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  Update on Australian Royal Commission - Proposed Redress

  by Pants of Righteousness in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  apologies if this has been posted previously, but this news item has appeared today regarding the proposed redress for abuse victims following the australian royal commission:.

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-27/labor-pledges-payments-for-sex-abuse-survivors/6886864.

  what's interesting is that in january it was proposed that the federal government contribute almost half of an estimated $4.3 billion redress scheme.

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  cognac

  Simon- You are right. It is annoying and completely unfair for taxpayers having to pick up any portion of the tab.
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  My First Birthday.....

  by The Marvster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

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  cognac

  Happy birthday!!!!!!
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  How bad do the JWs need to be doing financially

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  before they just go ahead and file chapter 7 or 11?

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  Irkr - That absolutely is not true. They deal with banks a lot.
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  How bad do the JWs need to be doing financially

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  before they just go ahead and file chapter 7 or 11?

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  Yinzer - The PA company wouldn't be tied to the conti suit cause it's considered a trust. That's the way I've understood it, at least.
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  I love astronomy!!! It's the coolest!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  too bad it blows the gb's dogma of a 6,000 year old human race out of the water, as does science in general.

  lol!!

  ancient structures were often built to align with celestial bodies.

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  cognac

  Idk, soooooo..... Astronomy... Yay or nay??? Lol
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  Update on Australian Royal Commission - Proposed Redress

  by Pants of Righteousness in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  apologies if this has been posted previously, but this news item has appeared today regarding the proposed redress for abuse victims following the australian royal commission:.

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-27/labor-pledges-payments-for-sex-abuse-survivors/6886864.

  what's interesting is that in january it was proposed that the federal government contribute almost half of an estimated $4.3 billion redress scheme.

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  cognac

  Simon - Maybe they are afraid the churches will go bankrupt as a result and the victims won't get anything? Idk, just a guess...
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  I love astronomy!!! It's the coolest!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  too bad it blows the gb's dogma of a 6,000 year old human race out of the water, as does science in general.

  lol!!

  ancient structures were often built to align with celestial bodies.

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  cognac

  Lol, I was just watching that too! Yup, she's super cute! Only got about 1/2 of it though, need to watch it again, lol.
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  Update on Australian Royal Commission - Proposed Redress

  by Pants of Righteousness in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  apologies if this has been posted previously, but this news item has appeared today regarding the proposed redress for abuse victims following the australian royal commission:.

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-27/labor-pledges-payments-for-sex-abuse-survivors/6886864.

  what's interesting is that in january it was proposed that the federal government contribute almost half of an estimated $4.3 billion redress scheme.

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  cognac

  Hmmmm, I wonder what this would amount to for the JWs and when it would take effect.

  Either way, it is long overdue for the victims.... Hopefully, this will bring some closure for them...
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  I love astronomy!!! It's the coolest!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  too bad it blows the gb's dogma of a 6,000 year old human race out of the water, as does science in general.

  lol!!

  ancient structures were often built to align with celestial bodies.

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  cognac

  Nope, Cognac, as in the hard liquor.
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  Yearbook - will they drop figures that show a decline?

  by freddo in

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  2. beliefs

  do you think the yearbooks will stop showing negative information as the numbers stagnate or even drop?

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  cognac

  I think they will exaggerate.