The "Truth" denies care and comfort for physically and sexually abused women and children while protecting the abusers and molesters.
jamiebowers
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Could U Please Cite Some Personal Interesting Observations About The Truth?
by minimus infor anyone that looks at this thread, could you write something either profound or simply interesting so as to make the reader see the truth about "the truth"?
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Is Wife Beating still Okay ???
by Poztate inthere is a situation at my wife's hall where a couple in their 40's are separated and going to get a divorce.
she has a restraining order out on him since he had used his fists on a few occasions to solve their arguments.
the husband has gone back to live with mom and dad ( respected long time elder) while things are sorted out with no problem.. he has not been df'ed for the abuse and in fact has not even been publicly reproved.
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jamiebowers
My experience is a little more than 20 years old, but I can tell you that battered wives are not just a regional problem with the JW's. My husband beat me, drove into oncoming traffic to terrorize me, threatened to kill me and himself. He was committed twice to a psych hospital against his will, once by the order of a doctor and the second time by order of a judge. He confessed all of these things to the elders and was never reprimanded in any way. HIs uncle was an elder in the first congregation we attended, but he had no connections in the second congregation. The elders seemed to focus their attention on me by telling me that if I was a better wife, his problems would be solved. I was also advised by a MS that my JW husband was a homosexual and trying to fight it, which was causing his mental disturbance. I was told that if I lost weight, his homosexual tendencies would cease. Needless to say, after several years of physical abuse and psychological torture, I filed for divorce. I was promptly disfellowshipped, because I told the elders I didn't agree with the not being free to remarry thing. It's not that I had another husband in mind, but if they didn't punish him for what he did to me, how could I expect them to punish him if he committed adultery? By the way, he was also buying pornography and doing wierd sexual things like giving himself oral sex (yes, he could do it to himself but hurt his back in the process, as one would imagine). All of this occured in two different states a few hundred miles apart.
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is a homosexual as bad as a paodophile to a jw ?
by looloo inthe same guy that spoke to my mum on the doors yesterday was talking about them in the same catergory , aswell as saying that there are alot of 13 to 15 year old girls hanging around the local night club looking for a one night stands (she should of asked him how he knew about this , is that because he is there ?
) his point was is a man of 25 that picks up a 15 year old plastered in makeup at a nightclub a paedophile ?
which was totally irrelevant to the point she was making about the local ex min servant that had abused his daughters friends in the cong even though he was good friends with thier parents and had known the girls since birth , so did know they were underage .
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jamiebowers
From what has been in the news and on the silentlambs website, I would say that sex between two consenting homosexuals is much worse than pedophelia in the JW world. I have never heard of the WTB&TS protecting homosexuals, but they're certainly busy hiding pedophiles. Well, okay, there have been stories about the Bethel boys and their leaders, but, that isn't common knowledge!
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jamiebowers
Perhaps they are the fastest growing, but they have the least retention rate. That should tell you something.
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A Difficult time...........
by ScoobySnax inhad a bit of a day.
its so very hard trying to justify yourself to all those you love, don't you find that?.
mum has been so good recently towards me about my fella, she keeps a quiet sort of disaproval as its not "in line with the truth" and it's funny, but i do love her still for being that way.
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jamiebowers
JW's will never accept you as you are. Don't respect them, see them for what they are; bigots. You are no different than anyone else on this board. In the minds of JW's, you are not good enough for them, because you will not and probably cannot become something that you are not. And they do not have the truth. Keep reading, and you will see what an evil, corrupt organization that it really is. You can love your mom, but don't believe anything she has to say about your relationship with God or your eternal future. She is only spewing what she has been spoon fed by the evil empire. Good luck and God bless. Your friend seems to be a great guy, btw. Be happy for that.
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Did your friends resent you for not sticking to the program?
by truthseeker ini thought it was worth a separate post, see my last post on being shunned at the hall.. did you know anyone who resented your freedom from the watchtower bible study & control program?.
you know, the freedom to turn up at will or leave after the public talk.
the freedom to not go out on service.. .
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jamiebowers
My JW mother and aunt resent their non-JW fleshly sister immensely, I think it is because their worldly fleshly sister has regular contact with their df'd kids as well as her own. It seems that JW's take their frustration out on faders or worldly people instead of where it belongs, with the WTB&TS.
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Shunned at the hall for not sticking to the program
by truthseeker inour congregation likes bums on seats.. one sister recently said, "if you're not able to be regular for whatever reason, they treat you like you have leprosy.".
this is true in my case - i am an active fader - i haven't been out on service since last summer, i don't attend book studies but.
i am married and have to support my wife lest she get these pity looks from the friends.. elders and their wives ignore me - some even talk to my wife while i'm next to her but ignore me.. it's weird - i think maybe some resent my freedom from the program - the freedom to just turn up or leave half way through the talk.. i don't really deal with it - i don't know what to say.. .
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jamiebowers
It's a safe bet that if you spent your time doing chores and ticking things off of the honeydo list instead of going to meetings, your wife will appreciate that a whole lot more than you going to the kh and being ignored. Your being so thoughtful and generous may also make her want to leave the JW's as well.
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What's an OUIJA BOARD?
by White Dove ini've always wondered if there really was anything to them.
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jamiebowers
I wouldn't have one in my house, because my husband is very superstitious (never a JW, though). However he may be able to overcome his fears if he thought it would keep the JW's away. His hatred of them is probably greater than his superstition.
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Elders in their 20's?
by Princess Daisy Boo inmy little sister called me just now.
exciting news - stop the presses - her husband has been made an elder.
she is 27 and he is 26... is that not a little young to be an elder?
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jamiebowers
Maybe they're making the young men elders, because the older JW men are getting wise and getting out.
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"Deal Buster" beliefs which prove it ISN'T the truth
by gaiagirl inwhat convinced you personally that "the truth" wasn't true after all?
for me, it was several:.
the claim that humans have only been on earth for about 6000 years.. the claim that evolution has not occurred, in the face of overwhelming evidence that it has.. the claim that the bible is inspired by god..
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jamiebowers
I wasn't as scholastic as the rest of you; maybe because I was running for my life at the time. The deal buster for me was the way JW's treat women and children who are being abused inside of the organization, ie; abused children, battered wives, rape victims.