jookbeard, I can only find his replies. and not the comments. I might know 'Lester', too. Did he delete your comment? I was looking forward to reading that.
talesin
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The JW Spin - why governments and opposers should let jws handle abusers themselves
by Robo Bobo ini came across this blog - it is one of the evilest things i've ever read.. http://dismythed.blogspot.com/2016/02/flip-side-news-opposers-want-ex.html.
you might not want to click on it because a) you'll give it more traffic and b) it will make you mad.
in summary it states that since only 11-17% of molesters are repeat offenders, witnesses guilty of abuse should be dealt with inside the congregation as long as they confess.
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Jehovah's Witnesses: A Clear Decline
by Hadriel init is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.
if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.
i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.
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talesin
Yes, I was going to ask about the graph, too, but someone (Steve2) already had. Thank you both.
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What's the point?
by punkofnice ini mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.
since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.
kaput.
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talesin
Yessiree Bob! I watched The Persuaders! last year. No TV but lots of stuff online. : )
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What's the point?
by punkofnice ini mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.
since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.
kaput.
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talesin
Mrs. (Emma) Peel. We are not worthy! One of my favorite shows as a kid. (Oh, and wasn't it John Steed? He was cool.)
Also the first Mrs. James Bond, Diana Rigg, I love her. Just had to comment on that.
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The JW Spin - why governments and opposers should let jws handle abusers themselves
by Robo Bobo ini came across this blog - it is one of the evilest things i've ever read.. http://dismythed.blogspot.com/2016/02/flip-side-news-opposers-want-ex.html.
you might not want to click on it because a) you'll give it more traffic and b) it will make you mad.
in summary it states that since only 11-17% of molesters are repeat offenders, witnesses guilty of abuse should be dealt with inside the congregation as long as they confess.
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talesin
zeb, he's playing with the numbers. From the John Howard Society in Alberta (I looked this up earlier, before I commented, just to confirm his gross distortion of the facts). It could be 15% after only 5 years, keeping in mind that these statistics involve those who were caught and reconvicted. It naturally follows that not all are caught.
[Edit: Children don't matter to the Watchtower, and he is a zealot.]
http://www.johnhoward.ab.ca/pub/C24.htm
A long term follow-up study of child molesters in Canada found that 42% were reconvicted of sexual or violent crime during the 15-30 year follow-up period.
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This thread is for proof that God exists
by juandefiero inhowever, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?
if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.
(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.
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talesin
Yes you are. The 7% figure refers to the NAS and comes from a different study.
Okayyyy..... that is no explanation, not how the bar graph reads, but I have no horse in this race.
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This thread is for proof that God exists
by juandefiero inhowever, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?
if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.
(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.
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talesin
It's hard for me to believe that any scientist believes in g-d. Does . not . compute.
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This thread is for proof that God exists
by juandefiero inhowever, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?
if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.
(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.
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talesin
Only 7% of members of the American National Academy of Scientists believe in god.
Your graph shows that 33% of Scientists "Who believe in God", and 7% "Don't know/Refused (VOL.)", or am I reading it wrong. (I read a lot, but don't comment - I know, hard to believe.) I'm just giving you a heads-up.
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What TV shows were forbidden in your JW household?
by Funchback inin the u.s., three's company was not allowed.
it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.
the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..
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talesin
they would turn over from Blackadder or Monty Python (deemed "unfunny")
My parents didn't 'get' MP, so it was allowed. I may have been about 12, but I'll never forget "Oh, intercourse the penguin!" ahahaha
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The JW Spin - why governments and opposers should let jws handle abusers themselves
by Robo Bobo ini came across this blog - it is one of the evilest things i've ever read.. http://dismythed.blogspot.com/2016/02/flip-side-news-opposers-want-ex.html.
you might not want to click on it because a) you'll give it more traffic and b) it will make you mad.
in summary it states that since only 11-17% of molesters are repeat offenders, witnesses guilty of abuse should be dealt with inside the congregation as long as they confess.
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talesin
There is no accurate way to determine recidivism rates of pedophiles, due to the nature of the crime. A rate of 35% is low, very low. For this writer to claim 11-17% would be laughable, if the whole subject was less heinous.
The families of pedophiles would suffer, and I feel compassion for them. But child sexual abuse is considered to be 'soul murder'. To protect one pedo, could mean the ruination of many lives.
The blog author (C.J. Williams) is a POS. Oh, and check out some of the testimonials for his blog. SMDH
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