^^ Excellent point. And if there's no clergy/laity distinction, why are only elders included? Aren't we all equal?
The Quiet One
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You All Need To Read This New Letter Sent To All Conregations In Victoria Australia About Police Checks For Elders
by Hairyhegoat inpolice minister peter ryan has written a letter to mr unthank advising that jw's are now applying, in mass, for the wwc in victoria.
to little to late.
criminal charges still stand and cannot be backdated!
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Both "Mentally Diseased" & Blood Transfusion DF/DA Violate UN Charter
by skeeter1 inthe united nations charter is for all un countries to follow, to its best ability.. the united nations is for the right to change one's religion, without coercion.
it applies to both countries who thwart changing religions directly, but also holds governments responsible if it allow private actors to coerce people from changing one's religion.
coercion is thought of broadly, and goes beyond mere physical force.
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'OSCE commitments on freedom of religion or belief ODIHR 27 November 2000' http://tandis.odihr.pl/?p=ki-fo
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Links About "Mentally Diseased" Article
by DT inthe article in the independent about the use of the term "mentally diseased" by the watchtower society is really gaining momentum.
i thought it would be good to list some of the links about the subject as this spreads across the internet.. i will post a few of the main ones.
feel free to post your own as you find them.. independent article.
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A bit more Activity on the Mentally Diseased Front
by cantleave inthis from someone not on this board:.
hi guys,.
as i said yesterday, i am already in touch with the chief inspector of the diversity unit for thames valley police and i forwarded him the articles from the independent and the telegraph.
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The Quiet One
http://topix.com/forum/religion/jehovahs-witness/TAGJUK4HUF418PITV Interesting views expressed by the jw's here. 'Mentally diseased' being used as, IMO, a derogatory hate term. And the sense of delight expressed by the OP... Sick.
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The Watchtower Society Crossed a Line by Praising a "Slaughter of Apostates"
by DT ini just had to say it.
i don't mean to detract from other threads on the topic.
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Don't know if I'm jumping the gun here, but I've emailed the News editor of the Independent with a link to this watchtower article, highlighting the Rick Fenton statement and how the article contradicts it. I've suggested a follow-up or at least a mention of this article.. We'll see what happens, I don't know if I'm emailing the wrong person, but it's all I can do, I don't know any journalists.. Here's the address if anyone else thinks it's a good idea.. [email protected]
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More apostate hating from the Watchtower
by Igot2bme ini ran across this post on fb-.
the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.
"the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.
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Don't know if I'm jumping the gun here, but I've just emailed the News editor of the Independent with a link to this watchtower article, highlighting the Rick Fenton statement and how the article contradicts it. I've suggested a follow-up or at least a mention of this article.. We'll see what happens, I don't know if I'm emailing the wrong person, but it's all I can do, I don't know any journalists.. Here's the address if anyone else thinks it's a good idea.. [email protected]
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More apostate hating from the Watchtower
by Igot2bme ini ran across this post on fb-.
the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.
"the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.
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"all members of the congregation need to be determined to avoid the company of disfellowshipped individuals." cantleave, can you forward this to your journalist contact? It shows up Rick Fenton's statement, as already mentioned. Keep it up, guys!
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More apostate hating from the Watchtower
by Igot2bme ini ran across this post on fb-.
the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.
"the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.
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Sky News emailed about UK charitable status
by cedars infollowing the recent breakthrough i have just sent the following email to sky news, expanding on the issue of the "mentally diseased" article to incorporate the issue of uk charitable status.
i feel this is a good angle to go at, because sky news tends to focus on uk economic policy issues quite extensively.
5 million per year in government gift aid being frittered away on a charity that condones breaking-up families and blocking medical treatment seems to me to be a newsworthy item.. here is the email.
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Regarding public benefit, a comment on a thread a few years back may be relevant: "The Charities Act does not define what is meant by ‘public benefit’; that remains governed by the existing law, which is based on decisions which have been made by the courts and the Charity Commission over theyears. But the Act does remove the presumption that currently exists in charity law that organisations relieving poverty or advancing education or religion benefit the public. This means that, in future, all charities will have to demonstrate that their purposes benefit the public. Again from my reading of this itwon't be too onerous for the WTS to frame a public benefit statement that will keep the CC happy. For example the guidance on 'who are the public?' can be found further down on the same web page. To cut a long story short active JW's can be viewed as 'the public' as they represent a cross-section of society. I think the most promising angle is in the anti-discrimination legislation. This would clearly be more persuasive if a case was brought by somebody within the WTS currently in good standing. What we need is a sister with lesbian tendencies demanding to be made an elder. Any volunteers? It is a charity after all :-) I think that as many as possible that can register their personal story of shunning, blood issue, child abuse etc the better. I will be doing this" http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/151261/1/UK-Charity-Law-Changes
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So i was talking to my Jdub coworker today...
by shakyground inhe asked me about the place i moved to last year.
i told him it was ok, maintenence are a little slow fixing problems, and there has been crime lately.
i said most of the developments around here are nice and peaceful except one up the road which is considered the hood lol.
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http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/79734/1/JW-and-Guns http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/171659/1/JW-self-defense-WT-says-we-are-too-slow-to-use-a-gun "The situation may be such that the only thing a person can do is to use whatever is at hand to protect himself or others. As a result, the attacker may receive afatal blow. From the Scriptural standpoint, the one acting in self-defense would not thereby incur bloodguilt." Awake 1975 Sep. 8 p.28 Should You Defend Yourself?