Give me a simple piece of rope and I would quickly make the log easy to drag. A cross indeed. As for the weight and distance, who knows?
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The implement of Christ’s death
by lastmanstanding insimple physics.. the timber that was used to execute jesus had to be substantial.
thus, its weight could not have been carried entirely, but rather it had to be dragged.. get a log with no crosspiece, one substantial enough to nail a man to, and try to drag it through town.
try to get a hold of it without it sliding out of your grip.
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Demon dog
by lastmanstanding inlook at the picture for yesterday's watchtower study.
see the good jw folks sitting around the campfire..... zoooom in on that campfire.
have a good look..
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Looks like a fire to me. A funny looking fire, but then, the people look funny also. Those are people, right?
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W5 Canadian TV show. March 24 2018. JW and sexual abuse.
by arwen inw5 on now in canada.
taking about the arc.
and other things.
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Wow.
WOW.
WOW!!!!
Thumbs up to W-5.
Who - What - Where - When and Why?
Proud to be a Canadian.
A faded Jw?
Not so proud.
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How long is a generation?
by LevelThePlayingField inwhat splain does in his talk and chart illustration is make the leap that a generation can have two groups.
and in this case the two groups span more than 108 years.
but no where in scripture is there ever a notion that a generation has two groups.
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I noticed that Splane when he was attempting to splane things kept using the phrases like, we just don't know-for the sake of argument- and suppose. I don't know about others but I sure as the sun coming up n the East will not base any amount of belief in a argument based on supposition and we just don't know!
If Splane was giving testimony in a court room and kept making the 'suppose' and 'for the sake of' arguments, the presiding judge would warn him to speak only the facts. After a couple of warnings he would be charged with contempt of court. Any testimony he gave would be ignored as valueless and he would be labeled as a witness lacking credibility. If not ushered out the front door he would be removed, in handcuffs, out the back door.
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Automatic Donations Introduced Online
by JW_Rogue inthis was announced a couple of weeks ago on the clam.
you can now donate to any congregation, the worldwide work, and assemblies online.
further they have implemented recurring payments "because the hard part about donating is remembering to donate," they actually said that!
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they have implemented recurring payments "because the hard part about donating is remembering to donate," they actually said that! I thought the hard part was giving away your money and getting less than zero in return LOL
Giving it away is easy. The really hard part is making the money.
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If the Watchtower corporation went bust
by Fred Franztone inwhat do you think would happen to jehovah's witnesses as a religion and as a people?.
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It will never go bust as long as the internet is up and running.
They don't need buildings.They would spin it that they had to go underground. It could be run out of someones basement, however, it would be given the appearance of still being a going concern.
The only contact with the Society would be by means of e-mail. No phone contact. [Much like now.]
Everyone advised to keep on meeting in their homes. Keep strong, maintain your faith. Praised for keeping the faith and carrying on in face of persecution.
Instructions would be given on how to send money to their accounts. [offshore] Patreon type account method where monthly sums regularly donated.
Many, if not all of the brass, still there, any where [home, vacationing, etc.] to live off the money as it is passed on to them. A very difficult thing for a 50, 60,70 year old to be sent out to pasture to support themselves. Frantically and creatively thinking how to still live off the sheeple.
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Gun Nuts...
by silentbuddha inanyone here into guns.
i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.
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Caution, the following may be too graphic for the weak minded.
I live in Canada and have a number of guns. I like things that go bang and make noise. When I was a kid I loved firecrackers. I liked throwing big rocks into creeks and watching them make big splashes. I bought a 1969 Datsun in 1972, when I was 18 years old, and put a 'Thrush' muffler on it. When I drove into downtown Vancouver I made sure everyone heard it.
I am 65 now. I have about 25 guns. Rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, military Russian surplus etc.etc.etc. I shoot target only. I do not hunt and would never consider shooting an animal. My two daughters would never allow that. Interestingly, when I started collecting guns about 10 years ago my older daughter and her husband took it up as a hobby and both are heavily into collecting. They like the physics, ballistics and trajectory etc. They load their own shells and have a room dedicated to their collection. Are we gun nuts? No! It's just a hobby. Is a person who has a pool table 'pool table nuts'? Yet a whole room is dedicated to it.
Obviously the requirements to own guns in Canada are stringent. Only responsible people, carefully vetted, are allowed to possess. Safety is always emphasized and punishment can be severe for breaking any laws controlling firearms. For all of you in countries that do not allow this level of ownership or you pansies whose wives will not allow you to own a firearm, look and weep.
Here are some of my collection.
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2018 Convention videos leaked by brave insiders
by Room 215 inanopther coup for cedars: http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/leaked-2018-convention-videos-celebrate-anti-lgbtq-bigotry-unquestioning-obedience-doomsday-fear-mongering
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pale.emperor '...Since when did cashiers outright ask you if you wanted to donate to a charity?'
I live in Vancouver, Canada. The cashiers at the grocery chain where I shop [Save-On] are always asking customers to donate to the latest charity drive. Children's Hospital, Food for Kids, etc. All good charities but it annoys me and others. Comments have been made in the local media about how customers are getting tired of it. I suspect the purpose isn't always altruistic. It is nice to brag that you collected $10,000 for this or that charity.
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Oxfam sex scandal - Remind you of anyone else?
by Esse quam videri intop of form.
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uk official warns oxfam to hand over all info on sexual misconduct scandal in haiti.
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“Oxfam demonstrated a “failure of leadership” when it failed to fully inform authorities and because it didn’t prevent the alleged perpetrators from going to work for other charities…”
“What is so disturbing about Oxfam is that when this was reported to them, they completely failed to do the right thing,”
“We will continue to address the underlying cultural issues that allowed this behaviour to happen,”
Oxfam’s investigation into the charges was hampered by a “determination to keep it out of the public eye,”
“If they do not hand over all the information they have from their investigation and subsequently to the relevant authorities,… then I cannot work with them anymore as an aid delivery partner,”
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Oxfam sex scandal - Remind you of anyone else?
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uk official warns oxfam to hand over all info on sexual misconduct scandal in haiti.
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UK official warns Oxfam to hand over all info on sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti
Associated PressMore from Associated Press
Published: February 11, 2018
The British government is reviewing its relationship with Oxfam in the wake of sex allegations against some of the charity's staff.Nick Ansell / PA via AP / Files
LONDON — Sex predators are targeting aid organizations because of the chaotic environments in which they work, Britain’s top development official warned Sunday as she threatened to pull public funding from Oxfam unless it came clean about a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti.
Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt excoriated the leadership of Oxfam for its handling of allegations that some of the anti-poverty charity’s staff in Haiti used prostitutes, including Haitians who might have been minors at the time.
Oxfam demonstrated a “failure of leadership” when it failed to fully inform authorities and because it didn’t prevent the alleged perpetrators from going to work for other charities, she said.
Mordaunt made clear that all aid agencies must show “moral leadership” in tackling sex abuse or risk losing their taxpayer funding.
“What is so disturbing about Oxfam is that when this was reported to them, they completely failed to do the right thing,” Mordaunt told the BBC on Sunday. “That’s what we need to focus on, and that’s what ultimately will stop predatory individuals from being able to take advantage of vulnerable people.”
Oxfam announced seven measures Sunday designed to strengthen its handling of sexual abuse allegations. The package includes improving the vetting of employees, creating an external complaint line for whistleblowers and working with other charities to overcome the “legal difficulties” that kept them from sharing information on sexual misconduct cases.
“We will continue to address the underlying cultural issues that allowed this behaviour to happen,” Caroline Thompson, the chair of Oxfam Great Britain’s board of trustees, said in a statement. “We also want to satisfy ourselves that we do now have a culture of openness and transparency and that we fully learn the lessons of events in 2011.”
The Times of London reported last week that seven former Oxfam staff members who worked in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country were the subject of misconduct allegations that included the use of prostitutes and downloading pornography. Oxfam’s investigation into the charges was hampered by a “determination to keep it out of the public eye,” the Times said.
The newspaper’s sister publication, the Sunday Times, said the problem goes beyond Oxfam. More than 120 people working for British charities were accused of sexual abuse in the past year, the newspaper reported, though it did not specify the exact dates or the source of the information.
Oxfam had 87 cases, the largest number of any charity, but the Times also mentioned Save the Children, the British Red Cross and Christian Aid.
In response, Save the Children said it investigated 31 cases of sexual harassment last year, which resulted in 16 people being fired and 10 being referred to police or other authorities. None of the cases involved children and all of them occurred abroad, the charity said.
The British Red Cross said it hasn’t dismissed staff members working overseas for sexual abuse, harassment or pedophilia in at least the past five years. There were a “small number” of sexual harassment cases last year in the U.K., and the Red Cross said that “appropriate was taken” in all cases, though it did not specify what the actions were.
Christian Aid said it investigated two sexual misconduct cases in the last 12 months, resulting in the dismissal of one worker and less severe disciplinary action in the other.
Oxfam has said it dismissed four people and allowed three others to resign after an internal 2011 investigation revealed that sexual misconduct, bullying, intimidation and a failure to protect staff hampered the charity’s Haiti operation. Allegations that staff members had sex with minors were “not proven,” it said.
The charity said it reported the findings to Britain’s charity regulator and to major donors, including the Department for International Development, the department Mordaunt heads. The department gave Oxfam 31.7 million pounds ($43.8 million) last year.
Mordaunt took issue with the notion that her department had been fully informed, saying the charity didn’t disclose that the Haiti case involved sexual misconduct. Oxfam also incorrectly told the government that no aid beneficiaries were harmed, she said.
When asked by BBC interviewer Andrew Marr whether the statement about no harm coming to Haitians was “a lie,” Mordaunt replied: “Well, quite.”
She said she would meet Oxfam leaders Monday to discuss the case.
“If they do not hand over all the information they have from their investigation and subsequently to the relevant authorities,… then I cannot work with them anymore as an aid delivery partner,” Mordaunt said.