Posts by Phizzy

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Did you have a written schedule?

by karter in

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the wts encouraged us to have one, i alway found it funny when people would desplay it where everyone could see it to show how busy they are in the lords work.. karter..

Phizzy

I never did, I knew I would not stick to it, like my To Do List !

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Further Crisis looming for JW org re Safeguarding ?

by Phizzy in

if you substitute j.w org for c of e this really hits home : (from bbc news site) :.

the church of england risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.

(prof. alexis jay).. "i think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and i do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the bbc..

Phizzy

Earnest when I said " I bet they apply to C of E Churches wherever they are." I meant anywhere in the World, not sure even if I'm right on that of course.

from the BBC site again, about the Vote

"On Tuesday the Synod, the Church of England's governing body, voted overwhelmingly for a less independent option which will see the creation of an independent central safeguarding team, but with local diocesan and cathedral safeguarding officers remaining with their current church employers.

Dr Grenfell told the BBC: "On the one hand I'm really disappointed, as were many, that Synod missed the opportunity to send an unequivocal message to victims and survivors and the wider nation that we hear their pain and concerns.

"On the other hand, what we did vote to get on with, an independent scrutiny body, is actually quite a big step forward in itself.

"But we need to do that further work around operational independence, and I'm really committed to doing that."

The Synod had been expected to vote on the fully-independent model proposed by Prof Alexis Jay, who previously chaired the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and barrister Sarah Wilkinson.

But following an amendment, the Prof Jay-backed model was not voted on at all, and an alternative was adopted."

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Further Crisis looming for JW org re Safeguarding ?

by Phizzy in

if you substitute j.w org for c of e this really hits home : (from bbc news site) :.

the church of england risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.

(prof. alexis jay).. "i think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and i do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the bbc..

Phizzy

We have all noted the obvious, but unexplainable reluctance of the Org. to adopt any measures that would actually work, we can all give good ideas as to why, and are probably right.

In view of that reluctance, I don't see them adopting any measures until forced to by Law, and then they will not be adopted Organisation wide, but piecemeal, Country by Country. The CofE as Jan says above, have adopted a good number of measures, and I bet they apply to C of E Churches wherever they are. They are debating the idea of an Independent Body to assess their efforts.

The VERY LAST thing the Org. will want, or will adopt, will be using such an Independent Body, and again will only do so if required by Law.

They really are a disgusting lot, no love, concern or action to protect the Vulnerable, every protection for Paedophiles and other Abusers !

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Further Crisis looming for JW org re Safeguarding ?

by Phizzy in

if you substitute j.w org for c of e this really hits home : (from bbc news site) :.

the church of england risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.

(prof. alexis jay).. "i think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and i do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the bbc..

Phizzy

If you substitute J.W Org for C of E this really hits home : (From BBC news Site) :

The Church of England risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said. (Prof. Alexis Jay).

"I think it's absolutely necessary because church safeguarding as it stands falls below the standards of secular organisations, and I do not think that can continue when it has also led to such serious weaknesses," she told the BBC.

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Daniel Made Simple!

by Leolaia in

the large horn on the goat is the first king of greece (8:21), obviously alexander the great.

after his death, alexander?s kingdom was divided among four of his generals (8:22).

the high priest), and further causes the daily sacrifices to cease, and the sanctuary to be defiled (8:11).

Phizzy

Thanks PP, at first I had a wry smile at the fact that you had this under the Thread Title "Daniel made simple" as it seemed at first glance to make matters more complicated !

But the ideas you reference , of the Book we have in our Bibles as being a collection, makes sense of so much, especially the language change, a section in Aramaic, then back to Hebrew which I could never fully understand.

It seems then that there never was an original "Book of Daniel" as we used to think, but that a lot of Texts existed that used the same literary device to interpret the vicissitudes that occurred to Israel and Judah in different periods, every new Ruler who came along and subjugated them was explained using this method.

And so an attempt to reconstruct an "Original" Book of Daniel is doomed to failure.

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202502-FebruaryS-147Memorialand Campaign!

by Atlantis in

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2025-s-147-announcements english-memorial and memorial campaign.

( i am still waiting to receive it in other languages.

https://pdfupload.io/docs/8307b8ef .

Phizzy

Thanks Petra !

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Characteristics of a Cult - Heaven's Gate

by dropoffyourkeylee in

chacteristics of a cult - by my count, wt ticks 9 of the 12 boxes.

last night i watched a really interesting video (link below) put out by an ex-mormon site discussing the heaven's gate cult.

the person interviewed had a unique perspective in that he had firsthand contact with that group, specifically the house they lived in and the aftermath.

Phizzy

" I tick all 12 of them too." And me, I cannot see that any of those 12 do not apply to the J.W org. at least in some measure.

The one that jumped out at me was No 6 "Lack of Transparent Financials" that is SO true, we have already had it exposed on here some years ago how their Creative Accounting ALWAYS left a "deficit" at the start of every Convention from the previous one.

I bet the Creative Accounting that has gone on for many decades at H.Q would be a nightmare for even the best Forensic Accountants to unravel, but if they could, they could explain the Missing $ Billions.

Every year for all those decades in reality the Org. has spent very little, whilst taking in a fortune from donations, and most years making Profits from the Property business they run.

So where has all that money gone ? The Cayman Islands and similar Tax Havens I would guess.

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New Footage of the Kingdom Hall that Recetly Was Converted to a Mosque

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/2rovtysbopm?si=gqazzq-lowyk3js0.

with islam being one of the fastest-growing religions in the uk, there’s more need for mosques.

so when an old church goes up for sale, it’s not exactly surprising that someone might want to turn it into a mosque.

Phizzy

" Mosque? Sure. Hindu temple? Why not. Office space? Go for it. As long as the cheque clears, it’s yours."

I think it would be hilarious if a sold off K.H became a Brothel !

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A message from Barbara Anderson re: the health state of her hero, her husband, Joe Anderson

by jwleaks in

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from barbara:.

my dear husband, joe anderson, has had very real problems with his short-term memory for at least a year which really worried me.

as his mental health deteriorated, i decided to have our local longtime physician talk alone with joe during an office visit last september.

Phizzy

I am so sorry to hear this sad news Barbara, I know exactly what it is like for the Love of your Life to contract Dementia. My darling wife was diagnosed with a form of Alzheimer's about seven years ago, I nursed her at home until she passed away in August last year. Until she drew her last breath, as I told her I had loved her since I was seven years old !

That I was able to do so, to nurse her at home, and was assured it was the very best thing for her, was a comfort and a rare blessing for people in our situation. I was also lucky that her memory was not badly affected, short term yes, but she never lost her long term memory, again because she had a rare form of the disease.

She had difficulty in constructing a sentence quite often during her last year, but was always able to make me understand what she needed, and was trying to say.

Please convey to your lovely Joe our thanks for the work he did along with you for all that time.

Please make sure you get all the support you need in the future, that is important for you.

Love, Hugs and Thanks to you and Joe.

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U.K to remove time limit for Abuse Cases.

by Phizzy in

at present the u.k has a preposterous rule that cases of csa can only be brought within three years of the victim turning 18.. this time limit meant that many cases did not go to court, as the poor victims did not feel able to talk about their ordeals at that age.

the time limit of 3 years will be removed, at last, as was recommended by the independent inquiry in to csa back in 2022.. kim harrison, president of the association of personal injury lawyers, said the three-year deadline was "wholly inappropriate".. "it will now be the burden of defendants to prove that the passage of time has created an unfair trial, rather than on the victim or survivor to prove a fair trial is possible," she said.. j.w.

paedophiles will now be brought to justice.

Phizzy

At present the U.K has a preposterous Rule that Cases of CSA can only be brought within three years of the Victim turning 18.

This time limit meant that many Cases did not go to Court, as the poor Victims did not feel able to talk about their ordeals at that age. The time limit of 3 years will be removed, at last, as was recommended by The Independent Inquiry in to CSA back in 2022.

Kim Harrison, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, said the three-year deadline was "wholly inappropriate".

"It will now be the burden of defendants to prove that the passage of time has created an unfair trial, rather than on the victim or survivor to prove a fair trial is possible," she said.

J.W. Paedophiles will now be brought to Justice. Those filthy bastards will quake in their boots when they find out !

Last month, the government confirmed it would introduce a Mandatory Reporting Duty for those working with children to report sexual abuse as part of the Crime and Policing Bill.

Criminal sanctions will be introduced for both the concealment of, and failure to report, child sexual abuse.