Internal records now coming to light from the settled lawsuits may help explain why the church agreed to settle the cases. Documents show that the church knew for years that some prominent members were sexually abusing children and did little.
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JEHOVAH WITNESS PEDOPHILE COVER-UP ON CNN SUNDAY NIGHT! FREDRICK MCLEAN!
by BucketShopBill inhi everyone, this has been what i have waited for, fredrick mclean is up next on cnn's "most wanted" and "hunted show", so far two of their topics are dead!.
last sunday's "the hunt" blew his head off monday morning!
let's hope cnn get's jehovah witness fredrick mclean!
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Just sharing - Beautiful, 3500 y.o. female mummy from West China
by fulltimestudent insearching for information regarding the north side of tibet province in china, i found this image of this woman:.
"the beauty of xiaohe," female mummy, ca 1800-1500 bc.
excavated from xiaohe (little river) cemetery 5, charqilik (ruoqiang) county, xinjiang uygur autonomous region, china.
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There is nothing wrong with pasting text when it's not your own. People do it all the time. It's called 'quoting'.
So..
How about the Washington Post?
Whether or not the contretemps at the university had anything to do with politics, it underscores the deeper, politically subversive nature of this material, which spans thousands of years of ethnic and commercial communication between East and West. It's not just the material found in graves and excavations, the perfectly preserved woolen robe carefully stitched together sometime around the age of Aeschylus, or the spring roll and won-ton appetizers from the time of Charlemagne, that overwhelms the visitor. Rather, it is the sense of possibilities - historically, politically and morally - that these objects offer. They challenge the viewer to think beyond, or think without, the categories of identity and politics that are reflexively built into the modern mind.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030206371.html
Or the Archaeological Institute of America:
No sooner did these mummies surface than Chinese authorities had them swiftly reburied—this time in the back rooms of a museum in Ürümchi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, as the Chinese government calls it. It was a politically convenient place to stow the evidence and stonewall all the inconvenient questions they posed. But in the late 1980s, as China was starting to open Xinjiang to foreign tourists, the government decided to put a few of these stunning finds on display.
http://archive.archaeology.org/1007/abstracts/xinjiang.html
Or maybe National Geographic is more up your street?
The Chinese government attributes early revocation to the mummies fragile condition and the fact that they and other artifacts should not be outside of China for more than a year, which they would be if they stayed at Penn for the show’s duration. In China’s change of heart, some speculate cultural sensitivities– the mummies were excavated in the primarily Muslim Uyghur region– could have been a contributing a factor in the early return.
The announcement is a huge disappointment due the uniqueness of these artifacts. The mummies, excavated in the arid Tarim Basin, are remarkably well preserved. Visitors will be surprised by their mysterious non-Chinese appearance, hinting at a more complex history of ethnic communication across the Silk Road than has been previously understood. In the exhibit’s catalog, anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Spencer Wells comments that the mummies make it seem “as though Celts or Vikings had been mysteriously transported into the middle of the Chinese desert.”
http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2011/03/07/4000yearold_chinese_mummies_pr/
The independent
But the opportunity for new audiences in the United States to view the "Beauty of Xiaohe" – a near perfectly preserved mummy from an inhospitable part of western China – has been dealt a blow after it was pulled from an exhibition following a sudden call from the Chinese authorities on the eve of opening. The reason for pulling the mummy and other artefacts from the show remained unclear yesterday (Chinese officials were on New Year holiday) but there were suggestions that the realities of modern Chinese politics may have had a part to play.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/mystery-of-the-mummys-chinese-travel-ban-2205033.html
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why Jehovah's witnesses? not yaweh witnesses?
by purrpurr inthis i never understood, the publications say that gods name translated from hebrew is yaweh.
why add a whole bunch of letters and vowels that change the sound of the name completely?
i've often thought surely we would gain greater respect on the ministry if we used a name that is historically and verbally accurate?.
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Well.. they think it's Yahweh but no one is certain about which vowels should between the consonants. But that applies to the name Jehovah as well. It's all just peoples guesswork.
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Disfellowed on 7/16/14 for sending a letter to my former congregation
by spbondgirl007 init's been quite a while since i lasted posted anything on jwn.
i was in hiding previously, but only because i wanted to avoid the shun gun until i had the opportunity to tell my former congregation what i think about the org./gb.
i last attended a meeting over 2.5 years ago but it wasn't until june--when i earned my bachelor's degree--that i finally had the time to collect my thoughts and get them down on paper...i decided to write my letter in a style i felt would be most appealing to my target audience--jw's still under gb mind control --in the hope that at least a few would read it and actually "think".
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First of all hello.
It's a great honour to be disfellowshipped for speaking and presenting the truth as you have done in this beautifully constructed letter.
Thank you for sharing this and I hope you don't mind if I keep a copy.
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Playing the dating Game..............how do you play?
by KateWild ineveryone knows i have been playing this dating game, and what a fun game it has been.
i have met a few nice guys but remained strictly platonic, and also met some really pushy guys too that just wanted sex.. i have not met mr right yet, but who knows what the platonic guys could evolve into.. it's all a game and anyone who says they don't play games when dating is lying.
does a man always have to make the first move?.
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stumbled on dating sites by mistake
Hahahaha yeah right!! It takes a whole lot of time to register, wait for your confirmation email, log in, pay with your bank details, write a detailed profile about yourself listing your likes, dislikes, interests, hobbies, your looks and describe what your looking for in a potential companion and then upload photos of yourself and then familiarise yourself with their messaging and browsing system. That's some colossal accident!
PS: You have made all the first moves already by putting yourself on those dating sites and going through that entire process. It's not quite like meeting someone at the bus stop. lol. That right there constitutes a very big first move.
You go girl!!
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not till after the meeting.....
by sowhatnow inthe dreaded phrase i will never miss!!!.
some of the ones i had to hear ,.
we cant go over grandmas... till after the meeting.
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Getting disfellowshipped.. not till after the meeeting.
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Perfect Relationship, He Still Broke Up With Me
by tiff21390 inlast month, my best friend of four years and boyfriend of six months came home from a jehovah's witness convention.
he'd been acting strangely the entire weekend and i knew something was wrong.
i initiated a discussion and he said, "essentially our relationship is wrong and i'm not supposed to be with you.
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Trademark office rejects Watchtower's application for "JW.Org" logo
by AndDontCallMeShirley inhttp://tsdr.uspto.gov/#casenumber=85896124&casetype=serial_no&searchtype=statussearch.
even though watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.. the trademark office did note this:.
indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters j and w:.
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The org tried to avoid that negative decision. They changed their attorney in the middle of their application: Jan. 29, 2014
From:
RICHARD D. MOAKE
100 WATCHTOWER DR
PATTERSON New York (NY) 12563-2232
US
to one that specialises in 'Reversal of Patent Appeals' I suspect because they sensed a rejection coming up.
Steven B. Simonis,
Steward Johnston & Reens LLC,
986 Bedford Street,Stamford, Connecticut,
United States
https://www.ssjr.com/
http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn85896124&docId=RAA20140203090411#docIndex=3&page=1But they failed.
The reason I gather they were refused is that they have no product.. they are not selling anything. They have no commercial product. They need no trademark as they have nothing to 'trade'.SPECIMEN MUST SHOW USE OF MARK WITH CLASS 16 GOODS
Registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce. 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a). Specifically, applicant has applied to register the mark for use with printed materials. The submitted screenshots do not show applicant’s mark in use on printed Class 16 goods. Rather, they show the mark on a website where downloadable magazines are available. However, these electronic publications are not Class 16 goods. Rather, applicant must show the applied-for mark in use on printed materials, or in the ordering of the printed materials, as discussed in greater detail below.
Applicant may respond to this refusal by satisfying one of the following:
(1) Submit a different specimen (a verified “substitute” specimen) that (a) was in actual use in commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application or prior to the filing of an amendment to allege use and (b) shows the mark in actual use in commerce for the goods identified in the application or amendment to allege use.
(2) Amend the filing basis to intent to use under Section 1(b), for which no specimen is required. This option will later necessitate additional fee(s) and filing requirements such as providing a specimen at a subsequent date.
For an overview of both response options referenced above and instructions on how to satisfy either option online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/specimen.jsp.
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And the bear will lay down with the... Crow!
by Dis-Member incool bear saves not so smart crow from drowning.... .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_3bn0m7s8#t=64.
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This bear was not interested in any laying down business..
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Playing the dating Game..............how do you play?
by KateWild ineveryone knows i have been playing this dating game, and what a fun game it has been.
i have met a few nice guys but remained strictly platonic, and also met some really pushy guys too that just wanted sex.. i have not met mr right yet, but who knows what the platonic guys could evolve into.. it's all a game and anyone who says they don't play games when dating is lying.
does a man always have to make the first move?.
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Evolution teaches that men are born to try it on. So does creation for that matter, lol
