Amazing - one of the few threads with his name in it with no comment from him! That says so much in it's own right.
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Rick Fearon should apologise for accusing faders of being cowards
by cedars ini hate doing this type of thread.
none of us are perfect, least of all myself, and i would rather focus any criticism on the watch tower society for damaging people's lives.
however, in the short period since i've been a member of this forum i've noticed one member in particular deteriorate in his behaviour into the type of individual who threatens to undermine the credibility of the entire website.
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"Get out of the bleachers and into the game"... Memorial 2012 demonstration.
by koolaid-man innow is a good time to start making preparations for the memorial night demonstration at your kingdom hall thursday, april 5, 2012, after sundown.. close to 20 million people will attend this annual global witness event including active witnesses, relatives and friends of witnesses, bible studies,return visits and still attached former witnesses.
the evils of the watchtower org.have to be exposed and this is an ideal time to do it.. many around the world have been adversely affected by their association with jehovah's witnesses and you can be an instrumental force by standing tall and courageously exposing the watchtower organization.. there is no better way to let the watchtower know your revulsion than to broadcast and present your view by standing fearlessly, demonstrating in front of a kingdom hall.. i am fully aware that a handful of the internet therapists who post on this forum will not agree with this method of unmasking the watchtower.. those intolerant, contemptuous critics who will comment on this thread making harsh judgements and finding fault with those who protest are perhaps deep-down wishing they had the backbone to stop hiding in cyber-space, step away from their computer and "get out of the bleachers and into the game" .
lets make this a global event!......
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Idiotic and crass! In the UK, it is actually a criminal offence to disrupt a religious service!
You expect a sympathetic response? You are more naive than I ever imagined.
[Incidentally - it is possibly more correct to say 'get off of the bleachers....' ]
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US Marines posed with Nazi "SS" flag in Afghanistan
by dontplaceliterature inus marines posed with nazi symbol in afghanistanby julie watson | associated press 12 hrs agoknightarmco.com - this sept. 2010 photo posted recently on the titiusville, fla.- based arms manufacturer knight's armament's internet blog, shows members of charlie company, 1st reconnaissance battalion, out ...more .
related contentenlarge photothis sept. 2010 photo posted recently on the titiusville, fla.- based arms manufacturer .... san diego (ap) the marine corps on thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious nazi ss a special unit that murdered millions of jews, gypsies and others.. the corps said in a statement that using the symbol was not acceptable, but the marines in the photograph taken in september 2010 will not be disciplined because investigators determined it was a naive mistake.. the marines believed the ss symbol was meant to represent sniper scouts and never intended to be associated with a racist organization, said maj. gabrielle chapin, a spokeswoman at camp pendleton, where the marines were based.. "i don't believe that the marines involved would have ever used any type of symbol associated the nazi germany military criminal organization that committed mass atrocities in wwii," chapin said.
the corps has used the incident as a training tool to talk to troops about what symbols are acceptable after it became aware of the photograph last november, chapin said.. the image has since surfaced on an internet blog, sparking widespread outrage and calls for a full investigation and punishment, including bringing those in the photograph and anyone who condoned it to court martial.. "this is a complete and total outrage," said mikey weinstein of the military religious freedom foundation, headquartered in albuquerque, n.m.. his organization sent a letter to the head of the marine corps, gen. james amos, and defense secretary leon panetta on thursday, demanding punishment for those involved.. it was the second time this year the marine corps has had to do damage control for actions of its troops.
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hotspur
Does nobody study history anymmore?
"Sniper Scout"?
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Did You Know?
by AnonJW inthat if you are a congregation member you can ask to see the updated (jan 2012) child safeguarding policy, all 46 pages of it.the elders have been instructed to make it available to those that make the request!.
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Ummm... bit stuck here.
How can you ask to see something if you don't know it exists? Typical WTS move... "yes, we give you permission to see it if you should ask to do so (how did you know there was one?)" Gotcha!
This is the first I've heard of such a document and it's through an 'apostate' site. There won't be many dubbies who will know about this!
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The 'Old Light' and strange things from past jw publications thread
by TimeBandit ini've been reading early wtbts magazines and have been finding some pretty weird stuff!
this thread is dedicated to such weird findings.. .
the golden age april 2, 1930 p.446 :.
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And I expect you more than likely will found a contemporary statement offering childless couples the opportunity of having children in the "Noo System".
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My message to the Governing Body - The Results of the 2011 Global Survey
by cedars inexcuse the rather pretentious title of this thread, but it has been decided that the best way of getting a message to the governing body is just to post it prominently online.
whether they choose to condescend to read the survey results or not is up to them, but the likelihood is far greater if i publically "throw down the gauntlet" via our web pages.. anyway, my message to the governing body (in case you want to read it) together with the 2011 survey results in downloadable pdf format can be found on the following link:.
http://jwsurvey.org/general-information/my-message-to-the-governing-body-the-results-of-the-2011-global-survey.
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Done... good job!
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Exclusive interview with a prosecutor, Steven Unthank, February 21, 2012
by AndersonsInfo ininterview with a prosecutor .
background: on july 26, 2011, the entire worldwide religious and corporate hierarchy of jehovahs witnesses was charged in the magistrates court of victoria, australia, with 35 serious criminal breaches of the states mandatory child protection laws (working with children act 2005).
among the legal entities charged were the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania and the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.
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To my mind it's a bit like somebody saying, "you can read all the truth about such-and-such in a Watchtower". The article may actually be truthful and factual (some hope I know) but who is going to read it because the "vehicle" has a despicable reputation?
Nobody is decrying Steven's efforts, I for one, applaud him. Six Screens hosting this is a bad move!
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Worried about my friend
by pharmer ini have a friend who has been a jw for a couple years (baptized).
she might have to undergo gallbladder surgery.
i'm worried for her (about the blood issues)and have made that known.
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Don't you find it ironic that you stand more chance of being disfellowshipped for reading a book than taking a blood transfusion? Both are ridiculous I know, but reading a book? Sheeesh!
Welcome by the way!
(Actually, AnnOmaly, my wife had this procedure a couple of years ago and the consultant said there was a quite a high risk of blood loss, even laproscopically, which surprised me)
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Wish I didnt know....Part 1 My Story
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You weren't the WT's Andre by any chance were you? Interesting story... looking forward to the next bit.
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JW publicly reproved at 13, cruelly beaten and put into state custody!
by koolaid-man inwendy tucker was put on public reproof at 13 years old for rebelling against her jehovah's witness upbringing.
she alledges her jw elder father beat her terribly, actually breaking her nose for not wanting to follow the dictates of the watchtower organization.
he destroyed and threw out practically everything she owned as a young girl and he physically abused her to the point that the state of florida took her into custody at age 14.wendy's early years growing up in a jehovah's witness family is a constant reminder of how unloving jw parents can be to their own children wendy is now speaking out about how evil and cruel the watchtower organization is...... she is our guest on the six screens of the watchtower conference call sat.
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we can work well as a team
Oh no we can't - not ever!