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  Justice catches up with 101-year-old paedophile. Not a JW but.....

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  was in the car listening to the radio of a 101 year old pedophile.

  i loved the detective who spoke and said "the day that not prosecuting someone who hurts a child is not in the public interest, we may as well all just pack up and go home.".

  this makes me feel sick to my stomach even more at what the australian royal commission investigated.. .

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  It is hoped that one day, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day justice will come knocking on the door of everyone who really deserves it, no matter how old they are.
  
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  Have you ever known a holocaust denier? How did you feel about them?

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i sometimes did work for a lovely old couple who at times needed repairs done around their home.

  my wife and myself spent time with them, having tea and crackers from time to time.

  one day the husband and myself got into a conversation and he clearly showed himself to be a holocaust denier.

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  I sometimes did work for a lovely old couple who at times needed repairs done around their home. My wife and myself spent time with them, having tea and crackers from time to time. One day the husband and myself got into a conversation and he clearly showed himself to be a holocaust denier. It was upsetting to hear this from the mouth of someone I liked. I quickly changed the way I thought about him and as time went on I couldn't stand the thought of being in his presence. I did some research on his last name and it was the same as a family owning a major German industrial corporation involved in all kinds of war manufacturing during the Nazi era. Maybe just a coincidence, maybe he was a relative, maybe a former SS. Who knows? But the thoughts do run through your mind.

  If you know or knew a holocaust denier, how did you feel about them?
  
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  ...Technically the congregation owns it...

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was talking to one of my customers about the newly replaced kingdom hall on westminster highway in richmond, b.c.

  she does not know i used to be a witness.

  she was telling me how the labour is all donated and they only pay for the materials.

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  I was talking to one of my customers about the newly replaced Kingdom Hall on Westminster Highway in Richmond, B.C. She does not know I used to be a Witness. She was telling me how the labour is all donated and they only pay for the materials. I suggested that they do not really own the Kingdom Hall, but rather, it is owned by the Society. She said "...technically the Landsdowne Congregation owns it..." What is that supposed to mean? I did not get into it. Does the congregation have documents proving their ownership or is this just in her mind, thinking, ".. it's our Kingdom Hall, we must own it.."?
  
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  If You Could Ask the GB Or One Of Its Members...

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be?

  historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.

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  Have you had unclean thoughts about women in your congregation and if so what were they? All the details please with dates and names.
  
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  "It is the victims right to approach authorities" The weak excuse used by the society

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  we have seen that the society falls back on the line "it is the victims right to approach the authorities" during all the abuse claims.. they use this excuse to try and defend the passive lack of action in failing to report suspected cases of abuse.. a comparison came to mind:.

  if we came across a person lying in the street who says they were hit by a car, would we say "it is your absolute right to call the paramedics and police"?.

  or would we take the initiative and call those authorities ourselves to help the person?.

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  If we came across a person lying in the street who says they were hit by a car, would we say "It is your absolute right to call the paramedics and police"?

  "..However, if you do call the paramedics and police we might tell everyone we know, including your friends and relatives, to never speak to you again..."
  
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  Was kidnap victim Sherri Papini a JW?

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sherri papini is that woman kidnapped in california and released on thanksgiving day making the news right now.. during one of the reports this morning on the today show there was a quick scene of an investigation going on at a kingdom hall.

  there was crime tape up and everything.

  credit goes to my wife for catching it.. i just wondered why the kingdom hall was a crime scene when she was abducted and released somewhere else?anybody else catch this?.

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  StarTrekAngel

  A while back there was a break in to a house next door to our KH. The police came with 5 min to the start of the midweek meeting to see if the cameras from the hall may have caught a glimpse of the perpetrators. The elders dropped everything and began retrieving videos with this exaggerated sense of duty in their faces.

  I imagine they would be just as eager if the police were seeking video of a child molestation at the KH. Maybe not. Probably tell the police we have to call New York for direction.
  
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  Changed Wording in February 2017 WT Article

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the february 2017 wt had stated that the gb is "neither inspired nor infallible" and that it can make errors in doctrine.. the language of the online wt issue now says, “the governing body is neither inspired nor perfect.

  therefore, it can make mistakes when explaining the bible or directing the organization.”.

  why the change?

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  The word 'perfect' is easier to digest. Used a millions times and easily blends in with their thinking. Infallible is not 'WT speak'. Perhaps they now have a proofreader. Maybe they just like throwing in changes, new light. Maybe it is all planned ahead of time. Who knows?
  
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  A Change in Weather

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  continual rain, at long last, has ended another typically hot and dry summer, one that gave every appearance of extending far into a protracted indian summer.

  yet, october was unusually wet.

  this thanksgiving week promises daily rain.. an unforeseen sadness is creeping gradually, insidiously into the fabric of my life.

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  I have come to rescue you CC, to strengthen the fabric of your life. Take comfort knowing that the rain brings joy to special people and special things. Little girls smiling while rain gently strikes their upturned face. Would you begrudge this girl her happiness. No, no not you CC. Never would you take the sun to deprive this blessed child her rain. And ducks, what about ducks and little children. They love the rain.Would you be a carmudgeonly old coot and take away their happiness. No, no and again I say no not you. Your heart of gold would not go for it.
  
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  2 elders just came to my door. I smiled and told them no.

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  not playing their game, as i've learned here.

  they came to my door to find me with a full beard and a nightmare before christmas hoody, playing a video game where the characters "do not act according to bible principles", and i happily answered the door.

  i simply smiled and told them no when they asked if i have a minute.

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  ' ... Don't act like an overly attached girlfriend...'

  I have never had an overly attached girlfriend. Must be hard to deal with. I didn't even have an overly attached wife. When things got a little rough she showed me the front door. [ That's why I recommend having an escape plan. Sleeping in a Toyota Corolla for a month gives you pain in places other people don't even have places.]

  ' ... I smiled and said no not right now, and they said to just let them know when I need some encouragement. They kinda hung their heads a little..'.

  Maybe you should have said, ' From the way you are hanging your heads you look like the ones that need some encouragement. Give me a call some time. Maybe I can help. Right now I have more important things to do. HAVE A GREAT DAY!'
  
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  IBM CEO Sends Letter to President-elect Donald Trump

  by Heaven in

  1. social
  2. current

  link to the letter.. has anyone ever heard or seen this happen before?

  for those of you who can't go to the site, here is the content: .

  ibm ceo ginni rometty's letter to the u.s. president-elect.

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  '...the company that for more than 105 years has believed that prosperity and progress can be achieved by unleashing the potential of all people...'

  Even the Nazi's. They are were people too.