Topics Started by besty
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Ever wondered which country in the JW Annual Report is most likely to reflect overall decline/progress of the WTS?
by besty ina bit of spreadsheet fun - trying to ascertain which country is the bellwether for the wts.. my methodology was as follows:.
take the individual ar's from 2010 - 2016 and calculate an accurate (.00) ave pub increase/decrease for each country.
sort the countries into descending order by this value with the grand total row included in the mix.. assign the countries 5 places above and 5 places below the grand total 1 point.
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How far behind the Watchtower is on child abuse reform compared to the Catholics
by besty inhttp://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/11/qedcplwxs0ljsg3jk6zyhp/story.html.
pope takes responsibility for child abuse scandaltalks of sanctions; victims groups call for actionby john l. allen jr. | globe staff april 11, 2014pope francis asked forgiveness for the child sexual abuse scandals in the catholic church on friday, the first time hes done so as pope, and also said the church must be very strong in responding to the ongoing legacy of that crisis, including imposing forceful sanctions.. in remarks during an address to a french child protection group, francis said he took personal responsibility for what he described as the evil of child sexual abuse in the catholic church.. i feel called to take upon myself all the evil that some priests many, many in number, though not in proportion to the totality to take it upon myself and to ask forgiveness for the harm theyve done, for the sexual abuse of children, the pope said.the church is aware of this harm, he said.
its a personal and moral harm, but by men of the church.
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Stephen Fry explains the purpose of life in 3 minutes (with pictures)
by besty inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dhvwhrqvbs#t=167.
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think London Bethel is worth a few pounds?
by besty inhttp://www.octagon.co.uk/homes/london/totteridge-common/48-totteridge-common/.
this new home is being marketed as the 'finest new home in london' - my guess $50m.. its about 1/4 mile from london bethel - worked out the move to a dump in essex yet?.
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Plymouth Brethren have their application for Charitable Status accepted - finally.
by besty inhttp://www.thirdsector.co.uk/go/news/article/1226627/charity-commission-will-accept-plymouth-brethren-application-charitable-status/.
the regulator says the preston down trust, whose initial application was rejected in 2012, has agreed to change its governing documentsthe charity commission has said it will accept an application for charitable status from the preston down trust, a devon-based plymouth brethren congregation.. the regulator announced today that it would accept an application from the trust, which adheres to a doctrine of separation that limits members contact with the outside world, after it agreed to change its governing documents.. the commission said the trust had agreed to amend its trust documents by entering into a deed of variation, which sets out, in a manner that is binding on trustees, the churchs core religious doctrines and practices.. it signals an end to a dispute dating back to february 2009, when the trust first made an application for charitable status.. a draft deed of variation, published by the commission, includes directions on issues such as how disciplinary matters should be dealt with among members.
it also says meeting halls should display prominent details about how non-members can attend services.. the commissions decision document says that it has heard allegations of harsh disciplinary practices for minor transgressions and people being cut off from the community.. it says there had been claims that threats of legal action had been made against people who spoke out against the brethren and those who leave "are ostracised and consequently treated differently from other members of the public".. in responding to these allegations, the commission said the plymouth brethren christian church had told it some were of an historic nature but it did acknowledge "past mistakes in relation to its disciplinary practices".. the regulator said the trust had "demonstrated a willingness to make amends and to do what it could as a christian organisation to ensure, as far as it was consistent with its religious beliefs, it would act with christian compassion in the future", particularly in respect of its disciplinary practices and in its relations with former members of the brethren.
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jw.org slipping down the search engine rankings?
by besty innot sure if anybody else has noticed this but when i search for jehovah's witness i would expect jw.org to be the 1st result.
until now.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50714155@n07/11824103644/.
seems they are down to 3rd position behind wikipedia and beliefnet..... this is great news if true - seems that their shiny new jw.org might not be quite seo'd enough....
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maximum width dimensions for embedded images
by besty inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/269089/1/letter-about-blood-fractions.
above as an example - the images are bleeding over the natural width of the page.
does anyone know the maximum width to set images at?.
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