First off, check the sex offeners list in the child molestor's area. If he's on it, give an anonymous tip to the police and cildren's services that he's engaged to a woman with young children. If he's not on the sex offender's list, provide the anonymous tips anyway. Let the experts handle this.
jamiebowers
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Sickening Dilemma
by ItsMyLife ini would like to have your opinions on what i should do about a situation please.. i have recently discovered that a 'brother' in the congregation (which i no longer attend) is a child molester.
i've seen documentation from his psychiatrist dated a few years ago, stating that he doesn't feel that this person is likely to offend again.
the 'brother' has said to the elders at some point that he has it under control but cannot be 100% sure it won't happen again.
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Cedars have you seen this video?
by soiledumpling in.
annual meeting reportoctober .
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d9vvrsbvkqg
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Should i go?
by MsGrowingGirl20 inso, a good friend of mine, a pentecostal christian, invited me to go to a retreat with her church.
we're the same age-19 years.
we were friends before i became a witness and she was always patient and caring with me especially throughout my arrogant spell as a witness.
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jamiebowers
I went to a Pentacostal church when I was 10 years old, and it scared the hell out of me. The preacher was screeching about fire and brimstone, and the whole congregation was crying, talking in tongues, and rolling around on the floor. Then all of the children were called up to the altar. I was crying by this point, because I thought we were probably going to serve as live sacrifices. A deacon grabbed me by the shoulders from behind and started screaming, "This child is slayed by the Holy Spirit!", and started talking in tongues in my ear. I wrenched myself away from him, turned around, and ran out of that church as fast as I could.
That happened 38 years ago, and the memories are vivid to this day. If you must get involved with your friend's religion, try a Sunday service before obligating yoursel for three days.
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Not sure what to do next
by magotan ini'm 19, and i'm still currently a jw.
i guess i'm a born-in, or whatever you guys call it.
i've had some serious issues with the faith at the moment, and sexuality is a huge part.
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jamiebowers
Please check your private messages by clicking on the blue envelope in the upper right hand corner of the screen. You'll get an error message when you click on the message. Just hit your back space key, refresh the page, and you should be able to click on the message and read it.
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Not sure what to do next
by magotan ini'm 19, and i'm still currently a jw.
i guess i'm a born-in, or whatever you guys call it.
i've had some serious issues with the faith at the moment, and sexuality is a huge part.
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jamiebowers
Your father wouldn't have to step down from being an elder if he isn't financially supporting you after you move out on your own while finishing college. Keep that counseling appointment, and I'm certain your therapist will help you through the fear and guilt you are experiencing.
My dear boy, your life belongs to you, and no one else. Your parents have made their choices, and now it's your turn.
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Breaking Down Human Spirit :Ex-jw's we need your help NOW!
by raymond frantz inat a time like this when thousands are persecuted ,disfellowshiped ,families are breaking down ,people commit suicide ,we all need to unite .all ex-jw's need to help !we need to bring this beast now !
this videos shows how the watchtower is breaking down human spirit and destroys families.this is a video of another brother ruined by the watchtower.
watch now .
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How a Service Meeting presentation went horribly wrong
by undercover inslightly nsfw.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udamzu5z9cu.
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jamiebowers
Love, love that show and the Van Alden/Mueller character!
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I just went to the meeting tonight!
by sd-7 ini love it!
out of nowhere, the mrs. tells me that since she has a part tonight and there's nobody to watch the kids, she wants me to come with her to the meeting to watch them while she's on the platform.
i'm actually still supposed to be there, but i went home (5 minutes down the road) for a 'bathroom break'.
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jamiebowers
I got sick to my stomach just reading the title of this thread!
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Talked to Phone Witnessing JWs
by jamiebowers ini usually can't hear someone knocking on the door of our enclosed porch, so i haven't spoken to a jw in person in the ten years that we've been at this house.
and being that the temperatures are currently very cold in northeast ohio, i suppose the jws are doing telephone witnessing.
so, today i had the opportunity to talk to two real live jws.
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jamiebowers
Thanks for all of the kudos but to be honest, I got the idea from another JWN poster. Unfortunately I don't remember who it was, but they did the same thing, except it was at the door and involved the shunning issue. I used the child abuse issue, because poor Travis sounded so young, maybe late teens or early 20's.
I certainly hope something so foul never happened to him, but with the prevalence of such nastiness in the Watch Tower, it very well may have happened to him or someone he knows and suffers under the delusion that it is an isolated case...just like I once did. Who knows? Maybe he's Googling at this very minute!
The whole thing was almost comical. It was very conversational and went along just like the talks I used to give. Too bad th subject matter was so awful!
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Talked to Phone Witnessing JWs
by jamiebowers ini usually can't hear someone knocking on the door of our enclosed porch, so i haven't spoken to a jw in person in the ten years that we've been at this house.
and being that the temperatures are currently very cold in northeast ohio, i suppose the jws are doing telephone witnessing.
so, today i had the opportunity to talk to two real live jws.
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jamiebowers
I usually can't hear someone knocking on the door of our enclosed porch, so I haven't spoken to a jw in person in the ten years that we've been at this house. And being that the temperatures are currently very cold in Northeast Ohio, I suppose the jws are doing telephone witnessing. So, today I had the opportunity to talk to two real live jws.
The first one was a young man named Travis. He asked if I would listen to a scripture from Revelation. I politely told him no and would like my phone number taken off of their calling list. And I then added that they had my permission to add my phone number back to their calling list as soon as the Watch Tower Society changed the two witness rule in the cases of pedophilia.
Travis seemed shocked and appalled at this accusation, so I gave him a list of names and terms to Google including: Candace Conti, Gilbert Simental, Rick McClean, and watchtowerdocuments.com. He explained the df'ing process to me, and I countered with, "With or without court records, I know the Watch Tower requires a second witness to child molestation, because it happened to me."
Then a woman came on the line and asked, "Are you a jw"?, and I answered honestly that I am not but that my mom and stepfather are. She asked me to write down a name and phone number of an elder, and I declined the offer. I told her that my personal experience and almost 50 years of court records on Barbara Anderson's website was enough information for me. But I asked her to promise to put me back on their calling list as soon as the Watch Tower changed their two witness rule.
From the tone of their voices, I think Travis may be doing some Googling very soon. The woman sounded angry, so I ended the converation by saying, "I know what you are told to believe about the Watch Tower, but I learned how they handle child abuse by first hand experience, and it is no different than the Catholic Church. I certainly hope the same thing never happens to you."