Posts by JWdaughter

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I had requested them to put shepherding concerns in writing.

by quincemyles in

last week, i had requested the elders to put their shepherding concerns in writing and that only one elder visits me because i am uncomfortable with two.

well, today they approached me and said we are not able to write to you and we are going to see you the two of us.

i felt how inconsiderate and disrespectful of individuals the watchtower machinery is.

JWdaughter

So, wow. You are still a jw? Why? Do you think they will ever have adequate answers?

Great post, btw!

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well in a month where i had a friend of 20 years tell me "we can't kick it no mo" because i no longer go to meetings, i had an even older friend who is coming to visit me, call me and tell me hes out.. currently a high profile ms who gives talks out all over the place, the elders said they are recommending him for appt to the body in sep when the co is coming through.

but nope......hes about to step down all together.. what did it?

because i am not disfellowshipped, and soft peddle my issues with the org, i was able to speak to him about things like blood, and a couple other things.

JWdaughter

Thanks for the happy news. Its a shame they are so scared off of other churches. I have been to some "well balanced" churches that were less about arguing doctrines and proof texting and end of the worlding as they were about following Jesus and being good in the world. I like that kind of church and I like those kind of people. They love God, but they aren't getting hung up on what is basically theories about unprovable details. Heck, God is unprovable enough, trying to prove things about the unprovable is really insane!

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WARNING: SEXUAL PREDATOR ON THE LOOSE IN NEW MEXICO!

by Penelope1 in

im mad as hell!

how many times is another child molester going to get away with murder before the watchtower bible & tract society decides to do something about it?!.

a close friend who left the org.

JWdaughter

Arrests can sometimes be found on those online find a person websites, but you need the higher priced memberships to get anything useful out of them.

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WARNING: SEXUAL PREDATOR ON THE LOOSE IN NEW MEXICO!

by Penelope1 in

im mad as hell!

how many times is another child molester going to get away with murder before the watchtower bible & tract society decides to do something about it?!.

a close friend who left the org.

JWdaughter

http://www.nsopw.gov/en-US

Us govt Sex Offender registry.

I would like to mention that I know of two sex offenders who have been sentenced and who are NOT listed on the state or national registry, so they are not comprehensive as we would like them to be. I am going to check on Monday to see what that's all about, but there may be other records that would be useful elsewhere.

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WARNING: SEXUAL PREDATOR ON THE LOOSE IN NEW MEXICO!

by Penelope1 in

im mad as hell!

how many times is another child molester going to get away with murder before the watchtower bible & tract society decides to do something about it?!.

a close friend who left the org.

JWdaughter

What about checking other states that he has lived in-like CA? Everywhere in between. I think if you know a victim, you should share with them what Conti went through when realizing that that man could have been stopped from abusing her or the people that came after her had anyone done their ethical job right. Ask the victim how many victims they want to answer to Jehovah about? Ask them how it affected their faith and ask if it stumbled them. . . do they want to have been one that helped to stumble another brother or sister? Seriously. Use their own verbiage and her own innate morality to appeal to her. Being a good citizen of the world may not matter, but what about other little kids in the hall?

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The sheer lunacy of Jackson's view regarding mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

by DATA-DOG in

lunacy?

insanity?

without a doubt.

JWdaughter

DD, you are absolutely right. OTHERWISE, they would have to go to jail rather than report at all, mandatory, even. Bible principles are not keeping them from reporting, JW mandates are keeping them from reporting.

In this way we can see that the "confidentiality" reqirement is not only bogus as applied to JWs legally, it is bogus as it applies to JWs 'spiritually', as we all already know. They just make up crap as it suits them.

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Discussing the RC with a friend and my JW wife was listening.

by Driving Force in

i am fuming at the moment and my wife has made me so angry.. i live in germany and an ex jw, a friend of mine is also ex jw but does not understand english so i was giving him a rundown on the friday session of the rc with gj.

my wife was in another part of the house but heard my phone ring and so she came to listen, i did not realize this, because when the phone rang i closed two doors between myself and my wife.

she opened the first door and started listening to the conversation.

JWdaughter

I'm sorry for what you and daughter are going through. I've played nice for too many years and have become so walked over that I should tattoo welcome on my forehead. I'm done. Don't let her continue to abuse you and daughter over this. I encourage going forward to end things. Not sure of your congregational status, but clarifying your ideas with elders might put a fire under wife to initiate a divorce. She seems rather unhinged. Let her believe it's all her idea unless you are trying to hold it together until daughter reaches majority.

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"This old system of things"

by JWdaughter in

do jws besides my mom even say that anymore?

JWdaughter

Do JWs besides my mom even say that anymore?

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WARNING: SEXUAL PREDATOR ON THE LOOSE IN NEW MEXICO!

by Penelope1 in

im mad as hell!

how many times is another child molester going to get away with murder before the watchtower bible & tract society decides to do something about it?!.

a close friend who left the org.

JWdaughter

I think if you go to the police and tell them what you know and how you know it and who(elders and the org) has more information, then you have done your duty.

If you know where he is now, you could go to the elders, state what you know and ask them how they are protecting the children in light of the WTs enlightened response to protecting children these days.

If you want to cause problems, go to old congregations (do the elder confrontation as appropriate) and nose around and if you know of victims (after the WTs first knowlege of him), then encourage them to go to police at minimum. Seeking redress in criminal courts and civil (whether against the perp, the elders or the org, I don't know, that's for an attorney to determine).

If you have a heart for those victims then you can speak up for them until they can, but I think a police report of what you have heard (if it is reliable) along with the fact that you KNOW of others who would have heard the accusations (elders) might be effective. Its not just about the victims he has already harmed, its about protecting the children he has not yet had a chance to harm.

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GeeJay at the RC: highlights, paraphrases and translations.

by sparrowdown in

q: is there anyone that has the permanent role of coordinator or chairman?.

geejay: no, we rotate yearly...... (translaton) we are all sparticus.. geejay: we are a faith driven org, we are not a group of lawyers, being overly concerned with legal matters..... fave quotes .

on establishing headship principle 1cor 14: 33-35, 1 cor 11:3. geejay:...... that's talking about women not excitedly jumping up arguing with others..... geejay: ......our literature has said it, and we agree!.

JWdaughter

There are female Muslim pilots from Arabia bombing ISIS. Just had to mention it. You'd think Jackson was 153 years old from some of his statements. Sounded like a backwards mullah. I wonder if he allows his wife to drive?