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UK 'blood' court case re:2yo

by darkspilver in

hi orphancrow.

thought you might be interested in the following, brief, court case summary.

high court family division - 18 november 2016an nhs foundation hospital v mr and mrs t. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/ewhc/fam/2016/2980.html.

darkspilver

Hi OrphanCrow

thought you might be interested in the following, brief, court case summary

High Court Family Division - 18 November 2016
An NHS Foundation Hospital v Mr and Mrs T

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2016/2980.html

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EXPOSED: The insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

there's been discussion on this forum about the wt's preaching campaigns in israel - here's an interesting article with pictures.

a rare glimpse into the insular world of israeli jehovah's witnesses.

the state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment.

darkspilver

whereas elders are deleted

No not deleted, removed as a congregation co-ordinator (CBE/ old PO) or a circuit overseer if they're over 80 (I think) - they are not deleted as elders.

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EXPOSED: The insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

there's been discussion on this forum about the wt's preaching campaigns in israel - here's an interesting article with pictures.

a rare glimpse into the insular world of israeli jehovah's witnesses.

the state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment.

darkspilver

I suspect that NOBODY does that in Mea Shearim

But considering the WT HQ was in Brooklyn for many years....

And Brooklyn / Borough Park has one of the highest populations of ultra-orthodox Haredi outside Israel (and see when they come out to protest in New York City on the youtubes below - and that's only the men)

And I even think a few of the old WT HQ buldings where located within Eruvs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruv

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP51T_cfwXw

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Virtual Reality: Disfellowshipped

by darkspilver in

following on from andersonsinfo's posting a couple of days ago.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5428995908698112/do-you-have-virtual-reality-headset-your-smartphone-yet-prepared-soon-all-press-will-using-vr-tell-stories.

now comes this...... the virtual reality production, disfellowshipped, is attempt to push forward the possibilities of immersive storytelling.

darkspilver

Following on from AndersonsInfo's posting a couple of days ago

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5428995908698112/do-you-have-virtual-reality-headset-your-smartphone-yet-prepared-soon-all-press-will-using-vr-tell-stories

now comes this.....

The virtual reality production, Disfellowshipped, is attempt to push forward the possibilities of immersive storytelling. To tell a narrative, character-rich, document-rich, investigative story in VR.
Disfellowshipped revolves around Debbie McDaniel, an ex-Jehovah’s Witness in McAlester, Oklahoma. Debbie says she was sexually abused by the top elder in her congregation for five years, starting when she was 8 years old. In the aftermath, she lost her family, her friends and her faith.
The result is an experience we hope helps open up the possibilities of VR storytelling and gives our audience a more powerful understanding of a tragic issue that affects thousands of people around the world.

PART ONE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE5-f8WVbek

PART TWO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op5uvW0U61o

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Australian Jehovah's Witnesses are ignorant of the Australian Royal Commission

by stuckinarut2 in

many here have asked how the average witness in australia is taking the news of the arc findings and conclusions.. is it affecting them?.

sorry to say, hardly any are even aware of the facts.

those that are, have been convinced that all the publicity is "apostate lies and satanic propaganda".

darkspilver

Hi gerry

At an elders school we were told not to respond to any accusations made against us in the press. The idea is if no one is talking it will be forgotten.

Which, to be fair, is kinda how you can avoid the Streisand effect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

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Crisis of Conscience: December 12, 2015 - 50 weeks later

by Jehalapeno in

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friends

i am presently considering three different routes to publishing crisis of conscience.

i hope to make a decision within days and plan to publish within weeks.. it has now been 50 weeks since that statement.. has the book been published yet?

darkspilver

Thisismein1972

Did you see how much a certain person got for a crowdfund appeal? Over $17000, I think it worked out at 1000% funded for a book that still has not been released!

I'm glad someone has mentioned this.

Yes, the crowdfunding method can work very well for publishing both books and music CDs - effectively 'pre-sales' the product also which means you get an idea of how much interest there is to gauge how big a first print run you want to do bearing in mind economies of scale.

Deborah could've done it with CoC - she could've also added a small premium for mentioning names on a 'thank you' page printed in the book. Maybe could've have gone with a hardback edition too.

$17,000 was raised by 'only' 355 people giving an average of just $47.88 each - so not really huge numbers of people giving large amounts of money - another benefit of crowdfunding.

BUT then you need to consider Nathan Natas' earlier comment in this thread.

and, of course, there is a small chance she has already been given a (small) advance by a publisher already.

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EXPOSED: The insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

there's been discussion on this forum about the wt's preaching campaigns in israel - here's an interesting article with pictures.

a rare glimpse into the insular world of israeli jehovah's witnesses.

the state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment.

darkspilver

Hi opppostate

Looks like one has to have a login password to read the article.
Must be quite secretive reporting...

Here's a link to a screenshot for you - includes pictures etc

http://imgur.com/ruTYVZo

The article makes some interesting comments.

Also, I don't think I've seen so many paintings / pictures on the inside walls of a KH before!!!

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EXPOSED: The insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

there's been discussion on this forum about the wt's preaching campaigns in israel - here's an interesting article with pictures.

a rare glimpse into the insular world of israeli jehovah's witnesses.

the state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment.

darkspilver

There's been discussion on this forum about the WT's preaching campaigns in Israel - here's an interesting article with pictures

A rare glimpse into the insular world of Israeli Jehovah's Witnesses

The state refuses to recognize them and they have been victims of harassment. But Jehovah's Witnesses insist that they lead normal lives and are not a dangerous cult.
Yarden Zalimansky is only 25, but comports himself like a staid older citizen. He’s been married for a few years, and wears a white shirt, tie and dark slacks for our meeting; he has a tablet opened to a Bible app and speaks in a deeply serious tone of voice. Until age 19, he styled himself an atheist, now he’s a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He grew up in Tel Aviv in a secular family (“One Holocaust and three cases of cancer was enough for the loss of God”), and majored in film at an arts high school.
Read the full 4,900 word article - with pictures - at http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.756487

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6069730538422272/anyone-else-hear-this

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/285095/watchtower-encouraging-members-go-preach-israel

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/289445/campaign-israel