my mother was very strict about entertainment.
in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.
i had alot of explaining to do for that.
just ran upon this info:.
candace conti beats the watchtower society!submitted by teeny on august 27, 2012 - 9:22 pm .
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jw-lawsuits/candace-conti-beats-the-watchtower-society/?fb_action_ids=348543075229733&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366.
Interesting stuff. Still in the first day's transcript, p. 175 or so. So the elders think this guy has lied to them about molesting someone, but they don't mention lying as an additional sin in their letter to the Society? One would think that that would be a really important matter, as lying to the elders would generally mean you're insincere. Insincere...or unrepentant. Yet he wasn't DF'd, despite lying to them about something this serious. It's baffling to me, further still, that these elders, from what I have read so far, didn't follow up at all with this family to see how they were doing. One elder found out the police had been called and told the other...but no further shepherding calls? Nothing? I just don't get it.
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just ran upon this info:.
candace conti beats the watchtower society!submitted by teeny on august 27, 2012 - 9:22 pm .
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jw-lawsuits/candace-conti-beats-the-watchtower-society/?fb_action_ids=348543075229733&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366.
d-7 can you pleeeease tell me what page its on or a linkS
The quote about ministerial servants not giving sermons or conducting Bible studies is on pages 70-71 of the transcript for the first day of the trial.
http://www.watchtowerdocuments.com/cases/Conti-Jury_Trial_Transcript-Day_1_May_29,_2012.pdf
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just ran upon this info:.
candace conti beats the watchtower society!submitted by teeny on august 27, 2012 - 9:22 pm .
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/jw-lawsuits/candace-conti-beats-the-watchtower-society/?fb_action_ids=348543075229733&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366.
These people are NOT qualified to be in any kind of counseling position or ANY position that affects people's lives for years to come.
Agreed. Not that being a doctor would help if they're still just Watchtower policemen. Policemen? Oh. "Poor choice of words!"
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jwn is always ahead of the curve, so with out further adoooo, i thought it would be a good idea to have a thread "do you recall?
" like the watchtower had for it's magazine.
you can qoute the thread by the members on jwn who were the first to break a story or inform you that what you use to believe was not reality!.
Suddenly I'm seeing gray-black-and-purple sprinkled carpet, purple chairs, and feeling an urge to raise my hand...
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Well, the assemblies were usually about an hour's drive from home for us. The conventions did require a 100+ mile drive (travel time varied from 2-5 hours depending on traffic), and at least $400-$500 extra expenses to pay for the room and food and gas for the trips to and from the convention site.
It wasn't until I had a family of my own that I fully understood how hard it is to deal with that kind of cost. I can only imagine how difficult it is for people who earn even less than I do, and I don't earn that much. Guess you could use part of your tax refund, if you're lucky in that way (*ahem* fortunate).
But clearly this is a hardship on a lot of people. I wish I could offer further on that, but my knowledge is limited.
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math: 24:47 :"--he [christ] will appoint him [ the f&ds] over all his belongings.".
the "all" like in the total, the cosmos, leaving nothing unclaimed.. so who is this f&d slave?
as jesus asked?.
In short, they think Tom Jones' song 'Thunderball' was written about them. We get it.
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let's have a bit of a laugh.. .
who of you rolled your eyes when brother never ending prayers was called up to give the closing prayer?.
who of you then proceeded to tap your feet, fidget loudly or start doing balancing acts off the back of the chair in front of you while waiting for it to end?.
There was always one person who gave those long prayers at the local meetings. I always tried my best to be patient and respectful of it. But then, I'm kind of too nice in that way.
The conventions were the worst because I'd sometimes feel like the floor was moving and I was going to lean forward and fall all the way down the rows of chairs. I'd have to open my eyes for a moment or two to regain my bearings.
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my mother was very strict about entertainment.
in school i was doing a project about teen suicide and had checked out some books on suicide and abortion.
i had alot of explaining to do for that.
Les Miserables? What could possibly be objectionable in that?
I'm assuming that's sarcasm? Well, there's a section with a lot of prostitutes singing, and then a scene where it looks like a man urinates in someone's drink (which grossed me out enough that I didn't want to see any more), so...I figure that must be what she didn't much like.
I turned it off myself after that, just because Anne Hathaway wasn't in it anymore at a certain point, and she was the only reason I wanted to see it at all anyway.
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a number of years back i heard a story of a young girl in a congregation ( i have some good friends in this hall ) who had an amazing field service experience.
it was so amazing that it was retold in the 2007 yearbook!.
it is retold in the highlight of the past year section.
Yeah, I remember that experience. Wow. So that was all made up. I just assumed that since none of us could prove or disprove that it happened, it hovered somewhere between the realm of 'true' and 'not true'. I always wondered if anyone knew the people who had the experience and would talk about it. Embarrassing, indeed. Of course, since this is thirdhand information, I'm still hovering in the unknowable realm anyway, but...I'd be more inclined to believe that than to disbelieve it.
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