I read in some literature a long time ago that Rutherford was found guilty of purjury and later lost his licence to practice law. I;ll see if I can find something on the net to link up on this unless someone else can find it. If it's true it's very ironic that the author of much of "the truth" got into trouble for lying in court.
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Rutherford's use of the title "Judge"
by VM44 inas is well known, rutherford enjoyed using the title "judge".
his use of the title came from his filling in for a circuit judge for a few days total.. in his books, and the advertising of his public talks, the title "judge" was prominently used.. but.....when rutherford appeared in courts of law for various trials....like in 1918 for instance...was he referred to as "the honorable judge" then?.
when he spoke before the supreme court, did he use the title?.
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SETI for Dummies
by Nosferatu inafter i left the jws, i was considering finding a new religion.
the one that appealed to me most was seti.
however, i've only started reading up on it recently.. .
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Cigar recommendations?
by AlmostAtheist inhey all,.
i've only recently begun smoking and i find that i like cigars.
cigarettes aren't doing it for me, they burn up too fast and you have to keep knocking the ash into something.
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Happy Guy :)
Okay 10 dollar range you say? I would recommend a Dominican cigar as a distant a very poor runner up to a Cuban cigar but it's the closest you'll get until you get out of the U.S. for a vacation. Secondly, I recommend you don't cheap-out at the last second. Like most things in life: You get what you pay for. Lastly remember: It will be good compared to the cheep ones so don't get hooked.
If you ever get off U.S. soil then try the Cubans: Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julietta, and Upman. Those are my Cuban recommendations in order of ranking. Hand rolled are 5 times more expensive and unecessary until you develop your cigar experiences.
Also you will need a cigar cutter. The easiest to use and it gives a consistant hole each time is a bullet cigar cutter (looks like the shell part of a bullet - push it in and twist simultaniously.
I used to be into the whole cigar thing but I quit. All I have left is a souvenir special edition cigar vacuum sealed and still in a humidor. It cost 200 U.S. when I bought it 3 years ago. I quit before I had a chance to smoke it...it may very well be no good even though I had it vacuum sealed.
Which reminds me. Cigars dry out quick. If you spend money then smoke it or by a decent humidor.
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Cigar recommendations?
by AlmostAtheist inhey all,.
i've only recently begun smoking and i find that i like cigars.
cigarettes aren't doing it for me, they burn up too fast and you have to keep knocking the ash into something.
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Happy Guy :)
Unfortunately for you Americans, you will not get the (legal) opportunity to experience a good Cuban cigar.
I will give you some caution my friend. When you start smoking cigars sooner or later you will realize that they are like a good wine or a good single malt scotch. You may end up constantly upping your standars as you learn to appreciate the attributes of a fine cigar. Worse tha the wine or scotch because it is more addictive. Yes the nicotine in cigars is highly addictive. The whole process could lead you down a road of dishing out big cash everyday for 2 or 3 cigars. Lucky for you the 75 dollar Cuban Cohiba or Montecristo cigars are unavailable but there are still some expensive non Cubans out there.
My advice to you is too resist trying the expensive ones of you can because once you try them....well you better have a big bank account. Unfortunately I do not have any recommendations for you under $7.50 U.S.
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Busted! ...Post Mordem? (Darunee Aphiromlerk of New Zealand)
by ezekiel3 insource: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3078053a11,00.html.
excerpts:.
ms aphiromlerk, a property trader, was last seen on october 3 and her last known movements included a large number of phone calls which stopped around 9.30pm.
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Happy Guy :)
Amazing they give her a funeral with 100 JWs in attendance even though she was apparently living a lie behind their backs and the Mesa family who were slaughtered by the Rapist father last month get absolutely nothing. Is that because the Aussie had some $ that the WT wanted to get their grubby hands on but on the other hand the Mesa's were poor?
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Do any of you ex-jws find anything wrong with Born-Again Christianity?
by booker-t inmy friend from my jw's days ran up to me on the street the other day and to my suprise he is no longer with the jw's.
it has been about 16 years since i last saw him.
he was a "devout" jw's and we used to "pioneer" together.
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Do any of you ex-jws find anything wrong with Born-Again Christianity?
by booker-t inmy friend from my jw's days ran up to me on the street the other day and to my suprise he is no longer with the jw's.
it has been about 16 years since i last saw him.
he was a "devout" jw's and we used to "pioneer" together.
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Happy Guy :)
They are worse than JW's to me, thinking they have an inside track to god and that if you don't agree with them, you are condemned to hell.
Disgusting.
I don't apologize for my feelings either.
Worse than JWs because they think they have the inside track to God? Just what do you think JWs and the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses think?
If you don't agree with the WT publications then not only are you doomed to die an unspeakably horrible death at Armageddon but you are shunned by your peers and your own family daily. If a JW sodomizes a child but still continues to tout the WT publications he is allowed to remain but the child who is sodomized is ostrasized and treated like the diseased individual because their faith has been shaken by the abuse and elders interrogations. I wonder do the Born Again Christians do that too?
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How do you like your steak?
by Nosferatu inbefore leaving the jws, i never knew what medium rare nor rare steak tasted like.
i always had mine well done.
i got sick of steak because it just didn't taste all that good.. after leaving, i had a steak that was medium rare.
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Do any of you ex-jws find anything wrong with Born-Again Christianity?
by booker-t inmy friend from my jw's days ran up to me on the street the other day and to my suprise he is no longer with the jw's.
it has been about 16 years since i last saw him.
he was a "devout" jw's and we used to "pioneer" together.
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Happy Guy :)
Why don't we as ex-jws denounce the wrongdoings of the churches the same way we do the Watchtower. I think my friend made a very good point. What are your thoughts on this posters?
I have heard this arguement from WT apologists as well. The answer is quite simple:
People will devote more time commenting on what is personal to them. For example: This board is full of comments on local politics. You don't see an American giving equal time to discussing Russian politics. Another example: When the scandal in the Catholic church broke regarding sexual abuse in Boston there were victims and lawyers on 60 minutes. Did you see them saying in the interview "Hold on now let's make sure we give equal time in our 60 minute interview to discussing sexual abuse in other religions."
The notion and reasoning that ex JWs should spend as much time discussing other religious scandals when they are more qualified to specifically discuss the abuse in their own JW background is nonsensical and diversionary. The notion that just because ex JWs spend time giving personal testimony or opinions of abuse in their own JW background, they are therefor completely ignorant to abuse elsewhere is a patently untrue statement designed to smear ex JWs. It's a cult mentality and a maliious mind that conjures up these types of diversionary tactical statements. Worse still, it is the sociopathic mind that cries "foul" when their victims fight back. Sorry if this is a strong statement but this type of BS smearing was happening alot on the silentlambs website by JWs and it really pisses me off.
With regard to you personally attending a church where there are scandals...that's you choice. I personally couldn't do it without taking a stand for what is right or alternatively leaving.
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YOU ARE A LIAR!
by Terry inwhat do you lie about repeatedly?.
what is your biggest lie you ever told?.
what is the worst?.
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Happy Guy :)
I suppose you could say I lied when I made wedding vows and then got divorced.
Sometimes I tell my kids I don't have any money when I really do.
These would apply to me as well.
What do you lie about repeatedly? That if a eat (chocolate) deserts it won't hurt my waistline.
Why? Because I love chocolate.
What is your biggest lie you ever told? Telling my kids that my ex loved them and would not hurt them. In reality I knew there was a high probability that she could and would hurt them....and she did. What is the worst? Same as the previous.
How do you react when you find out somebody you trust has lied to you? Surprised and disappointed.
Are there acceptable lies? Yes