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  EU Court Ruling Against WT on Data-Protection

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today's london times reports on the july ruling of the eu court that forces the organisation country to comply with data protection.. the action originated in finland but the ruling will affect every eu country.

  the cult tried unsuccessfully to argue that the notes taken by jws in the door-to-door work were personal and not accessed by the congregation.

  the court ruled that they are acting under the auspices of the congregation and therefore they must comply with data-protection laws.. keeping lists of do-not-calls also falls under this ruling.. why does the cult always feel that it is above the law?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "Awoke" magazine. Free to good home. Check the porch full of troll food and straw.
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  I sent off my application to study Palaeobiology (MSc) at Bristol uni and ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ... they've accepted me!

  finance is already sorted - they're waiting for me to give them my new student number so that they can start paying me.

  just need to formally accept bristol's offer and sort out accommodation.. accommodation should be ok - i've been told priority is given to new students, plus i'm enrolling onto a program for a real degree as a postgraduate - i won't be studying gender studies or some crap like that.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Ouch. Sorry about that. I remember you telling the story about your Dad's inheritance.

  Reminder to all making their will: if you want your grandchildren to have part of your estate, name them in the will directly!
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  EU Court Ruling Against WT on Data-Protection

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today's london times reports on the july ruling of the eu court that forces the organisation country to comply with data protection.. the action originated in finland but the ruling will affect every eu country.

  the cult tried unsuccessfully to argue that the notes taken by jws in the door-to-door work were personal and not accessed by the congregation.

  the court ruled that they are acting under the auspices of the congregation and therefore they must comply with data-protection laws.. keeping lists of do-not-calls also falls under this ruling.. why does the cult always feel that it is above the law?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Free broken arrow. Does not hit intended target. I realize I am going to have trouble getting rid of this, so I'll throw in free troll food and a bale of straw.
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  EU Court Ruling Against WT on Data-Protection

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today's london times reports on the july ruling of the eu court that forces the organisation country to comply with data protection.. the action originated in finland but the ruling will affect every eu country.

  the cult tried unsuccessfully to argue that the notes taken by jws in the door-to-door work were personal and not accessed by the congregation.

  the court ruled that they are acting under the auspices of the congregation and therefore they must comply with data-protection laws.. keeping lists of do-not-calls also falls under this ruling.. why does the cult always feel that it is above the law?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Free bale of straw. Still fresh. I have no use for it. My donkey died. If you know someone in need of some straw, it can be picked up on my front porch. Sitting next to troll food. Thx.
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  EU Court Ruling Against WT on Data-Protection

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today's london times reports on the july ruling of the eu court that forces the organisation country to comply with data protection.. the action originated in finland but the ruling will affect every eu country.

  the cult tried unsuccessfully to argue that the notes taken by jws in the door-to-door work were personal and not accessed by the congregation.

  the court ruled that they are acting under the auspices of the congregation and therefore they must comply with data-protection laws.. keeping lists of do-not-calls also falls under this ruling.. why does the cult always feel that it is above the law?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Free bag of troll food. Just purchased and before expiration date. However, I've found it to be useless. Whenever I feed the trolls they come back. Free to pick up from my front porch. Daylight pick ups only, please.
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  JW org collapses

  by I Faded Twice in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ok so this is a topic i've pondered and go back and forth on.. i can easily see a point where lawsuits cause massive deficits in the organization.

  honestly i feel like we are seeing the tip of the iceberg in regards to lawsuits on child abuse.

  to me it looks like the property sell offs are to be able to get ready for this.

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  GrreatTeacher

  It's all about the demise of paper. They were a corporation that made money from book sales. The religion part was never that important.

  Newspapers are going under because of the rise of digital media. Book publishers just aren't profitable anymore. Their business model no longer works because of changes in technology

  They are struggling to find a way to be profitable in the new digital world. One way seems to be pushing donations as a funding source. There seems to be some succcess with per publisher rates at assemblies. They have convinced congregations to send monthly donations to headquarters. They will push as close to tithing as they can get without turning people off.

  Until this new business model stabilizes them, you'll see consolidation measures taken to keep what they can, sell what they can't and move assets around in shell corporations or offshore to avoid loss to lawsuits.

  The problem is that people want something in return for their donations. They don't seem to be giving back much. So they really need to double down on the religion part. They might need to reinvent it to be more palatable while maintaining enough of the old school basics to keep the elderly.

  People are willing to give up money for stuff they deem valuable. WT needs to think really hard about what that stuff is exactly.
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  First year with baby!

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i wanted to share a few recent pics of izabella with everyone.

  this week marks her one year since her coming home from nicu.

  she has been growing and changing so much these last few months in particular.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I love little girls with headbands! So adorable. She looks like a very robust and happy baby. And leggy. I love the pose on the left. It looks like she's doing yoga!
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  How Long Before They Introduce Tithing?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was a full-on believing jw i had an obsessive fascination with mormonism.

  i read, studied and watched their propaganda with strange interest as well as their apostate mormon books.

  i have to say, they have a good scam going claiming that "the lord reintroduced tithing" in the modern age.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Doubter - "please don't call me a 'liar' in this context."

  So, that leaves all the other contexts open and available?

  Did we just get an admission of guilt there?

  Shall I call the fire department in regards to some flaming pants?

  So many questions!
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  Funny occurrences

  by Freedom rocks in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  what were some funny experiences you had of things that happened during talks at the meetings?.

  a few of mine:.

  - a brother had dyed his hair before his talk and it was raining heavily when he arrived at the hall and the dye was running down his face during his talk and his skin went more and more grey as the black dye ran down it.

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  GrreatTeacher

  One hot summer Sunday before air conditioning the double doors were thrown open for air circulation. A black and white alley cat walked in the door, sauntered up the right side aisle, walked across the front then back down the left side aisle before walking right back out the door. Amazingly, no one did anything. Air conditioning was put in soon thereafter.
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  Blueblades Pacemaker Update.

  by Charles Gillette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well,to all who had wished me good health before i went for my procedure,thank you.

  9/14 pacemaker was inserted below my collarbone successfully.check up will be 9/18.. so, since 2012 when i was 67,i had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve with a bovine tissue valve.

  now at 73, i have an implanted pacemaker with two leads,one for the upper chamber, right atrium and one for the lower right chamber,ventricle of the heart.. so, my heart beats should now be steady and not in and out of afib.. both of my brothers died of heart attacks.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I am so glad to hear that, Charles.

  Anybody able to tell me how they first got diagnosed with coronary trouble? Did you have to wait for an event that nearly killed you or is there screening?

  My cholesterol is high which my doctors don't like, but I don't want to take cholesterol meds because of the side effects. And, well, I don't want to drop dead, either.