Wild_Thing

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  Who REALLY believed in the idea of living forever on earth??

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  seriously.....even when you were 100% in "the truth", did you really believe in living forever?

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  Yes I did when I was a kid growing up. Then, when I was around 15 or 16 I decided I never wanted to live forever on this Earth if it meant having to live with ONLY JW's on the Earth led by the organization. They allowed horrible abuse to continue in my family at the hands of my elder father. When it got so bad, we HAD to leave, they didn't help us. It was "WORLDLY" people at the mental hospital we had to go to to get help and get away from him.

  I told my mother I didn't want to be a witness anymore because I couldn't stand the thought of having to live forever with those people, and she said, "I know. I feel the same way, but there is nothing else out there for us." After that, I attempted suicide a couple of times when I was 16/17, and after that, I started to wake up and realize it was all a lie and there was no paradise Earth and they certainly were not God's special group of chosen people.

  It wasn't until I was in my early 20s that I was able to completely let go of the lies I was taught about paradise and armageddon.
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  Caleb and Sophia... Run... They're Alive

  by Seeking agape in

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  I fully expect to soon see children going to school with those two creepy kids on their backpacks and lunch boxes with the slogan "Listen, obey and be blessed" on it.
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  What Things Did You Not Talk About as a JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you have to lead a secret life as a jw.

  you're not supposed to over drink, go to night clubs, enjoy worldly concerts, etc.....sex, though is really taboo.

  you could never freely talk about your sex life.

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  Said to me ... "Yes, you can watch Scooby Doo and Smurfs after school, but don't tell anybody!"

  I never did.
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  ATL Teachers Sentenced to Prison in Cheating Scandal: Can the same charges be used against leaders of the WTBTS?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. social
  2. current

  first of all, i stand in support of the teachers ... sort of.

  this system of over testing in america, connecting test scores to monetary rewards or punishments, and threatening teachers with their job over test scores is directly to blame for the environment created where teachers and administrators felt pressure to cheat.

  but at the same time, they lost their integrity and cheated.

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  There are some teachers who succumb to the pressure and cheat. (I believe most do not.) There are some who become bitter and take it out on the kids. (Most do not.) But I can safely say the majority of teachers became teachers to work with kids and make a positive impact on their lives. (It's definitely not for the pay!)

  Teachers know where the blame lies when it comes to mandated state and federal testing, and it is not the kids. Teachers want an end to the excessive testing, and most people don't realize this, but teachers are the low man on the totem pole. A step above the custodian. They have little, if any power, over what testing they give, or how it is given. And test scores should NEVER be tied monetary gains or losses. It's not fair to the kids or the teacher.

  Kids are more than a test score, and there are more (and better) ways to judge the success of a school.
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  ATL Teachers Sentenced to Prison in Cheating Scandal: Can the same charges be used against leaders of the WTBTS?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. social
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  first of all, i stand in support of the teachers ... sort of.

  this system of over testing in america, connecting test scores to monetary rewards or punishments, and threatening teachers with their job over test scores is directly to blame for the environment created where teachers and administrators felt pressure to cheat.

  but at the same time, they lost their integrity and cheated.

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  adjusted knowledge ... perhaps this will help. It is from AJC.com, Atlanta's newspaper.

  Out of the 11 that were found guilty, 3 of them, who were top administrators, were technically sentenced to 20 years, but only 7 will be served in prison, and 13 on probation (plus a $25,000 fine and community service). 5 of the lower level teachers received lighter sentences of jail time, and 2 of them were allowed to make a plea deal after the fact that included no jail time, as long as they would waive right to appeal. The 11th teacher just had a baby and will be sentenced later.

  The names of the three that got "20 year" sentences are Tamara Cotman, Sharon Davis-Williams, and Michael Pitts.
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  Accidental Posting of 2015 Release on JW.ORG

  by rosesinbloom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a couple of weeks ago someone posted that jw.org accidentally posted the 2015 regional convention release.

  i can not fine the thread now.. i saw a picture of it yesterday.

  a sister had downloaded the pdf and read it that night.. it is a 16-page brochure entitled "return to jehovah", with a purple background.. it has been designed specifically for inactive ones are those who have been raised around the truth but never baptized.

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  Am I going to have to start closing the blinds and hiding from the elders at my door again???? I'm too old to still crawl on my knees!
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  Article: Reveal News-California court guts child abuse ruling against Jehovah's Witnesses

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.revealnews.org/article/california-court-guts-child-abuse-ruling-against-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  california court guts child abuse ruling against jehovahs witnesses.

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  The judges went on to remark on the larger risk of allowing child abusers to preach door to door: “They are also a threat to children in the community when they engage in that activity. The prospect of children opening their doors to proselytizing child molesters is frightening.”

  Yes, yes it is frightening. So why not penalize the Watchtower for not only allowing child molesters to go door to door, but also encouraging it.
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  ATL Teachers Sentenced to Prison in Cheating Scandal: Can the same charges be used against leaders of the WTBTS?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. social
  2. current

  first of all, i stand in support of the teachers ... sort of.

  this system of over testing in america, connecting test scores to monetary rewards or punishments, and threatening teachers with their job over test scores is directly to blame for the environment created where teachers and administrators felt pressure to cheat.

  but at the same time, they lost their integrity and cheated.

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  First of all, I stand in support of the teachers ... sort of. This system of over testing in America, connecting test scores to monetary rewards or punishments, and threatening teachers with their job over test scores is directly to blame for the environment created where teachers and administrators felt pressure to cheat. But at the same time, they lost their integrity and cheated. Yes, they should lose their job and be punished, but not be sentenced to 20 years!

  Here is the interesting thing ... they were not convicted of cheating. They were convicted of making false statements and racketeering. Racketeering is any criminal activity that is performed to benefit an organization. Isn't that what the Watchtower does?

  Why can't these types of charges be brought up on some of the borg leaders who have lied, hidden evidence, and refused to provide subpoenaed evidence? It just seems to me covering up child abuse AND their mishandling of it is much more worthy of racketeering charges than these school teachers.

  Just my two cents. If you are not familiar with the case, here is the short version: 35 educators were originally indicted by a grand jury with charges relating to cheating on state tests. All but about 11 or 12 made plea deals. 1 died of cancer before trial. The rest rolled their dice with a trial and lost. Some were sentenced to more prison time than pedophiles get.

  Here is the link to today's sentencing hearings if you want to read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/us/georgia-atlanta-public-schools-cheating-scandal-verdicts/
  
  
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  Ok, so in the spirit of the April broadcast, what do you want to ask god to fix for you?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so by now most of us have heard about (or watched) the april broadcast and the ridiculous "experience" of the guy that asked god to fix his construction leak before he believed in him..... so, what would you like to "pray that god fixes" in your life??.

  humorous or serious replies welcome!

  (although sarcastic, cynical and funny replies preferred hehe).

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  It would be so cool if God would fix me a sandwich.
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  National Sibiling Day and Jehovah's Witnesses

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  in most of the usa and canada april 10 is national sibling day.

  the witnesses are all in a frenzie actually celebrating this in my area.

  yet in a few months these same people will shun mother and father's day.

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