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  This is what leadership looks like

  by Pistoff in

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  since the day pope francis told catholics to stop obsessing about abortion and gay marriage, and get to the business of helping the poor, i have been afraid for his life.. in one statement, he pierced 2 sacred cows of catholic and evangelical thought, and he has not stopped.. he has lectured the world on real evils, mentioning capitalism in particular as a system that has left billions in desperate poverty.. he has now said that global warming threatens the world, particularly the poor, and is calling on the world to change it's lifestyle to save the planet.. i can't remember ever, in my entire life, when someone in as powerful a position as the pope, actually speaks out loud and in public the actual truth of the world's environment and calling the world to action, without regard for the consequences.. hard line catholics don't like him; fox news hates him, one pundit telling him to leave science to the scientists (of course, fox news doesn't leave global warming to the scientists) and today this from greg gutfield, fox news:.

  "the most dangerous person on the planet is someone who is seeking strange new respect from their adversaries.

  and that is what the pope is doing, said gutfeld, implying that the recognition of the existence of man-made climate change is fundamentally at odds with catholicism.

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  Don't always agree with him but I quite like this pope.
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  Jehovahs Witnesses to pay 6 figure sum to sex abuse victim. UK.

  by The Scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33201010.

  story just broke in uk!!!!

  a woman who claimed jehovah's witness elders failed to protect her from sex abuse carried out by a convicted paedophile has won a six-figure payout.

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  Sounds familiar! The first case of its kind un uk against a christian group. I wonder if they consider catholics christian or if they have so few left that its not been an issue there with that group. In any case they set precedent.

  There is no clerical/confessional privilege in the UK btw. I think that went out around the same time as they invented priest holes when CATHOLICS were the ones being persecuted.
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  After twenty years of marriage…

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just got a call from a friend who informed me that a brother whom i've known for a while and is an elder, just found out last night that his wife of 20+ years declared she was gay, and left him..

  i still need to confirm but my friend is very reliable and was close friends with the family.

  heres the thing, she spent 20+ years with this man, has children with him and now decides she wants to follow her heart.

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  It would be upsetting for a marriage partner to leave after 20 years no matter why or with whom. It would be sad, probably for her, too. No one puts in that much time without regrets, unless they are literally in jail. WTBTS notwithstanding, she was not just a JW, but a wife and mom. It wasn't an easy choice.
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  Article in Australian newspaper regarding jw shunning and charity

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this may have been posted before.

  however, if you want to read the article about jw shunning and denial of this practice, then have a read.

  there is mention of redefining "charity" in terms of how that operates.. http://www.smh.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.

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  Losing tax exempt status to some great degree (by religious and dubious 'charities' for anything not expressly and truly charitable) would sure be a great way to "judge" the real charitableness of a religion. Are they generous and kind if they don't taxes abated? Would they think that the publishing was worth it? Would they remove every bit of church activity or charitable things that they value now if they were not getting all taxes removed? If they had to pay for land taxes and employment taxes for ministers and they didn't get anything beyond normal business deductions (another tax issue that needs to lose some wiggliness)-would they bother?

  If actual PREACHING activity was not tax deductible, but only actually feeding or housing, heaing needy people was-would churches bother with other 'outreach' activities? How would it work? I hope I live in a world sometime that knows!!
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  No no No No NO! Jehovah's Witnesses are NOT COOL NOW!

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they obviously know it.. in the last few years, a more modern, hip, and cool image for their brand has been foisted on the public at large.. jw.org.

  (sidebar: a group of us witnesses, when i was a teen, were sternly lectured by a circuit servant about how wrong it was to refer to ourselves as jw's.want to know why?

  he said, "reducing jehovah's name to mere letters of an alphabet is blasphemy!

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  I did not hear it was blasphemy, but we did get the message that it was disrespectful and we NEVER referred to each other or ourselves as JWs. I am not sure that they do even now, really. Do they? I know the logo/website, but do they say "I'm a JW"? .
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  I had breakfast with 50+ JWs on Sunday

  by zimunzucz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we pulled into a hotel parking lot saturday around 6pm on the return leg of a wonderful family vacation to new england - an then fate stepped in---a man in a suit got out of a car with the rest of a picture perfect family.

  i immediately noticed all the name tags--- and my blood pressure spiked 50pts- damn!!

  i was booked in a 4 story hotel full of jws-- the only time they took off the name tags was in the swimming pool- they were so proud of themselves.. at 6:30 am the hot water went cold in the wife's shower- what do you expect on the 4th floor when a herd of jws is trying to get ready at the same time?

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  Wow.
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  The incredibly white NAACP leader

  by Simon in

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  this is a bizarre story.. there is a woman who is the local leader of the naacp who is obviously trying to mislead people into believing she is black who is actually white.

  very white.. she obviously gets a tan regularly but looks more orange.

  yes, orange really is the new black!.

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  I think her ex and kids are black. My mom babysIt for a lady who dyed her hair red after she adopted her red haired son. She was an anchor on a local channel 30 years ago and has been in state Senate or congress.

  Maybe it started out as innocently as identifying with her kids and got out of control at some point.
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  The incredibly white NAACP leader

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  this is a bizarre story.. there is a woman who is the local leader of the naacp who is obviously trying to mislead people into believing she is black who is actually white.

  very white.. she obviously gets a tan regularly but looks more orange.

  yes, orange really is the new black!.

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  I can say I am a male tomcat, but it doesn't mean everyone should offer me catnip and provide kitty litter!

  Bruce can call himself whatever he wants to. So can this woman. Reality may bite for them, but no one else is obligated to play into their headgames.

  I lost nearly 200 lbs. I still feel fat, but as I don't wear a catsuit, no one is supporting my body dismorphia.

  All the same, she's got a great stylist. I love her hair.
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  Cant we put financial pressure on the Borg?

  by 1tMakesNoSence in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  why dont everyone just start taking publications, asking for more and just say you don't have any money.

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  if everyone does this, can't we put some significant financial pressure on the borg?.

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  They would just guilt/hound the rest of the congregation.

  The next time a member of jw community goes through a financial hardship due to death ir illness, see about using kh parking lot for a huge congregational rummage sale woth proceeds going direct to bills(so fam doesn't send to mother). Elders will likely refuse. Then get permission from a local camber of commerce, community center or sm. Businessman. make sure to prominently announce your congregation. When people ask why you arent there, tell them! if it gets you reproved or dfd tell everyone why. What are they gonna shun you for? Being nice? The biggest witnees is cong members, bonus witness to community.
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  Residence fire damages building at Bethel in Congo (Africa)

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  word is there was a fire yesterday at a residence building at congo bethel in africa.

  lots of damage, a hundred or so out of a place to stay.

  no one injured.

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  Not all jws live in the style of western jws. Fires do happen for non-greedy reasons.

  Jws are still controversial. Congo is a very violent country. It has a history filled with corruption and an every man for himself sense of survival. Nothing in the gamut from an innocent accident to a brutal retaliation would surprise me.