I echo everyone else here in saying I sincerely hope it starts a Worldwide prescedent. The EU Bill of Human Rights covers the same rights but so far it's not been taken up in the Court.
mummatron
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FYI: Something is going on in Brazil that's interesting
by AndersonsInfo inposted on www.christianwitnesses.com.
the federal public ministry at ceara, brazil, on july 14, 2011 filed a civil action against the religion of jehovah's witnesses in the 8th federal court for practicing religious discrimination against former members.
prosecutor nilce cunha rodrigues has taken on official representation of sebastian oliveira (ramos) who, after being expelled from the religion was discriminated against by colleagues, friends and relatives, including his mother, in accord with norms of the jehovahs witnesses who are headed by a governing body of the watchtower society.
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hey this sounds familiar...
by cptkirk ingen 34:25. however, it came about that on the third day, when they got to be aching, the two sons of jacob, simeon and levi, brothers of dinah, proceeded to take each one his sword and to go unsuspectedly to the city and to kill every male.
26 and hamor and shechem his son they killed with the edge of the sword.
then they took dinah from shechems house and went on out.
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mummatron
Like the Coruscant incident in Ep.III you mean..?
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Disgusting thing standing in a holy place
by One Father inthis letter was addressed to the organization, 08-03-2011. dear organizers and overseers of the congregated,.
and to any others that these serious matters may concern,.
this letter is addressed to you with sincerity and good intent.
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mummatron
My teacher's spidey-sense was set off by the writing styles. They're very similar. I just ran this post and one of Godrulz's through I Write Like and both gave the result as Dan Brown! LOL
If my Uni network account hadn't been suspended while my course is on hiatus I'd have run them through Turnitin to get a more accurate result.
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Disgusting thing standing in a holy place
by One Father inthis letter was addressed to the organization, 08-03-2011. dear organizers and overseers of the congregated,.
and to any others that these serious matters may concern,.
this letter is addressed to you with sincerity and good intent.
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mummatron
Um, is that Godrulz "resurrected"...?
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Hello there everyone.
by Yr Wyddgrug ini'm a long time lurker here.. i'm not and never have been a jw, but i am trying to get an understanding of what it means to be disfellowshipped for the sake of someone i know.. my husband and i pastor a small church, we're nothing special, just a group of people who get together to seek god.
we're open to everyone and people pop in as they want to.
recently a woman in her early twenties has started turning up.
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mummatron
Welcome. I was touched by your consideration for this young lady.
I have sent you a Private Message.
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Pastor Russells Sexual Preference?
by Marvin Shilmer inpastor russells sexual preference?.
today i uploaded a new article to my blog.
it shares a piece of weird watchtower history that tends to fly under the radar.
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mummatron
Why would Maria go along for 18 years? - BOTR
Money and power I guess. She had business interests in the WTBTS and had a great deal of say in the daily running of the WTBTS and was awarded alimony and provided with a home when the divorce was finalised.
MS - it raises lots of possible explanations:
? - Oedipal Trauma as suggested by Clarity - he lost his younger siblings and mother.
? - Impotence or some other genito-urinary disease - he suffered from frequent cystitis in later life.
? - Repressed homosexuality.
? - A belief that sex be purely for procreation.
? - He was into other women - the alleged 'intimacy' with his foster daughter Rose Ball.
Who knows?
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all you guys,are you A Joseph? Day after day she beg you to lie with her.
by jam injoseph was a young handsome and good -looking.. he wasn,t married, his boss wife is all over him.. each day, joseph please lie with me.. ok here is the wife of the boss, you dam if.
do and dam if you don,t.
we know what happen.
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mummatron
Joseph,s integrity wasn,t for God, but for his Boss. A slave sleeping with the master wife, that,s A no no.
An orgasm and being flogged to death for it, versus day-in day-out nagging from a desperate housewife, keeping your job and your LIFE. Hmmm, I know which one I'd have chosen!
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Need some advice, PLEASE!
by TweetieBird ini don't even know where to begin but i'm having trouble with my oldest son (grown) who just moved back home.
he recently got fired and kicked out by his roommate because he has (in my opinion and the rest of my family) an alcohol and pot problem.
he doesn't think he does because he can go days without either, a whole other story.
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mummatron
There's been some brilliant practical suggestions and sensible advice suggested already, but just to add my 2c/2p ...
Mental health issues and an addictive personality often goes hand-in-hand, with the addiction being a symptom of the mental health disorder. Treating the addiction without treating the underlying cause may trigger further addictions with different substances, foods, gambling or certain behavioral patterns. Mental health disorders are usually caused by chemical imbalances/deficiencies in the brain (serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine) and substances such as alcohol and cannabis will temporarily cause those chemicals to rise. Other warning signs are consuming high quantities of dairy products - particularly cheese - as these raise dopamine levels, excessive caffeine consumption to combat periods of insomnia and any habitual behaviour that stimulates the brain's reward centre, such as always buying a lotto scratchcard at the store when out to get milk, frequent one-night stands etc.
I have a relative who suffers from schizophrenia and this person abuses alcohol simply to function. From my own teenage years I realised I too had an addictive personality which is why I've always refused to experiment with powders and pills like my peers have and to this day have never set foot in a casino. I suspect that a genetic pre-disposition to mental health disorders was one factor in me developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. My ex-husband is bi-polar but for the duration of our relationship refused any medical assistance. Prior to meeting me he'd been an alcoholic but as he was entirely unmedicated and could no longer use alcohol as a crutch, he eventually turned to weed to self-medicate. Whilst it calmed him enormously and prevented the insomniac episodes, he was spending around £50 a week on the stuff and was smoking it in the morning on the way to work and on 'cigarette' breaks at work.
Having lost his job and his home, your son is already at rock bottom. An intervention or parental accompaniment to see his doctor can be considered 'tough love' if he won't go by himself. It won't be easy but as he has already opened up to you, his future seems very hopeful and he has a brilliant mother who cares for him! All the very best my dear. I'm sure you both can get through this and come out the other side stronger!
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Perfect refreshing drink for a hot day...
by Glander ini love ice cold buttermilk.
you can add a little crushed ice.
i like it as is but some folks like:.
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mummatron
I've never tasted buttermilk as it's hard to get hold of over here.
Lately I've been drinking chilled coconut water. It's really refreshing and is high in potassium and electrolytes.
For summer alcoholic drinks I'd go for an ice-cold bottle of Peroni Nastro Azzurro, or a glass of chilled rosé (preferably a nice pinot grigio blush), or a gin and slimline tonic with ice and a slice of lime.
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In Lima, Peru 15 year old JW child commits suicide
by discreetslave ini'll translate the artcle since online translators did a terrible job.
the link to the original article is below.
lima 8/3/2011.
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mummatron
That's so sad to hear of a 15 year old girl doing that. The very fact that she had some 'discipline issues' were no doubt her cries for help which went unheard.
When I was 17, one of my few JW friends of the same age from a neighbouring congregation attempted suicide by lethal overdose of pain meds and alcohol. It was covered up by her family and the elders. So much for being Jehovah's happy organisation!