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 ?
And now, according to the Herald Sun newspaper George Pell is to be sued by another person who claims he was sexually abused by the priest ,but lawyers dropped the charges because they didn`t think there was enough evidence to convict him .
I wonder how many more of these complaints and accusations will emerge with little co-oberative evidence to support such claims for a conviction that lawyers need.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
i`m sure you have all noticed the ever increasing number of newbies and lurkers who have visited this site over the past months and i am sure we could all collectively welcome them to this site and support them on learning the ttatt .
and helping them to navigate how they can look up older publications and quotes of the wtb&ts that they would rather remain hidden.. we all know jehovah`s witnesses /governing body never apologizes for mistakes they make they just don`t mention them anymore and explain it away as new light from god.. actually a big cop out.. welcome to all you who are new to this site .. every day their seems to be someone new posting which is great .. and if this is any indication of what is happening in all other ex jw sites the wtb&ts are in deep trouble .
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Bump because there are so many more newbies now.
just recently i was looking at a topic on jwfacts entitled 'paradise on earth forever.
' from the research paul did on this topic he mentioned that there is no biblical evidence of an earthly resurrection.
i haven't heard this before but wanted to get some thoughts on this topic.
The funny thing about ancient religious scriptures of whatever persuasion is that its always humans who speak up for GOD .
No GOD ever backs up his supposed written word with any concrete evidence or even flimsy evidence for that matter.
GOD always remains silent ,never defends itself ,never explains itself ,.
Maybe the simple answer is GOD doesn`t exist except in the minds of those who want to believe such a thing.
interesting article here.. religious institutions and the harm they do.
scroll down here:.
https://vichumanist.org.au/public-lectures/?fbclid=iwar2ca9mhofh9esd310yku0suag7jrtni_3ddzb7okfryycv2bqrtnjn7v-8atlantis!
Is there any feedback from those information sessions given by Steven Unthank and Lara kaput ? Atlantis ?
That you are aware of ?
That could be shared here ?
just recently i was looking at a topic on jwfacts entitled 'paradise on earth forever.
' from the research paul did on this topic he mentioned that there is no biblical evidence of an earthly resurrection.
i haven't heard this before but wanted to get some thoughts on this topic.
Welcome Jeff1 to play the devils advocate here, Jehovah`s Witnesses show that the bible clearly shows Adam and Eve being created in a garden of Eden a Paradise .
Their have also been some resurrections or implied in both the Hebrew and Christian Greek Scriptures .
And then there is the book of revelation that speaks about a new heavens and a new Earth which could also imply a new paradise Eden.
Some Resurrections that happened in scripture dealt with being resurrected back to life on earth.
Lazarus for one ,another one in Isaiah ? and i`m sure there are one or two more somewhere .?
However some resurrections in scripture also deal with a heavenly experience and not an earthly one.
Being" changed in a twinkling of an eye" for example .in the New testament
maybe Jehovah was hedging his bets "six of one & half a dozen of the other "
i`m thinking about major conventions held by jw`s either nationally or internationally .they must be a big boost to the local economy when they are held .. think about the major international conventions held by jw`s over the years .
yankee stadium / polo grounds being one of the major ones ,though its not just confined to the jw`s ,billy graham crusades , and of course the pope`s visits to various countries.. and are they culpable or should they be for promoting these events to occur under there watch ?.
i mean as an extreme illustration or two here would such govts.
I thank you blondie for the links you have supplied ,if you or I as a rank and file member of the religion and had dealings with any false religion we would be hauled over the coals and been reproved in a judicial Committee meeting.and maybe even disfellowshipped . because of our involvement .
Apparently there are two sets of standards to be applied here ,one for the WT organization higher ups , G.B.members and such. and another one for the rank and file members of the JW religion.
i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.
initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.
however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.
Could you give us all some examples as to what questions to ask them Black Sheep ?
That they don`t like to answer to ?
It would be much appreciated ,especially for newbies .
i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.
initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.
however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.
And to quote a wise person on this board who said some time ago ,
"The only power they have over you is the power you give them "
You are your own person ,do what you want to do and not what you think others want you to do .
stand up for yourself .
and be your own person.
"from this it is clearly seen that the editor and publisher of zion's watch tower disavowed any claim to being individually, in his person, that "faithful and wise servant.
" he never did claim to be such," ("god's kingdom of a thousand years has approached," 1973, p. 346).. or this?.
"thousands of the readers of pastor russell's writings believe that he filled the office of 'that faithful and wise servant,' and that his great work was giving to the household of faith meat in due season.
The WTB&TS speak out of both sides of there mouth as do Jehovah`s Witnesses today who are mainly made up of gullible ,intellectual lazy people who want to be told what to believe and not do any research for themselves .
Welcome to the forum Sea Breeze
"Your post has been like a breath of fresh air"
seriously WELCOME
I live on the Coast of Vict Aust ,so I know all about sea breezes LOL
i was hoping to get some advice on what to say to a parent who wouldn’t support you to get married to a “worldy person”.
always bringing up “marry only in the lord” even when that hasnt worked out for the parent, twice divorced lol.
is there a way to discredit that scripture or argue back respectfully without giving away that you are pimo?.
In reality, to be
"married in the Lord" ,could mean you could be yoked together with anyone in / of 40,000 Christian Religions ?
and you would still be adhering to ,not violating scripture.
