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  Senator Bednar Leaves Watchtower!

  by Voyager in

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  2. scandals

  this forum has uncovered many jws who were found out to be political officials.

  if this information should be old to some,--then perhaps for those who have just left the borg, might find the information helpful to reinforce their freedom.

  the thread is very long, so if it should not work, then please go to kent steinhaug's forum at watchtower observer.. http://kent.steinhaug.com/forum/showthread.php?s=f3aa440065982e1f53cc3efe02055681&threadid=2744 .

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  Cynicus----re-read my comment. I never said Kent said anything about the good ole Senator.

  Mmm... why is it then that this same thread shows the following words on my screen and attributes them to you:

  Just because Kent posts something, it doesn't mean it's accurate.

  So effectively the "something" you mention above is not a referral to a posting about the alleged senator... Apparently you did feel the need for some generic derogatory remark about Kent, which, I must admit, is always good for a few brownie points. Just let me remind you that these kind of simpleton truisms do reciprocate to the same extent.

  Besides, I didn't only address you, but I specifically addressed Minimus et al. The latter is an abbreviation for the Latin et alibi, meaning "and others". The others I had in mind where those who deemed it necessary to tell us all that:

  Kent Steinhaug or his researcher need [sic] to be more careful.

  or the even stronger

  Kent must be losing his mind.

  Once more I ask, along the lines of my earlier metaphore, let's just keep the lid on the cesspit here. So far it has effectively chased Voyager (aka Sebastian) away from online posting. The contradiction of this net result with the opinions voiced in a quite popular thread started only yesterday, about the higher purpose of this site, couldn't be more poignant.

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  Question from a non-member about birthdays.

  by OldBen in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm curious why jehovah's witnesses don't celebrate birthdays.

  can anyone offer any help?

  thanks in advance.

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  All JW's do celebrate anniversaries. However, in their rather rabbinic view they'd of course have to be wedding-anniversaries. Yet my Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary doesn't make any difference between my wedding anniversary and the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. All the bollocks about personal glorification is as relevant for a wedding anniversary as for a birthday. Pagan origin, gifts, etc. ditto.

  When the point is raised that the bible allegedly doesn't speak favourably about such anniversaries, I always ask the particular dub if (s)he ever prayed in a garden. Usually the somewhat doubtful answer is affirmative, and if not I ask if they would object to praying in a garden, and they never do. Subsequently I point out that their own bible paints a rather negative image about praying in gardens: the apostles fell a asleep, the messiah found himself in one of the most troubled periods of his human life, and ultimately he got very deeply upset by the behavior of praying people in mentioned garden. The broader context of the Gethsemane-story wasn't very happy either, since it all happened just before the messiah got betrayed, an event that lead to his death as a human being. Then I ask the question once more...

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  The True Story of Santa Claus

  by Country_Woman in

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  2. entertainment

  in a few days we are celebratig one of the largest "children" feasts of the netherlands.

  i paste the link from what i typed hereunder: .

  http://www.thehollandring.com/sinterklaas.htm .

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  What I never realized is that the other side of the big pond only 'knows' Santa as they do today since 1931!

  You'll probably appreciate the reference to the Norse trolls.

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  new DVD

  by Country_Woman in

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  2. friends

  just bought my very first music dvd from tubular bells.. it was double sided !!

  never seen such a thing before.

  watching it was like (a bit) being there.

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  'fess up: you're anticipating a Watchtower DVD release...

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  Senator Bednar Leaves Watchtower!

  by Voyager in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this forum has uncovered many jws who were found out to be political officials.

  if this information should be old to some,--then perhaps for those who have just left the borg, might find the information helpful to reinforce their freedom.

  the thread is very long, so if it should not work, then please go to kent steinhaug's forum at watchtower observer.. http://kent.steinhaug.com/forum/showthread.php?s=f3aa440065982e1f53cc3efe02055681&threadid=2744 .

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  Minimus et al: what exactly did Kent post and where? I've seen only posts (here and somewhere else) from a persona by the name of Voyager (aka Sebastian). Kent hasn't posted anything anywhere on this 'senator Bednar' topic afaik.

  Please girls, get your facts straight before bleating. For those who are reading at the unspeakable place, Norm did question the reference to a 'senator' as the most of us probably have. In that same thread it turned out that this is all about student government, not about the White House.

  I'm sure board management over here as well appreciates that bullshit is kept where it belongs.

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  What do you have to do when you know a pedo? I need your input.!!

  by avengers in

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  2. child-abuse

  i have a question.

  what do you have to do when you discover someone is a pedophile, someone confided in you, and you know it's true, and the whole picture comes together .

  but beware!

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  Andy, I found this :

  Van seksueel misbruik kun je nog na jaren nog aangifte doen. Voor de meeste vormen van seksueel misbruik bedraagt de verjaringstermijn 12 jaar. Bij verkrachting of gemeenschap met een kind beneden de 12 jaar is deze termijn 15 jaar. Indien het seksueel misbruik heeft plaatsgevonden voordat je 18 jaar was, begint de termijn pas te tellen vanaf het moment, dat je 18 bent geworden. In dat geval kun je tot maximaal je 33e jaar aangifte doen.

  I'd say that you should try to convince the victim to charge the person in question. The congregation c.q. elders will require two witnesses or they'll be very reluctant to burn their fingers, especially since it was long ago. Someone on this thread mentioned that there's never one victim, meaning that this person has very probable made more victims that you are likely not aware about. Charging the offender publicly therefore can give other possible victims the courage to do the same and build a stronger case. Try to contact Slachtofferhulp Nederland, 0900-0101 and hear their advice how to carry on with this.

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  for the English-reading onlookers, the Dutch text above says that sexual offenders can be charged within a period of 12 years after the offense. For children younger than 12 years old the expiration period is 15 years. In that case the expiration period starts at the moment that the victim reaches the legal age of 18 years, allowing him/her to charge until the age of 33.
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  Friends

  by Vivamus in

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  2. friends

  i try to avoid them, situations where i end up hurting/disapointing/pissing off, one person, in favor of pleasing another.

  none the less, it happens to me on occasion.

  "do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway.

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  Your mum is definitely worth it! And never apologise: your enemies won't believe you, your (real) friends don't need it.

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  Whatever happened to the Dirtclod.com issue?

  by Elsewhere in

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  2. friends

  has the wts called off their legal dogs?

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  Is it just me or is dirtclod.com down once more... The domain is still listed as registered albeit by proxy, yet my DNS (and others) claim the domain is unknown right now. Jourles?

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  Going to Amsterdam!!

  by In_between_days in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and myself have decided to go to amsterdam for 10 days in december for the new year.

  is anyone on this board from amsterdam, or anywhere in the denmark area?

  i need some suggestions on some cool places to go.

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  ... but hey, how many of you non - Australians know what the capital of Australia is?

  That'd be Wellington...

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  Going to Amsterdam!!

  by In_between_days in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and myself have decided to go to amsterdam for 10 days in december for the new year.

  is anyone on this board from amsterdam, or anywhere in the denmark area?

  i need some suggestions on some cool places to go.

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  PS to Cynicus. You said: Just give me a shout. However, you may want to lookup both "Amsterdam" and "Denmark" on a map of Europe before you actually go.

  Always a good ides...LOL.... But maybe she is saying that she is going to visit both places and wants to find friends in both countries?

  It's a common misunderstanding that Amsterdam is the capital of Denmark in large parts of North-America and apparently down under as well. If you really want to visit both Amsterdam and Copenhagen (the rest of Denmark is utterly uninteresting, like the rest of Holland) you still need the Danish 'funny' money though, provided you're interested in buying anything from them Danes.

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