Posts by stillconcerned

on the other hand it feels like i've been here forever, accumulating about 15,000 posts in the process.. it was a wednesday (12 september 2001) on a small island off the west coast of scotland .

in recent months i had experienced a spiritual awakening of such proportions that it caused me to question one after another of the beliefs that i'd been raised with as a jw.

To ThirdWitness re JW's and Child Molesters

by BroSun1 in

just a short introduction.

by the time i left i had the privilege of being an elder, had given public talks, memorial talks, wedding talks and convention talks up to circuit assembly level.

dear third witness

stillconcerned

Two thoughts:

1: The only thing worse than NO policy (to protect children) is policy that is NOT FOLLOWED.

2: 'Policy' is what you DO, not what you SAY you do..

kimberlee d norris

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SEX ABUSE claims against JW church may go to trial

by DannyHaszard in

napans' claims against church may go to trial

comment box add yours.

napa valley register, ca - 1 hour ago.

stillconcerned

Thanks for posting this Danny.

kimberlee d.

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Jehovah's Witnesses, Child Abuse and Love

by Big Tex in

in reading thirdwitness of late, i am reminded now how painful it was to deal with that level of cold, harsh denial.

for those innocents hurt by this strange, mean little sect i submit ...

october 8, 1993 awake: tragically, adult society often unwittingly collaborates with child abusers.

stillconcerned

Chris-

That was beautiful.

Thank you-

Kimberlee d.

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Repartee for "Jehovah Will Take Care of It"

by Inquisitor in

i really hate it when my folks use the line: "leave it to jehovah.

he will take care of (insert organizational failure here).

we just do our part.

stillconcerned

I like to say "Jehovah is bringing it out" in the context of abuse litigation...

Just kinda makes me happy to reverse the rhetoric...

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The most critical question about the JW and pedophilia?

by Check_Your_Premises in

when looking at the jw pedophilia problem it is important to make the distinction between "theocratic" and secular authorities.

as we all know, the jw consider only their authority to be legitimate and secular authorities as a necessary evil to be "rendered unto".. here is my summary of the pedophilia problem in the organization:.

1. a person accused of pedophilia by a child cannot be found guilty within the org without another witness.. .