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  The Culability of Jehovah's Witnesses and Pedophilia

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the subject of pedophilia and the sexual abuse of children often is complicated.

  by that i don't mean that it is complicated to know how to deal with pedophiles.

  they have a despicable problem in their minds and need to be identified and controlled for all children's sake as well as for their own sake.

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  DT

  Thanks for the informative post.
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  How did this article miss mentioning JW's?

  by RisingEagle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  great.

  the wall street journal did an article yesterday about a pastor at a baptist church having a woman arrested for trespassing after she had been 'shunned' for spreading 'poison' within the church.

  thanks wsj for giving the gb new ideas:.

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  DT

  Someone needs to write to the paper about this.

  I emailed the author. Her email address is right at the end of the article. I just thanked her for the informative article and mentioned that I am also being shunned as a former member of Jehovah's Witnesses. It would be nice if some others could write too. I checked out some blog posts on the article and it's receiving some criticism for being biased. Apparently, some think that the article should have mentioned all the positive results that come from church discipline.
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  Does the Watchtower Society spy and keep tabs on "apostate" websites?

  by isnrblog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently i asked the question about lawsuits that the society brought against certain websites.

  i got a lot of good information.

  it seems, of course that the watchtower society, in typical fashion, will by any means suppress an opposing view.

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  DT

  Good post and I like your blog. I have linked to it here http://jehovahswitnessesvideo.blogspot.com/

  All these websites and blogs can be a real pain to the WTS. If they monitor them, I say let's make more. It doesn't take long to set up a blog. Even if you only make a post or two it's a little thorn in the side of the WTS. They never know when you might come out with something really embarrassing to them. It's even better if you have a few links to anti-Witness sites or post some of the better videos from Youtube.

  If the WTS decides to challenge websites. I think we can fight it by publicising it when it happens. I think they may have already decided that it isn't worth the extra negative publicity.
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  I propose a telephone campaign.

  by DT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this discussion started on this thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/150868/1.ashx.

  it's hard to organise activity among ex-witnesses or any group that is primarily defined by what it isn't.

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  DT

  More thoughts:

  Please give me feedback if you think I'm doing too much or too little with this idea. There are a lot of us who want to do something to combat the power of the WTS, but don't want to waste our time or get exhausted emotionally. There are a lot of great ideas being discussed, but they don't usually go anywhere. I believe that if some of us can loosely coordinate our efforts with something simple, we might get a better idea of how to accomplish bigger things in the future. Calling the WTS doesn't have to take long. I think it's fine if someone just says something like, "I don't think you should have joined the UN" and then hang up. Others may want to say more.

  I don't want anyone to feel guilted into doing this. I went through a period when I didn't want to hear anything or do anything about Jehovah's Witnesses. I understand if people don't want to get involved. Now, I feel like doing something can be part of my healing process. I no longer have any fear of the WTS, but realise they might have good reason to have some fear of me. I find this to be liberating.

  Maybe a well known and energetic person will step up to lead this or a similar campaign. That would be great, but I don't think it's necessary. We already have a general plan that can be followed easily. Perhaps our strategies will evolve through the collective sharing of ideas. In the meantime, I will try to simply let people know about this opportunity. If enough people start telling me to shut up. I may do so and consider it a lesson learned, but I hope things will turn out differently.
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  Arguing With a Believer Is Like Playing Chess

  by What-A-Coincidence in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nice metaphor for religion and how impossibly difficult it is to influence the actions or beliefs of some people with deep seated faith.

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  digg it: http://digg.com/comics_animation/arguing_with_a_believer_is_like_playing_chess_comic.

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  DT

  Isn't "King Me" from checkers and not chess?

  Yes, the guy doesn't even understand what game he is playing.
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  What is a bikini witness?

  by NoAliasAvailable in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...just curious

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  DT

  I've witnessed a few bikinis in my time.
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  I propose a telephone campaign.

  by DT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this discussion started on this thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/150868/1.ashx.

  it's hard to organise activity among ex-witnesses or any group that is primarily defined by what it isn't.

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  Why are we still beating on the UN scandal, isn't that old news by now?

  I'm willing to consider other ideas. I suggested the UN scandal because I thought it might be good for practice and we don't have a lot of time to prepare before next month. It's not that hard to talk about. They did it and they shouldn't have. Although, there is also a long history of Watchtower teachings that can be referenced. If enough people like this idea of calling the headquarters at the same time, it would be nice to move on to more current and difficult topics like pedophilia, blood or shunning.
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  Newbies Exiting the Witnesses - How Do You Feel ? Steve Hassan Explains

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello folks, how are you ?

  i am just about done reading the steve hassan book, " combatting cult mind control".

  thought i would share some of the points here for newbies and all others to see just what a person exiting a cult, or jehovah's witnesses might go through psychologically so they can better know how to deal with the various emotions of anger, guilt , and sadness that can accompany leaving the witnesses.

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  DT

  Welcome to all the newbies! There are so many that I can't keep up. I appreciate your comments. Leaving a cult can be very difficult. It's good that we have a place where people can empathise.
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  PROJECT JERICHO--What are the advantages of a mass exodus?

  by uninformed in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have seen lots of encouragement for us to 'unite' and accomplish something that would set back the wt society, but in such a diverse group as we are, it seems that even though we are together, we are alone.. has anyone thought of the possibility of 'semi' organizing a date certain for a bunch to abandon the organization?

  kind of like the exodus, or someting along those line.

  maybe a loosely organized letter writing campaign.

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  DT

  When you get the thread going, I will come in and agree to do it with a post.

  Thanks, I started a new thread here http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/151084/1.ashx

  I'm looking forward to this. I don't usually like talking on the phone, but knowing that a group of us will be doing it makes it easier. I'm trying to imagine the result of several dozen or several hundred phone calls on the same general subject. It will make it hard for them to just ignore these issues.
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  I propose a telephone campaign.

  by DT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this discussion started on this thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/150868/1.ashx.

  it's hard to organise activity among ex-witnesses or any group that is primarily defined by what it isn't.

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  DT

  This discussion started on this thread. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/150868/1.ashx

  It's hard to organise activity among ex-witnesses or any group that is primarily defined by what it isn't. That's OK. I would hate to give up our diversity of thought. It sure beats the forced unity of Jehovah's Witnesses. Of course, any of us can call the Watchtower headquarters at any time on any subject. I merely suggest a plan that could make our actions a little more forceful. I suggest that we call the headquarters on the first day of each month or as soon as is convenient afterwards. If you want your comments to be part of a theme, I suggest the topic of the U.N. scandal for February. Some have already expressed interest in doing this. I think it could help some of the workers there to become better informed about the controversies surrounding the Watchtower Society.

  What do you think? I will try to make some reminders for a while and then see how it goes. If there is enough interest, I think this campaign could really gain momentum.

  Could someone provide us with the best number or numbers to call?