stage a break-in for a $500,000 life insurance policy. She also said Melgar's religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness made her look for a way to get out of the marriage without a divorce, which would have left her ostracized.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Jury-deliberating-in-murder-trial-of-Houston-wife-11950857.php
Described as 'model family,' wife now charged in husband's deathFriday, August 1, 2014
Her son is dead and daughter-in-law is charged with murder, facts that Ines Melgar just can't fathom.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Described-as-model-family-wife-now-charged-in-5663724.php
Couple tied up in home, husband killedMonday, December 24, 2012
A husband was tied up and stabbed to death and his wife was found restrained in a closet last night in their Kelsey Meadows home in what appears to be a deadly home invasion.
http://abc7chicago.com/archive/8930172/