this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.
he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.
well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
Hi villagegirl. my initial enthusiasim for my fathers research has now been hindered by his belief to solely trust the society's "scholars". I can't be too mad at him I was the same way at one point in my life. He doesnt see anything wrong with the organization I hope his viewpoint will change at some point.
I own CoC it is a wonderful book written by someone who unfortuantly gave up so much for false ideas, I hope to never make that mistake again.
this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.
he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.
well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
Not well londo... Not encouraging at all. I asked my father this week how his research has went and he said he was busy with the c.o. at his house(the c.o. is staying in my old bedroom lol) and has not done anything in depth. He said he and my mother have looked at the wt articles again and they are confident this is the truth.
it looks like I won't be making any headway soon. He has invested his whole life to this organization I think the idea of leaving or being cast out terrifies him.
im disappointed he won't look at the misquoted references but I think that is the cult mentality taking over. It's a damn shame though.
this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.
he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.
well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
I forgot to add this will take me awhile to get through so please be patient if I dont have too man questions right away. My schedule is full between work and family but I will be researching this as much as I can. i am very excited to be able to show my father some honest concerns any normal person would have with an organization that I intentionally uses misleading quotes.
this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.
he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.
well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
Wow thank you all for so much information it will take me some time to get through all of this.
Doug- I have read several of your articles before I assure you i will email any questions I have.
Defender- thanks for all the info
annOMaly- thank you for the interest when I have specific questions I will take you up on your offer.
this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.
he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.
well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
I am sorry for the spelling errors posting on an iPhone is a real pain for me.
this topic has been covered extensively but i just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father.
he called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if i'm going to msettings and i always tell him no im not.
well this time he wanted to know why i didn't trust the g.b.
this topic has been covered extensively but I just wanted relate what hapopenes with this subject and my elder father. He called me up one day to check in on me he always asks if I'm going to msettings and I always tell him no im not. Well this time he wanted to know why I didn't trust the g.b. and I told him when they uses sources to prove their point they misquote what the sources say. He didn't believe that the watchtower would do this, but he said he would look it up.
I know memebers of this board and Karl Johnsonn have shown these sources but I know my father will not accept their word. What should I do if I need to find the actual book or papers that are quoted.
i am very excited about my father willing to look something outside the wt and I hope this endeavor goes well any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
jehovah's witness elder denies cover-up at church over 'massaging half-naked schoolgirls'jun 20, 2014 12:53by ciaran jonesdevoted churchgoer mark sewell rejected suggestions his seniority in the barry congregation meant allegations of child abuse would be "swept under the carpet".
mark sewella former jehovah's witness elder today denied massaging half-naked schoolgirls because he knew his church would "cover up" the allegations due to his position.. devoted churchgoer mark sewell rejected suggestions his seniority in the barry congregation meant allegations of child abuse would be "swept under the carpet".. the businessman, 53, denies 10 historic sex charges against girls and women in a period spanning more than eight years.. during cross-examination by prosecutor sarah waters it was put to the defendant that he "took the risk" of massaging topless schoolgirls because he believed his standing in the church would spare him from allegations of wrongdoing.. ms waters said: "what i'm suggesting, mr sewell, is that it was a cover-up and no-one was allowed to talk about it.".
greying sewell, wearing a navy suit over white shirt and patterned blue and yellow tie, told merthyr crown court: "not at all, no.".
I hope this guy gets nailed. Ms. Waters will have a hard time proving that his position led to a cover up though. I'm not saying there wasn't one,(I don't know the details of this case) but it seems to be a theory that could be hard to prove in my opinion.
being my 1st post i figured i should relate a personal experience.
a few months ago i decided to stop reporting time.
i'm mentally out of this cult now but still trapped because of family.
Thanks for the post sg I just listened to your recording today. I found a few things I interesting. You made the comment about a cog in the machine, I just said the same thing in a post I made Saturday before I viewed your video, we definitely are on the same page lol.
its also telling that the elders right away went to ask if you have been reading anything else. That is the first thing my elders asked me. then they ask right away if you still believe the gb is the FDS. they all think the same and go into protection mode right away, sickening. hang in there buddy your head is in the right place.
.. do you want to be on tv?.
reposted to help tv producers of ex-jw series: my name is shauna woods and i work for hot snakes media, an acclaimed television production company based in new york city.
we have developed and produced hit content for tlc, discovery, and travel channel among many others.
my wife has had the tv on when they had a couple of the episodes dealing with the amish being shunned. if the show could just factually explain the process of a normal, hardworking person informing the elders they no longer want to be a JW i think it would be very powerful.
a few months ago i posted about the dilemna i was facing with my girlfriend and getting reinstated.
a little under a year ago, both of us were disfellowshipped for sexual immorality.
while it was difficult, we promised to stick together through it, work our way toward marraige, and eventually return.
i think you have dodged a bullet. better to get things out in the open before you are tied down together. being an outcast in the eyes of JWs while married to an active JW is a challenging situation.
