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  Will Jehovah`s Witnesses join with other religions in Compensation Payouts ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  justice mcclellen asked g.jackson about compensation for victims of child abuse , and mcclellan suggested it be by a consortium of groups , presumably religious and secular in nature as a pool to dispense approppiate compensation to all of the victims involved .. g.jackson hesitated and said they would have to look at the details of that proposal , before committing to it.. jehovah`s witnesses consider themselves as the only true religion and ,all others as false religion .. they take pains to separate themselves from from any association with other religions , not even being included in newspaper notices about church services.they want to keep themselves separate and distinct from false religion as they see them.. so how do you think they will handle this suggestion / requirement ?

  will they join in aligning themselves with "babylon the great" in compensation .?.

  didn`t they align themselves with another religion in the u.s.a. some years ago , that had to do with the w.t.

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  The federal Government will not be able to force organisations and states to sign up to the redress scheme.The opt-in program will be managed by the Commonwealth but funded by churches charities and state Governments which voluntarily join the scheme.

  Some states and territories in Australia refuse to sign up to this scheme ,The northern Territory ,The Australian Capital Territory ,and south Australia ,with Western Australia being undecided as to how they will go.

  For those who do not know, we have, in Australia, NSW, Vict, SA ,Tas, WA, NT,and the ACT and Qld.
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  A CHANGING WORLD-Q: Is the USA a Post-Christian Nation? A: At 45% white Christians are a minority.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. friends

  that is a proposition that a video in the atlantic magazine argues.

  i think there is a major flaw in the argument, as its possible to imagine that there is a large segment of non-white christians, that may mean that the usa is still a "christian" (whatever that means) nation.

  however, for supporters of christianity, the trend is in the wrong direction.. http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/504065/america-post-christianity/?utm_source=fbb.

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  I`m not sure what constitutes a christian nation anymore , most people who claim to be christian that I`m aware of never go to church or practice a faith not even for xmas or Easter celebrations.

  I`m not quite sure I understand the white christian designation .Are coloured christians of no consequence ?

  This question ,the way its put sounds very racist , but I dont believe that was your intent FTS ,can you clarify it ?
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  Did anyone vote yet?

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i voted today in nyc.

  a well organized process.

  very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

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  I stand corrected with my criticism of MP ,apparently you can vote twice in American political elections.under certain conditions.

  Wow, whoda thought.
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  Did anyone vote yet?

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i voted today in nyc.

  a well organized process.

  very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

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  Is this election likely to be the biggest turnout in election history for the amount of votes cast ?
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  Weird Exodus the Musical

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no idea, totally no idea, just weird, really weird.... though it's amazing how well gilbert and sullivan stands up to this - indestructible.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yntrg6p5wri.

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  Where is your sense of humour ,I couldnt stop smirking ,of course I couldnt understand a word anybody was saying,they were talking/singing so fast .

  Who were these people ? not JW`s surely ,but then again nowadays it wouldnt surprise me.
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  Update on U.S. Local Design/Construction Arrangement—November 2016

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  update on u.s. local design/construction arrangement—november 2016 video will be considered the week of november 7, 2016. english and spanish.

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  Sooner or later ( hopefully sooner ) it will come out that someone is siphoning off money from the organisation for their own personal gain.

  Its wouldnt be the first time trusted Elders have used societys money to further their own greed.

  As Steph. L. rightly asks why not use the profits of the sales of their real estate to build new ones and leave the Bros & sist.to do the preaching work ? Isnt that what their supposed to be focused on ? the preaching work ?
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  OMG! The JWs have hijacked the internet!

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  found this awesome website where you can type two things in and compare anything in a nice neat little chart.

  so, just for kicks, i typed in jehovah's witnesses vs. mormonism ... and look!

  who the hell gave them the information for jws???

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  How can they say Jesus was the original witness ? How about the prophets ? Moses ? Noah etc,?

  And doesnt Isa.43:10-12 identify the nation of Israel as being his witnesses ? even though they never took it upon themselves to call themselve such.?

  just saying
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  More bad news for the Organisation in Australia

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it appears the the commonwealth government is bringing in a national compensation scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse with individuals able to claim up to $150,000 each.

  it's clear that the australian government will not be able to fund this program without serious money from the offending churches.

  so it's bad news for the organization today.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-04/government-announces-redress-for-abuse-victims/7996092.

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  Quote from the Herald Sun newspaper Nov5 2016

  "From early 2018,up to 65000 survivors of institutional child abuse could be eligible for payments and counselling as part of the National scheme,which will run for for the next 10 years "

  "The opt- in program will be managed by the Commonwealth but funded by churches,charities,and state governments which voluntarily join the scheme."

  " The federal Government will not be able to force organisations and states to sign up to the redress scheme"

  The article goes on to point out that the Northen Territory,and the Australian Capital Territory along with South Australia have not/will not sign up to the scheme, and Western Australia`s position remains unclear.

  So dont jump the gun my friends , their is still a long way to go.
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  "The G.B. is neither inspired nor infallible"

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?

  " "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".

  have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.

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  If its not to painful to speak about this Heaven i,we , would love to know more about the situations you found yourself in with your dad and your cousin , and how this panned out.
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  Will Jehovah`s Witnesses join with other religions in Compensation Payouts ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  justice mcclellen asked g.jackson about compensation for victims of child abuse , and mcclellan suggested it be by a consortium of groups , presumably religious and secular in nature as a pool to dispense approppiate compensation to all of the victims involved .. g.jackson hesitated and said they would have to look at the details of that proposal , before committing to it.. jehovah`s witnesses consider themselves as the only true religion and ,all others as false religion .. they take pains to separate themselves from from any association with other religions , not even being included in newspaper notices about church services.they want to keep themselves separate and distinct from false religion as they see them.. so how do you think they will handle this suggestion / requirement ?

  will they join in aligning themselves with "babylon the great" in compensation .?.

  didn`t they align themselves with another religion in the u.s.a. some years ago , that had to do with the w.t.

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  Jehovahs witnesses refuse to advertise their Congregation meetings in newspapers either national or local regional newspapers along with Christendoms Religions because they view them as Apostate/ False religions who they will have no fellowship with.

  Will Jehovahs Witnesses join with other religions in compensation payouts ? I dont think so .

  With the new directive from the Australian Govt. It will be interesting how the GB responds