Much better, thank you!
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Join me in pouring some love on Mouthy here on JWD!!!
by truthsearcher ini talked to grace this morning and she sounded like things have been rough for her lately, so join me in expressing your love and appreciation for our jwd granny!
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I talked to Grace this morning and she sounded like things have been rough for her lately, so join me in expressing your love and appreciation for our JWD Granny!
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Pardon me, nvr, could you repeat that a LITTLE LOUDER??? lol
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My wife just left me.
by oompa infor saturday morning bookstudy!!!!
thanks for checking on me though.
every meeting now i ask her "so what did you learn at the meeting" and i can tell she is getting tired of answering.
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Oompa: I came to this thread, all full of compassion and tenderness, only to discover it isn't needed. Now what am I going to do?????
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Hi nvr
I'm not so sure that it is a joke. When I went to the website and clicked around (um...for more information...not necessarily to see more Mormon beefcakes...although you all know I have had a thing for Mormons ever since the days I planned to be Mrs. Donny Osmond ), there weren't actually anymore "beefy" shots, just shots of nice Mormon boys in their white shirts and ties, posing with their Book of Mormon. Anyway, that is why I think it might not be a joke, but that the cover is maybe just to grab people's attention?
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Was told about another JW molester in Ontario
by truthsearcher ina storekeeper and i got into a conversation about the witnesses yesterday and i told him about the recent lawsuit settlements for pedophiles by the watchtower.
that prompted his memory of a local case where a witness was being molested by daddy and brother, went to the elders, told she was lying, nothing done to dad and big bro.
years later, she finally got up the nerve to do something about it, the case went to court, charges were laid.
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Thanks for all who have commented on this thread. I'd like to offer a friendly welcome to the newbies The Oracle and Beginnersmind. I have cut back on my posting since school started, so I have missed all the fresh blood on JWD.
I received a phone call from Granny Grace (aka Mouthy), and she thought she knew the case and perhaps had even been in attendance at the trial. If others are aware, perhaps they could post more details?
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From the homepage:
More than 50,000 missionaries are currently serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most are young people under the age of 25, serving in nearly 350 missions throughout the world. All Missionaries pay their own expenses, and after two years of work, they return to their countries and their ordinary lives.
They can continue to preach the Gospel as laymen without getting paid as there are no paid missionaries in the Mormon Church. During their mission, they are required to dedicate all their time to missionary work and are not allowed to read the newspaper, surf the Internet and watch television or movies. Besides these dont's, all Mormons are forbidden to drink alcohol, coffee or tea; to smoke cigarettes and to have premarital sex or commit adultery.
But apparently it is okay to pose in such a way as to cause lustful thoughts!
Didn't Jesus say something about lusting in the heart was sinful, God cares about the inner life and the outer actions?
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Say Hi to MrsRoller!
by mrsroller inmy name is becky aka mrsroller.
i call myself that because the notorious rollerdave is my hubby.
i met dave when he was in his early thirties and it had only been a few years since he had left the jw's.
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Hi Mrs Roller and welcome to the funny farm
I have to say that I really enjoy reading Dave's posts, he is one of my favourites!
"somewhat of a Mad Scientist and inventor, artist, free thinker and conservative, off and on ranter and raver with a sick sense of humor"
Yep, so what does that say about me? hmmm
I don't agree with you on the Trinity, but here at JWD we don't shun each other or shout about our disagreements (much )
Enjoy your stay
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Interesting announcement made at the Assembly
by mind my own inthis goes back a year ago, my mom was trying to get me to go to the district convension b/c there was a major announcement being made.
of course i didn't go (why go back after all these years?).
anyway, she called me when it was over and i asked her what the announcement was.
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He was one of those people who wanted everyone to think that he was smart, so he would always come up with something off the wall then explain it via some convoluted explanation.
I'm sorry but I have to say that this sounds like the Governing Body and Writing Department to me.
The really sickening part was that this congregation (average IQ-47) ate it up! Audible oohs and ahhs
It is sad when people are so easily led astray.
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Was told about another JW molester in Ontario
by truthsearcher ina storekeeper and i got into a conversation about the witnesses yesterday and i told him about the recent lawsuit settlements for pedophiles by the watchtower.
that prompted his memory of a local case where a witness was being molested by daddy and brother, went to the elders, told she was lying, nothing done to dad and big bro.
years later, she finally got up the nerve to do something about it, the case went to court, charges were laid.
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Can you tell us where in ontario this took place?
This took place in Owen Sound, Ontario, a fairly small community where word about sickness like this gets around and shocks the neighbours. I do not know when it occurred or any more details, but maybe a web search would bring those up, if you are interested.
As far as threatening the victims go, do you consider telling a child that they are lying, and if they continue with their story, that they will be shunned by their entire Witness community, a threat? For a child, that is a devastating prospect that rocks their very security. Do you consider telling the child's parents that if they speak out against this in the congregation or go to the police then they will be guilty of slander and disfellowshipped, to be a threat? I would see this as a spiritual threat--after all, if you are kicked off the "ark" and Armaggedon comes (cuz ya know the end is so near, doncha?), then things don't look very good for you now, do they? In my mind, it equals emotional and spiritual blackmail.
I mention the above behaviours because they have been typical responses in the past to a child's story of molestation (again, see silentlambs website). The organization speaks out of 2 sides of their mouth on this one, as their articles say children don't lie about molestation since it is outside of their comprehension and so utterly repulsive to them. The attitude of the elders has been a total contradiction of this fact.
Do I love Witnesses as people? Yes and I pray for many to have their eyes opened to the fact that they have been deceived by wolves and false teachers. Do I condone their cover-up of pedophilia to protect the image of their organization as a spiritual paradise and the True Religion? Absolutely not!