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  How similar would racism/sexism vs. religious discrimination be?

  by kwintestal in

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  i've been reading up on recent rulings of human rights violations in nova scotia, and the awards that have been given to victims in the last few years.

  something that i've noticed is that the two common violations are always matters of race, or sex.

  nowhere did i see someone who was the victim of religious discrimination (except a minister who wasn't permitted to use a town facility for preaching, btw he was awarded $6,000).

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  kwintestal

  I've been reading up on recent rulings of human rights violations in Nova Scotia, and the awards that have been given to victims in the last few years. Something that I've noticed is that the two common violations are always matters of race, or sex. Nowhere did I see someone who was the victim of religious discrimination (except a minister who wasn't permitted to use a town facility for preaching, BTW he was awarded $6,000)

  Would you put religious discrimination in the same ballpark as sexual or racial discrimination?

  Kwin
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  Kingdom of Heaven...anyone seen this movie?

  by candidlynuts in

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  i watched it last night..... ya know.......... it took place over 1000 yrs after christ, and here we are 1000 yrs later... all the centuries of faith and dying "for god" or in the name "of god" whichever religion you may be and we're supposed to believe that jesus is coming again?

  um i might be an awful person for having such thoughts but hey jesus, your and mohammeds last visits caused a shitload of problems on the earth, if you come again, be better preprared this time k?

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  I saw Talesin yesterday and she reccommended it highly. I might rent it this weekend.

  Kwin
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  NELSON MANDELA'S EX WAS A JW!

  by badboy in

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  nelson mandela's first wife was a jw and still is.. there was a divorce..

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  I remember hearing of this a while back. As I recall, there was a death in the family, and the family member was given a JW memorial salespitch funeral. Mandela was there, along with several heads of state from around the world. It went around JW circles quickly as evidence that, "Every ear will hear." I personally heard family members say, "Jehovah makes sure even the heads of countries who we could never meet at the door hears his word."

  Kwin
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  My 4-Yr Old Niece Casts Judgement

  by truth1 in

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  so, i was talking to my sister and she was quite disturbed.

  we grew up in the jw organization and she no longer attends the kh, neither do i. my other sister is a pioneer (btw she was known as the biggest slut of the century).

  anyway, my pioneer sister's granddaughter, whose father is disfellowshipped, was eating with my other sister who doesn't attend the kh and my sister asked her to recite some scriptures since she found out she remembered by heart a lot of scriptures.

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  I remember when I was little ;during the first few days of school, which would have made me 5, our bus driver had a practice fire drill. ; I wasn't sure if fire drills were allowed, so I started crying and would not leave my seat.

  That's both sad and funny at the same time. It really shows how conflicted and confused these kids are.

  BTW, I also was one of those kids who would tell people they were going to die for various actions. Thinking more about it, that's quite a thought for someone 4 or 5 years old to think. No wonder JW's are so screwed up with death of their friends and neighbours always on their minds. I know as a kid it was on mine all the time.

  Kwin
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  Shunned again, and you won't guess where. EVER.

  by kwintestal in

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  well, we were going about our business today as we usually do on a monday.

  mrs kwin went to work, kids went to school, i stayed home and made apple sauce and beer.

  2:30 comes along and it's time to pick up everyone and, oh yeah ... we have that appointment today.

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  I don't want her fired. I would feel awful myself if she was. But something definately has to be done to fix the situation.

  I was up until past 2am last night with this bugging me, and after talking to the people from the company I got quite ill, quite quickly, to the point of a migrane and vommiting. I don't usually get stressed like this, it's new territory for me. When I talked to one of the directors, I basically said what happened was I went to the counsellor for help because of being abused (religiously), and was abused by the counsellor (through the receptionist).

  Kwin
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  "Jehovahs Witnesses" on Wikipedia the online encyclopedia

  by JustTickledPink in

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  for those of you familiar with wikipedia, you can get the answer to almost any question.

  it's the greatest online encyclopedia and reference.. for curiosity sake, i looked up "jehovah's witnesses" and came up with this link.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jehovas_witnesses.

  not only does it do a pretty good job of outlining what jws are about, it also mentions they are suffering from a decline in numbers in developed lands.

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  I just added these to Wikipedia:

  Belief that Jesus is mediator for only the portion of the 144,000 still living (Revelation 7:4; 1 Timothy 2:5)

  Belief that teaching authority is only possessed by the portion of the 144,000 still living (remnant), as a group.

  Belief that the "remnant" is represented in teaching authority by a Governing Body of very few men who have the equivalent of magisterium regarding interpretation of Bible prophecies.

  LOL, that should clue some folks in.

  AuldSoul

  Haha. I noticed that instead of slipping it in at the end, you blended them in with the rest somewhat near the top, but not too close to the top to raise any alarms. Was that on purpose?

  Kwin
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  Shunned again, and you won't guess where. EVER.

  by kwintestal in

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  well, we were going about our business today as we usually do on a monday.

  mrs kwin went to work, kids went to school, i stayed home and made apple sauce and beer.

  2:30 comes along and it's time to pick up everyone and, oh yeah ... we have that appointment today.

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  sKally, can you edit your test post and insert the text you wanted?

  Kwin
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  Shunned again, and you won't guess where. EVER.

  by kwintestal in

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  well, we were going about our business today as we usually do on a monday.

  mrs kwin went to work, kids went to school, i stayed home and made apple sauce and beer.

  2:30 comes along and it's time to pick up everyone and, oh yeah ... we have that appointment today.

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  An hour ago, I recieved two phone calls from different regional directors of the company. One, the JW's immediate supervisor, said she wouldn't have access or knowledge to the counsellor's schedule or even know if the person was in the office, however the second said that she would. It appears the company has gone into "damage control" mode. I informed them that I was in contact with NS Human Rights, and that they suggested I attempt to work out a solution with the company myself prior to making the official complaint. The company I'm dealing with asked what I'm looking for. I said I didn't know, and would have to get back to them.

  Any help here? What AM I looking for?

  Kwin
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  Shunned again, and you won't guess where. EVER.

  by kwintestal in

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  well, we were going about our business today as we usually do on a monday.

  mrs kwin went to work, kids went to school, i stayed home and made apple sauce and beer.

  2:30 comes along and it's time to pick up everyone and, oh yeah ... we have that appointment today.

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  I thought I'd get the ball rolling, and I contacted Nova Scotia's Human Rights Commission. I provided them with all the details of the offence which is the first step in placing a formal complaint. If I can not come to a resolution with the EAP provider, or if after they deal with the situation, I feel they did not handle it to my satisfaction then I just have to sign the paperwork and the complaint is official.

  Kwin
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  FREE HEALTH CARE

  by Dansk in

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  littlerockguy's recent post about paying for his medical care in the usa got me thinking about something i've pondered over for a while before realising you lot here probably have the answer.

  because of all the treatments i've been having it has made me mightily glad i live in the uk and the bill is paid for by the national health service.

  therefore, any medical treatment i receive is free.

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  kwintestal

  Yes. It is free in Canada, however we pay for it in waiting lists. Almost a year for me to see a specialist for an initial consultation, and up to 2 years after that for the surgery I may need. 3 months for Mrs Kwin to get an MRI done. The "for profit" healthcare the US system is much better for that, as you could easily go to another hospital and get it done if the wait list is too high. We don't have that option here, however I wouldn't give up my free health care for anything.

  Kwin