Posts by smiddy

just wanted to say hello, i have been visiting this site for a very long time and i feel like i know so many of you already, now you can get to know me but for now i'm fading so i cant give my complete story.

i'm single but have "hardcore" siblings in the religion, thankfully i do have family who never expressed interest in the jws.

i really checked out years ago from to much mental abuse and no recognition for all that i gave to this organization.

smiddy

Welcome ,LogansRun , glad to have you on board., enjoy your stay , and when you are ready , let`s Know more about yourself.

smiddy

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What crime should elders report?

by kramer in

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so, i am trying to get my head around what the right position of elders should be when they come across crime is.. i think i get the issuess around clergy confidentiality - and how that might potentially be breached when they talk about it to other elders, let alone the police.. but if people are saying that elders - or clergy of another faith should report crime to the police when it is confessed to the, then where are the boundaries.. so if someone says they should report to police on a confessed example of child abuse, that's one thing.. how about reporting to police consensual sex between a 19year old and 15 year old - which is statutory rape in the uk.

how about criminal fraud if they come across it.

assault on a congregant?.

smiddy

Simply put , All crimes should be reported to the relevant authorities by Elders when they hear/know about it.

Not to do so , is being an accessory after the fact. And they should be prosecuted if they don`t do so .

Jehovah`s Witnesses have long claimed they have no Clergy/laity class distinction

Yet hypocritically they have claimed Clergy privilege.In many cases.

smiddy

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Latest UPDATE UK Charity Commission investigation

by Watchtower-Free in

good afternoon,.

i am writing to give you a quick update about our ongoing statutory inquiries into safeguarding and charities linked to jehovah’s witnesses.. as you may know, one of our inquiries is into watch tower bible and tract society of britain.

we opened this inquiry in 2014. watch tower then initiated what turned out to be protracted litigation against us.

smiddy

Watchtower-Free

Is their anything any of us can do outside of the UK to help your course of action.against the WTB&TS sham in calling itself a Charity,

smiddy

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Elders ,Ego Trips ,Personality Clashes ,and bringing down the Tall Poppy Syndrome.

by smiddy in

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how often did you see / witness anything relating to these traits with the elders.?.

personally i have known an elder who was taken down by other elders in his circuit because they thought he was getting to big for his boots , and was enjoying his popularity in the circuit and it was in their opinion going to his head.. he had speaking parts on ca`s and was enjoying his popularity.

the other elders in the circuit obviously didn`t like the attention he was receiving or his inflated ego , and as a collective group cut him down to size.. simply by removing him from the " in " crowd of elders dealing with ca`s and not giving him any more talks or parts at assembly`s .. at the congregational level i have seen the same sort of thing , where an elder gets puffed up with pride / thinks more of himself than he ought to , and gets cut down by the rest of the body of elders.. last but not least , is the elder who has a very strong domineering nature who rides all over the rest of the elder arrangement , simply because he is a bully and always gets his own way on doing things in the congregation.. so is this religion .jw , an arrangement by god ?

smiddy

How often did you see / witness anything relating to these traits with the Elders.?

Personally I have known an Elder who was taken down by other Elders in his Circuit because they thought he was getting to big for his boots , and was enjoying his popularity in the circuit and it was in their opinion going to his head.

He had speaking parts on CA`s and was enjoying his popularity. ( but don`t all of them ?)

The other Elders in the Circuit obviously didn`t like the attention he was receiving or his inflated ego , and as a collective group cut him down to size.

Simply by removing him from the " IN " crowd of Elders dealing with CA`s and not giving him any more talks or parts at assembly`s .

At the Congregational level I have seen the same sort of thing , where an Elder gets puffed up with pride / thinks more of himself than he ought to , and gets cut down by the rest of the Body of Elders.

Last but not least , is the Elder who has a very strong domineering nature who rides all over the rest of the Elder arrangement , simply because he is a bully and always gets his own way on doing things in the Congregation.

So is this religion .JW , an arrangement by GOD ? a Theocratic Arrangement ? by the Almighty ?

or is it simply a man made up religion , controlled and administered by imperfect human beings with their own agenda.

smiddy

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An Odd Request from Our Ex-JW Son

by TMS in

my wife and i, both out of the religion for nearly twenty years, live in the same border town as our 44 year old only son.

we have scant contact with our numerous jw relatives, although a handful of clever "double life" nieces and nephews socialize with our son.. we care for our six year old grandson weekdays while our single parent son makes a living.

we've been infinitely better grandparents than we were parents, primarily because of our exit from a high control cult, but also because of life experience.

smiddy

TMS , This is a very good topic.And i would commend your son and you for going down this path.

Your grandson is going to get a reasoned and balanced view on the subjects that will better equip him as he gets older and can make informed decisions on his own.

It`s a pity that other religions /cultures/ ideology`s , didn`t adopt a similar approach to teaching their young ones.

smiddy

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Animals not meant to eat meat

by Carl in

jw don't believe in evolution .

how come animals teeth are designed to chew meat?

sharks for instance have razor sharp pointy teeth these are not to eat vegetation .

smiddy

Every Jehovah`s Witness should look at a Natural Geographic Video or a David Attenborugh viseo or some other video.to see what the real world is all about instead of a fanatsy world.

smiddy

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Don't have sexual fantasies! Today's watchtower...

by purrpurr in

the watchtower today says not to think of sex, or to have sexual fantasies.

i'm just wondering... how many people in the hall hearing this watchtower today would be having sexual fantasies?

sitting there thinking about sister hottie or brother hunky ?.

smiddy

Children and very young children , and young very young teenagers are present in the Watchtower studies , since all are to participate in family Worship at a kingdom Hall....Their is no segregating children from adults.

Is this a subject that should be shared with adolescent teenagers ?

Is this a subject that should be shared with minors ?

Or could this be construed as another example of Child Abuse against Jehovah Witness children.

smiddy