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  Black Mirror White Christmas

  by enigma1863 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  have any or you seen the show black mirror?

  there is an episode called white christmas.

  its based in the future and everyone has this app in their brain similar to a modern smartphone.

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  smiddy

  I have watched a number of episodes, though I havent seen that particular one..I like it that the endings are not always happy.

  I cant say I liked the one about the PM and the pig ,disturbing.
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  If this system goes on.

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard my hard out jw sister say that for the 1st time in many years and i'm hearing more and more jw's saying that.

  years ago when i was in they talked about the new system coming any minute..

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  Its a showy means of ones life , look how righteous I am publicly displaying my belief.
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  Well, the Apostasy Accusations Begins...

  by Sorry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, it finally happened.

  the first time i have been called out for being an apostate.

  it started out innocently enough: my family and i were watching a tv show.

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  Sorry , you have shown wisdom and humility beyond your age I commend you for how you handled yourself .

  I hope everything works out well for you in the future yet at the same time keep learning about TTATT for when you can branch out on your own and be your own person .

  You dont have to be at war with your parents , if they choose to be at war with you in the future ? then thats their problem and rests on their shoulders
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  If You Could Ask the GB Or One Of Its Members...

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be?

  historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.

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  You state that Jesus is ruling invisibly ,OK , I get tha , but how do you explain that he is also mute ?
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  Is everything a sign to the jw's?

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of publisher numbers go up its a sign jehovah must be blessing the work if they go down it a sign the end must be near .

  if there's an earthquake it a sign.if there's a war it's a sign ..i'm sure donald trump is sign.

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  The report in the Bible that a snake talked to a human some 6000 years ago is still a sign for Jehovahs Witnesses the fact that it has never happened since doesnt deter them .
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  When 2 JWs have the same call...

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.

  it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.

  hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.

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  When I was doing vacation pioneering and needed to make the required hours/calls i remembered my friends RV so I called on him to gain some more time .

  My friend wasnt happy about it at all and let me know it.
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  CBC Canada - Jehovah's Witnesses: Internal judicial process 'catastrophic' for members alleging child sex abuse

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jehovah's witnesses: internal judicial process 'catastrophic' for members alleging child sex abuse.

  radio-canada's enquête investigates allegations that the closed religious movement fails to protect children.

  cbc news posted: dec 01, 2016 5:00 am et.

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  The translated version into english worked well enough for me. A very good article.

  Thanks for posting.
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  Were you aware of the shunning policy when becoming a JW

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who became jws, were you fully aware of the societys cruel shunning policy whilst studying?

  i absolutely had no idea such a policy existed until years later.

  it really only hit home when reading the horrendous stories on the internet around 2002. .

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  I had no idea that shunning was practiced and I cant remember when I became aware of it or how it affected me.
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  "It is the victims right to approach authorities" The weak excuse used by the society

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  we have seen that the society falls back on the line "it is the victims right to approach the authorities" during all the abuse claims.. they use this excuse to try and defend the passive lack of action in failing to report suspected cases of abuse.. a comparison came to mind:.

  if we came across a person lying in the street who says they were hit by a car, would we say "it is your absolute right to call the paramedics and police"?.

  or would we take the initiative and call those authorities ourselves to help the person?.

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  Sitting a young female minor sexualy abused victim down with three older men in a judicial committee meeting often in the presence of the perpetrator and being grilled by all of them is not traumatising the young victim ?

  They have to be kidding.

  Knowing about these abuses and not reporting them to the relevant authorities makes them an accessary after the fact of a crime being committed and they should be prosecuted.
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  AUSTRALIAN ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY: MAIN CONCLUSIONS ON JW ORGANIZATION

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  10 response of the jehovah’s witness organisation to the sexual abuse of children.

  having regard to the various matters we have discussed in this report, we have reached a number of general conclusions on the jehovah’s witness organisation’s response to the sexual abuse of children.

  we do not consider the jehovah’s witness organisation to be an organisation which responds adequately to child sexual abuse.

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  Thanks listener for that update., I only hope that the Australian authorities carry through with their obligations to protect children who have been abused and prosecute those that have been negligent in protecting those in their care .

  Anything less than that is a miscarriage of justice and if that occurs I will be the first to protest against it and hopefully many more will fpllow.