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  Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

  by Corney in

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  a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

  the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

  at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

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  Gotta worry about Government getting its hands into religious debates.

  I think if it went to SCOTUS, they'd side for the religion. (esp after Amy is seated)
  
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  How do you switch off the thoughts of being raised JW and feelings of anger

  by Zeds Dead in

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  raised as a jo blow and married into it.

  37 years in it and now last 7 years out of it which feels great.. have memories of being a kid in school in the uk and just hating everything about being the jw kid.

  bullied, embarrassed in front of others and self-esteem went into the toilet.wished i was born into a different family.. what angers me is the messaging i would receive at home when i talked about being bullied.

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  Amazing how liberals create the problem then cry and don't understand why there is a problem

  by mickbobcat in

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  ron white said it best you can't fix stupid and it seems most if not all liberals are exactly that very stupid.

  in the video the minneapolis city council the very ones who voted to refund the police are whining that the crime is running rampant.who would have thunk it.

  lmao.

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  And they will re-elect the same politicians that perpetuate their problems.

  You can’t fix stupid.
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  Are You Satisfied With The Way The News Media Acts?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it would be a wonderful thing if the news media tried to exercise some fairness when they report the news or editorialize on a matter.

  if the news media does not stop showing bias, i would like to see sanctions of some sort on the cnn’s of the world.

  i really don’t think they can make the media fair but it would be nice..

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  Walter Cronkite was said to be the most trusted person in America.

  Try to find one -- even ONE -- media personality who even comes close.

  Everything is sensationalism to gain viewers/readers. Mainstream media is about as reliable as The Enquirer.
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  Another example of. Brotherly love you can only find in jehovahs organization

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so my 88 mil died and was the epitome of a faithful sister.

  my wife and her sister are members of the congregation for 40+ years.

  to be fair it was short notice but we had the showing and visitation and only about 12 out of 120 of the congregation showed up and only 1 elder!

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  Obviously she didn't leave her estate to WTS or else every elder would have been there with the CO tagging along too.
  
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  You Know You're A Jehovah's Witness When...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. social
  2. humour

  you know you're a jehovah's witness when.... being offered a scholarship to a good university is considered a bad thing.. when you see a house you like you claim it for after your god kills the owner.. you recieve spiritual guidence from a bus driver and a window washer.. you're engaged to a person you only met 3 months ago.. your widowed mother is marrying a man she met at the convention who she's known for 2 weeks.. there's jehovah's witnesses meeting in your house on a saturday morning to talk about going out knocking on doors on a saturday morning.. a lie in on a weekend happens about twice a year.. you dont talk to your own parents/children because they have a different opinion about a magazine.. you're not quite sure what you're supposed to believe anymore.. when someone criticizes your a magazine you feel like you're being attacked.. your 3yo son owns a suit.. if you're not married by the age of 30 you're considered to be gay or something wrong with you.. (for girls) if you havent married the first or second person you've dated you're considered promiscuous or something wrong with you.. you get your scientific knowledge from a magazine written by people who've never been to college and have never actually read the source they claim to be citing.. you get excited if there's a storm or natural disaster.. you get excited when there's a terrorist attack.. you get excited when there's a pandemic.. your version of tinder is the lunch break at a convention.. your girlfriend dresses like her grandmother.. your grandparents, despite being in the same religion as you, died believing totally a different belief system..

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  ......when you have a blue collar job and you own 12 cheap suits.
  
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  Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Died

  by Simon in

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  so, a supreme court nominee up for grabs ....

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  If the Dems had control of the White House AND the Senate, they'd nominate and approve some left wing Justice of their choice. RBG should have retired while Obama was in office if she wanted a Dem to name her replacement.

  Timing is everything.
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  St. Louis at 50 Year Murder High

  by Sea Breeze in

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  murder rate at 50-year high in democrat mayor lyda krewson’s st. louis.

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  Name some major cities governed by GOP mayors.

  Are any of them in the news for riots, murder rates, or ................
  
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  St. Louis at 50 Year Murder High

  by Sea Breeze in

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  murder rate at 50-year high in democrat mayor lyda krewson’s st. louis.

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  I hadn't thought of it that way, Fink.

  You're right. It's probably just coincidence that cities run by Democrats are (almost without exception) shitholes.

  What are the "other pertaining factors" of which you speak?
  
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  St. Louis at 50 Year Murder High

  by Sea Breeze in

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  murder rate at 50-year high in democrat mayor lyda krewson’s st. louis.

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  DesirousOfChange

  East St Louis is a sad story. In the 40s & 50s it was run by the Buster Wortman mob. The area (St Clair and Madison Counties) had the revenue and political influence equal to Cook County/Chicago. The National Stockyards and the resulting banks there, were the cash cows. During the race riots of the 60s, E St Louis was "burned to the ground". The "Big Money" left town and never rebuilt. Then anyone with even a little money, got the hell outta there (white flight). The rioters "won". They took over East St Louis. 50 years later, it's still a (to quote silentbuddha) fucking shithole.

  Fast forward to 2020 -- I fear history is repeating itself in Baltimore, Seattle, Minneapolis, etc. Ferguson was surely a "repeat". Nothing has been rebuilt there since its burning in 2006.

  BTW -- East St Louis has been a strong Democrat stronghold since the 60's.

  The City of St Louis has TWO political parties: White Democrats and Black Democrats.