what do you think of the following line of reasoning for helping a jw start to think about what they are admitting.. (essentially, the organisations way of handling child abuse has been wrong, harm has been caused, god is now putting it right.).
reply:.
"i appreciate your honesty, in admitting that child abuse has not been handled in the right way in the past.
"If they don't admit blame they will look like fools."
Not necessarily since they are in control of any information that reaches the Witnesses. They will probably scapegoat some of the elders claiming it was all their fault and that Jehovah guided them in doing so.
"My guess is that arrogance will prevail."
Yeap.
here is a quick breakdown of our conversation (by text message).
me: "have you read about the royal commission?
the org has been covering up child abuse.
why doesn't the wtbts just lie and increase the published amount of people who attend the memorial?
who would know the difference?
the same with the amount munching on the crackers and sipping the wine.
i ask because my gf, who knows all about my jw upbringing, convinced me to grow a goatee, just to see how it looks.
we both decided it looked good so i decided to keep it.
i tried to explain to her that as a jw, i wasn't allowed to grow one, but then drew a blank when she asked me why.
a friend of mine is staying at a hotel next to one of the big convention sites this weekend.
yesterday she tells me one of the hotels had to be evacuated and the fire brigade called when the fire alarm went off.. it turned out to be a bunch of jw kids having a prank.
she had been speaking to the hotel manager who told her that this happens every year and only when the jw's come to stay!.
steve2:
"One sister adorned in a very revealing miniskirt who was about to do her part on the Ministry School..."
They should have let her wear that miniskirt and then put a fan pointing in her direction.
at the regional convention (national!!
) for scotland, mark sanderson elicited 13 rounds of applause during his closing talk, (for the least little things!
) plus a final one for his closing prayer!
i see a former elder by the name of monty baker on the royal commission's witness list.
transcripts show a lawyer representing monty baker during the hearings, but so far i see no transcript where monty baker has testified before the commission.
am i missing something?
lifestyle: pocket-sized personal transporters could soon be seen on the streets of tokyo.
by at editor on august 7, 2015 in japan, lifestyle.
(from reuters).
Forgot to link the company that made those bikes:
Trailmate for the Lowrider. The engine is sold separately by Honda and needs to be attached by someone with handy skills.
Sunbicycles. Look under recumbents X3 AX Trike. You might be able to find an electric motor designed for this bike. The noise from my 4 cycle Honda is a little too much for some people. It might also not be noticed as a motorized bike.
lifestyle: pocket-sized personal transporters could soon be seen on the streets of tokyo.
by at editor on august 7, 2015 in japan, lifestyle.
(from reuters).
This is my form of transportation. With an electric motor it would be able to partially substitute for some automobile driving. My two trikes handle like a car instead of a bicycle. That comes in handy for safe riding.
The one I have above has a Honda 4 cycle gas engine and does 25 mph with 70 mpg gas mileage. It's similar to this one:
And the one below is my other trike.
lifestyle: pocket-sized personal transporters could soon be seen on the streets of tokyo.
by at editor on august 7, 2015 in japan, lifestyle.
(from reuters).
You misspelled a word in the URL. It's sized instead of sed.
I don't think that some people will be able to balance themselves on that thing especially if they're older. I also think that the wheels don't have enough clearance from the ground.
