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  cleveland ohio convention results

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
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  of 3 in cleveland: avg.

  attendance 7500 baptised 27 a robust growth of 0.38%!

  not my convention so no details..

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  ToesUp

  Jehovah's Witnesses baptism at Coliseum, Richfield, 1982 Cleveland, Oh.11,500 attended.
  

  Here is the link to the archive: http://www.summitmemory.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/ABJarchives/id/6073/rec/1
  

  Photograph of two baptisms at the annual district convention of Jehovah's Witnesses, which took place at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio. About 11,500 people attended the convention. Pictured from left to right are: Dan Adams, Bill Kennell, Sandi Stairs, and William Dryburgh.
  
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  Cross-dressing Jehovah's Witness raped and molested girl

  by cobweb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cross-dressing-jehovahs-witness-raped-13311020.

  a cross-dressing jehovah’s witness raped and molested a girl while making her wear adult women’s clothes.. david fuge, 69, wore dresses and silky underwear when he repeatedly abused his blindfolded victim from the age of eight to 19.. .

  liverpool crown court heard he gagged her and on one occasion tied a belt around her neck and left her hanging from a hook in a room.. he photographed the child naked, made her read pornographic magazines, beat her with a piece of wood and abused her at a golf course.. .

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  I had a friend call me last year telling me about an Elder in his hall who is in jail still, who molested his daughter. Funny how when I talk to my friend now, he NEVER mentions it anymore. He went dead silent. They are being coached by the Elder body to not "bring reproach upon Jehovah's name." They sweep this disgusting crime under the rug. If WT is so innocent, why won't they bring forth the documents that the court is requesting? If you have nothing to hide, why not reveal the documents?

  The JW's just don't want to come to terms that this is a disgusting crime.
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  cleveland ohio convention results

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  of 3 in cleveland: avg.

  attendance 7500 baptised 27 a robust growth of 0.38%!

  not my convention so no details..

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  Thank you for the info. When I used to go to Cleveland years ago, They would have 3 - 6 weeks of conventions with over 12 - 15,000 each. Now I see they only have 3 scheduled for this year. "Don't Give Up!" Looks like many already have!
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  Becoming a jw actually made me a much more worldly person.

  by lancelink in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised a catholic from birth to age 15, that's when my dad started to study with some jw's that came to our door.

  i was too young/ naive to notice how my lifelong friends were slowly being replaced with so called " outstanding spiritual youths".. anyway, there was randy and kevin, the sons of the po from the hall, everyone thought that they were the most spiritual people i could hang out with.

  these guys taught me the fine points of :.

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  I agree. Some of the witness kids I grew up with were in more mischief than the kids at school. Smoking pot and drinking were big ones. I never got involved with pot. Too much of a good girl. In WT land it's all about appearances.
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  Weekly Scripture Twist - aka the Watchtower Study

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  “more than material assistance, refugees need spiritual and emotional support.

  (matt.

  4:4) elders can help by obtaining literature in the language of the refugees and by helping them contact brothers who speak their language.

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  "Let those hungry refugees chomp down on a few magazines and tracts. That'll help em! "

  We found out when we were still in that these asshats won't assist you in good times. How the hell are they going to help you in difficult times? They can't even encourage you verbally, much less physically.

  Ask a JW to help you move or float you a couple of bucks and you'll see them burn rubber out of the parking lot. We actually experienced this first hand. It pushed us to continue our search in "something is just not right." Now we know "what is just not right."
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  we have a laid off bethelite with an engineering degree!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this guy have been at bethel for 25 years when he could have been making 75-100 thousand a year as an engineer.

  so they kick him to the curb so they don't have to house him and his wife anymore.

  they run into a problem at warwick and they ask him to come back for 3 weeks.

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  Watchtower are professional users and abusers.
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  we have a laid off bethelite with an engineering degree!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this guy have been at bethel for 25 years when he could have been making 75-100 thousand a year as an engineer.

  so they kick him to the curb so they don't have to house him and his wife anymore.

  they run into a problem at warwick and they ask him to come back for 3 weeks.

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  Stupid is as stupid does. Some are so desperate to maintain that WT acceptance. It defines everything they are. These are the ones WT wants. Gullible and desperate for acceptance.
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  Stonewalling and the Governing Body

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  why do the gb stonewall individuals with legitimate questions.

  for example, they refuse to speak to investagative journalists like trey bundy, unless they happen to get caught somewhere walking about in the street by chance.. i remember the panorama documentary 'suffer the little children' where the presenter tried to arrange an interview with one of the gb.

  i can't remember if the gb either refused or simply didn't reply.

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  One word...cowards. They wrote all kinds of info on Russia but nothing about the Australian Royal Commission. They don't want to be caught off guard. GB member Jackson did enough damage when he made his presumptuous statement. WT doesn't want that to happen again. They don't want the rank and file to see behind the curtain. Too bad for WT that people are looking behind it anyway.
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  My 1 Year Update - I've Been Disfellowshipped One Year Today

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what a journey!.

  it was a year ago today that i was announced from the platform by brother paul "twofaced" castley that i was "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

  i didn't go to that meeting to hear the announcement because i already didn't believe the watchtower religion.. how was my first year?

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  Happy anniversary! Cheers 🍻
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  Why do ones that got out come back in?

  by moreconfusedthanever in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have not been to a meeting for about 2 years now.

  i do not intend to go back but one thing has me baffled.

  why do ones that have faded and been out for years return?

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  "The good far outweighs the bad."

  Sorry...I respectfully have to disagree. I have always told my spouse, "when there's more wrong than right in the org, I'm outta there." Don't knock it til ya try it. Lol Much much happier and content than ever.