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  Abuse; congregational reactions in Norway

  by TheOldHippie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the swedish program was televised in norway on monday, and yesterday the congregations received a letter from the branch, responding to some of the accusations of the program.

  let that be as it is, but the letter also pointed to how the elders of norway would react to child abuse, and the reactions here do not deviate much from what you would like them to be:.

  1. if a child claims it has been abused by a member of the congregation (or someone else) and tells it to her parents (and they choose not to tell it to the elders from the start), it is their privilege to report it to the police, that is entirely up to them if they choose to do so or not.. 2. if they tell it to one of the elders, that elder - or the group of elders - has to report it to the police, it is mandatory.

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  Bowen has long since ceased to have any credibility with me and his response to what can only be viewed as positive steps in Norway is just another indication that his views are skewed and based for the most part on personal animosity. Granted, he has some basis for personal animosity but that no reason to become bigoted.
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  How many are in the average hall now?

  by pc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i always thought around 125 or so.

  i just asked my brother how many are in his hall and he said about 80. i thought that sounded very low.

  anyone have any info?

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  Pork Chop

  Just depends on where you are. In my area they typically run in the 150 - 170 range.
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  The moon as a possible energy source?

  by Big Tex in

  1. social
  2. current

  i saw this article and what i found intriguing was the brief mention of moon-based helium 3 as a source for energy.

  is this different from helium found on the earth?

  has anyone heard or read a discussion on this?

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  Pork Chop

  I think it would be great. The only way we're going to establish a permanent presence in space is if there's something to exploit, and I don't mean that in a bad way. Fusion fuel woul be a great start, we get cheap energy and live on the moon, what could be better!
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  Taxes Are Filed!

  by Valis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  woot woot!!

  efiled my taxes yesterday...will be getting back $684 in about a week or so...so anyone else efile or are you like the memories of my parents..boxes and bags full of reciepts and then arguing w/each other about ones they hadn't seen before?

  sincerely,.

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  Pork Chop

  I am so jealous of you folks that are done. I try to postpone the pain as long as possible, I always end up having to pay something more than the "too much" that I've already paid.
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  The moon as a possible energy source?

  by Big Tex in

  1. social
  2. current

  i saw this article and what i found intriguing was the brief mention of moon-based helium 3 as a source for energy.

  is this different from helium found on the earth?

  has anyone heard or read a discussion on this?

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  Pork Chop

  This is all a cunning ploy so Halliburton can make more money exploiting the rest of the solar system. At least that's the Democrat
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  Why do the Democrats insist on losing elections?

  by dolphman in

  1. social
  2. current

  i think it should be obvious to any democrat that wesly clark is the only chance they have in hell of seeing a democratic president elected.

  it looks like kerry will win n.h., and clark will most likely drop out of the race.. as a republican, i would happily vote for clark.

  i support bush to a certain extent but i don't see things along party lines as much as i see them along what's in the best interest of the country.

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  And almost no one that served under or over him has anything good to say about him.
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  CALL TO ACTION: Write the United Nations!

  by seattleniceguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  most of us are familiar with the watchtower bible and tract society's association with the un as an ngo.

  this fact has been confirmed via correspondence with the un numerous times, notably in a letter received recently by one of our own members.

  for details and photocopies, see here:.

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  Pork Chop

  delusional
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  Hey Six!

  by Pork Chop in

  1. social
  2. current

  looks like we can stick a fork in your boy clark.

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  Pork Chop

  Looks like we can stick a fork in your boy Clark.
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  Watchtower study today at meeting

  by dustyb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, looks like they do have a new date for the conclusion of the end, and that we should "be prepared".

  even some people that commented said that 90 years of the 120 years have passed by and we should be prepared for the time at hand.

  2034 people, 2034.... i've had enough, i'm talkign to the elder about this one, i don't care if i get labelled or not.

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  Blondie I thought about it but it would have been too much of a sucker punch. I did ask a couple of people if they thought there was anything being implied and both of them said you'd have to be a real idiot to think that. I really think this thing has been vastly overblown in discussion here. And I agree, 2034 is way too far out.
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  Poll-----Who Will Be The Next President Of the United States?

  by minimus in

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  i say george w.

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  Pork Chop

  The Newsweek poll was very weak, they just polled the general population, not registered voters or likely voters so it's almost meaningless. And after all, it is Newsweek. But if all you Bush haters want to live in fantasy land, go ahead.