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  Royal Commission live streamingstarting soon!

  by possum in

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  2. child-abuse

  august.

  mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .

  public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.

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  possum

  August
  Mon 3 (Cont) – Fri 7	Public hearing: Case Study 29 into Jehovah's Witnesses, Sydney
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  of experts..

  by zeb in

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  2. child-abuse

  monica applewhite seminar.

  date:.

  monday july 13, 2015. time:.

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  As a social worker she is subject to a Code of Ethics and Standards and can be struck off. Australian social workers aren't a registered organisation but Americans are so are subject to consequences for unprofessional conduct. Her conduct so far has been far from professional.
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  Human rights issue

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

  i am a third generation ex witness.

  grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

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  Half banana, thanks, had some help from a good psychologists. In Australia you are able to access 6 free visits on GP recommendation. I think the most beneficial aspect of counselling for me was having the WT speak mirrored back to me sometimes quite incredulously by psychologist and coming to the realization that most of what I thought and spoke was very limited and absolute shit! The psychologist was very hands off and just encouraged me to find my own path. Enrolled in my first worldly training course. (I was already in my 40s and was in the most basic class you can do the majority indigenous persons with very poor literacy) Had a fabulous teacher and just grew from there! left school at 15 and had to work my way through a few levels of education to get enough credits for Uni. Mr possum is very supportive (I am Luddite) an couldn't do it without him!
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  Saturday, Elders response to Royal Commission

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  on saturday the elder and his wife turned up.

  i have my reasons for not turning them away at the moment, at least, not until the completion of the rc.. i asked him about his thoughts on the rc.

  he said that he thought it was easy and nothing to worry about.

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  They are so warped they will probably say that they will wait patiently while Jehovah's angels clean the congregations via the commission as a test of faith they love tests of faith!!
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  Human rights issue

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

  i am a third generation ex witness.

  grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

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  Thanks to all for the welcome. So good to find a healthy outlet for all the frustration and complexity that comes when leaving high control cult. The WT loss is my gain of all these intelligent interesting and funny minds.
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  Human rights issue

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

  i am a third generation ex witness.

  grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

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  Rage — whether in reaction to social injustice, or to our leaders’ insanity, or to those who threaten or harm us — is a powerful energy that, with diligent practice, can be transformed into fierce compassion.”
  ― Bonnie Myotai Treace Lets keep raging!!!
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  Dr Applewhite and Conti's case

  by Viva la Vida in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this is from conti's appeal veredict:.

  monica applewhite, a clinical social worker and an expert on child sexual abuse, testified for defendants that watchtowers policy against disclosing private information .

  very closely mirror[ed] the codes of ethics of the national association of social workers and the american counseling association.

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  At least the old hag of an organisation is consistent! never has had a good tract record with getting its facts straight aluminum saucepans, immunization, blood transfusions, end of times, 2 witness rule ect , ect ............now Applewhite!
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  Human rights issue

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

  i am a third generation ex witness.

  grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

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  Diogenesister, Had a quick look at trailer will watch thanks. Only did one semester of philosophy but it helped me to regain confidence in my own thinking ability. Always so terrified by worldly philosophy as corrupting influence. Now cherry pick, enjoy, reject different points of view. And I still remain and grow, I hope a person of moral integrity....WT had me paralyzed..... (you'll be in the gutter demonized waiting for execution if you leave "spiritual paradise") you know how they work! My father had great potential as a person very hard for him when suckled from breast on WT poison.
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  Human rights issue

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

  i am a third generation ex witness.

  grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

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  Husband and I have found a nice garden to heal in and university has been so helpful in widening my intellectual horizons. Have been so shocked by the extent of my WT cult programmed regimental/judgmental and cruel thought process. As posted before Judge Bradis says "the best disinfectant is sunshine". I am now a big fan of evidenced based research no more WT hocus pocus................
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  Human rights issue

  by possum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, i am possum and have been posting for a short time just thought i would introduce myself with much trepidation.

  i am a third generation ex witness.

  grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child.

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  possum

  Hi, I am Possum and have been posting for a short time just thought I would introduce myself with much trepidation. I am a third generation ex witness. Grandparents originally lured into cult in 1920 after the death of a precious child. My father in his words "disobediently" married out of the truth. My Canaanite mother eventually was dis-fellowship and us children became mere pawns in a vicious custody tug of war. Weekend visits mother would send me in mini skirts father would unpick them to modest length and frantic witnessing for the weekend. 1975 just around the corner!! My brother (non- witness) now 57 has ongoing narrative grandfather and father where buying him a pair of jeans and grandfather said to father "don't buy good ones Armageddon will be here before he gets full use of them" when 7 years old ". I was playing in swimmers in front garden and father reported me to local police for immorality. But never reported his fathers sexual assaults on minors to any worldly authorities only Elders (some of who where his employees and young nephews). Mother very traumatised by her involvement with witnesses and succumbed and died from an alcoholic related illness. The organisation has effectively deprived me of both parents, as my father professes (delusional) to be anointed has been effectively castrated by the cult from acting as an autonomous individual. I came back to the org as an adult after a very early marriage breakdown. Re married in cult and my only daughter was sexually assaulted by a prominent elder while on a "shepherding "call. After protecting him with "two witness rule" for 12 years my daughter remembered the abuse (which made her 'demonized)'. We started to speak out about the danger of two witness rule. My daughters abuser eventually left his wife, disassociated himself and moved in with a younger women with small children. Since I come from a very large witness family in small town the impact of shunning was extremely emotionally and physiologically and physically damaging. My husband and I had to leave town! We are now in our 50,s and 60,s and trying to start a new life. My grandfather Johnston (world champion axe man) was a serial pedophile who systematically raped most of my cousins. Got caught red handed twice and dis-fellowshiped twice. Reinstated and buried with full honors. Left a trail of devastated broken women not just family members and never!! taken to police. Some of his victims accessed of lack of faith because of unwillingness/inability to participate fully in field service and meeting. Blame the victims!!!Because keeping the facade of the good witness/local hero was more important than the safety of the children in the small town Atherton where he resided. I would not doubt there will be non-witness victims. If witnesses families did not know what he was dis-fellowshiped for (what hope have the worldly people who would welcome him into their houses??) I have named Ivor Johnston in my nine page submission to the Australian Royal Commission so I feel no need to further protect him as well. I have been accused of "poisoning other hearts" by revealing abuse in JW I have enrolled in a University course and one of my professors states that post-cult I display all the symptoms of a battered women escaping domestic violence. Have found other persons posts a great source of comfort, encouragement and amusement. Thanks