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(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).
thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.
You have to wonder what is in those documents that is so damning that they would risk sanctions by refusing to produce them. They have known about this particular case for years, you can't tell me they didn't know exactly where everything was.
I would love to see those redacted documents and find out what they blacked out.
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I agree with BOTR, it's just the cost of doing business for them. They probably have it all budgeted out, s ome percentage of the revenue stream is set aside for the hide the pedophile fund.
I do think it's problematical for individual JWs when there are stories like this, because they pretend it so rarely happens. It must be a bit shocking to read in a news article that it's not rare at all
husband is completely, beside himself livid.
he's going to the elders on me.
i've havent been to a meeting in over a year.
It's great you are willing to do that for your kids. I didn't leave until mine were grown, so they missed out, but my grandchildren get to have it. Halloween is a big deal in my neighborhood, we get hundreds of trick or treaters, people come from all over. This year I went all out, we decorated the front porch to the max, we even had scary music. My husband and I did New Steam punk costumes, it was a lot of fun.
i do apologize for my extreme ignorance, but i am curious.. who the hell are honey boo boo, sugar bear and mama june??.
and more to the point.. why the hell are some americans so obsessed with them?.
i just don't get it.. .
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html#.
the national organization for jehovah's witnesses was ordered to pay $13.5 million to a san diego man who says he was abused as a child by his bible teacher.
nbc 7's rory devine reports on oct. 30, 2014.
“Jehovah’s Witnesses abhor child abuse and strive to protect children from such acts,”
Right. That's laughable, they require two witnesses before they do anything about a child molester, that's their idea of protecting children? They only care about protecting themselves, they don't give a rat's a-- about children.
let me start off by acknowledging that my current mood/thoughts reflect the fact that ive watched a few documentaries recently (blackfish, surviving progress, etc.
) and they got me thinking about the future of mankind.
mainly the question, do i hold out hope for the future of mankind?.
It's funny, I just heard on NPR that Elon Musk, the CEO of spaceX and creator of the Tesla car was very afraid of artificial Intelligence. Personally I think we are a long way from being threatened by AI.
i do apologize for my extreme ignorance, but i am curious.. who the hell are honey boo boo, sugar bear and mama june??.
and more to the point.. why the hell are some americans so obsessed with them?.
i just don't get it.. .
It's horrible, I could only watch like sixty seconds of it. Honey boo boo was a contestant in child beauty pagents on a show called Toddlers and Tiaras. I guess they figured that anyone willing to watch a four year old with wigs, full makeup and big hair perform on stage like a trained seal would be interested in watching this train wreck. I am an American and I don't get it.
tonights book study in part is about jesus throwing out the merchants and money lenders in the temple... how do they manage to tally that up with asking for funds for all their various projects?
it seems hardly a meeting goes by without some kind of money plea?
don't they realise that they are doing the same thing that jesus got so angry about and threw out of the temple?
There is a story about a wife who comes home to find her husband in bed with another woman. The other woman gets dressed and leaves and the husband gets dressed and pretends nothing happened. The wife is upset and says "why were you cheating on me?" He responds "I wasn't cheating on you". She says "But I saw you with another woman in bed". He says "who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?"
This is how mind control works. They are constantly reinforcing the idea that they are so much better than other religions, to the point that it becomes hard for people to see the reality, that actually they are much worse. They also are constantly telling people that they cannot trust their own judgement, that they are sinful and weak, that they need those men in Brooklyn to tell them what is right and wrong. People dismiss the hypocrisy they see, or minimize it, or make excuses, because to face the reality is too overwhelming and goes against everything they have been conditioned to believe.
Jehovah may choose to overlook certain minor
failings.
What about failings that are not minor? I cannot imagine the average JW risking everything because of a "minor failing" on the part of some elder. And why do elders get a pass? I think most JWs are shocked when they find out the hard way that there is a double standard. While they would be disciplined for a major sin, the old boys network of the elder body are held to a different standard. Of course the individual wants something to be done, they have been told that "Jehovah's Organization" doesn't do these things, why wouldn't they expect wrongdoing to be fixed. Hypocrisy at its finest.
This could be likened to a patient who loses out on the
benefits of a treatment because he does not like something about
the doctor.
And if the doctors shows up for your surgery drunk, would it be foolish to object ? Why would anyone take advice from an elder that doesn't follow basic bible principles of honesty and integrity.
i am here for the first time ...but have enjoyed reading others experiences that i feel i can relate too.
i used to be an elder for more than 20 years .
i have successfully faded with my wife and children.
Welcome, glad to hear of your successful fade, I look forward to hearing your story.
I have been out too long to know what you cam expect, but from what others have Said, expect the cold shoulder.
