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  Does the Policy of the Watchtower Create a Safe Haven for Child Molesters?

  by listen in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  not a society apologist!!

  just wanting to know what you all think.

  does this "sound" fair & balanced, you decide.

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  Gary1914

  Obviously I disagree with it on some things but, again, I don't accuse them of being evil but only that they keep themselves in ignorance because of wanting so badly to believe in something that gives them hope and a reason to live.

  Hi Keo. I enjoyed reading your posts. You are obviously a sensitive and caring person and I respect that.

  However, please do not be misled. Your statement above would aptly describe the publishers in the local congregations. They tenaciously hold on to the hope of everlasting life.

  But the Governing Body and the those who run the corporations of the Watchtower are another story altogether. These men will do anything to advance their corporations and to make them financially viable. What they are doing has little to do with religion and A LOT to do with making money.

  To that end their written policies may sound good on paper, but as someone else mentioned, implementing those good policies leave much to be desired.
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  Does the Policy of the Watchtower Create a Safe Haven for Child Molesters?

  by listen in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  not a society apologist!!

  just wanting to know what you all think.

  does this "sound" fair & balanced, you decide.

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  Gary1914

  Its like sueing Mcdonalds because you were molested by someone who works at Mcdonalds.

  Did it happen on MacDonald's premises? Because if it did someone has an excellent case to take to Court.
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  Does the Policy of the Watchtower Create a Safe Haven for Child Molesters?

  by listen in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  not a society apologist!!

  just wanting to know what you all think.

  does this "sound" fair & balanced, you decide.

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  Gary1914

  If this is the case why doesn't the Society publically make known their child abuse policy? Why keep it a secret and send letters only to the elders?Actually they have made it public for anyone who wishes to read it. It is found here for the general public to read:
  
  
  http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=background.htm

  
  

  
  Unfortunately that is not good enough. There are many Witnesses who do not have computers because they are afraid that demonism is somehow connected with computers or that Satan is in control of the internet.

  For this policy to reach all Witnesses, they need to publish it in a Watchtower and make it a study article. Only then can it be said that their policy is public knowledge and that all Witnesses are informed of the policy.

  In addition, I never trust anything that is on jw-media. This is all pablum for consumption by the weak and gullible. All persons "in the know" are aware that the real story would never be posted on the Watchtower website.
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  My Cake is Doughy in the Middle

  by Gary1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am trying to help my wife out by baking a pound cake.

  i volunteered after going over the recipe.

  actually it seemed simple enough and i thought it would be a snap to do.. i was wrong.. the problem is it looks fine in the oven.

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  Gary1914

  Hi Scully:

  Can I send you Mr Scully's email address so you can let him know that it isn't unmanly to bake a cake?

  lol

  If Mr. Scully knew the trouble I was having he would probably steer clear of the kitchen forever!
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  My Cake is Doughy in the Middle

  by Gary1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am trying to help my wife out by baking a pound cake.

  i volunteered after going over the recipe.

  actually it seemed simple enough and i thought it would be a snap to do.. i was wrong.. the problem is it looks fine in the oven.

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  Gary1914

  Thanks everone. I knew I could count on you.

  I am going to try again using all of your suggestions. Lets hope the third time is the charm.

  The oven has been on all this time so it is throughly preheated.
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  My Cake is Doughy in the Middle

  by Gary1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am trying to help my wife out by baking a pound cake.

  i volunteered after going over the recipe.

  actually it seemed simple enough and i thought it would be a snap to do.. i was wrong.. the problem is it looks fine in the oven.

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  Gary1914

  Hi Jgnat.

  So does it mean that the middle part is not cooked?

  It looks cooked, just doughy.

  In fact, I sliced off a piece and ate it and it tasted fine. It looked terrible though. I did the straw thing and it came out clean.
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  My Cake is Doughy in the Middle

  by Gary1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am trying to help my wife out by baking a pound cake.

  i volunteered after going over the recipe.

  actually it seemed simple enough and i thought it would be a snap to do.. i was wrong.. the problem is it looks fine in the oven.

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  Gary1914

  Hi. Thanks so much for responding. I am using one of those silicone (spelling?) 12 inch bundt pans. I bake the cake for 1 hour. The first one though wasn't brown on the top after an hour and so I let it stay in for another 15 minutes.
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  My Cake is Doughy in the Middle

  by Gary1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am trying to help my wife out by baking a pound cake.

  i volunteered after going over the recipe.

  actually it seemed simple enough and i thought it would be a snap to do.. i was wrong.. the problem is it looks fine in the oven.

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  Gary1914

  Hello Everyone. I am trying to help my wife out by baking a pound cake. I volunteered after going over the recipe. Actually it seemed simple enough and I thought it would be a snap to do.

  I was wrong.

  The problem is it looks fine in the oven. It rises nice and high even though the surface is not smooth and seems to be cracked open in places. The minute I take my nice, high cake out of the oven it goes flat and when cut into is doughy in the middle.

  Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I tried to Google for the answer but was unsuccessful. So I am turing to my friends here.

  Here is the recipe I am using.

  5 eggs, 3 cups sugar, 3 cups flour (I am using all purpose), 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup butter, 1 cup shortening, 1 cup milk, lemon extract, vanilla flavoring.

  I have thrown away two cakes already and cannot afford to throw away anymore.

  Please........someone........anyone....HELP!
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  Announcement at Alaskan District Assembly

  by Gary1914 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was an announcement at the alaskan district assembly last week that the alaskan branch will now be integrated into the us branch.

  prior to this alaska's number were always counted separately.

  i wonder what this means?

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  Gary1914

  The announcement was made as if an exciting new development was taking place.

  Then the speaker posed a rhetorical question: What will this mean for Alaska and the rest of the United States?

  No real answer to the question, but thunderous applause nonetheless.
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  Announcement at Alaskan District Assembly

  by Gary1914 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was an announcement at the alaskan district assembly last week that the alaskan branch will now be integrated into the us branch.

  prior to this alaska's number were always counted separately.

  i wonder what this means?

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  Gary1914

  There was an announcement at the Alaskan District Assembly last week that the Alaskan Branch will now be integrated into the US Branch. Prior to this Alaska's number were always counted separately. I wonder what this means?