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  March 22, 2017 TO ALL CONVENTION COMMITTEES Re: Discontinuation of Physical Distribution of Convention Releases

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  march 22, 2017 to all convention committees re: discontinuation of physical distribution of convention releases.

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  smiddy

  Just another evidence of the decline of the JW religion. cutbacks ,cutbacks,cutbacks are the norm nowadays.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Crimes Against Fellow Jehovah's Witness Victims

  by Hecce in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i ran a search and it seems that this was not posted before, there are 5 pages of criminal cases involving jws.. in the following criminal cases, the watchtower society - jehovah's witnesses religion served as the spiritual element of the perpetrator's and/or other actor's formative environment, or otherwise served as a major influencer of the perpetrator's and/or other actor's behavior.

  the following cases are often tragic, and speak for themselves.. http://jwdivorces.bravehost.com/familicide4.html.

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  smiddy

  Thanks Hecce ,the jehovahs Witnesses take the moral high ground over other religions so they should be called out on it.

  And I would suggest that they are on a par with society in general and if not they would score higher per capita.

  Another thing is these cases only deal with crimes Jw`s commit against other JW`s and is by no means extensive , ,and it doesnt take into account crimes comitted by JW`s against non JW`s.which if taken into account would expand this number xxx fold.

  Their are other sites that show crimes comitted by Jehovahs witnesses , and every crime you can think of has been comitted by a practicing JW from murder to robbery ,extortion ,fraud, and child sexual abuse to name a few.
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  BBC News has both an article and News Report on Rose questioning his victim. Charity commission investigating this case too.

  by Amelia Ashton in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08yw11v at 28 minutes.

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/26/jehovahs-witnesses-attacked-charity-commission-paedophilia-cover/ charity commission investigation report.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40719773?sthisfb written article on rose questioning his victim.

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  smiddy

  Only the last link works for me.

  While the JW`s say they abhor child sexual abuse ,in both cases cited they failed to inform the appropiate authorities or the police of these allegations of abuse against children in their religion.

  Why not ?
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  What should i do

  by Akid48 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have my meeting tomorrow and i dont know if i should act like im having a good time or not.. from akid48 .

  read my last post i made to know whats going on in my life.

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  smiddy

  Because of your age just keep learning the truth about the truth (TTATT) but keep it to yourself until you are old enough to move out on your own and be an independent person.

  Dont get baptised and study everything on jwfacts site.

  I`m glad you have found this site and take care ,you have a lot of support here.
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  My mums dying she refuses blood transfusion...the horror.

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  mum has a mild form of lukeimia if she took blood like normal people she could live to be 100. but no, anointed sisters dont compromise jehovah wont allow it.

  so here i am moving to sydney for one month going to hospital everyday putting my life on hold to watch my mother die slowly.

  watching her gasp for air, struggle to breath.

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  So sorry to hear this witness 007 my thoughts are with you in this trying time.

  Its nothing short of criminal this blood doctrine under the guise of religion they should be prosecuted.for it.
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  I'm writing a letter to my country's branch

  by Ray Frankz in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone.. well, i have some good news.

  after having a terrible moment arguing with my mom about the 1914 teaching and all it evolves (she get really upset and i felt great regret for starting the argument) she came to me next day and started talking with a much more open mind, and she talked about a lot of concerns too.. she and my father naivily expressed the wish to write to bethel to ask about 607bc.

  i told in all the possible ways it wouldn't work.

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  smiddy

  Ray Frankz sending a letter to the Governing Body pointing out their flaws in doctrine could be likened to sending a letter to a Mafia boss that he could be breaking the law.

  The GB are not delusional ,they know full well they are not directed by Holy Spirit and that they are not operating under the guidance of the Holy Spirit ,

  They have admitted to not being inspired by God and not directed by Gods Holy Spirit.that they are imperfect and make mistakes.

  And the videos of the Australian Royal Comission also show that the Australian Governing Body member G.Jackson can lie under oath.

  When asked by counsel if Jehovahs Witnesses considered themselves the only "true"religion ,his reply was "That would be presumptuous of him to say that "?

  Also Vincent Toole a JW and a legal representative of the WT organization when asked by counsel about shunning said "I have heard about it but I dont know what it means" another lie. under oath.by a person of responsability high up in the organization

  The JW`s are no more directed by God than are the Mormons ,Seventh Day Adventists or the Christadephians.or any other religion.
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  BBC News "The ex-Jehovah's Witnesses shunned by their families"

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bbc news website has this linked on front page.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40704990.

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  smiddy

  Maybe all jehovahs witnesses will dismiss this article ,most of them are a lost cause anyway .Who cares ?

  They bought their ticket ,they know what they are getting into,and they will suffer the consequences.

  However the general public will more likely , because of this article dismiss the JW`s as a cult to be avoided .

  And that is who I am most concerned about.

  Their not interested in the nitty gritty of who is right and who is wrong ,dotting the I`s and crossing the T`s .

  The average person ,not a JW will just dismiss the religion as another lot of fruitcakes.

  And i think thats a great outcome.
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  BBC News "The ex-Jehovah's Witnesses shunned by their families"

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bbc news website has this linked on front page.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40704990.

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  smiddy

  Hi Slim and others replying .I think we need to give the journalist a bit of slack here ,they are ignorant of the nuances of JW speak.

  ( even JW`s are LOL)

  I think in both cases their were other factors that came into play for them being disfellowshiped ,such as the questioning of blood transfusions ,only 144000 going to heaven ,and also the belief that we are living in the last days and Armageddon is imminent.

  Disbelieving any of these is grounds for disfellowshiping when voicing those concerns to anybody else.And any other concern they may have raised with their Elders that was not noted by the journalist.

  Just saying
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  BBC News "The ex-Jehovah's Witnesses shunned by their families"

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bbc news website has this linked on front page.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40704990.

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  smiddy

  The more this policy of the Jehovahs Witnesses gets advertised the better ,the general public need to be aware of what they could be getting into by joining this religion .
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  Is there any humor in the bible?

  by Normalfulla in

  1. social
  2. humour

  humor plays a big part in a lot of humanity and we all like a good laugh but as far as i'm aware god's supposed word has no actual humor ,of course apart from being a joke itself ,why wasn't there a passage or something like "jesus farted and giggles broke out among them " or something, is anyone aware of any notations of humor ?

  all to.serious really.

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  How about Samson catching 300 foxes and" to take torches and turn tail to tail and put one torch between two tails right in the middle 5 with that he set fire to the torches and sent them out into the fields of standing grain of the philistines..Thus he set on fire everything from the sheaf to standing grain and the vineyards and the olive groves".

  Have Jw`s ever considered the logistics of acheiving this feat ?

  But then of course is the magical "Jehovah " he can do anything !

  He obviously had plenty to do and say in the first 4000 years of human history ,if you believe the JW`s when humans were more closer to Adamic perfection but alas when we humans are far more removed from the Adamic perfection for these past 2000 years he has been inactive and completely silent.

  You would think that the furtherest we are from the Adamic pefection he would be giving us more reasons to have faith and believe in him with the likes of what he did in pre-christian times.?