be a shadow to nonethis world’s gone all wobbly and doubly unshackledwe’re tackled by circumstance, brought to our kneesfinancial hardship, a test of all friendshipcrash and corruption; it’s death and diseasewho is our neighbor and where are our leaders?the lord of the flies may arise to the thronethough life packs a wallop a dollop of courageand brotherhood binds us; we’re not here alone+++out of the shadow we stand in the sunbackbone and muscle: we’re not yet undonebring on apocalypse you won’t see us runand we’ll be a shadow to noneno, we’ll be a shadow to none+++ buzzards and bastards, they circle disasters rats skitter scatter the old sinking shipit’s backbone bravado with faith as our mottothat binds us, reminds us: take aim, let her ripgoodness and decency stumbled and crumbledgreed is the creed of malevolent mennow is the time to remind one anotheryou are my brother, yes you are my friend+++out of the shadow we stand in the sunbackbone and muscle we’re not yet undonebring on apocalypse you won’t see us runand we'll be a shadow to noneno - we'll be a shadow to nonemy brother, we’re not yet undone+++a song i haven't bothered to finish :)
john farnham might be a good choice for singer
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
has anyone ever come across the youtube channel that uses legos through stop motion animation to make fun of the witnesses?.
it's called dubtown but the channel is under the name kevin mcfree.
the creator sounds british.
“By dropping the suit, Watch Tower protected itself from such a ruling.” Watch Tower also protected itself from losing a case to a so-called apostate. Their lead Witch-hunter and lawyer, Philip Brumley, has previously claimed that Jehovah would never let them lose to that degree. Is it any wonder they have never lost when they are never going to proceed with a case that they haven’t a chance of winning?'
https://avoidjw.org/legal/usa-lengthy-legal-struggle-ends-in-victory/
https://youtu.be/h0fwwtemmvi.
I've seen victims write/call/email Bethel, to many people at Bethel, to the legal department, the service department, the GB, without any response. And these things all within the past couple of years, since the so-called "new light" 🧐🤔
1:08:00
https://youtu.be/h0fwwtemmvi.
https://youtu.be/h0fwwtemmvi.
how are they going to collect from him in jail?
CIVIL NO. 1CCV-20-0000390
(Non-Motor Vehicle Tort) = no jail
'2. Plaintiff’s allegations against Defendants MAKAHA, HAWAII CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, MAKAHA CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, KINGDOM HALL, AND WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., (“Church Defendants”) were dismissed by stipulation following a settlement of the Plaintiff’s claims against the Church Defendants on or about January 30, 2023'
https://youtu.be/h0fwwtemmvi.
'The plaintiff's claims against Apana and the church were resolved through a confidential settlement, but she then proceeded to trial on her damages claims against Apana.'
"other elders discouraged the plaintiff from reporting the sexual abuse to police'...
After this, church elders continued to dissuade the plaintiff's family from reporting the sexual abuse, telling them to "move on."
https://news.yahoo.com/abuse-victim-makaha-church-elder-160200476.html
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A spokesperson with the Jehovah's Witnesses issued the following statement to KITV4 about the settlement:
“Out of respect for the privacy of all involved, we do not comment on the specific allegations involving victims of abuse. However, we note that the judgment was against Mr. Apana, the person who perpetrated the abuse. Jehovah's Witnesses condemn the repugnant actions of anyone who victimizes children. Further, elders in our faith comply with reporting laws and do not discourage victims or their families from reporting abuse to the police.”
'elders do not discourage victims or their families from reporting abuse to the police.' - it wasn't always that way, that's only recent!
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Visitors always looked at the charts to compare with their own cong.
Circuit Overseers always did that, at the 1st meeting, comparing the cong. hours with the average of our circuit.
Then one year, someone at Bethel read the Bible and understood it.
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Didn't scream to me at the Service meeting, but was fascinated and intrigued at the same time of all those attention getting numbers. Was 4 or 5 around 1960 and remember saying to myself, 'Wow, this is a business.'
this is very interesting and i believe there is something in these sweeteners.. .
please read .
subject: all diet soda drinkers beware .
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/charges-probe-child-sexual-abuse-among-jehovahs-witnesses-pennsylvania/3600171/#:~:text=a%20pennsylvania%20grand%20jury%20investigating,that%20has%20identified%2014%20suspects.
what to know.
a pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse among jehovah’s witnesses has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4 years old.. the indictments friday are the latest charges in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects.. state attorney general michelle henry says that while the misconduct dates back years or even decades, “the trauma endures for these victims.”.
Highlights of article:
'One elder warned Brooks that if she contacted police, she would bring “reproach” on Jehovah’s name, according to a lawsuit that she filed in June in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, the Witnesses’ leadership.'
“We bought a shredder,” one York elder told others, according the lawsuit, “and headquarters has told us to shred.”
Brooks’ lawsuit accuses Witness elders of destroying many of the records of her case — and of ignoring Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law, which requires leaders of churches or religious organizations to report suspected child abuse to authorities.
Brooks, who is now 35, wants the organization’s leaders to face accountability.
Fritz said Brooks is trying to spur changes within the organization “to protect all children from sexual abuse that festers in the secrecy that the organization encourages.”
“A lot of these elders don’t even realize what they’re doing is wrong,” Brooks said. “I would like the people involved to get to the point where they understand, ‘Holy crap, what did we do?’ and come to terms with that.”
