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The sound of a train...
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. jw
2. friends
i remember hearing the sounds of the train horn blowing on january 1st 2015 and remembering, "another year and no armagedon".

and i was so disappointed.

i hated to hear that train whistle blow.
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Campaigners issue Jehovah's Witnesses abuse warning
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
source:http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/campaigners-issues-jehovahs-witnesses-abuse-warning-11364008972682.

victims of child abuse within the jehovah's witnesses may never see the perpetrators brought to justice unless the government closes a loophole allowing criminals to evade justice, campaigners have warned.. the government has been asked to introduce mandatory reporting to police whenever an allegation of child sex abuse is made within the faith group.. currently, the so-called "two-witness rule" means jehovah's witnesses deal with allegations of "sins" internally and only investigate themselves if the claim is corroborated by a second testimony - something lawyers say is unlikely given that many victims are abused on their own, in private.. concern over the number of "hidden" victims has prompted campaigners to hand a letter to downing street calling on the government to take action.. victim nick french, 43, who was abused by his stepfather gary moscrop from the ages of seven to 13, said introducing mandatory reporting would reduce the risk of paedophiles offending.. the salesman, originally from glasgow but who was raised in brighton, claimed: "when there are institutions that have rules that protect paedophiles, then something really needs to be done about that.. "when it's one word against another, they can get away with it.

certainly in my case, it just allowed him (my abuser) to become worse and worse in his criminal activities.. "what a faith group like the jehovah's witnesses would say about child abuse is they still view it as a sin, rather than a crime.. "in this day and age, as soon as a crime is reported it needs to go to the people who are qualified to deal with such a crime.
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CO just confirmed worldwide construction halt and possible JW.ORG news of it
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
just had the co visit tonight.

i asked him if he had heard about the worldwide halt of construction besides warwick and to my surprise he said he heard the same thing.

then he went on and add that also some branches are closing and some bethelites going into pioneering but, "all because of the preaching work now.
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Were the elders informed about the construction shutdown?
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
anybody know?
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In the news: Warwick gets more money?
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
source:http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151001/news01/151009998/warwick-seeks-amendment-to-town-code.

[at the end of the article] does this mean they are getting more money???.

sweeton also sought a resolution to reduce the performance bond from pledged collateral account control agreement with the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. from $22.6 million to $7.3 million and to authorize the release the difference to the organization.. the watchtower bible and tract society jehovah’s witnesses world headquarters is advancing in its new construction.
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Would the GB ever do this? Pope Francis did. What do you think?
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
pope: bishops who covered up for abuse guilty of wrongdoing.

[at mid point in article].

on sunday, francis directed his attention to the victims of abuse themselves, meeting with five survivors, including people who had been molested not only by priests but also abused by family members or educators.
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Does anybody know how to access the wikipedia library of old WT publications? It's a special access.
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. bible
any help would be really appreciated.

their library contains wt publications that go back to 1880's.
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How do we know the WTS monitors this site? Can anyone tell me for sure?
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. jw
2. friends
i keep hearing this in threads.....
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Watchtower Double Talk September 15, 2015
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. bible
is this double talk or is it just me?

it's a comment in the sept 15, 2015 wt about higher education:.

11 today, we are blessed with much knowledge of jehovahs works of creation and the outworking of his purpose.
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Email to Royal Commission on Lies
by LevelThePlayingField in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i wrote this email today to the royal commission:.

dear royal commission:.

i am writing you to tell you that many of the jehovah's witnesses who have testified have lied to the commission under oath, and they have done so with ease because of what they have been taught through their publications.