Posts by ToesUp

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So, I became very ill ... what did my loving brothers do?

by EdenOne in

recently i have fallen ill with a serious case of chickenpox (shingles).

three weeks down, high fevers, and the blisters attacked mostly my scalp and face, but then also my whole upper body.

i looked horrid, truly like a mutant monster out of a nuclear disaster.

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EdenOne

So sorry to hear you have been ill. We are sending hugs and get well thoughts to you!

It is so sad that the JW's love is so conditional. Your story sounds so familiar. The lack of love and concern is just incredible.

I wish that I could tell you in more detail, a story about a situation our family had several years ago but it could possibly reveal my identity. We had a very serious medical situation with one of our children. Not one visit from the BOE. We were in the hospital for quite a while. We received NOTHING from the Brothers. Just inquiries to why we were missing so many meetings. Damn...our kid was in the hospital. We were still active at the time.

Let's face it, it hurts. I feel for you. I have never forgotten how we felt.

I used to loose sleep over these things but I have now come to the realization that people (especially the JW's are only concerned about themselves). The lack of love is what made us leave then we learned TTATT. We have received more love from non JW's and they don't HAVE to treat us kind...they WANT to.

Hang in there and feel better soon.

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Jwfacts tv appearance

by sparrowdown in

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shout out to jwfacts.. just saw the drum.

excellent job !

!.

ToesUp

Great Job. Thanks for sharing!

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Attorney General: JW congregation didn't report child abuse

by betterdaze in

delaware attorney general: sussex co. jehovah's witnesses congregation didn't report child abuse.

by associated press 1:47pm, august 5, 2015. the delaware attorney general's office is suing a jehovah's witnesses congregation in sussex county, claiming that elders failed to report an unlawful sexual relationship between a woman and a 14-year-old boy, both of whom were congregation members.. oral arguments in the civil action are set for november.. authorities say elders learned in january 2013 that katheryn harris carmean white was having sex with the boy and failed to immediately call a child abuse hotline.. the congregation's attorney argues that the elders are protected by clergy privilege from the reporting requirements, similar to the confidentiality of a church confessional.. carmean white, who worked as a teacher's aide at seaford middle school, was later convicted of rape and child endangerment and sentenced to six years in prison..

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"Go into a KH and disrupt a meeting - suddenly they have no qualms about calling the police. In fact you don't even need to disrupt anything - just ask some questions and stand up for yourself in anyway and they will want you hauled away.

But murder and child abuse - nothing to see, move along. What a bunch of idiots."

EXACTLY!!!! An example of "gulping down the camel and straining out the knat."

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Question for those still attending...is anyone talking?

by ToesUp in

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we haven't been to a meeting or jw event in several years.

we have been following the rc closely.

it is fascinating!

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freemindfade....I think you are correct. "Acting more culty" is kinda what we expected. I don't think the uber dubs know how to react. Most in our generation have NEVER faced anything like this.

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If Jackson is not available due to compassionate reasons, can other GB member take his place?

by Viva la Vida in

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i would think the only christian organization on this planet would be more than willingly send another gb member to australia in order to answer rcs questions, taking the place of jackson who is taking care of his ill farther.

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if someone should show compassion to jackson those are his gb pals.

ToesUp

Oh...Lett? Now that one would be worth paying money! Kinda like a comedy hour!

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If Jackson is not available due to compassionate reasons, can other GB member take his place?

by Viva la Vida in

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friends

i would think the only christian organization on this planet would be more than willingly send another gb member to australia in order to answer rcs questions, taking the place of jackson who is taking care of his ill farther.

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if someone should show compassion to jackson those are his gb pals.

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I think they should send Anthony Morris. He would do a wonderful job! After all he did a great job on the Zone Mtg. talk. Maybe he could share some of his "human hot dog" experiences. The RC would BURY him! I would love to watch that one.

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Question for those still attending...is anyone talking?

by ToesUp in

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friends

we haven't been to a meeting or jw event in several years.

we have been following the rc closely.

it is fascinating!

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So frustrating! We can only hope that all of this will mushroom into a major News story. We have contacted several news media sources. Let's hope it will explode into something BIG here in the United States. Every ounce of contact we have with the News Media is a plus. We kudo Barbara Anderson and others who have worked so hard on getting the right info into the correct hands.

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l just had a discussion with my uber Dub father about the RC in Australia

by joe134cd in

just jotting this down while it's fresh in my mind.. joe= apparently they have got issues over in australia at the moment with sex abuse, and this time the government got involved.. dad=yeah they mentioned this at the assembly last weekend.

apparently so they said all religions and organisations are been investigated.

joe= kind of seems funny how the only 2 religious groups been interviewed so far are the catholics and jws.

ToesUp

joe134cd...it is so frustrating! Hang in there! Hopefully this will all play out in the media. You can only hope that our loved ones will "see the light."

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Royal Commission and blood transfusion refusal for children?

by Marvin Shilmer in

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i wonder if the royal commission has examined the practice of jws being led to refuse blood transfusion for children when medically necessary to save life or preserve health in relation to the question of child abuse.

i've not heard anything about this brought up.

is the rc concerned solely with life altering abuse only in the form of sexual molestation, or is it looking at how the organization deals with all life altering forms of abuse jw children are exposed to the result of watchtower teaching and society?

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I think this is a great point. There is so much wrong with this cult. It's hard to pin point just one thing. I think the more that is pointed out to the RC the better. Send them an email, it will be interesting if they investigate it. The best way to find out the facts is to go to the source. The RC is listening and responding. Let's educate them! You never know where it may go! We truly believe the RC is using info provided by the ones who have been impacted the most. Let's face it, we have ALL been impacted in one way or another.

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Question for those still attending...is anyone talking?

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

we haven't been to a meeting or jw event in several years.

we have been following the rc closely.

it is fascinating!

ToesUp

We haven't been to a meeting or JW event in several years. We have been following the RC closely. It is fascinating! For those still attending, is anyone talking at the meetings, field service car groups or other JW events about what is going on in Australia? Just curious. Is this big to the JW's or are they not aware of the issues? We are in the U.S.