Posts by darkspilver

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"back in the day people didn't know not to abuse kids"- a jw explanation for their abuse scandal

by purrpurr in

a few weeks back i showed the guardian article about the borg refusing to cooperate with the charity commission into child abuse to a fellow jw.

their response was quite amazing.

they told me that in the 50s-80s people didn't know about child abuse, didn't know it was wrong and no one really believed children when they claimed they had been abused - even worldly people.. they said that alot of the time children lie about being abused or therapists plant false memories in their heads and that apostates lie about being abused to undermine our faith.. about the borg not cooperating with the commission they said that it was probably because they wanted to protect the identities of jw's who had been abused.

darkspilver

Hi Phizzy!

Nathan Natas has given us a couple of Awake quotes, thanks for those, but I distinctly remember an Awake that dealt directly with Child Abuse in the early 1980's, the time that the JW in the O.P seems to be referring to.

Awake! 22 June 1982 pages 3 to 12

The New Morality - How will it effect them?

Many say that the morality of the Bible is not practical, so they follow what they call “the new morality.” Has it, then, proved to be more practical? or less practical? To find the answer, this series of articles looks at the crop the new morality is harvesting, especially as it relates to children

The New Morality — Harvesting Its Crop

The New Morality - Its effect on children

'Chickens' and 'Hawks' - "Just as it occurred in the days of Lot" Luke 17:28

'Baby Pros' and 'Kiddle Porn' - Pimps and pornographers prey on the young and helpless

Rape at Home - Now even incest clamors for acceptance

To End Child Abuse - The remedy works when practiced, not when preached

Pages 9 and 10 reference the article "Cradle-to-Grave Intimacy" that appeared in Time magazine of September 7, 1981 - interestingly this appears to have been removed without trace from Time magazine's archive: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601810907,00.html

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Ex JW Reddit numbers going crazy

by Crazyguy in

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i don't know what the membership increase is like here but over at reddit their getting 20 plus newbies daily if not more.

it's crazy how much thier growing 2000 or more since i signed up and that wasn't that long ago.

looks like the loyalty conventions didn't stem the tide.

darkspilver

Hi millie210!

I love looking at those old scans Darkspilver, thanks for posting them!

thanks - I like the graphics they used and the layouts, all done old school - and the page fillers, like the parallelogram layout above.

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Anyone Live in Maui Area (Kihei, etc.)?

by jacobm in

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gonna be seeing a friend there in november.

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:).

darkspilver

Kingdom Hall: 230 E Welakahao Road, Kihei HI 96753

Kalama Park: Monday at 7.00pm and Sunday at 12.30pm
Wailea Beach: Tuesday at 7.00pm and Sunday at 9.30am
Kihei: Thursday at 7.00pm and Sunday at 3.30pm

KH at bottom left, sea on right

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Convention(al) Wisdom

by darkspilver in

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conventions satisfy a basic human urge: the longing for belonging.. at conventions, people who share similar interests - even obsessions - come together to bond and to be themselves.. the outside world doesn't matter.

in fact, for the weekend duration of most conventions, the outside world doesn't even exist.. the conventioneers have each other and that's all they need.. http://conventionalwisdom.com.

the mermaid convention.

darkspilver

Conventions satisfy a basic human urge: the longing for belonging.

At conventions, people who share similar interests - even obsessions - come together to bond and to be themselves.

The outside world doesn't matter. In fact, for the weekend duration of most conventions, the outside world doesn't even exist.

The conventioneers have each other and that's all they need.

http://conventionalwisdom.com

The Mermaid Convention

http://ncmerfest.com

The Ventriloquist Convention

http://www.venthaven.com

BronyCon - The My Little Pony Convention

http://www.bronycon.org

Real Bearded Santas Convention

http://www.ibrbsantas.org

Anthrocon - humanlike animal characters known as 'furries'

http://www.anthrocon.org

The Abraham Lincoln Convention

http://www.lincolnpresenters.net

The Jehovah's Witness Convention

http://www.jw.org

hat tips to http://coolhunting.com/tag/Conventional%20Wisdom and queensvillage1976 at https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4zvzr9/spanish_assembly_at_bbt_center_on_lauderdale_14k

haha, I slipped that last one in

For more about the photo book see http://conventionalwisdom.com

Kelsey Lu - 'spin around' dresses at the KH

by darkspilver in

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kelsey lu: "i was very particular about what kind of dresses i would wear and want.

they had to be what i call 'spin around' dresses, and if i spun around and they made that wave, then it was a go.

"memories of family thrifting excursions — trips that helped solidify her personal style — are wistful accounts of unearthing overlooked treasures.

darkspilver

Kelsey Lu: "I was very particular about what kind of dresses I would wear and want. They had to be what I call 'spin around' dresses, and if I spun around and they made that wave, then it was a go. It was definitely a go."

Memories of family thrifting excursions — trips that helped solidify her personal style — are wistful accounts of unearthing overlooked treasures.

http://www.vogue.com/13469713/afropunk-kelsey-lu-festival-style-churches-dev-hynes-molly-goddard/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ9nmbN5rd4

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Sunday Tv - Jehovah's Witnesses Paedophilia in Australia

by berrygerry in

if only someone had listened back then!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy8b22hs9me.

darkspilver

Hi cofty!

Thanks berrygerry. Do you know when this was made?

Sunday 22 September 2002

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/38080/just-watched-sunday-program

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UK Southampton - Police appeal regarding burglary

by darkspilver in

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a week after their regional convention took place from 31 july to 2 august...hampshire police, on the south coast of britain, have issued the following appeal in connection with an aggravated burglary that took place around midday on sunday 7 august 2016 in southampton, just 11 minutes walk from the local kingdom hall.http://www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/news-and-appeals/2016/august/080816-aggravated-burglary-southampton-44160294932.

the kingdom hall at 8 to 10 somerset ave, southampton so18 5fl is used by three congregation - west end, hedge end and sholing - who meet on sundays at 10am, 1pm and 4pmmap: https://goo.gl/maps/iei5hix8rj62.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14668634.men_posing_as_jehovah_s_witnesses_smother_woman_and_raid_her_home/.

darkspilver

A week after their Regional Convention took place from 31 July to 2 August...

Hampshire Police, on the south coast of Britain, have issued the following appeal in connection with an aggravated burglary that took place around midday on Sunday 7 August 2016 in Southampton, just 11 minutes walk from the local Kingdom Hall.

http://www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/news-and-appeals/2016/august/080816-aggravated-burglary-southampton-44160294932

The Kingdom Hall at 8 to 10 Somerset Ave, Southampton SO18 5FL is used by three congregation - West End, Hedge End and Sholing - who meet on Sundays at 10am, 1pm and 4pm

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/iei5Hix8rj62

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14668634.Men_posing_as_Jehovah_s_Witnesses_smother_woman_and_raid_her_home/

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/woman-smothered-by-fake-jehovah-s-witnesses-in-hampshire-burglary-1-7518099

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"Dont run too fast!"

by stuckinarut2 in

has anyone else seen that "classic" music clip in the june broadcast yet??.

"don't run too fast".

if not, do yourself a favour and watch it!.

darkspilver

Hey dbq407!

It looks like only the chinese congregations have an issue with running too fast though. ha

no,no, the chinese congregation is being used because they don't have a problem....

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"Dont run too fast!"

by stuckinarut2 in

has anyone else seen that "classic" music clip in the june broadcast yet??.

"don't run too fast".

if not, do yourself a favour and watch it!.

darkspilver

Hey FedUpJW!

Don't run fast? But you had better pick up the pace in your serve us!

keep up... that was last April's music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANRI0sicV_U

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Beards mentioned again in magazine!

by neat blue dog in

aaaaaand .

.. it offers absolutely nothing new.. from questions from readers in the december 2016 study edition watchtower:.

"is it proper for a brother todayto have a beard?in some cultures, a neat beardmay be acceptable and may notdetract from the kingdom mes-sage.

darkspilver

Hey neat blue dog!

It offers absolutely nothing new.

It offers nothing new, but everything new....

What's notable is that, under the heading 'Do You Remember?', out of the last six months or so of Watchtowers, the governing body believe that this warrants to be one of the ten main points discussed in the Watchtower.

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