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  Lett briefly addresses the child abuse issues in new JW.org video

  by Richard_I in

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  i just read about this on the ex-jw subreddit.

  link to the video (10m06s).. skip to 7:35 where he says: "another way we can contribute to the oneness - rejecting false stories that are designed to separate us from jehovah's organization.

  as an example, think about the apostate-driven lies and 'dishonesties' that jehovah's organization is permissive toward pedophiles.

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  ToesUp

  How can anyone watching this idiot take him seriously? Just watching him makes my skin crawl.

  Great post Pistoff.

  I don't care what anyone thinks...this organization is VERY concerned about the pedophile cases. As they should be.
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  Midweek Meetings no longer Necessary

  by Tech49 in

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  i am sure we have all seen the recent letter to the boe concerning the change that will take place to the meeting arrangement during the week of the co visit.

  to recap the basics: the meeting that usually contains the cong bible study (book study) and a co talk will be discontinued, publishers are encouraged to use their family worship night that week to cover book study material.. so here is a point that i think has been missed, or not even considered:.

  if that particular meeting is hereby deleted from the schedule, the co and his wife will never ever have to participate in or go to another "book study", or "bible study" night again.

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  We felt a huge difference after the book study in homes was eliminated. The kids enjoyed it and it drew everyone closer together. This organization takes all of the joy and anything that remotely seems to bring any happiness and either they ruin it or eliminate it. All the happiness is supposed to be saved for the paradise (not now).

  They have discouraged (past and present)...marriage, children, nice homes, the purchase of vehicles, vacations, careers, college education. They tell the brothers how to cut their hair, no beards, the colors of their shirts, the types of shoes/socks that are and are not acceptable. The length of sisters skirts, types of blouses, if the wear pantyhose, the # of piercings they have in their ears. Where you sit at the hall or assemblies. Even the kind of sex you can not have within your marriage. The list goes on and on. The rules are endless with no scriptural backing.

  Your happiness is just around the corner. NOT!!!
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  How old were you ??

  by Clambake in

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  2. experiences

  when you had to start dumping your worldy friends ??.

  just curious that's all.

  not being a witness ( ubm here ) i think everyone has known a jw kid and at a certain age " my mommy won't let me play with you ".

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  Never dumped a worldly friend. They have been better friends than any JW ever was. These are the people we treasure.
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  why when a person is dis fellowship the elders and others act like all hope is gone and refuse help that person come back to God's Word

  by ray83 in

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  2. beliefs

  i been married to my husband for almost 9 years.

  he's been a witness his whole life but got disfellowship a little over 15 years ago.

  before his dis fellowshiping he was very active.

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  ray83...that is a very good question.

  Ask yourself this...if you had a child and that child was involved in an accident (even if the child did something foolish that caused the accident) and broke a bone(s) (let's say both their legs). Once they arrived back home and required your help to heal their wounds. Would you tell that child to get out of your home until they were all better?

  I'm a parent (an imperfect parent) and I would NEVER be able to turn my back on my child when they needed me the most.

  Now...ask your self why would a loving and merciful God (and his visible earthy organization) turn their backs on you or anyone else in your time of need?

  Actions speak louder than words.

  There are some (very few) elders that TRULY care about you and your family. They will tell you that "we are the most loving organization" but when you or someone else is DF'd they will act as if you were dead. When you are going through tough times, this is when you need your friends and family the most.This is the main reason we, as a family, left. The hypocrisy is unbelievable!

  Best advise...RUN LIKE HELL. Go enjoy your life and appreciate the ones in your life that TRULY love you and will stick by you through thick and thin. These people are NOT those ones. It's a tough pill to swallow but it's true. Take it from most on this site. They all have seen it too!

  Once you come to the realization that these are not your "loving" brothers and sisters (even family) you will be able to move one. It is one of the most painful realizations I have had to deal with but as time goes on it is getting better. I have no more tears to shed.
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  Please take a moment to read my daughters story.

  by Racheljr in

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  2. child-abuse

  silenced for so long she has found her voice.. ladies and gentlemen meet my incredibly brave daughter.

  http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/courtney-parker-tells-her-story-of-8-years-of-child-sex-abuse-by-jw-elder-david-dennis.

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  You are 2 brave and courageous women. I am so sorry and sad to hear your story.

  It doesn't surprise me to hear the congregation turned there back on you. Like you told your daughter, it is what they do. We are born ins and we have observed this unloving/inhumane behavior all of our lives.

  It's incredible that this man turned and blew a kiss. True evil!

  We will keep you both in our thoughts.
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  Why would the Society put this picture of a 'nuclear bomb' on a WT cover talking about Armageddon?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  effects of a nuclear bomb video - .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aza-2wopcfy.

  just trying to understand their 'thinking'.

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  One word...FEAR.
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  Thank you jwn

  by moley in

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  2. experiences

  it was recently that i found out that my dad was a paedophile while reading a post on this site (shocker to say the least), but out of something so awful a good thing has occurred.

  some on here will know my backstory about how my loving jw parents disowned, but i digress.

  thanks to that post i am now in contact with my sister who unbeknown to me is a member of this site and saw my response on the thread about my dad.

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  It is awesome you have been in contact with your sister. You both have had major trauma in your lives. I wish you both all the love you deserve. You've earned it!
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  People think I'm dead...

  by Garrett in

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  2. friends

  hey guys and gals,.

  sorry to keep harassing you with these posts.... so today, i decided i was ready to look at a text from a sister who "liked" me.

  she knew about my depression and apparently she says everyone is worried about me and she wants me to respond because she's worried that i'm not "here" anymore.

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  ToesUp

  I agree...send her back "I'm still here". Stop there. Tell her NOTHING else. You will have people fishing around (nosy people). We had the same thing happen. Tell them you are still around and leave it at that. It drives em nuts when they don't get the info they want.
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  You will never grow old in this current system of things... - Awake, May 22, 1969 p. 15

  by cappytan in

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  check this out.

  got this bound volume from my dad.. .

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  It's a different generation of young ones. Most could care less. The older generation gulped all of this down and this younger generation is a whole different story! They are trying to capture the little ones (Caleb and Sophia) because they know they blew it with the 20 something generation. They had better put Caleb and Sophia in a video game or something more creative. Kids need more entertainment than cut out dolls that need to be dressed for the meetings and cut outs a Bethel that you can have your photo taken with. These kids need high tech and lots of excitement.
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  Letter From My Elder Uncle

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok guys, this is long, so i am sorry, but i think it is important to publish.

  this is a glimpse into a 4 page letter (love that song) from my uber elder uncle.

  as some of you may know i got tired of being in an email chain and finally lost it and lashed out.

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  "I work tirelessly assisting those in the congregation to stay on an even keel. I drive 2 ó hours to study with deaf prison inmates, people that society at large have thrown away as valueless, and I see them improving their lives to become righteous people that will hopefully escape their divine death sentence and learn to be productive people. I have given up worship in my own heart language to help the Deaf, who have only begun to have the Bible in their language since 2005; the deaf that so many, including their own families, write off as being not worth the trouble. I have seen individuals truly change their lives as a"

  So humble! This guy really likes himself! He has an "I" problem. The problem we have observed with our families is that they will go to the ends of the earth for perfect strangers and don't give a rats a** about their families! They will help murders, rapists, child molesters, etc., but won't give you the time of day because you don't go to the meetings anymore. And they wonder why! Hypocrites!!!