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  We can now estimate the absolute minimum number of child abuse cases

  by Viviane in

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  2. child-abuse

  vincent tool said that he is exclusively working the phones for child abuse cases, but never said he is not the only one.

  for now, let's assume the rate of abuse cases averages over time to the three or four cases he gets per month.

  let's further assume that, since he isn't the only person working the phones and is on vacation at some point, the number is 4-5 per month, or 4.5 per month.

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  freemindfade

  I know that pedo's come from all walks of life and beliefs, but I wonder if there is something about the religious institutions that draws them?

  Is it the idea of salvation from some outside source? Do people who feel there is someone higher up with the power to forgive anything they do make either pedo's drawn to religion? or religion fosters unaccountability for despicable crimes while obsessing over trivial "sins" and nonsense?

  When you don't believe in GOD, you are accountable to yourself, no one is forgiving you for the things you do except you. Does someone who is capable of allowing themselves not to believe in the supreme forgiver of sins also less inclined to be involved in such disgusting abuse?

  i don't know, but sometimes when i see these numbers, and think back to my history in the org how much abuse I heard of, that there is something that connects religion and child abusers.
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  More Inspiring Young Awakenings

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.

  these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.

  more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.

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  freemindfade

  I agree. Even if they just popped in to share some stories. It would be cool.
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  Exposing one's identity. When?

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been toying with the idea of just coming out and posting my name and location as an attempt to be available to locals that secretly browse the forum that have known me for up to 25 years.

  ( "reaching out", so to speak ).

  i'm not da'd or df'd, so this most certainly could end in a dramatic confrontation.

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  freemindfade

  Best of luck my friend. Their actions may open her eyes, just reassure her of your love and committment
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  Exposing one's identity. When?

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been toying with the idea of just coming out and posting my name and location as an attempt to be available to locals that secretly browse the forum that have known me for up to 25 years.

  ( "reaching out", so to speak ).

  i'm not da'd or df'd, so this most certainly could end in a dramatic confrontation.

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  freemindfade

  Napa? You are my boy! I am coming out to swill gallons of wine with you one day my man.

  I am an enophile, I think they allow those in NorCal

  But seriously one day we will have a drink together when i am in cali, the place of FMF's birth
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  Angus Stewart - Captions Please

  by cofty in

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  2. child-abuse

  angus stewart's facial expression says what he thinks about rodney spink's prevarication.... .

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  freemindfade

  I have something here in my pocket for you sir and your cult
  
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  Labeling one self "Atheist" is Unscientific

  by LAWHFol in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have not meet all atheists, and it would be foolish for me to assume that all atheists, share the same prototypical view points.

  i am inclined to feel that this classifies the views of a large percentage of atheists.

  "atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.

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  freemindfade

  and we're off again!
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  More Inspiring Young Awakenings

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.

  these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.

  more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.

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  freemindfade

  I hope they don't get sucked into another religion.

  doesn't sound like it, they sound pretty open.
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  More Inspiring Young Awakenings

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.

  these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.

  more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.

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  freemindfade

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpVOd4ktouo
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  Labeling one self "Atheist" is Unscientific

  by LAWHFol in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have not meet all atheists, and it would be foolish for me to assume that all atheists, share the same prototypical view points.

  i am inclined to feel that this classifies the views of a large percentage of atheists.

  "atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.

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  freemindfade

  Labeling one self "Atheist" is Unscientific

  I agree!!!

  'Atheist" is a term that exists only due to RELIGION and nothing is more unscientific than RELIGION. Go away religion so there don't have to be anymore "atheists"
  
  
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  Has the WT ever said it's okay to steak rare?

  by neverendingjourney in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm revisiting an old topic here, but this was a subject of much confusion for me when i was still a witness.

  i went to a spanish congregation in the u.s. and it seemed to be taken for granted by most that you needed to cook beef thoroughly to "get rid" of the blood.

  i was surprised when i learned that folks in the english speaking hall would order a steak medium-rare and think nothing of it.. it wasn't until after i left the witnesses that it started to occur to me that if the red fluid that was present when you'd cut the beef was blood, cooking it thoroughly wouldn't get rid of it, it'd just cook it and transform it into another color.

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  freemindfade

  I eat steak tartare on the regular and I am not by any stretch french