Posts by road to nowhere

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Brazil: Watch Tower claim raid on premises unlawful

by Antonio_Madaleno in

in september 2019, the branch of jehovah’s witnesses and a number of kingdom halls in são paulo brazil were raided by the police, in search of documentary evidence of criminal activities relating to child sexual abuse.

the jehovah’s witnesses claim that the raid was unlawful.

below is a translation of the court of justice determination.

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DD

That was the 2 best dingbats they had.

I dont see how privileged communication can be upheld with all the sharing and outside guidance

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Evil Wind Chimes

by Sea Breeze in

i remember going door to door in the late 60's with my mother as a 5 or 6 year old.

one time she caught me looking at the wind chimes on a porch.

she told me they had pagan origins, were evil, and were somehow connected to demons.

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The noise scares away demons. No mention of pretty noises attracting angels. Maybe we just like random melodies.

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Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

by Thetruthhurts in

what were some of yours?

the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

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!that WT love that comes down is eros, or at least a metaphor of one act of eros

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Mental Illness among JW's

by Victor in

disclaimer: this article has some broad generalizations that will have exceptions to what is stated.

this is the only way i can even attempt to address the topic.

i've looked for scholarly articles published on peer reviewed journals for years.

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I can agree with the elders not doing research on their own. No way to judge how good the solutions are. Avoiding professional help is more troubling.

Remember: " mental problems are a manifestation of demonic influence"

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Brazen conduct

by road to nowhere in

i just noticed the clam illustration of "reject brazen conduct" a young man in service walking past 2 others drinking beer and playing cards.

i know elders who do both.

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I just noticed the CLAM illustration of "reject brazen conduct" a young man in service walking past 2 others drinking beer and playing cards. I know elders who do both.

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Who’s The Best Actor/Actress? Who Is Overrated??

by minimus in

jw
friends

one of my favorite actors is robert de niro.

some of his later movies were so so but overall i think he was outstanding.

meryl streep, i just never thought she was anything exciting yet people say she’s the best actress of all time.

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Biahi

Thanks. I knew there was one rattling around my head. Have you seen Winter's Bone?

She dropped out of jr. High

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Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

by Corney in

a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

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Cliff notes? Lawyers sure can be wordy

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Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

by Thetruthhurts in

what were some of yours?

the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

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Sister old homely cant be alone with(take your choice) a 17 yo male or brother old no sex drive( I know because i never in my whole life saw anyone who couldnt notice a flirt in a worldly situation, I did)

The nylons relate to the suits for women, I never took that as manly garb.

Back when there were comments about his or HER hair being too long-- no scripture there

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