Gypsy Sam

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  Because they are getting paid for it!

  by Atlantis in

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  after all, the college restrictions are only for the rank and file...right?

  community service.

  the department's staff provided services to the community in diverse ways during the year under review.

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  Something occurred to me…

  by Vidiot in

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  2. child-abuse

  the conti case is a game-changer; that much is certain.. its also pretty certain (to a lot of us at jwn, anyway) that the wts:.

  believes they have the moral high ground and thusly are in the right.... arent going to significantly change their child abuse-related policies any time soon.... dont really think theyll actually lose their appeal.. .

  it should be obvious to anyone by now that one of the most significant and unavoidable characteristics of hierarchal, authoritarian religions (no matter what faith template they subscribe to) is a deeply entrenched problem of sexual victimization, especially of children and young people.

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  Please read! Breaking News....

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.mcalesternews.com/breakingnews/x409169231/da-jehovah-witness-church-concealed-molestation-crimes.

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  governing body being accused of covering it up!.

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  UN report : vatican policies allowed priests to rape children

  by ashpman in

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  2. child-abuse

  www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-n-report-vatican-policies-allowed-priests-rape-children-n22531.

  sounds familier to policies of a certain religious group i know of.

  wheels of change just turned a little more.. .

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  Suicide - How many do you know within the JWs

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  thw wts likes to play games with their statistics.

  one interesting but truly tragic is the number of jwhovah's witnesses who commit suicie.. now i suspect that if a person commits suicide shortly before or after they are disfellowshipped then the elders would say that person wasn't a witness or that they had done something so terrible that they were too guilty to admit it and by their action of committing suicide they pretty much declared they were no longer a jw.. yup fancy talk to make sure any crap didn't fall on them.. so my question.. do you know of cases like this?

  if so then can you answer a few more questions.. had this person been dfed or in real danger of being dfed or whatever the equivalent is if they were never baptized?.

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  A childhood friend I hadn't seen in years.

  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=143238930
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  Besty + Sweet Pea = Its A Family Affair

  by besty in

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  2. experiences

  what a few days!

  this time last week i was not even considering the big chat with sweet pea.

  seven days on and:.

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  Nice to read such a positive outcome! Congrats :)
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  If you think child abusers can simply repent and/or be rehabilitated....

  by iamwhoiam in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ...then you need to educate yourself more.

  here is a good place to start.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iet3-kuvl5y.

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  Watched it all, past my bedtime. Too tired to comment now, but thank you so much for sharing.
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  Need Advice "How To Shame A Jehovah Witnesses Elderettee and CBOE", What to say to Friends?

  by RottenRiley in

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  2. beliefs

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  hi, my mom is dying of cancer and my jw brother and sister refuse to take her to chemotherapy, i thought of providing this information on their business website to debunk the claim they are "a loving family constuction company".

  my next door neighbors keep asking me why i am the only one taking her to radiation and chemotherapy, should i tell them my brother and sister are the biggest pieces of shit in san luis obispo county and they hate me because i got rid of two pedophile elders by threatening the watchtower society?.

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  What is the reason they give for not taking her to chemo?
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  Link to the WT library of things that you wont find on the WT Library

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just discovered a site today that has scans of most of the magazines/publications ever published by the wt bible and tract.

  it is not an "apostate site" it just has the material and no commentary.

  those of us trying to wake up jws may find this useful as we can show old quotes and publications without sending out red flags.. we are supposed to be proud of our spiritual heritge right??.

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  So what are you up to?

  by Xanthippe in

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  2. friends

  anyone else bored with religion versus atheism or is it just me?.

  i'm planning to go to greece in may.. i'm thinking about planting rocket and beetroot in my garden this year because they are getting rather expensive to buy.. this week i want to make chocolate refridgerator cakes.

  some for my daughter who is coming home from uni this weekend and some to take in to work to give away with free tea and coffee because it's national libraries day on saturday.. i just finished reading the humans by matt haig which was brilliant.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I'm at work today, but it's a tad slow so I'm checking email and jwnet :)

  One of my girlfriends visited for the weekend and we had thought provoking conversations, some gorgeous beach time, great food and chick flicks. We managed to do this all while having her grandmother, who has demetia, with us. For me, it is an uplifting, refreshing time to entertain and talk with nonrelgious people right now.

  edit - I did post on Simon's recipe thread - love the idea.