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  Contacted by Royal Commission today

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  firstly, thank you to anyone who is in support of this rc.

  no one has shown anything but great interest and empathy for those who were abused.. i don't know who this simonsays character is though and i find him to be very rude and ignorant.

  it takes all kinds to make the world go round i suppose.. today i was contacted by a staff member of the royal commission.

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  umbertoecho, it sounds like the Royal Commission is doing absolutely everything to support you, listen to you and maintain confidentiality. This is what the elders are supposed to do and abysmally fail to do. As others have said, you are so very courageous. I am sorry that you are exhausted and depleted. I wish you peace and happiness.
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  More Inspiring Young Awakenings

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.

  these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.

  more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.

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  Beautiful! I'm so happy they got out when they are still so young!

  They emphasize building love and trust in your marriage before trying to discuss TTAT.

  They also show how taking time away from the meetings and indoctrination helps open the mind to TTAT. I know this was key for me.
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  Metro-pioneers

  by oppostate in

  1. social
  2. humour

  found this video on youtube about metro-pioneers.. watch out!

  tight pants exiting the kh!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldb0oqpcupe.

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  Thanks to all of you! I needed some comic relief today!
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  [Day 4 - 31/7]The Royal Commissions investigation of child sexual abuse within Jehovah’s Witnesses. + VIDEO

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  by popular demand i give you day 4, and i will finally get a couple of days to sleep .

  part 1 has been uploaded and part 2,3 and 4 will soon be available.. part 1:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lmlcdqesa0&list=plpq6kz-aghvqbadlzmqn26dvmpzddxlui&index=11.

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  C0ntr013r, greetings from the USA, and thank you for all of your hard work! The hearings don't start until 8 PM my time, so I would not have direct access to the information without your huge efforts. Please take care of yourself and get adequate rest!
  
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  Day 4 Looks to Be Live at Any Moment - Link...and Upcoming Witness List!

  by LostGeneration in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

  anyone know who this monty baker is?

  i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".

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  The live feed has not been working at all for me since the beginning of today's session. I hope someone is recording this and can post a link.

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  Grandchildren pay for the sins of their parents.

  by Bonsai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife's mother just related to us an interview she heard during the recent three day convention that she just had to share with us.

  a brother and his wife have, for over 20 years, shunned their daughter because she ran off and eloped with a worldly guy.

  while openly sobbing, he related how difficult it has been to shun his daughter and avoid unnecessary contact with her and her family.

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  My in-laws have shunned my husband for over 30 years. They have shunned our children since they left the organization, and they have made it exceedingly clear that their brand new baby grandson "has nothing to do with them." They don't even want to see photos. They will get their wish.
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  If disfellowshipping so important why is it not mentioned one time in the bible teach book

  by poopie in

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  2. friends

  if it is what page.

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  It's called "deceptive recruiting", a method employed by cults to hide their true practices until it's too late.
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  Witnesses and anxiety disorder

  by mana11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i saw this on a public user group for jw's .

  the librarian [email protected].

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  LisaRose
  Sail away, I'm sorry you suffered for so long. I hope you find peace and healing now that you are out.
  My daughter was about eight years old when the yearbook with all the concentration camp stories came out. she was obsessed with fears about being put in one, it was a rough year.

  LisaRose, I hope your daughter is doing better now. It's terribly hard to get those images out of a child's mind. Yes, 'Do More' is the JW mantra. I used to feel totally beat up and defeated after every, and I mean every assembly and convention. Nothing was ever good enough. I still struggle with that too.
  

  I practice and teach basic tai chi and meditation. It has been a life changing process. Sailing is great for the nerves and for confidence building too!
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  "God by the Neck" short film

  by wolfman85 in

  1. forum
  2. links

  now you can see the full short movie online.

  storyline: its sunday, and pablo, 8 years old, has an invitation to a very special but also forbidden birthday party.

  its sunday, and for the first time, pablo is going on a door-to-door preaching with his mother.

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  steve2
  

  Sail Away, I so hear what you're saying. By posting here you are giving yourself excellent evidence that you're doing your best to make sense of what you went through and, when you're ready, to gain a healing perspective on what you went through.

  It took me a long time and there are still times when it all comes back - but those times are fewer, less intense and don't last as long.

  Steve, thank you for your kind words of encouragement. I have done a lot of work since I left and have come to accept things as they were then and as they are now. I've been through all the stages of grief several times. The intensity of my emotions while watching this film shook me up, but as you said, it didn't last long. Identifying with that little boy was painful. His mother emotionally abused him. I blamed myself. I accepted The Lie when I was nine years old. No one else in my family became a JW. I essentially did this mind f**k to myself. It doesn't help to blame a nine year old little girl who only wanted the happy family life she was promised.
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  Witnesses and anxiety disorder

  by mana11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i saw this on a public user group for jw's .

  the librarian [email protected].

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  As a teen I had recurring nightmares about Armegedon and being imprisoned and tortured in a concentration camp. Being raised as a JW in the late '60s and early '70s was brutal. As an adult, I suffered from severe, recurrent clinical depression for decades and was diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in the early '90s. By the time I walked away in 2011, I had been through an out-patient hospitalization and was still suffering from panic attacks. PTSD never goes away, but I am off all medications now and am no longer depressed. The JW belief system is toxic in so many ways. It was not the sole cause of my anxiety disorders and depression, but played a major role in them.