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  Article: Jehovah's Witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/jehovahs-witnesses-leaders-ordered-pay-17661919.

  jehovah's witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages.

  the woman was raped by a fellow jehovah's witness after going door-to-door evangelising near cardiff, glamorgan, 30 years ago, mr justice chamberlain heard.

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  Get 'em where it hurts the most!
  
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  Franklin Graham event axed

  by Fadeaway1962 in

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  bbc news: franklin graham's glasgow event axed after council pressure .

  i saw this on the bbc and thought you should see it:franklin graham's glasgow event axed after council pressure - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51302490 .

  hi been looking on here for a while now , been a great help in finding ttatt so thanks for that .seen this wonder if assembly venues aware off jws view and stand on these issues and others like child abuse cover up .

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  That sounds like the Graham camp is being persecuted!!!!

  Isn't that evidence that they have The Truth™?
  
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  Do You Believe In Polls?

  by minimus in

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  when you hear that the polls say.... do you really believe it??.

  i think polls can be and often are skewered.

  i don’t trust them..

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  And many of those other counties have gone way overboard on socialism (from all the deadbeats voting for more free stuff at the expense of others) and are in deep shit. That's where the US will also be if the Socialist agenda wins.

  The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. ~ Margaret Thatcher
  
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  It Looks Like Trump’s Trial In The Senate Will Take Longer Than Was Expected

  by minimus in

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  it looks like more “witnesses “ will be brought in, making this trial who knows how long?.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Trained chimp. Calling a black person that is racist.

  But it's OK if it was said about a white person? Frankly, changing the term simply because the person is black is IMO racist. The "trained chimp" reference has nothing to do with the person's race -- unless YOU see it that way -- and then YOU are racist.
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  Middle class elders and pioneering children

  by Steel in

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  i was looking at my hall the other day some of the upper elders who are retired now have had some pretty good jobs and lives of relative comfort.

  i am not exactly sure what the education levels were but they were white collar.

  most likely started in a world where you didn’t need a lot of education to get a head.

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  I think if these elders you mention are true "believers" (as I was) they may very figure that The End™ is SO CLOSE that their kids won't miss out on anything is this system before it "goes down". They may even be helping the kids financially since it's all so temporary. By slaving for the GB, their kids are assured of everlasting life.
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  Do You Believe In Polls?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when you hear that the polls say.... do you really believe it??.

  i think polls can be and often are skewered.

  i don’t trust them..

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  DesirousOfChange

  The Electoral College was designed to protect States' Rights. There would be no UNITED States without it as the smaller States would have never signed on if it was obvious that the larger (more populated) States would make all the rules.

  Same with having two Houses of Congress. For any law to pass it has to be approved by a majority of the populace (the House of Representatives, based on each State's population) AND a majority of the States (the Senate, with each State have an equal say on the matter).

  Getting rid of the Electoral College will bring about civil war as the conservative "Red States" will not tolerate being governed by the liberal, socialistic "Blue States". California, Texas, NY, and Florida would control everything. (Actually the 10 most populated States have over 50% of the US population.)
  
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  Born-In Fading Out

  by NC1998 in

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  2. experiences

  i was raised in it.

  there were questions, but the psychological abuse prevented me from ever really getting answers.

  i am naturally a logical thinker in spite of my decades of indoctrination, and my brain just never could get passed things that were glaringly huge issues.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Welcome to our World. We've all walked down the path you have just started on. Be prepared for a rough ride! But it's worth it. Proceed with caution. Don't do anything rash. And DO NOT TRUST any active JW "friend" with how you feel about things now.
  

  Good luck!
  

  The greatest revenge is living a happy & successful life!
  
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  It Looks Like Trump’s Trial In The Senate Will Take Longer Than Was Expected

  by minimus in

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  it looks like more “witnesses “ will be brought in, making this trial who knows how long?.

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  LV101's comment has received more "likes" than "dislikes".

  I don't really see anything "racist" about it.
  
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  It Looks Like Trump’s Trial In The Senate Will Take Longer Than Was Expected

  by minimus in

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  it looks like more “witnesses “ will be brought in, making this trial who knows how long?.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Thanks, Cofty!!

  How is it that a guy from the UK is on top of this than most US citizens?
  
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  It Looks Like Trump’s Trial In The Senate Will Take Longer Than Was Expected

  by minimus in

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  it looks like more “witnesses “ will be brought in, making this trial who knows how long?.

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  DesirousOfChange

  The impeachment has become all about the Senate elections in November.

  It is not about Trump. Trump WILL NOT be put out of office as that would take 67 votes (47 Dems/Indpendents plus 20 GOP) and there simply are NOT 20 GOP senators that will cross the aisle to vote against Trump as that would be political suicide.

  However, in November, 33 senators are up for re-election and 19 of these are GOP senators with many in closely contested seats. The strategy on both sides is to gain (or at least not lose) any seats in the senate.

  Will a vote for or a vote against bringing in witnesses do the most damage these senators? A vote to call in witnesses will definitely cost them some of the GOP base that they need for re-election. But a vote to "blindly" stick by Trump may cost them needed votes of independents. Be assured that the pollsters are working 24/7 to assess the answers to those questions.

  Personally, I think the witnesses run the risk of inflicting more damage to the GOP cause than the risk of refusing to listen to them, thus I suspect the leadership will design a strategic motion to move this BS trial forward without calling Bolton or anyone else.