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jamiebowers
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update on my boy
by Aussie Oz inmy son came to visit today, he and i are getting a lot closer since he left his jw home and thanks largely to his mother and step father alienating him big time.
he needs one of his parents to help him out at times and he can't turn to his mother.
thats sad but its her loss, and his i guess.. anyway, he recently got himself a girlfriend, a worldly girl at that.
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jamiebowers
Loved the photos! Your son has a beautiful face. I could see him on a Campbells soup can.
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Kinda new here. A Backstory.
by SethBridge inim kind of new here.
i was a former member of this site, a little over a year ago.
had planned on writing a backstory of what happened in the past year but decided to keep it simple.
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jamiebowers
Jamie - My life is okay now. I've still been dealing with a lot of drama from my family but not living in the same city as them has really protected me from it. My coming out was almost like a hit and run. I've only been back in my hometown twice and one time literally was only for a few of minutes. Which of course, with bad timing, ended up with me having to speak to JW grandfather and also a cousin of mine that had previously accused my sister and I of being lovers... Haha. JWs truly are sweet aren't they. But in regards to your question, Id be lying if I said I was doing that well. Its been tough. And I truly believe that my family were the loves of my life. I grew up with a huge family and we were all so close. Even the ones I talk to still accuse of being stubborn and they think that the situation is partly my fault. I dunno. I have a very strange story about how weird my situation is with the majority of my family that I will share later.
Well, I'd think you beng gay would've put an end to any suspicions of you and your sister being lovers. You should've asked, "What would put an idea like that n your head? Is that what you did with your sibling?" LOL!
Dearie, you can't pick your relatives, so go out and form your own family wit some really good friends. You might have a head start with the ex-jws in Denver.
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Anonymous Message to Watchtower
by jwleaks inhttp://www.bit.ly/jwleaks-anonymous.
hello citizens of the world.
we are anonymous.. dear brothers and sisters,.
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jamiebowers
I agree that the police/government should have these files and investigate each one....also that most accusations probably have substance to them. However, publishing names indiscriminately, without first verifying facts could prove libelous and damage the reputation of some innocent individuals. I know some teachers have been falsely accused by students with malicious intent.
Well, that's the Watch Tower's fault. If the organization would've done the right thing in the first place, these cases would've been reported to the police, so they could've been investigated by professionals.
Bill Bowen has been saying for years that the society has a database with the names of more than 23,000 child molesters. I hope Anonymous can bring it to light. Here is what they've done so far:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_events_associated_with_Anonymous
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Kinda new here. A Backstory.
by SethBridge inim kind of new here.
i was a former member of this site, a little over a year ago.
had planned on writing a backstory of what happened in the past year but decided to keep it simple.
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jamiebowers
Welcome to JWN! I hope you respond to Diest and meet up with some other ex-jws. Your parents reaction is sad but predictable. How is your life now?
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Questions about disfellowshipping and 'non-sanctioned' shunning
by Steve_C inbasically, i have a couple of questions about the current rules regarding disfellowshipping and shunning.
by current i mean since 1999.. sorry, but i have to put a bit of my history to clarify my situation.. i was a born-in who was baptized in 1983. got married to a sister in 1984. then the kids came.
by the mid-1990s my wife and i had become increasingly irregular, so that by 1999 we were both inactive and only went to the memorial and conventions.. in 1999 i committed adultery, confessed to the elders, and had a judicial committee.
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jamiebowers
So sorry for the loss of your mom. It sounds like your sister put her cult shield down on that phone call. It's a shame that it took your mother's passing for her to be able to do so.
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Hello ~ New Here.
by witnomore inalthough i haven't been a witness for over 20 years, it has taken me that long to finally feel brave enough to join another church (aka christendom) and begin researching my past beliefs.
all this research has opened a few old wounds, but mostly liberated me from a lot of quilt.
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jamiebowers
Welcome to JWN! I was out for 13 years before I ever considered that the Watch Tower was full of it. And that was only because I saw Barbara Anderson and Bill Bowen on Dateline.
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Are we completely sure Trans people don't just have a mental disorder?
by Lore inso i thought i was a pretty accepting person.
sure i grew up in a bigoted cult who hates gay people.. now i'm an atheist who has no reason to care about anyones sexual prefferences.. .
but i've watched inverviews of trans people.
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jamiebowers
I agree with LisBobeesa. Try to find the movie, "A Girl Like Me, The Gwen Araujo Story". You may be able to watch it here:
http://www.1channel.ch/watch-4438-A-Girl-Like-Me-The-Gwen-Araujo-Story
Transgenderism is well explained in this movie.
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I don't think I have been educating my lad properly...
by jamesmahon injust been looking at book about the human body with my 8 year old boy and got to an 'interesting' part.
"dad, what is a penis?".
"erm, the appendage between your legs" (i do try to use proper words with him so was surprised he asked).
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jamiebowers
"Oh. I thought that was called a peanut"
Do you think it's possible that he heard someone call testicles "nuts" and confused it with the penis being called "peanut"?
I asked my mom what sex was when I was six years old. She wasn't a jw yet, so she gave me the facts. Well, it was so shocking and appalling to me that I thought she was lying to me. I told her if she didn't want to tell me the truth that she shouldn't make up something so disgusting. My indignation only intensified as she laughed til she cried.
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How many JW pedofiles do you personally know?
by oldlightnewshite ini was just thinking that out of the 200 jws that i actually know, at least 4 of them to my knowledge are pedophiles.
i know for a fact, through personal confidences.
that means, as far as my circle of jovo friends/acquaintances goes, 2% of them are kiddy fiddlers.. without mentioning names or details, how many do you know of for a certainty to be pedos, and what percentage does it work out at, considering all your circle of jovo friends?.
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jamiebowers
Off the top of my head, I count three jw molesters.
- Too old to be a servant but in good standing.
- Elder who molested all of his kids(four or five) and most, if not all of his grandchildren. He was finally df'd after he impregnated a "worldly" neighbor girl but didn't go to jail, because her parents got child support from him. He is dead now, but ironically enough, his grandson is number 3.
- Was just a baby the last time I saw him, and I've been out for 24 years, so I don't know if he is still a jw. He lives with his jw parents, and I accidentally found his record when trying to locate his parents online. He has the same name as his father and unfortunately, the same sickness as his grandfather.