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  Is the WTS guilty of child abuse?

  by cheezy in

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  2. child-abuse

  i have worked in the field of investigating and treating child abuse.

  one of the definitions of child abuse (besides the ovious - physical and sexual) is neglect.

  does the wts encourage parents to neglect the physcial and emotional well-being of their children by their policies (printed and implied) against higher education, vaccination, holidays, mandatory field service, early baptism that carries severe consequences, etc.

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  cheezy

  Thanks, Danny for those pics - brings back memories! The implications are far-reaching - many religions use the threat of hellfire etc if you are not a good little boy or girl. The WTS cult went waaayyy beyond that with their doctrine of 'salvation through works' - you not only have to be good - you have to go from door-to-door and comment and give talks! I purely hated doing those things! Which actually set me up at the age of 7 or 8 to think that I was bad and unworthy and would be destroyed at Armageddon - not only for not getting enough hours, but for not loving the activities that I was told I should be joyous about. The WTS and JW parents don't seem to recognize or care how literally children take things. They stole my childhood, and my young adulthood.
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  Is the WTS guilty of child abuse?

  by cheezy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have worked in the field of investigating and treating child abuse.

  one of the definitions of child abuse (besides the ovious - physical and sexual) is neglect.

  does the wts encourage parents to neglect the physcial and emotional well-being of their children by their policies (printed and implied) against higher education, vaccination, holidays, mandatory field service, early baptism that carries severe consequences, etc.

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  cheezy

  I have worked in the field of investigating and treating child abuse. One of the definitions of child abuse (besides the ovious - physical and sexual) is neglect. Does the WTS encourage parents to neglect the physcial and emotional well-being of their children by their policies (printed and implied) against higher education, vaccination, holidays, mandatory field service, early baptism that carries severe consequences, etc.?
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  Pray for death of Apostates

  by tsarina in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm new here, so please forgive me if i'm getting this all wrong.. i read on one of the web pages that the society has written "we should pray for the death of apostates".

  i think this was a 2000 watchtower, but to be honest i was so shocked at reading it that i forgot to make a note.. .

  can anybody enlighten me please??

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  cheezy

  Child haters/child abusers - sounds like a new thread........
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  Pray for death of Apostates

  by tsarina in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm new here, so please forgive me if i'm getting this all wrong.. i read on one of the web pages that the society has written "we should pray for the death of apostates".

  i think this was a 2000 watchtower, but to be honest i was so shocked at reading it that i forgot to make a note.. .

  can anybody enlighten me please??

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  cheezy

  Guilt by association? After all that is the WTS stock in trade - to paraphrase - "don't even think about associating with apostates or you are just as guilty." It is documented that the WTS has harbored child molesters, i.e., not reported them to the police, and hushed up numerous occurences of child sexual abuse. Therefore aren't all JWs culpable of child abuse by their very own definition of "guilt by association"? Doesn't that in effect make all JWs child abusers? Or does it?
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  I HATE THIS DEATH CULT!!!!

  by avishai in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  right now my cousin, who has'nt even been a dub for years is likely dying because of the blood issue.

  she signed no blood stuff likely due to her parents and a likely hlc member, jim rife.

  she signed it apparently in a drugged or severely stressed state right before they put her into an incuced coma.

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  Avishai, Having read many of your posts since I've been on the past week, I respect your position - and my heart goes out to you. The rage against the ignorance is such a helpless feeling. Crystal
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  THE MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR THREAD!

  by Dansk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please post your christmas and new year messages here so that we can keep them altogether:

  merry christmas & a happy new year to everyone on jwd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  ian, claire, karl & dominic

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  cheezy

  Merry Christmas to all on JWD!

  Also, I have it on good authority that we can all do whatever we dam well want to now without answering to the WTS! Get sloshed indeed!

  Crystal
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  Could JWD be part of bible prophecy?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  i was just wondering if there is a verse in the bible that points out what jwd is doing as far as exposing the watchtower false prophet?

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  cheezy

  Let's see....the Holy Bible as a sort of National Enquirer for the ages, only in code?

  Cripes - didn't we leave off that kind of thinking when we left the borg? Its a ding-dang BIG world out there, boys and girls, and we, WTS, and even JWD are but a miniscule speck of flotsam on the rear-end of a gnat with 5 minutes to live.

  Thanks for today's laugh!
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  My Unhappiness is because of Witness Thinking I have not given up

  by joelbear in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its pretty clear to me that my continued depression and anxiety is mostly tied up with even after all these years, still basically thinking like a witness.

  1. i expect things to be perfect.

  i expect myself to be perfect and am continually disappointed.

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  cheezy

  Agree in principle with your observations, Joel, and all that has been said by those with experience. And BTW, good on you for the courage to look deeply within.

  The fact is, (and of course I'm right),

  that none of us really know what

  our lives would have been like

  without the influence of JW-ism

  But I do know that you don't have to be

  exposed to JW-ism to experience perfectionism and self-doubt.

  Most of the great philosophies address, in some way, the wisdom of living in the moment - we have to constantly be reminded to strive for this goal, because we forget constantly.

  While I blame JW-ism for a crummy start and some lingering baggage - some of my problems are just common to the human race.

  I think it helps to not feel like the helpless victim in absolutely everything.
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  Toasting AuldSoul

  by jst2laws in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about two minutes ago the announcement was made that auldsoul was "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

  he and jst2laws one minute ago toasted to celebrate.

  please join us.

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  cheezy

  Cheers!
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  Dumbing down of WT literature can be measured mathematically.

  by hamsterbait in

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  2. friends

  every magazine on the news stand is very carefully aimed at a target market.. .

  it has long been known that how information is presented makes a big difference to who will read it.

  you will agree that the ny times or scientific american are more erudite than the national enquirer or the toronto star.. .

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  cheezy

  Hamsterbait:

  F***ing brill!