http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2400938/jehovahs-witness-wife-died-refusing-blood-transfusion-jailed-13-years-child-sex-abuse-covered-religions-elders.html .
a jehovah's witness who sexually abused a child and then had his wrongdoing covered up by the church has been jailed for 13 years.. gordon leighton, 53, admitted sexually abusing a child when he was confronted with the allegations by church elders at washington, tyne and wear.. the elders knew about the 53-year-old's admissions for three years but refused to co-operate with the criminal investigation, and said what they had heard was confidential.. leighton hit the headlines in the 1990s when his wife yvonne, 28, died after refusing a blood transfusion after childbirth on religious grounds.judge penny moreland said that he had subjected his victim to 'untold damage' as she sentenced him at newcastle crown court today.. the judge said: 'you manipulated her with a combination of affection and attention and violence and threats.
'the defendant was found guilty of two charges of indecency with a child and six of indecent assault after a trial.
I wonder what the effect of this will be in those local congregations. No doubt there will be strong Local Needs items condemning discussing this among themselves.
How will these deceitful elders be viewed when they give talks away at local K.Halls.
I think this will live on in the North East for a long time.
Splash
lets educate this reporter.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/witnesses-explore-new-way-of-witnessing-220914021.html.
witnesses explore new way of witnessing.
Was the 'reporter' a JW?
Splash
thus indicating indefiniteness, thousands?
see rev.
5:11 and 7:4. strong g5505.
I'm no Greek scholar, but my question would be:
How else could this number (144,000) be properly written in Greek?
Splash
the following is part of an email from a retired district overseer in the states.
(source private).
"the new bible will be released at the agm and i understand only two versions will be printed from now on.
I wonder if there will be instructions that you *must* use the new version, or if there will evolve a two tier congregation of traditionalists vs GB followers.
I bet it will be like the new song books - you just have to move with the chariot.
Splash
i read these heartfelt letters where people pour out their guts and its just amazing.
(as a result....i joined the xjw support group on facebook;ex-jehovah's witness recovery group 3!).
i got pulled in at the age of 44 not because i became a jeho but because my estranged wife did her best to entrap my two young girls.
New Yaughts!!! We Love This Idea!!!!
the following is part of an email from a retired district overseer in the states.
(source private).
"the new bible will be released at the agm and i understand only two versions will be printed from now on.
Annual General Meeting.
Every company has one.
Splash
(Edit: lol, three times for emphasis!)
there's a lot of rumble in the grapevine of jws that there difinitely is a new bible that 'mother' is releasing at the upcoming agm.. it would be awesome if we could get a sneak peek at some of the changes.
sure would be nice if some of the lurkers on this forum who work at bethel in the writing, shipping or printing department could help us out.
this would really irritate 'mom'!.
I would like to see both the old and new versions put into a word processor to identify every change.
Splash
hi folks, good morning.
july 2013 wt study edition has been discussed and commented on at length here in jw.net and in cedar's blog (jwsurvey.org).
won't go to technicalities as significant amount of stellar arguments have cast doubt on the new light, let alone break wt's claims anew.. .
Or to use the WT style of quote mining,
"Did the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses on these matters prove to be correct? They certainly did not."
Splash
when i was about 15 i was made to go on the service with a super dub pioneer sister (you know the type, ugly with no dress sense and a wimp of a husband) and as it was the school holidays it was an all dayer (suit and tie in blazing hot sunshine) and she wanted to go back to her place for lunch, she made me sit in the garden while she ate inside as we could'nt be alone together because we might commit immorality (i would have rather cut it off).
has anyone else come across such stupid thinking within the borg.. p.s.
on the plus i side i got sunstroke in the afternoon, passed out cold.
I once had a sister get in the back of my car when I offered her a lift.
I told her I wasn't a taxi so either get in the front or walk.
We didn't have sex.
Splash.
again, i apologize to any who think i may be going overboard posting these letters, but i am hoping that i can help prepare others for the type of bombardment that they may face when dealing with mentally diseased witness parents who have no idea just how much control this cult has over them:.
august 19, 2013. dear <my name removed> & <my wifes name removed>, .
i had the privilege of attending the convention this weekend for a second time and i must say that i enjoyed it more than the first.
Ask her how can she put her life on the line for her beliefs, when her beliefs are made to change every couple of years?
Ask her why were the old teachings wrong and had to be changed, how does she know the current ones are not wrong also, and what does she think the shelf life will be for the current teachings.
Ask her to explain who Deut 18:20-22 applies to.
Splash.
