Posts by princecharmant

4:41 am | tuesday, december 4th, 2012 <span class="postauthor">posted by <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/author/besguerra" title="posts by besguerra" rel="author">besguerra</a></span>0665start share this /metas suspected abu sayyaf terrorists wrongly arrested for the 2002 abduction of several jehovahs witnesses in patikul, sulu, may be released before the end of the month.. twenty-one accused claiming innocence were presented at a hearing on the reinvestigation of the kidnap-for-ransom case conducted by the department of justice on monday, but eight of them were pointed to by two witnessesone of them a former hostageas being members of the terror group.. it was the third reinvestigation of the aug. 20, 2002, abduction of four women and two men who were members of the religious group in patikul.. the two men were beheaded by the abu sayyaf while the women were rescued by police and the military.. at the start of the hearing, senior assistant state prosecutor peter ong said it was the prosecutors themselves who pushed for the reinvestigation.. we noticed, for instance, two persons being arrested under one name and we noticed an injustice there, said ong, adding that the pasig rtc ordered them to conduct the reinvestigation in 60 days.. all 21 abu sayyaf members who were handcuffed were made to line up for identification in batches to face two of the three witnesses who were brought in, their faces concealed.. of the 21, the eight who were pointed to by two witnesses denied the accusation.. one of the eight, julhassan a. jaani ybanez, was identified by the female witness as the one who beheaded her husband.. but ybanez denied this, saying he was an imam (muslim leader) and an assistant of col. akho san juan, the military chaplain of the western mindanao command.

he said he was arrested in 2006. christine o. avendano.

princecharmant

As a witness, I never remotely considered that I was shielded by God from unforeseen events. Nor did I - for that matter - put my life unnecessarily in danger to preach. It might be a question of locality: belief in supernatural protection varies from one point of the earth to another.

I do know that in the publications, Jesus was repeatedly given as an example of not "tempting" God when he refused to jump to his death during Satan's temptation.

All said, this was a terrible - and probably avoidable - tragedy.

pc

25

News Follow-up on 2002 Beheading and Kidnap of Jehovah's Witnesses.

by Balaamsass in

witnesses fail to identify abu sayyaf suspectsphilippine daily inquirer.

4:41 am | tuesday, december 4th, 2012 <span class="postauthor">posted by <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/author/besguerra" title="posts by besguerra" rel="author">besguerra</a></span>0665start share this /metas suspected abu sayyaf terrorists wrongly arrested for the 2002 abduction of several jehovahs witnesses in patikul, sulu, may be released before the end of the month.. twenty-one accused claiming innocence were presented at a hearing on the reinvestigation of the kidnap-for-ransom case conducted by the department of justice on monday, but eight of them were pointed to by two witnessesone of them a former hostageas being members of the terror group.. it was the third reinvestigation of the aug. 20, 2002, abduction of four women and two men who were members of the religious group in patikul.. the two men were beheaded by the abu sayyaf while the women were rescued by police and the military.. at the start of the hearing, senior assistant state prosecutor peter ong said it was the prosecutors themselves who pushed for the reinvestigation.. we noticed, for instance, two persons being arrested under one name and we noticed an injustice there, said ong, adding that the pasig rtc ordered them to conduct the reinvestigation in 60 days.. all 21 abu sayyaf members who were handcuffed were made to line up for identification in batches to face two of the three witnesses who were brought in, their faces concealed.. of the 21, the eight who were pointed to by two witnesses denied the accusation.. one of the eight, julhassan a. jaani ybanez, was identified by the female witness as the one who beheaded her husband.. but ybanez denied this, saying he was an imam (muslim leader) and an assistant of col. akho san juan, the military chaplain of the western mindanao command.

he said he was arrested in 2006. christine o. avendano.

princecharmant

And you really believe treating this with levity is right!

Even if you believe those poor fellows were misguided by your standards, did they deserve to be kidnapped and some beheaded?

To what extent would some push their callousness, even in the face of such tragic events?

136

Looking After Widows and Orphans... and Spending One's "Riches"

by AGuest in

jw
friends

to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

from time to time the issue of how to fulfill the "form of worship that is acceptable to god," mentioned by james in his letter, namely, looking after widows and orphans "in their tribulation"... comes up.

given the issue of tithing, the plethora of institutionalized charity choices, and the existence of ones in need, perhaps in our own households and families... but certainly in our towns, countries... and around the world... how does one fulfill this requirement?

princecharmant

Shelby,

I commend you for all the hard work in here; it's a most daunting task. Please keep on posting. You may well be one of the very few reasons some people keep reading this board, notwithstanding its having been practically hijacked by intolerant atheists (not to paint all atheists the same way).

I see your posts as a ray of light in an increasingly dark place.

pc

38

JW Interracial Couples

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

i was thinking about some interracial jw couples that chose each other because they do not have alot of choices like finding someone in their own race in the religion, i have been seeing alot more jw interracial couples lately.

have you noticed them in your area?

don't get me wrong.

princecharmant

There is no such thing as "inter-racial" marriage, except if/where a human being marries a non-human!

If you are not married to an extra-terrestrial or a four-legged creature or a fish or a bird or a fly or an object, you cannot claim to have an inter-racial marriage.

That is quite simple to work out.

pc

22

I really thought i was going to live forever

by Aussie Oz in

random discussion today ended up in my wife mentioning when she saw halley's comet (1986?

) and all of a sudden i had a total recall moment!.

when it came by, rather than make the effort to watch it, i flippantly said "nah, i'll see it next time!".

princecharmant

An ant thinks humans live forever. Question of perspective.

pc

45

Is Your Life In Ruins Because You Were A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

are you moving on?.

i see some have a very hard time in life because of their witness past..

princecharmant

Not really. Being a Witness was/is not as bad as it is sometimes made out to be. Many things are/could be far worse.

Never suffered the non-college education thing and received all the support from my parents who saw excelling in school as the only way to escape the poverty trap.

I know it must have been different for many (going by experiences here narrated). But it is usually unfair to use one brush to tar all.

pc

32

Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses Celebrate Thanksgiving?

by God_Delusion in

hi guys,.

being a brit living abroad, i never really understood the whole thanksgiving business.. i think growing up as a jw didn't help either.

anyway, i've rid myself of those jw shackles and have decided to take an interest into the goings on over the pond, especially as my favourite place on earth is bar harbor.

princecharmant

The Bible makes no mention of turkey, an animal most lacking in grace.

Noah did not have turkey in the Ark. The beast must have been created by Satan after the flood.

True Christians refrain from such idolatry, akin to worshipping the golden calf.

These and other revelations will soon be communicated when the Chariot comes a-galloping.

PC