Posts by zebagain

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Twisted Society -

by sammielee24 in

one percenter convicted of raping infant child dodges jail because he 'will not fare well'the huffington post | by ashley almanposted: 03/30/2014 10:45 pm edt updated: 03/31/2014 12:59 pm edt a delaware man convicted of raping his three-year-old daughter only faced probation after a state superior court judge ruled he "will not fare well" in prison.. in her decision, judge jan jurden suggested robert h. richards iv would benefit more from treatment.

richards, who was charged with fourth-degree rape in 2009, is an unemployed heir living off his trust fund.

the light sentence has only became public as the result of a subsequent lawsuit filed by his ex-wife, which charges that he penetrated his daughter with his fingers while masturbating, and subsequently assaulted his son as well.. richards is the great grandson of du pont family patriarch irenee du pont, a chemical baron.. according to the lawsuit filed by richards' ex-wife, he admitted to assaulting his infant son in addition to his daughter between 2005 and 2007. richards was initially indicted on two counts of second-degree child rape, felonies that translate to a 10-year mandatory jail sentence per count.

zebagain

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Child Abuse-The Cold, Cold Heart of Christian Charity

by fulltimestudent in

the catholic church, sydney diocese, has been under the spotlight at one of the child abuse inquiries in australia.

the commision also looked at the question of compensation for victims.

this report by the canberra times sums up the attitude of the catholic church as fighting tooth and nail against having to pay compensation.

zebagain

No mention of medical or psychiatric care for the victim.

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Catholic confirmation vs JW Baptism

by juliew in

how can one explain to a court system that getting confirmed as a catholic is not the same as getting baptized as a jehovahs witness.. the court system seems to be under the belief that many children get confirmed around the age of 12 and that a child should have the right to make the decision to get baptized a jw at that age as well.. my arguement is that if you want to leave the catholic church at a later date or commit a serious sin you are not shunned or excommunicated.. looking for something to show the court that using confirmation as a comparison to determine the age at which a child should make this decision is not the same since jw baptism is life altering.

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seems like therapists also don't understand or see the big deal with letting the kids get baptized if they want to..

zebagain

At a last convention i saw a little girl being baptised.. she was apx 8 or 9.

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Another death in the family

by Decided in

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friends

my brother's wife just died.

it seems someone in my family is dying every month lately.

i guess when you get my age everyone you are friends with will be gone soon, including myself.. ken p..

zebagain

My condolences, peace unto you.

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When a JW relative came to visit . . . .

by skeeter1 in

for those of you who are shunned, it is in disguise a blessing.

becuase when you are not shunned, jws come to visit.

it is the most tiresome hosting you will ever endure.. for the first 2 1/2 days, it was straight talk about "jehovah", the "organization", the "bible", then, "how bad these times are", "can't wait to see someone dead in the new world" .

zebagain

skeeter1; your thread touched me. It sounds like standard witness speak.

Have you met up with b & s you havent seen for a long time? What is the first thing that comes to mind? They said they would keep in touch with you and have not. Whats the first thing you notice. They havent changed the conversation is the same almost to the word. They will do a rundown on their kids and whoever and whatever the are doing and approved people will be described as "very spiritual". Check you dictionary for "spiritual": they mean obedient/never miss a meeting/ say the right words/ wear the right clothes.

Scully" Has just said it true. JW are so "sheltered and un-educated and poorly informed about the goings on in the world that they seriously do not have anything else to talk about."

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Domestic Violence

by awakenyr2004 in

are elders required to report domestic violence to law enforcement?

what if children are involved?

i am wondering if the elders will report a situation to police or dcfs here in california.

zebagain

There is the established process of not calling in the Police over paedophiles so a battered adult is never going to get help.

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A letter from my Mom

by ateograciasadios in

jw
friends

friends,.

i have seen several posts like the following, and never thought i would have to write one myself, but here we go: my dear mom is forcing me to make a move... one that i have been really avoiding as much as possible.

she wrote me an email today, and here i am giving you an idea of its contents.

zebagain

Velcro mothers aaarrgh!

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Any seniors looking for association?

by cultBgone in

life is tough when you've spent your best years in the borg...how do you reconnect when kids are grown and you're close to retirement age?.

zebagain

love you all. The offer of pm is mine to give too.

big hugs all

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If you live in Sydney - this Exhibition is worth seeing (at the AGNSW)

by fulltimestudent in

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/afghanistan/.

afghanistan - hidden treasures from the national museum, kabulbuy tickets online.

a glimpse into afghanistans ancient culture and those who risked all to protect it.. .

zebagain

I hope there is a small section giving the photos and some details of the Australians soldiers who were killed protecting Afghanistan in recent years.

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Photography and HDR

by ILoveTTATT in

as i have mentioned before, i love photography, and specially a technique called hdr.

hdr stands for high dynamic range, and it means the ratio of the "lightness" of the lightest spot in the picture to the darkest.. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high-dynamic-range_imaging.

zebagain

last picture is wonderful.