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  The Vatican`s third ranking highest official Convicted Of Sexual Assault

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. child-abuse

  australian cardinal george pell, the vatican's third-highest ranking official, was convicted of sexual assault by a victoria court on december 11, 2018.. but australian media aren't reporting on the trial or its outcome.

  despite pell's mammoth status in the catholic church and as a public figure, his trial has been held in secret, following a victorian county court suppression order that applies australia-wide.

  it was imposed after the court accepted that knowledge of the accused's identity in the first trial might prejudice a further trial being held in march.. i believe this suppression order only applies to australia whereas this case may have been reported upon overseas ?

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  Diogenesister

  Do you have any links you could share here Dio ..... from the media etc,?
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  At what point would you lose your consciousness and reality?? (really being explored on TV shows now)

  by Bad_Wolf in

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  many recent shows and movies are showing and exploring people having their consciousness absorbed into digital form or transplanted to younger clone bodies to extend life.

  parts of our brain can be cut or damaged, but we are still us.

  our bodies can be replaced with artificial limbs but we are still us.

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  When I go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning am I the same person that I was the night before ?
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  Have a great New Year 2019

  by Holden Caufield in

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  i hope you all have a great 2019 any plans?.

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  Happy New Year everybody and take care.
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  More Developments In Australia

  by jonahstourguide in

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  2. child-abuse

  some results of the royal commission in australia.

  catholic church ellis defence scrapped in 'momentous day' for abuse survivorsby michelle brownposted about 2 hours ago john ellis speaks to the media outside the nsw supreme court.photo: john ellis, a former lawyer, tried to sue the catholic church for negligence (aap: paul miller)related story: nsw child abuse survivors to be allowed to sue churchesafter an 11-year battle, survivors of institutional child abuse locked out of suing for compensation will be able to launch civil claims from today.key points:the ellis defence prevented abuse survivors from suing unincorporated organisations including churches and other institutionsthe move to scrap it came after recommendations from the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.from today, an institution must nominate a defendant with sufficient assets to pay a survivor's claim.the so-called "ellis defence", which prevented abuse survivors from suing unincorporated organisations including churches and other institutions, is today abolished after the nsw government removed a legal road block.the move came after recommendations from the royal commission into institutional child sex abuse.john ellis, whose failed court of appeal case against the catholic church in 2007 gave rise to the defence, has praised the government's action.

  "it's fantastic news," he told the abc.

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  Thank you jtg for providing that information I was one who was afraid that the ARC might just be a toothless tiger and it looks promising that is not the case .

  Lets hope the State of South Australia follows suit with the others and make the much needed changes..

  And more importantly that the rest of the world take notice of what has been achieved by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutionalized Child Sexual Abuse of Children and do more to protect and compensate those that have been abused in the past and bring an end to it in the future.
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  Another silly Bible story...brought to you by the ''old and tired Moses''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. beliefs

  exodus 17:8-16 new international version (niv)the amalekites defeated8 the amalekites came and attacked the israelites at rephidim.

  9 moses said to joshua, “choose some of our men and go out to fight the amalekites.

  tomorrow i will stand on top of the hill with the staff of god in my hands.”10 so joshua fought the amalekites as moses had ordered, and moses, aaron and hur went to the top of the hill.

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  And didn`t the Angels kill 188,000 in one night on another occasion ? a lot of inconsistency`s here in this thread with these conflicting ways Jehovah does away with oppose`rs .

  On the one hand he gets humans his people to kill by the sword male female and children by the sword and not to feel sorry for them and then on the other hand he has his Angels to commit mass slaughter ?

  Do Christians even contemplate what it would be like to thrust a sword into an adult human being would be like ,now then think about thrusting a sword into a female ,could you do it ?

  And worst of all thrusting your sword into an infant , how callous is that , and then be told not to feel sorry for them

  However "Jehovah loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten son so that whoever believed in him would be saved " This after he had killed millions in the flood plus thousands, if not millions more during these first four centuries of biblical history.
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  MICHIGAN PEOPLE!!!...Multi-millionaire witness Pat Patterson.....

  by integ in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone heard of this guy?.

  he built up an insurance agency in michigan, and sold it for over 10 million dollars.. apparently, at his big office in novi, michigan, he only hires witnesses and they are all making big bucks.. i know an agent who was going to work for him in another state (they do business in 10 states i think), but declined to sign up when he found out the organization was owned and operated by witnesses.. he said: "that explains the ridiculously low commissions they pay their agents".

  they sell alot of life insurance.. why would this witness owned agency push life insurance if the end is so near???.

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  Back in the very early 1960`s I became a believer very quickly and absorbed all I could in a very short time after about 18 months two years I had a fade for a short time .

  During that fade the P.O. who was an Insurance salesman tried to sell me life insurance as he jumped to the conclusion I had rejected the religion which I hadn`t I just needed a break.

  He didn` try to talk me back into the religion at all ,just sell me life insurance.

  And that`s not all ,his brother was the Assistant overseer and a couple of weeks later he tried to do the same thing ,they both worked for the same Insurance company.

  Of course I rejected their offer ,but why couldn`t I see the writing on the wall then ?

  Both their parents were well off and influential in the congregation.

  My then GF & I got back into the religion full bore and were married a year later in a neighboring KH with the wife of the Asst.Overseer playing the piano at our wedding .

  Years later we learnt that the said Assist. OS was charged with child pornography and sentenced to jail and his wife committed suicide .

  All of this occurred in Melbourne Victoria Australia many years ago. Central Congregation of Jehovah`s Witnesses

  I hope not to have derailed this post but it had to do with insurance and I couldn`t resist it
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  Quo Vadis ..2019

  by zeb in

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  2. friends

  well friends what is before us in the coming year?.

  i often end my postings with 'live long and prosper in wisdom and health.

  ' this live long quote is taken from star-trek and it was the late wonderful leonard nimoy who suggested it from his orthodox jewish background.

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  Thank you zeb and a happy and prosperous New Year to you and your family and may the force be with you .
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  Enlighten me If you can

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  confusing standards or hodge podge?.

  what is this about beards i never got the hang of from day one?

  are beards ok or not?.

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  I was a guy in the sixties and seventies that twice grew a beard and each time was told and "encouraged" to get rid of it and this was in two different states in Australia.

  I find it amusing about the illustrations in the publications of the anointed in heaven that all have beards men and women , even though their is no male or female gender in heaven
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  Days of Elijah by US Marines U-tube

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for all the newbies and lurkers who have been indoctrinated that jw`s are the only ones who know and use the name of jehovah/.

  and i don`t know how to put it up here ,oh well i tried .

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  That`s very interesting Old navy glad to hear of your experience.

  I`m pretty positive this same scenario was portrayed in an old war movie also where the call sign was "Jehovah" but I cant remember which one .
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  I told my parents I no longer believe any teachings of JWs

  by Fognomore in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since my last post i have spoke with my parents and told them i am no longer a believer.

  i told them i just can't anymore.

  here is my short story.

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  Best of luck telling your wife fog.... I hope she has an open mind and see`s your reasons and doesn`t run to the Elders dobbing you in as an apostate .

  Our thoughts are with you

  Take care