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  Victoria, Australia:Survivors of sexual abuse to be able to sue churches

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000.

  sexual abuse survivors in victoria to be able to sue churches as government moves to end 'ellis defence'.

  updated about 2 hours ago.

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  WOW jwleaks just WOW.!

  No wonder the WTB&TS / Jehovah`s Witnesses and everything else that comes under the JW umbrella is now run by the lawyers / legal department

  Under the new laws you do not have to sue Watchtower Australia. A class action lawsuit could pursue the denomination of Christians known as "Jehovah's Witnesses."

  JW`s in Australia have about 60,000 active members I wonder what the odds are of a class action against "Jehovah`s Witnesses" taking place in the near future .?

  Thank you jwleaks for clarifying this
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  NY City Meet-Up on Saturday, March 31st; 6:00 - 9:00 PM

  by patlynnw in

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  2. friends

  my name is patricia warmack, a ny city ex-jw.

  javin michael and i are hosting an ex-jw meet-up on saturday, march 31st, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

  address is 520 eighth avenue, room 16t, new york, ny.

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  Sounds like a bloody good idea though I`m a bit too far away ,down under in Aussie land.

  I hope you all have a great overlapping time
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  Famous Last Words

  by Blueblades in

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  2. friends

  sooner or later it happens to all of us.the time comes for us to draw our last breath and pass from this life into the next.over the years history has recorded some fascinating "famous last words"...here are a few.. "i've never felt better".douglas fairbanks,sr.,actor.. "iam about to----or i am going to-----die;either expression is correct".dominique bouhours,french grammarian.. "don't let it end like this.tell them i said something.

  "pancho villa,mexican revolutionary.. "all my possessions for a moment of time!

  "elizabeth 1,queen of england.. "everybody has got to die,but i have always believed an exception would be made in my case.now what?

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  I like that Coded Logic now for a question :I can understand that phrase being true if one is buried however would it be true when one is cremated ?

  serious question

  There were some funny posts back their any more ?
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  R.I.P. Emma Chambers

  by smiddy3 in

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  emma chambers the comic relief/co-star of the vicar of dibley dierd of natural causes a couple of days ago .

  she was ony 53 years old.

  she was also in notting hill with other credits to her name.

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  Emma Chambers the comic relief/co-star of the Vicar of Dibley dierd of natural causes a couple of days ago

  She was ony 53 years old

  She was also in Notting Hill with other credits to her name

  So sad
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  When Rutherford Changed the Name to Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Wild_Thing in

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  Did Rutherford realize when he adopted the name Jehovah`s Witnesses to the International Bible Students Association, IBSA that it was a name invented by a Spanish (Catholic ) Monk of the 13th Century ? LOL
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  If there ever was another defector from the GB who would apostatise ?

  by Chook in

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  i don’t think any would give up the gravy train but that’s me personally.

  ray franz was part of a larger club..

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  Any person who for one reason or another finds himself/herself given power and authority over multitudes of people would/does have a very hard time to give up that power and authority.

  Very few if any would ever do so on a voluntary basis .

  Ray Franz was an exception and not likely to be joined by any other .
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  Victoria, Australia:Survivors of sexual abuse to be able to sue churches

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000.

  sexual abuse survivors in victoria to be able to sue churches as government moves to end 'ellis defence'.

  updated about 2 hours ago.

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  That is great news IF the legislation is passed in state parliament of Victoria.

  The bill is to be introduced into parliament in the first half of this year

  Six months later we may know the outcome or not .

  Sorry if i sound cynical .
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  2018 Regional (District) Convention Outlines

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the official program is out but does anyone have access to the actual outlines for the assembly this year in english and/or spanish?.

  maybe the gb are clamping down on their "high-up" leaks within the organisation and the circuit overseers making these available have been kicked or had to no longer leak material for fear of getting themselves discovered by the wt gestapo..

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  I thank all you guys for giving us all a heads up in what is transpiring in WT land Kudos to you all.

  You perform a marvelous service to all of us out of the loop.

  Keeping up with Jehovahs Chariot as it is slowing down and getting bogged down as the world is waking up to its internal scams and corruptions and child sexual abuse issues worldwide is icing on the cake ,at least for me.

  May you continue to be able to do so .
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  The laziness of JW parents....

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it struck me that the society has created a culture of lazy jw parenting.. rather than parents being there to guide and direct and help their children through all stages of life, the gb / society has become the "go-too" for everything.. if the child has an issue, there is a wt article for that.. does the child need help with something else?

  ah, there is a caleb and sophia cartoon for that.. what about that other topic?

  ah, there is a book for that.. so rather than being present parents, the average jw parent simply outsources their parenting to the organization!

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  I think you make a good point there stuck. It makes sense that the parents don`t have to think anything through because the "Society" has already done that for us so no need for us to do so.

  Is it any wonder that they would feel the same way with their children and as you say there are books for children Sophie & Caleb cartoons and awake articles that cover all the information that children need so why could a parent have anything more to add that the GB hasn`t already covered ?
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  Why I'm rejoining the JWs

  by Fred Franztone in

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  2. friends

  dear brothers and sisters.

  after many years outside of the truth, living as an atheist, i have come to realise that i have been on the wrong path.

  the fool has said in his heart that there is no god, and i have been a fool.

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  Fred you forgot to mention that the Catholics also gave God the name Jehovah LOL

  Good joke mate