Posts by OrphanCrow

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Jehovah's Witnesses child sexual abuse cover up gets broadcast across Canadian television.

by Finkelstein in

well the shit has finally hit the fan here in chanda for the jws.. an hour long investigative journalist program called w5 went deep into the jws's pedophilia cover up problems that have been on going for decades within the jws religion.. .

i think its good thing for the public to realize how religions can and will coverup egregious acts which are serious crimes in most countries just to up hold a clean wholesome image around their organizations.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1zlhbk6ihm.

OrphanCrow

Normalfulla: how popular is this channel, I have no idea about Canadian tv

CTV is a major national TV channel in Canada

CTV's W5 has a solid reputation right across Canada and they have built that for over 5 decades.

From their website:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/

Committed to Investigative Journalism
With an ongoing commitment to covering tough, relevant stories with fair and responsible reporting, W5 is in its 52nd season of investigative journalism. Hosted by Kevin Newman, W5 is the most-watched documentary program in Canada, and the winner of several awards including the prestigious Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism.

A W5 broadcast in Canada is a pretty big deal. Their reputation is accuracy of documentary reporting

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New documentary on March 24, 2018 7 PM on CTV W5

by yalbmert99 in

march 24, 2018 at 7 pm, ctv channel in canada, the show w5 will air a new report on jehovah's witnesses.

ex-jws and others involved.

set your pvr..

OrphanCrow

Davey: Hope someone can record it and upload itto youtube for those not in Canada to watch.

I think it will be available an hour after airing.

You may be able to access a live broadcast at this link:

httpsps://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/w5/sex-abuse-survivors-allege-coverup-by-jehovah-s-witnesses-for-failing-to-report-assaults-1.3854274

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Why are there more sisters than brothers at the Kingdom Hauls?

by Sour Grapes in

i have always wondered why there are more females than males in all of the congregations that i have visited?

some of these females are in their 70's so maybe their husbands have died and women just live longer.

or could the reason be that years ago men were the breadwinners and women stayed home to raise the children thus they were home during the week when the jdubs came a knocking?

OrphanCrow

Could it be that women are wired differently than males and have a stronger leaning toward spiritual things compared to males?

I don't buy into the "wired different" nonsense

It is cultural.

We live in a patriarchal society, regardless of the religion being followed and regardless of the culture that religion falls within. Inside of a patriarchal culture, women are groomed to be dependent and there is no better co- dependent structure than religion.

Women gravitate towards religion simply because it offers them a source of perceived personal power. Religion is their "penis"

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Jesus Christ—The Greatest Scientist (and Psychologist) who ever lived on earth!

by Ireneus in

if we eliminate all the controversial and confusing verses attributed to jesus we will get the crystal clear truth from him because his source was (1) god which can be seen from his habit of early morning talking to god in prayer (mark 1:35; john 8:1, 2) which would not have been for material blessings (mathew 6:8; 16:24), and (2) also observance of people.. 1) jesus who said judgment is based on whether we acted humanely or not (mathew 25:31-46) would not have spoken about god’s people and pagans (which means bulk of the things found in gospel had not been spoken/done by jesus).. 2) another important truth he said was about the real key to our happiness which he said is with each one of us.

(luke 17:21).

from his observance of history, he knew there are people from adversities who made great contribution to the world; and there are people from all abundance who lived a life of wastage accomplishing nothing; and there are people who are mixed in varying degree.

OrphanCrow

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New documentary on March 24, 2018 7 PM on CTV W5

by yalbmert99 in

march 24, 2018 at 7 pm, ctv channel in canada, the show w5 will air a new report on jehovah's witnesses.

ex-jws and others involved.

set your pvr..

OrphanCrow

Reminder: check your tv schedules

The time posted (7 pm) is Eastern Standard time (EST)

In my neck of the woods, W5 airs at 5 pm

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Best Life Gifts - New Bethel Giftshop

by jamesmarsh in

jw
friends

has anybody heard anything about this new store?

[link removed].

OrphanCrow

It is the case, Morph.

In fact, nonprofits are encouraged to find creative ways to raise money and licensing deals are certainly on the drawing board

The nonprofit industry has expanded lots in the past couple decades. Huh. You can even do university classes and get a degree in nonprofit management now, or so I am told. I haven't dug into it it much. I had my fill of the nonprofit sector a few years back.

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Best Life Gifts - New Bethel Giftshop

by jamesmarsh in

jw
friends

has anybody heard anything about this new store?

[link removed].

OrphanCrow

Morph: A licensing fee isnt off the books

Of course.

But you are dealing with the WT

"Licensing fee" could very well mean "donation". You know... "voluntary" (wink wink)

Just give it a label and let er fly

*by the way...it is perfectly acceptable for charities to collect royalties and licensing fees

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/there-is-more-to-licensing-than-slapping-on-a-logo/

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Best Life Gifts - New Bethel Giftshop

by jamesmarsh in

jw
friends

has anybody heard anything about this new store?

[link removed].

OrphanCrow

I'm pretty sure the WTBS could collect licensing fees on its logo without jeopardizing their tax free status.

Uhmmm.... why do you think that?

haha! That's easy...under the table deal - pay us "donations" (a percentage of your take - wink wink) or you will be "going against Jehobah".

Easy peasy - donate or get disfellowshipped - plenty of loyal JWs to take your place at the store

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Any information about an apostate from the 30s?

by paradiseseeker in

jw
friends

here in spain we have just had a special visit from the central branch representative (well i'm not sure what his position is) and in his talk he mentioned an episode in which an apostate and his supporters were expelled from bethel in the early 30s under rutherford's rule.

i didn't catch the name, it was something like "shutter" or "shulter".

this event was mentioned to bring attention to a woman who was very close to this apostate and just because of that she was unfairly expelled from bethel as well, but she was "humble" and "content" enough to leave the matter on jehovah's hands and she was reaccepted in bethel after a while.

OrphanCrow

A good thread about Salter:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/149159/disfellowshipping-walter-salter?page=2

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Best Life Gifts - New Bethel Giftshop

by jamesmarsh in

jw
friends

has anybody heard anything about this new store?

[link removed].

OrphanCrow

Giordano: When I was a pioneer I always thought what a shame it was that we couldn't push a line of Avon Products

Haha!

I know a JW woman (still active) who has done this for years. Avon distributor for over 50 years. She still does it. She really likes going out to rural areas and doing a double whammy. She carries her Avon orders in her vehicle along with her JW literature. She leaves a tract and an Avon Catalog.

Anyone who knows this lady, knows exactly who I am talking about. ;)