Posts by TheOldHippie

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Anti-climax - the NK rocket appears to have failed.

by fulltimestudent in

the uk independent reports that a nk rocked fired last night appears to have failed a short time after firing.

they cited chinese and us reports of the failure.. quote:.

north korea's widely anticipated and controversial launch of its long-range rocket was said by the us to have failed last night, with china reporting the rocket had been seen falling into the sea after taking off.. news of the rocket being fired was announced by kim min-seok, a spokesman for south korea's defence ministry, who told reporters in a nationally televised news conference that it was launched at 7.39am local time, though there was no word from pyongyang about the launch.. the united nations security council said it would discuss the launch at 1pm bst today.. the launch had long been expected but its timing came as something of a surprise as fierce winds whipping across the korean peninsula had apparently forced pyongyang to delay.. unquote.

TheOldHippie

Not unstable at all. The NKs are only shouting loudly in order to get aid. If they are met with a tiny bit of respect and negotiation ends in "if you scrap your plans, you'll get rice and petrol" then it all cools down - until the next US/SK military drill.

But not unstable - Kim III has nothing. Even the rockets are empty plywood things covered with aluminium sheets. If you watch closely at the ones shown in parades, you will notice they are dissimilar from each other, have small bumps etc - and would not last many seconds if tried to be launched.

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This A Old Article? "Coco Rocha Is A Devout Jehovah's Witness -- Who Knew?" Huffington Post

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

hi, i don't remember anyone posting this huf-po article in january of 2013 when it hit.

sorry if it's a repeat post, we don't get very many celeb jws making news do we?.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/coco-rocha-jehovahs-witness-religion_n_2486927.html .

TheOldHippie

Posted a couple of months ago and given lengthy comments.

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AUSTRALIA | Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society Appear Before Child Abuse Inquiry | Thursday 11 April, 2013

by jwleaks in

jehovah's witnesses say it is not their responsibility to report child sex abuse to police unless mandatory reporting legislation is in place.. a victorian inquiry on thursday heard that when a jehovah's witness leader hears allegations of abuse they are directed immediately to contact the society's legal department to check their obligations under state law.. jehovah's witness legal counsel rachel van witsen said elders were not expected to know their legal obligations.. "this is done to ensure elders fully comply with any legal requirements that may be applicable in the state in which they reside," she said.. "in victoria if there was mandatory reporting the immediate advice would be to report that immediately.".

the society's director terrence o'brien said the decision to take the allegations to police lay with the victim.. "without mandatory reporting we don't feel that as ministers of religion that's our obligation to do that," mr o'brien said.. however, the organisation would encourage the victim to report it and would co-operate fully with police, he said.. ms van witsen said elders would make an exception if they felt the child was threatened.. "we would report that to appropriate authorities," she told the inquiry.. "we're about stopping child abuse.".

two ministers have been removed from the society for child sex abuse in 40 years of records, the parliamentary inquiry heard.. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/04/11/20/59/jehovah-s-witnesses-stay-in-line-on-abuse.

TheOldHippie

Good statements by the WT representatives.

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Your own mortality, how do you cope with it?

by CookieMonster in

jw
friends

i've been a lurker here and an inactive jw for a number of years.

i've always had some annoying doubts but brushed it aside but over the last few years i've had time to "think" away from the wt.

perhaps there is no paradise, maybe no god and this life is all there is.

TheOldHippie

Who says I do?

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No more big District Conventions?

by serenitynow! in

so i went to the hall today for a funeral and took a look at the bulletin board.

i was surprised to see a letter stating the dc for michigan would be held at the local assembly hall instead of the big convention center in ohio where it had been held the past few years.

have you all heard about this?.

TheOldHippie

It varies from place to place. Here, there were smaller DC in smaller circuit convention halls some years ago, but now they have changed to having bigger DC than we have had for many years.

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I just noticed a major omission in the list of DF'ing offenses

by JeffT in

i noticed this on slimboy's list of things that can get you df'd, and i checked it against the "flock" book.. .

there is no mention of blood transfusions!

i know they are downplaying this, but have they stopped df'ing people for it altogether?

TheOldHippie

"They say there is no appealing DA because the action was taken by the publisher themselves, but on the other hand it is only if the person "unrepentantly" takes blood. How do they determine repentance in this context without some sort of meeting? "

There is a meeting afterwards. And either having been "forced" to receive blood, or being in a weak position because of illness/accident and not thinking straight or understanding fully what is being said or done, or just a momentary spiritual weakness which one regrets - will lead to no actions taken against you.

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BROTHERS & SISTERS - READ THE BROCHURE!

by The Searcher in

jesus always used illustrations to help people reason on the import of what he was saying.

here is an illustration followed by a reality;.

imagine that your heart went out to all those poor people who suffered when fukushima blew up, so much so, that when an internationally renowned charity asked for donations to help those in need, you donated $5000 to the cause.

TheOldHippie

Just for the record - I thank those who have responded to my posting, and who have explained the question more clearly to me - and above all, I thank you for the (somewhat unusual) fact, that your responses have been kept in a friendly way, that there has been no name-calling. Good!

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How Many Here Have Ever Smoked Pot or Tobacco?

by minimus in

jw
friends

am i the only one who has done neither?.

TheOldHippie

I guess my user name says it all ...........................

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Anyone have a scan/copy of October 2012 BOE letter? It may help Candace's appeal..

by The Quiet One in

"the brief statedthat [ t]hat letter [a 1997 letter to boe] also confirmed watchtower's long-standing policy that a known child molester does not qualify to be appointed to a position of responsibility in any congregation.

" http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/250093/1/summary-of-wt-appeal-brief-in-conti-case.

TheOldHippie

I just wonder why we should send you an e-mail request for a pdf-version of the elders' book, when it is available everywhere on the net, just make a google search and there it is. No need to contact you specifically ..............................

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Do Nigerians really have bad reputation?

by His Excellency in

on a recent thread here about an announcement made by the cobe, with the aim of extorting 10 grand from the servant body, different allegations were made that the request sound nigerian?..

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my question is, do nigerians really have bad reputation?.

TheOldHippie

I did not know the Dutch and French were the colonial powers ruling Liberia and Nigeria ................. Niger was French, Nigeria was British and Liberia never was anything but what the name says, liberated, it was always free, founded by returning US slaves. The Dutch never had an African colony, they had so in Asia, like Indonesia and in South America like Suriname.