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  "You wouldn't want to bring reproach on Jehovah's name, would you?"

  by Esse quam videri in

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  what would be your reply?.

  my reply: jehovah is big enough to take care of himself.. yours?.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Oh my, I've answered this same expression a couple of different times in the past. Here's been my comebacks:

  • Humans' actions will in no way, shape or form affect Jehovah's glory and purpose.
  • The Bible clearly states that we're mere dust, insignificant grasshoppers, and nothing we do will in anyway affect Jehovah. A person must pay for their transgressions, thus says Galatians 6:7.

  However, this kind of reply will for sure put a 'mark' in the person; from that point forward, one will be viewed as 'bad association', 'spiritually weak', or having a conscience not 'trained properly'.

  Proceed carefully.

  DY
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  Australia - Elder Jailed Over Sex Abuse

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  another one.. https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/30810834/church-elder-is-jailed-over-sex-abuse/.

  a jehovah’s witness elder who sexually assaulted two vulnerable teenagers he met through the church was sentenced to three years jail yesterday over the “destructive” abuse.. david frank pople, 68, met the boys through the safety bay congregation of the church and assaulted them between 1989 and 1996.. one of the teens reported the sexual assaults to elders in 1997 but police were not made aware of the abuse until he filed a police report in 2014.pople was forcibly ejected from the church for being “insufficiently repentant” in 1997 and readmitted the following year at his request.. district court judge troy sweeney accepted pople was genuinely remorseful but said he had interfered with his victims’ natural maturing process in a “very destructive way”.“a message must be sent that child abuse is abhorrent and will not be tolerated by any civilised society,” she said.“they were vulnerable because they were young and because you were a church elder and their boss.”.

  when pople admitted assaulting one of the boys during a conversation with an elder in the 1990s, he was told a judicial committee would be formed to deal with the issue.the elders spoke to pople in an apparent attempt to determine his level of remorse and later sent a letter to certain members of the congregation explaining in great detail why he had been ejected.. pople was in his 40s when he assaulted the boys at work, on his yacht and in his shoalwater home.he was close friends with the parents of his first victim and had helped the second victim with his bible studies.. defence lawyer nick scerri told the court pople was candid with the leadership of the church and made “very frank admissions” about some aspects of the offending in 1997.he said his client has been living three lives and was “deeply unhappy” when he assaulted the boys.“he had the life of the family man, the father, the husband,” mr scerri said.

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  Excellent!

  More lawsuits, more denouncing, more prison sentences will bring about change, or at the very least will bring about more JWs opening up their eyes to the injustice inside the Org.

  Very happy about this person going to jail; only saddened by the fact that he'll soon be done and re-admitted to the fold if he so chooses. Will probably move far away and re-enter another JW congregation without notice and victimize others.

  DY
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  Assemblies - Before and After Waking Up

  by Funchback in

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  2. friends

  happy friday to all!.

  i haven't been to a meeting for maybe 10 years.

  i only know what's happening nowadays from the experiences i read here or the internet in general.. anyway, on to the topic: i started attending meetings at the age of 7. as a kid, the only thing i looked forward to at the assemblies (circuit/district) was walking around veteran's stadium (philadelphia district convention) during intermission, hanging with friends, looking at girls (as i got a little older) and trying to have enough tickets to get pizza!.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Since knowing TTATT All meetings, assemblies included, are viewed as nothing more than a bit of time to spend with family and friends before and after the event. What is said in between sounds like blah, blah, blah.

  DY
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  Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.

  their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.

  its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.

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  Unreal. Thought only the WTBTS had these strict shunning policies; guess not! These people are worse.

  When the gentleman at the end said "we believe the rapture is imminent", it reminded me of the daily JW tactics of "Armageddon is imminent, right around the corner". Same bs!!!

  DY
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  Just heard from someone who was just in Cozumel that there are 9 Kingdom Halls in about a mile zone.

  by Butyoucanneverleave in

  1. social
  2. current

  it's because of their tremendous growth.

  can anyone verify?

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  Oh yeah, the big growth is happening within the Spanish countries; the Caribbean islands are exploding with growth, so many KHs need to be built and assembly halls. However, the Spanish youngsters here in the USA are exiting as soon as they safely can because the www is opening their eyes.

  DY
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  Something isnt quite right.

  by atomant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  l was wondering if others get the feeling that the world we live in seems not quite right.l can not pin point anything specific but since childhood days l often get the feeling something isn;t correct.you know the feeling of deja vu.

  am l the only one to feel this way?ld love to hear from others and any storys they may have.having been raised in the jdubs maybe lm just suffering mild bouts of paranoia .

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I have not been fading; can only dream of doing so some day as my family and close friends are heavily in the JW world and I just cannot afford emotionally to part ways with them.

  My only consolation is that knowing TTATT has helped me in lowering service hrs/quality, meeting attendance and other JW stuff without the guilt usually associated with it. Also, I've recently formed a network inside of kindred trapped spirits and it's easing the JW burden.

  Indoctrination runs deep when JWs that brought me up are so entangled with the WTBTS. The state of mind of waiting for the other shoe to drop is unbearable at times.

  DY
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  Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  this took quite a while this evening.

  so worth it though.

  hope you enjoy!

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  Quite the fabulous life they lead, and yet continue on preaching a life of sacrifice for the rank and file. Disgusting!

  Great video!!!

  DY
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  Something isnt quite right.

  by atomant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  l was wondering if others get the feeling that the world we live in seems not quite right.l can not pin point anything specific but since childhood days l often get the feeling something isn;t correct.you know the feeling of deja vu.

  am l the only one to feel this way?ld love to hear from others and any storys they may have.having been raised in the jdubs maybe lm just suffering mild bouts of paranoia .

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  Doubtfully Yours

  The terrible result of indoctrination.

  As much as I want to escape, I feel that things will go terribly wrong once I do; I'll get a terrible illness for which I'll need help that won't be there, or I'll fall on hard financial times, or I'll suffer an accident and there'll be nobody there to help. It's a horrible, paralyzing mind trick that this deep indoctrination plays over and over in my psyche.

  It keeps me in chains, I feel 'til the day I die. This fear mortifies me every single day.

  DY
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  How the Governing Body views their unpaid laborers

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  Doubtfully Yours

  The 'Slave Class', huh?!

  Have you seen the idyllic, men-worshipped, materialistic lives all these fat cats, their 'helpers' and other close associates are living everywhere they go???!!!

  Members in my family have volunteered several times to help in the Warwick construction and the info they brought back on how especially lavish the living quarters of the GB members are makes my blood boil with anger.

  'Slave Class' my ass!!!

  This is why I've decided, not one more farging red penny for these clowns.

  DY
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  OK - I've had it - My letter to the KH

  by LisaRose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the whole time i lived in colorado, i had the dubs come by once and leave a tract.

  but since moving to california, they are at my door so often i asked them to put me on the "do not call" list.

  this did not stop them, in fact i have asked four times, plus once i called the kingdom hall and left a message, they still come, the last time this past saturday.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  A man in our territory had to shoot at a couple of JW sisters for them to get the point of not bothering knocking again.

  A bit extreme, but it did the trick. The couple it happened to was so distressed that they stayed away from preaching door-to-door for a while.

  DY