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  ARC - Case Study 54 - All Exhibits have been released

  by jwleaks in

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  all exhibits for case study 54, jehovah's witnesses and watchtower, have been released by the arc.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

  exhibit list.

  joint statement of o'brien and spinks.

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  WT claiming that "viewing child pornography is not considered to be child sexual abuse"?

  Depending on the jurisdiction, viewing child pornography is not child sexual abuse. But you will have to show that it is in Australia..

  Mathew 5:27,28 says nothing about viewing child pornography being child abuse. (although it is wrong to have sexual feelings towards a child) Children of the same age sometimes have sexual feelings towards each other and male children sometimes have sexual feelings towards a teacher for example.
  

  
  
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  Interest rates are up again.

  by Fisherman in

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  any economy people here who can explain how this will affect us economy?.

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  Any economy people here who can explain how this will affect US economy?
  
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  Uniting Church apologises to victims of sexual abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses defend treatment

  by NikL in

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  2. child-abuse

  apologies if this has been posted already.... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-10/uniting-church-in-australia-apologises-to-victims/8344496.

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  And that response, of course, when inadequate,will cause damage to people. You understand that? -Chair
  

  versus found inadequate and has caused damage

  And from the evidence that we have had, that is likely to have happened. -Chair
  

  versus the evidence shows that it has happened
  

  That has already been determined. Beyond question. --Orphan Crow

  versus
  

  your liability will be determined on a case-by-case basis--Chair

  and you will be contributing on a case-by-case basis. Chair
  

  IF found liable for any given case. -Fisherman
  

  Had the organization been found liable, they would be liable for all cases with no more need of determination for any case except for the the amount of liability for each case.
  
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  Uniting Church apologises to victims of sexual abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses defend treatment

  by NikL in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  apologies if this has been posted already.... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-10/uniting-church-in-australia-apologises-to-victims/8344496.

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  I think Richard Oliver is a lawyer wannabe. --Vidiot

  And how does that confute what Richard Oliver posted to OC?
  
  
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  EU court upholds an employer's right to ban religious symbols

  by careful in

  1. social
  2. current

  first i should say that i do not like islam for multiple reasons, not the least of which is the moslem treatment of women.

  still, the free exercise of anyone's peaceful observance of their religion, including moslems, trumps my personal preferences.

  also, living in america, i evidently enjoy a greater degree of religious liberty than i see in recent years in continental europe, something that continues to baffle me.. today the european court of justice, the same group that has stood up for the rights of jws, has decreed that it is ok for employers to ban the wearing of religious symbols among employees.

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  should a Jew be forced to take off his kippah or a Catholic woman her cross?

  Maybe they should. In High School, all must salute the flag, no hats, All JW out of the room and wait outside during flag salute. No hats or kippas worn by anyone inside the school. There was a jewish teacher who wore a kippa disguised as a toupe, wigs were allowed. I think it is a waste of time having to work around people. A person should have to adapt to everybody else and not the other way around to accomodate their religion.
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  What food are you grateful for?

  by punkofnice in

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  i'll start: stilton cheese.. (it was a toss up between that and sweet pickled beetroot).. thank you folks..

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  I forgot to mention: Jewish Yemenese Cow foot Arabic lamb.
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  What food are you grateful for?

  by punkofnice in

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  i'll start: stilton cheese.. (it was a toss up between that and sweet pickled beetroot).. thank you folks..

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  Fisherman

  rouladen, rote grutze

  stuffed carp, pirogues

  plov, borscht, mamaliga, blintzes

  congri, pernil, octopus

  paella, lasagna, buffalo mozzarella, fast food, sashimi, challah bread, jamaican oxtail stew, akee and saltfish, sorrel, seamoss, mauby with no sugar, shrimp fried rice, coca cola, portorican pasteles, mexican tacos

  spritual food
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  EU court upholds an employer's right to ban religious symbols

  by careful in

  1. social
  2. current

  first i should say that i do not like islam for multiple reasons, not the least of which is the moslem treatment of women.

  still, the free exercise of anyone's peaceful observance of their religion, including moslems, trumps my personal preferences.

  also, living in america, i evidently enjoy a greater degree of religious liberty than i see in recent years in continental europe, something that continues to baffle me.. today the european court of justice, the same group that has stood up for the rights of jws, has decreed that it is ok for employers to ban the wearing of religious symbols among employees.

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  The workplace is no place for religious paraphernalia that interferes with the job you are being paid for. If you don't like it find another job or open your own business and dress how you like,
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  How many years did you waste away in the Org?

  by Tallon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in my case; 27 years.

  7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).

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  dub, why did you leave?
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  Do You Trust The News Media?

  by minimus in

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  obviously, trump doesn't.

  but do you?

  do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.

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  The media does not have to publish truth--or at least not all of it; they publish news as the see it. What should someone informed from the media conclude? That although the story that they heard sounds credible, it ain't the whole story.