"The guilt of the parents for allowing a fellow member of their church to defile their sons is palpable."
I thought that was a really interesting quote from the judge.
But what I want to know is in what way were the parents negligent? What were the signs that there sons were being abused. Did they suspect and do nothing?
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Sexual Molestation Case in Australian Media
by Dark Knight inhttp://www.smh.com.au/news/national/jehovahs-witness-jailed-for-molesting-boys/2008/11/27/1227491709541.html
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Sexual Molestation Case in Australian Media
by Dark Knight inhttp://www.smh.com.au/news/national/jehovahs-witness-jailed-for-molesting-boys/2008/11/27/1227491709541.html
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Aussies Melbourne Cup I'm going to bet on some horses first time! My tip!!
by Witness 007 ini have used my "bible research skills" for a new purpose....to find the winner of the melbourne cup horse race on the 4th of nov our public holiday for horse racing!
i have never gambled but me and the wife are going to the race and laying down a bet.
my research and tips from experts has lead me to this conclusion:.
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Thanks for the tip mate!
Will come in handy as I had no idea who to back in the cup.
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Anyone watch Kath & Kim?
by drwtsn32 insimply horrible.
what a shame; the original australian version was hilarious!
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Dark Knight
Did they actually show the aussie Kath & Kim in the US? Why can't they just show the original Aussie? Why do show's always have to be americanised for them to show in the US.
We don't australianise american shows!!
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The amazing intelligence of crows
by inkling inif you haven't already, check out this amazing video of some remarkably clever crows.. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html.
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Giving the crows jobs reminded me of The Life of Brian. Enjoy :D
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BRIAN: Yes. Consider the lilies...
ELSIE: Consider the lilies?
BRIAN: Uh, well, the birds, then.
EDDIE: What birds?
BRIAN: Any birds.
EDDIE: Why?
BRIAN: Well, have they got jobs?
ARTHUR: Who?
BRIAN: The birds.
EDDIE: Have the birds got jobs?!
FRANK: What's the matter with him?
ARTHUR: He says the birds are scrounging.
BRIAN: Oh, uhh, no, the point is the birds. They do all right. Don't they?
FRANK: Well, good luck to 'em.
EDDIE: Yeah. They're very pretty.
BRIAN: Okay, and you're much more important than they are, right? So, what are you worrying about? There you are. See?
EDDIE: I'm worrying about what you have got against birds.
BRIAN: I haven't got anything against the birds. Consider the lilies.
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Dark Knight
The Watchtower has really shot itself in the foot with this move! Going from 3 brainwashing sessions to now 2 brainwashing sessions.
Less brainwashing sessions = More people realising it's just a big phoney scam.
Hooray!
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Thank you, Watchtower, Bible and Tract Society!
by David_R ini wanted to say thank you to the wbts for enforcing a 'no-contact' rule on all those that have left the organization.. only by experiencing first-hand my former best-friends treating me like a complete stranger (see 'garbage') for standing up for my own beliefs was i finally able to tell the society 'good-bye' forever and not feel guilty about it.. i know this was not the wbts's intention from the alienation practice.
it's intention was to make me feel guilty and lonely enough to come back to them.
however, it has backfired on them and finally given me my freedom.. thank you, society, for lacking kindness and understanding.
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Hi Bring_The_Light
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what movies do you recomend
by heathen ini'm always interested in seeing a good movie , anything out there that really rocked your world , please share.....
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One of my fave movies is "Man on Fire" starring Denzel Washington
Honorable mentions go to The Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Annie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
:D Yes i love my childhood musicals
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Dinosaurs, Homenids,and Jehovah's Witnesses (Oh My!)....
by Tuesday inso this hit me the other day, i distinctly remember on stage and otherwise jehovah's witnesses have no problem admitting that there were dinosaurs on the earth.
in fact alot of times they would say that god used dinosaurs to get the earth ready for humans to inhabit it.
however at the same time many jehovah's witnesses defiantly deny the existence of early homenids.
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Hi Tuesday,
The Creation book is full of selective referencing from the scientific community. It's an old pattern that the watchtower has used for a long time.
Just goes to show their deceptive nature, and the fact that they're not really interested in the REAL truth at all. Their only interest is pushing their agenda and maintaining psychological control of their victims (rank & file jws).
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Single Ministerial Servants and Elders...
by B_Deserter ini'm sure this has been touched on before, but i just thought about it tonight.
i was thinking about the appointment of ministerial servants (deacons) and elders (bishops) in the kingdom hall.
the watchtower society runs down the list of requirements in acts, that they must be good examples, pure, etc.
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I always saw this scripture as a validation for polygamy.
Think about it. If the writer had to make a point that the elders should only have one wife. It meant that there must have been Christian husbands around with more than one wife and they would have been accepted members of the Christian community, although not ideal candidates for the role congregation elders.
Now I'm not a supporter of polygamy but I felt it was wrong of the watchtower to break up polygamous families of newly recruited members in countries where polygamy is accepted. There is no scriptural justification (that I know of) for it.
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