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  Hello, I'm new here too!

  by redpilltwice in

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  hi everybody, 1st post here.

  20 years jw, elder for 6 years, regular pioneer for 3 years, have always been following the 2012 candace conti abuse case with much interest, especially since the case suddenly disappeared from www.watchtower.com's news section (thanks brother j. r. brown, office of public information, because it led me to "worldly" websites for more info), leading to more and more dissatisfaction , leading to jwfacts, jwsurvey, ad1914, wtdocuments etc., leading to my awakening about 4 months ago, now fading faster and faster to zero meetings and zero field service...and you know what?

  it feels good!.

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  Welcome redpilltwice to you and your daughter ,great news that

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  4 Billion Dollars, does the WTBTS have it? Your thoughts please.

  by zebulon in

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  a month from custody trial for my little girl.

  i fight the anxiety every moment.

  reading all of your posts has, i believe, kept me from losing it.

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  On the one hand , they are continually asking for more contributions from the R&F , it`s not enough that they have forgiven loans to Congregations and then asked the same Congregations to pledge that same amount or even more to H.Q.in the USA .for evermore .

  On the other hand , they have a Real Estate Office selling prime real estate in Brooklyn for millions of dollars that is going to total more than a Billion $$$$$$ .Coupled with the fact they are also selling off K.H`s and asking the R&F to share other K.H.`s further away at more expense for the congregants in travel ,fuel , and time .

  And how many Branch Officers have been closed down and sold in recent years , the reduction in printing costs , smaller mags , the lay offs of Bethelites , etc.etc.,

  Where is all this money going is the question I wouId be asking the Society .

  The confidential letter that the A.R.C. received ,addressed to the B.O.E. in Australia from the Branch Office in Nov 2015 , regarding Legal and Financial people was very telling.

  The writing is on the wall for the WTB&TS , not only here in Australia but worldwide.

  Of course it may be a slow death taking a few more years , but death is assured as a Religious organization .with Tax free Not For Profit & Charitable privledges .

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  Women in this Org are looking for a Father Figure

  by xjwsrock in

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  this is a rant mainly in response to my wife's reaction to the stupid clam meeting last night.

  bear in mind, while i am not sexist, i am also not politically correct.

  .... it is no secret that the women in this organization outnumber the men.

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  I agree , the majority of women I knew in the religion could not ,would not , think for themselves , every little thing was what does the W,T,say about this , Bro. Elder what should I do about this

  So many of them wanted somebody else to make a decision for them .

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  If JWs were to change their name what would they change it to?

  by slimboyfat in

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  was it 1931 when they adopted jehovah's witnesses?

  (at the time with lower case w) isn't it about time now they changed name again?

  i mean everything else is changing why not the name!

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  Harold , as in the Lords prayer .

  "Our father which farts in Heaven Harold be thy name .....

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  The TOP 5 Most Dangerous Teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by park ave boy in

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  first i want to say happy new year to everyone here including you lurkers!

  i was able to get away with my whole family for xmas and new years up to maine away from everything.

  i mean everything and it felt great.

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  First of all park ave boy , I would like to welcome you , I read your bio,and that had a happy outcome .Kudos to your parents for accepting you back and finding ttatt .You are one lucky lad.

  As for your OP , I would like it to be a list of not 5 but 10.......previous posters have made good suggestions , however policies that make it easier for pedo`s to exist in the religion undetected need to be addressed

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  Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits

  by frankiespeakin in

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  2. child-abuse

  with many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.

  what say you?.

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  I stand corrected besty ,I shouldn`t rely on my memory like I used to .Sorry about that .

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  Scriptures that will never be the YEAR TEXT

  by ttdtt in

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  so what scriptures do you think will never make the cut?i will start off with one to warm you all up.. 1 corinthians 4:6 - do not go beyond the things that are written,.

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  Isa.:60 :22 , if it applies to anyone , it applies to all the Ex-J,W,`s who have left the WTB&TS and joined sites like this one , starting off as a trickle when the internet became a reality, to the raging river it has become today.

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  Since you left, have you become more moral?

  by Coded Logic in

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  respect.

  sympathy.

  gossip.

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  Religion does not have a monopoly on morals .

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  Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits

  by frankiespeakin in

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  2. child-abuse

  with many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.

  what say you?.

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  Vin Toole, the W.T. Lawyer , failed to advise any of the Elders who handled the 1006 child sex abuse cases of there responsibility to notify police or child protection authorities of the abuse .

  3 Elders on each J.C. equals 3018 Elders who failed to make this report over 25 years .

  Is Vin Toole a liar ? When questioned about shunning he said he has heard the term but never knew what it meant..

  The Confidential letter to the Australian B.O.E ., that the A.R.C. received , dated Nov 2015 is certainly very interesting , and hopefully will put more pressure on the WTB&TS here in Australia .

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  Umbertoecho here.

  by umbertoecho in

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  hello people.. i'm tired and a bit sick at the moment but i can't let anyone think that this is going to go away.... i am able to tell you a few things in order to prevent any confusion in the minds of those who are thinking that nothing will come of this arc;that nothing will effect the wtbts in america and other places.. i have been there and given my testimony.

  helen milroy and her assistants were there along with another group of people who are there to lend assistance if you crack up at any time during or after the hearing.

  i did not crack up but can see how this happens.. security is tight and anonymity is sacred to them as they want to protect all who come forward.

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  I will add my kudos to you also Umbertoecho ,well done and thank you for the update

  smiddy