isn't it ironic that the governing body saw fit to produce a child's video warning about the dangers of plastic toys while trying to cover up the danger of sexual predators in their kingdom halls?.
even the theme to listen, obey and be blessed only reinforces the kind of culture that allows the abuse of children to go unnoticed for years.. the callous disregard for children is mind boggling.. i suspect that the governing body knew that there could be some expensive settlements coming up and rushed the production of the ill advised sparlock video to try to squeeze a few more donations out of the rank and file while they still have a chance.
they probably didn't take time to consider that it would only add to their troubles and expose their hypocrisy.. .
In all fairness the book learning from the great teacher teaches children to resist paedophiles,
That book has been highly criticized by some parents and was the reason why they left the borg. If I remember correctly, the wording put the responsibility for the molestation on the child. It was something about Satan and the demons tempting children to allow their private parts to be played with or some such nonsense.
still going back to correct grammer / spelling, but this is basically what i am writing to them.
it probably won't do any good, but you never know:.
thanks for taking the time to read this.
Very powerful without being dramatic! I hope they print it.
I faced that situation when I divorced my dangerously abusive jw husband who was threatening to kill me, (forcibly committed to mental institutions twice for being a danger to himself and others...particularly me). My problem wasn't that I couldn't remarry. My big fear was that he'd kill me after the divorce, because he wouldn't be able to pursue another victim, I mean wife, as he preferred to beat up women like his mother and spouse.
Anyway, thinking that I'd already been df'd, I made a false confession of adultery to my jw mother, who'd been dispatched from out of state, probably by him...you know the one who remained faithful to Jehovah's organization. It makes me sick just thinking about it.
jane doe vs the watch tower in the oakland, ca case was awarded $20 million in punitive damages..
That's 27 million for one case.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Shamus, that's what I was thinking. And you know this scumbag did it to more than one child. I hope every kid he molested calls that attorney and sues the sh*t out of the Watch Tower! Maybe others who were also victimized by other perverts protected by the WTS will get in line too.
jane doe vs the watch tower in the oakland, ca case was awarded $20 million in punitive damages..
Jane Doe VS the Watch Tower in the Oakland, CA case was awarded $20 million in punitive damages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhsnd5hei3s&feature=share.
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i'm wondering if any of uk jwn members know any of these people or could pssibly look them up to see how they're doing today..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhSnD5heI3s&feature=share
I'm wondering if any of UK JWN members know any of these people or could pssibly look them up to see how they're doing today.
i have a lifelong buddy (g) who is now df'd ....doing great and happy.
he has a nice boat.
a while back he gets a call from a very well known elder who, of course, shuns him.. elder: "hi g. i know this is a little strange, but i don't know who else to call".
It's not surprising, because most jws, myself included when I was one, have this sense of entitlement. Cult indoctrination makes them feel special, because they are, after all, God's chosen people. I've heard similar stories about a cousin of mine who is df'd. Most of the time his jw mother and siblings shun him until they need something from him. He takes care of his aged mother's house and property, and then she has to take sh*t from the elders for talking to him....the cycle of abuse continues.
since there is renewed interest in the 1975 fiasco and one of it's main promoters, i discovered something interesting.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/103129/1/who-is-charles-sunutko.
in the above thread blondie posted an except from an awake!
magazine article on old chuck s. in it, he stated he was born one year after his parents married in 1935, viz.
hello - i am new here .. just joined a couple of days ago, and have enjoyed the bit of lurking that i have done.
a breif history, i was raised as a jw, was active until i was 36, and was a regular pioneer for 7 years and a ministerial servant for 5 years, and was one when i left.
my reasons for leaving are not important at this point, but i have spent the last year or so researching the flood and more extensively the theory of evolution.. i have finally decided to broach the topic with my mother since after all this time, the last of my jw friends and my brother and sister have all decided that they should shun me now, and i want to make a last ditch effort to convey to my mother that i didn't leave the organization so i could do lines of coke off a cheap hooker, but because i actually believe that this is not the truth.. i'd love some feedback on the email and what you think the possibility of it actually breaking through the "permafrost" created by the society.
Welcome! I'm glad to hear you have a good life outside the Watch Tower. You're so well written and apparently well read. Have you been to or are you going to college? If not, do you plan to?
i have been invited to share it on radio.on healing exjws by agustin astacio.
those who pray,please do it for me those who dont send good vibes,please.
those who dont like me stay in bed.... dont get up.....
Have fun Granny!
