Posts by JWdaughter

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Article: Free Exercise, Penance, and Delaware Court by John M. Grondelski

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2016/02/free-exercise-penance-and-delaware-court.

free exercise, penance, and delaware court.

by john m. grondelski february 9, 2016. regular first things readers know that the late father richard john neuhaus never tired of arguing that the first amendment contains not two religion clauses but one: “no establishment” and “free exercise” are not two free-floating provisions at occasional loggerheads with each other but one.

JWdaughter

With the 14 year old boy having a sexual relationship with an adult JW woman-to JWs it is primarily a question of immorality. So, the 14 year old js not perceived as a victim, but entirely a willing participant in the JW world. They both passed puberty and had seemingly consensual sex. That there was indeed a crime being reported was not important to them, they were mad because this kid was drug into them, unwillingly, and admitted (not confessed) as to his sin. That he had no right to privacy means nothing to the JWs of the world. Confidential, donfidential. You have as much privacy as they choose to give you. They can keep it between you and one elder, tell the entire body of elders, others involved in your sin (whether you wish to involve them or not), and potentially the entire congregation/s (if you have known ties to more than one.

I'm really sick of this religion and any other trying to excuse their own bad acts/crimes by using the bible-especially when I have seen them refer to confidentiality as a important tenet of their disciplinary process. HOGWASH.

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Good idea or bad idea?

by stephanie61092 in

first and foremost, thank you so much to so many of you who have reached out to me over the past few days since my post on sunday.

i'm not totally in the best mental state, however, i do have a very small amount of people that i can lean on for support.

i relayed my feelings to a friend (my only friend, really), who took the initiative to inform my family.

JWdaughter

I wouldn't put in a check even if they weren't paying it out to abusers. Here is why. A check is an evidence that yes, you are paying, but unless you put in some big honking checks, it won't buy you out of their condemnation. No matter if the checks are big or small, really, it would either be not enough or look like you are trying to buy your way in. All you will get for it is grief, either way.

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WBTS goes to Court of Appeal (Charity Commission investigation)

by Mephis in

after a number of high profile cases where both children and survivors clearly weren't adequately protected, the charity commission here in the uk launched an investigation into the wbts as a whole here in britain.

the main concerns are around the child safeguarding policies being inadequate.

wbts have fought every step of the way so far.. wbts have been to the high court, who told them to complain to the proper tribunal.. wbts have been to the proper tribunal, who told them that too darn right there were suitable grounds for the charity commission to want to investigate their inability to protect children.. and now the wbts have gone back to the court of appeal to demand that the charity commission inquiry be halted.. i hope the court of appeal tells them that, yes, they too need to have proper safeguarding measures for children and to get on with co-operating with the investigation.. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/charity-commission-defends-its-investigation-into-jehovahs-witness-charity-in-the-court-of-appeal.

JWdaughter

KINDA MAKES YOU WONDER what they are afraid that the tribunal will discover! Seriously, if they feel that they have nothing to hide, then why not be transparent?

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Df brother in shock I spoke to him at kh

by poopie in

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i was vis it in a kh last night and i just thought i try something new.

when amen was said i bolted out hall low and behold there was anot her poor soul just ahead of me so since he did not know me but i knew he was df i said a greeting to him he seemed greatabsolutely shocked and horrified thst i was speaking to him he acknowledged my greeting and scurried off in t i the night it was a great moment for humankind..

JWdaughter

Everything about this entire thread just reinforces how perverse the WT teachings and ethics are.

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Mentally challenged DF

by James Mixon in

there was a df of a mentally challenged young man he sexually assaulted a young girl.. in jesus day people were possessed by demons but we know today they had mental issues.. do you know of any cases where a mentally challenged person was df.. the case that i mention the young man was 18-20 years old and it was a case where he was.

functional, school, friends and was baptized.

i knew the family and if you didn't know he was a. typical teenager.. my question, if a mentally challenged person is able to answer the questions to qualify to be.

JWdaughter

I have known mentally challenged people who were still able to make a religious commitment that really meant something to them. It depends on how challenged they are-but if they are highly functioning, then they can make as informed a decision as anyone else. Lets face it, the WT bamboozled all of us from some genius level types on down to reasonably functionally challenged people. No one is safe or particularly intelligent when it comes to this religion.

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Attempted arson Kingdom Hall Australia Feb 9 2016

by Watchtower-Free in

http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2016/02/09/break-enter-arson-beenleigh/.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/kingdom+hall+of+jehovah's+witnesses/@-27.7070899,153.2022375,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x97799a9c520da3ff.

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JWdaughter

Witnesses at scene ID'd him? Probably a JW or an ex spouse of one. Didn't do much damage to the hall for all the hullaballoo. Probably more to his own auto.

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According to YouTube Egyptian bethel closing and special pioneer's

by Crazyguy in

according to you tubers mike and kim and son of thunder, egyptian branch closing.

son of thunder is saying he has relatives that we're running bethel in egypt for years and they have been let go reassigned as special pioneers yet according to him this job no longer pays a wage.

he also states that 5000 total bethelites world wide are being let go.

JWdaughter

Hey, JWs have more rights in Egypt today than the Muslim brotherhood does.

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According to YouTube Egyptian bethel closing and special pioneer's

by Crazyguy in

according to you tubers mike and kim and son of thunder, egyptian branch closing.

son of thunder is saying he has relatives that we're running bethel in egypt for years and they have been let go reassigned as special pioneers yet according to him this job no longer pays a wage.

he also states that 5000 total bethelites world wide are being let go.

JWdaughter

I don't know about an official branch, but they do have JWs in contact with HQ. They contacted me in Cairo when I lived there-by phone. I wasn't interested in talking, but they wanted to meet.

I don't think JWs are that hidden. Coptic Christians are at least 10% of population and the state has funded museums in Coptic district.

My Arabic teachers were openly Christian and taught primarily foreign Muslim students. Christians are not rare or normally singled out for special treatment in Egypt, officially or otherwise.

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Leaked Elder's Video: How to deal with a suicidal sister

by cappytan in

this video will be played at one of the clam meetings in march 2016.. the content is kind of old news because it is a recut version of a previous video produced for the elder's school.

however, it's still significant because it shows that the organization still has dissenting brothers in positions of leadership.. my thanks to the leaker.

feel free to claim credit here.

JWdaughter

I wanted to slap the permanent smirk off the face of the balding elder. Look up condescension in the dictionary. His face is there.

Praise jah, the chick finally offered them cookies. Tell the dips to go home and eat lunch while they send her to the garage.

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2016-2-6-BOE!

by Atlantis in

2016-2-6-boe.http://postimg.org/image/a8fiajar9/..petra!

JWdaughter

Obviously they are feeling the pressure to justify all the money grubbing. I believe they are hearing the silent protests in their wallet. No one can prove anything about financial support. It's the only free speech left in the organization, for now! They will take that, too.