Anders Andersen

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  What Do You Think of Socialism?

  by minimus in

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  do you support socialism?

  is it something that you would want in your country?.

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  Anders Andersen

  I have noticed that many people in the USA have no idea what true socialism is, nor what countries are or are not socialist states. Probably their political leaders' fear mongering and the virtue of ignorance are to blame for that.

  Norway is not a socialist state. It's a capitalist free market democracy with a social safety net. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_model

  Yes, it's a mixed economy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy), but not socialism. Perhaps state capitalism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_capitalism) is a good name, because the Norwegian government chooses not to regulate, but to own shares in some important companies instead.

  Anyway, I think USA royally fooked up with unbridled free market capitalism. There is a reason the USA has the highest per capita health expenses, and doesn't even get close with average life expectancy to countries like Poland and Chile, that have much lower per capita health spendings....
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  German got his silver sword

  by fastJehu in

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  on saturday 02-02-2019 german jws got there silver sword.

  rumour has it that all of europe received the translation yesterday, because gerrit lösch visited the european branch in selters (germany).

  can anyone confirm that?.

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  Anders Andersen

  Afaik the Netherlands already have it for quite some time.
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  ''Special Letter'' to be Read In Canada Week of Feb 3,2019

  by Beth Sarim in

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  2. experiences

  i have just been informed that there is a 'special letter' to be read at the meetings week of feb 3,2019 in canada.

  anybody heard of this!!

  just a heads-up!

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  Anders Andersen

  Dear dubs,

  As we have informed you about earlier, Satan is persecuting us by launching a class action suit re. child abuse.

  Of course we ABHOR child abuse lawsuits.

  Anyway, just so you know, any JW who testifies in this court case and exposes our flaws, will be DFed.

  With creepy love,

  The old men at the lake.
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  "Finnish court orders Jehovah's Witnesses to end illegal data gathering"

  by treesthroughtheforest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who remembers taking field service records?.

  "finnish court orders jehovah's witnesses to end illegal data gathering".

  https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finnish_court_orders_jehovahs_witnesses_to_end_illegal_data_gathering/10558162.

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  Nice. To be copied by the rest of EU member states.
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  Atlantis--Do You Have This File?

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  atlantis, do you have the: [ i pledge file ] in a download?.

  hi becky, sure.

  it's the file on the national federation of the blind and so forth.. .

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  Anders Andersen

  It's interesting that they don't identify themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses or the Watchtower Society.

  They know nobody knows what jw,org is. They purposely hide their identity. Typical cult behavior: using inconspicuous fronts to lure people in.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Getting Roasted In Comedy Shows

  by pale.emperor in

  1. social
  2. humour

  a selection of my favorite scenes from comedy shows/movies where they poke fun at jehovah's witnesses.

  in the old days whenever they'd mention jws my mum would change channel in outrage.. this one's my favorite!

  skip to 1:19 - .

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  Anders Andersen

  Awesome P.E.!
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  Elders: Which legal office?

  by betterdaze in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  there are two legal offices listed on the jw.org website.. united stateswatchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc.office of the general counsel100 watchtower drivepatterson ny 12563-9204united states+1 [email protected].

  world headquartersjehovah’s witnesses, office of the general counsel1 kings drivetuxedo park ny 10987-5500united states+1 [email protected].

  to which location does one report child abusers and their enablers?

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  In the USA there's the USA branch, overseeing JW activity in the USA, and there's the world HQ that oversees the world wide activity of JW.

  USA elders would normally contact the USA branch, not HQ. Just as German elders would contact German branch, not HQ.

  I guess HQ legal dept. is contacted by the legal dept. of the difference branches, and/or (if needed) by international organizations like the UN, OSCE, EU courts, etc.
  
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  Theramin Trees: Responses to Child Abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses in the dock

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  theramin trees, psychologist and ex jehovah's witness, has done simply the most carefully constructed, rigorous and utterly damning reveiw of the role of watchtower in case 29 the australian royal commission into institutional responses to instances of child sexual abuse.. although the ex jws community have gone over the carc ad nauseaum, anyone who is familiar with the work of theramin trees or his brother ;qualia soup, will surely be aware that the quality of their work ensures this will likely be the definative video on the subject.. cannot recommend highly enough, people!.

  https://youtu.be/tsvjmlg_sam.

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  Anders Andersen

  Instant upvote for pointing to Theramin Trees.

  Please be aware though that he is not an exJW. He was raised in a strict religious family but definitely not JW!
  
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  Need help locating Watchtower Letter

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some time ago the wt sent out a letter considering how to respond to academic researchers seeking information.

  i thought i had a copy but apparently i do not.

  can someone help me locate this, please?.

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  Anders Andersen

  Care to share where? You made curious ;-)
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  How do you determine whether any religion is good or bad since...

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. beliefs

  so, yesterday whilst playing chess i had a discussion ranging widely topically in which my chess opponent asked me, "how do you determine whether any religion is good or bad since there is so much basic disagreement on interpretations of text?

  "i replied this way:"does this particular god need to be treated like an adult, or as a spoiled child with a churlish temper?

  that's a good place to start.

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  Anders Andersen

  @Terry,

  Thanks for sharing you disagreement, A.A.

  You're welcome. Those who know me can tell you it's entirely my pleasure to disagree ;-)
  Thanks for your kind reply :-D