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  How I handled Child Abuse cases when I was an Elder (1996-2006)

  by slmdf in

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  2. child-abuse

  hey ya'll.

  i know there is a lot of buzz due to the nbc story.

  i thought i'd share my experience as an elder dealing with abuse.. i attended 23 different congregations in my life and served as an elder or ms in 9 of them.

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  The WTS is corrupt full stop. I'm in two minds about the elders, the sheep come first not the WTS thats all they should be concerned about the they are shepherds not of an organization but of people real people with feelings, what about all the b/s that also have been stumbled through this.

  Are the elders so clinical that all they see is a damn tower. Its called worshiping the WTS and its GB. It's disgracful and I hope the whole bloody thing comes crashing and people see the truth about the heartless bastards and all these coverups come out.

  The elders are responsible to Jehovah for shepherding his sheep, full stop.
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  Mental health and JW's

  by drewrocks in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm hoping someone can clear this up for me.

  i was recently released from an inpatient behavioral health unit.

  i was wondering jw's stance on mental disorders and tratment.

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  they are not for seeing psychologist or psychiatrists, though would have to see psychiatrist to get analaysis on what the problem is and the right medication.

  Years ago in the 70's I remember it was very much frowned upon seeing an medical help for depression as the bible or God's spirit was the remedy, so black and white.

  I have noticed that since America and other countries went sue crazy over any little thing, the WTS has changed many policies. I sometimes think the WTS if very very hypocritical and uncaring of b/s on an individual level.
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  24 jehovah's witnesses killed in nigeria

  by candidlynuts in

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  2. friends

  i looked around but didnt see this article posted anywhere.. it is from tuesday of this week.

  what a horrifying devastating accident, so many families affected.

  link: http://allafrica.com/stories/200711200551.html.

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  Yes it was terrible...and as with just one death many are affected and here we have 20 or so.
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  New Evidence in Jehovahs Witness's Allegations....

  by fifi40 in

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  2. scandals

  i think this is related to the other threads about msnbc news.

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21917798/.

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  yeah it gets around....and it really shows up what a disgusting org it is.
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  If You're Annointed and You Know It Clap Your Hands...

  by VoidEater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok...i see there are a fair number of posters here that have a "heavenly hope".... i can't help but wonder - what would it be like if a group of annointed (those that know in their hearts they will be resurrected to heaven) were to step up to the wbts, claim the authority the society vests in them as the true intermediaries between the great crowd and jesus, and try to give input to the gb?.

  how could the gb posisbly say they are not part of the fds?

  i suppose they would just paint everyone with the apostasy brush - "because i say they are and they disagree with me" - but wouldn't it be a marvel to see a group come forward to assert the authority and responsibility the gb says is vested in the fds?.

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  But WHY don't they disfellowship bloodtakers ?

  by aligot ripounsous in

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  2. beliefs

  any jw knows that one of the very bad things that a christian must not do is accepting a blood transfusion.

  respect for the sanctity of blood ranks highest, in jw theology, on the scale of christian standards, along with not being a murderer, an adulterer, a robber, etc.

  in fact, it is the identifying feature of jws for the onlooker.

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  I asked this question many years ago, and was said that someone could have a fusion out of fear, but if someone practices taking blood to keep onself alive or any other reason it becomes a disfellowshiping matter.
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  Yearbooks= Does Bethel "worship" new Watchtower buildings and branches?

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. bible

  the yearbook is always beaming with pictures, descriptions, and glowing testamony of the new buildings the watchtower purchased, renovated or built.

  is this in fact "building worship"?

  i mean do the poor 3 million witnesses who meet in shacks on dirt floors, really care or understand these pictures, from their rich western society brothers?

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  wont matter how they are doing in growth or shinkage.

  growth is up....the last shout is comin' and Jehovah is speeding up the work the end is nigh

  no growth.......we are near the end all the sheep are almost in, we should expect this as the day draws near.
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  How do you spot a doubter ?

  by confused and lost in

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  2. beliefs

  hi all,i would like to know how to spot any doubters in my cong.the problem,as you are all well aware,is that everyone is to damn scared to openly say anything critical about the wts.so how can i ferret out any "would be doubters".any hints?

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  get em pissed.
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  JWs are "peddlers of the word of God"

  by AuldSoul in

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  2. beliefs

  merriam-webster french-english dictionary .

  main entry: peddler.

  function: noun.

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  They don't direct people to Jesus, they direct people to the Governing Body. Yes. I am definitely feeling nauseous..
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  Why I'm thankful for the ministry...

  by LayingLow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was sitting here thinking about it, and i'm sure some would disagree, but....

  1. the ministry exposed me to alternative interpretations to scriptures that i likely never could have gotten past.

  first-born in col 1:15, meaning ruler or heir instead of first creation).

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  JF said...

  Now if only he could find you! I think I'm going to throw up...

  be my guest