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  Audio link to talk I gave in 2001-"BROOKLYN GIRL." In it I discuss my conversation with Don Adams, Pres. of WTB&TS of PA, about a child

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/brooklyn-girl/.

  in may of 2001, i attended a small conference in soap lake, washington, where some thirty former jehovah’s witnesses (jws) were gathered.

  the conference was sponsored by the late richard rawe.

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  I remember being counseled at the meeting the week Barbara's Dateline appearance was shown to avoid watching it. My comment was, if these are lies, then watching this should not rock our faith and if what she said was truthful, then it needed to be brought to light and fixed. *Sigh* I was an abuse victim and it still took years to break free even after that revelation. Nothing like blind faith, ignorance and promised panda-petting-shiny future welcoming your dead loved ones back to keep you captive to such crap.
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  Trey Bundy: One Year of Reporting JW Child Abuse - Your comments please!

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/trey-bundy-one-year-of-reporting-jw-child-abuse/.

  trey bundy: one year of reporting jw child abuse.

  it’s been one year since trey bundy first reported the watchtower’s child abuse problems.. twelve months ago the center for investigative reporting (cir) began publishing information about jehovah’s witnesses and their cover-up of child sexual abuse on their website, reveal.

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  Keep up the good work! It is refreshing to see light shed on this long-held dirty secret of the Watchtower. Thank you for exposing how little they care for the victims of child abuse.
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  First time here

  by BarelyThere in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  okay so here goes...this is my first time on here.

  i'm lost and confused and am feeling very hopeless.

  i was dfed in september and i am still wrapping my head around everything.

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  FreeGirl2006

  Welcome Barely There. Many of us have been in similar situations. There is life--a good life--to be had on the outside whether it includes JW family and friends or not.

  Make some new friends. Get some counseling. Exercise to get the endorphins flowing. Find or revisit a hobby you love. Pamper yourself without the guilt. Do a little research on healing (Healing Handbook might be a good place to start). Come here to vent or find solace. You are not alone and that should be your mantra.
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  Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi people,.

  i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

  1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

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  FreeGirl2006

  Forced in aged 2.5 in 1970

  Baptized 1982

  Left officially in 2005, but had been inactive since 2002.

  Total prison time: 35 years

  Years of happiness, freedom, love: 10 priceless years!
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  Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY--or what?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is this a beautiful story, or what?.

  act one________.

  now in an ordinary romance of the golden hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.in a cary grant, debra kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.. in my story, the young man is a conscientious objector who goes to prison instead of off to the vietnam war.

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  I loved hearing your tale that has really just begun. Makes my heart go all soft and gooey and it doesn't do that often!
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  A question

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anybody ever written bethel and just flat out asked for an accounting report on the society's finances?

  we all keep batting around speculation about the wtbs and money, and actual information seems non-existent.

  what would they do if somebody asked for a financial statement?

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  Non profits can have taxable income: https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Unrelated-Business-Income-Tax
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  The bridge burning has begun.

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....

  i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..

  so i texted her back immediately with fu..

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  Happy to be a listening ear and if you live on the east coast (US) we can meet up. Always good to have a support group when the bridges are burned.
  
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  Participate In The EX-JW Personality Test!

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first of all; i must admit that i'm not a huge fan of putting people in boxes like this, it is not an exact science.

  but i still think the data can be quite interesting and i intend to collect it and share it in a structured way with you guys.

  so without future ado here are the details.. link to test: .

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  FreeGirl2006

  ENFP-A

  I have remained consistent before & after. Was not born-in, but might as well have been since I was around it from ages 2-35.

  57% Extroverted

  54% Intuitive

  39% Feeling

  31% Prospecting

  25% Assertive

  The assertive part got me on the bad side of eldubs many a time.
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  What ARE the fruits that the JW tree produces?

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother [the elder] often refers to this line as to 'knowing a tree by it;s fruits'.

  so,my question is what are the jw fruits?.

  just asking....sincerely.

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  Lies, deception, pedophilia, greed, lack of love, stupidity to name just a few.
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  Trying to get John Olver's attention, re: Australian Royal Commission

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  knowing that last week, tonight, is becoming the hottest topical show in the us, i thought i would try to point his show's attention toward the royal commision.the only way i could figure out how was to post to the hbo discussion board that is specific to the show.

  here is the link to my comments:http://talk.hbo.com/t5/last-week-tonight-with-john/australian-royal-commission-on-child-abuse/td-p/499504.

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  I totally agree--I was thinking of sending an email.