James Thomas Rook Jr.

A better example is not necessary ... you have confused two different issues.
Anybody can report a missing person .... even "Bro. Bobby", who in this example SAW me kill "Bro. Jack".
But if he talks to the Elders first .. he most likely won't go to the Police ... they will talk him out of it so as to not "sully Jehovah's name".
Keep it hidden, keep it quiet ... that is why as of this date March, 18, 2017 ... the website JW.Org's World News has mentioned nothing, Nothing, NOTHING, NOTHING!, about the Australian Royal commissions investigations  ... NEWS .... Real news.
Zero, zip, nada, goose eggs ....
Bro. Bobby is completely free to call the Police and have THEM investigate ANY crime, but because of the Pharisaic APPLICATION of rules that existed thousands of years ago, in a completely different structured civilization and culture, where trials were held in the city gates for all those inside the city and outside the city to be able to see with their own eyes how Justice was administered... we have institutionalized craven cowardice in the REAL application of Justice.
Justice has become a billion words ... but has also BECOME an extreme rarity in real life, because doing what is RIGHT is never, ever considered .... only what one is FORCED to do. (...PLEASE make us do what is right - GB Geoffery Jackson ....).
This is not new.
The Bible records three three Elders that counseled Job in his misery for three days ... but had NOTHING worth recording to say.
Words, word, and more words ... and Justice is aborted.
A child molester in the Congregation today with only ONE witness is, and denies it, can retain his congregational standing ... and because the accusations cannot be acted upon, he or she cannot be reported to the police ... by the Elders.
The instructions are to "Leave it in Jehovah's hands ...".
This is a CRIMINAL activity ... but in 50 years in over 5,000 cases involving 1,006 alleged perpetrators ... in one country alone, at the "bottom of the world",  the solution was to keep the details hidden in envelopes  in congregational and branch files, and mail copies in special blue envelopes to Bethel in New York.
Like Nixon's Watergate ... the cover-up is what became global news.
In the old Soviet Union, the major newspaper was named "PRAVDA" which means "TRUTH".
All news extolled the wisdom and competence of the Communist leadership, and allegiance and respect for  the good job they were doing.
Then their administration collapsed of it's own arrogance, and incompetence.

Trinity This... Trinity that... John said this.. John said that .. blahahahahaaa ...
If you want to know what the Apostle John knew and said in Revelation it's VERY simple... in LESS than  the FIRST 11 words!
In vision he saw BOTH God and Jesus in Heaven, and they were not  joined at the hip !
Be a sport ... look it up ..... Revelation 1:1 .... shows that GOD and Jesus are NOT the same. They at this time are BOTH in Heaven, and  GOD... IS NOT JESUS.
AAAAnd ... Revelation 1:1 is SOooo easy to remember.

New Living Translation
This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John,

English Standard Version
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Berean Study Bible
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Berean Literal Bible
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants what things it behooves to take place in quickness. And He signified it through having sent His angel to His servant, John,

New American Standard Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

King James Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave Him to show His slaves what must quickly take place. He sent it and signified it through His angel to His slave John,

International Standard Version
This is the revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He made it known by sending his messenger to his servant John,

NET Bible
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John,

New Heart English Bible
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Revelation of Yeshua The Messiah, which God gave to him, to show his Servants what had been given to soon occur, and he symbolized it when he sent by his Angel to his Servant Yohannan,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ. God gave it to him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He sent this revelation through his angel to his servant John.

New American Standard 1977
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must shortly take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

Jubilee Bible 2000
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his slaves things which are convenient to do quickly, and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his slave John,

King James 2000 Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and revealed it by his angel unto his servant John:

American King James Version
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:

American Standard Version
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to make known to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass: and signified, sending by his angel to his servant John,

Darby Bible Translation
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified [it], sending by his angel, to his bondman John,

English Revised Version
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to shew unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Webster's Bible Translation
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:

Weymouth New Testament
The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.

World English Bible
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Young's Literal Translation
A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify it, having sent through his messenger to his servant John,
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..and since there will be no birds  eating  their weight in insects everyday, the Paradise Earth will be covered in bugs to a depth of about two miles, like an Antarctic Ice Sheet ... except where people live and enjoy their delicious new homes.
 

..even today, serpents are learning proper theocratic behavior, as envisioned by the Society's Lawyer who came up with the whole idea in the 1930's.
Below is an early color photo of the evidence he had to propose the ideas we hold today ....
 
 

....and here is a picture from the 1958 AWAKE! magazine, showing a Brother no longer eating beef ... but eating the vitamin enriched favorite of all dogs! ..
... CAT.

Oh Tommy Tom Tom .... what part of the above sentence do you NOT UNDERSTAND?
apparently it is the phrase :
" ... AND SEE IF YOUR ARGUMENT STILL MAKES SENSE"
And now, for a musical interlude, Kermit the Frog, direct from his ancestral swamp in Leland Mississippi, sings and dedicates a song to JTR's three children, all Jehovah's Witnesses, and serving whole souled, of which fact I am very proud .....
 
 

WHOAAAA!
It seems everyone in the Brotherhood are equals ... but some ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.
Obeying your own trained conscience, OR PubSpeak can BOTH get you killed, maimed, tortured, or just miss a bus or two.
I have often thought about the Jews that wandered around in the same strip of desert for 40 years, would they have been any worse off if they had taken some notes, and drawn some maps as they marched around in circles, and individually headed North, instead of East, after several hundred spins in the sand.
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Sometimes TRUTH can only be taught by extrapolating faulty logic to its absurd conclusion, so it is PAINFULLY obvious that a premise is false.
It's called "reducto ad absurdum" in Latin.
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Yes, but they have to hold it at arm's length straight out, with the other arm bent and hand on hip, and the head covering has to be a large Mexican Sombrero, with tassels.

Some Jehovah's Witnesses are pacifists ... what my Mother saw as a Navy Nurse in WWII made her into a pacifist .. and then, later, she became one of Jehovah's Witnesses.   There are probably as many gradations of "pacifist" as there are different personalities.
The thing to remember is that Jehovah God is NOT a Pacifist ... remember Armageddon?
Also, his Field Commander, Jesus Christ is not a pacifist .... he will be LEADING the slaughter.
And although I spent 17 years as a pacifist, having been taught by my Mother, I learned the REAL ISSUE is Neutrality.... NOT pacifism ... although if you are so inclined, there is absolutely NO scriptural sanction AGAINST becoming a professional victim.
There is where "freedom of conscience" comes into play.
WAR is, among the affairs of men, and also with God and his Christ, is ALWAYS a political conflict ... where parties war, and the winner makes the loser obey.
Personal self defense, divorced from politics, is NOT war.
Personal self defense is ALSO one of those subjects where "freedom of conscience" comes into play.
Unfortunately, people bend the Scriptures to make it follow their distorted view of being peaceable with all men ... when the Scripture says (paraphrased?) 'As far as possible, as much as it DEPENDS ON YOU, be peaceable with all men ..", and it is then that the sheep get sheared and eaten.
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YEAH!
And statistically, they live 8 years longer than men ... what's with THAT?
 

Melinda:
It is not a bad idea that when doesn't have the slightest idea about something to say "I don't know".
I don't know!
BUT.. I can GUESS out the wazoo without being intellectually dishonest if I clearly label what I say as a WILD GUESS ... which I hereby do.
The following is a WILD GUESS!
I believe HE believed this is what was happening, but the tenses of the verbs may have been mangled in translation. I know of NO scientific principle that would explain what superficially is said to be happening  ... it it is probable that I would know.
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What you have observed if it was true ... is EVOLUTION.  Future generations are shaped by what happens to existing generations.
If this were true ... after 4,000 or more years ... all Jewish males would be born circumcised.
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Couldn't agree more

Melinda:
It is not a bad idea that when doesn't have the slightest idea about something to say "I don't know".
I don't know!
BUT.. I can GUESS out the wazoo without being intellectually dishonest if I clearly label what I say as a WILD GUESS ... which I hereby do.
The following is a WILD GUESS!
I believe HE believed this is what was happening, but the tenses of the verbs may have been mangled in translation. I know of NO scientific principle that would explain what superficially is said to be happening  ... it it is probable that I would know.
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Hi  guy's....  I  just  found  the  answer,  it  reminds  me  of  an  answer  in  the  past !   Here  we  go :
All humans begin life in the womb as females. If no Y chromosome is present in the foetus, then the embryo will continue to develop as and be born as a female. If there is an  Y chromosome present in the embryo, the male sex hormone testosterone restricts the full development of breasts to just nipples, the labia fuse to become the scrotum and clitoris develops fully to become a penis. If the Y chromosome prevails in producing a male, this is not done without a fight. Male babies are weaker as a result than female ones, occounting for the slightly higher death rate in male babies...    That's  it  I  think  ;-)
Good  night  for  today  ~~~~~~~~

What you have observed if it was true ... is EVOLUTION.  Future generations are shaped by what happens to existing generations.
If this were true ... after 4,000 or more years ... all Jewish males would be born circumcised.
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Melinda:
It is not a bad idea that when doesn't have the slightest idea about something to say "I don't know".
I don't know!
BUT.. I can GUESS out the wazoo without being intellectually dishonest if I clearly label what I say as a WILD GUESS ... which I hereby do.
The following is a WILD GUESS!
I believe HE believed this is what was happening, but the tenses of the verbs may have been mangled in translation. I know of NO scientific principle that would explain what superficially is said to be happening  ... it it is probable that I would know.
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What you have observed if it was true ... is EVOLUTION.  Future generations are shaped by what happens to existing generations.
If this were true ... after 4,000 or more years ... all Jewish males would be born circumcised.
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Fairie tales told by an old woman are entertaining .. but can be safely ignored.
Fairie tales told by a REAL FAIRIE ... better pay some attention to them.
The people Queen Esther quoted are the real deal ....
... I keep up with genetics.

.. and THAT is why we have a conscience ...... because the Governing Body, by their own recent admission forced by GB member Geoffery Jackson in the ARC hearings ... are neither inspired of God, or infallible.
If WE are wrong we have to pay the price.
If THEY are wrong ... we STILL have to pay the price.
They pay NO PRICE WHATSOEVER FOR BEING WRONG ... EVER.
Who knew?

It's a known fact that thinking in meters gives people enough free time to plan World Wars.

If it were not for my Vow against Ad Hominem attacks, I would state the opinion that JTR is piece of work.

I think he needs to chill a bit, and take a handful of Blamitol (tm).

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I think he needs to chill a bit, and take a handful of Blamitol (tm).

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