"Linda,* a zealous Christian and a devoted mother, watched helplessly as her baptized husband unrepentantly embarked on an unscriptural path and was disfellowshipped."
What was he df'd for? Taking swimming lessons at the local YMCA?
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"Linda,* a zealous Christian and a devoted mother, watched helplessly as her baptized husband unrepentantly embarked on an unscriptural path and was disfellowshipped."
What was he df'd for? Taking swimming lessons at the local YMCA?
i posted this on another thread and am pasting it here to start a new one because i would be interested in getting others' thoughts on it.. there has been a downward spiral in the quality of the written publications since the death of fred franz in december 1992. whatever else can be said about franz, the man did have some education and his writing was of good quality.
others in the writing department also had some skill and command of language that gave cogency to their work.
but since franz's death, a huge leadership vacuum has opened in the wts.
Excellent observation, Quendi; one need only review the releases at the current series of District conventions to observe their curent debilitated intellectual state ... the "Sparlock" DVD and a pulp-fiction brochure glorification of the "Governing Body" (case-sensitive) ....
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1220527--landmark-u-s-verdict-against-jehovah-s-witnesses-may-prompt-canadian-sex-abuse-lawsuits.
published on monday july 02, 2012. vicki boer sued the canadian jehovah's witnesses over 10 years ago over the way they handled her complaint of sexual abuse.
she won but was burdened with heavy legal costs.
Don't know why the Fremont elders aren't facing prosecution and jail time as accessories to the crime.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120611abc02/.
final witness*.
air date: wednesday, july 11, 2012. time slot: 10:00 pm-11:00 pm est on abc.
Here's a link to perhaps the most bizarre twist of all: Longo's impersonation of a New Tork Times reporter while on the lam in Mexico -- and the eventual friendship of the same reporter: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/261598/christian-longos-latest-con-wesley-j-smith
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/261598/christian-longos-latest-con-wesley-j-smith .
after 10 years i decided to find out if he was still alive.
this is the guy who strangled his wife and baby and threw his other two children into the bay (oregon).
Here's the bizarre twist to the story I referred to earlier: the impersonation of a New York Times reporter: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/261598/christian-longos-latest-con-wesley-j-smith
see the brochure:.
http://www.icsahome.com/pdf/callforpapers_icsaconference.pdf.
call for papers: manipulation, abuse, and maltreatment in groups.
Thanks, Randy for posting this... Barbara Anderson would seem to be an ideal participant. Trieste, by the way, is a lovely city; few Americans visit it, but it does draw seasonal visitors from European countries.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120611abc02/.
final witness*.
air date: wednesday, july 11, 2012. time slot: 10:00 pm-11:00 pm est on abc.
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apologies if there is another recent thread on this, but i have heard from 4 different people in 3 different geographic areas (including someone who does advance work for the dcs), that beginning in 2013 the three day dc program will be replaced by a second two-day circuit assembly.
some people were passing the info along like a secret, others seemed to think that everyone already knew.. if everyone in j-dub land is already talking about this, how is it not all over this forum??.
anyway, can anyone confirm or deny?.
They're already holding District Conventions at Assembly Halls ... Turnersville and Jersey City, NJ are two examples.... If they do the math and calculate that the savings by going this route are greater than any earnings from public venues, hotels, etc. then they'll find ways to make it happen.
do you plan to apply in your life?.
the world book encyclopedia: a man and woman.
jw parents are allowed to request a bride price for their daughters..... .
thanks Blondie; nice job, as usual.... aw geez, is that what I missed yesterday by taking my grandson to a baseball game?
here is a list of the current governing body members:.
gerrit losch: born 1942, appointed july 1, 1994 .
guy h. pierce: born 1935, appointed oct. 1, 1999 .
Seven facrs, and nobody's smiling? Doesn't their photographer know how to say "cheese?" What a bunch of pompous non-entities!