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  Is there a link between peaks in newbies and new light flashes?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.

  it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.

  and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.

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  likeabird

  Thanks a lot Sayswho, it's great.
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  Young people growing up as Jehovah's Witnesses

  by socstu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it's been a while since i've posted on here, but the last time i did i was looking for young people to take part in my dissertation research.

  well that was a whole year ago now and i can tell you i was very happy and relieved to have received a first class on the paper.. i've subsequently just wrote a blog post on the topic.

  it's not a copy of my dissertation, but more of a musing which is very much informed by all my interviews.. anyway i hope you find it somewhat interesting:.

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  likeabird

  Have left your blog page open to read later, but it looks really good. Love the fact you give references to everything.

  Do you have a list of different research articles done on JWs? I've been through Google scholar several times, but it's hard to sift through all the research articles on blood. I'm also studying sociology and I'd really like to know what has already been published on the JW level.

  Thanks a lot.
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  Move Around, Move Around in the Kingdumb Hall

  by rebel8 in

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  2. friends

  tm, and instead get to know those outside one's clique.

  you know, so when the great tribulationtm comes, you will have plenty of friends'tm homes to hide in.. it was one of those things that the bros got so excited over, marveling at how clever their fellow bros are, and how special their religion is to have such a witty and fittingtm little song.. we couldn't wait for the real song to play so we could see which bros would be bold and sing the move around lyrics to it instead.

  oh how hilarious that was!

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  likeabird

  Never heard of that one, but we had a whole bunch of "songs" we rewrote and sang when we could get away with it. While corny they were still better than the original versions.
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  Is there a link between peaks in newbies and new light flashes?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.

  it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.

  and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.

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  likeabird

  Ok, thanks, that's really nice.

  Keep us posted.

  I am starting section C.
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  Is there a link between peaks in newbies and new light flashes?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.

  it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.

  and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.

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  likeabird

  Service time - man I should have thought of that. I could have signed up to pioneer in March and got double time!
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  Is there a link between peaks in newbies and new light flashes?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.

  it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.

  and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.

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  likeabird

  No I'm not going to assign sections. If you want to do some, just post to say which section, or which pages in a section you want to do and then when you've done them you just post to say what you completed and what page(s) you want to do next (if you are still game for more).

  Working quickly, it takes about thirty minutes to do a page - but only if you don't get sidetracked by all the interesting posts you see along the way ;-)
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  Is there a link between peaks in newbies and new light flashes?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.

  it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.

  and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.

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  likeabird

  That's ok. No worries.
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  Is there a link between peaks in newbies and new light flashes?

  by likeabird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well and enjoying your saturday!.

  it's really great seeing so many newbies, congratulations to each and everyone of you.

  and welcome.. in any case, my question is the one i put in the title :.

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  likeabird

  Just finished section B.
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  Pope calls for action on child abuse - could you imagine the GB ever doing that?

  by likeabird in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  saw this on the news.

  do you think we'd ever see the same from the gb?.

  in any case, i'm not betting any money on it!.

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  likeabird

  Saw this on the news. Do you think we'd ever see the same from the GB?

  In any case, I'm not betting any money on it!

  Link and full article below.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22043312

  Pope Francis calls for action on clerical sex abuse

  

  The BBC's Alan Johnson: "This problem is one of the most difficult he will face in his entire period in office"

  Pope Francis has called for "decisive action" in the fight against sex abuse of minors by priests.

  He told Bishop Gerhard Mueller, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith - the Vatican watchdog that deals with sex abuse cases - to ensure that perpetrators were punished.

  It was the Argentine Pope's first public statement on clerical sex abuse.

  A leading sex abuse survivors' group has responded with scepticism, saying "actions speak louder than words".

  The new Pope was elected last month, replacing Pope Benedict, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign.

  When first elected, Benedict XVI promised to rid his Church of the "filth" of clerical sex abuse, but critics accused him of covering up abuse in the past and failing to protect children from paedophile priests.

  Victims of sex abuse by clergy had called for a strong response from the new pontiff to the crisis that has rocked the Church.

  'Old vague pledges'

  In his remarks on Friday, Pope Francis said combating the crisis - which has mired the Church in scandal from the US, Ireland and Europe to Australia - was important for the credibility of the Church.

  A Vatican statement said the Pope had urged Bishop Mueller to "act decisively as far as cases of sexual abuse are concerned, promoting, above all, measures to protect minors, help for those who have suffered such violence in the past (and) the necessary procedures against those who are guilty".

  In 2011, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith called on bishops' conferences around the world to submit guidelines for helping victims; protecting children; selecting and training priests and other Church workers; dealing with accused priests; and collaborating with local authorities.

  Three-quarters of the 112 bishops' conferences have sent in such guidelines, with most of those yet to respond coming from Africa, the Vatican says.

  The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) responded to the statement by calling for actions rather than words.

  "We can't confuse words with actions," SNAP Outreach Director Barbara Dorris told the BBC. "When we do, we hurt kids.

  "We must insist on new tangible action that helps vulnerable children protect their bodies, not old vague pledges that help a widely-discredited institution protect its reputation."

  Analysis

  David Willey BBC News, Rome

  Pope Francis has inherited a major scandal which demands continuing decisive action. Archbishop Mueller, the German cleric in charge of the Vatican department which investigates cases of sexual abuse - and decides whether paedophile priests are to be defrocked - has had several meetings with Pope Francis since his recent election.

  Only last month one American diocese - Green Bay, Wisconsin - paid $700,000 (£460,000) to two brothers who had been sexually abused by a Catholic priest decades ago. Several American Catholic dioceses have been forced to declare bankruptcy as a result of making huge payouts to victims.

  Dr Rebecca Rist, a papal historian at Reading University, said: "The papacy has always taken a strong line on the importance of the purity of life of its clergy. In the 11th Century, the medieval papacy took stringent measures against the abuses of 'simony' - the buying and selling of ecclesiastical office - and 'nicolaism' - clerical concubinage.

  "Pope Francis is signalling that he regards clerical sexual abuse as the modern day scourge of the Church."

  In his remarks on Friday, Pope Francis said combating the crisis - which has mired the Church in scandal from the US, Ireland and Europe to Australia - was important for the credibility of the Church.

  A Vatican statement said the Pope had urged Bishop Mueller to "act decisively as far as cases of sexual abuse are concerned, promoting, above all, measures to protect minors, help for those who have suffered such violence in the past (and) the necessary procedures against those who are guilty".

  In 2011, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith called on bishops' conferences around the world to submit guidelines for helping victims; protecting children; selecting and training priests and other Church workers; dealing with accused priests; and collaborating with local authorities.

  Three-quarters of the 112 bishops' conferences have sent in such guidelines, with most of those yet to respond coming from Africa, the Vatican says.

  The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) responded to the statement by calling for actions rather than words.

  "We can't confuse words with actions," SNAP Outreach Director Barbara Dorris told the BBC. "When we do, we hurt kids.

  "We must insist on new tangible action that helps vulnerable children protect their bodies, not old vague pledges that help a widely-discredited institution protect its reputation."
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  "Which do you feel hurts more & why? Rejection or Betrayal from the one you love."

  by caliber in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here are a few thoughts from online discussion to start things off..... at least rejection you know outright.

  betrayal is always found out after the fact and always at a bad time.

  its betrayal and that takes more time to heal because i didn't see it coming.. .

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  likeabird

  Both hurt a lot, but betrayal also means loss of trust which can have very long term effects.