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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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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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.Link +3 / -0 -
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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!!!Link +4 / -0 -
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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!!!Link +1 / -0 -
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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.Link +2 / -0 -
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Daughter of Elder Reinstated Within Months!
by disillusioned 2 ina young sister in my husband's congregation who is the daughter of an elder has been reinstated in a matter of months.
whereas another sister in the same congregation has been disfellowshipped now for nearly two years!.
seems like it's who you know..
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same story the world over, lived in north America for decades elders families slapped on the wrist for D/F offences, the poor and downtrodden families no money min wage job treated like dirt when they sinned. Now I live in Europe same thing here mass hypocrisy that the GB refuse to acknowledge.Link +3 / -0 -
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Wolves in sheep clothing
by Israel Ricky Gonzales ini was baptized then i was 15 years old and just entering high school.
i had been a perfect jw teenager through out my high school years, although i craved to be a little bit worldly.
when i graduated high school, i moved out and got a job working with my older non-jw brother.
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I have been before a JC for drunkenness. I was treated so poorly, even though no one knew of my sin, I told the elders the whole truth. All I can say is next time if ever that happens I will disassociate, the hypocrites say D F is a loving provision, I say its a god dishonouring process. I felt during the whole process that my life was in the balance. A sad day for Brotherly love.Link +1 / -0 -
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Abusing the power of tears. Yet another sign of desperation
by StarTrekAngel inso i was seating at the meeting this past sunday.
the latest wt article to be studied speaks of "using our imagination" to think about the blessings of the kingdom.
the whole study was centered around how we can, and should, spent time visualizing ourselves in the new world, working along with our brothers.
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The GB say "picture the resurrection of your loved ones" yet from the other side of their mouth, they translate jesus words on resurrection and marriage as no reunion for those who died before the GT death ends the marriage vow, hypocrite'sLink +3 / -0 -
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Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?
by umbertoecho indid you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?
i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.
i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.
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It figures rank and file kept in the dark they would be quick to do a WT article if they felt they would gain by it but again "do not question gods chosen on earth or be disfellowshipped" -
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IMITATE JESUS RC - BRIGHTON, WEST SUSSEX (UK)
by Nicholaus Kopernicus infollow jesus, but not "at a distance" (luke 22:54).
speaker opened with matt 26:57-58 stressing "fear of man" which led peter to follow at a distance after jesus was arrested.
the speaker compared this with peter's earlier stated confidence in verses 33 & 35. speaker then moved on to 1 peter 2:21 as evidence that it is jesus' example which is to be followed.
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Agreed. I cannot understand why the GB interpret the bible this way. They maintain Judas Iscarriot would never get resurrected. Who are they to judge. We do not know what passed between God and Judas or what was said, or if he was forgiven, Judas full of remorse took his life, he felt deep regret or guilt, who are we to say what he may have pleaded for in his final hours, typical GB they claim to know, what arrogance.