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  November JW broadcast is up, this time on not telling the truth, shunning

  by bohm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  november broadcast is up:.

  https://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=mp4&output=html&pub=jwb&issue=201611.

  we learn interesting things.

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  smiddy

  I just looked at the section of where the couple shun their own son and stay loyal to jehovah.If a non JW saw this video it would go way over their heads , why? because WT is very careful how they word things in this instance. .The said video gives no indication that the parents have cut off all contact with their son unless he returns to the religion of Jehovahs witnesses in fact it gives the other impression that Levi ,the son has cut off all association with his parents after leaving the household.

  Which is totally false.

  The average person christian or non christian would be aghast if they knew jehovahs Witnesses cut off all association with their children simply because they didnt want to be part of that religion anymore.

  Can you imagine Anglicans ,Methodists ,Presbyterians ,Congregationalists , parents treating their children in such an unloving way ?

  We as ex JW`s can see what this video is getting at ,but a non JW would just not get it.

  I couldnt stomach to watch the rest of it ,I hope it didnt relate more to levi and his shunning.otherwise I will have to go back and watch more of this crap.
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  Can a Person Resign From Being One of Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many witnesses are aware that technically, according to watchtower policy, they can if they wish too...associate with dissociated and disfellowshipped relatives.

  for all those who are dissociated or disfellowshipped, please share this with your relatives who are currently shunning you.

  there is nothing the elders can do as long as they are not discussing spiritual matters.

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  smiddy

  What Elders say and what they do can be two entirely different things.They are a law unto themselves .

  Do you honestly think the CO, or DO, would not back up the body of Elders over such a matter ?

  Jehovahs Witnesses speak out of both sides of their mouth , it suits there purpose to do so.
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  Help with fading, please...

  by longgone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just left about six months ago and i'm going through the emotional whirlwind that comes with it.

  i would really appreciate some advice on how to keep this fade from turning into my being disfellowshipped.

  i'm another born in, third generation.

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  smiddy

  Welcome to the forum longgone ,just take a deep breath and think things through calmly your in no hurry to do anything ,just take things nice and easy and dont get stressed about it.

  Time is on your side ,Armageddon aint coming anytime soon.

  So whatever you do dont panic about it.

  Think about your situation as if YOU are participating in theocratic warfare , dont feel guilty about your supposedly being deceptive , you do not want to harm your relationship with your father , so dont .

  Learn how to play the game , JW , the GB, the FDS , have been playing this game for over a century.using new light as an example for excusing their false predictions ,prophecys , and expectations that was to happen.

  Your dealing with a corrupt decietful lying organisation , why should you feel guilty stretching the truth a little bit to protect your relationship with your dad and anybody else you care for.

  Just my 2 cents worth , I`m sure others here can be more helpful

  Take care.
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  UK's NSPCC REJECTS 'mandatory reporting' of suspected child abuse

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  large article at the top of page 20 in today's - 6th november 2016 - sunday observer, the 'sister' newspaper in the uk of the guardian which only prints monday to saturday.. the national society for the prevention of cruelty to children - nspcc - is the uk's leading children's charity, specialising in child protection and are the only uk children's charity with statutory powers and that means they can take action to safeguard children at risk of abuse.. the headline in the web version is slightly different, but the rest of the article appears to be the same.

  nspcc rejects plan for 'mandatory reporting' of suspected child abuse.

  the government’s consultation on reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect was launched amid concerns about past abuse in some of the country’s major institutions.

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  "This just adds more evidence that child abuse (sexual & otherwise ) goes right to the top."

  " and the top does everything (in its power ) to cover its involvement up."

  Shame on those organisations that reject it.
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  2016 death of my father who told me don't come back if your a Witness...still hurts my soul! Warning you all!!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i last spoke to my father in march 1990. we finished a "quick build" kingdom hall and i had a 17 year old spiritual awakening and decided to drop high school to pioneer full time.

  (yes i was a dumb ass) he was not happy since my parents were divorced he was catholic.

  we had a arguement and he said stay in school get a degree...and dont come back if your a witness!!

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  Your not alone Witness 007, the sad thing is so many of went down that path.

  sorry for your loss cobber.
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  Org Is RACIST! Towards Sisters Of COLOR In Particular--IMO!

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i'm sorry--i'm getting this very sensitive vibe that the org (mainly those at the top) don't have any respect--forget about love--for sisters of color.

  i'm coming to this conclusion from a couple of videos on jw broadcasting about single sisters.. after watching this video: .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnjrbkggp4g.

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  A wife should be an equal partner to her husband ,not a doormat .
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  Fifteen years later, I went to the UN in person.

  by biblexaminer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  of all the things that the watchtower has done wrong, what would you say is the singular most powerful thing that you could point a jw to, to crack their eyes open?

  what is the singular thing that can be expressed bluntly and conclusively that might shock a jw to their senses?

  if you could only carry one arrow in your quiver on your way to war with watchtower, what would it be?.

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  smiddy

  Iknow those three Watchtower monkeys ," Hear no truth ,see no truth , speak no truth"
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  Will Jehovah`s Witnesses join with other religions in Compensation Payouts ?

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  justice mcclellen asked g.jackson about compensation for victims of child abuse , and mcclellan suggested it be by a consortium of groups , presumably religious and secular in nature as a pool to dispense approppiate compensation to all of the victims involved .. g.jackson hesitated and said they would have to look at the details of that proposal , before committing to it.. jehovah`s witnesses consider themselves as the only true religion and ,all others as false religion .. they take pains to separate themselves from from any association with other religions , not even being included in newspaper notices about church services.they want to keep themselves separate and distinct from false religion as they see them.. so how do you think they will handle this suggestion / requirement ?

  will they join in aligning themselves with "babylon the great" in compensation .?.

  didn`t they align themselves with another religion in the u.s.a. some years ago , that had to do with the w.t.

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  smiddy

  The federal Government will not be able to force organisations and states to sign up to the redress scheme.The opt-in program will be managed by the Commonwealth but funded by churches charities and state Governments which voluntarily join the scheme.

  Some states and territories in Australia refuse to sign up to this scheme ,The northern Territory ,The Australian Capital Territory ,and south Australia ,with Western Australia being undecided as to how they will go.

  For those who do not know, we have, in Australia, NSW, Vict, SA ,Tas, WA, NT,and the ACT and Qld.
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  A CHANGING WORLD-Q: Is the USA a Post-Christian Nation? A: At 45% white Christians are a minority.

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that is a proposition that a video in the atlantic magazine argues.

  i think there is a major flaw in the argument, as its possible to imagine that there is a large segment of non-white christians, that may mean that the usa is still a "christian" (whatever that means) nation.

  however, for supporters of christianity, the trend is in the wrong direction.. http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/504065/america-post-christianity/?utm_source=fbb.

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  I`m not sure what constitutes a christian nation anymore , most people who claim to be christian that I`m aware of never go to church or practice a faith not even for xmas or Easter celebrations.

  I`m not quite sure I understand the white christian designation .Are coloured christians of no consequence ?

  This question ,the way its put sounds very racist , but I dont believe that was your intent FTS ,can you clarify it ?
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  Did anyone vote yet?

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i voted today in nyc.

  a well organized process.

  very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

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  smiddy

  I stand corrected with my criticism of MP ,apparently you can vote twice in American political elections.under certain conditions.

  Wow, whoda thought.