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  Three Simple Reasons Why an Assault-Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i keep saying this is a bad place/policy to put all the time, energy and resources if you really do in fact care, or if you are just riding the agenda bandwagon: .

  an assault-weapons ban is irrelevant to suicide deaths.

  the large majority of gun deaths are suicides, and there is no credible argument that an assault-weapons ban will have the slightest effect on suicide.

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  Thank you freemindfade for your cogent defense of our 2 amendment rights.

  No amount of gun laws will do a thing when Gov employees fail to implement them.

  Whats needed is Gov employee control .

  BTW I don't even own a firearm at this time.
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  W5 Investigation

  by Christian Gutierrez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey guys!

  i just want you guys to know that today is a really great day.

  there are so many jehovah's witnesses that saw this documentary and were disgusted by watchtowers policy.

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  Great work Christian and Katja !!

  Your efforts resulted in 1 million views just in Canada !!

  How many millennia would you have to Pioneer to reach that many ?

  So far in your young lives as EXJWs you have benefited fellow humans more

  than many many lifetimes as a JW.
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  MPs demand action over Jehovah’s Witness abuse allegations March 26, 2018

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the guardian (uk), monday, march 26, 2018. mps are demanding government action after more than 100 people contacted the guardian with allegations of child sexual abuse and other mistreatment in jehovah’s witness communities in the uk.. “i am extremely concerned, but not surprised, by the allegations of child abuse within the jehovah’s witness movement.

  whenever there is a closed society with an inherent power imbalance, the potential for abuse is there,” said the labour mp sarah champion.. she said she would be raising the issue in parliament and demanding that the government take actionto make sure all children were safe.. alex chalk, the conservative mp for cheltenham, said he planned to raise the issue in parliament, saying it was not just an historical issue but an ongoing child safety concern.. “my instinctive thoughts are that the sheer numbers and seriousness of the allegations coming forward is concerning ... if even half the allegations coming to light are true then it’s clear that an entrenched culture of cover-up and flawed in-house investigations continues to this day,” chalk said.. champion said she was concerned that victims had to report their abuse to elders, without independent scrutiny.. she also expressed concern that abuse claims can only be taken before a committee for investigation if there were two witnesses to it.

  “abuse happens in the shadows, so to ask for a second witness is ludicrous and effectively prevents reporting,” champion said.. read full article:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/26/mps-demand-action-over-jehovahs-witness-abuse-allegations.

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  The Guardian (UK), Monday, March 26, 2018

  MPs are demanding government action after more than 100 people contacted the Guardian with allegations of child sexual abuse and other mistreatment in Jehovah’s Witness communities in the UK.

  “I am extremely concerned, but not surprised, by the allegations of child abuse within the Jehovah’s Witness movement. Whenever there is a closed society with an inherent power imbalance, the potential for abuse is there,” said the Labour MP Sarah Champion.

  She said she would be raising the issue in parliament and demanding that the government take actionto make sure all children were safe.

  Alex Chalk, the Conservative MP for Cheltenham, said he planned to raise the issue in parliament, saying it was not just an historical issue but an ongoing child safety concern.

  “My instinctive thoughts are that the sheer numbers and seriousness of the allegations coming forward is concerning ... if even half the allegations coming to light are true then it’s clear that an entrenched culture of cover-up and flawed in-house investigations continues to this day,” Chalk said.

  Champion said she was concerned that victims had to report their abuse to elders, without independent scrutiny.

  She also expressed concern that abuse claims can only be taken before a committee for investigation if there were two witnesses to it. “Abuse happens in the shadows, so to ask for a second witness is ludicrous and effectively prevents reporting,” Champion said.

  READ FULL ARTICLE:
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/26/mps-demand-action-over-jehovahs-witness-abuse-allegations
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  Jehovah's Witnesses accused of silencing victims of child abuse March 25 2018

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/25/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-silencing-victims-of-child-abuse-uk.

  scores of alleged victims come forward and describe culture of cover-up in religious group in uk.

  more than 100 people have contacted the guardian with allegations of child sexual abuse and other mistreatment in jehovah’s witness communities across the uk.. former and current members, including 41 alleged victims of child sexual abuse, described a culture of cover-ups and lies, with senior members of the organisation, known as elders, discouraging victims from coming forward for fear of bringing “reproach on jehovah” and being exiled from the congregation and their families.. a guardian investigation also heard from 48 people who experienced other forms of abuse, including physical violence when they were children, and 35 who witnessed or heard about others who were victims of child grooming and abuse.. the stories told to the guardian ranged from events decades ago to more recent, and many of those who came forward have now contacted the police.. they told the guardian about:.

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  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/25/jehovahs-witnesses-accused-of-silencing-victims-of-child-abuse-uk

  Scores of alleged victims come forward and describe culture of cover-up in religious group in UK

  More than 100 people have contacted the Guardian with allegations of child sexual abuse and other mistreatment in Jehovah’s Witness communities across the UK.

  Former and current members, including 41 alleged victims of child sexual abuse, described a culture of cover-ups and lies, with senior members of the organisation, known as elders, discouraging victims from coming forward for fear of bringing “reproach on Jehovah” and being exiled from the congregation and their families.

  A Guardian investigation also heard from 48 people who experienced other forms of abuse, including physical violence when they were children, and 35 who witnessed or heard about others who were victims of child grooming and abuse.

  The stories told to the Guardian ranged from events decades ago to more recent, and many of those who came forward have now contacted the police.

  They told the Guardian about:
  

  • An organisation that polices itself and teaches members to avoid interaction with outside authorities.
  • A rule set by the main governing body of the religion that means for child sexual abuse to be taken seriously there must be two witnesses to it.
  • Alleged child sex abuse victims claiming they were forced to recount allegations in front of their abuser.
  • Young girls who engage in sexual activity before marriage being forced to describe it in detail in front of male elders.

  A solicitor representing some of the alleged victims said she believed there were thousands of complainants in the UK and that the people who have contacted the Guardian were “just the tip of the iceberg”.

  One alleged victim, Rachel Evans, who has waived her right to anonymity, claimed there was a paedophile ring active in the 1970s, although details of the case cannot be divulged due to a current investigation.

  “Within the Jehovah’s Witnesses there is an actual silencing and also a network where if someone went to the elders and said ‘there is a problem with this’ and they believe you, the whole thing will be dealt with in-house. But often these people are not dealt with, they are either moved to another congregation or told to keep their head down for a few years,” she said.

  Another victim, who did not want to be named, said she was abused by a ministerial servant (someone with congregational responsibilities) in the organisation in the 1970s.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses threaten Irish blogger with damages (avoidjw.org)

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jason wynne: threatened with legal action by the jehovah’s witnesses .

  sect claims publication of its secret policy documents is a copyright violation; website contents also include documents concerning child sex abuse allegations.

  https://www.businesspost.ie/news/jehovahs-witnesses-granted-subpoena-irish-blogger-412638.

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  http://avoidjw.org/contact-us/
  
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses threaten Irish blogger with damages (avoidjw.org)

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jason wynne: threatened with legal action by the jehovah’s witnesses .

  sect claims publication of its secret policy documents is a copyright violation; website contents also include documents concerning child sex abuse allegations.

  https://www.businesspost.ie/news/jehovahs-witnesses-granted-subpoena-irish-blogger-412638.

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  Jason Wynne: threatened with legal action by the Jehovah’s Witnesses

  Sect claims publication of its secret policy documents is a copyright violation; Website contents also include documents concerning child sex abuse allegations

  https://www.businesspost.ie/news/jehovahs-witnesses-granted-subpoena-irish-blogger-412638
  
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  2017 Film "The Dark Tower" written by Stephen King

  by Not_Culty in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  at 18:21 features old watchtower headquarters in a slow scan.

  for many of us its the real dark tower.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/.

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  At 18:21 features old Watchtower headquarters in a slow scan. For many of us its the real Dark Tower.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/
  
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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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  Also uploaded here https://mega.nz/#F!1jwQ1I6T!4dYmbovG_pcCzwYrmM3wdg
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  Why are there more sisters than brothers at the Kingdom Hauls?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have always wondered why there are more females than males in all of the congregations that i have visited?

  some of these females are in their 70's so maybe their husbands have died and women just live longer.

  or could the reason be that years ago men were the breadwinners and women stayed home to raise the children thus they were home during the week when the jdubs came a knocking?

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  Pew survey shows 35% male 65% female in JWs http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/gender-composition/
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  Help Elders poking nose in

  by Formerbrother in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what can i do when elders want to poke their nose in?.

  they want to have another chat with me and my wife, but we dont want to, it just gets us down..

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  Confide in them that you need a 10K loan or gift. They will never call back.