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  BREAKING NEWS: Watchtower's Charitable Status UNDER THREAT in Britain !

  by raymond frantz in

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  there is an article today in daily mail one of the largest uk newspapers about the plymouth brethren that should worry every thinking jehovah's witness.. the charities commision in britain is threatening the charitable status of a small offshoot of the aglican church the plymouth brethren .the reason ?

  they don't perform enough charitable work for their local community .

  at a time where the tax avoidance of large businesses such as google ,ebay,amazon and starbucks is under serious question in britain ,the charities commision's investigation into this little church's charitable status comes as no surprise .the 2006 charities act forced charities, often at high cost, to 'demonstrate' value to society .so far being a christian church automatically exempt you off taxes ,this is not the case anymore .

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  what charitable works?

  I asked years ago why the jw do not run free meals or give housing help the answer was justblather.
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  walking and hiking.

  by zeb in

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  i walk a lot for health and i have never met a negative walker..

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  I walk a lot for health and I have never met a negative walker.
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  Similarities between Roman Catholics and Jehovah`s Witnesses

  by smiddy in

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  2. beliefs

  both claim to be the sole path to god (or did at some point ).

  both claim to reach back to first century christians ,( though jw`s are a bit ambiguous about this).

  the r.c church has a pope , the j.w.`s have a governing body ,both providing spiritual food to the faithful.

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  spot on
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  Venting some rage and pain.

  by jemba in

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  2. friends

  my father the coboe and much loved member of the cult has ignored me and my children 17yrs and 8yrs old for much of my life and all of my kids lives.

  i hate that religion for taking my father away and i hate him for being sucked in and putting all his love, time and kindness into the org and the stupid dubs and leaving himself too tired and uninterested in us.

  my kids dont have grandparents, my mum is ok, she rings me once a month but kinda ignores my kids, just gives em $50 each a yr as a substitute for love and attention.. .

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  the 'love' he is showing others is an act. Find another older person with who you can share your kids. His loss not yours.
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  AUSTRALIA - Prime Minister Gillard has just announced a National Royal Commission into Child Abuse within Religions

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  australia's prime minister julia gillard has announced a national royal commission into child abuse within religions and religious charities (not-for-profit sector).

  julia gillard announces royal commission will probe child sex abuse.

  royal commission to probe child abuse.

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  Please send letters of support (KEEP THEM BRIEF) to

  The Hon. Prime Minister

  Julia Gillard, MP

  Parliament House

  Canberra,

  ACT 2600

  Australia.

  I just did!
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  letter from brother and my reply

  by so confused in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i changed all names.

  dear sister,.

  i am writing you this because i have never been very good at expressing myself in person.

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  typical witness never say in five words ifyou can use 105. and as in most cases a lot of 'belief lines' and little personal.

  so their father had a stroke and was dfd?
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  Fundamentalist Apostates

  by brokethechain in

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  landover baptist church parody i thought was pretty funny.. http://landoverbaptist.org/.

  http://www.landoverbaptist.net/.

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  Oh America.. there must be something in the water over there..
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  funny conversation with JW from long ago

  by Hortensia in

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  2. friends

  a couple i used to know, about 20 years ago, contacted me recently to see how i am.

  that is surprising enough, but then in the course of the conversation, after he said he and his wife are still "publishers in good standing" i said i am as atheist as you can get.

  his reply?

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  he is a humble person I guess.
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  Former priest alleges 'system of cover-ups' of abuse

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15346288/former-priest-alleges-system-of-cover-ups-of-abuse/.

  abcupdated november 10, 2012, 2:01 am.

  a former new south wales priest claims to have witnessed a "system of cover-ups" within the catholic church to hide child sexual abuse.. kevin lee was ordained as a priest 20 years ago and worked as a police chaplain for some of that time, but was relieved of his parish responsibilities in western sydney this year when he admitted to marrying a woman in secret.. his comments follow those of that the catholic church is involved in cover-ups and paedophile priests have destroyed evidence to avoid prosecution.. mr lee told lateline on friday that abuse is widely covered up in the church and that he first became aware of it as soon as he was in the seminary.. "people used to tell me and people in the first parish i was in started to confess their frustration with the authorities and the church for not dealing with the abuse that happened to their sons," he said.. mr lee says during the course of his life as a priest, he became aware that some of those around him were paedophiles.. "i became aware that some of the other priests were actually paedophiles and were not necessarily becoming priests because they wanted to help people, but because they were paedophiles who wanted the opportunity," he said.. mr lee says a church protocol was in place for dealing with cases of child sexual abuse, but it was not actually used.. "i saw a system of cover-ups, a system of blind-eye turning and just ignorance of the fact that it was happening," he said.. he says he took his concerns to superiors within the church but was knocked back.. "in my earlier years as a priest, i was having these people coming to me in confession or just sharing in counselling sessions their experience of frustration and anger with the church that had ignored their pleas of justice when their children had been abused and i started writing the notes down," he said.. "i was speaking to a barrister at one point and i thought he was going to help my case by putting it forward in some legal process.. "he said 'document everything you have', and everything i had i took to authorities within the church and i was told i needed more evidence.".

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  the NSW Premier says this inquiry will have the powers of a Royal Commission. and a Hyundai hatch has all the powers of a Mack but it cannot carry the load.

  Well if it is 'as good as' Premier then have the real thing.!
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  Former priest alleges 'system of cover-ups' of abuse

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15346288/former-priest-alleges-system-of-cover-ups-of-abuse/.

  abcupdated november 10, 2012, 2:01 am.

  a former new south wales priest claims to have witnessed a "system of cover-ups" within the catholic church to hide child sexual abuse.. kevin lee was ordained as a priest 20 years ago and worked as a police chaplain for some of that time, but was relieved of his parish responsibilities in western sydney this year when he admitted to marrying a woman in secret.. his comments follow those of that the catholic church is involved in cover-ups and paedophile priests have destroyed evidence to avoid prosecution.. mr lee told lateline on friday that abuse is widely covered up in the church and that he first became aware of it as soon as he was in the seminary.. "people used to tell me and people in the first parish i was in started to confess their frustration with the authorities and the church for not dealing with the abuse that happened to their sons," he said.. mr lee says during the course of his life as a priest, he became aware that some of those around him were paedophiles.. "i became aware that some of the other priests were actually paedophiles and were not necessarily becoming priests because they wanted to help people, but because they were paedophiles who wanted the opportunity," he said.. mr lee says a church protocol was in place for dealing with cases of child sexual abuse, but it was not actually used.. "i saw a system of cover-ups, a system of blind-eye turning and just ignorance of the fact that it was happening," he said.. he says he took his concerns to superiors within the church but was knocked back.. "in my earlier years as a priest, i was having these people coming to me in confession or just sharing in counselling sessions their experience of frustration and anger with the church that had ignored their pleas of justice when their children had been abused and i started writing the notes down," he said.. "i was speaking to a barrister at one point and i thought he was going to help my case by putting it forward in some legal process.. "he said 'document everything you have', and everything i had i took to authorities within the church and i was told i needed more evidence.".

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  bring on that Steven Unthank and the goings on in the wts in Australia he reported as well.

  and.... I hope some consideration is given to the parents of such children because your life is never the same after you have learned of the abuse of your offspring..

  New light anyone?