Posts by barry

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JW to SDA anyone do it ?

by Introvert 2 in

a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.

so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.

i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.

barry

I was brought up an SDA so maybe I can have some input here.

There is no shunning in the SDA church they used to drop names for apostasy but since 2000 names are simply dropped from church membership. The reason apostasy is no longer used is because negative conotations it implies.

JWs may be confused by this but their are different SDAs with different beliefs but that doesn't make then apostates. Traditional or conservative Adventists are in some ways like the JW religion.

There are also evangelicals and liberal Adventists. The liberals may believe in Gay marriage, evolution etc.

There has been controversy in the church regarding womens ordination,

vimeo.com/51483354

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

barry

Dear Xanthippe, I am wrong McClennan said within two and a half years

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Great commentary on day 7

by barry in

jw
friends

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l5hupb8lqm

barry

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L5HupB8lqM

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

barry

Xanthippe, According to His worship McCellan the WT had to make changes 1 year from now. The WT lawyer complained somewhat but McCellan reiterated he would see him in about 1 year.

A Royal Commission has more power than a normal court or Judge that why the government has to be very specific and detail the RC powers

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

barry

His Worship Mcclellan at the royal commission told one of the WT lawyers in no uncertain terms best practice had to take place and it had to be in WT literature within 1 year

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

barry

There will be no excuses after the royal commission and every church and institution will have to follow best practice. The royal commission personal probed extensively to see if there was a desire for the WT to make changes .

Ultimately there will be no excuses because the WT will have to comply or go out of business so I because the penalties will be just too great.

There ail be different rules in Australia different to the rest of the world to enforce best practice

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Jehovah's Witnesses Headquarters Refuses to Answer Questions about Royal Commission

by Esse quam videri in

well worth listening to if you have not already.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smerwqrw6no.

barry

Is that a latino accent it doesn't sound american ?

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I've been meaning to ask what other terms are used for lawyers in the US

by barry in

jw
friends

ive been for holidays to california and i didn't get in trouble with the law but there is a question i would like to put to our american friends are there other names you use for a lawyer.. here in australia mostly a lawyer is called a solicitor and i herd of a businessman who visited the states.

he went to an event where there were a lot of lawyers and he called the lawyers solicitors.

his american friends thought he meant prostitutes.

barry

Ive been for holidays to California and I didn't get in trouble with the law but there is a question I would like to put to our American friends are there other names you use for a Lawyer.

Here in Australia mostly a Lawyer is called a Solicitor and I herd of a businessman who visited the states. He went to an event where there were a lot of Lawyers and he called the Lawyers Solicitors. His American friends thought he meant Prostitutes.

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

barry

Some people have been misled about the direction of this Royal commission and thanks steve2 for setting things straight.

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Did you hear Stewart use the bible to prove an incredibly good point to Jackson!!

by umbertoecho in

i thought at the end, stewart made brilliant use of scripture (about establishing fornication or other sexually immoral practises) how, in such a clever way stewart used scripture to point out that some one could basically stake out someone's house to see if a person stayed over night be they homosexual or heterosexual............that on the basis of a sort of stakeout, the two witness rule was ambivalent yet it prevailed.

due to sufficient suspicion.. and therefore why did this "suspicion" not prevail with child sexual abuse.

barry

At first I didn't know what meaning of the the letters SC was after Angus Stewart name but found out it means 'senior council.'

Up until the year 2000 lawyers of Angus education were given the title 'Queens council' and lawyers given that title still hold it today. QC and SC are the same.