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  Judge sanctions WTS - $4k per day penalty for not producing sex abuse documents

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  judge sanctions jehovah's witnesses.

  imposes $4000-a-day penalty for not producing documents in sex-abuse case.

  by dorian hargrove, june 24, 2016. a san diego superior court judge has ordered the church of jehovah's witnesses, also known as the watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, to pay $4000 a day for every day that it fails to produce documents requested in a civil lawsuit brought by former parishioner, osbaldo padron, who claims a church elder sexually abused him when he was seven years old.. in a june 23 ruling, expected to be made final today, judge richard strauss admonished the church for willfully ignoring a court order to produce all documents associated with a 1997 body of elders letter that church leaders sent to parishes around the world in a quest to learn about sexual abuse of children by church leaders.. over the course of the past year, the watchtower society and its lawyers have fought hard to keep the letter confidential, claiming that turning over the documents would infringe on the privacy of those mentioned in the letter that were not associated with the case.. in march 2015, the church turned over a heavily redacted version of the letter.

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  With all the child abuse scrutiny that will ultimately end in massive cash awards and fines, implosion is imminent~
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  I just saw this on Kim Mikey you tube channel.

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just saw this on the link below.. https://youtu.be/tigp4huuigy.

  the question that's raised is.

  why would wt want to use a 3rd party in order to recieve donations.

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  kairos

  They want to make it harder to track their money when the lawsuits start overwhelming them?
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  Speculation about GT

  by aintenoughwiskey in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what were/are your speculations about the great tribulation.

  unless those days were cut short no flesh would be saved?.

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  kairos

  The start of the first Gulf War.

  Bush 1 was talking about "peace n' security"©.

  I was baptized in 1989 at 18 years old. < Totally duped >
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  Hello from the other side

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it's been 18 months since i left the witnesses.

  my goodness what can i say?

  well let's start from the beginning.... 1) i am happy, yes i am (i know im not meant to be as the jw's would like to believe).

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  kairos

  It's not an easy transition. My life is just now starting to settle down. It's been three years.

  Thanks for the update and reassurance.
  
  
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  Hi everyone, just signed up here

  by samj in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i just signed up.

  i'm 35, i've been baptized 20 years, married 15 years.

  it seems like the wife and i are going in opposite directions spiritually.

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  From experience, you'll need to lay out your life intentions clearly for your wife to hear and clearly understand. She'll decide if staying with you is possible. ( don't wonder. ASK!! )

  Mine was: I'm NEVER going back and I have learned TTATT.
  I have touched in great detail on EVERY topic.

  Our love for each other was great enough that she can accept that I am an apostate. I have learned to ignore her JW activities and lay off the attempts to de-program her. She says she's happy. I'm sure she is disappointed in my decision, yet she respects and accepts that it is my choice/life.

  We spend lots of time together and are always planning a trip of some sort.

  Focus on being good. To her and everyone.
  If you need to speak out about the horrors of WTBTS, don't let her stop you. If the love you share for each other is strong enough, she'll let you be, as you let her.
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  Elders harassing me

  by raven in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone, it has been a while since i've last updated!

  (refer to my previous posts for the full story) here is a quick re-cap: 2 months ago my mother found out that i am living with my boyfriend, she told me i was discovered by an "anonymous" tipper who turned me in for "living in sin".. first of all, that is nearly impossible, the congregation i was in is 100's of miles away from where i currently live.. no one would have ever known i was living with my boyfriend unless i told them, which i never did, i cut off all communication with that congregation in part of my attempted fade which was blown into pieces and discovered.. anyways, my mom tells me if i don't go to the elders and confess like a good little sheep, then she is obligated to tell them.. ( don't see why, i don't even live under her roof ) well i never went to them because why should i?

  so they met with my mother and she told them i live with my boyfriend... let me remind you, this was two months ago.. i was told i was going to be df'd and that was that.

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  kairos

  By the time they sent me a "Judicial Committee Invitation" I was already long gone.
  

  I was also betrayed.

  Ignore the crazy and build a new and wonderful life free from the madness of WT mind control.

  I found it amusing that the letter form the elders was in Comic Sans font!
  Wow! Real serious!
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  Bye and thanks for everything

  by LifesNotOver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we really went at it this weekend.

  pretty ugly!

  well at least now the air is cleared.

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  My nearly 70 year old wife chooses to stay with me, a DF'd apostate.

  We love each other and are trying to make things work.
  It's not easy.

  I'm glad you made your stand.
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  exposed 3 jw's in front of my jw dad

  by JunkYardDog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on a road trip with my jw dad and stopped at the rest stop.

  this jw lady walked up to me with a craptower.

  big mistake.

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  They won't use that experience on the meeting will they?

  JWs put themselves into people's personal space with 'preaching', yet feel 'persecuted' when they come across someone the can one up them on EVERY subject.

  The danger to people is when they stop thinking. I wasted 25 plus years as a JW because I chose to quit thinking.

  Be like Kevin... Think!
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  The story of a secret Apostate Anointed

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the remarkable sister pettifog.

  this morning i arrived on my bicycle at the local starbucks early, before the intensity of the texas sun boiled to full blaze rendering me a soggy, wrung out mess.. i took up my perch on the outdoor patio in the shade, eager to work on my book of short stories.

  this will be my 3rd book and i’ve been enjoying the process daily.. .

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  kairos

  enjoyable telling.

  I had an elder tell me about secret apostate agents that sneak in to the congregation.
  You'd think that would be a top priority, to root them out?
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  New Here ... Just woke up

  by Sevan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, .

  this is my first post.

  i haven't been out in service or to a meeting in over a month.. i realize now that i've been having serious questions for years and many articles and talks have greatly disturbed me over the years.

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  kairos

  One of the hardest parts of waking up before family and friends, is the frustration of not wanting to be heard. Not being taken serious, as if we are now no longer trustworthy or valuable in their eyes if they cannot or want to defend their faith.

  They shut you down out of fear.
  We frighten them.

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  Doubtful you'll ever regret your decision to exit the JWs.
  That being said, carefully plan what words you will use when confronted by well meaning JWs that have a poor concept of personal boundaries and will pry into your life.

  A few 'wrong words' can change everything in an instant.
  Be prepared.

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  I also extend the welcome to you.
  I hope you find healing. as we all do.