The fact that this isn't the law in countries that profess to uphold Human Rights and the Rights of Children, just shows how this goes all the way to the top.
Patriarchy at it's finest.
KerryKing
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Clergy Accountability Report Child Secual Abuse
by blondie inthere a group is fighting in the legal area to make clergy accountable to report child sexual abuse cases https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250127ph04780/clergy-accountability-coalition-urges-support-as-legislature-renews-battle-over-clergy-reporting-bill-sb-5375-amid-fierce-catholic-pushback "if passed, sb 5375 would align washington with six other states—new hampshire, north carolina, oklahoma, rhode island, texas, and west virginia—that mandate clergy to report knowledge of child abuse, including information disclosed during private religious rites like confession.
washington is one of only five states where clergy are not required to report child abuse under any circumstances.
" for the past three years, the catholic church and catholic state lawmakers have fiercely opposed similar legislation, even as the church remains under investigation by the attorney general's office for clergy abuse and institutional concealment.
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Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.
whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?
due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.
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KerryKing
Good point Beth Sarim!
Duran, most people get their info on Jesus from their religious leaders, but it doesn't usually add up with what the Bible, the book they claim to revere as sacred and inspired by God, says about Jesus.
The Bible contradicts itself, religious people contradict each other of the same professed faith, and they contradict the Bible. It's a bit of a mess! 😄
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Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.
whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?
due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.
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KerryKing
John 9:22, the Pharisees already practiced expulsion from the synagogue, which was also a social death just like JWs.
Interesting how Jesus shared meals with and healed those expelled from synagogues and other social outcasts from his own Jewish nation.
JWs think its fine to share meals with, and work with, practice sports with 'worldly' people, but not disfellowshipped JWs. Jesus did the opposite, he spent MORE time with the outcasts than the so called righteous. He ate with them, healed them, stayed in their houses, and died for them.
I don't care what it says in later letters written by nobody can confirm who, and believed to be inspired by God. Those words contradict Jesus' actions and teachings. I would rather be a Christ follower than a book/Bible follower.
JWs know nothing. They are more blind than most, because they are so very convinced of their own righteousness...just like the Pharisees.....
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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KerryKing
Halcon, good question!
I don't think the Roman Empire has ended, it has morphed and transformed many times, but everything we have, our legal system, our corporate system, the Catholic Church, are very much from the Roman Empire.
I am well aware that I could be completely off track with my thoughts in this regard, but at the moment this is where my journey of study and research led me to.
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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KerryKing
Duran, you and I will never agree because you quote the Bible as your absolute truth, and I used to as well, until I did some research.
I respect your faith.
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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KerryKing
Duran, the book of Revelation contradicts everyone Jesus spoke of and stood for, namely, non violent resistance, no swords, no blood shed.
He entered Jerusalem on a mare donkey with her colt foal at foot, the least military looking King in history, he preached peace and he lived peace. In direct contrast to returning Roman conquerors, on their war horses and chariots, with their prisoners in tow.
Did Jesus change his mind?
Or did Bible writers change their Jesus?
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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KerryKing
I don't think we are in total darkness, or without hope.
Christians are just looking to be rescued all the time, but Jesus said the Kingdom is already here, but very few would enter because they can't see it. And if you can't see it, neither can you collaborate with it.
Jesus asked would he even find the faith when he returned?
There will be no giant rescue operation, called Armageddon or anything else, Jesus already did that with his sacrifice. It is up to his true believers and followers to spread the kingdom message of love and justice for all, distributive justice, and where there are even just two gathered in his name, he will be there working alongside us.
The two most difficult concepts for humans to grasp and get on board with, because humans, unlike animals, are the only creatures on earth riddled with both Ego and Greed.
Christians don't believe in the Big Bang that began it all, but they do want a Big Bang to end it all. That's not what Jesus taught or demonstrated in his life.
I personally find the Gospel of Thomas a very encouraging source of Jesus's teachings and wisdom, without the surrounding stories.
The bottom line is that to love like Jesus did and demonstrated, is to humble ourselves completely, be like a small child in humility. Rejecting the ingrained philosophy of our patriarchal and hierarchical society, just like Jesus did.
Practicing true justice, distributive justice where everyone has enough, not some arbitrary political concept, but the idea that once we have enough for our household, we share with others who do not yet have enough.
Think about the true meaning of Sabbath, and Jubilees, and fallow fields. It all comes down to that justice.
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Why the WATCHTOWER doesn't believe in the GREAT APOSTASY but you should!
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/i4uttjj7eus?si=0b-fzpqm8axb_d3p.
in its latest april 2025 watchtower study article 17 and paragraph 12 the watchtower promotes 2 dangerous lies that will cost your life if you are a believing christian during the time of the end, so i'm considering today the first lie in the first part of the paragraph, but first let's read the paragraph itself: "today, jehovah promises to provide us with spiritual protection.
he will never allow satan to corrupt true worship.
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KerryKing
I used to believe that these verses applied to our day too, but a year of research into the Roman Empire and specifically the years those NT scripts were written, shows to me that both Jesus and Paul were talking about resistance to Rome, and Paul is writing specifically during Nero's time period, the worst persecutor of Christians, and therefore the antichrist Paul was thinking of. Neither Paul nor Jesus were thinking and writing about 2000 years into the future.
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Making Friends with Babylon the Great: Watchtower’s New Goal
by raymond frantz inhttps://youtu.be/iv_uifab-qg?si=ttnajiuizmtqlte9.
it began during the last annual meeting of 2014 and now is trikling down to their watchtower magazines, this new "live and let live" attitude towards people of other faiths, or as they were known as babylon the great soon to be dead in the hands of god members.but it is a new different story, so let's read paragraph 15 from study article 15:.
"jehovah is kind to both the righteous and the unrighteous.
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KerryKing
I will when I find my notes, WEF also had links I think if I remember correctly
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Do JW's believe that TWO nations were created?
by BoogerMan inone at pentecost 33 c.e.
or were they "overlapping nations?".
w02 8/1 p. 12 par.
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KerryKing
They think they can fool God with a nation by representing Him with a corporation.