Posts by AudeSapere

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The Report - BBC Radio 4 about Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Sexual Abuse can now be heard

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0612hjs.

the report about child abuse and jehovah's witnesses is now live.. jehovah's witnesses handle child abuse cases.

jehovah's witnesses and child sexual abuse, the report - bbc radio 4 .

AudeSapere

This was a great report. I was able to listen to the first link direct from BBC that Barbara posted.

This report can easily be shared with JWs. Especially the BBC link.

There are a few people I want to send this to.

-Aude.

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Daughter of Elder Reinstated Within Months!

by disillusioned 2 in

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friends

a young sister in my husband's congregation who is the daughter of an elder has been reinstated in a matter of months.

whereas another sister in the same congregation has been disfellowshipped now for nearly two years!.

seems like it's who you know..

I know a woman - baptized daughter of a well-liked elder - left her (ministerial servant?) husband for someone else that she ultimately married (pretty quickly). This was 20-30 years ago. No DF, no public announcement, no nothing.

Funny how that worked out, too...

-Aude.

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Im ready to leave

by SpunkedTeen in

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friends

i just found this website and im so glad because for the first time in a long time i dont feel alone...i am a born in and in the last two years have been struggling because i thought that i was the problem and i was the reason for not feeling any love from and for the other pubs .i want to leave the org but have no idea how to tell my mother(who is a faithful jw).

AudeSapere

@ goingthruthemotions: ["...sounds like a trol to me...] So what? Does it really matter?? This is an extremely pertinent topic for *MANY* minors who are brave enough to peruse the internet and learn the story BEHIND the story that they are presented at their local Kingdom Hall. I think we need a new post on this topic every day so it's easy for others to see that they are not alone.

Why make a fuss??

-Aude.

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Im ready to leave

by SpunkedTeen in

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friends

i just found this website and im so glad because for the first time in a long time i dont feel alone...i am a born in and in the last two years have been struggling because i thought that i was the problem and i was the reason for not feeling any love from and for the other pubs .i want to leave the org but have no idea how to tell my mother(who is a faithful jw).

AudeSapere

Welcome!

My best advice (especially since there is just the one post from you), is to not say anything to your mom just yet. Take your time. There is really no need to rush anything.

Be respectful to her - especially if you are still living in 'her' house...!

Regardless of what you ultimately decide to do with the JW's, get a good education - as much as you can - and start saving your money. If you can both work and go school and still have your parent(s) support you, do it for now.

Solid education and a healthy savings account will be the two best things you can do for yourself. They will have long-lasting benefits. Especially with no 'New System' around the corner.

Congrats on figuring it out at a young age.

I look forward to hearing more from you.

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

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Missing London (JW) Man Located Wednesday in California

by AudeSapere in

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does anyone in socal or london kentucky-area know this person (m!ch@el g0etze)?

anyone know how to contact him?

just a hunch, but i'm betting he needs a kind and patient listening ear.. http://m.thetimestribune.com/news/missing-london-man-located-wednesday-in-california/article_6d34848c-30fe-11e5-9642-bbb7d810ffaa.html?mode=jqm.

AudeSapere

Shirley wrote: "...means his flight had to stop in NY, but that wasn't enough,..."

I thought similar, but then I read a different article (from Kentucky newspaper), and realized that he was from London *Kentucky*. That makes the trip driveable by car/van. I tried to edit the title of this post, but could not.

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Shirley wrote: Sounds like he probably got fed up with da troof and had to get the heck outta Dodge .

I thought same exact thing.

-Aude.

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Missing London (JW) Man Located Wednesday in California

by AudeSapere in

jw
friends

does anyone in socal or london kentucky-area know this person (m!ch@el g0etze)?

anyone know how to contact him?

just a hunch, but i'm betting he needs a kind and patient listening ear.. http://m.thetimestribune.com/news/missing-london-man-located-wednesday-in-california/article_6d34848c-30fe-11e5-9642-bbb7d810ffaa.html?mode=jqm.

AudeSapere

Does anyone in SoCal or London Kentucky-Area know this person (M!ch@el G0ETZE)? Anyone know how to contact him? Just a hunch, but I'm betting he needs a kind and patient listening ear.

http://m.thetimestribune.com/news/missing-london-man-located-wednesday-in-california/article_6d34848c-30fe-11e5-9642-bbb7d810ffaa.html?mode=jqm

-Aude.

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Will the Governing Body decree that Starbucks is forbidden??

by DATA-DOG in

it's bad enough that jws waste valuable, life-saving minutes getting coffee, but now this happens.... http://www.starbucks.com/careers/college-plan.

so many dubs work at starbucks!

this is a dangerous situation that must be from satan!

AudeSapere

My sister's company offers tuition reimbursement. I was so happy for her! She refuses to take advantage of the opportunity. That WT education is really all she needs or desires.

smh

-Aude.

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HELP NEEDED

by COLLINS in

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when i was reading the new 2015 shepherding textbook, i saw some references to the past watchtower and awake magazines like the 1960`s to the 1999 issues and the past kingdom ministries and some other past books.

and there was a link that someone in this forum sent which was the 2014 watchtower library compact disc rom, but it was hard for me to download them because it was asking me for a flash drive, and i don't have any flash drive.

and i know it is only from this forum that i can get it because i cannot read those past articles in the jw.org watchtower online library because all the publications starts from the year 2000 to 2015. so i wish someone from this forum can send a link that is easier to download so that i can read those watchtowers and awake magazines please.

AudeSapere

Collins wrote: { I AM NOT YELLING.}

Well... Yes. You are. When you are on a discussion board (like this one) and you type in all caps, it's equivalent to yelling.

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You seem extremely demanding of people here to do your research for you. It takes ALL of us time to look things up. Your (very few) posts give the impression that you believe your time is more valuable than ours. Also, you have given no indication of the subject matter of these letters (might make it easier to search??, might be interesting to those of us who took the time to even read your oafish posts...??), no inclusion into why the letters might be important to you, and absolutely ZERO information about yourself, your thoughts, your history with JWs, or anything.

Just a bunch of demands.

My guess is you are self-important elder who knows he should not be on this site, but feels he can bully his way around.

Maybe consider using the word 'Please' when demanding people to drop everything to do research - or anything else, for that matter - for you.

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

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Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?

by umbertoecho in

did you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?

i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.

i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.

AudeSapere

I've read about this 'restitution' thing before. There were also some ceremonies or congresses, as I recall. Jim Pellechia was involved.

Here is link to Jehovah's Witness Holocaust-Era Survivors Fund, Inc.

Jim Pellechia is cited as VP of this group. He was my circuit overseer back in the 70's.

http://www.holocaustremembrance.com/itfdirectory/organization/show/3328

-Aude.

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Very sad news - Amber Scorah

by Nicky Whitehouse in

many of you know amber scorah as the ex jw writer who wrote this very inspiring article: http://www.believermag.com/issues/20130 ... cle_scorahshe has been an inspiration to many, many people as they navigate their way through the many feelings and issues that come with leaving the jw cult.amber is also my cousin.on monday, she lost her 3 month old baby son, karl.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/ny ... .html?_r=0 understandably, she is devastated - and now facing mounting medical bills, funeral expense and more.

a foundation has been set up to help them face these costs.

AudeSapere

Tragic and Heart-breaking. I cannot imagine the pain.

-Aude.