by flipper 47 Replies latest jw friends
My JW family members close their eyes, ears and minds to anything that is not in full agreement with the Watchtower Society.
Only God can change the hearts of our JW family members and many of them have given theirs to the "Faithful Slave" of the Watchtower Society.
Mr.Flipper, I sent the link to both my sisters and asked them if they could get mom to read it. My older sister e-mailed me back with some very choice words for the WT$ and mom both. Never in my life have I seen or heard those kinds of words from her. Although my mom shuns her, big sis doesn't let her off so easy.
My younger sister is not shunned and I hope that she is able to get mom to read about the settlements. I cannot approach this subject with my mom because I haven't spoken to her in over a year, haven't seen her in nearly 10 years. I don't think this would be the best ice breaker for us.
Anyway, I'll let you know if little sis gets mom to read it and what the results are, if any.
BFD
HONESTY- I agree. A lot of our families are like yours Honesty . I feel for you. I have lots of family members still in too. Hang in friend !
BFD- Hey guy! Nice to hear from you! Sounds like your sister got an earful from your mother, bro. Your sister is probably pissed at what the WTS has done to your mother, making her too committed and dependent on it. Sorry you got the brunt of it ! I do understand you have to be careful with mom, you are right, not a good icebreaker ! I look forward to hearing more if your little sister accomplishes something
I've been shoving barbara anderson 's work down jw's throats since 2001 along with everything else I know. this is just my topic for this week. I roll all my knowledge about the wt on any topic to make jw's cry UNCLE. and show jw's they know next to nothing about the wts... john
My cousin, as well as other relatives still in, considers the news report "lies and trash" and will not listen and request that we not send anything like that to their email again. The organization could do not wrong and if it does, it's just the people in it and "wait on Jehovah" is what they will say and continue on. It was my mother who sent the email link to the story. I decided not long ago that I will not discuss JW matters with them unless they bring it up because I dont have time to go round and round with them. They have their mind made up already and there is nothing that I or anybody else can say that will change their mind. Something has to happen to them personally before their eyes will be opened, if at all.
LRG
I have two cousins (one ex-JW one still active JW) who were sexually abused in the 1950s by their older brother (he was 18, they were under the age of 10). He is now an elder with a family (w/ grandchildren) of his own.... :( I don't know if I can bring myself to mention the news to the cousin I am in contact with, as it is a painful subject....but I will mention it if we ever discuss this subject.
I did mention the news to my ex-JW sister and she was very pleased to see the revelations being reported in the media.
JOHNNY CIP- You are right. The witnesses really don't know anything about what goes on behind the scenes at the Watchtower society. Glad you put the word out since 2001 guy! Keep doin' it !
LITTLEROCK GUY- So you have cousins and relatives that are pretty fanatical it sounds like . I too have some family that are fanatics about it, so I feel for you. I think all the witnesses will be " waiting on Jehovah " a long time before this pedophile crisis finally dies down ! I understand there are more lawsuits in the making. But I agree with you, unless something happens to them personally, they won't listen ! Sad. Hang in there bro! Peace out, Mr. Flipper
LEIlOLA- I am so sorry to hear that happened to your cousins. Why am I not surprised the molester is now an elder with grandchildren ? Stands to figure. I hope sometime you will be able to talk about this being given attention by mainstream media as it may comfort your cousin to know, he was not the only person molested by pedophiles. He is not alone. I'm glad your ex-jw sister was happy about it. Too bad something can't be done to the grandpa elder though to make him pay for what he did to those cousins of yours. Peace out to you sis, Mr. Flipper
Yes, I already have.
I made a point to watch the NBC Evening News with my Mother who has been a JW for over 50 years. Our discussion afterward was real interesting. While we were watching it, and she saw the caption under Barbara Anderson (Former JW), she groaned. I said "just listen to what she has to say."
Afterwards, she tried defending the Organization for a while, but I got through to her with some reasoning questions. I asked her "If I were molested as a child, would you have warned others in the congregation about the molester?" She said "Of course I would!" I then asked "what if the elders told you that you couldn't, and if you did you would risk committee action against you?" She said she wouldn't care and would do it anyway. I told her that that was why some of the former witnesses interviewed are just that, because they exposed the child molestation and were DF'ed because of it.
She had to think about that for awhile, and I then let it drop. I just wanted to break down her defenses a little bit. This sort of thing doesn't happen overnight.
JK
