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  Campaign to invite people to meetings

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just found out last night that our congo is starting a campaign to invite interested people to meetings.

  the instructions for the campaign clear out that "interested" people are not just those whom we visit often or have bible studies with.

  it includes and random stranger we may talk to and who may show a hint of interest on the religion.

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  darkspilver

  The 11th April 2016 BoE letter regarding this, along with a copy of the S-141 Reminders for those assigned public talks form are included in the thread below
  

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5662759379271680/october-2016-campaign

  The address and times would have been printed by your own congregation as per usual procedure with Memorial and Convention invites.

  You can download a PDF of the invitation at:

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/?contentLanguageFilter=en&pubFilter=inv&sortBy=1
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  "Explaining Your Beliefs About Homosexuality"

  by wizzstick in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's doing the rounds but i've not seen it before.. explaining your beliefs about homosexuality.

  there are three pages.

  here are my thoughts on each question on the pages:.

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  darkspilver

  Hi konceptual99 and steve2!

  WT has started to put a No Crawl to keep bots off their sites, so it doesn't always work.
  That said, Here it is: https://web.archive.org/web/20160928231855/https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/is-homosexuality-wrong/

  So why would an organisation with it's prime mission being the spreading of the good news, that has also been touting jw.org as the best thing to ever hit the internet, that has spent so much time and resources translating content into hundreds of languages, that only last week in their WT study emphasised the critical need for everyone to hear the message NOT want bots to index the content and help make it show up in web searches?

  Because they're not? And, you know what? Particularly with a huge, multi-lanuage website such as the WT have - Google sometimes kinda needs some help so they can include useful pages of content in the google index

  
  

  There are two things here:

  
  

  Firstly - they're using a file protocol 'robots.txt' which keeps search engines like google from indexing certain parts of the website - this is normal - WT are basically stopping google from indexing 'back-room' junk and multiple instances of the same content hence the file is:

  
  

  https://www.jw.org/robots.txt

  User-agent: *
  Disallow: /apps/
  Disallow: /*/nwt/*/mcr/
  Disallow: /*/bi12/*/mcr/
  Disallow: /*?*contentLanguageFilter=
  Disallow: /*?*pubFilter=
  Disallow: /*?*sortBy=
  Disallow: /*?*start=0
  Disallow: /*?*tourl=
  Sitemap: https://www.jw.org/sitemap.xml

  
  

  Secondly - and perhaps more importantly in your specific case....

  
  

  WT is using the 'Sitemap' protocol - that is a file that includes links to all the content pages that WT wants to make sure ARE IN google and are searchable / findable.

  
  

  They seem to have a sitemap for each language.

  
  

  For the english sitemap - notice the example specific content pages that WT is telling google are IMPORTANT and should therefore be included in google making them seachable and findable:

  
  

  https://www.jw.org/en/sitemap.xml

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/bible-about-homosexuality/
  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/is-homosexuality-wrong/
  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/worksheets/explain-your-beliefs-homosexuality/
  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201012/explain-bibles-view-of-homosexuality/
  

  Please note that the above is based on 'as-now' - it may have been a different setup etc earlier, but I woudn't have thought so, unless temporary while major work on the website was being done.
  
  
  
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  CBS's BIG BROTHER - 'over the top' with ex-JW housemate

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  new show!

  new cast!.

  http://www.cbs.com/shows/big-brother-over-the-top/about/.

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  darkspilver

  Yes! New Show! New Cast!
  

  http://www.cbs.com/shows/big-brother-over-the-top/about/

  http://www.cbs.com/shows/big-brother-over-the-top/cast/215501/

  With ex-JW housemate Shane Chapman......

  
  

  http://www.buddytv.com/articles/big-brother/big-brother-over-the-top-premi-61449.aspx
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  Puerto Rico Special Convention 2016 Video

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  never a jw.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6289070416199680/dressed-up-five-days-ahead-special-assembly-puerto-rico.

  an hour ago i went to bid good bye my two brothers in law and their wives (all elders/elderettes).

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  The Special Assembly Committee Coordinator Jorge Alanis for the Jehovah's Witnesess shares his experience of bringing the JW International Convention to Puerto Rico in September 2016.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0bL2Rpcg2Y
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  Announcement from SPAIN: On Monday, the 26th online in the a.m. in the online edition of www.elperiodico.es...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  announcement from spain:.

  on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.

  please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.

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  darkspilver

  Miguel must retract all allegations to avoid very costly prosecution.
  

  It seems to be related just to Miguel Garcia's specific allegations?
  

  I tried to go through and piece together the sequence of events, which raised a number of questions, all ignored and no reply - maybe Miguel Garcia was too busy, but also, maybe he wasn't....
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  Announcement from SPAIN: On Monday, the 26th online in the a.m. in the online edition of www.elperiodico.es...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  announcement from spain:.

  on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.

  please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.

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  darkspilver

  http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/sociedad/2016/09/28/exmiembro-testigos-jehova-denuncia-quieren-juzgarlo-adulterio/0003_201609G28P32998.htm

  Un exmiembro de los Testigos de Jehová denuncia que quieren juzgarlo por adulterio

  Se separó de su mujer al dejar la confesión y cuatro años más tarde se divorció formalmente
  

  A former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses alleged that want to try him for adultery

  He separated from his wife to leave confession and four years later formally divorced
  

  
  

  A former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses alleged that want to try him for adultery

  He separated from his wife to leave confession and four years later formally divorced

  A former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses denounced the existence of parallel trials within the religious organization. Miguel Garcia, 43, said that the French Congregation sent him a letter in which he detailed that should summon him for a hearing by "having sex outside of marriage" because it is their "theocratic responsibility," reports El Periódico Catalonia. Garcia was separated from his wife to leave confession and four years later formally divorced

  The letter, according to the man who denounces the facts, specifies that "if a journalist or a lawyer 'question from these lawsuits should not" provide any information or confirm their existence. " Garcia has reported to the Mossos to harassment Jehovah's Witnesses for refusing to delete personal data and to cover up alleged abuses.

  No legal validity

  Or parallel court judgments have no place in Spain, where legislation considers an illegality and, therefore, have no validity.

  http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/sociedad/2016/09/28/exmiembro-testigos-jehova-denuncia-quieren-juzgarlo-adulterio/0003_201609G28P32998.htm

  According to Wikipedia La Voz de Galicia print newspaper is based in Galicia (north-west Spain) and is the 8th highest circulation general-interest daily newspaper in Spain with a circulation of just under 100,000 copies.

  The above online article appeared in yesterday's (28 September 2016) edition, page 32, bottom right (ie in middle, next to the fold)

  
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  Latest from the ARC

  by zeb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  a new research report conducted for the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has examined available evidence regarding the characteristics, motivations and offending behaviour of child sexual abuse perpetrators in both institutional and non-institutional contexts.

  royal commission acting ceo, marianne christmann, said the report, evidence and frameworks for understanding perpetrators of institutional child sexual abuse, explores the principal themes found in the literature and examines research specific to perpetrators of child sexual abuse in institutional settings.

  this report demonstrates that it is possible to identify commonalities in the characteristics of studied adult perpetrators of child sexual abuse and children or young people with harmful sexual behaviours.

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  darkspilver

  Hey Zeb!
  

  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences
  

  Might be an idea to delete the footer/s from emails before posting publicly....
  
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  Announcement from SPAIN: On Monday, the 26th online in the a.m. in the online edition of www.elperiodico.es...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  announcement from spain:.

  on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.

  please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.

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  darkspilver

  From today's (Thursday 29 September 2016) print edition of the Spanish language El Periódico - the following two articles (as posted yesterday in this thread) are spread over the whole of page 32:

  Families broken by faith
  

  The shadow of Jehovah's Witnesses

  
  

  
  
  

  Discounting the use of bold in the text, which is different from the online version - It also appears that the content/wording of the 'faith' article has been slightly edited in the printed edition - if so, it would be good to have a copy of the printed version (hint, hint, MIguel Garcia.....)
  
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  Lowell Goddard - ‘treated sex abuse victims with contempt’

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  full page width headline along top of page 14 of the uk's observer newspaper (sunday 14 august 2016) states.

  judge ‘treated sex abuse victims with contempt’lowell goddard accused by lawyer of walking off inquiry before ruling on victims’ applications.

  remainder of article appears to be the same as online version that is now available at:.

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  darkspilver

  Oh well, front page of today's The Times (Thursday 29 September 2016) kinda says it:

  
  

  'Arrogant' top lawyer suspended from child sex abuse inquiry in latest crisis to hit £100m investigation

  The senior lawyer to the national child abuse inquiry has been suspended from his £400,000-a-year post, plunging the investigation into its worst crisis yet.
  

  Ben Emmerson QC was removed over concerns about his leadership, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said in a statement.

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/28/arrogant-top-lawyer-suspended-from-child-sex-abuse-inquiry-in-la/

  Abuse inquiry in tatters after lawyer suspended

  The head of the national sex abuse inquiry suspended its top lawyer last night as the £100 million investigation descended into acrimony.

  Alexis Jay, chairwoman of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) removed Ben Emmerson, QC, from his post, saying that she had “recently become very concerned about aspects of [his] leadership of the counsel team”.

  The unexpected move pushed the most ambitious public inquiry in British history into its biggest crisis. In the two years since it was set up by Theresa May, three chairwomen have resigned. The inquiry, which is projected to last a decade, has spent more than £20 million but not yet heard any evidence.

  http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/abuse-inquiry-in-tatters-after-lawyer-suspended-c3bxwwljd

  Counsel to child sexual abuse inquiry suspended amid 'leadership concerns'

  The most senior lawyer on the public inquiry into institutional child abuse in England and Wales was suddenly suspended on Wednesday over what the inquiry said were concerns over aspects of his leadership.

  https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/28/ben-emmerson-counsel-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-sacked-concerns-over-leadership
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  Announcement from SPAIN: On Monday, the 26th online in the a.m. in the online edition of www.elperiodico.es...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  announcement from spain:.

  on monday 26th septriembre, www.elperiodico.es published in its online edition the first publicly reported case of child abuse and harassment in spain watchtower, digital edition monday, tuesday print edition.

  please maximum dissemination of the link, it will be online early in the morning of monday 26, in the online edition.

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  darkspilver

  In the above newspaper article from El Periódico titled "Familias rotas por las audiencias judiciales de los Testigos de Jehová" there is a link to a youtube video from the 2016 Convention in Spanish (three videos combined into one).

  Below are the three videos in English:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ8P5xKANvw

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwcJUZ5-Vb4

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyOTanQ7DSo