The Librarian

Eclesiastés 9:11: ?? ???

@JOHN BUTLER I am American yes. Originally from "New England".

@JOHN BUTLER ok. I stand corrected. I thought that was part of your reason. (nothing underhanded intended) As for the English. ... Well... I wouldn't differentiate them from those in the USA all that much. Neither side is squeaky clean. Need I mention British Colonial rule? @admin Thanks for checking into that again. Don't mean to be a bother.

@JOHN BUTLER I am not judging you for your stance on the scandal within JW.org or even your leaving due to a daughter being disfellowshipped. I simply wish @admin would give us "threaded replies" so that people could stay on topic. Nothing worse than starting on one topic only to find an interesting conversation about tree fungus nested 5 pages inside. Yes. I do believe in freedom of speech as well.

@JOHN BUTLER This would be the topic for you to discuss why you left JW.org and the pedophilia problem. Please try to keep on topic These posts above were moved from a topic regarding Sam Herd on a completely unrelated topic.

@JOHN BUTLER Please make a separate post entitled: CANADA: $66 Million Lawsuit against Jehovah's Witnesses In the body of the topic post your question: Do you have any news about the 66 million dollar law suit against the Jehovah's witnesses in Canada ? And maybe even links corroborating your story / question? That way we don't have discussions about tacos under unrelated topics about naked JW's on drugs chasing people down a street.

@JOHN BUTLER I like tacos

@Jay Witness The brains of adult men are about 10% larger in total size than the brains of women. Because men generally have a larger stature and more muscle mass than women, their brains require more neurons to control the body.

A truck driver who was using his mobile phone when he killed a grandmother by ploughing into her car has been jailed for five years. David Shields, 34, was caught on camera inside his cab scrolling on his device for a full 18 seconds leading up to the collision last February. He tried to brake at the last second, but his recovery truck smashed into the back of missionary worker Yvonne Blackman's car as she queued in traffic on the A75 in Dumfries. Footage has now been released showing Shields, from Drongan, East Ayrshire, checking his phone before noticing Ms Blackman's car at the last second. At the High Court in Glasgow on Friday, Shields was also banned from driving for seven-and-half years after admitting causing death by dangerous driving. Ms Blackman, from Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, was on her way to meet friends when the crash took place. The 66-year-old, a mother of four and gran to 18, died several weeks later in hospital. Yvonne Blackman Ralph Blackman, her husband of almost 38 years, spoke outside court following the sentencing. "I think it was a reasonable deterrent for other drivers from doing a similar thing because it caused a lot of suffering," the 78-year-old said. Visably distressed, he added: "It caused a lot of heartbreak to all of our family, grandkids, sisters, brothers and myself. "I'm still not settled properly yet but I'm getting there, but like I said before the main thing is that justice has been done. "Me and my family are hoping that any driver who actually uses their phone while they're driving should realise that suffering and heartbreak is caused not just to their family but the victim's family as well." Mr Blackman added of his wife: "[She was] very fun going and she liked to get things done. "In a lot of years she was a missionary for the JW [Jehovah's Witnesses] and she was knocking on doors trying to get people to do the right thing and serve god. "She loved having holidays, dancing - she had a lot of life to live." Jailing Shields, judge Lady Stacey told him: "I have seen a video of the crash and know you were paying heed to your mobile phone for 18 seconds. It was a very dangerous thing to do. "I know you did not intent the catastrophic result, but you should have known the terrible risk you were taking." Shields, who served as a lance corporal in the Royal Highland Fusiliers in Iraq and Afghanistan, wept as he was led away to the cells. David Shields His defence counsel John Scullion QC earlier said: "He has asked me to apologise to Mrs Blackman's family and is ashamed of his actions that day." The crash happened after Ms Blackman was caught in heavy traffic on the A75 Gretna to Stranraer road around 8.30am on February 8, 2017. Shields was driving a truck for 911 Rescue Recovery from Stoke to Kilmarnock when he ploughed into the back of her Toyota Yaris. Prosecutor Liam Ewing said: "Witnesses noted that the lorry did not appear to brake until a short distance before the collision, at which time it skidded or snaked." The Toyota car hit a BMW in front before spinning to a halt. Ms Blackman died in hospital on February 23 from chest and spinal injuries caused in the crash. Shields told police he only noticed "at the last second" that the "traffic was not moving", and added: "I slammed the brakes on, slid and collided." Analysis of the seven cameras in his truck's cab showed his "attention had been on a dash-mounted mobile telephone". Mr Ewing said: "An analysis established he had been focusing on the phone ... therefore failing to maintain proper observations of the road ahead. "(This was) for a period of 18 seconds prior to reacting to the presence of the car." He is seen driving while checking the phone before his cab shudders as it hits Yvonne's car. It is not known what he was doing on the mobile at the time. Part of the charge Shields pleaded guilty to stated he did "repeatedly interact with and focus your attention" on a phone. David Shields' dangerous driving has irrevocably damaged many lives and our thoughts go to the family of Yvonne Blackman. Driving while handling a mobile phone, in any context, is illegal and dangerous and can have the most serious of consequences." – DAVID GREEN, HEAD OF SCOTTISH FATALITIES INVESTIGATIONS UNIT http://www.itv.com/news/border/2018-09-28/truck-driver-was-using-mobile-when-he-killed-grandmother-on-a75/

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From May 1, 2017 to January 8, 2018, courts exonerated our brothers who were criminally charged in the past for conscientious objection to military service or for participating in the preaching work. Source

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Five tips can help you to avoid wasting your valuable time. Source

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@Jack Ryan Interesting to see that you highlight how the JW Elders in Japan are clearly unitedly following the direction of the Governing Body as per the letter of December 2, 2017Â December 2, 2017 - Re: Using and Maintaining Kingdom Halls 43: Internet Service: If the bodies of elders using a Kingdom Hall determine that having an Internet connection at the Kingdom Hall would benefit the congregations and that the congregations can afford it, the elders should present the publishers with a resolution to obtain such service. If Internet service is obtained, it may be made available for use by congregation publishers. However, please note the following direction in this regard: Access to the Internet should be password-protected. Only publishers in good standing should be permitted access. The password should not be announced publicly. Instead, it should be given to the approved publishers individually. The primary use of the Internet at the Kingdom Hall should be for theocratic purposes. Hence, if a publisher were to use the Kingdom Hall connection to access inappropriate websites, his connectivity privilege would be revoked. If it is determined that a publisher should no longer have access to the Internet at the Kingdom Hall, the elders should change the password. The publisher should not be allowed access until the elders are convinced that the individual has rectified his conduct. It would be wise to change the password periodically and redistribute it individually to those publishers approved to have it. Â

@SuziQ1513 I have to agree with you on this one. Not a great comparison to make. @Gone Away Very true words indeed.

Most assemblies don't word it quite that way. I have seen only a couple that made my eyebrow raise a little. I think most people don't realize how much it costs to run an assembly hall too.