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  I sued the local congregation

  by chukky 594 in

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  several years ago, before my wife and i left, my 5 yr old daughter got up during the watchtower to cross the aisle to sit with someone else.

  she tripped on the roving microphone wire and smashed her head on the foot of a metal chair.

  the bleeding was profuse and an ambulance was called.

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  Lore

  Your principles are subjective. Very nice. You didn't see fit to seek damages at the time, but waited several years, before the statute of limitations ran out to sue.
  If you were a principled person, your view of the congregation would have zero to do with whether you felt they were liable for the damages. Obviously you didn't feel they were liable at the time, but as your animosity toward the congregation grew, and after you left, you felt you could go back and grind an axe. I'm glad I don't know you.

  I dunno, dispite what I just said. (Which I was serious about by the way. I would never let anyone in my car or on my property if I knew they sued over that.) I think that's a bit harsh.

  They STRONLY discourage pressing charges, even when they are warrented. You're not supposed to sue a brother. So now that the threat of being shunned is gone, that doesn't mean his principles have changed, it just means he's now free to act on them without the horrible consequence of loosing contact with everyone he cares about.

  This is why child abuse cases stay hidden for so long. Even though the person SHOULD have pressed charges at the time, they feel like they can't because of the social pressure to just 'forgive and forget'.
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  I sued the local congregation

  by chukky 594 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  several years ago, before my wife and i left, my 5 yr old daughter got up during the watchtower to cross the aisle to sit with someone else.

  she tripped on the roving microphone wire and smashed her head on the foot of a metal chair.

  the bleeding was profuse and an ambulance was called.

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  Lore

  Remind me never to invite you to my house for dinner or anything. Your daughter might fall against my wall and slash the side of her face open on a light switch and I'd never be able to afford it.
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  For those interested in the Autism/Vaccine link 'scandal'

  by Meeting Junkie No More in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id_axz3zhac.

  there is a more to this story than meets the eye..

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  Lore

  The video is an hour long. . . does it contain any new information that most of us aren't already aware of?

  Is there any scientific information in that video that takes an entire hour to explain, or would a 3 minute summary be available?
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  Idiot poisons 130 year old Oak trees over football rivalry...

  by james_woods in

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  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20032936-504083.html.

  the astonishing thing is that this moron was 62 years old....

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  Lore

  From my quick googling around it looks like a few 130 year old oak trees are worth at least $200,000 dollars. How long should he go to jail for the malicious distruction of over $200,000 worth of property?

  Yeah I gotta partially agree with the strict sentence. Not that I give 2 craps about some trees. If he owned the trees I wouldn't care if he took a chainsaw too them and made a big "Screw you (insert other team name here) " sign out of them.

  But they belong to someone else, and they are very expensive and difficult to replace. It's the same as if he had placed TNT in some historical building (Which I also wouldn't care about if he actually owned it.) or sunk a $200,000 boat. (Again, if it's his, don't care)
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  Jehovah's Witnesses - Are they loving?

  by brotherdan in

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  jehovah's witnesses love to claim that they are a true religion because they are the most loving people on earth.

  they rant and rave about how they apply john 13:35 to themselves.. in a recent conversation with djeggnog, i was shocked at some of the hateful things that he was saying to me.

  now i know that i have been in some pretty heated debates with others, but i try to never make it personal.

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  Lore

  I like the "Message" bible translation of that verse:
  
  Saul exploded in anger at Jonathan: "You son of a slut!"

  The use of the word 'Cahoots' just make it perfect!

  Letters written by witnesses are scary. . . I've never seen a non witness include a scripture refference in a personal letter. . . I've never seen a JW write a letter without one. They'll say the meanest things in a letter and then stick a bible citation after it as if it makes it ok.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses - Are they loving?

  by brotherdan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jehovah's witnesses love to claim that they are a true religion because they are the most loving people on earth.

  they rant and rave about how they apply john 13:35 to themselves.. in a recent conversation with djeggnog, i was shocked at some of the hateful things that he was saying to me.

  now i know that i have been in some pretty heated debates with others, but i try to never make it personal.

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  Lore

  You knew God, so you are going to die. Are your prepared to meet your God? Well you'd better "get ready to meet your God." (Amos 4:12)

  Hey watch! I can insult you with a scripture as well you "stupid son of a whore!" ( 1 Samuel 20:30 )

  But it's ok if it's insensitive and dickish because it's comming from the bible. . . right?
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  Do those who make conditional donations to Watchtower ever get them back on request?

  by truthseeker in

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  do you know if any jws who made a conditional donation to the watchtower ever got it back or were there problems associated with this?.

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  truthseeker.

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  Lore

  What kind of conditional donations? Like: "Here's a check for $500 but I want it back if Armageddon doesn't come by 2014."
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  Car inspection woes

  by Terry in

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  i'm sure texas isn't much different from any other state.. we want clean air.

  so, the auto manufacturers came up with a glorified box of charcoal that "filters" out the pollutants (simultaneously making the energy output less efficient requiring yet more fuel) called a catalytic converter.. most cars' converter lasts about 10 years.. .

  i'm driving a honda accord from 1998. the coverter has given up the ghost and i don't pass the nox tests.. so.... i can't renew my registration and have to spend about $1700 to replace that stupid box of charcoal.. .

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  Lore

  So I'm guessing it would be considered wrong for me to bypass my converter now, and then only hook it up again for inspections. . . ?
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  If Armageddon came tomorrow, would Jehovah kill a billion children?

  by just n from bethel in

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  i just looked up some population statistics.

  i saw there are over a billion children under the age of 10 on the earth today.

  (didn't research too hard - just googled it.

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  Lore

  Here would be a good end times sign: Everyone becomes infertile all of a sudden. Armageddon would then come 20 years later. . .

  Strange that god didn't think of that one when the guys asked him what the signs would be.
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  Watchtower study for week of Feb. 7, 2011

  by FrankWTower in

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  this past weekend a quote from the wt study caught my eye.

  it can be found on paragraph 14 of the article.. "however, worsening world conditions have caused many to respond when shown that alienation fromgod is at the root of human evil and suffering.".

  i'm just focusing on the first par that says the world is getting worse.

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  Lore

  Pick a year in human history, if we could put every human alive at that time on a spindial and you had to swap lives with that person, which time period would you choose?

  I'd personally choose this time period.