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  New World Translation Versions/Revisions

  by PietaHouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi folks.

  new here, and growing weary of finding an e-text version of one of the earlier releases of the new world translation.

  i have searched high and low, and for some reason, it is as if it does not exist.. i'm catholic, but for research purposes and as a courtesy to jws, i've put the 1984 and the 2013 versions in a database format for e-sword (e-sword.net).

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  truthseeker100

  Welcome Pieta House

  You being Catholic will fit right in with all of the Mentally Diseased on this board.
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  Extrapolation of the Australia child abuse numbers

  by sir82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  (let me know if anyone thinks my assumptions are way out of line, or if i've forgotten anything).

  basic facts:.

  the australian royal commission has 1000+ documented cases of child abuse over 65 years.

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  truthseeker100

  Is that not the same as the German Nazis who lamented when discovered "We followed orders"
  

  I was thinking that too notoneoftheboys. No Oscar Schindlers there.
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  Office holders of: WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, names addresses etc.

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the information provided by the watchtower to the royal commission is turning out to be a gold mine, you can find almost anything related to jws in australia.. want to know the names, addresses, birth dates and appointment dates of the office holders at bethel in australia?.

  name of the document: .

  asic current and historical extract.

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  truthseeker100

  Wow Just Wow!!
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  Does the royal commission have the power to force the Jws to change how abuse is handled?

  by hoser in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm wondering if this is just a hearing or if this commission has teeth?.

  some very damning things coming out nonetheless .

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  Does the royal commission have the power to force how jws deal with how child abuse is handled. Yes! Threaten tax exempt status and the JWs will fall right into line with secular leadership.
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  Media headline:Jehovah's Witnesses did not report 1006 alleged sex abusers to police, royal commission told

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check it for yourself: .

  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/jehovahs-witnesses-did-not-report-1006-alleged-sex-abusers-to-police-royal-commission-told-20150727-gil1u7.

  not a good look!.

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  truthseeker100

  Flipper: Over a 1,000 cases not reported in just Australia ? Wrap your mind around the other hundreds of countries worldwide that WT Society and JW's inhabit and have inhabited for over 60 years

  And this organization has been led by holy spirit to do this all these years? Profound holy leadership indeed!
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  Grandchildren pay for the sins of their parents.

  by Bonsai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife's mother just related to us an interview she heard during the recent three day convention that she just had to share with us.

  a brother and his wife have, for over 20 years, shunned their daughter because she ran off and eloped with a worldly guy.

  while openly sobbing, he related how difficult it has been to shun his daughter and avoid unnecessary contact with her and her family.

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  think I'll print these articles out, bring them to their house and make sure they are keeping contact with their grandchildren. I'll share these with my mother-in-law as well just in case we do DA

  
  Are you sure that's what you want Bonsai?

  There comes a point when dealing with family that you may just have to let them go. Sometimes the cult wins.
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  Grandchildren pay for the sins of their parents.

  by Bonsai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife's mother just related to us an interview she heard during the recent three day convention that she just had to share with us.

  a brother and his wife have, for over 20 years, shunned their daughter because she ran off and eloped with a worldly guy.

  while openly sobbing, he related how difficult it has been to shun his daughter and avoid unnecessary contact with her and her family.

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  Children don't understand why they have grandparents who don't want to have a close relationship with them or their parents.
  

  I only meant that my children could figure out that i was not welcome. Not a very healthy situation.

  My two children know only a very small amount about the witnesses they are both University Science people one is doing post graduate work and the other is graduating next year and then she is pursuing a law degree. So the shunning did not work in my case it only strengthened my resolve,
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  Grandchildren pay for the sins of their parents.

  by Bonsai in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife's mother just related to us an interview she heard during the recent three day convention that she just had to share with us.

  a brother and his wife have, for over 20 years, shunned their daughter because she ran off and eloped with a worldly guy.

  while openly sobbing, he related how difficult it has been to shun his daughter and avoid unnecessary contact with her and her family.

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  I paid the price for my parents delusional watchtower expectations. While I let my children know who their grandparents were with very limited association, most dealings with my parents regarding my children were conducted in a very business like manner. Sad way to do it. I was not welcome anyway and my children are not stupid and could figure that out on their own.

  I was more on guard against any effort of my parents to indoctrinate my children than they were. I am sure that my parents acted as per elders instruction by dealing with them and me in a very limited way. My children are not paying the price I paid it for them and they are totally unaware of it now, as it should be.

  So the cult only got to mess up two overlapping generations in my case, my parents and myself and my children are free!
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  JW ended a relationship with me

  by V1922 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  my jw boyfriend just ended a year and a half relationship with me.

  it came out the blue and i'm deeply hurt by this because we were so compatible.

  he did it right before the big annual gathering he is presently attending.

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  I agree with Rebel 100% I have two young daughters and if they were in your shoes I would tell them the same. If you go to a meeting the congregation will show what seems like friendly enthusiasm towards you (we call that love bombing) but its all phony. Just chalk it up to experience and move on. I would hate to see anyone succumb to the trickery of the Watchtower.
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  If you "chose" this religion, as I did, do you remember the moment you "bought" the religion?

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you "chose" this religion, as i did, do you remember the moment you "bought", or believed, the religion?.

  for me, it was during one of my studies with a knowledgeable, lovely pioneer sister who looked like her life was so perfect and wonderful.

  i was coming out of a terrible situation in my life, very vulnerable, being abandoned by a husband during my pregnancy and with other little children to look after too.

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  truthseeker100

  Thank you Muddy I am always curious what it was or is that causes people to finally accept the brain washing of this cult. My parents accepted it hook line and sinker and I am still some what puzzled as to what exactly it was that caused them to accept it.