Posts by Snapdragon

They said I was spiritually stalled and making no progress towards baptism. BAAAD influence on the other youth. (Yah, except they forgot I was the only one not screwing around, like the other baptised kids. Hmmmmm)

I think that I scared them. Honestly.

~Snappy

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Did I go too far / How far would you go to protect your partner ?

by bull01lay in

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had a bit of an altercation this weekend... my nephew in law attempted to assault my wife..... this is the background:.

i have a deaf mute nephew with a personality disorder.

he's 32, and still lives with his mother and her fiancee.

Snapdragon

Wow Bull,

I'm really sorry about this situation. Because its close family the problem is even more difficult to deal with. Very sticky.

An observation as an American:

With the astounding things that have happened in our country in the past 10 years I think we all ask how far it has to go before someone does something. Kids who seem depressed or anti-social suddenly go on a killing spree, etc. So as a jumpy American, who thinks you can't EVER be too careful with this crap, I think you should do more. Maybe he'll be wary of you, but is there a possibility that your wife might be on his list?

If my nephew had hit me, my husband would have handed him his testes on a platter. You only did what any mate would have. Bravo.

~Snapdragon

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Ethical question here, what to do?

by Snapdragon in

hey all, i have a hypothetical ethical question.. i know for a fact (having heard directly from the now-adult) a certain man molested at least 2 children in the the 1970's.

of course at the time this wasn't discussed and the creepo has gotten off virtually scott free.. i just found out some interesting medical information on him and was wondering if this should be shared with his victims.. of course this is hypothetical, right, i work in the health care profession and am bound by law not to divulge personal medical history.. that being said: the information of this guy doesn't have a lick to do with the past.

its just interesting.

Snapdragon

This is a highly charged situation, but clearly with only one course of action. I do agree that this is best kept under wraps. So in the words of jgnat, I am sitting here smug....with warm fuzzies. (Shamus, you make me laugh.)

~A

Addendum:

Also, just so you know, I'm not some random gossip. The victim is my sibling. I'm just clearing that part up, so that some of you out there (whose opinions and respect I highly value) don't think I'm nothing more than a nosey "sister". (The JW kind.)

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Ethical question here, what to do?

by Snapdragon in

hey all, i have a hypothetical ethical question.. i know for a fact (having heard directly from the now-adult) a certain man molested at least 2 children in the the 1970's.

of course at the time this wasn't discussed and the creepo has gotten off virtually scott free.. i just found out some interesting medical information on him and was wondering if this should be shared with his victims.. of course this is hypothetical, right, i work in the health care profession and am bound by law not to divulge personal medical history.. that being said: the information of this guy doesn't have a lick to do with the past.

its just interesting.

Snapdragon

Avishai- I know what you're saying. However, since this stuff happened so long ago, I believe the law you found wouldn't relate. That, AND the victims would be adults by now and I think it would be up to their discretion to report the abuse. Plus what I've been told is hearsay, not found for medical reasons. But thanks for the document, any way.

And thanks to the rest of you for your opinions. I'll reiterate that I'm aware of the law, and I wouldn't break it. Haven't yet, don't plan on it.

But I was interested in the more human response. Sheila, I feel exactly the same way.

I'm sure you can imagine my mixed emotions to have this particular man show up in my face as a patient. It is very hard to disguise disgust, but I have to do it every day (not to this extent of course) and think I did a pretty good job. Always the professional, as they say.

Lady Lee, question for you, though: You gave a sharp NO. What are your thoughts behind that. You know more than you wrote, can I hear it? Other than the legal aspects, I mean. How would it affect the victims, in your experience?

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Ethical question here, what to do?

by Snapdragon in

hey all, i have a hypothetical ethical question.. i know for a fact (having heard directly from the now-adult) a certain man molested at least 2 children in the the 1970's.

of course at the time this wasn't discussed and the creepo has gotten off virtually scott free.. i just found out some interesting medical information on him and was wondering if this should be shared with his victims.. of course this is hypothetical, right, i work in the health care profession and am bound by law not to divulge personal medical history.. that being said: the information of this guy doesn't have a lick to do with the past.

its just interesting.

Snapdragon

Hey all, I have a hypothetical ethical question.

I know for a fact (having heard directly from the now-adult) a certain man molested at least 2 children in the the 1970's. Of course at the time this wasn't discussed and the creepo has gotten off virtually scott free.

I just found out some interesting medical information on him and was wondering if this should be shared with his victims.

Of course this is hypothetical, right, I work in the health care profession and am bound by law not to divulge personal medical history.

That being said: the information of this guy doesn't have a lick to do with the past. Its just interesting. It's along the lines of "what goes around comes around", "karma"....that kind of thing. Again, it has nothing to do with the past, I'm just thinking the victims might be pleased.

What would you all do in this instance, hypothetically, of course.

~Snapdragon

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God Wants to Clear Up a Misunderstanding On Killing Your Neighbor!!!

by frankiespeakin in

new york?responding to recent events on earth, god, the omniscient creator-deity worshipped by billions of followers of various faiths for more than 6,000 years, angrily clarified his longtime stance against humans killing each other monday.. .

"look, i don't know, maybe i haven't made myself completely clear, so for the record, here it is again," said the lord, his divine face betraying visible emotion during a press conference near the site of the fallen twin towers.

"somehow, people keep coming up with the idea that i want them to kill their neighbor.

Snapdragon

This is good satire. But it is moving as well.

It all became clear when you said it was from the Onion. We're quite proud of our little satirical news paper, here in Madison.

Thanks Frankie.

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CNN , Headline News , and 1914 , hhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!!!!

by run dont walk in

saw a great little piece on headline news or cnn the other night, they showed a memorial celebration of the 90th year of world war one.

now think about this, how many veterans do you think attended from world war one ???????.

the one veteran who layed down a wreath, was 108, and he talked a little, the best he could, and thanking his fellow war heroes.. this piece really hit home with me, because, didn't the watchtower once say, the generation of 1914 will not pass away, remember the early teaching, "they would have to be able to understand the things going on", "first started with 15 years olds, then ten year old, then can't be babies born, then can be babies born.

Snapdragon

It seemed so weird to me, when I was in, that I could feel so proud when seeing war vets, yet it was so "bad" to be patriotic.

I wish I had seen that piece on the news. Because now I can get teary eyed with no guilt, and feel proud of our great grandparents and of what they did for us.

And Shamus, I remember in early 90 thinking: "Wow, this is like, probably the first year of the great tribulation. Neat. Paradise is coming soon. Cool." Obviously, I was 13, but it seemed so exciting to me.

~Snapdragon

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WT makes everything a conscience issue

by stillajwexelder in

the wt would make everything easy for themselves if they made everything a conscience issue -i know i have stated this before but it is so true.

they would save any lawsuits, they would stop losing people, the brothers would be happier , no dfings, no judicials, less burden on the elders, brothers training their consciences - i just can not see a downside

Snapdragon

The Latter Day Saints (Mormons) do this and it seems to work well for them. I've always thought they had a lot more personal choice than the Witnesses. However they do still disfellowship some of their own members, so there is some point of reckoning. Unlike the Witnesses, though, they keep that knowledge private, only between their bishop and the one in trouble.

How cool would that be? My family wouldn't be ripped apart at the seams. I can't even imagine.

~Snap

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Divinity of Christ

by jc1225 in

christ calls himself god, the jews think he called himself a god and threaten to stone him.

jesus refers to himself and the father as one.

he says he can do things previously ascribed to the father.

Snapdragon

Thank you Zen.

Apparently another thread on the *yawn* divinity of Jesus.

If he was God: he should have just said, I am God. But he didn't.

Now you're going to go on with your trinity blather. So continue......