Posts by Beep,Beep

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Nationwide elders' campaign to find JWs using www.myspace.com?

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

this was posted on http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewthread&entryid=8659411&groupid=100205476&adtopicid=27&mytoken=0b2c7ba0-19a8-493e-b7d71de149831b6b768857454 yesterday.

is it true?

imbedding the page below.

12 COUNTS on DIRTY OLD (80) JW !!

by DannyHaszard in

court told of child abuse claims

w. east anglian daily times, uk - 3 hours ago.

an 80-year-old jehovah's witness lured young girls to run wild at his luxury house where he abused them, a court heard yesterday.

Beep,Beep

""That's why i'm not a witness anymore.How about you?"'

I don't want to leap to conclusions but are you saying that YOU did cover for a pedophile ?

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12 COUNTS on DIRTY OLD (80) JW !!

by DannyHaszard in

court told of child abuse claims

w. east anglian daily times, uk - 3 hours ago.

an 80-year-old jehovah's witness lured young girls to run wild at his luxury house where he abused them, a court heard yesterday.

Beep,Beep

""The JW"s have a looonnggg history of covering up for pedophiles.""

Forgive me for inserting my comments here but I have to take exception to this. I NEVER covered up for a pedophile. How about any others here who were Witnesses, Did any of you cover for a pedophile ? Am I nuts for being insulted by this comment ?

Back in my younger days, when I was a hot head, I would have beaten anyone I found abusing kids.

My two cents, for what it's worth.

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Would You NOT Do Business With a JW Simply Because He's a JW?

by minimus in

jw
friends

would you discriminate against a person simply because he was a witness?

Beep,Beep

Personally I've only had problems with those on the way out, either on their own or by way of disfellowshipping.

Just my two cents.

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Nov KM: Hospital Visits and Disaster Relief Donations

by doinmypart in

jw
friends

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a couple of points from the u.s. branch november 2005 km.. in the u.s. there is a federal law (hipaa) protecting a patient's privacy.

the km announces what a publisher must do when admitted to a hospital, if he/she wants to receive elders visits.. a question box discussing donations made to the worldwide work rather than specific disaster relief.. see the attachments.. .

Beep,Beep

""Would giving your consent to allow elders to know of your admission also allow them access to the rest of HIPPAA protected information?""

No. Why would you ask such a silly question ? Also note that the same law applies to ALL religions so that the local Catholic priest or Baptist minister can't learn of your medical situation either.

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ARRESTED-ELDER SEX 12 y.o. IN K-HALL

by DannyHaszard in

former elder heads to trial on sex charges

news & observer, nc - 14 minutes ago .

pittsboro -- a former jehovah's witnesses minister accused of repeatedly having sex with two underage girls in the group's siler city church is scheduled to go ... .

Beep,Beep

""So there were 2 witnesses to the rapes""

""In a request to prohibit expert witnesses from testifying about physical examinations, public defender Ken Richardson said one girl's exam was normal and the other's results could have been caused by having sex with her boyfriend, or another possible assault.""

You do realize competent medical testimony CAN and HAS been used as the second witness for a LONG time ?

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Bible study turns tragic two dead

by DannyHaszard in

2 kids drown in qc pool

tempo, philippines - 18 minutes ago .

a bible study turned tragic for two children after they drowned while swimming in a pool at the watchtower compound of the jehovahs witness in roosevelt ...

Beep,Beep

""Accidents happen - but "within minutes"???""

Yes with in minutes !! I lost a cousin within minutes. My wife had a cousin who drown within minutes. Why do you feel that something doesn't sound right ?

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Who Was The Number One Musical Group or Singer Of All Time?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some say it's the beatles.

they certainly did leave their mark on the world.

Beep,Beep

Elvis Presley, NO!

Johnny Cash, No,but not as strongly opposed

Conway Twitty, You have got to be kidding here, right ?

Toby Keith, What's a Toby Keith ?

Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Led Zepplin, and the Rolling Stones

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My Escape

by Joel Wideman in

my mother was roman catholic and, it turns out, mentally ill. she was rushed into marriage when my father got her pregnant with me.

he was also catholic, a sailor, and an alcoholic.. .

when my father was going to be sent to vietnam, my mother threatened to kill me and herself.

Beep,Beep

"If you can read the Kingdom Ministry articles urging people to sell homes/leave jobs etc to pioneer before the end and then say they did not promote this date then logic will never work"

Perhaps I should clear something up. I went looking for proof that 1975 WAS taught to be the "end". I searched for evidence to show others that everything was to end in 1975. Trouble is, there's probably more evidence to support evolution than there is to support the 1975 theory.

Let me explain. If 1975 was taught to be the "end", there should be articles that state that. There are articles to support everything that the Witnesses teach and believe. There are articles to support the teaching that Jesus is also Michael, that hell is not a place of fiery torment, that the 144,000 are a literal number and the only ones going to heaven. In short, everything. EXCEPT 1975 being the "end", nothing,nada, zilch, zero.

As for your quote above, I have read the Kingdom Ministry articles, yet none of them PLAINLy state 1975 was going to be "It". For that matter none of them "urged people to sell their homes or quit their jobs. I challenge you to produce one.

" As said earlier - I was there" Again so was I. I have read some pretty silly claims about 1975. I think my favorite is the one by a woman who claimed to have been a sister for over 60 years. She spins the tale of "countdown to 1975 boards" in Kingdom Halls. Not just her's but it was done all over the country, she claimed. When I pointed out to her that I travelled with my father when he went to give talks at other Kingdom Halls and never saw these boards she claimed I couldn't have been a Witness as ALL Witnesses knew of these boards. She was the same person who claimed to have recorded the previously mentioned talk.

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My Escape

by Joel Wideman in

my mother was roman catholic and, it turns out, mentally ill. she was rushed into marriage when my father got her pregnant with me.

he was also catholic, a sailor, and an alcoholic.. .

when my father was going to be sent to vietnam, my mother threatened to kill me and herself.

Beep,Beep

"There are a couple of possible explanations for this:"

You forgot one, That it was never intended to come across that the "End" was to occur in 1975.

Seriously, consider this. If 1975 was actually taught and believed to be the "End" why make all the arrangements to RENT the various stadiums, Coliseums and other venues for the 1976 district conventions ? If 1975 was to be the "End", who's to say those buildings would EVEN exist in 1976 ? And who would be around to collect the rent if it all was going to "End" in 1975 ?

"People tend to remember what they want about the context of the past events"

I agree. That's why I asked how much a five year old could actually remember. Why doesn't he mention the announcement for the district conventions to be held in 1976 ?