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  Child Abuse Trials

  by Garrett in

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  2. child-abuse

  i'm currently working something up to share with a few people.

  i was wondering if anyone knew the current number (estimation) of child abuse cases that are going on (that we know about)?

  i don't get much time to be on here right now but it seems that cases are sprouting everywhere.

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  Adding on to what Garrett said, does anyone know of any abuse cases in Central America / Asia? Was wondering about that since the widely reported cases are only from the US / Europe...
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  Their delusion run-ith over in today WT study rag mag.

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. beliefs

  i noticed that in paragraph 13 they mention the girl sheryl that i believe was the same girl that was in their video about the typhoon that hit the philippines back in 2013. they talk as if she's so happy and thankful to jehovah even mention that she lost most of her family in that typhoon.

  what they don't mention was her family members that were killed in that typhoon were inside a kh thinking they were going to be protected by jehovah since they were in gods house and his people and all.

  they also fail to mention that the government authorities were telling people to get out of town but the elders were most likely telling the people in their congregations to stick around and just come to the hall.

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  Common sense tells me that if this is how God is taking care of his people, I want no part of it... (walks away)
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  Their delusion run-ith over in today WT study rag mag.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed that in paragraph 13 they mention the girl sheryl that i believe was the same girl that was in their video about the typhoon that hit the philippines back in 2013. they talk as if she's so happy and thankful to jehovah even mention that she lost most of her family in that typhoon.

  what they don't mention was her family members that were killed in that typhoon were inside a kh thinking they were going to be protected by jehovah since they were in gods house and his people and all.

  they also fail to mention that the government authorities were telling people to get out of town but the elders were most likely telling the people in their congregations to stick around and just come to the hall.

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  Look, if Jehovah was really blessing these people...

  1. The sister would be in a happy marriage with her elder husband until now. Or even if her husband dumped her, she would be blessed with a BETTER husband. But... nooooooo... she is a poor single mother now which no brother wants

  2. The sister who pioneered for more than 20 years would be rewarded with good health and live a long and fruitful life with her husband, surrounded by many spiritual children. But... nooooooo... she was blessed with... CANCER!!!
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  Their delusion run-ith over in today WT study rag mag.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed that in paragraph 13 they mention the girl sheryl that i believe was the same girl that was in their video about the typhoon that hit the philippines back in 2013. they talk as if she's so happy and thankful to jehovah even mention that she lost most of her family in that typhoon.

  what they don't mention was her family members that were killed in that typhoon were inside a kh thinking they were going to be protected by jehovah since they were in gods house and his people and all.

  they also fail to mention that the government authorities were telling people to get out of town but the elders were most likely telling the people in their congregations to stick around and just come to the hall.

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  Oh... wait... don't forget about the sister who pioneered for more than 20 years and was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer AND has only 3 to 6 months to live (par. 11) Apparently, she is BLESSED by Jehovah too!!!
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  Their delusion run-ith over in today WT study rag mag.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed that in paragraph 13 they mention the girl sheryl that i believe was the same girl that was in their video about the typhoon that hit the philippines back in 2013. they talk as if she's so happy and thankful to jehovah even mention that she lost most of her family in that typhoon.

  what they don't mention was her family members that were killed in that typhoon were inside a kh thinking they were going to be protected by jehovah since they were in gods house and his people and all.

  they also fail to mention that the government authorities were telling people to get out of town but the elders were most likely telling the people in their congregations to stick around and just come to the hall.

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  How about the regular pioneer sister married to an elder who proved unfaithful then abandoned her & their children? (par. 10) They twisted the story to make it sound like she was BLESSED by Jehovah!!!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Are Believers But Know Not What They Teach

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  they simply belong to a religion.

  they cannot explain why they follow all the dictates of the organization.

  they live in blind faith.

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  Adding on to what Smiddy said, it's totally mind-boggling as to how shallow Bible knowledge is among old timers. These are people who supposedly spent decades or even their entire lives studying the Bible, and what do they have to show for it in the end? NOTHING! Their Bible "knowledge" consists of the same old list of well-known scriptures which are usually taken out of context then twisted & misapplied. They don't even know how to explain & defend basic organizational doctrines which are fundamental to their beliefs! Ask them about 1914 or the overlapping generation & watch them squirm!
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  New Marriage Arrangement Rumor?

  by Thoughtless in

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  2. friends

  so, i haven't lurked here in a long while however, i have been checking up more frequently and i saw that there is a rumor going around about getting barred from marriage if the brother not appointed by the time he is 23. is that true?

  if it is, i am so screwed haha.

  proud fader present within college.

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  Anthony Morris is good at creating man-made laws. An excellent example of a modern day Pharisee!
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  Sponsoring gameshows

  by happy@last in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  within the first minute of this gameshow they speak of their sponsors, what do you make of this!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yaxdra8f9q.

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  BOC, it's from Thailand
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  How many of you still believe in God or are still Christians?

  by JWCartPusher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello, i asked a new but old friend how many people are still christians after leaving the watchtower's mind control agency, for statistical purposes do you mind if i do a survey and see how many of you are believers?.

  please don't post if your not a believer out of respect for this poll, we need to sharpen each other's sword and help build each other up and meet new friends over the internet with faith in god or some other force of the universe.

  i asked another person how we can still manage our faith after getting burned by the high group mind control, he had a few ideas but he's not really involved with god because of how life burned him.

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  And how about the OLD Testament???
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  "Lets imitate faithful Lot of old...."

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. bible

  i know we have all discussed at length the account / story of lot.... another thought occurred to me today...lets analyse his real personality,.

  in the very beginning of the account, lot is shown to be a selfish man...one that chose the better land and area..... then he was opportunistic and materialistic and kept living in a nice city, even though he was supposedly shocked by the immorality and lawlessness..... then we see him to be cowardly when he decided to send out his daughters to be pack raped.. later we learn he was heartless as he allowed his wife to turn around and look, and didnt protect her from doing so.. then we know he was lacking in self control and allowed himself to get drunk...twice.. then we know he was dismissive and unrestrained and a general sicko when he had sex with his daughters...twice in a row!.

  oh, but no...lets all praise him for being a righteous man.????!!!.

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  Well, yeah... but still, at least he wasn't as bad as other "faithful" Bible characters

  I guess the award for the most disgusting "righteous" Bible character would go to Samson. Unless you guys can think of a bigger asshole...