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Stories about child sexual abuse are not nothing, and it is easy to see why a journalist would go there. Chapter 12 of "Dear Mr. Putin - Jehovah's Witnesses Write Russia," on pedophiles, serves to supply background information, the absence of which leads to a seriously distorted picture. The real story when journalists report should never be ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses investigated child sexual abuse in their ranks but did some aspects of it wrong.’ The real story should be: ‘Nobody else even attempted the job.’ All Christian groups should have. In fact, any group professing that their beliefs contribute to better conduct should take measures to see that that is in fact so. The Book of Romans says “You, the one preaching, “Do not steal,” do you steal? You, the one saying, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery?’ The Witness organization was proactive at a time that no one else was to combat a great moral ill. They were not proactive enough, however, to realize that their vigilance made them de facto enforcers for the greater authorities. Data uncovered by the Australian Royal Commission suggests that a child is up to six times safer in the JW community than in the overall Australian world. Thus, the Witnesses vigilance along with their teachings have paid off. It is fine to handle a case of child sexual abuse properly. But it is far finer if the abuse does not happen in the first place. It is similar to calling in the grief counselors in the wake of a school shooting. Of course, it is a good thing to call them in, but how much better to not need them at all. A case of child sexual abuse ‘properly handled’ does not mean that it did not occur, and the child is only somewhat less damaged than if the case was properly handled. In 2005, evangelical leader Ronald J. Sider wrote a book called ‘The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience,’ in which he observed that ‘church discipline’ was once an accepted aspect of many denominations, but in “in the second half of the twentieth century, it has largely disappeared.” Due to this, he laments, the conduct of the evangelical church member today is indistinguishable from that of the overall world, whereas the entire draw of the Christian religion is that it is to be an oasis from illicit conduct having free rein outside. Important as it is to handle abuse cases properly, it is not so important as preventing them. JW’s vigilance and relative success in this should always be a part of any story about them. Otherwise, a reporter does his readers a disservice, painting one of the ‘cleanest’ organizations around as one of the foulest.

This was an experience I had. This happened about 15 years ago. While I was working at the local police department, one of the officers and I were discussing an ongoing incident. he was re shifting all of his gear, and uniform. I said something to the effect of keep an eye on (a certain house) that's one of my friends. I then went on to describe her house. He said, "oh yea I know that house. Isn't she one of those Bible thumpers?" With a smile on my face I replied, "why yes we are!" He slowly looked up at me, and was beet red. That officer and I still work together today. He works for another town but since I now dispatch for the county, I'm still one of his dispatchers.

In the UK the BBC have a programme called Flog It! Nothing to do with flagellation nor dead horses, but in English the word "flog" can also mean "sell". The programme asks people to bring items they think may be antique and/valuable to be assessed with the thought that they may be selected to be sold at auction - or "flogged". The venues chosen are often stately homes etc and today it was Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire. In one of the rooms, the Dorothy Davenport room, was a four-poster bed, where Dorothy had embroidered a pelmet, a headboard cover and a throw, between 1610 and 1614. The headboard cover had an interesting depiction of Adam and Eve in the garden. Here is a screenshot.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-28/real-life-spider-man-saves-boy-dangling-from-paris-balcony/9806552 Jehovah will reward our courage, too.

I wonder if the traffic on jw.org has increased since the newsweek article.

And it looks like Jehovahs name in Hebrew on th left side. How unusual.

jw-russia.org: The Government of Denmark as the third party in the case of Christensen v. Russia in the European Court of Justice On May 15, 2018, the Kingdom of Denmark sent a statement to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on becoming a third person in the Christensen v. Russia case. Included: Unofficial translation Application No. 39417/17 Dennis Ole Christensen v. Russia Comments of the Government of Denmark

951 Wapishana Spoken in Guyana and Brazil. 13,000 speakers Content: Video --> Why Study the Bible?

Not only the beautiful ubiquitus colors, but scents better than the finest perfumes and the touch of the finest velvet...and they're also medicinal...😊

So imagine if the organization decided to defend against all these allegations. What would that accomplish? Well, it would only give more free publicity to the lies. Secondly, it would be a HUGE distraction from the more important work we have to do, because of the sheer amount of interview requests that would be granted to the media. And there is really no point in the organization responding anyway. The media 9 times out of 10 goes to apostates first. But the sliver lining in all this is what that article perfectly explained -- God's people would be hated in line with Jesus words. Think about this too; for Jesus to be put to death, his enemies would need to be deliberately incited against him. Historically, the best way to turn the public on us is to incite persecution. Persecution, therefore, often begins with a lie.

What a story! Truly touches the heart.

I'd love to preach to him.

Sisters can't BBQ very well. You Definitely Don't want my wife BBQin' 🤢🙁 Burnt offering and bloody sacrifice in same piece.

I saw this man on the news this morning, it is astounding. You notice he doesn't look back, and rescues the baby even before his own feet are securely on the ground. His is determined and completely selfless about it, definitely a hero!

He's going to make a fantastic firefighter.😀

He was hauling a load of paper from the mill where you used to work. Maybe those giant rolls rolled when he turned the corner at the intersection? Whatever happened, it caused me to miss the entire mid-week meeting.😖 I just got home. It's cooled off, considerably.

A semi flipped over on US 41 and I have been directing traffic for the past 4 hours. At least there's bit of a breeze.😀

I’m posting another song to make up for what I didn’t post last night. I started to also post Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen but there’s the Beelzebub/devil reference at the end... Anothet one bites the dust - Queen

Instead of naming themselves after a prominent apostle, “the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.” (Acts 11:26) I thought this was interesting because I don't remember ever thinking about how the name "Christians" was started. w00 7/15 25-26 Called Christians by Divine Providence For a whole year, Barnabas and Saul “taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.” It is unlikely that the Jews were the first to call Jesus’ followers Christians (Greek) or Messianists (Hebrew), for they rejected Jesus as the Messiah, or Christ, and therefore would not tacitly recognize him as such by calling his followers Christians. Some think that the heathen population may have nicknamed them Christians in jest or out of scorn. The Bible, however, shows that the name Christians was God-given.—Acts 11:26. In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the verb used in connection with the new name, generally translated “were called,” is always associated with something supernatural, oracular, or divine. Scholars thus render it “to utter an oracle,” “divinely intimate,” or “to give a divine command or admonition, to teach from heaven.” Since Jesus’ followers were called Christians “by divine providence,” it is possible that Jehovah directed Saul and Barnabas to give the name. The new name stuck. Jesus’ disciples could no longer be mistaken for a sect of Judaism, from which they were quite distinct. By about 58 C.E., Roman officials knew very well who the Christians were. (Acts 26:28) According to the historian Tacitus, by 64 C.E., the name was current among the masses in Rome too.

Believe it or not...the wind switched back from the south and the temp is now 83* 😳😳😳😳😳

The words of the ARC are not pretty for either group. Be forewarned should you decide to go there. I only referred to it for someone who wants a defense for the issue. At no point are they friendly to us. It is Case Study 54 from which data of ‘up to six times’ can be extracted. That doesn’t mean that the ARC itself recognized their significance. Their mission was somewhere else.

When it comes to Meatloaf, "Two Out of Three Ai-Ain't Bad".

78 and clear. Heading for 82+. Weather is wacky this close to the end.

Wanted to regale him with my dinner grilling experiences- beef shank and burger steaks for salsbury steak. Nary a burnt offering. Oh and my plans for a BBQ'd home grown giant 7 lb chicken in the near future. Lunch with the friends after meeting. But I thought the Smily's were pretty cute so I went that way.

http://www.newsweek.com/2018/06/01/jehovahs-witnesses-939860.html I apologize for the ads but the content was just too compelling milele

A couple of my old favorites Great guitar and keyboard especially in the middle of the song.

I loved this story! What a truly "good news" happy ending story for once.

Thems is fightn' words... 🤣🤣🤣 Older {still waiting for the 'Wiser'}

It is because you connect to different servers, and it takes a little while for the updated file(s) to be copied to all servers.

Finished first book. Nice read. Brother Jonathan has a good imagination. I like how we just get bits and pieces of the narrator Mitch Hanson’s story until the end. Two things I wondered about. Somehow I thought with all the work the brothers are doing on JW.org and broadcast that Jehovah would not destroy that means of communication at least until something better ha. My opinion. And we don’t know what our diet will be but Mac and cheese? 🤔

I will send you personal message when Babylon The Great falls... just to keep you current LOL

The opposers though come from a completely different perspective again. John 8:44 - There is no truth in them ... they are looking for the mistakes to magnify them, twist them and mislead with them, while NOT giving any hope based on scriptural truth in return. It doesn't matter that 'we' - which includes both the individuals and the organization have put safeguards in place, not just presently, but quite in depth safeguards for a long time. If there was not those slip ups either in procedure or as individuals acting on their own from within the organization, the opposers would have made something up ... we should not be worried about what they think, but rather worried about protecting the innocent at all costs and pleasing Jehovah. Sometimes we all me included give these opposers too much ammunition by way of trying to disprove them ... let them be I reckon and embrace positive changes and tweaks so we can cotinue to follow our God in the purest way we can.

I saw this quote on Instagram and couldn't help but smile: David replied to the Phi·lisʹtine : “You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I am coming against you in the name of Jehovah of armies, the God of the battle line of Israel, whom you have taunted. This very day Jehovah will surrender you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head; and on this day I will give the corpses of the camp of the Phi·lisʹtines to the birds of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth; and people of all the earth will know that there is a God in Israel. And all those gathered here will know that it is not with the sword or the spear that Jehovah saves, for the battle belongs to Jehovah, and he will give all of you into our hand.” -- 1 Sam. 17:45-47.

Well, everyone already knows my opinion on this....

Incredible. Wow ! Will they speak about destroying religion already? We really are in the end. Can't wait to meet you all on the other side guys

As for "Fightin' Words" From the BBQ world - if it ain't smoke, it ain't BBQ .... just because it was cooked on a grill doesn't make it BBQ - it just means it was grilled. They make quite a distinction between BBQing and grilling. BBQ is generally cooked "low-n-slow" in the presence of smoke - not cooked hot on the grill. It mat be seared or reverse-seared .... but, it's not cooked done over high heat like grilling is. At least, that is what I have learned 🤷‍♂️

67F Saturday 51F night, 79 F today 56 later tonight. Hemet, CA

Okay, now I've got update 1705... finally! So how come it took me two days longer than everyone else? Is it because I'm in Canada? (It takes longer for updates to reach this far?)

Its in another thread. Sorry

I don't wash my grille like that - I prefer it to stay "seasoned"

This is where we stayed. An old tired RV camp - probably smaller than originally. Run by old couple in their 80's. Cheaper if you have Good Sam's Club, AAA or AARP membership. If you remember to mention where you are staying - get 10% of certain venues. Original sarsaparilla is about $3 plus per bottle. Tastes good, like a good root beer.

Notice any resemblance between this 1880's wagon and modern Rotel ( Mercedes Rotel - Alaska Plates at our campsite )?

Download pics to puter. Here are some from Tombstone,AZ

It's interesting to think that Jesus helped make the angels that later became Satan and the demons. We are worried about losing some of our family at Armageddon, yet he has to abyss and later destroy some of his family...

Amazing work Brother. May Jehovah bless you.

What a wonderful prospect to be a part of Jehovah's organization?! Thank you Jehovah!!