You're not going to get anthing better than the silentlambs link above. They are the ones who break all the latest news on the issue.
Paul
digderidoo
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Child Abuse cases (research for assignment)
by Hipraptor ini used to be a jw years ago and i am at the moment just doing a short course on 'child protection', as part of this course i have to do a 1,000 word assignment which has to be a report on a real child abuse case, so i have decided to write one on the subject of jw's and child abuse, so what i am looking for is a really well publisized case that had had a successful outcome in the courts, however i also need the case example to be one of those that took time to come to light either because of failure of the authorties, school teachers etc to spot it.. obviously i will be trawling the net, but i have made my call here first as i know many of you here have much experience of such cases and might be able to point me to a case that has enough information to suit my needs.. ideally oen with lots of online court transcripts etc.. .
by the way sinc elaving the jw's i have overcome many mental health issues and even though in my late 40's i have seized the day and i am have over the last two years qualfied as a teacher and am still involved in learning for myself also by continuing going to college, something jw's used to frown on when i was a youngster among them.. .
thank you in advance for your help.. .
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Help me give a reply to those who are taunting me.
by moomanchu inany good comebacks to this e-mail would be appreciated and used.. powerful thought-provoking point!!!?.
christendom thinks that jehovah won't mind if they remove his name out of the bible more than 7000 times.
so then they shouldn't mind if he removes their name from the book of life.. .
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digderidoo
As you can see above the use of the word Jehovah began with the Catholic church in medieval times. And this is quoted from the WT own literature.
Paul
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Help me give a reply to those who are taunting me.
by moomanchu inany good comebacks to this e-mail would be appreciated and used.. powerful thought-provoking point!!!?.
christendom thinks that jehovah won't mind if they remove his name out of the bible more than 7000 times.
so then they shouldn't mind if he removes their name from the book of life.. .
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digderidoo
Aid to Bible Understanding, Watchtower Bible And Tract Society, 1971, pp. 884, 885.
By combining the vowel signs of 'Adho . nay and 'Elo . him' with the four consonants of the Tetragrammaton the pronunciations Y e ho . wah' and Y e howih' were formed. The first of these provided the basis for the Latinized form "Jehova(h)." The first recorded use of this form dates from the thirteenth century C.E. Raymundus Martini, a Spanish monk of the Dominican Order, used it in his book Pugeo Fidei of the year 1270. Hebrew scholars generally favor "Yahweh" as the most likely pronunciation.
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Borat does it again
by stillajwexelder inalpher said he was led down a winding staircase and through long corridors to the interview site in jerusalem, but only learned later that the interviewer was cohen's latest character, bruno.. cohen's other characters include rude-boy ali g and the kazakh journalist borat.. due to the sheer inanity of the questions, mr alpher and his palestinian counterpart began to suspect the interview was a scam, but it was too late to pull out as the two had signed release forms and received payment for the interview.. in answering one question, the interviewees had to explain the difference between hamas - an islamic group ruling gaza - and hummus - a chickpea paste eaten throughout the region.. http://news.uk.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8818126.
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digderidoo
And now he's done it again in Arkansas.
People we're fooled into thinking they we're going to a cage fight, told beer was $1. The fighters got into the cage and stripped to their undies and started kissing! One of them was Cohen as Bruno of course. Apparently the crowd rioted and started throwing chairs.
The link explains all http://www.variety.com/blog/150000615/post/1410029541.html
Can't wait to see the film, but got to wait until next May :-(
Paul
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Should I go to the elders about the affair?
by weeone ini am a sister that kind of "fell away" from the organization.
i felt that i wasn't accepted by my brothers and sisters (long, long story).
whatever i did i wasn't "perfect" enough.
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digderidoo
Hello and welcome to the board.
Why would you want to go to the elders if you're not religious now? It does sound as if you want to get back at him.
Paul
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California group proposes George W. Bush Sewage Plant
by digderidoo inhttp://presidentialmemorial.wordpress.com/.
to honor george w bush for his eight years of honorable public service, the presidential memorial commission of san francisco is sponsoring a ballot initiative this november.
it reads.
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digderidoo
http://presidentialmemorial.wordpress.com/
To honor George W Bush for his eight years of honorable public service, the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is sponsoring a ballot initiative this November.
It reads…
Should The City And County of San Francsico Rename The Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W Bush Sewage Plant?
The following is taken from The Associated Press http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5guVNwXOYPWIxthNRethGxGUK6rxQD91P9GNG0
Calif. group proposes George W. Bush Sewage Plant
By MICHELLE LOCKE – 1 day ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California group submitted a proposal Monday to rename a sewage treatment plant after President Bush, calling the initiative a fitting tribute to the outgoing chief executive and the "mess" he'll leave behind.
The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco wants to switch the name of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.
Supporters hoping to put the issue on the November ballot turned in more than 10,000 signatures to San Francisco election officials, organizer Brian McConnell said. The measure needs just over 7,000 valid names to qualify and McConnell expects to find out later this month whether they made it.
Proponents of the renaming plan see it as fitting tribute to a president they contend has plumbed the depths of incompetence.
"We think that it's important to remember our leaders in the right historical context," said McConnell, a member of the group that was formed after friends came up with the renaming idea.
"In President Bush's case, we think that we will be cleaning up a substantial mess for the next 10 or 20 years," he said. "The sewage treatment facility's job is to clean up a mess, so we think it's a fitting tribute."
The "mess," as supporters of the plan see it, includes the aftermath of the Iraq war and what they see as a neglect of domestic economic issues.
"What we're really doing is symbolizing the fact that as he leaves office, we'll begin the process of basically repairing damage and rebuilding our country's reputation," he said.
But others think the plan reeks.
The chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party has promised to fight the measure if it does make the ballot.
A call by The Associated Press to White House press officials was not returned. But Patrick Dorinson, a former spokesman for the California Republican Party now running a communications firm in Sacramento, called the measure "a horrible idea" that is "childish and it's stupid."
"This is why San Francisco is considered wacky," Dorinson said. "It makes me ashamed to be a San Franciscan if this is all they've got time to do."
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokesman Tony Winnicker says officials have bigger issues to deal with than the proposed initiative. He defended Oceanside as anything but a symbol of inadequacy.
"The plant that they're seeking to rename really offers extraordinary environmental benefits. Without it, raw sewage and storm water would flow into the bay and the oceans and the streets. That's not our understanding of what the authors of this initiative believe the current president has delivered," Winnicker said.
Still, he said, the commission is "trying to take it in stride and understand the humor behind it."
Wonder if we could do something similar for Blair?
Paul
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Another Newbie.
by kcmike ini wanted to drop in and introduce myself.
my name is mike and i am from the kansas city area.
i have been reading threw this board for a little bit and i couldn't wait to join.
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digderidoo
Welcome to the board Mike.
Paul
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"real" volunteer work
by Mysterious inhas anyone done any real volunteer work since leaving the dubs or while a dub (scandalous?
) and no you can't count delivering the rags.
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digderidoo
Yes, i worked for a mental health telephone call line. I also worked for a neighbourhood mediation service, helping neighbours resolve disputes.
Paul
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Where was Noah's flood ?
by a Christian inone of the things that has long been debated is the location of noah's flood.
the most popular, and most common claim, is that the flood was in mesopotamia, or present day iraq.
but, as has been pointed out on this forum before by alan f and others, the major problem with this theory is that the entire area drains into the persian gulf.
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digderidoo
Could this be Noah's Ark?
The above is the Ararat Anomoly taken in 1949. Below is a close up taken in 1987.
The following is Turkey's official Noahs Arks site. A village called Uzengili, interestingly the village used to be called Nasar, "Nisir" was the Babylonian name for Noahs city.
Below is an artist impression as to how it may look above the mud
Anyway all food for thought.
Paul
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After years I visited my Disfellowshiped Sister and "worldly" husband! CRY!
by Witness 007 ini've been away to visit my sister and her "worldly" husband after many years of not seeing her...i don't even have her phone number as she lives overseas.
we just had a first family get together.
when she met me at the door i was ready for anything!
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digderidoo
I think you should apologise to her, it would help you also. Even if you write it down, rather than say it to her face to face. You obviously love your sister very much, it would mean so much to her.
Paul