"Disfellowshipping keeps the congregation safe. Faithful members are protected from the unwholesome influence of willful sinners and can go about their worship knowing that the congregation is a safe haven from this wicked world"
Not True.
i can't seem to find any quotes on this.
does anybody have any?.
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"Disfellowshipping keeps the congregation safe. Faithful members are protected from the unwholesome influence of willful sinners and can go about their worship knowing that the congregation is a safe haven from this wicked world"
Not True.
if someone has time, please look at the child abuse policy...is this true?
does anyone know anything about this site?
i am really trying to understand and find out what is truth and what is fiction.
Thank you, Smiddy.
if someone has time, please look at the child abuse policy...is this true?
does anyone know anything about this site?
i am really trying to understand and find out what is truth and what is fiction.
If someone has time, please look at the child abuse policy...is this true? Does anyone know anything about this site? I am really trying to understand and find out what is truth and what is fiction. Does anyone know who wrote this? And does anyone know why the pctures along with the Pedo article are so non-JW?
Jehovah's Witnesses and the Truth About Child Abuse, NGO, and 607
Have you been made to stumble because of the the Watchtower Society's association with the United Nations as a NGO?
Has the pedophile coverup reports caused you to question whether Jehovah's Witnesses are really God's true organization?
Has the claims of clear Biblical and secular evidence that Jerusalem was not destroyed in 607 led you to believe that the WT publications are attempting to hide the truth about their 1914 teaching with 'artfully contrived' stories?
The purpose of this website is mainly for Jehovah's Witnesses and interested ones who may have been discouraged and stumbled by what opposers are saying on these issues. Indeed there are those who have left the faith as a result of these accusations, some who had a record of faithful service for 30 years or even more. Even some of us who participated in the research and writing of the information presented here were either temporarily taken in by the claims made by opposers on some of these issues or we simply did not know for sure if their claims were true or not. That is why we were determined to do an honest and thorough investigation.
The information presented here is the result of that investigation. It is a collaboration of almost 3 years of research and investigation and covers all three issues definitively and in detail. If you have heard or read the accusations made on these three issues you owe it to yourself to examine the facts and read the information presented here before making a judgment based merely on hearsay or the words of others who are only out to discredit Jehovah's Witnesses regardless of what the documentation and facts actually reveal. If you believe that Jehovah's Witnesses make up God's true organization on earth you will be pleasingly surprised and you will find that opposers of Jehovah's Witnesses have no answer to this information other than their usual rhetoric.
i am new to the site.
i started perusing it this weekend and wish i had found it 10 years ago when i was on my way out.
anyways, long story short, was df'd for you guessed it...fornication or "loose conduct" even though i had been a pioneer with an elder father, grandfather and uncle and no previous issues.
Hi!
I've been a member here for 2 months, but had known about it for about 6 months. I like that I can find information here before most others have it...especially since I am df'd also.
THis site has helped, just reading some of the comments, and the SilentLambs site helped me. I thought my kids were the only ones molested by an elder, but because of this site and SilentLambs...I now know that isn't true. Sometimes I feel like I am just hanging on by a thread, but then I read a comment that reminds me that I am not the only one who feels this way, and it helps.
Anyway, Take Care,
AB
winter (sung to the tune of roger miller's "england swings", 1st stanza).
by always busy.
i hate winter, yes i do,.
Winter (Sung to the tune of Roger Miller's "England Swings", 1st stanza)
by Always Busy
I hate Winter, yes I do,
City workers on snowplows two by two. ... Black ice, flue shots, here we go again,
Snotty, red noses of the little children.
I hate Winter, positively I do,
Shovels and heart attacks two by two.
Turn up the heat, go back to bed,
All I want to do is cover up my head.
I hate winter, I confess,
Slush and dirty snow, what a mess!
If I die in winter, I'll be really mad,
Thinkin' 'bout the next summer I could've had.
made by kirsi-maria aho.
name of the painting is "committee".
here is the link if picture doesn't appear.
Accurate representation...sad.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.
(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).
thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.
The elder that molested my son and drugged and raped his buddy was removed as an elder. When asked what else happened to the molester, another elder replied, (and I quote) "Isn't that enough?!"
Anyway, it all makes me sick.
Take Care,
AB
did you catch it.. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/watch-princes-electric-prformance-from-tonights-saturd-1653735759.
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It was probably a wig. He is getting old, maybe that's why the songs are losing their punch. I'm glad he can still get up their and play, though...looks like fun.
I doubt if the elders will say anything to him. Now, if I got up there....lol....there would be a JC set up before I got off the stage.
Anyway, Take Care,
AB
i've read conflicting things so was hoping to get this clarified.. .
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I think most elders enjoy df'ing. So my answer is, yes, one can be df'd for just about anything.
i hold kindness in high regard; it separates us from the drudgery of life and elevates those who practice it as well as those who receive it.
my family has been going through a big crisis for several weeks now and i've noticed a few things.
several of the elders have expressed their concern for us, shared a scripture and then back out to field service or whatever.
I am sorry that your family is going through hard times...I really am so sorry. You know, often we hear '"adversity makes one stronger", or "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger". I hate those cliches and I hate trouble. I hate for people to have to go through difficulties. We weren't designed to endure tough times. But, we have to...it happens to all of us. Take care of yourself and your family, love each other and know that even adversity doesn't last forever, and things will work out. Accept all the love and concern you are shown, and know that you and yours will be alright.
Anyway, Take Care,
AB