Posts by Gerard
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60I am trying to understand my cat
by Fisherman inlike i said on a previous thread, this is my first cat.
this cat always follows me around and demands to be petted all of the time.
he wants to be carried all of the time.
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JW Fundies write a "JW Child Abuse" page in Wikipedia
by Gerard inthe wikipedia page entitled jehovah's witnesses and child sex abuse is oozing with lies and jw propaganda.
it presents the policies through the jw filter that ignores its pathetic inneficiency and reality.
the article's tone is that of "look how good we are compared with other religions.
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Gerard
Thanks to all who have started to clean up that article. It begins to resemble reality.
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JW Fundies write a "JW Child Abuse" page in Wikipedia
by Gerard inthe wikipedia page entitled jehovah's witnesses and child sex abuse is oozing with lies and jw propaganda.
it presents the policies through the jw filter that ignores its pathetic inneficiency and reality.
the article's tone is that of "look how good we are compared with other religions.
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Gerard
I would split the article further: Clean and mark their section simply as as "Abuse Policies" and make other sections demonstrating -along with reputable links- the reality of child abuse handling.
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JW Fundies write a "JW Child Abuse" page in Wikipedia
by Gerard inthe wikipedia page entitled jehovah's witnesses and child sex abuse is oozing with lies and jw propaganda.
it presents the policies through the jw filter that ignores its pathetic inneficiency and reality.
the article's tone is that of "look how good we are compared with other religions.
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Gerard
Hamster, I will do it. Please send me the information.
Gerard
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JW Fundies write a "JW Child Abuse" page in Wikipedia
by Gerard inthe wikipedia page entitled jehovah's witnesses and child sex abuse is oozing with lies and jw propaganda.
it presents the policies through the jw filter that ignores its pathetic inneficiency and reality.
the article's tone is that of "look how good we are compared with other religions.
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Gerard
The Wikipedia page entitled Jehovah's Witnesses and child sex abuse is oozing with lies and JW propaganda. It presents the policies through the JW filter that ignores its pathetic inneficiency and reality. The article's tone is that of "look how good we are compared with other religions. We don't even need police intervention!" Some examples:
Child victims are not required to face their abusers to make an accusation.
Congregation Discipline
Unlike most religious bodies, Jehovah's Witnesses have a disciplinary system that applies to all congregation members. [...] Numerous Jehovah's Witnesses who have committed child molestation have been subjected to disfellowshipping, a strong sanction that is virtually unknown in most other faith-based groups. Those judged repentantby a committee of elders are given "public reproof".
As a safeguardagainst false or malicious accusations, the formation of a judicial committee requires either (1) a confession, (2) statements by two eyewitnesses or (3) strong circumstantial evidence (DNA evidence presented in a court of law would likely be accepted). [...] If there is some valid reason to suspect that the alleged perpetrator is still abusing children, a warning may have to be given. The congregation elders can help in such a case.
Our position is that secular authorities deal with crime while elders deal with sin.
And the most outrageous of all:
To date there have been no known cases where Witness congregations have been found by a court to be in violation of reporting laws.
Level-headed editors are needed to fix this surreal presentation of the reality!!!!
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Australian Government Porn Filter To Slow Down the Internet
by What-A-Coincidence inhttp://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22989008-661,00.html.
australians will be forced to contact their internet service provider to avoid having their access to the web restricted.. .
the restrictions are planned by the federal government to give greater protection to children from online pornography and violent websites.. .
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Gerard
Personnaly, I am happy that ONE government takes online child protection seriously.
I feel no pain for those adults unable to function online without porn.
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George Couch Dies - Brooklyn Bethel
by SadElder ingeorge couch, a longtime fixture as the big wig of home overseers at brooklyn bethel, died friday.
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we never interacted much with them, he was a strange duck from our brief visits with them over the years..
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Gerard
You will get tired, and you may get overworked or feel down at times. That is when you have to remember the purpose of dedicating your life to Jehovah. It is to do his will, not your own.
Freaking cult.
We had some savings that we thought would easily last us to Armageddon. (Revelation 16:14, 16) After all, we always thought that Armageddon was just around the corner. So when we started to pioneer, we gave up our home and dropped everything else.
And after 70 years, Mr. Couch never got to figure it out.....
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WTS response to 9/11
by Robert7 ini'm sure this has been discussed in length, but i'm a newbie :).
one item that really shocked me, back when i believed this was 'the truth' was the lack of response to the 9/11 attacks.
as all of us, we were really shocked and really were looking for comfort at the meeting (school/service meeting).
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Gerard
The USA government would not have tolerated cheering from a religious cult within its borders. Therefore the WT's silence.
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hi Im new
by kamen inhi everyone i hve just found this site by accident its a great site.
i havent been to the meetings for years but it was very hard to leave as family pressures are on you.i feel like ive got stronger but it takes alot of time.
i live in australia and its great to be able to talk to people on the same level.
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Tenesee Baby JW Gets Blood Products - Parents go to court.
by Gerard inhttp://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20071227/news07/712270374/1291/mtcn01.
thursday, 12/27/07.
faith, medicine collide in life-threatening casevu gets court order to use blood for baby of jehovah's witnesses.
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Gerard
Update:
Court overrules parents on surgery
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/12/28/court_overrules_parents_on_surgery/9963/
Published: Dec. 28, 2007 at 1:10 AM Font size: NASHVILLE, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A court in Tennessee ruled that doctors can perform heart surgery on a newborn even though using blood products violates her parents' beliefs.
The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses. They believe in getting medical treatment but believe that blood transfusions and any other use of blood violates Biblical teaching.
"It's a scriptural command to abstain from blood," Fred Haston, who chairs the Jehovah's Witnesses Hospital Liaison committee, told The Nashville Tennessean. "The reason is that the life of a person is in that blood. We believe that blood is life."
The girl, identified only as Baby Girl Doe, was born at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with a congenital heart condition. Doctors said that unless she received a cardiac catheterization within 48 hours of birth she was likely to die.
Font size: NASHVILLE, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A court in Tennessee ruled that doctors can perform heart surgery on a newborn even though using blood products violates her parents' beliefs.