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  Any born-ins have this attitude about converts?

  by Nambo in

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  so there was this great gang of us, from south london, manchester and wolverhampton, went to socialise with a group in fishguard in wales.. amongst the conversations one of the single sisters stated, "i could never marry anybody who used to be in the world".. i guess a lifetime of knocking on doors had given her the impression there couldnt possibly be a convert in her midst, never mind later alone with her in her mgb.. so whats with this, did you think we had rat scabies or were possesed by demons or something?.

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  Nambo: I live only 15 miles from there. We could have had a beer!
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  Those Wonderful Kingdom Songs

  by Quendi in

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  Joe Grundy

  This is where dubs miss out.

  I am an atheist, but I love this hymn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=b5mqR-ehY9s

  (ETA: and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5NOVcefEYU)
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  Can You See GB Saying This: 'Maybe We Were Wrong'

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw this news story.. i never was a jw (or a catholic) but i liked this story:.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19451439.

  can you imagine a gb member ever saying in effect - 'we were wrong'?.

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  Earnest: Thanks for that. I think that maybe posters here who read that story may ask the same question as I did in the title of this thread.
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  Can You See GB Saying This: 'Maybe We Were Wrong'

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw this news story.. i never was a jw (or a catholic) but i liked this story:.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19451439.

  can you imagine a gb member ever saying in effect - 'we were wrong'?.

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  Sorry, I didn't make this clear. This news story is about a senior RC cardinal (considered maybe a candidate for pope) who seems to have made various statements admitting that the RC church was wrong about various issues.

  (I can't make it 'clickable' - can anyone help?)
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  Can You See GB Saying This: 'Maybe We Were Wrong'

  by Joe Grundy in

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  2. beliefs

  i just saw this news story.. i never was a jw (or a catholic) but i liked this story:.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19451439.

  can you imagine a gb member ever saying in effect - 'we were wrong'?.

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  I just saw this news story.

  I never was a JW (or a catholic) but I liked this story:

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19451439

  Can you imagine a GB member ever saying in effect - 'we were wrong'?

  (Sorry, don't know how to make it clickable).
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  "No Other Magazine Comes Close" - Watchtower's new slogan...

  by cedars in

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  ...and they're clearly in the mood for pushing it on youtube.. .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lerx3gkthxk.

  what is it with all these random youtube channels, each showing polished and highly-produced videos.

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  "No other magazine comes close"

  WTBTS is, for once, exactly right - but probably not in the way they mean.
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  Personal Qualifications Report - Interesting notes on this one...

  by MC RubberMallet in

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  Joe Grundy

  I never was a JW, but this (and many other similar examples) remind me of a long time ago when, as a small child, I loved playing 'libraries' or 'offices'. In other words, writing nonsense on small bits of paper, and a rubber date-stamp could keep me happy for hours.

  Do some people in the appropriate departments at Bethels have a collection of jealously-guarded rubber stamps which only they are allowed to use (under the direction of their god, of course)? Does promotion include the issue of another, more exclusive, rubber-stamp or (perhaps the ultimate) being allowed to write comments on forms in a different colour ink?

  Enquiring minds need to know!

  (ETA:) It should always be remembered that in any organisation the primary purpose of a memo or report is to protect the sender rather than inform the recipient. I bet right now in the 'new light' of Candace the legal eagles are working overtime reviewing all this stuff.
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  Is America Evil?

  by Orthodox1 in

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  slavery... racisim... corporate greed... atom bombs used against civilians... 53 million aborted... a debt to be paid by generations yet to be born... an oubreak of child-offenders in public schools.... does anyone think america is evil?

  or, does she have evil elements that ruin her brand as a great nation?.

  **because i have been accused of all kinds of things, let me tell you my full agenda here: i am roman catholic.

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  The Pope mandating against the use of condoms in Africa (and the RC Church protesting against birth control in the Philippines) is enough for me right now, thanks.
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  Is America Evil?

  by Orthodox1 in

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  slavery... racisim... corporate greed... atom bombs used against civilians... 53 million aborted... a debt to be paid by generations yet to be born... an oubreak of child-offenders in public schools.... does anyone think america is evil?

  or, does she have evil elements that ruin her brand as a great nation?.

  **because i have been accused of all kinds of things, let me tell you my full agenda here: i am roman catholic.

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  This is just a brief personal opinion. Your question is unanswerable, because no group of people can be defined as 'evil', and certainly no country or state. Everywhere is a mixture of 'good' and 'bad' - however anyone defines those terms.

  But in relation to your stance (cf. other threads) - and again, this is a personal opinion, I believe that the Roman Catholic church, directed as it is by a single 'infallible' leader, is the closest thing I can conceive of as an 'evil influence' on the world over many centuries. More than any individual country or state, so far, and its influence continues.
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  Order Conditionally Granting Motion For New Trial As To Punitive Damages Filed in Candace Conti Case

  by DNCall in

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  144001:

  "I admire Mr. Simon's work on this case and the incredible result he achieved."

  So do I, though I know nothing of US federal or state law.

  Thank you for this information. Can you please confirm my understanding that:

  1. the granting of this motion does not affect in any way the finding of the fact of civil liabilty on the part of the defendants;

  2. the 'compensatory damages' (presumably based on the actual and/or potential 'losses' - e.g. cost of counselling, compensation for pain and suffering, etc.) are unaffected;

  3. the ONLY point to be reconsidered is the amount of punitive damages (i.e. the monetary amount awarded as a punishment against the defendant and to act as a deterrent against similar future behaviour by the defendant or others);

  4. the Court (presumably the Judge sitting alone) will reconsider the punitive damages awarded by the jury in the light of staute and case law and in the light of any other relevant awards (presumably these issues were explained to the jury before and/or during their deliberations) and may arrive at a lower figure; and

  5. the lower figure is put before the plaintiff, who can decide to accept it or to elect for a re-trial on the issue of the amount of punitive damages ONLY.

  (Supplementary questions, but I'd love to know!) - Does the court have the power to revise the punitive damages amount upwards, and if the plaintiff elects to reject the Court's (lower) amount, is the retrial on this issue by jury? If so, does that jury have the power to revise the amount upwards?

  Thank you in advance. I owe you a beer or two!