Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  Contacted by Royal Commission today

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  firstly, thank you to anyone who is in support of this rc.

  no one has shown anything but great interest and empathy for those who were abused.. i don't know who this simonsays character is though and i find him to be very rude and ignorant.

  it takes all kinds to make the world go round i suppose.. today i was contacted by a staff member of the royal commission.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  umbertoecho, you're one of my heros... not as much as Angus Stewart is my hero... but a hero, nonetheless!
  

  I said that I was already exhausted and had no energy for making a monetary claim.

  I understand that, you've been through a lot already. But for the sake of someone like me that wasted years of my life slaving for that cult and will never get any monetary remuneration, I encourage you to get any money from them that you can get! I never got any money from them to see a psychologist, or to pay for my depression or anxiety medication, or to pay for my university education. Indeed, it is your choice, but the more I see of the RC and recall my experiences in the cult, I think every exJW should be able to make a monetary claim against Botchtower Craporation!
  
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  [Day 5 - 3/8]The Royal Commissions investigation of child sexual abuse within Jehovah’s Witnesses. + VIDEO

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  so, i am back at it.

  i give you day 5 of the royal commissions proceedings:.

  part 1 has been uploaded and part 2,3 and 4 will soon be available.. part 1:.

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  I'm still a couple of days behind and trying to get caught up. I certainly appreciate the video stream being recorded and posted on youtube.

  Put simply, WT looks like garbage and JW elders look like stooges.
  
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  November 2015 magazine covers

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

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  I think the Awake looks like the inside of an Australian Kingdumb Haul!

  And the boat on the WT cover looks like Australian JWs shipping out for someplace that will allow them to keep hiding pedofreaks in the cult.
  
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  Just wrote my DA letter....

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i planned on fading but the elders now want a shepherding call and we are just done.

  i know that many play the game to try to stay in, but i'm not a game player and neither is my wife.

  our families already shun us because we reached out to a disfellowshipped family member.

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  So, what's the process? We send our letter to a few elders to make sure it is received. How long until they announce? Will they announce at the Halls we grew up in where our families attend?

  My suggestion:
  

  • A short and direct letter stating that you are disfellowshipping them for [insert a reason/reasons here].
  • Get all the names and addresses of the dubs you don't like and send them a copy.
  • Any dubs you do care about, try to speak to them personally.
    
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  Royal Commission live streamingstarting soon!

  by possum in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  august.

  mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .

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

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  sparrow: Disgusting, lying hypocrites!

  "Theocratic warfare" to protect WT Corporation from thousands of victims of abuse!
  
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  JW EXPERT WITNESS FLOORED BY COMMISSION OF INQUIRY LAWYER

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  much has already been written about dr monica applewhite, the expert witness hired by the jw organization.

  her job was to provide "expert" testimony to the australian commission of inquiry into jehovsh's witnesses' policies and practices on child sexual abuse.

  astonishingly, dr applewhite was unprepared for the inquiry lawyers' questions.

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  I'm assuming that she was only prepared for the US courts where she trots out, says how wonderful WT is, doesn't have her testimony or credentials examined, and collects her check from WT Corp as a paid expert in an individual case.

  This is completely different from a US court trial. This isn't looking at an individual case, the entire collection of procedures and policies is being examined. And it's not just asking about what is legal, this RC seems most concerned about doing what is right and dragging everything wrong out into the light of day.

  In this case, this "Dr. Paid Expert" is part of what it wrong. She deserves to be dragged out into the light and exposed as a bought-and-sold phoney that is perpetuating a system that abuses women and children.
  
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  Day 4 Looks to Be Live at Any Moment - Link...and Upcoming Witness List!

  by LostGeneration in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

  anyone know who this monty baker is?

  i'm sure this guy will be able to tell the rc how things work behind the scenes without all the evasiveness, being that he is an "apostate".

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  I just tuned in a few minutes ago. This Dr doesn't seem very credible either as someone knowledgeable of the cult or of handling sexual abuse cases.
  
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  Nine Seconds that says it all. Have these elders any shame?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  what can i add?

  this says it all.. elder on stand is mute till prompted.. .

  i guess i could encourage you to watch to the end and a guest commentary, lol..

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  Wow! Just, Wow! The future of WT in Australia looks bleak.
  
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  How strange that God's organisation needs tob eg for money

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i would say that if god or jehovah or any other named or nameless god needs money then he/she/it is not much of a god.

  as a poor jw pioneer i scraped by as a way of life serving a god i could not know, see or sense in any way but i swallowed the biblical dogma and recalled that the birds of the air neither toiled nor sowed but were provided for.. so for goodness sake...why is the jw org so concerned with keeping, promoting or downright snatching as much money as they can from the sheep?.

  is it a sign that jehovah has disinherited them?

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  As a poor JW pioneer I scraped by as a way of life

  As pioneers, we relied on Jehovah to provide. But Jehovah can't rely on Jehovah to provide... that would be crazy! So Jehovah has to rely on the dollars of his sheeple:
  
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  Sorry..FASCINATING LETT (take 2)

  by Diogenesister in

  1. social
  2. humour

  http://chrisfugue.tumblr.com/ weirdly fascinating lett take 2 (sorry for 1st error)

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  CrazyFace Lett! Chuckled at this one...