Wow, YoYo, spoken like a true loving dub. I feel very, very sorry for you. I'm sure you do know what it's like to be shunned. spewing hatred doesn't make it any better.
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Another Family With JW Ties Murdered in Oregon
by Monica ini just saw this in the news this morning.
a father killed his family and them himself.
this happened in mcminnvile, oregon just outside of portland, oregon.
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To Mr. Bowen aka Silentlambs
by YoYoMama inhaving a hard time with dateline eh?.
i admire what you are trying to do in behalf of all those that have been sexually abused, but i believe you are going about it in the wrong way.. you have taken up a fight against jehovah himself and this is futile.
the organization has some flaws, as is expected of any imperfect organization.
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IMO, watching what is happening right now in the Catholic Church shows how this could play out in the watchtower. I am sure that the watchtower legal team is paying close attention. It's costing the Catholic Church millions of dollars, and there are many leaving the church because of it. I live in New England, and listen to talk radio, and a day does not go by without it being a huge topic. Even if Bill did a terrible job (and I seriously doubt that will happen)
there are real cases that cannot be ignored any longer. It will all have to be dealt with, and the watchtower's credibility will suffer, as has that of the leadership of the Catholic Church. Many Catholics here are calling for the Cardinal to resign, because he allowed it to happen, knowingly. They hold him responsible. There is even some talk that he will be personally held accountable in a court of law as an accessory to the crimes. The same could hold true to the highest reaches of the borg. Time will tell.cb
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Clean organization???Yeah, right!!!
by coffee_black ini am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg.
the reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray.
care to share a story?.
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Zev,
Sorry, I checked 'em all and nothing yet. I'm going to dinner at a friend's house now. I'll check it when I get back. I'll email you then, one way or the other. Thanks!cb
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Clean organization???Yeah, right!!!
by coffee_black ini am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg.
the reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray.
care to share a story?.
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Zev,
I checked it, nothing there yet, unless you're going by a different name. I'll check again in a little while.Fred,
Didn't mean to get under your fur. I'm not throwing eggs at anyone. Never have. I think most JWs would be shocked to know what really goes on. I'm not saying it doesn't happen elsewhere. It does. Just because the borg makes a claim that they are the only organization representing God, doesn't make it so.cb
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Clean organization???Yeah, right!!!
by coffee_black ini am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg.
the reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray.
care to share a story?.
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I don't get all bent either, Fred. Just relating facts, as I know them. Hypocricy in the watchtower is more offensive to me because I grew up thinking it was something special. I felt special to be a part of it. Then the blinders came off, and I realized how corrupt it really is. Yes, there's corruption on the outside too. The difference is those on the outside don't claim to represent God.
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Clean organization???Yeah, right!!!
by coffee_black ini am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg.
the reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray.
care to share a story?.
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Am I missing something, Fred? I'm posting it because it is JW related.
It's a story that could come from Peyton Place, but it happened in an organization that claims to be clean. I know of many instances like this one. I was in the borg for almost 4 decades, and I lived in many places. The image they try to portray is an illusion.cb
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Clean organization???Yeah, right!!!
by coffee_black ini am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg.
the reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray.
care to share a story?.
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It would be, Fred, except that I didn't use any real names. The story is true, however. Gossip is designed to hurt people. That's not my purpose here at all. Just trying to show that they are no different than any other group of people. Certainly no better. There is an illusion among jws that none of this goes on in the organization, but if it did, it would be cleaned out. Not true.
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How many posters does it take..........
by closer2fine inhow many board members does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
answer: 422 1 to change the lightbulb and post it to the board that the bulb has been changed.
14 to respond and share similar experiences.
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Oops!!! I forgot to count the 1 who posted it, sorry!
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How many posters does it take..........
by closer2fine inhow many board members does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
answer: 422 1 to change the lightbulb and post it to the board that the bulb has been changed.
14 to respond and share similar experiences.
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Plus 1 to do the math. 421+1=422
Do I win anything?
cb
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Clean organization???Yeah, right!!!
by coffee_black ini am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg.
the reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray.
care to share a story?.
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I am sure we all know stories that illustrate the hypocricy in the borg. The reality is a very different picture than the one they like to portray. Care to share a story?
Here's one I know of. The names have been changed to protect the innocent...er...guilty.
Lisa is the daughter of an elder (now deceased, but not at the time of these events) Lisa's marriage ended for undisclosed reasons, and no action was taken in the congregation. Lisa and Jan were best friends. Jan had problems in her marriage which she confided to Lisa.
Lisa persued Jan's husband and used the confided information to drive the final wedge in the marriage. Lisa married Jan's ex-husband soon after the divorce. Jan moved out of state and remarried shortly there after. She soon divorced husband number 2 and remarried number 3, who is not a dub, but was studying. Lisa has since divorced Jan's ex, and I'm not sure of her marital status of the moment. No action was ever taken in any of the congregations involved. All of the individuals involved in this scenario (with the exception of Jan's husband number one, who is no longer a dub) shun me. Why? Because I left "Jehovah's clean organization".File this under: Things that make you go hmmm.