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  People who work free for the cult for many years

  by ThomasDam21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  5 months ago

  new to the forum.

  i have a question i did not get any feed back for on another site.

  what to these people who gave decades working for free in bethel when they are 60 plus years old.

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  It all depends.. Walking into the local Social Security office is really the only way to find out. Most Bethelites did some real work before Bethel and have some credits. They may need to go back to work doing SOMETHING to build up enough recent "credits" and retirement savings before eventually applying for Social Security at 62, 66 or 70s in the USA. Bethel contributed a little for me based on a minimum wage calculation based on my meager allowance and room and board. I have no idea what has been done more recently.

  Bookkeeping, tax prep, window washing, apartment managers, sales, Uber Driving...anything a senior can (hopefully) physically do long enough that pays INTO the Social Security system to build up credits before actually filing to claim benefits in their 70s. No doubt they will make so little they will qualify for government subsidized groceries, housing and medical right away. They may be living in their car or on a park bench at first.

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  Another poster asked me to post this as they want to remain anonymous for the sake of the victims.

  by karter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  5 months ago

  hey karter can you post this for me?

  as you know my ex wife and i adopted her brother at 7 years old when his parents passed away.. we brought him up a j.w but he left at 16 and moved in with his girlfriend.. it came out he had been interfering with our 3 daughters when they were very young.. he never got prosecuted becouse my daughters didnt want to ( i suspect their mother a hard out j.w has something to do with that) so basicly he walked free.. latter in life he left his girlfreind comes back to the j.ws and they welcome him like the prodical son and he marries a j.w.. if anyone reading this thinks the j.ws like to hide c.s a read on.. it came to my attention recently by 2 ex elders that had read the letter that followers him when he moves congros that it says the sex bettween him and my daughters was consensual..they were under 10 years old.. this were it gets disgusting.. i approach the p.o of my old congro and ask him who wrote the letter he said he had moved by that time go see another elder .. i did he didnt know as well and said for me to ring the branch.. i did and they were not interested in changing the letter at all basicly go away.. the offender has moved congros 3 times and every time they elders think my daughters under 10 went along with this pos.. not sure what my next move is as the branch here has closed down and they operate out of a diffrent country.. if anyone wants to ask questions ill p.m the reply to you..

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  Child abuse investigations are a specialty investigation. Elders HAVE ZERO expertise in this area and have really botched up many cases over the years. Leave it to the professionals. You may ruin innocent peoples lives, or.... botch a crime scene.

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  The Date for the Memorial is WRONG this year!

  by Kelley959 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a year ago

  an interesting video was on youtube with a person claiming that the memorial date for 2024 was wrong.

  so i consulted three different jewish calendars online and sure enough, he appears to be right.

  i went back to 2014 and forward to 2027. they have the future dates listed.

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  Half my office at a financial institution was Jewish. Believe me, they have REAL Scholars who research this stuff and provide accurate calendars to their Synagogues world wide.

  The uneducated Bethel Scholars at Watchtower are a joke in comparison. Even when they KNOW the TRUTH about a subject their is always the "Theocratic Strategy"(Lie/misinformation) angle to consider in what they publish.

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  Another poster asked me to post this as they want to remain anonymous for the sake of the victims.

  by karter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  5 months ago

  hey karter can you post this for me?

  as you know my ex wife and i adopted her brother at 7 years old when his parents passed away.. we brought him up a j.w but he left at 16 and moved in with his girlfriend.. it came out he had been interfering with our 3 daughters when they were very young.. he never got prosecuted becouse my daughters didnt want to ( i suspect their mother a hard out j.w has something to do with that) so basicly he walked free.. latter in life he left his girlfreind comes back to the j.ws and they welcome him like the prodical son and he marries a j.w.. if anyone reading this thinks the j.ws like to hide c.s a read on.. it came to my attention recently by 2 ex elders that had read the letter that followers him when he moves congros that it says the sex bettween him and my daughters was consensual..they were under 10 years old.. this were it gets disgusting.. i approach the p.o of my old congro and ask him who wrote the letter he said he had moved by that time go see another elder .. i did he didnt know as well and said for me to ring the branch.. i did and they were not interested in changing the letter at all basicly go away.. the offender has moved congros 3 times and every time they elders think my daughters under 10 went along with this pos.. not sure what my next move is as the branch here has closed down and they operate out of a diffrent country.. if anyone wants to ask questions ill p.m the reply to you..

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  If you have a house on fire do you call the Elders, the Branch, or the FIRE DEPARTMENT?

  Walk into the Police Department, or Prosecutors office during business hours, and file a formal report, preferably WITH the VICTIM.

  You may also want to take the victim to an attorney.

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  VERDICT: Philadelphia County Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Young Child; Charged after Grand Jury Investigation...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  5 months ago

  https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/verdict-philadelphia-county-man-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-of-a-young-child-charged-after-grand-jury-investigation-of-jehovahs-witnesses-congregation-members/.

  verdict: philadelphia county man convicted of sexual abuse of a young child; charged after grand jury investigation of jehovah’s witnesses congregation members.

  september 17, 2024 .

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  Thanks !

  I keep hoping for a criminal witness tampering or obstruction charge against the GB....hope springs eternal.......

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  Is there a 'for dummies' on Robert Hendriks thread?

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a year ago

  can anyone give me a rundown or send me to a thread on the robert hendriks thing?

  he was recently 'dismissed' from bethel and was pid (public information department?

  ) i'm not even sure i have this right..... thanks much.

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  When you spell his name correctly a little is still available of Hendriks. Here is an ABC 2020 interview: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=745866809546613

  Imdb :"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13578918/bio/

  Mini Bio

  • Robert Hendriks was the official spokesperson for the Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society in the United States up until February 2024. He is one of the few Watchtower officials who has ever voluntarily been interviewed on camera, outside of the Watchtower's own productions. He was devout in his faith and was baptized at 15 years old, which is old by Jehovah's Witness' standards. He was dismissed and discredited by the WT in February, 2024.
    - IMDb Mini Biography By: KD
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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  New Zealand: Supreme Court dismisses Jehovah's Witnesses' final appeal for Abuse in Care exemption

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  6 months ago

  https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528110/supreme-court-dismisses-jehovah-s-witnesses-final-appeal-for-abuse-in-care-exemption.

  1:10 pm on 16 september 2024 .

  anusha bradley, investigative reporter.

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  The evidence and documentation keep piling up.

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  Do you recognize this?

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  6 months ago

  thinking sometimes about my youth days and the stories my grandfather told me about our jw congregation.

  do you recognize that your congregation was full of somehowe strange folks, very low educated, poor and simple?.

  the po was an elder with some distance, with some personality acting intelligent and following the rules strict.. there was always a kind of scandal.

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  Ditto on what Blonde said about the internet.

  I remember when a JW Cousin called about a notorious child molester who had moved into my area in the mid-90s. She had been on AOL (remember that!) reading about Silent Lambs and newspaper stories about him and others, including some early TV programs about JW child abuse I had never heard about or seen because they were on meeting nights!! I read the Silent Lambs website and WOW what a change THAT made in me. It caused me to write back to Bethel and some GB members I knew. The results? Crickets. ZERO response.

  As the internet improved and became cheaper, I spent more time researching JWs, actual Bible Scholars, science, and history using it. As an Elder, It caused me to contact the Brooklyn service desk about other local Child, Senior, and Spousal abuse issues...their silence and desire to cover things up deeply disturbed me (I did contact the police). By 2002, I stepped aside as an Elder, never pioneered again, and cut down on contributions, service time, meetings, and convention attendance. I was heartsick, and my heart just wasn't in it any longer. What type of people cover over and LIE about domestic violence, child abuse, and financial abuse of the Elderly? There is nothing honorable or Godly about that! I then read Ray Franz's "Crisis of Conscience"...and BAMM.

  I agree with Blondie. If you have a conscience, a few brain cells, and a heart, the internet and the ability to instantly research items will lead you out of Watchtower.

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  Half hearted JWs compared to past generations

  by JohnR1975 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  5 months ago

  is it just me or has there been a massive change in jws of late?.

  when i grew up in the cult they had a real sense of urgency and would do an hour minimum, these days it’s not even ten mins before coffee break.. same goes for everything else, it’s half hearted .

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  A couple of years after 1975 many JWs realized Watchtower was wrong and cut back or quit.

  A couple of years after the mid 90s many JWs realized Watchtower was wrong again about "this generation will not pass away" and and cut back or quit.

  After the major press about Child abuse on TV, Newspapers, and Online, many JWs started wondering.

  A couple of years after Watchtower cut back on the magazines, went ONLINE and started begging for more money $$$, and selling all NYC properties, many JWs started reading sites like this, and realized Watchtower didn't have "God's Blessing" and cut back.

  A couple of years after the Bookstudy was canceled and Watchtower made a 180deg about face on "the center for survival during persecution" more JWs cut back.

  And after the complete shutdown of previously MANDITORY Field Service, and ALL previously MANDITORY in person meetings were shut down for COVID and replaced with Zoom, and the INTERNET even more JWs realize all the Watchtower warnings were false.

  And the hits keep coming.

  I am amazed anyone still is a true believer.

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  Rumour 144,000 literal number teaching to be abandoned at Annual Meeting

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  5 months ago

  say it ain’t so!

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  in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?

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  Balaamsass2 5 months ago

  It never made any sense anyway.

  When you read about the numbers of disciples at Pentecost right after Jesus death, and the growth within the first two hundred years by ancient writers and historians, their were 144,000 "anointed" over a thousand years ago.

  Whole congregations in New York City started partaking in the late 1970s giving Ted Jaracz and Freddy Franz "conniptions" (as mom would say).

  Whole congregations in the 3rd World have been partaking for years. Putting the Society in the awkward position of #1. ignoring it, #2. Removing elders & disbanding remote congregations, thereby hurting "growth" statistics. Watchtower chose #1.

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