I think that means that if you want to operate as if you are a charity then you must register with the CC. There is no obligation for a church to operate as a charity. They could become a non-charitable club and lose the benefits of charitable status.
Posts by cofty
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Third Sector Article: Supreme Court tells Jehovah's Witness charity it cannot stop inquiry
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.thirdsector.co.uk/supreme-court-tells-jehovahs-witness-charity-cannot-stop-inquiry/governance/article/1405567.
[about third sector for those not in the uk:.
"third sector is the uk’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector."].
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The borg is fighting tooth and nail to not turn over sex abuse records, and the press is taking note :)
by EndofMysteries inhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/12/jehovahs-witnesses-under-pressure-over-handling-of-sexual-abuse-claims.
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cofty
I'm genuinely puzzled by their legal tactics in this case. It seems perfectly designed to maximise damage.
What on earth are they hoping to achieve? Now they have seriously annoyed the CC who have the power to hurt them. Why did they not welcome them and give them complete cooperation?
Is it just arrogance or is it possible that they know they are sitting on a problem of such proportions that it will destroy them?
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Watchtower requests sexual abuse suit to be dismissed
by StarTrekAngel inhttp://www.reformer.com/latestnews/ci_30235457/bellows-falls-jehovahs-witnesses-ask-court-toss-lawsuit.
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cofty
Unless the alleged abuser had a history of abuse that was known to the congregation it is difficult to see how they can be held liable in this instance.
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August JW Broadcasting in Under 2 Minutes LOYAL LOYAL ETC ETC
by Watchtower-Free inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfxkwe0881e .
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cofty
Loving your work
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Notifications
by Downtowner inis there a setting that can send me e-mail or even a text message letting me know i have a new pm from someone, or perhaps someone commented on a post i wrote?
i get so busy in life and have several messaging apps to keep up with and sometimes it's weeks or even months before i remember to check my pm's here.. thanks,.
downtowner.
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cofty
If the envelope is green you have a PM. If it isn't you don't.
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I believe in Evolution and that God created life
by Crabby inanyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.
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cofty
Just got in from work. What an extravaganza of wilful ignorance by creationists this turned out to be.
Where to start? Is it worth starting?
Have a cup of tea, maybe later, maybe not.
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I believe in Evolution and that God created life
by Crabby inanyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.
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cofty
it's rather a blueprint
It is NOTHING like a blueprint. That is one of the worse metaphors for DNA you could think of.
It'll take one helluva spontaneous mutation to come up with a single strand of DNA, let alone a nucleus full of them
If you want to know more about the evolution of DNA - at least what is known about that process so far - you will have to commit to some serious reading. Based on our previous conversations there is no point in me suggesting a reading list is there?
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I believe in Evolution and that God created life
by Crabby inanyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.
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cofty
One could compare the DNA code to a language.
Yes we could COMPARE the two but that would just be a metaphor.
DNA is not a literal code neither is it information in the same sense as these words are. The articles I linked for you will explain in more detail.
Denail, denail, denail....
What is a denail?
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I believe in Evolution and that God created life
by Crabby inanyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.
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cofty
If you have the intellectual honesty to face up to a scientific refutation of creationist's abuse of information theory here are a couple of links.
Talk Origins... (follow the links)
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I believe in Evolution and that God created life
by Crabby inanyone else also hold this view or understand it at least, or do you feel the need to argue that both can in no way coexist?.
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cofty
6. All codes result from an intentional choice and agreement between sender and recipient
There is no recipient in DNA. It's all just electrons doing their thing.
In DNA, information is just a metaphor.