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  May 2019 child abuse WT

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the new study edition watchtower is up, and most of it is devoted to child abuse damage control.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-may-2019/.

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  stan livedeath

  ok--well the man i referred toobviously took legal advice--it was a serious allegation after all.

  now--heres the twist. the court would probably find in favour of the accuser--and he would get a lengthy prison sentence.

  his lawyer advised him to plead guilty--and save a lot of time and stress all round--and receive a reduced sentence in return.

  this he did. he was released from prison within 3 years.

  i talked to him after his release--he went back to his old job. none of us believed he actually did it--the accuser was being malicious and vindictive.

  which begs the questions:

  was he innocent ?

  was he guilty ?

  did he plead guilty--knowing he was--to get a shorter sentence

  or did he plead guilty--knowing he was innocent--but also knowing the balance of probability would find in favour of the woman--and he decided to play the odds?

  and finally--what would you have done in his position ?

  the above really happened--i worked in the place 3 years--and his name was Mike.
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  May 2019 child abuse WT

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the new study edition watchtower is up, and most of it is devoted to child abuse damage control.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-may-2019/.

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  stan livedeath

  a major problem with this issue in the UK is people who claim they were abused as children--by well known public figures--politicians--actors--entertainers etc. it can destroy such a persons life--career--reputation etc. even before the court case.

  in the really controversial cases--there are NO "2 witnesses"--just an allegation from one person against another..and who's story do the courts believe ?

  i knew of one case--although he was in no way famous.

  this was 25 years ago the man accused was the care taker of an industrial complex. he and his wife had previously been foster parents to several kids. one of the kids--a girl--after a few years alleged the man had abused her whist she lived in his house

  he denied it

  who do you believe ?
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  Flat Earth Jw and Galileo Galilei

  by Earthmeasured in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the image you can see what jw wrote about how galileo was treated by the catholic church.

  now they are disfelloshipping me because i believe the earth is flat.

  is this coherent?.

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  stan livedeath

  so--what happens if you travel to the edge--the perimeter ?
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  Flat Earth Jw and Galileo Galilei

  by Earthmeasured in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the image you can see what jw wrote about how galileo was treated by the catholic church.

  now they are disfelloshipping me because i believe the earth is flat.

  is this coherent?.

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  stan livedeath

  yep--the earth is most definitely flat. i live on the underside.
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  Anyone notice JW old publications are going way up in price?

  by Tobyjones262 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have long collected the older books and magazines that show the jws crazy cult history.

  they used to be very cheap and i have had people just give me books.

  but now it seems the older stuff that shows the crazy cult history is really going up in price.

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  stan livedeath

  i must have dumped a small fortune in old watchtower rubbish when i cleared my old dads house out.

  why anyone would any of it--for free--beats me. even the watchtower wouldnt want it.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Called At My Door

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  last saturday morning, i answered a knock at my door to see a man standing next to a young boy who handed me a pamphlet posing the question, "how do you view the bible?

  would you say it is (1) a book of human wisdom?

  (2) a book of myths and legends?

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  stan livedeath

  now you see why the cart work is the better option--no need to get involved in a doorstep lecture.
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  Baptised 52 years today!

  by Phoebe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  january 29th - my baptism date.

  can you remember how you felt at your baptism?.

  i got baptised because my dad kept frightening me.

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  stan livedeath

  i was 14. i attended meetings with my mum. she was baptised before.

  my dad had been having a study--and said he was getting baptised at the local assembly. i knew some of the kids my age in the congregation were getting baptised as well. so i thought it would be cool if i was too--to be with dad .

  one of the kids getting dipped told me i would be asked 2 questions--and i had to shout out--no.

  this was 56 years ago.
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  Just peeking in for a bit...

  by Jidders in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i rather apprehensively would like to say hello.. i've been raised somewhat in the truth,one of my parents is rather rather strong in the beliefs but could honestly be considered pomi with how active they are and their side of the family comes from a line of witnesses, the other parent was but faded a long time ago.

  as such i was taught quite a bit of jw teachings between family and off and on again bible studies.

  recently i had a serious emotional break down over a few months after said pomi parent had advised me that they would not attend my wedding should that day come (i also had recieved a text from my bible teacher i hadnt heard from in a year or two giving a scripture) and it sorta all sank on me that my activity over the last few years was not really jw material.

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  stan livedeath

  dont worry about it--the GB are definitely Jehovah's sole channel of communication with mankind...so it must be right.
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  Something more than physical life.

  by Charles Gillette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  most every night, where i work i transport dead persons to the morgue.

  others i work with have told me that around 3:00am they hear voices in the morgue.. i asked them have they experienced something more than physical life?

  just the voices inside the cold morgue.

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  stan livedeath

  maybe someone wasnt so dead after all.
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  5 kingdom halls in New Addington for sale

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had it confirmed today that 5 kingdom halls on one site in new addington are for sale.

  price being asked £3.5 million.. every witness in london worked on that site.

  am in shock.

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  stan livedeath

  /\ see next weeks watchtower ? i wouldnt even wipe my arse with it.