Village Idiot

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  Geoffrey Jackson. Seems he will be compelled to front up.

  by umbertoecho in

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  pray for brother jackson of the governing body!.

  in todays news from australia it appears that, despite his previous declination to appear when invited, justice mcclellan from the australian royal commission on child sex abuse will officially summon brother geoffrey jackson to the stand after all.. ..... the commission was due to conclude its hearings into the jehovahs witnesses on wednesday but justice mcclellan said he will now call geoffrey jackson, a senior member of the churchs governing body in new york who is currently in australia, to appear next week.. .

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  @ Max Divergent: "Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months."

  Is that and/or or can it be both? I'm thinking the 6 months in jail should be the penalty chosen because Jackson could easily cough up a 1,000 bucks.
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  I now hate being called 'sister'

  by purrpurr in

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  since waking up i find i am bridling at being called 'sister'.

  but it feels like an identity that is being forced on me.. i feel like shouting "i have a name you know!".

  it is just me or does anyone else recognise this?.

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  I can understand not liking to have that phrase of mock familiarity used especially by people who will drop you like a hot stone in a moment's notice but the Apostle Paul used the terms brothers and sisters extensively in reference to fellow believers. It's a common phrase in fraternal organizations.
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  looking for the watchtower

  by zebulon in

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  2. beliefs

  hey all.

  well, cant tell too much, but my wife and daughter are still in the cult.

  i have not seen or talked to my daughter in quite a few months.

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  Welcome Zebulon.
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  The Australian: Women to 'Never Rule' in Jehovah's church

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/women-to-never-rule-in-jehovahs-church/story-fn3dxiwe-1227470092202.

  august 4, 2015 annette blackwell.

  a jehovah's witness official says the church's stance to never let women hold decision-making roles compares to muslim and aboriginal people adhering to their own ancient beliefs.

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  What is hypocritical about the Watchtower is that they pick and choose whatever scriptures they want. Yes, women can't have teaching positions but they can comment in the meetings even though the Apostle Paul said that he would not allow a woman to speak in church.

  34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. 35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. - 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 New International Version
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  Riddle me this applewhite expert if what?

  by poopie in

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  2. friends

  now here is my question.

  jw sisters are forbidden to read any elder book any or anything for elder eyes only yet ms appleseed who is considerd an wt expert is a practicing catholic part of babylon the great can read all this info in fact they give it to her.

  this is mind boggling.

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  It's obvious they would make and justify exceptions to their rule when they deem it necessary. As we all know, we cannot expect consistency from the Watchtower.
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  Please how can I create account in jw.org

  by COLLINS in

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  i want someone in the forum to teach me how i can create account in jw.org and also the confidential area in jw.org please.

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  COLLINS, you previously made a request for the Watchtower library. I didn't realize that you wanted it without having to load the CD. So, not quite understanding the nature of your request, I sent you an email offering to mail it to you but you never answered back to correct me as to the nature of your request. A little politeness would be nice.
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  Geoffrey Jackson. Seems he will be compelled to front up.

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  pray for brother jackson of the governing body!.

  in todays news from australia it appears that, despite his previous declination to appear when invited, justice mcclellan from the australian royal commission on child sex abuse will officially summon brother geoffrey jackson to the stand after all.. ..... the commission was due to conclude its hearings into the jehovahs witnesses on wednesday but justice mcclellan said he will now call geoffrey jackson, a senior member of the churchs governing body in new york who is currently in australia, to appear next week.. .

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  cognac:

  "If he's sincere, loving and humane in his actions, I would think he couldn't help but be honest in the way he takes the stand. Maybe this would wake him and countless others, because of his sincere nature and the fact that the RC won't let them get away with anything."

  Are you hoping that Geoffrey Jackson is another Raymond Franz? I doubt that he would have lasted long in the organization if he were.
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  Why I have renounced Atheism and become a believer again

  by cantleave in

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  i have always said that if a god showed itself i would follow the evidence and renounce my atheism.

  i have now seen enough to start believing again, i am so happy, i feel a inner contentment, when he connected with me i really knew it was him.

  if you are not a believer you will not understand this, but trust me, look at the evidence, open your heart to him, let him in and your life will change for the better.

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  The Swimming Spaghetti Monster.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MVHlHBqo_Hs
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  The slave will be beaten with many strokes

  by poopie in

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  the slave that understood but did not get in line.

  god is tired of cruel unloveing behavior now time for that beating

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  royal commission so far

  by zeb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  before another day goes past please, summarize the outcome in dot points of the royal commission so far.

  for me in no order;.

  that the wt considers sex crimes against children of little importance.

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  • that the 99.99% of jw have not been told about "theocratic warfare" doctrine .

  I disagree on that one. I knew about "Theocratic Tact", as it was then called, and I'm sure that many JWs knew/know about it in spite of the fact that many of them are ignorant about most of their religion.