This is a common thing, many congregations have "left the love they had at first" I have been to a few halls in Canada in London Ontario, no one greeted me, elders and MS were all about paperwork, talk was from a discontinued outline, my family and I walked out disgusted and I served as an elder then!!!
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Horley Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses UK (disbanded)
by konceptual99 indoes anyone in the uk know any details about the above congregation?
it seems it was disbanded by the co specifically because of "lack of love" and members reassigned to other congregations in the reigate and crawley areas.. i've checked the charities commission web site and the charity was removed in may 2012.. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/removedcharitymain.aspx?registeredcharitynumber=1066699&subsidiarynumber=0.
the cobe was a guy called rossiter (sp?
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another abuse that most JW children go through is severe "spankings" at the hall..is that still going on?
by wwjdnwt ini was born into the jw's religion.
was an active jw for over 30 years.
i remember when i was a child my mom would take me in the bathroom and switch me so hard with the nice little switch she got from the tree outside.
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It happened too often, how many kids remember the harsh spankings? Was it really necessary? Was their sin so bad that they deserved physical punishment. At times past I have seen parents struggle with noisy children, but when I see their parents behaviour its them I wanna slap!!! -
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Biblical Proof that JW Elders can not have Jehovah's or Jesus Spirit
by GodZoo insomething just occured to me.. like a lightening bolt in fact.
matthew 10:19 just popped into my head... new american standard bible 18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the gentiles.
19 "but when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
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I asked the person I studied with about persecution and he showed me that scripture. He said that god would put words in our mouth if we were afraid and unsure. Now we see elders who make excuses, destroy evidence, and essentially get tongue tied over straightforward questions. Why are the GB employers silent when the company men are under fire for doing what the GB told them? Even in a worldly setting a good company firm would have their men prepped for trial, and the best of defence given their employees were good men. This enquiry has opened my eyes even more. Why have the GB sat quietly in Brooklyn? Why don't they use the JW.org to broadcast their side of the story, 7 million witnesses would listen in. -
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Why are none of the 'Governing Body' being summoned to any of the abuse commissions?
by GodZoo ini'm not sure if this has been covered but i'm wondering why none of the gb are being requested at or formally summoned to any of the australian abuse commissions or other investigations that are taking place around the world?
they after all are the ones single handedly responsible for making and enforcing all the rules that are the sole cause of all these abuses and problems.. why are they just keeping their silent distance and leaving all the ill-equipped and sadly incompetent local elders exposed to take the full public blast, criticism and humiliation for all that is now being brought out in these investigations?
how are they seemingly able to sit cosy in their ivory tower immune and unaccountable?.
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Australian child abuse enquiry.
by notoneoftheboys inlies and more lies.
a question was asked by the court on having someone in the room for moral support with a minor child or frightened girl when being questioned by the elders over allegations of child abuse.
the elders book makes it clear no one else is allowed.
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Lies and more lies. A question was asked by the court on having someone in the room for moral support with a minor child or frightened girl when being questioned by the elders over allegations of child abuse. The elders book makes it clear no one else is allowed. Yet the elder being questioned said it was somewhere in the elders book that that in these types of cases they could have another person there for support? I read the elders book did not see this info, am i wrong??? If I am not wrong the shit will hit the fan. -
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Extrapolation of the Australia child abuse numbers
by sir82 in(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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When something of this nature is revealed, rest assured it is only the tip of the iceberg. Many more will come forward now it is being made public. My assertion is this "Those elders who knew of paedophiles and hid it might say they were only following the GB direction" Is that not the same as the German Nazis who lamented when discovered "We followed orders" -
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WTH do all cults follow the same branding and marketing PR outline?
by oppostate inwell not only is the wt following in the 700 club's footsteps... guess who else seems to have the same pr company advising them.. .
this was posted on facebook, and just made my jaw drop.. how is it they all end up having a similar presence?
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The Gb condemned swaggart, the bakers and all the other television evangelists in the early 80s and here they are doing the same.....do as we say not as we do. -
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July 26th Watchtower. Twisted learning
by Lemonp inthe wt study this week made me feel sick!
it is one of the most blatantly un-scriptural articles i have ever seen!
in these paragraphs we see how we should treat our neighbor ... so, what examples do we have of loving our neighbors?
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never anything practical, invite them over for a meal.....4 years in one cong no invites in sight, rides in service had to beg because one of the elders with the big car filled it with young sisters, he disclosed he was a leg man while drinking,do you need financial help has never been asked me in the 40 years I was in the truth. do you need help getting around never anything practical all about service and meeting attendance like we have other needs!!! -
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JW Hatred and Elders Apathetic Manners Drove Me Here! Why are JWs fooled in to thinking the WTS Cares?
by Judas Maccabee infor years i've been screwed with by some very bad people, people satan would kick out of his organization because even the devil might let up on evil just to allow someone to catch their breath.
with the jwism's bad people move up while good people move down or leave the kingdom hall for good.
i was talking with two elders who said "you know if you return to the kingdom hall, jehovah will bless you and these people will stop screwing with you.
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Your life your marriage is identical to my own I am fading wife is full time pioneer she micro manages my life and I lead a double life on sites like this... for years I was told by the elders that the problem was mine, not enough service, prayer sacrifice blah blah, so fade quietly and when the time is right disappear, if only I had known years ago so many of us have serious doubts about the ORG!!! -
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How Far Apart Were Your Legs?
by Joe Grundy inseveral threads on here about the excellent bbc r4 programme this week ('the report') focussing on rape and abuse in barry, south wales, jws.
fat pervert mark sewell later got 14 years and i hope he is enjoying every minute of it.. the courageous ladies who spoke on the programme were articulate, reasonable and made a tremendous impression.. the quote in the thread title made an impression on me, and i hope, on all listeners.. forget religious, theological, 'biblical' issues and cut to the basics.
a rape victim was asked to demonstrate - to demonstrate, ffs - to three unqualified (middle-aged at least, presumably) men just how far her legs were apart when she was raped.. i have rarely heard anything so outrageous, and i used to investigate rape and abuse in my profession.
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God forgive me I served on judicial committees, and ,while I never asked intimate questions, I got a sense right from the outset if the person was sorry , or if they were trying to get off lightly. Sadly I served with some elders who sickened me by their questions. Did he touch your vagina on the outside or inside your panties, which finger did he penetrate you with. Did you perform oral sex, were you watching porn, I finally refused to serve on JC citing mental health issues, too many elders seemed to enjoy the questioning too much.