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Jehovah's Witness spared jail over grooming girl
by Researchedandenlightened in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/jehovah-s-witness-spared-jail-over-grooming-girl-1-7551106.

a jehovah's witness who groomed a girl has walked free from court.. .

richard ogilvie was given a suspended prison sentence after a judge ruled his conduct was 'bad, but not as bad as some cases we see before these courts'.. the victim's father said he 'understands and accepts' the sentence and hopes the sex offender treatment ogilvie receives will prevent another child and family suffering at his hands.. .
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Hartlepool UK JW groomed girl for sex
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/jehovah-s-witness-from-hartlepool-groomed-girl-for-sex-1-7504907.
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Very Offensive Statement Directed To JW Parents-Watchtower 4/15/2015 Page 11 Paragraph 9
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. bible
wt is insinuating, worse yet, blaming senior jw parents for there not being more younger brothers reaching out to be ministerial servants and elders.

page 11 paragraph 9 reads as follows: .

"elders in affluent lands may face an added challenge: how to motivate baptized brothers in their 20s or 30s to get involved in congregation activities.
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Any tips for safe web surfing?
by compound complex in
1. social
2. entertainment
greetings to all who surf shark-infested internet waters.. after i was hit by ransomware the other day, i did research on so-called safe sites.

it seems more and more sites are being infected deliberately by hackers.

i went to a legit-looking site on a famous artist and -- wham!
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Molested Bees
by falseprophet in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
bees that are molested.. a song lyric in the song book.. please comment on what you think this meant.

is is still in the new song book?.
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Why do so many think JW Religion is a Cult? (NO APOSTATES PLEASE)
by Brother Mike in
1. jw
2. friends
my question is, why do so many think the watchtower bible tract society is a cult?

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Interview with an Apostate: Anthony Morris III (Parody Thread)
by falseprophet in
1. social
2. humour
when the rest of the governing body dared him to put it in the watchtower, we never thought he would!

he's not god, you know!.

i would really like to learn the names of all the governing body members of jehovah's witnesses.
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Britain | Jehovah's Witnesses hushed up child sex scandal | July 16, 2013
by jwleaks in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
church officials hushed up a child sex scandal in their ranks and refused to co-operate with police.. .

jehovah witness ministerial servant gordon leighton admitted sexually abusing a child when he was confronted by his church elders, a court heard.. but during the official police investigation, the 53-year-old who made headlines in the 1990s when wife yvonne, 28, died after refusing a blood transfusion after childbirth on religious grounds denied any illegal wrongdoing.. and when detectives asked elders simon preyser, harry logan and david scott to make statements about the confession, all three refused and said what they had heard was confidential.. for three years, the elders refused to co-operate with the criminal investigation and kept up that stance when the case was brought before newcastle crown court after the victim made a complaint to police.. each was issued with a witness summons which they fought to overturn before being ordered to testify by judge penny moreland citing public interest.. their barrister richard daniels said the men had a duty to god not to breach confidence.. he added: privileged communication between members of the congregation and ministers is an absolute right and duty and there is no power in law to breach such a confidence.. judge moreland said: it is apparent that the three elders who were present when this conversation took place are in possession of relevant evidence as to a point which is of real significance in this case.. they claim the right of confidentiality, they claim that what they heard said by the defendant during the course of that meeting ought to be subject to privilege, as ministers of religion.. judge moreland refused to withdraw the summonses and said: public interest is clearly in favour of this evidence being given.. what was said by the defendant on that occasion is of great significance in the trial.. despite the judges ruling, the men still refused to make statements to police until just hours before they were called before the jury.. leighton, who has since been expelled from the church at lambton kingdom hall in washington, denied two charges of indecency with a child and seven of indecent assault.. he was yesterday found guilty of two charges of indecency with a child and six of indecent assault.

he was found not guilty of one indecent assault charge, on the direction of the judge.. he was remanded in custody until he is sentenced next month but warned he is facing a lengthy spell behind bars.. prosecutor katherine dunn told the court the victim, who is now an adult, broke her silence in 2009.. the court heard how at a special church meeting, leighton admitted sexual abuse and made excuses for his behaviour.. miss dunn said: the elders conducted their own investigation.
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Is this true? Don't Call 911 If The Guy In The Next Seat Falls Ill at The DC?
by Room 215 in
1. jw
2. friends
this from a recent thread: .

"recent ridiculous instructions about not calling 9-1-1 yourself at district conventions if someone is having a heart attack but, instead, telling an attendant, who is supposed to let the first aid department know so they can come and assess the person and then call the paramedics.".

i hadn't heard this before.... sadly, it seems in perfectly in character for them.
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Can anyone decode this?
by JWB in
1. social
2. entertainment
can anyone decode this?.

catgacaaatttcaccaattcgaatagccgcc.

this is not a trick question.