Hopefully the judge and jury will make the right decision in his conviction.
Amazing
I said don't fabricate a back story into this News report more than what was reported. And that is exactly what the 'these guys' did.
But now I going to take it a step further. If you notice the guy was a black guy. Are you prejudice? do you have something against black people? I don't know, maybe you do maybe you don't. If a person is indeed prejudiced against another, then no matter what good or right the person of the other race creed or background is, the hatred will always be there for that person, because of what he or she is.. Further all of the ills of one or more members of that group will attributed to the entirety of that group. So when you read this blurbs and canned copy and paste postings what can you rightly conclude? I take offense when ignorant people say all Germans are Nazis or something to that degree. In fact there were Jehovah's Witnesses who were German who did not join the Nazi party.
I say this emphasize that apostates who are solely fixated on plumbing there former brothers into the ground are indeed prejudiced, whereas Jehovah's Witnesses on the other hand what to enlighten and warn all peoples equally, Lutheran or Catholic, Hindu or Jew and not just former members of things to come.
Lastly, I am an individual, and I'm devoting my own time an resources in responding to the much posted rubbish out here. The Branch does authorize nor have the time to corral every snicker and smike remark posted on the millions and millions of web pages across the internet. If I'm 'wasting' my own time then it's my own fault, not at the direction of my brothers.
Excuse me, I have field service to attend to.
Thank you
No.1 - Usually, (usually) when "the News" being reported involves someone "associated" with Jehovah's Witnesses, they presumptuously use that association to conclude that someone who they speak of is in fact a Jehovah's Witness. They reporter in this case did not make that assumption. To be found in attendance at a Jehovah's Witness social gathering does not make anyone nor every in attendance a Jehovah's Witness, in as much as a 'white' person attending a Black History Month seminar a 'black' person just because they are in the audience.
No. 2 - Jehovah's Witnesses do not endorse, advocate, or hide, or promote: rape molestation, murder, adultery, fornication pagan holidays, pseudo-pagan holidays, one race over then other, one form or corrupt government over the other, one nationality over the other.
James 3:14b reads: "do not be bragging and lying against the truth." I have seen this exact 'blurb' on at least a dozen other news articles. It is a canned, 'cut and paste' response that appears on every inkling of an article that even mentions God's lofty name.
[This is to my Brothers, as I do not fellowship with Ap*states:] The more 'these guys' post the more I am convinced they are the "evil and wicked slave' as prophesied about by Jesus at Matthew 24:48-51. They spend so much time beating us up they don't release they are what they are. Brothers - do not let these rant n raves distract you from the Lords Evening Meal held on Nisan 14th after Sundown local time. Stay strong and enjoy the Memorial season.
Best wishes brothers,
Matthew1510
They (Jehovah's Witnesses) take Deuteronomy 19:15 literally, which demands two witnesses to a crime (not easy in cases of abuse). And they cite 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 ? "Does anyone of you that has a case against the other dare to go to court before unrighteous men, and not before the holy ones?" ? to justify trying to deal with criminals with courts of elders rather than courts of law. A Panorama (British) investigation reported they have an internal list of 23,720 reported abusers which they keep private. Studies in the US suggest they (Jehovah's Witnesses) have proportionally FOUR times more sexual assaults on children than the Catholic Church. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/features/article3133271.ece from here
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