Isn't it an interesting coincidence that suddenly the Appeal Committee contacts our lawyer THIS WEEK to say they have come to the decision to "uphold the decision to disfellowship Carl and Barbara for apostasy". Our Appeal Committee had their meeting in July, and we never heard back until this week.
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Dateline wants to cover the March Sept 27
by ARoarer inthe producer from dateline called us to make sure we would be at the march on the 27th.
they are sending a film crew to cover it and i hope there will be a nice turnout to represent all who have had watchtower imposing silence of their sexual abuse.
they may do a follow up to their earlier program that aired last spring.
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Feeling depressed
by truthseeker1 inits weird...i was feeling fine all day and then all of a sudden i just feel depressed.. i'm wondering if i made a mistake divorcing my wife.
i know i made a right decision leaving the wt, but just wonder if i should have stuck it out with her.
not that she wanted me or anything, thats the main reason why i left.
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(((((((((((((((truthseeker)))))))))))))))) sounds like your going through a natural part of the process of grieving a loss. Not only of what you had with your wife, but also what you never had with her. Victims go through this grieving process over the loss of what they wish would have been with thier abusers. The loss of a normal relationship they wish the would have had but didn't. Keep busy in things you enjoy, and you will begin to feel joy again.
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Dateline wants to cover the March Sept 27
by ARoarer inthe producer from dateline called us to make sure we would be at the march on the 27th.
they are sending a film crew to cover it and i hope there will be a nice turnout to represent all who have had watchtower imposing silence of their sexual abuse.
they may do a follow up to their earlier program that aired last spring.
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I will be there to show my support to those who were treated the way we were. Watchtower is not finding it so easy to keep it's members in the dark. They are looking more and more like a primitive abusive religion, that is not a source of comfort for it's members. Kind of like the Taliban
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Bradenton,Sarasota FL/Yerington NV/Rifle, Co
by LFitzwater inmy name is laurie fitzwater (formerly gendreau).
i was raised in fl and lived in bradenton.
i know a lot of people from sarasota as well.
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Hi Laurie, you know my family there. They are not speaking with us, because we exposed my father-in-law's pedophilia.
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Who can I say "HI" to at the SL march?
by TTBoy ini have made the commitment to go to the sl march.
i'm supplying a ride for someone who is in need.
i'm even buying new tires and brakes to make sure my ride is safe for the trip :).
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TTboy, looking forward to meeting you.
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Dateline wants to cover the March Sept 27
by ARoarer inthe producer from dateline called us to make sure we would be at the march on the 27th.
they are sending a film crew to cover it and i hope there will be a nice turnout to represent all who have had watchtower imposing silence of their sexual abuse.
they may do a follow up to their earlier program that aired last spring.
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The producer from Dateline called us to make sure we would be at the March on the 27th. They are sending a film crew to cover it and I hope there will be a nice turnout to represent all who have had Watchtower imposing silence of their sexual abuse. They may do a follow up to their earlier program that aired last spring.
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APPEAL COMMITTEE CALLED OUR LAWYER
by ARoarer inour lawyer contacted us to let us know the appeal committee phoned her to let her know that they were upholding the decision to disfellowship us for "apostasy".
the elder also stated that we may "qualify for re-instatement after performing certain acts--which we are aware of".
eww, sounds kind of seamy to me.
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I know they have wanted to make the announement for a long time, and I am sure they probably did tonight at their Tuesday meeting. They are making it official to shun us even though they have been doing it for a couple of years since we spoke out against sexual abuse in thier organization. It was our question of faith within our hearts to not remain in agreement with them when it came to protecting the identity of pedophiles within the congregation, and participating in shunning any victim who spoke about it. Our conscience did not allow for following Watchtower's abuse of power regarding abuse within. Sexual abuse exists within the families of Jehovah's Witnesses and within the congregations of he Watchtower because it is allowed to exist. Thier primitive attitudes have cause abuse to florish. My family could no longer submit ourselves to such cruel rules within this religious community,. and so we chose to shun thier rules. We spoke out, in behalf of victims, we stood up for what was right in the face of being shunned by those we cared about. But it was a question of faith in our hearts not to condone abuse and allow it to grow. Watchtower will continue to be plagued by sexual abuse for as long as it seeks to impose rules that hide it's existance. The leadership wields it's power as does any other abuser so that it's collective many can say to us "you have been judged by our rules and interprtations". They don't acknowlege according to thier rules that it was we who judged them as being unworthy of our faithfulness to thier abusive teachings and falsehoods. To go along with thier behavior was a conflict of faith and conscience. I am glad inside to be able to say with sureness and conviction that they have no truth within this relgious community. It took the sexual abuse and the trauma that followed to open our eyes and do the research into this false religion that absuses it's members, and stifles them into intolerant, ignorant, and grossly misled people. It feels so good to be free of such mental, and spiritual enslavement.
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APPEAL COMMITTEE CALLED OUR LAWYER
by ARoarer inour lawyer contacted us to let us know the appeal committee phoned her to let her know that they were upholding the decision to disfellowship us for "apostasy".
the elder also stated that we may "qualify for re-instatement after performing certain acts--which we are aware of".
eww, sounds kind of seamy to me.
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Our lawyer contacted us to let us know the Appeal Committee phoned her to let her know that they were upholding the decision to disfellowship us for "apostasy". The elder also stated that we may "qualify for re-instatement after performing certain acts--which we are aware of". Eww, sounds kind of seamy to me.
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Edited by - ARoarer on 19 September 2002 14:55:6
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A Silent Ram
by DakotaRed inthis is probably going to be the most difficult thing i have ever written.
but, since i dont plan on being around [here] much longer, what the hell?
for some time now, we have discussed and expressed our outrage and horror at child molestation.
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((((((((((((((Dakota))))))))))))))) I hope to meet you at the March on the 27th. You are very brave.
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It's been a long road...
by safe4kids inas many of you know, i am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
i'm also a survivor of being raised a jw.
i'm also a survivor of dealing with sex abuse as a jw...lol.
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Dana, Yes it sure has been a long road and when I think back to the 1980's when we first tried to bring out the pedophilia issue to Watchtower, and many hard times dealing with them and the elders sanctioning us for speaking out, I am very very happy that there is such a thing as Silentlambs to serve as a vehicle for all those who have been threatened by the imposed silence of Watchtower through threats of disfellowshipping and shunning while giving support to the perpetrators. I look forward to meeting you at the March and will be proud to be a part of it and exposing the WTS's involvement with Pedophilia.