I am surprised that they ruled that this was a case of clergy- penitent privilege. I thought I read a few years ago that this didn't apply to judicial committee hearings of Jehovah's Witnesses, although I could be remembering this wrong. Even if a JC qualifies I am surprised that they ruled that this was a case because Kendrick did not confess, or at least not totally, this was a complaint by the mother of the victim, so how does clergy-penitent priviledge apply?
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'Conti' Court decision secures Watchtower's Policy of confidentiality
by telemetry11 inthe court on the rule of confidentiality of penitential communications and evidentiary privilege--.. decision reads:.
"the law generally protects the confidentiality of communications with clergy like those of kendrick to the elders here.".
"if the person has a constitutional right to independence in making religious choices, the recognition of an evidentiary privilege is an apt means of protecting that autonomy.
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Are atheists more likely to be morally good than Christians?
by FusionTheism ini have no problem saying atheists and christians are equal.. but some people seem to have the belief that atheists are more likely to be morally good, or more likely to change the world for good, than christians and theists.. but what evidence do you have to support this claim?.
if atheism is what causes people to do great positive things for the world, then why weren't martin luther king, jr., william wilberforce, isaac newton, francis collins, barack obama, mother theresa, abraham lincoln, or john f. kennedy atheists?.
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LisaRose
I feel that losing faith in God ultimately made me a better and more moral person. As a Jehovah's Witness I let the WTBT define what was moral. Since I don't have anyone telling what is right or wrong I have to give it a lot more thought. I am still moral in most of the ways that that is defined in society, I don't lie, cheat or steal, I didn't need religion to tell me that.
I also think more about how my actions affect others, I guess you would call it the nuances of morality. I seek in everything to be kind wherever possible, to seek out the greater good, to give something back to society when I am able. My goodness isn't measured in field service reports, or magazines sold or not celebrating holidays, but it is in my soul, I know when I am being my best self, when my actions match my values, that is what being moral is to me.
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Why are Battle Against Faith
by Jonathan Drake inif any are willing, share your fact based reasons for viewing faith as dangerous.
viewing faith as dangerous is the reason for almost all of my posts recently.
what seems constant is that theists are too focused on there own little world to realize how and why faith is so damaging to society.
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism ingod's view of gays and lesbians.
why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?
i am not a priest.
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LisaRose
Some of the new testament writers did write that homosexuality was a sin, but that does not mean they were necessarily right.
Jonathan Drake
This is why people like you need treatment.
People like me? What do you mean by that? And do you think I need treatment because I support the right of Christians to believe what they want? That's patently ridiculous. You do know I am an atheist, right?
You are an Atheist telling Christians how to be Christians?
are you a disciple telling the apostles how to teach?
I am not a disciple of anything, I am saying Christians have a right to interpret the scriptures anyway they want and to choose what they believe. It astounds me that some atheists demand they follow their own interpretation of scripture or be atheists. It smacks of the black and white thinking of the Watchtower. There. I said it and I'm not sorry.
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Disfellowshipping Image
by naazira inthis photo can be found in the april 15 , study edition article titled:.
why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.
just by looking at this image we can see how quickly the barrier between the congregation and former member is put up, after the announcement that this sister is no longer one of jehovah's witneses.
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LisaRose
I read the book Subliminal Seduction back in the day. I don't doubt that some artists place subliminal image in advertising art, but there is no evidence that people actually react to things that are not perceived on a conscious level. The often quoted study of placing subliminal ads for popcorn at movie theaters causing people to buy more popcorn has never been substantiated.
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Disturbing hidden image in w15 04/15 page 9 (Not DF image)
by campaign of hate incould someone do me a favor and post the picture on page 9 on the above mentioned watchtower.. i'll point it out, very surprised no one else has picked up on this creepy image..
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LisaRose
Once you pointed it out I could kinda sorta see what you are talking about, but to me it's just random rocks and vegetation . I think our brains are just wired to see and recognize certain patterns like this, like seeing things in the clouds.
I saw something on how we recognize faces, it's a very specific brain function that is different from other types of memories. There is a woman that cannot recognize faces, even her own, although she is otherwise of normal intelligence. That part of her brain just doesn't work. She memorizes clothes people wear, their voices and other things to help her identify people she knows.
While it wouldn't be impossible for the watchtower to put in subliminal messages, there is no proof that subliminal messages work, so it wouldn't gain them anything. If they did put a the image of a man laying down, what would be the purpose, or what do they have to gain from it?
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God loves Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered People
by FusionTheism ingod's view of gays and lesbians.
why should anyone care what i have to say on this topic?
i am not a priest.
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LisaRose
Your assertion that the OT can be dismissed by christians is ridiculous. The god of the OT is the god and father of Jesus. Apparently he is unchanging.
You are an Atheist telling Christians how to be Christians? That's what is ridiculous. Many Christian churches do not follow a literal interpretation of the visible, or even a loose interpretation of the bible. The bible itself in contradictory, so any Christian religion will by definition choose some scriptures to follow and others to ignore.
The Christian scriptures clearly indicate says that Jesus came to fulfil the law. Jesus said of an adulterous woman "let he who is without sin cast the first stone", what did that mean other than that the Hebrew laws need not be followed?
Some of the new testament writers did write that homosexuality was a sin, but that does not mean they were necessarily right. Christians at the time did disagree with each other and have different opinions about things, just like today.
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A Hummingbird in My House
by Oubliette inwe just had a hummingbird in our house!
it flew in through an open door.
i had been cleaning my back patio and left the screen open for a few moments when i was putting stuff away.
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The incredibly white NAACP leader
by Simon inthis is a bizarre story.. there is a woman who is the local leader of the naacp who is obviously trying to mislead people into believing she is black who is actually white.
very white.. she obviously gets a tan regularly but looks more orange.
yes, orange really is the new black!.
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LisaRose
I don't get what the fuss is about. She obviously relates to and has an affinity with black culture, so what. People reinvent themselves all the time, they pretend to be more well off than they are, get tummy tucks, boob jobs, butt augmentation, buy fancy cars they can't afford and lie cheat and steal to maintain a lifestyle they can't afford. People pretend and lie about their backgrounds, social status, education background and yes, race, every day.
This woman attended a black university and has a legitimate job with the NAACP working on issues important to people of color. She gets cornrows or cork screwcurls, hairstyles traditionally associated with black women, is that a national scandal? Possibly she is a bit deceptive about her race because it makes it easier to do her job, or maybe that is what she feel she is in her soul. For this she gets raked over the coals by the media. It's a story that is at best mildly interesting. Where is the crime here?
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Äkta Människor (Real Humans)
by Simon inwe've just started watching this swedish parallel-present series about human-like robots (hubots) seeking independence.. its really well done but subtitled (if you didn't mind the original "girl with the dragon tattoo") and the best description of it i was saw the stepford wives meets blade runner.
kind of creepy and unsettling and touches on some adult themed topics (robots for sex).. anyone else seen it?
i only started watching because i was too lazy to get up and get the remote one night but it was pretty gripping.. .
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LisaRose
I'll check it out, might be on Netflix. I have seen all the Dragon tattoo movies, I don't mind the subtitles. I just finished watching a Danish series, Dicte, that had a JW angle, now I am watching Rita, another Danish series about a non conformist teacher.