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    A man who fondled a young boy he came into contact with through his church has been jailed and threatened with deportation.

    Yesterday at Inverness Sheriff Court, 45-year-old Zbigniew Komorowski was sent to prison for 14 months by Sheriff David Sutherland, who also recommended he was returned to Poland.

    Komorowski, of Polvanie View, Inverness, was told: “The only appropriate sentence is one of prison. You will also be placed on the sex offender’s register for five years and I will recommend that you be deported.”

    Komorowski had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the boy on one occasion between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 by touching him on the genital area on top of his clothing.

    He also admitted breaching a bail condition banning him from approaching unaccompanied children when he offered them drinks and biscuits outside his home while he was awaiting sentence.

    Fiscal depute Ross Carvel had told the court that Komorowski became friendly with the parents of the child as they were members of the same church and were Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    “They became concerned about the behaviour of Komorowski when their son’s behaviour changed. He had nightmares and on one occasion he took his mother’s hand and put it on his crotch area.

    “There was a confrontation with Komorowski who spoke with a number of elders at the church. He admitted the offence. Then the father told the police after Komorowski was expelled.

    “At the police interview, he said he knew what he had done was wrong but he did not know why he did it.” Mr Carvel added.

    https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/1127519/man-faces-deportation-after-fondling-young-boy-he-met-through-church/

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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abuja has declared the Managing Director of Emsilv Nigeria Limited, Mr Sylvanus Odiase, wanted over fraud and financial crimes.

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    Mr Odiase is needed at EFCC, Abuja, on a matter wherein he was alleged to have used fictitious documents to obtain loan in September 2015.

    He has been a contractor to SPDC and Conoil (Beltop Nig Ltd)

    He is a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    His last known residential address was 6, Ezewalen Street, Off Afieki Road, Ekpan, Warri.

    The police and general public are hereby advised to fish this man out and let him face the law.

    Source: urhokpotareporters.com

    http://www.newsflashngr.com/index.php/2016/12/29/efcc-declares-jehovahs-witness-wanted-over-fraud/

  3. wifibandit

    12 days ago

    AND

    December 5, 2016

    TO ALL CONGREGATIONS

    Re: Branch Construction Project

    Dear Brothers:

    Since the year 1900, Jehovah’s people have used branch offices to organize the Kingdom work around the world. We were no doubt pleased when the Governing Body approved a branch construction project in our branch territory. It is truly exciting to see that the rapid growth in Jeho- vah’s organization is creating an increased demand for expanded branch facilities.

    King David prophesied that even though subjects of God’s Kingdom would face challenges, they would “offer themselves willingly” to serve Kingdom interests. (Ps. 110:3) Whether we can help out on a building site or not, all of us can have the privilege of supporting such projects through our voluntary donations. To that end, an additional contribution box will be available throughout the course of the project as a means for you to express your appreciation for this excit- ing endeavour. All contributions collected from this box will be remitted to the branch office to off- set expenses associated with this project and the many other projects that are currently under way around the globe.—2 Cor. 8:12.

    We are confident that when this project is completed, our new branch facility will give a grand shout of praise to our loving and generous God, Jehovah. Please be assured of our warm Christian love and best wishes.

    Your brothers,

    c: Circuit overseers

    Page 2

    PS to bodies of elders:

    Please arrange for this letter to be read to the congregation at the first midweek meeting after its receipt. Thereafter, it should be placed on the noticeboard. However, this postscript should neither be read to the congregation nor be placed on the noticeboard. A copy of this letter and postscript should be given to the accounts servant.

    At the conclusion of the meeting when this letter is read, the coordinator of the body of elders should ensure that a separate contribution box labeled “Branch Construction” is made available. The box should remain in place until notification is received that the project has been completed. Although publishers are being given an opportunity to provide additional financial support to branch construction activity, this arrangement is not intended to replace any existing congregation resolution to support the worldwide work.

    Contributions from the “Branch Construction” box should be collected at the end of each meeting in the same manner as all other contributions and should be recorded as a separate line item on the Receipt (S-24) form. Amounts should be recorded on the Accounts Sheet (S-26) using the transaction code “B.” The contributions should be remitted to the branch office each month along with all other donations. An updated version of the Contribution Remittance Form (S-20) and Record of Electronic Funds Transfer (TO-62) will show this line for the duration of the project. A new line will be available on the transfer funds feature of jw.org. Below are sample entries showing how to record the remittance to the branch office.

    ...

    When the monthly congregation accounts announcement is read to the congregation, it should be announced what portion of the funds forwarded to the branch office came from the “Branch Construction” box. Additionally, the congregation should be informed each month of the cumulative total of funds received in the “Branch Construction” box to date. This will help to keep all in the congregation aware of the need and will give them an opportunity to consider providing additional financial support as they are able.

  4. My Mother taught me LOGIC..."If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can't go to the store with me." 

    My Mother taught me MEDICINE..."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they're going to freeze that way." 

    My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD..."If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job!" 

    My Mother taught me ESP..."Put your sweater on; don't you think that I know when you're cold?" 

    My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE..."What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you...Don't talk back to me!" 

    My Mother taught me HUMOR..."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me." 

    My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT..."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up. 

    My mother taught me about GENETICS..."You are just like your father!" 

    My mother taught me about my ROOTS..."Do you think you were born in a barn?" 

    My mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE..."When you get to be my age, you will understand." 

    My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION..."Just wait until your father gets home." 

    My mother taught me about RECEIVING..."You are going to get it when we get home." 

    And, my all-time favorite - JUSTICE..."One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU -- then you'll see what it's like!"

     

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    A Jehovah’s Witness preacher and elder has been jailed for having sexual activity with a girl of 14.

    Family man Daniel Arthington, 46, of Llanddaniel, Anglesey, pleaded guilty at Caernarfon Crown Court and was sent to prison for two years and eight months.

    “I’m satisfied there was an element of grooming involved in your successful attempt in snaring your young prey,” Judge Huw Rees told him.

    “Your fall from grace is substantial but you have nobody to blame but yourself.’

    Anna Pope, prosecuting, said the defendant had responsibilities which included being an elder, preacher and other duties.

    She described how a local builder had noticed a van parked on occasions on a remote lane near Bangor Rugby Club.

    He spotted it in the afternoon of October 17, with a male driver and a female sitting close to him.

    Becoming suspicious he told a friend who was a police officer who arrived and could hear voices from the back of the van, “with noises consistent with sexual activity.”

    Miss Pope added: “He waited for about 20 minutes during which he saw the van rocking from side to side, and the prosecution say this was the defendant involved in sexual activity with a child.”

     

    Arthington got back into the front of the van, appearing short of breath, and the policeman asked the passenger to get out.

    The court heard Arthington said to the girl: “Tell him you’re 19, I’ve already told him.”

    When asked for her date of birth the girl admitted she was 14 and on his way to the police station Arthington declared: “I’m dead.”

    Miss Pope said there was a mattress and sheet in the back of the van.

    In an impact statement the girl said she now felt sad and depressed, had lost weight and couldn’t sleep.

    Her family was now considering whether to move.

     

    Simon Rogers, defending, said his client’s family was standing by Arthington.

    “He’s deeply ashamed of what he has done and has let down himself and his family.

    “He’s been married 27 years with two children.” References described him as “hard working, kind and compassionate.”

    Judge Rees told Arthington he been greedy and lustful.

    He told him: “You made a sly attempt to prevent the police from seeing her and tried to hoodwink them that she was 19.”

     

    A Sexual Harm Prevention Order was imposed whose terms ban any contact with the girl and he must register indefinitely as a sexual offender.

    After the case Detective Sergeant Daf Curry of Caernarfon CID said, “The kind of acts this man perpetrated have caused his victim and her family huge damage.

    “By exploiting a position of trust, particularly towards a vulnerable child, he has betrayed them all and I hope they feel some sense of justice has been reached and they can attempt to rebuild their lives.

    “We welcome the sentence and I’d like to assure the communities of North Wales that we will treat every allegation of sexual abuse seriously and thoroughly pursue the perpetrators and bring them to justice.”

     

    A spokesman for the Jehovah’s Witnesses said that Arthington was sacked as an elder soon after his arrest.

    He said: “We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of the girl. We abhor any child abuse.

    “He was removed from a position of trust as soon as it became known.”

    The spokesman said that elders were a spiritual position and were chosen from within the congregation after many years service and study of the Bible.

    He added: “The elders are there to protect the welfare of the congregation. And I would like to repeat we detest this disgusting crime.”

    http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109

  6. 1) Santa vive en el Polo Norte ... Jesús está en todas partes.

    2) Santa se pasea en un trineo ... Jesús monta en el viento y camina sobre las aguas.

    3) Santa viene una vez al año.... Jesús es una ayuda siempre presente.

    4) Santa llena tus calcetines con regalitos ... Jesús suple todas tus necesidades.

    5) Santa baja por la chimenea sin ser invitado ... Jesús está a la puerta y llama, y entra en tu corazón.

    6) Tienes que esperar en la fila para ver a santa ... Jesús esta más cerca, solo mencióna su nombre.

    7) Santa le permite sentarse en su piernas ... Jesús te deja descansar en sus brazos.

    8) Santa no sabe tu nombre, lo único que puede decir es, "Hola, niño o niña, ¿cómo te llamas?" ... Jesús sabía nuestro nombre antes que nosotros. No sólo Él sabe nuestro nombre, Él conoce nuestra historia y el futuro, y El conoce nuestro corazone y cuántos pelos están en nuestra cabeza.

    9) Santa tiene una barriga como un tazon lleno de gelatina ... Jesús tiene un corazón lleno de amor, gracia, misericordia y perdón.

    10) Todo lo que santa puede ofrecer es HO HO HO ... Jesús dice: "Echad tus preocupacions en Mí por que me importas."

    11) Santa lo puede hacer carcajear, pero ... JESÚS te da alegría la cual es tu fuerza.

    12) Santa deja regalos debajo de tu árbol ... Jesús se convirtió nuestro regalo y murió en la cruz por usted y por mi.

    Es obvio que realmente no hay comparación. Tenemos que recordar de QUIEN se trata la Navidad. Tenemos que poner a Cristo de nuevo en La Navidad.

    Jesús sigue siendo el motivo de esta temporada.

    Sí, 

    Jesús es mucho mejor, incluso El es  mejor que Santa Claus.

    Saludos

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  7. “You must learn to be moderate in eating, and eat only enough to remain healthy, and fit for trance. For excessive food obstructs the flow of the breath as it goes in and out, induces lassitude (lack of vitality), sleepiness, and kills all valour. As too much food has unfortunate consequences, also starvation does not lead to efficiency. For starvation drains away the body’s volume, lustre, firmness, performance and strength. You should take food in accordance with your individual capacity, neither too much nor, from pride, too little.” From Buddhist Scriptures), edited by Edward Conze (1959).

  8. 1. You work for an acronym, on an acronym, and your job title is an acronym.

    2. You can name the project leader of more than 10 projects including your own, but still can't explain in the simplest terms what they do.

    3. The process becomes more important than the product.

    4. You've sat at the same desk for 3 years, done the same thing for 3 years, but have had 3 different business cards.

    5. You don't see anything wrong with attending a meeting on a subject you know nothing about.

    6. You feel you contributed to the meeting just by being there.

    7. You realize that a paperless office is impossible. Actually, you believe it is possible, just not in your office.

    8. You keep documents/manuals on projects that have been long since canceled.

    9. You stop raising issues/problems because you know you will be the one answering them.

    10. You fly across the country to attend a conference with 100+ people to discuss the fact that the project does not have enough money.

    11. You've sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for three different agencies.

    12. Your name plate is attached with Velcro.

    13. Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket.

    14. The office symbol on your badge is applied with tape.

    15. When someone asks about what you do for a living, you lie.

    16. You get really excited about a 2% pay raise.

    17. Your biggest loss from a system crash is that you loose your best jokes.

    18. Your supervisor doesn't have the ability to do your job.

    19. You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet.

    20. You think lunch is just a meeting to which you drive.

    21. It's dark when you drive to and from work.

    22. Fun is when issues are assigned to someone else.

    23. Communication is something your group is having problems with.

    24. You see a good looking person and know it is a visitor.

    25. Free food left over from meetings is your main staple.

    26. Weekends are those days your spouse makes you stay home.

    27. Being sick is defined as can't walk or you're in the hospital.

    28. Art involves a white board.

    29. You're already late on the assignment you just got.

    30. You work 200 hours for the $100 performance check and jubilantly say, "Oh wow, thanks!"

    31. Dilbert cartoons hang outside every cube.

    32. Your boss' favorite lines are "when you get a few minutes," "in your spare time," "when you're freed up," and "I have an opportunity for you."

    33. Vacation is something you roll over to next year.

    34. Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers."

    35. Change is the norm.

    36. Nepotism is encouraged.

    37. The only reason you recognize your kids is because their pictures hang in your cube.

    38. You only have makeup for fluorescent lighting.

    39. You can name more people that used to work with you than people who do

  9. Today, I want to share some scriptures I have come across in my research which show the link between Yahweh and the Canaanite god El. El and other variations such as Elyon, El Shaddai and Elohim appear many times in the bible. These are usually translated as God, Most High, God Almighty and so on. El was the Father god or "Most High" Canaanite god. (All scriptures taken from the New Living Translation.)

    1) Exodus 6:2,3 - And God said to Moses, "I am Yahweh--'the LORD.' I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai--'God Almighty'--but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. 

    The above shows that originally, the name 'Yahweh' was never used. It states that he appeared to them as El Shaddai. 

    2) Genesis 14:18-22 - And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine. Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered. The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered."Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I solemnly swear to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,...

    As mentioned before, Elyon or simply El was the "Most High" Canaanite god. Sodom and Gomoroh as well as Salem were located in the land of Canaan. Therefore, the priest mentioned above was a priest of El, the Canaanite god. He wasn't a priest of Yahweh. Eventually, the Israelites would begin to refer to El as Yahweh and Yahweh as El.

    It is interesting to note that Abraham had no objection to being blessed in the name of the Canaanite god El. He also responded to the priest using the same name.

    3) Deuteronomy 6:7,8,9 - Remember the days of long ago; think about the generations past. Ask your father, and he will inform you. Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you. When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number in his heavenly court. "For the people of Israel belong to the LORD; Jacob is his special possession.

    The scripture above states that the Most High (Elyon) portioned the land and that the Lord's (Yahweh's) possession or portion was his people. It does not seem to refer to Yahweh as El, but rather it seems to refer to Yahweh as one of the lesser gods; one of those in the heavenly court of El. In Canaan, many lesser gods where worshipped in different places. The scripture seems to state that Yahweh inherited rights over Israel from El.

    4) Psalm 82:1 - A psalm of Asaph. God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings.

    In Canaan El was the highest god and there were lesser gods (heavenly beings) in the great assembly (heaven's court). The scripture above seems to refer to the same.

    Some Christians have mentioned that although the same words were used for God that the Israelites were never refering to the Canaanite god El. This I find hard to believe in the face of so much evidence which point to the opposite.

    Consider the following scripture:

    Exodus 23:13 - "Pay close attention to all my instructions. You must not call on the name of any other gods. Do not even speak their names.

    Why would the Israelites refer to their god as El if they were not to even mention the name of a false god? Interestingly, El is never mentioned negatively in the bible. In fact, he is only mentioned positively. Baal was frequently mentioned negatively but never El.

    Tell me what you think and share any additional information you may have below.

    Btw, names like Israel (He who triumphs with God (El)), Bethel (House of El) etc. are based on the name El and not Yahweh. Jacob called one of his sons Gad and another one Asher. Gad was the god of luck in Canaan and Ashera was the consort of El.

    Material for further reading:

    http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Canaanite_Religion

    http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yahweh

    - EA
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  10. The Jehovah's Witness Church in Australia failed to protect children in its care from sexual predators, a report has found.

    The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse delivered its report into the organisation on Monday.

    It stated that: "Children are not adequately protected from the risk of child sexual abuse in the Jehovah's Witness organisation and [the commission] does not believe the organisation responds adequately to allegations of child sexual abuse."

    Survivors of sexual abuse within the church and senior church members appeared before a public hearing last year.

    The inquiry heard the church received allegations of child sexual abuse involving more than 1000 of its members over a 60-year period but did not report a single claim to police.

    In its report on the inquiry, the royal commission found that the organisation's general practice of "not reporting serious instances of child sexual abuse to police or authorities, demonstrated a serious failure on its part to provide for the safety and protection of children."

    The royal commission determined that the church's response to allegations of child sexual abuse were outdated, including a rule that there must be two witnesses to an incident, which "showed a serious lack of understanding of the nature of child sexual abuse".

    "It noted the rule, which the Jehovah's Witness organisation relies on, and applies inflexibly even in the context of child sexual abuse, was devised more than 2000 years ago," the report found.

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    Royal commission chairman Justice Peter McClellan. Photo: Jeremy Piper

    The Jehovah's Witnesses approach to handling claims internally was not appropriate for children or survivors of sexual abuse, the report found.

    "Survivors are offered little or no choice in how their complaint is addressed, sanctions are weak with little regard to the risk of the perpetrator re-offending."

    The head of the Jehovah's Witness community's service desk, Rodney Spinks, is considering the report and is expected respond on Monday afternoon.

    http://aunews24.com/25951/Jehovahs-Witnesses-demonstrated-a-serious-failure-to-protect-children-Royal-Commission

  11. Why didn't God also reveal himself to the Canaanites just as he did to Moses in the burning bush so that the massacre/genocide of the Canaanites could have been avoided?

    Why didn't God also invite the native Palestinians into his covenant, giving them the same laws he gave the Israelites, and establish an egalitarian society where people of all races could live together in harmony?

    Instead, he ordered his people to invade and slaughter the natives, killing them to the last man, woman and child, specifically instructing them to show no mercy to anyone under any circumstances. What followed was a series of terrible, bloody battles in which tens of thousands of people died violently. Finally, God pronounced his campaign of genocide a success (Joshua 11:15).

  12. A letter was just read at my midweek meeting that Georgetown (Canada Bethel) will have renovations done on it beginning Spring 2017. The letter asked for publishers who are electricians/plumbers/etc. and in good standing to apply to help out. Those helping out will be considered "part-time commuters" and will only be at the property for about 3 days a week and must reside outside of Bethel and pay for all their own expenses.

    I believe the last major work done at Canada's Bethel was in the 80's when they built another residence and renovated some of the rooms in the main housing center (I forget the building name) and in 2009/2010 when they got the new Manroland press.

    I don't understand any of this, the org is laying off so many Bethelites, why bother doing any renovations? Are they really just renovating it only for it to be sold in 5 years time? Too many questions, no answers.

    There's less than 400 full time Bethelites there now too so quite a few of the rooms will be empty anyway

  13. Watchtower has removed the video news update: jehovah’s witnesses moving forward.

    this video featured jared kushner speaking in glowing terms about wt personnel and how well maintained the buildings were by the organisation.. despite claims in this same video that "we're not trapped in time" by watchtower spokesman david a. semonian, here is the url of the removed page:.

    https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/video-jehovahs-witnesses-sale-brooklyn-move/ .

    Here is that video:

     

    OCTOBER 3, 2013

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