man escapes jail for sex attacksbbc news - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoa jehovah's witnesss gets a community sentence for a series of sex assaults on children and adults.man escapes jail for sex attacks porter was put on the sex offenders registera jehovah's witness has escaped a jail term after admitting a series of sexual assaults on children and adults in clevedon.
michael porter, an elder in the religion, pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on 13 victims aged 18 months and older.
among the individuals were others involved in the faith.
As Slimboy says, there's a video link http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6960000/newsid_6961100/6961195.stm?bw=bb&mp=rm&asb=1&news=1 This was shown on prime time news here in the UK this evening.
This paedo elder is obviously one devious and cunning man to have perpetrated such crimes and over such a long period. He's also managed to con the judge. Terrible.
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if you need to laugh... .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujxi6x-moxe&feature=active_sharing .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEAZ3Vbueg
The little girl laughing in the background makes it even funnier.
Hehe good site. I liked this one. . . http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=tough-guy-shirt.jpg&category=Clothing&date=2007-04-26
Good post Gary.
Just wanted to come from a relationship perspective. Terry posted the other day that men hate hearing a woman saying she wants to talk. I've been having a few problems with Mrs Clam recently and this pairing really caught my eye -
Debate: Participants attempt to prove the other side wrong. Dialogue: Participants work together toward common understanding.
The former is a territory which one often strays into when attempting the latter. That's why I'm not into talking stuff to death. The longer it goes on, the greater the danger.
Clam
an australian on an american domestic flight was taken aside and questioned because of an incident.. the australian lady requested something salty like pretzels on an american domestic flight.
the stewartess thought she was swearing when she replied 'fair dinkum '.when the stewardesss said they had no pretzels.. just saw it on the tv tonight.. come to think of it havent herd the queen saying fair dinkum lately..
I don't see the Queen's accent as ideal English pronunciation anyway - the vowel sounds are usually murdered. In Knightsbridge, sex is something one has ones coal delivered in, and a creche is often mistaken for a car accident.
Toodle pip,
Clam
its been years since i posted.
i've gone through a rough period.
but i've posted enough about that.. i have recovered and hope to be part of the board again.
Hey Hoss Cartwright fan. Welcome back!
now, what are you left with?.
what does your observation of reality, the natural world around you, teach you?.
what is real?.
Some people feel a need to worship and some will worship anything.
Recently I was passing a small courtyard and heard voices murmuring. I went in and saw an altar with a large zero in the middle and a banner that said 'NIL'. White-robed people were kneeling before the altar chanting hymns to The Great Nullity and The Blessed Emptiness.
I thought to myself, "Is Nothing Sacred?"
Clam
the practice of choosing biblical names for children is present in many forms of christianity.
in latin america, countless boys are named jesus either as a first name or second name.
there is even that singer jesus jones.
They almost named him Shiloh!!
Shilo's not too bad unless it's Shiloh Pitt as in Brad Pitt's child. The Spoonerism is so obvious.
Clam
PS - Speaking of Piloh Shi Shiloh Pitt - this is my 1914 post!
as i was reading alanf's thread on "intelligent design" (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/136111/2.ashx) i was stopped at the following comment of his:.
having only got through chapter 3 of behe's book, i wasn't aware that he actually claims that god created the exquisitely designed malaria bug.
for any normal theology, this is completely self-defeating.
Interesting question Narkissos. Possibly a universal intelligence which man calls God contains in itself both good and evil? What seems to upset people about this is that if good and evil exist in balance then aren't we robbed of impetus towards good? So what. What need is there for anyone to try and improve themselves and the world if after all there is no real difference between right and wrong? Everyone would carry on in anyway they wished but everything would come right in the end. Free will or power of choice empowers one to accept or reject both good and evil. If a god has created this scenario then how could he blame those choosing evil? He's even offered them this choice within the framework of a 'vulnerable' mental constitution. The idea that he rewards and punishes according to personal choice is alien to me. So to answer your question "would you deem an "evil" god unworthy of interest", I'd say that a god that has created evil is more worthy of interest than one that didn't.
Clam
i don't know if this has been done here yet, but, anyone ever go on a hunch and order something out of the ordinary, you weren't sure you'd like, then it becomes of of your favorite foods?
i had a steak yesterday, i like steak, and it had raw oysters in it.
i love raw oysters, but, together?
Jellied Eels.
