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Our congregation got together this weekend to act out the “Respect Jehovah’s Authority” drama in appreciation towards our Elder’s hard work. @cj_beni thank you
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Spring is starting to appear in the Wallkill Bethel courtyard. Photo shared by @sammy_costelly
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Many people fail to realize that giraffes aren’t all the same species. There are 9 different species. This was something new to me. Since they all come from Africa and they all look the same they tend to lump them into one category. It is a common enough mistake but now you will have the right information to make your assessments upon. Yet the information isn’t quite clear in the categories of science either. What we mean is that some will think of them as separate species but for now they are categorized as subspecies. The differences that are noted include where they naturally reside, the coloring, and even the types of patterns that they have on their bodies. The Somali Giraffe has very large spots and then wide white lines between them. They are found mainly in Somalia but also in areas of Kenya and Ethiopia. For anyone that can not see the pictures clearly please let me know and I will send them to you.
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Bronx, New York, USA. Thank you @coffeequeen22
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Lago Puelo, Shubut, Argentina. Thank you @alice_bsdn and @luudadin
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Tijuana, Mexico. Thank you @brokensmile_
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New Jerusalem city theater. Pernambuco, Brazil. Thank you @sueleyne_carvalho and @sc.izy
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Cosmo City, South Africa. Thank you @viwemjiwu
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South Korea. Thank you @ajin_jw
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Spring is finally here the front of 25 Columbia Heights world headquarters @craigcarsonea thank you
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Preaching in rural territory in Jutiapa, Honduras. Photo shared by @katrachito_keiichi
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Even after a long day of work at Bethel Zambia, volunteers end the day with happy smiles. Working for Jehovah brings great joy, all the time! Photo shared by @idachungu
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By LAURIE GOODSTEINAPRIL 4, 2016
LORETTO, Pa. — By the age of 12, Maureen Powers, the daughter of a professor at the local Roman Catholic university, played the organ in the magnificent hilltop Catholic basilica here and volunteered in the parish office. But, she said, she was hiding a secret: Her priest sexually abused her for two years, telling her it was for the purpose of “research.”
By her high school years, she felt so tied up in knots of betrayal and shame that she confided in a succession of priests. She said the first tried to take advantage of her sexually, the second suggested she comfort herself with a daily candy bar and the third told her to see a counselor. None of them reported the abuse to the authorities or mentioned that she could take that step.
So when a Pennsylvania grand jury revealed in a report in March that the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, which includes Loretto, engaged in an extensive cover-up of abuse by as many as 50 church officials, Ms. Powers, now 67, decided to finally report her case. She called the office of the state attorney general and recounted her story, including the name of her abuser, a prominent monsignor who was not listed in the grand jury report.
“I just felt like now, someone will believe me,” said Ms. Powers, who retired after 30 years in leadership positions at the Y.W.C.A. in Lancaster, Pa.
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As a child, Ms. Powers played the organ at St. Michael the Archangel in Loretto and volunteered in the parish office. When she told other priests she had been sexually abused, she says, one tried to take advantage of her sexually, another suggested she comfort herself with a daily candy bar and a third told her to see a counselor. Credit Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
She was not alone. Ms. Powers was among more than 250 abuse survivors and tipsters who called a hotline set up by the Pennsylvania attorney general, Kathleen G. Kane. Twenty agents were needed to answer the phones, and a voice mailbox was set up to handle the overflow.
Nearly 15 years after Boston suffered through a clergy abuse scandal dramatized in the recent movie “Spotlight,” Pennsylvania is going through its own painful reckoning. From the State Capitol in Harrisburg to kitchens in railroad towns, people say they have been stunned to read evidence that priests they knew as pastors, teachers and confessors were secretly abusing children — findings the grand jury report called “staggering and sobering.” Victims are coming forward for the first time to family and friends, and alumni of parochial schools are pulling out their yearbooks, marveling at how smiling faces hid such pain.
Multiplying the outrage, the grand jury report supplied evidence that the police, district attorneys and judges in the Altoona and Johnstown area colluded with bishops in the cover-up, quashing the pleas of parents who tried to blow the whistle on priests who sexually abused children. Some of those officials are named in the report, and some still hold public office.
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Australasia Bethel is on the countdown with 10 days of printing work remaining! The large printer has been an ever constant part of both creating the spiritual food for us to use and amazing the thousands on tour we have each year. The majority of the work is moving to Japan, but a small amount will still be printed here on the three smaller presses; namely the languages we coordinate translation for in our region. Photo shared by @featherdcrow
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A group of young people from Pesanggrahan congregation in Jakarta, Indonesia, performed song 142 in our farewell luncheon. The congregation is expanding and half of us is moving to a new one. Thanks for sharing @supercalligraphylistic
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My Sudanese bunch of children here in Uganda. Only two of them speak English. But with the help of Priscilla we are able to say some important things about God to the rest. And of course the videos help. Photo shared by @patka728
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For a kids project they made or drew something that a prophet did. Photo shared by @stephenlaubscher
S A W A S D E E (Hello in Thai) Today myself and 6 of my best...
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S A W A S D E E (Hello in Thai) Today myself and 6 of my best friends visited the branch In Thailand on our vacation. We learned a few greetings in Thai. We also learned that in Thailand they call ‘Caleb and Sophia’, 'Danny and Sophia’. Amazing to see how Jehovah’s unity and makes everything best for you based on your language and culture. On day 2 of our trip I already know today was my ultimate highlight. Photo shared by @dreambigleilei
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