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  Will the Pope apologize? - Truth and Reconciliation Commission Canada

  by OrphanCrow in

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  i am posting this in this section (child abuse) because of the impact the catholic church has on what transpires in the religio-socio-legal realm that the jws are also embroiled in, concerning institutional abuses.. the catholic church is not willing to apologize for their role in the horrific abuses that occurred in canada in the residential school system for the canadian indigenous population.. for anyone who is interested in background on this dark chapter of canadian history, the truth and reconciliation report is available here - it is a hefty volume that is very difficult to read and it is the result of a royal commission on aboriginal peoples.. the pope has refused to offer an apology and it has become a controversial subject in canadian politics:.

  'no government tells the pope what to say': priest defends lack of apology for residential schools.

  a canadian priest is defending pope francis' decision not to apologize to indigenous people in canada for the role the catholic church played in the residential school system.about 150,000 first nation, inuit and métis children were taken from their parents by law and forced to attend church-run residential schools.

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  Love the comment on the gestures and the soft science that studies body behavior. I often see them twitch their shoulder a lot when it is an obvious lie. I think that's another sign of cover up.

  Then there is Lett licking his lips when talking of child abuse. I've looked hard to see him do it again, and have not spotted it. Gross.

  I think the Pope would apologize before the GB, but I didn't know about this native stuff. When having poor me syndrome, it is good to look at what has happened and continues to happen to them. Also, of course, do what you can to help!
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  EXJW Fifth Interviews Jason Wynne - Founder of AvoidJW.org

  by Wakanda in

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  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahseeaoof8.

  simply fabulous.

  ps.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAhSeEAOof8

  Simply fabulous.

  ps. Peanut Gallery comment: I get triggered by Fifth's frequent use of the word appreciation, appreciate and using the word privilege at the end.
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  David Splanes how to get everyone to agree when voting in elders meetings

  by Kevin McFree in

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  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/j3htfvmgr50.

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  Excellent as always, and the humor! Thank you Kevin. Loved your interview with EXJW Fifth also.
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  Continuing congregation mergers

  by Are you serious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the area i live in the pacific northwest, three spanish congregations we're merged into two a couple of years ago and in the next month or so four english congregations will be cut down to three.

  both situations happened because of lack of growth.

  a few years ago, i would never have imagined spanish congregations disappearing or merging but it's happening.

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  It was a little sideways anger Morph. uggh.

  Edit 1:Look for the new group by August, or August of next year I would guess. I just saw a group added where a merge happened and it took a year.

  Edit 2: It is just a desperate move, but I want people who are still doubting to have all the info.
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  GDPR: help for PIMOs

  by Fay Dehr in

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  2. beliefs

  we urgently need to offer "resistance strategy" help to pimos who are likely to be harassed by elders seeking their consent for wtbt$ to leech their data.

  what questions could pimos ask elders, that elders would be unable to answer?

  (thus buying time, because elder would need to "check with branch").

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  Isambard, that is still pressure and against GDPR.

  There is to be no pressure with GDPR, right?
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  Continuing congregation mergers

  by Are you serious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the area i live in the pacific northwest, three spanish congregations we're merged into two a couple of years ago and in the next month or so four english congregations will be cut down to three.

  both situations happened because of lack of growth.

  a few years ago, i would never have imagined spanish congregations disappearing or merging but it's happening.

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  Watch for a new foreign language group. They count as congregations on their tallies, and I notice a new one almost every time I see a merger.

  So, the almost 500 less congregations in the U.S. probably is more like 1500.

  Lying sick bastard asshats. Hell would be too good for them.
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  GDPR: help for PIMOs

  by Fay Dehr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we urgently need to offer "resistance strategy" help to pimos who are likely to be harassed by elders seeking their consent for wtbt$ to leech their data.

  what questions could pimos ask elders, that elders would be unable to answer?

  (thus buying time, because elder would need to "check with branch").

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  Isambard Crater My Group Overseer told me "it must be signed today" so I used a fake signature.

  That's totally against the GDPR law! I hope someone is recording the pressure they are getting and reporting to authorities. I know they catch us off guard sometimes, and we miss good opportunities to record. But, if this happened to Isambard, it is happening elsewhere.

  The fines are incredible for a breach like this, like 20 million or 4% of a company's income, right?

  They will, of course, just try to throw the elder under the bus. But, maybe the enforcers of the law will see through that tactic.
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  "Thanks for the thought" - how the religion robs people of normal humanity

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  so as you all know, my wife and i are not officially df or da.. a small event happened this week that i have to share!.

  a family that we were really close to (dinners and catch ups several times a month , go out socially often, play sport together, helped them through tough times, like uncle and aunty to their kids, etc).

  the wife's father died.

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  My parents would regularly discuss with each other the absurdity of unconditional love.
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  My JW Elder Brother Passed Away

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  he was basically a good man, just a believer in the religion.

  when we were both elders we were best of friends and then things deteriorated when i was not an elder for a while.

  then after becoming an elder again, i slowly drifted away from the religion and he drifted further away from me.

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  Sorry Min. It is just so hard to deal with. I really liked Sparrowdown's comment on losing him before losing him.
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  Informing of judicial decisions - how is it accomplished in 2018?

  by gone for good in

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  2. beliefs

  how do jws (rank and file) know when to commence shunning the victim of an internal judicial proceeding ?

  what direction does the elders manual give to start the congregations participation in shunning?

  when did you most recently see this process initiated in a hall you attend?.

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  An announcement is made: So and so is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Or So and so is no longer a Jehovah's Witness.

  People in my hall are literally dying to leave this religion, can't remember last DFing. Lots of old people.