Posts by Simon

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Australian jw org responds to Govt. pressure to participate in sexual abuse redress scheme.

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reported in the news today - let's hope victims are duly compensated for their suffering and the org is taken to the cleaners.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-10/jehovahs-witnesses-sign-up-to-sexual-abuse-redress-scheme/100449204.

cheeses - the wholly holey holy one..

Simon

Poor religion is damn near broke, so they can only kick in a few coins

How can a company that has unpaid, volunteer labor and pays no taxes ever be "near broke"? You must be being sarcastic?

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Should Biden Have Mandated Vaccinations Today?

by Sea Breeze in

biden mandated widespread covid shots today.. "we've been patient," biden announced.

"but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.".

.

Simon

Because it's legally unenforceable, there is zero chance that it will be.

Biden and his cronies know this, but it doesn't matter - what he's doing it setting up the people he can blame when his administration fails.

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Censuring medicine and information; our new culture.

by was a new boy in

'last night's flccc weekly update featured stories of families who fought in court to compel hospitals to give their loved ones ivermectin.

that it has come to this is tragic.

63 studies have now shown ivermectin’s efficacy in all stages of c19 disease.'.

Simon

No, you didn't. You watched manipulated footage and / or didn't pay attention to the full context, which was a UV light that was put inside the body to act as a disinfectant. Watch the whole clip and then you won't embarrass yourself.

But you probably don't care, you see the misinformation as "convenient" and next you'll be telling us he said that white nationalists were "fine people"

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Those members who passed away

by Gorb in

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who of those passed away jwd/jwn members, do we think of??.

oompah and the lady from australia, are there more??.

g..

Simon

This has been an enjoyable and sobering thread . In a few years it will be us they talk about, .....Hopefully...

When I go, I'm turning the lights out.

Or could I set things up so it just kept running until Google turn the Data-Center off?!?!

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Censuring medicine and information; our new culture.

by was a new boy in

'last night's flccc weekly update featured stories of families who fought in court to compel hospitals to give their loved ones ivermectin.

that it has come to this is tragic.

63 studies have now shown ivermectin’s efficacy in all stages of c19 disease.'.

Simon

Is this Trump's disinfectant? The stuff that he told people to inject

That never happened. If you believed it did, you are the kind of patsy the media targets - they wouldn't do what they did if people weren't so gullible.

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Should Biden Have Mandated Vaccinations Today?

by Sea Breeze in

biden mandated widespread covid shots today.. "we've been patient," biden announced.

"but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.".

.

Simon

If, as he claims, they need to protect the vaccinated from the unvaccinated ... then there is little point in getting vaccinated.

He has no legal authority to do this - it will be challenged in court and he will lose.

What ever happened to "my body, my choice"?

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Let’s make it more interesting!

by Iamallcool in

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friends

what kind of games should we play on this discussion board?

this forum needs to be more interesting.

any ideas?

Simon

Because there's a limit.

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“The Right to Shun: Ghent’s Misguided Jehovah’s Witness Decision“ Matthew P. Cavedon

by AndersonsInfo in

https://canopyforum.org/2021/04/19/the-right-to-shun-ghents-misguided-jehovahs-witness-decision/.

in march, the criminal court of ghent, belgium fined the congregation of jehovah’s witnesses (jw) for “inciting discrimination and hatred or violence against former members.” the case centered on the jw practice of “disfellowshipping.” while the court’s sensitivity to the individual impact of shunning is laudable, its decision regrettably assaults the freedoms of religion and association.. first, some background on jw beliefs and disfellowshipping.

jw was founded in the united states over a century ago and is headquartered in new york state.

Simon

Jehovah's witnesses do not have a choice.
You won't convince me otherwise.

Are you still a Jehovahs Witness then? No? How come? How is that possible? Oh, right ... because you did have a choice.

Everyone always has a choice. Choices almost always have consequences. Just because some can't face the consequences of a choice doesn't mean they don't have one.

This is the very important bit:

When you repeat the claim that JWs don't have a choice, you do the WatchTowers bidding.

The WTS would love JWs to believe they don't have a choice other than to do as they are told.

But of course it's wrong.

For the JWs who are evil cunts that prefer to follow the teachings of some old farts an ocean away, the idea that it's not them doing it is a pure, 100%, easy-peasy get-out. "I have to shun you, too bad, so sad!".

But the reality is that they too have a choice, and any shunning that THEY do is on THEM.

This is what the message should be - hang a big "unloving, uncaring, grade A cunt" sign in anyone who shuns anyone they claimed to be their family or friends just the day before, all because they lack the moral fortitude or mental capability to come to a better choice.

Really, "we have no choice" is up there with "the devil made me do it" when it comes to lame excuses for bad behavior.

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“The Right to Shun: Ghent’s Misguided Jehovah’s Witness Decision“ Matthew P. Cavedon

by AndersonsInfo in

https://canopyforum.org/2021/04/19/the-right-to-shun-ghents-misguided-jehovahs-witness-decision/.

in march, the criminal court of ghent, belgium fined the congregation of jehovah’s witnesses (jw) for “inciting discrimination and hatred or violence against former members.” the case centered on the jw practice of “disfellowshipping.” while the court’s sensitivity to the individual impact of shunning is laudable, its decision regrettably assaults the freedoms of religion and association.. first, some background on jw beliefs and disfellowshipping.

jw was founded in the united states over a century ago and is headquartered in new york state.

Simon

Everyone has a choice whether to shun someone or not. The WTS only has the power over you that you give it. The WTS can't shun you - how many people have daily dealings with the WTS really? Do you go for coffee with the governing body? Of course not.

The people who decide to shun you based on what the WTS beliefs are - they are the ones that shun you, and that is their decision. Every decision people make is based on some external influences. You think you can legislate life to that degree?

There is no "simple" law to just make it illegal. Seriously, try coming up with the law and it'll be easy to demonstrate ways it can be bypassed or misused.

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It takes a while, but eventually a person finds his way out.

by pistolpete in

it hard to believe------you don't have the truth.. sometimes, for many----it takes half of your life -- or more---to figure it out.

it was like swimming upstream with lead boots pulling you back in.

and the closer you got to the "real" truth----the further away you strayed from your intimate group.

Simon

I have so far raised my daughter in the truth. She is 7 now.

You owe it to her to spare her the pain the religion can bring for so many.

The funny thing is, it's only after you leave that you realize that it takes more effort to keep going than to stop going. It sounds so obvious in hindsight, and you wonder what you'll do with all the spare time (but don't worry, it's easily filled with worthwhile pursuits)