Posts by OnTheWayOut

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Can we verify that Watchtower is on lockdown right now?

by Newly Enlightened in

there is a rumor going around that watchtower is on lockdown right now and the news media parked outside, circling like vultures every since the abc nightline report, is there anyone that can verify it true or not?.

https://youtu.be/ilbvzop6uua.

OnTheWayOut

There is a Rick Fearon rumor. That's not the same as a rumor.

I saw it on FB:

BREAKING NEWS ...... LOCK-DOWN AT BROOKLYN BETHEL !
Insider Elder at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in Brooklyn, NY. called Six Screens early Sunday morning (March,15) and said Bethel is locked down. Bethelites are to not leave the buildings.
The reason for the lock down is the Watchtower Organization is under-siege by the News Media. News trucks and reporters are outside the facility hoping to get a response on the critical news recently aired on ABC, NIGHTLINE exposing the Watchtower on covering up child sexual abuse.
Bethelites have been instructed to not talk to anyone asking questions.
According to the inside Elder, the Governing Body is having a special meeting today along with other Officials of the Watchtower to come up with a plan to control the impending damage.
The Six Screens Informant will continue to keep us up to date on this breaking story. For more information and the latest critical news about the Watchtower ..... https://www.facebook.com/groups/sixscreens/

I googled what I could think of and found absolutely nothing about this anywhere else. One single news source was currently repeating the already-broken stories, and I am sure others have and will repeat them. I am sure some news people have been calling and showing up, but as for camping outside of the compound, nothing is verified.

Edited to add: It's probably "Johnny" as Rick's inside source.

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ABC's report on child abuse

by Joyzabel in

nice job!

OnTheWayOut

"Worldly people are quick to resort to lawsuits if they feel their 'rights' have been violated."

Damn straight.

I think most of us would rather put the Governing Body in prison, but when that isn't possible, we settle for whatever actions are available.

I think Watchtower is hoping any JW reading this focuses on the word "feel."

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Send In The Clowns

by OneFingerSalute in

as i sat through another mind numbing sermon this morning i could not help thinking that the speaker was a total clown.. lime green suit, white shirt, yellow tie, blue socks barely higher than his ankle, brown shoes, and an orange cast.

all that was missing was a big red rubber nose!

and of course everyone remarked what a wonderful talk he gave.

OnTheWayOut

It was the weekend for Irish parades just before St. Patrick's Day. Maybe he went to one before or after.

10

Reasons for Leaving

by maksutov in

i finally got my book finished.

it is available as a free ebook here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/527252 i'm sure the contents are familiar territory to most people here, but hopefully it will be of some use to those who are either thinking about joining or thinking about leaving.

OnTheWayOut

I will take a look at your book, although I am no longer thinking about leaving.

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Shorter meetings for field service

by hoser in

march kingdom ministry insert is about how the field service meetings will be shortened from 10 to 15 minutes down to 5 to 7 minutes.

they want the publishers to report more hours.

in my experience the problem isn't the length of the meeting for service but pioneers and publishers dogging it after the service arrangement.

OnTheWayOut

They used to have 2 meetings in one evening- the Theocratic Ministry School and the Service meeting. They shortened those to squeeze the "book study" in there. It doesn't need to be long because they are just standing next to a cart or handing people a simple tract. The meeting for service should be shorter too.

I am sure that some long-time pioneers said they wished this meeting was shorter so they could get back out there next to their cart without "losing" too much time. It's all about time. TIME TIME TIME!

They probably said that some frigging elder thinks he is a hotshot because he graces them with his presence at the meeting for field recruiting and he thinks he is "teaching" them something by making some point or demonstration. They just want to keep their time rolling and get it the hell over with for the day. "Just let the pedophile pair up with the pre-teen and get us pioneers back to our gossip about the sisters while standing or sitting next to the cart." (Well, probably not those exact words.)

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My first birthday gift to someone

by Slave4_38y in

i bought my girlfriend a birthday gift yesterday.

it felt weird.

i'm 43 years old and have never done this before.

OnTheWayOut

I loved getting my birthday back and would love to give a first birthday present to my wife of 25 years. Enjoy the special moments.

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Gifts from my old hall..

by Garrett in

jw
friends

hey guys,.

so, it seems the hall i used to attend before my latest one got to hearing that i "disappeared".

so today, i went to the post office to pick up a package.... i decided to try to face reality and open it... what i found were multiple letters and wrapped gifts.

OnTheWayOut

Man. That must have been tough. If it helps with your decision to discard the cards, they only wrote them after some jerkwad elder (or higher up) decided it was okay to contact you. They would have left you alone if not for that. It is part of their spiritual warfare. People must have really liked you to pull this on you.

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ABCNews Nightline: Segment on JW absuse cases here......

by WingCommander in

jw
friends

here is the segment on the conti abuse case in california and jehovah's witness's response as reported on by the abcnews nightline broadcast which was shown early this morning.

it really displays some absolutely shocking behavior from not only her abuser and his (supportive) wife, but also the jw attorneys and elders via video.

i am just blown away by the audacity displayed by these monsters.. we can now understand why governing body member stephen lett slipped in his comments a couple of weeks ago about "untrue reports of child abuse" in one of his talks which can viewed on the cult's website.

OnTheWayOut

Great posted videos. Thanks WC.

I was going to ignore Perry's comment which is a version of "No true Scotsman..." (Google it.) But I feel it is necessary to comment. Please get off your pulpit where you try to separate JW'S from your ideal Christianity. Just as it is highly inappropriate to use this case to blast all God-belief, it is equally wrong to say how true Christians are better than this. This report is negativity about Jehovah's Witnesses and their policies. Secondarily, it is positivity about Candace Conti and the victims who have their say or their late reward and/or justice. Let's keep our debates and pushing of our beliefs (and non-beliefs) where they belong.

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ABC's report on child abuse

by Joyzabel in

nice job!

OnTheWayOut

I am not a fan of the forced camera interviews where people have to tell interviewers to go away. In virtually all circumstances, I would tell them to go away also. But Rick messed up in saying anything. What he did say was seemingly contradictory to what was presented in court. There was no allowing for him to deny Candace's accusations and they didn't want him appearing to be cross-examined. Watchtower lawyers did not take a defense that included denying allegations.

What Rick's wife said was revealing also. She damn well knows Rick was guilty, having said he paid for the crime she knows he committed.

The Watchtower lawyers trying to deny that Candace was "assigned" to work with Rick is such nonsense and it appears that the jury was not fooled by the defense. The fact is that a dangerous known predator was allowed to choose Candace and the congregation, were it not under strict orders, could easily have prevented that.

I know I cannot get my JW wife to even consider watching the video, but should I be isolated with Jehovah's Witnesses, it will probably come up in my conversation.

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ABC's report on child abuse

by Joyzabel in

nice job!

OnTheWayOut

Wow! That was a powerful report.