Still Totally ADD

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  Why did you choose Jehovahs Witnesses?

  by vinman in

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  i'm wondering why ones on this forum initially became jw's.

  if you were born in, why did you make it "your own"?

  if you became one later, what was your draw and driving force?

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  I was a born-in. Born in 1954 my parents was told I would never go to school. At 16 years of age got baptized. In 1972 I graduated from high school. Got married in 1974 mostly because of 1975. With that said why did I become a Jw. The example I will use may help many understand why born-ins become JW. Growing up being a JW was all I knew. Nothing else. Being told what to do and when to do it was normal for me. Like it is was normal for me to eat meat for food. It was not until I was in my late 20's I heard about people who did not eat meat. I had no idea there was people like that. I knew the Wt. taught in the new system we would not eat meat any more but didn't know there was ones who did that now. This is a simple example that may help others to understand why many born-ins become JW. They know nothing else. They had never experience anything else outside the box of the JW cult. You may ask why could you not reason you was in a cult or something was wrong? You can't because your thinking is the thinking of JW cult reasoning mind not a free critical thinking person. It took 55 years before I woke up and that is only because I broke down and got help for my depression. I was able to see outside the box for the first time in my life. I hope this helps. Still Totally ADD
  
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  Do you agreed with Ben Carson, Muslim should not become president??

  by James Mixon in

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  i do believe islam conflicts with constitution.

  your thoughts.

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  What blondie just said. This is all a media smoke screen to keep people from learning and thinking about the real issues that this country has. This is exactly what the big corporations and billionaires want the public to put all their energy into. If the American public learned how they are being manipulated by corporate owned media their hair would catch on fired or maybe not. To many are to lazy to go beyond what they see on TV news. Many of us here fought hard to get out of the Wt. cult so we could see the light. This is what many Americans will have to do to see the light of what is going on with the corporate driven propaganda media machine. My two cents worth. Still Totally ADD
  
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  If the elders were abused sexually this problem would have been taken care of long time ago.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i feel the real problem with the wt cult concerning child abuse is it happens to children not adult men.

  notice i didn't say adult women because they don't care about adult women either.

  i remember a c.o.

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  Thank you rebelfighter for your life experience in helping children and thank you OrphanCrow for the research on these matters. It seems this subject brings strong feelings. I know I felt like I had been beaten up after writing this post. But I do feel doing this is good for the soul. Still Totally ADD
  
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  If the elders were abused sexually this problem would have been taken care of long time ago.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i feel the real problem with the wt cult concerning child abuse is it happens to children not adult men.

  notice i didn't say adult women because they don't care about adult women either.

  i remember a c.o.

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  Hello rebelfighter,

  I totally agree with you on the emotional abuse issue. When I went through therapy I was told I suffer with spiritual abuse. This has and still does give me nightmares. They are fewer now. The abuse this cult hands out is enormous and for the most part the Wt is getting away with it. Thank you for your comment. If you can can you us what it takes to be a child's advocate? Still Totally ADD
  
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  If the elders were abused sexually this problem would have been taken care of long time ago.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i feel the real problem with the wt cult concerning child abuse is it happens to children not adult men.

  notice i didn't say adult women because they don't care about adult women either.

  i remember a c.o.

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  Hello Jonathan Drake,

  I thought what I said was very correct. Sexually abuse is to weak of a word for what is happening. Rape or brutal rape is a much better way for people to understand what is really going on. I do not feel for someone who was sexually abused is better than being rape or brutally raped. It's the same. I just feel the language many are using should be put in a more forceful or stronger term than just sexual abuse. Yes many who are rape as children do become predators but there are also many studies I have read that say this is not true. With that said those who have been hurt by being sexually rape as children bear the responsibility of breaking that cycle as adults. I feel your pain and I hope as time goes on it will become less and less. I am sorry this upset you so much. Still Totally ADD
  
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  If the elders were abused sexually this problem would have been taken care of long time ago.

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i feel the real problem with the wt cult concerning child abuse is it happens to children not adult men.

  notice i didn't say adult women because they don't care about adult women either.

  i remember a c.o.

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  I feel the real problem with the Wt cult concerning child abuse is it happens to children not adult men. Notice I didn't say adult women because they don't care about adult women either. I remember a C.O. telling me that my experience of being abused as a child made me stronger as a person. This shows most men in this cult don't get it, it devastates a child for a lifetime. Let's all face it. The term child abuse is a very weak word for what is really happening. Instead it should be called rape of a child and in many cases brutal rape. If brutal rape of men was taking place in the Wt. cult this problem would have been addressed immediately without hesitation on the GB part. But because it is children they just don't care. This cult has a long history of ignoring the children who are trapped in this organization. I remember when I was a small child back in the early 60's I was told time and time again by many old adults children did not belong here. How unloving and unconcerned many in this cult were. It was not until the mid to late 70's that the Wt cult showed any concern for the children. That was because now they had another avenue for new members for the future and for making more money with their free labor. Just think what would be taking place if 1000's of men in this cult were being brutally raped every few years? There would be an uproar within the cult. But with children nothing. Why? Because the cult couldn't care less about the children of the cult. Instead they have featured magazines about the children who gave up their lives for lack of medical care because of cult teachings. I feel this is the cancer that affects the Wt. cult and we who have walked outside the cult box should be using the word rape or brutal rape instead of child abuse. Child abuse is just too weak of a word for what is really happening. Maybe by using this terminology many more eyes will be opened. Take care. Still Totally ADD
  
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  Women going topless in NYC.

  by Fisherman in

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  within the past couple of days, women in nyc are going around topless in public.

  i read in a news article, that in new york city, there are no laws against women going topless in public.the article says that family people are getting offended and they want to stop topless women in public.

  in europe women show their breasts on on tv, the beach, and breast feeding in public.

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  Seeing a women topless is sure much better than some old fat men on their riding mowers without a shirt on. Talk about hairy bouncing flesh. LOL Still Totally ADD
  
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  New York Post. Jehovah's Witnesses hid over 1000 sex abuse cases

  by ToesUp in

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  http://nypost.com/2015/07/27/jehovahs-witnesses-hid-over-1000-sex-abuse-cases/.

  ny post.

  i hope many people see this information.

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  Thank you flipper for being the voice of all the victims of the Wt. Cult. For those of us who have been through this kind of abuse it is hard to put it into words sometimes but you hit the nail right on the head. Again thanks for your words of concern. Still Totally ADD
  
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  Use of first names at the KH

  by Sour Grapes in

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  have you ever noticed that know one uses first names at the kh?

  it is how are you brother jones?

  how are you sister smith?

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  As a child raised in the cult I was told by my parents to call everyone in the hall brother or sister so and so. If I did not I was in big trouble. It was the old hair brush on my back side for me. So it was out of love, I mean fear that remember to do it. Still totally ADD
  
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  J.W. Elders Everywhere - Hang Your Heads in Shame

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you are corrupt and you know it!

  you reap what you sow, and for many of you, your dirty deeds will soon become crystal clear to the "sheep" whom you sanctimoniously claim to "shepherd", but in reality, are helping wolves to fleece and rip apart!.

  you were complicit several years ago when you agreed to sign away the rights of their congregation's kingdom hall to the org.. you were complicit several months ago when you agreed to hand over all present and future surplus cash to the org.

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  I remember my last elders meeting I was at in Nov. 2010 a letter was read about putting the Wt. on the congregation bank account. I was only weeks away from walking away. Put I was thinking how blindly the elders follow what the Wt. has to say. Key words the Wt. uses is simplifying things, less burden on the elders making things work more efficiently. When elders hear that they are ready to jump on the band wagon. This was the reason for the Wt. name being on the bank account at the time. I saw how they was taking over all aspects of the congregation moneys. I am so glad I am not part of that anymore. Still totally ADD