AudeSapere

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  Facebook Murderer Dead

  by snowbird in

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  good!.

  evil bastard!.

  can't link, but quick thinking and acting on the part of mcdonald's employees led to his demise.. sylvia.

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  Here you go:
  

  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/us/facebook-killer-suicide-erie.html?_r=0
  
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  You just never know

  by scratchme1010 in

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  2. friends

  i finally decided to join linkedin.

  i have been in technology for all my adult life, so i am one of those who don't like to communicate and socialize using technology.

  however, i decided to join because i started to feel left out.. i have kept my profile private for the time being.

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  Very nice. Congrats on making a difference.

  Reminds me of a quote:

  
  

  A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.

  Forest E. Witcraft
  Teacher, Scholar

  
  
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  Cnn health

  by poopie in

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  nice article cnn health.what do people talk about before they die?.

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  Link?
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  My first Christmas with my son

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after i left the jws, i began to live a normal and mentally healthy life (i'm still working on living a physically healthy one) .

  anyway, in 2011, i met the woman of my life and we have been together ever since.

  and now we have a beautiful son who will turn 1 in january.

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  Mouthy has Passed Away

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  update on mouthy (grace gough)this is graces granddaughter.

  i wanted to send an update that today my beautiful grandmother passed away - surrounded by friends and family.

  - may 22 1927 - sept 2nd 2016. mouthys_granddaughter.

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  Just saw this news and so sorry to learn of 'Grandma' Grace's passing. I still have Christmas Card from her.

  RIP, Mouthy.
  

  -Aude.
  
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  JW charged regarding child pornography

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article39058014.html#1.

  church shouldn't have divulged child-porn suspect's alleged confession, attorney says.

  elders in the jehovah’s witnesses church violated the confidentiality of steven lindhorst of paso robles when they told police about an alleged confession he made regarding child pornography, according to a defense motion.. .

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  Damned if they do report, damned if they don't report.
  
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  Hearts going out to those in the Fort Mac area

  by Dagney in

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  2. friends

  a few posters on here live in fort mcmurray, canada where there is a devastating fire.

  one at least has lost her home and beloved dog.

  thinking of you all.

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  That news article is so detailed. I've been evacuated for fire - a few times. What is described in that article,however, is unfathomable.

  My heart goes out to all who live/lived in that area.
  
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  Bad things happen in spiritual paradise

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  i bumped in this story this afternoon.

  it's about a family of jw's.

  it's an unbelievable story of murder that took place in 2014.. so much for spiritual paradise.. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dateline+tangled.

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  Dang! I watched half of the video a few days ago. Now it's marked 'private' and I cannot see the remaining 20 minutes.
  
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  Alone

  by Deleteandrestart in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  since i woke up one year ago , i've been doing a somewhat controlled fade , the experience i've had has been a very solitary one , i don't mean by not seeing anyone i know because i know hundreds in several congregations and i was an elder .

  but just coming to terms with the fact that this was no longer the solution to life's problems, that i'd wasted so much time, that as i sat in the kh and heard everyone comment, my heart was no longer in it , i no longer fitted in ..... i felt that they were in the congregation all under the spell or some form of hypnosis from the wtbts,.

  it was like for the first time in my experience at the kh , that i was the only one to see what was actually going on , the indoctrination, the guilt tripping, i could see it all as clear as day , and yet i had as it where a metal gag over my mouth, i couldn't speak to anyone about it for fear of them turning me into the spiritual police.

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  Deleteandrestart wrote: I refuse to let the wtbts deprive me of a lifetime of friends and contacts

  At some point you will get weary of always having to watch your words and silence your thoughts and you will likely find that it is often much more rewarding to have a handful of friends who accept your for who and what your are than to have an army of acquaintances who would drop in a heartbeat if they suspect that one wrong word from you would threaten their fragile faith.

  From your comments, it sounds like maybe your business and income are primarily tied to the JW community. I could be wrong, just getting that vibe from this thread.

  Start expanding your professional and social network. Start now.
  

  Seriously, two or three friends that have creative thoughts or similar interests or enjoy similar activities to you. Even neighbors who may just be available to drink a beer for 30 minutes while watching the cars go by or the sun set. So much more enjoyable than enduring people forced to be nice then forced to shun with a simple 15-second announcement from the platform.

  And sleeping in on the weekends is priceless! Seriously.

  -Aude.
  
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  $13.5M award vacated in Jehovah’s Witness abuse case

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ruling gives church chance to turn over disputed documents.

  http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/14/jehovahs-witness-lopez-sex-abuse-appeal/.

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  From Page2 of the article linked in the OP: ... However, the appeals court disagreed with the judge’s order for Losch’s deposition, saying Lopez’s lawyers did not prove that he was key to the case as a leader in the governing body...

  
  

  It's like a shell game - trying to find a responsible person within that organization.

  First it's tough to know which of the many legal entities of the WT org to go after. THEN you have to try to pin down the responsible person(s). Nearly impossible as each one says "not my department", "not my area of oversight", "I was just doing what I was told on the phone by the (anonymous) rep at WT HQ Legal".

  Watching the Australian Commission hearings was infuriating, yet so insightful. It allowed us to clearly see the shell game perpetrated by the men in charge within the organization. The local elders, the WT Legal Counselor for Australian Branch, Geoffrey Jackson - a GB from HQ. They all just came across as weasels.

  The prosecuting lawyers in these cases are going to have to go after Jehovah himself to find the party responsible for the abhorrent practices relating to child sex abuse. Either that, or the local elders.

  It's likely that the most damning documents are shredder-bound. Or have already gone missing.

  So HAPPY to be out of that organization. Some of just seems so incredibly criminal. All masquerading as an odd but docile religion.

  -Aude Sapere. (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself.)