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  When the WTS saw Catholic Church abuse being exposed

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
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  there was a time when the abuse issues in the catholic church were first starting to be exposed.. now, they were fully aware that they had the exact same issues that they too were covering up.. what did they choose to do?.

  they could have "learnt" and said "man, that looks bad and we know we have the same problem - but at least we can learn something and put processes in place to make sure we clean up our act".. they could have done nothing themselves but refrained from criticized the catholic church knowing that they had the same skeletons in their own closet.. what did they actually do?.

  they wen't full guns criticizing the catholics for something they knew they were completely guilty of as well, painting themselves as 'the good guys where this sort of thing would never happen' but the only processes they put in place were to tighten up how cover-ups were managed and to make sure the local elders knew how to silence any incidents.

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  I remember a watchtower study in the early to mid 90's that reference the Catholic Church sexual abuse problems. I had no idea that this was happening within the org itself. I was only a teenager then. However I did know about the rules of women are to scream out if they are being raped or they would be guilty of fornication. I knew that if you were molested you were to put it in the hands of the Elders. I knew of one Elder who was guilty of touching those under 18 but he was never dfed, reproved, or marked in the congregation. So even at a young age I figured out this religion was screwed up. So glad I left early and not wasted my life in servitude to these demented men.
  
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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  I was a lurker and remember his posts and this one, but I didn't create an account till later on. It brought back memories of another JW in my congregation that hung her herself at the young age of 30. That was nearly 15 years ago. Though she didn't realize it, the religion was a great source of her depression. I wonder how many active JWs and DF JWs have died on account of this religion.
  

  RIP OOMPA and all the victims of the Watchtower
  
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  Breaking News: Debbie McDaniel's House Vandalized Overnight with JW Threats!

  by DarioKehl in

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  2. current

  https://www.revealnews.org/article/she-spoke-about-jehovahs-witness-abuse-and-her-home-was-vandalized/i've been watching this gal all week too in addition to the rc developments in australia.

  they just ran an article about her yesterday, and she found this vandalism this morning.

  i hope it's not staged because that would hurt her credibility, but they ran with this story today:.

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  I'm thinking it may not be staged but I don't think it is an active witness. Then again if you have active witness that like to touch children and a father that would defend the child molester over his daughter, then anything is possible with the JWs.
  
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  Ray Franz and You.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.

  would we have come this far?.

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  I only heard a little about him from active JW. He was cast as an evil apostate and was told to avoid his book. I woke up in my early teens, actually on the day I was baptized. I'm thankful I only wasted my childhood in the cult. Well not really wasted as it wasn't a totally bad experience. My parents weren't uber JWs.

  I learned about Ray Franz many years after I left and found his book to be more of an assurance I made the right decision. It confirmed what I deduced about the organization.
  
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  What can you tell me about this painting?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  I have read Hitler's artwork was horrible and so bad. But looking at some of his artwork I think for an amateur artist his work isn't that bad. The man was evil, but I think his paintings were better than what most people could do.
  
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  How do jw's explain vestigial organs in humans?

  by purrpurr in

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  i only recently became aware of cases of people being born with tails.

  having looked into it this is a evolutionary leftover and we have many other examples within each one of us like the appendix, wisdom teeth, and muscles to move the ears.

  plus many more, this seems to me to prove evolution completely.

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  The appendix is such a weird "organ". I remember in my anatomy and physiology class the professor stated it may have a useful purpose. He stated that the appendix may store some beneficial bacteria and may inject it into the system when needed. Kind of like the liver makes the bile and the gall bladder stores it and injects as you digest fatty foods. Not sure if there has been studies done on it.

  I find Embryology to be so fascinating when look at from an evolutionary viewpoint.
  
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  Breaking news: US mass shooting

  by Simon in

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  it's getting to the point where cnn should start announcing "breaking news" if there *hasn't* been a mass shooting !.

  it's crazy.. i was watching the 70's documentary they are running and that's the point when media hype about mass serial killers seemed to begin the danger-gun-solution hype cycle.

  sure, people had guns before then but nowhere near like it is now.. when will it end?

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  I will write again. There can be a mass shooting every single day in America and nothing will change. You can't disarm 100+ million people with 270+ million guns. It is impossible. America not only has a large gun ownership population but has a huge land mass. It isn't a small country.

  It is the same reason it isn't feasible to try and deport all the illegals in America. It is a number game. It is impossible to round up 12+ million people and deport them. If we can't do that, than we surely can't round up 270+ million guns. Keep in mind there is no digital national database of registered guns. I own several and there is absolutely no way to trace those guns to me, and I bought them legally.

  I'm for gun laws and more gun controls, but I don't see them having any real impact. The only solution is the complete ban of guns, and that will not happen in America. Guns are part of our culture.
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  Elderly sister disgusted with obscene Bethel 'Happy Song'

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is reported that one elderly sister in british columbia expressed complete disgust at what she considered an obscene act in the bethel 'happy song'.

  now everything is, of course, subject to perspective.

  i would imagine her perspective is just as valuable as anyone elses.

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  Bethel has its own fire crew?
  
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  Family Reuinion and Being Disfellowshipped (sorry...but it's long)

  by babygirl30 in

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  2. friends

  it has been a long looong time since i posted on here, but never ceased reading all the posts and keeping up on the changes that have been going on!

  but it just seems that now i have a need to get something off my chest, and this is the one place that will most definitely understand the topic at hand.

  i have been disfellowshipped for about 8yrs now, and have dealt with the 'consequences' of that decision: all my so-called friends in the org left and i was also abandoned by my own family.

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  When my sister was DF no one in my family treated her differently. Perhaps is the reason why my family was labeled spiritually weak. I refused to treat DF one differently. Most of the DF in my congregation was for having sex, which is a normal part of life.

  As Oogie stated when JW are exposed to their shunning practices it shows the world the true nature of JW.
  
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  Were we meant to live forever?

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. beliefs

  so i believed for years that humans will one day revert to being able to live forever.

  i was told the only reason we don't already is because adam and eve sinned.. if this is the case then why is nothing else in the universe capable of the same thing.

  everything else has a finite lifespan.

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  Then when you pose these questions to Elders you get the stock answer, or answer in the form of a question.

  How will crocodiles survive on plants?

  "Don't you believe that Jehovah can make anything possible?"

  How will I be able to control my erection with all these naked women in the paradise?

  "Don't you believe that Jehovah can make anything possible?"