My prayers for the victims.
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Britain | Jehovah's Witnesses hushed up child sex scandal | July 16, 2013
by jwleaks inchurch officials hushed up a child sex scandal in their ranks and refused to co-operate with police.. .
jehovah witness ministerial servant gordon leighton admitted sexually abusing a child when he was confronted by his church elders, a court heard.. but during the official police investigation, the 53-year-old who made headlines in the 1990s when wife yvonne, 28, died after refusing a blood transfusion after childbirth on religious grounds denied any illegal wrongdoing.. and when detectives asked elders simon preyser, harry logan and david scott to make statements about the confession, all three refused and said what they had heard was confidential.. for three years, the elders refused to co-operate with the criminal investigation and kept up that stance when the case was brought before newcastle crown court after the victim made a complaint to police.. each was issued with a witness summons which they fought to overturn before being ordered to testify by judge penny moreland citing public interest.. their barrister richard daniels said the men had a duty to god not to breach confidence.. he added: privileged communication between members of the congregation and ministers is an absolute right and duty and there is no power in law to breach such a confidence.. judge moreland said: it is apparent that the three elders who were present when this conversation took place are in possession of relevant evidence as to a point which is of real significance in this case.. they claim the right of confidentiality, they claim that what they heard said by the defendant during the course of that meeting ought to be subject to privilege, as ministers of religion.. judge moreland refused to withdraw the summonses and said: public interest is clearly in favour of this evidence being given.. what was said by the defendant on that occasion is of great significance in the trial.. despite the judges ruling, the men still refused to make statements to police until just hours before they were called before the jury.. leighton, who has since been expelled from the church at lambton kingdom hall in washington, denied two charges of indecency with a child and seven of indecent assault.. he was yesterday found guilty of two charges of indecency with a child and six of indecent assault.
he was found not guilty of one indecent assault charge, on the direction of the judge.. he was remanded in custody until he is sentenced next month but warned he is facing a lengthy spell behind bars.. prosecutor katherine dunn told the court the victim, who is now an adult, broke her silence in 2009.. the court heard how at a special church meeting, leighton admitted sexual abuse and made excuses for his behaviour.. miss dunn said: the elders conducted their own investigation.
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And you thought the witlesses are bad?
by WTWizard inyes, they are bad.
dreams lost because of pious-sneering, opportunities lost because of the rules, vacations lost, missing holidays, and the dread of field circus are bad.. however, i have found information about a few even worse cults that are gaining traction.
now, these are not the "the world is going to end and you need to commit suicide to be saved" rubbish.
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Another Social Experiment Gone Really Wrong....err.... Two wrongs don't make an airplane....
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Napolean Hill says that your subconscious mind doesn't know the difference between a penny and a million dollars.
by Narcissistic Supply init will empower you to whatever you feed it.
you can feed it good thoughts or you can feed it disempowering beliefs.
it will work towards achieving whatever it is fed.
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Thanks for the interesting comments on this thread.
It's been said that you only have faith when faith is all you have. I believe that everyone is a witness. We are all in different places on our journey. I pray. I'm a 20 year cancer survivor. I pray. I have little kids at home that totally consume me. I pray and still believe in a strong mind body connections. I'm always amused by how upset JW's get when I pray. It's powerful.
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Congregation meetings conducted in the prison
by His Excellency inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-vjlssg3xi.
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Another non-JW reacts to Sparlock video
by cedars inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ssv2nh0rc.
and two weeks ago i highlighted another video where sparlock helped an ex-mormon.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmesmlhydru.
though it still depresses me to think of all the young ones (including my own relatives) falling under the influence of this dangerous piece of propaganda, it's at least some small comfort that the sparlock video is backfiring so dramatically among thinking non-jws.. .
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Napolean Hill says that your subconscious mind doesn't know the difference between a penny and a million dollars.
by Narcissistic Supply init will empower you to whatever you feed it.
you can feed it good thoughts or you can feed it disempowering beliefs.
it will work towards achieving whatever it is fed.
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Tony Robbins. Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. It can be changed with metaphores.
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Napolean Hill says that your subconscious mind doesn't know the difference between a penny and a million dollars.
by Narcissistic Supply init will empower you to whatever you feed it.
you can feed it good thoughts or you can feed it disempowering beliefs.
it will work towards achieving whatever it is fed.
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It will empower you to whatever you feed it. You can feed it good thoughts or you can feed it disempowering beliefs. It will work towards achieving whatever it is fed. The jehova witnesses will feed you thoughts of death and destruction. they will feed you thoughts of tyranny from the governing body. they will feed you thoughts of condescension and lack.
At the basis of all christianity is the nazarene; faith. That’s all there is and it’s surrounded by what you tell yourself. It grows from there. You can either help it grow or you can kill it and follow the minds of people who want to control you. I’m praying that you choose to control your own mind. I’m praying that you choose to control your own thoughts. I’m praying that you choose to develop absolute complete control over your own thoughts. MaryAnn Williamson says that “a miracle is a change in perspective.” I’m praying for a miracle today.
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DID YOU KNOW the latest Brooklyn sell-offs will take total Watchtower earnings to $804 MILLION since 2004?
by cedars inhi folks.
i apologize if this is old news to some, but it's news to me.. i stumbled on a comprehensive list of all the sold properties on wikipedia on this link... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/watch_tower_bible_and_tract_society_of_pennsylvania#brooklyn_property_sales.
it's just a mind-boggling amount of money, and useful information to have handy when talking to witness relatives.
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They made 800 million. they are like a rich old grandma. Why would you be negative to a filthy stinkin' rich old grandma.
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DID YOU KNOW the latest Brooklyn sell-offs will take total Watchtower earnings to $804 MILLION since 2004?
by cedars inhi folks.
i apologize if this is old news to some, but it's news to me.. i stumbled on a comprehensive list of all the sold properties on wikipedia on this link... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/watch_tower_bible_and_tract_society_of_pennsylvania#brooklyn_property_sales.
it's just a mind-boggling amount of money, and useful information to have handy when talking to witness relatives.
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I'm reminded of the company Sun Micro Aquired by Oracle corporation for 7.4 billion. They had antiquated technology and Billions in real estate holdings in Santa Clara. It's not like WTBTS has endless assets to spend down. They need to sell stock.