Posts by darkspilver

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A petition in Russia for transforming a Kingdom Hall into a cultural space for young musicians.

by OrphanCrow in

jw
friends

someone in russia is paying attention to the jw property seizures.

this is a petition started in russia for transforming a kingdom hall into a cultural space for young musicians.. the petition is in russian so i have copied the google translate here:.

please mark out space for the development of musical creativity among young people!shtanko eugene - pechora, russiaapril 20, 2017 the supreme court declared extremist activity "administrative center of jehovah's witnesses in russia" and banned its operation.

darkspilver

http://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016

In three weeks, the petition has 'apparently' garnered 100 signatures

Two of those signatures are advertising 'signatures-for-money' services (both the same)

Hello, I have for you a proposal to promote your petition, the price of 1000 live votes on your petition = 2000 p if you are interested writePhone - Viber - Telegram: 79661944429 or Skype - softviber or ICQ - 561677671

and another two of the signatures appear to merely only signing it in order to advertise/link to their own petition (both the same)

I support you and ask you to support me and sign my petition, here is a link to it: www.change.org/p/генеральный-прокурор-помогите-вернуть-сына-матери

How are the on-going petitions stacking up so far? (10 May 2017)

RUSSIA - 100 signatures in three weeks

DISNEYLAND - 178 signatures in two months

AUSTRALIA - 1,147 signatures in two months

USA - 1,686 signatures in two years

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A petition in Russia for transforming a Kingdom Hall into a cultural space for young musicians.

by OrphanCrow in

jw
friends

someone in russia is paying attention to the jw property seizures.

this is a petition started in russia for transforming a kingdom hall into a cultural space for young musicians.. the petition is in russian so i have copied the google translate here:.

please mark out space for the development of musical creativity among young people!shtanko eugene - pechora, russiaapril 20, 2017 the supreme court declared extremist activity "administrative center of jehovah's witnesses in russia" and banned its operation.

darkspilver

OrphanCrow: Someone in Russia is paying attention to the JW property seizures. This is a petition started in Russia for transforming a Kingdom Hall into a cultural space for young musicians.

thanks for posting

quite fascinating - it really shows them up doesn't!!

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Major changes to convention security beginning in 2017

by Edison Trent in

short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: there will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.. similar to other major events (e.g.

festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.. - at each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.. - there will be pocket checks at the entrance.. - suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.. - suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.. - there will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am.

all others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am..

darkspilver

25 min. Every day?

? You think that was too long or too short for the security lines at the Paris Convention?

I understand the convention took place a week or so after this had happened:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Nice_attack

https://fr.jw2016.org/

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JWs featured on BBC 3 program about Queer Britain

by ignored_one in

riyadh khalaf meets a dis-fellowed jehovah's witness, a muslim woman seeking a marriage of convenience and trans-masculine christian, elijah, as he is renamed in church.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p050zy0v/queer-britain-series-1-1-does-god-hate-queers.

darkspilver

Josh Gutteridge

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6331920373776384/gay-jws-experience-how-he-escaped-his-spiritual-prison-built-better-life

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A gay JWs experience - How he escaped his spiritual prison and built a better life

by fulltimestudent in

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my gay xjw friend tells me this story is doing the rounds among the gay community.its josh gutteridge's story:.

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/secrets-of-a-gay-jehovahs-witness-how-i-escaped-the-religion-and-rebuilt-my-life/#gs.egioclu.

darkspilver

Josh is featured in the first part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPMRrn10OKE

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UK Daily Mirror: Girl who was abused by dad for 5 years asked JWs for help - but got molested by church elder too

by darkspilver in

this is from the website of the daily mirror - a british 'mass-market' red-top tabloid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/daily_mirror.

in the words of simon: "peers morgan was editor of the mirror and forced to resign after they published faked photos alleging that british soldiers were abusing iraqi's (around the time of ahu ghraib).

darkspilver

As expected - the article is featured in the PRINT edition of The Sunday Mirror 7 May 2017

Double page feature across pages 26 and 27.....

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UK Daily Mirror: Girl who was abused by dad for 5 years asked JWs for help - but got molested by church elder too

by darkspilver in

this is from the website of the daily mirror - a british 'mass-market' red-top tabloid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/daily_mirror.

in the words of simon: "peers morgan was editor of the mirror and forced to resign after they published faked photos alleging that british soldiers were abusing iraqi's (around the time of ahu ghraib).

darkspilver

I understand that, in the UK, the Daily Mirror / Sunday Mirror newspapers are printed for England and Wales - and the same newspapers are printed for Scotland as The Daily Record / Sunday Mail - in edited/re-written versions to focus on Scottish news/stories etc.

Therefore below is the re-written and longer 1,600 word version of the article from the Scottish Daily Record's website, than the 1,200 word article that appears above on the Daily Mirror website

The Daily Record, 6 May 2017

Scottish girl abused by Jehovah's Witness dad asked church for help - but was molested by trusted elder too
Mum-of-four Angie Rodgers waived her right to anonymity in a bid to help other sufferers of child sex abuse after being abused by her father for five years.
Cowering under her duvet at night, 11-year-old Angie prayed that God would keep her safe.
Sadly for the terrified youngster, the church she trusted were on the side of the very man who haunted her nightmares – her abusive father.
And shockingly, when she plucked up the courage to tell elders at the Jehovah’s Witness church what had happened, one of them went on to abuse her as well.
Now a mum of four, 36-year-old Angie Rodgers said: “I turned to the church for help and I was abused a second time. I was a child and they should have helped but instead they turned on me.
“They make me feel sick. I don’t think I’ll ever truly get over what happened to me. I’ve just learned to live with it.
“I have nightmares and flashbacks all the time and I’ve been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress.”
Elder Harry Holt went on to abuse more children – despite the church allegedly knowing about what he had done to Angie.
Her dad Ian Cousins was jailed for five years in 2002 for abusing her.
But justice only caught up with evil Holt last year, when he was caged for attacks on eight children dating back four decades.

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RC 2017

by wifibandit in

due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).

the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .

as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.

darkspilver

2017 Convention Drama

Fri - 3:05 DRAMA: Remember the Wife of Lot — Part 1
Sat - 2:35 DRAMA: Remember the Wife of Lot — Part 2
Sun - 1:50 DRAMA: Remember the Wife of Lot — Part 3

UK Mirror Newspaper, 6 May 2017

Girl who was abused by dad for five years asked Jehovah's Witnesses for help - but got molested by church elder too
She says: “Dad did it whenever he got the chance,
“We went to a Jehovah convention when I was about 14 and he tried to rape me in a tent. He was only interrupted when an elder shouted him from outside.”
She explains: "I’d heard Bible stories about Lot having sex with his daughters and I was so confused I didn’t know if it was right to have relations with my dad. I was so naive I was still playing with toys and Lego at 18."

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RC 2017 talk: Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil”

by wifibandit in

you read that right.

there is a whole talk on the topic.. .

outline: safeguard your children from “what is evil” co-tk17-26-e. .

darkspilver

Saturday - 11:00 SYMPOSIUM: Build a House That Will Endure

Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil”
Parents, ask yourselves: ‘Have I trained my children regarding what are proper displays of affection, the importance of wearing modest clothing, and the need for others to respect their privacy?’

UK Mirror Newspaper, 6 May 2017

Girl who was abused by dad for five years asked Jehovah's Witnesses for help - but got molested by church elder too
For five years, from the age of 11, she would suffer at the hands of her perverted father. Angie felt powerless as God-fearing Jehovah’s Witness Ian Cousins abused her on an almost weekly basis,
Angie was 15 when she confided in a pal whose father was a leader in a different congregation. Elders investigated and Cousins, now 55, was called to a 'judicial meeting'.
Angie was quizzed by three male elders. They asked intimate questions about where she was touched and how. She explains: "They even asked what I’d been wearing, as if it was my fault. It was excruciating."

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UK Daily Mirror: Girl who was abused by dad for 5 years asked JWs for help - but got molested by church elder too

by darkspilver in

this is from the website of the daily mirror - a british 'mass-market' red-top tabloid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/daily_mirror.

in the words of simon: "peers morgan was editor of the mirror and forced to resign after they published faked photos alleging that british soldiers were abusing iraqi's (around the time of ahu ghraib).

darkspilver

This is from the website of The Daily Mirror - a British 'mass-market' red-top tabloid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mirror

In the words of Simon: "Peers Morgan was editor of the Mirror and forced to resign after they published faked photos alleging that British soldiers were abusing Iraqi's (around the time of Ahu Ghraib). That's why he's in the US so much - he's hated at home. It doesn't mean every story is false, but they are definitely at the lower end of the market, trash for the masses."

It's a 1,200 word article and looks like it might be printed in sunday edition: The Sunday Mirror 7 May 2017 - BUT this will need to be confirmed by any UK-based forum members tomorrow.....

The Mirror, 6 May 2017

Girl who was abused by dad for five years asked Jehovah's Witnesses for help - but got molested by church elder too
Angie Rodgers, who has turned her back on the church, says she hopes that by telling her story she can help other victims
Terrified child Angie Rodgers cowered under her duvet and prayed she would be spared.
For five years, from the age of 11, she would suffer at the hands of her perverted father.
Angie felt powerless as God-fearing Jehovah’s Witness Ian Cousins abused her on an almost weekly basis, even when they were at a church convention.
She did finally pluck up the courage to tell church elders – only to be abused by one of them as well.
Harry Holt molested her as they watched Braveheart together. He went on to abuse seven other girls.
Angie says today: “I turned to the Church for help and I was abused a second time.
“I was a child and they should have helped, but they turned on me. They make me feel sick. I don’t think I’ll ever get over what happened. I’ve just learned to live with it.
“I have nightmares and flashbacks all the time and been diagnosed with post traumatic stress.”
Angie’s dad was locked up for five years in 2002. But justice only caught up with Holt last year when he was jailed for assaults on eight children dating back four decades.
READ MORE: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/girl-who-abused-dad-five-10367995

Is it related to the BBC TV Panorama documentary: "Suffer the Little Children" (14 July 2002)?

BBC Transcript: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/audio_video/programmes/panorama/transcripts/transcript_14_07_02.txt