Posts by ABibleStudent

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Independence Day

by rebel8 in

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happy independence day to those in the usa.

i can't help but think of our own personal struggles for freedom today.. "question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear."1.

--thomas jefferson.

ABibleStudent

Happy Independence Day to you too and thank you for Thomas Jefferson's quote!

BTW the Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, James Madison, also was very adamant about keeping Church and State separate, so at least two colonists (and many more) were leery of religious leaders trying to "unduly influence" their followers. Have you read James Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments to protest passing a bill to fund religious leaders through taxation?

History has many lessons for those willing to do some research. Too bad many people would rather watch reality TV.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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How to Block an Interrogation by J.W's

by The Searcher in

"don't you believe that this is god's spirit-directed organization?".

"do you believe that god is teaching us through the faithful & discreet slave?

"who else has the truth?

ABibleStudent

What about paraphrasing the 15 Nov. 2013 Watchtower, page 20, paragraph 17, conclusion # 3?

(3) At that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.

How ready are you to obey any instructions that you receive from Jehovah's Organization, whether it appears sound from a strategic or human standpoint? The following might be follow on questions to clarify a JWs level of commitment:

Would you take out a line of credit on your home to donate the money to Jehovah's Organization's world-wide work?
Would you keep silent that a JW was molesting your child and not report them to the police?
Would you follow a man/spirit who performed miracles like Jesus Christ and disagreed with Jehovah's Organization?

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Candace settled and she deserves the peace.

by snare&racket in

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friends

"hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

but it's all quiet here.

are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?".

ABibleStudent

Candace Conti was raped as a child by Jonathan Kendrick, then was emotionally abused by the Fremont Congregation elders when she tried to get them to protect other children, was legally abused during depositions by the WTBTS's lawyers during legal proceedings, and finally gutted by the 1st Appellate Court of California on April 13, 2015.

Condace has nothing to prove to anyone especially people who are unwilling to confront the WTBTS about its practices of enabling and protecting pedophiles, victimizing JWs with BITE control techniques, or fleecing jWs of money to financially support the WTBTS. I would like to see anybody do half as much as Candace has done to confront the WTBTS to change its behavior.

Best Wishes for Candace to enjoy the rest of her life in peace.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Time Magazine Article: Now’s the Time To End Tax Exemptions for Religious Institutions

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://time.com/3939143/nows-the-time-to-end-tax-exemptions-for-religious-institutions/?xid=newsletter-brief.

june 28, 2015 .

nows the time to end tax exemptions for religious institutions.

ABibleStudent

Thank you Barbara. The article reads more like an opinion than a news report.

Although I would like all non-profits to be treated equally, transparently, and pay for more public services, I'm too busy writing to members of Congress to promote tweaking the Tax Code to protect children from sexual abuse than to write more about my opinion.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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What Would Happen if the Watchtower Loses Their TAX EXEMPT STATUS?

by John Aquila in

would it really affect them?

how would it affect volunteers at any construction project since that work would now be taxable.

any materials they buy would be taxable.

ABibleStudent

If you feel that the Watchtower would be afraid of losing its tax-exempt status, instead of ponder what would happen, why not write to your members of Congress and ask that they sponsor/co-sponsor a bill to tweak the Tax Code to protect children from sexual abuse as I wrote in the thread Revise Tax Code to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse.

The bill is 85% complete and it and a one-page executive summary can be read at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lbrkte086omivtt/AADN7PQHNylsdKwbltjHxBUea?dl=0 . If a few politicians showed interest in the bill, I could easily complete the bill within a couple of days with the help of an attorney with legislative writing experience.

What is stopping exJWs from doing instead of complaining and pondering?

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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camping information.

by James Brown in

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friends

my wife and i are planning on taking a year off and taking a jeep and a camper through all the 48 contiguous states and alaska and some of canada.. living in florida, i have always had guns and a concealed carry permit.

but researching for our upcoming retirement vacation, it seems to me that i might not be able to legally carry firearms on my upcoming expedition.. it seems every state has different laws and licenses.

what does a camper from florida do when he goes to new york or california?

ABibleStudent

Hi James Brown, Bon voyage and best of wishes. Who/What are you afraid of? Humans, bears, wolves, gators?

As a deputy sheriff did you were you trained licensed to use pepper spray, batons, or tasers? Since pepper spray activates the flight response in people and bears, would carrying pepper spray make you feel safer? I don't know the laws for carrying pepper spray in vehicles, but I do know that hikers in Glacier National Park are advised to carry bear spray, which is a concentrated pepper spray for bears.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Royal Commision in Australia

by etna in

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hi, i haven't been on this site for so long and i'm sorry about that.

i wanted to know if anyone knows about the royal commission into the society that is being held in sydney on the 27th of july?

and can anyone attend?

ABibleStudent

Hi etna, Have you sent jwleaks a PM? I'm sure that if anyone on JWN is going to be there it will be jwleaks.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Candace Conti Case

by truthseekeriam in

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filed:.

letter dated june 22, 2015, notifying the court that petitioners, watchtower and fremont congregation have reached a settlement with respondent, conti.. .

click here to request automatic e-mail notifications about this case..

ABibleStudent

Congratulation to Candace.

Since it was settled, I'm sure that the settlement included a gag order that prevents Candace from talking about the settlement and may be even the case in the future.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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I disfellowshipped my parents this week..

by fulano in

i just wrote them a mail, telling them to not contact me any more under any circumstances, illness or death (79 and 83 years old).

unless they leave the cult and would apologize for our f*'.ed-up upbringing which ruined our whole life.

ABibleStudent

Instead of demanding that JWs leave the Watchtower, how about demanding that they critically think for themselves? Who knows it might make them curious what is critical thinking, or what is Ockham's razor (or "lex parsimoniae")?

Once JW's can critically think for themselves, they can then decide whether to stop being a JW or how to fake being a JW.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Can't sign out!

by stillin in

my wife has recently become very curious about my activity on my ipad.

i delete my browsing history but if she should discover this site and my identity here, she will gladly hand me over to the hangman, something i have managed to avoid for quite some time now,.

i hit the "sign out" button, but i find that i'm still logged in!

ABibleStudent

Hi stillin, When you clear your browser history click on the option to delete all the cookies. That should prevent your wife from accidentally entering any sites that you do not want her to access.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert