http://www.christianpost.com/news/kansas-church-that-left-presbyterian-church-usa-takes-property-fight-to-court-130936/
The short version: a Presbyterian congregation voted to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) and join a more conservative Presbyterian organization. The lawsuit is over who owns the building. Obviously, this is of interest to the XJW community given the recent land grab by the Watchtower Society.
I blogged awhile back about a California case where the judge ruled that the Watchtower, as a hierarchical church could do what it wanted, no matter what the locals decide. This case may be different in that the locals have decided to join a different church. Do they get to take their building with them?
This could have a lot of impact on the churches in the US, no matter which way it goes.
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5This could be an interesting court case to watch.
by JeffT inhttp://www.christianpost.com/news/kansas-church-that-left-presbyterian-church-usa-takes-property-fight-to-court-130936/the short version: a presbyterian congregation voted to leave the presbyterian church (usa) and join a more conservative presbyterian organization.
the lawsuit is over who owns the building.
obviously, this is of interest to the xjw community given the recent land grab by the watchtower society.
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Congratulations
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I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!
by Terry inlook up in the right-hand corner of this page.. find where it says welcome (name).. did you locate that?.
now click on your name and observe the new page loading takes you to a top blue bar with a menu.. it should read:.
active topics search members topics started .
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JeffT
This one generated 18 pages, 344 replies
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/politics/206542/1/Some-thoughts-on-unions
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So, are you thinking of coming back?
by kairos inthat's a crazy question.. they really mean, "do you regret your decesion to leave".. ---.
it's just an ice breaker to become nosy into one's personal life.. ---.
btw, last time i was asked this, no, everytime i'm asked this i reply with: "i'm never coming back".. they seem to hear that.. .
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JeffT
Every recovering alcoholic/addict contemplates using again, smart ones take an extra second to contemplate the resulting desctruction in their lives and move on quickly.
Asking me if I want to go back to the KH initiates the same process.
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How did your family react when you made it known that you did not want to be a JW anymore?
by Yondaime inplease share your experiences..
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JeffT
Since none of my family is JW, they were ecsatatic when I left.
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My dog just died.
by panhandlegirl ini just buried my beloved poddle, little brother.
he died suddenly.
i know to most people that is not an important event.
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JeffT
I am sorry to hear this. Losing a dog can be rough, I've been through it a couple of times.
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Cartoon -- conditions of membership
by FatFreek 2005 inyes, it's a cartoon, but it's not actually funny.. .
the text not suit you?
here's a blank drawing you can use to brew your own.. .
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JeffT
I'm too lazy to photoshop the dialog bubble.
"Now that you're baptized kid, the Mickey Mouse ears have to go, they're Satanic."
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JW-College-Police!
by Atlantis instates he is a jehovah's witness near the end of the article.. .. http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/2014/12/02/green-helped-shape-ui-public-safety-police-force/19798329/?utm_source=jw+news+and+archive&utm_campaign=47e569bee3-rss_email_campaign&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5caf9e1836-47e569bee3-29185349&ct=t(rss_email_campaign ).
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JeffT
I seem to remember that JW's could not take a job that required carryin gun, but its been a long time (I was in 1973-1987). My recollection is that you could be DF'd if it caused a probllem in the congregation. Now here this guy is advocating to public officials that his employees should be armed. I suspect he's the guy that they point to when they want to show people how normal they are. That may change when he's no longer that guy.
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The tale of Angelo and Dan! Have you heard this one??
by DATA-DOG inlong story, short; angelo was bad, he went to prison.
dan was bad, he went to prison too.
dan became a dub and studied with angelo.
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People in prison get religion quickly, most of them lose it shortly after they get out and don't need it anymore to convince the parole board that they've rehabilitated themselves.
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Officer Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown
by Simon inafter a thorough investigation and weighing of the evidence the grand jury has decided not to indict the officer.. the reaction so far seems as predicted - people refuse to accept that the result represents justice despite claims that is what they wanted.. there is now violence and vandalism, including gunshots.
let's hope the police contain the troublemakers.. .
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JeffT
Local elections are where things start.
Nobody studies basic civics in this country anymore. The town/city and county councils have far more impact on our day to day lives than people in Washington DC. Looking at election turnouts and voting patterns it seems that people don't understand that. I heard a lot of lamentation about voter turnout in off year elections, and how the Democrats have trouble getting the base to turn out. They need to educate their base if that's true.
This attitude has a direct effect on the lack of viable third parties. Everybody's idea of getting a third party going seems to be to run somebody for President, who promptly loses because nobody's heard of him/her. This needs to start at the local level and cook for ten or twenty years before it can become a national movement.