i've been noticing a trend recently that seems to becoming prevalent in posts which i think is a little sad and counter productive where, whatever the topic is actually about, someone will be keen to remind everyone about child abuse issues within the wts.. any sort of abuse, especially that of children, is a very serious issue but i'm not sure it's prevention is necessarily best-served by brining it up at every opportunity.
it ends up looking a little like the republican party's obsession with benghazi where they harp on about it to such an extent that people have become blind to it and it almost becomes a punchline.
people become less and less convinced of the claims because they hear them too often.. trying to turn any discussion into including comments on it, however well-intentioned, starts to look misguided at some point.
Being someone who has personally been effected by the child abuse issue I have been guilty of what you are bringing up.
I have always found this forum a safe place to vent my feeling, which I admit are many. I really think we as posters post what we ourselves live. For some of us or at least myself, it happens to be this issue that really effects our thoughts. I'm sorry if it's not something you like, but it is me. At least at this time of my healing process :)
feb kingdom ministry 2015, irate householders, "we don't apologize for our work", "did they hear rumors about jws"?
why so angry?
blood or disfellowshipping?.
Exactly what I was thinking OUTLAW!
They now know they can no longer hide their scandals so instead they tell their members to lie to the householders. What a great way of showing what honest Christians they are.
http://www.jwpodcast.org/2014/11/03/s01e01-irwin-zalkin/.
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All I have to say is those records must be so damaging for them to refuse court orders and get thrown out of court.
I can't help but wonder who is on that list!
the noble fir.
the fir tree stands silently in the corner of our living room: proud, erect, strong.
even unadorned, it is beautiful.
Doesn't it feel great??
We left the blinds open and even added a Christmas wreath to our front door this year. Didn't even think twice about our JW neighbors
http://www.jwpodcast.org/2014/11/03/s01e01-irwin-zalkin/.
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happy new year from jw leaksyes, we are a bit early, but we could no help but leak it first and kick off the celebrations.
- anon.>>>> jwleak.org.
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i hope everyone has a wonderful year.
may you fulfill all your personal goals and be happy and free.
may you have many true friends, love and prosperity.may all of us here move beyond the chains around our hearts and live life to the fullest.
By the end of 2015 I'm hoping the final loose end will be tied up for my little family to move on to a bright new future.
I also informed my husband I will be sending in my letter of disassociation. It's something I need to do in order to move on completely. I don't want to be tied to such a damaging religion in any way.
i have faded away but the wife and kids still go.
when i stopped others in the hall stepped up to help indoctrination the kids.
anything i say and tell the kids they don't want to listen too because of course its contrary to what their told at the lovely hall where their friends go.
High School has a way of making teenagers think for themselves. Just give it some time and you will be the parent they go to and listen to.
For now, try to get them into some activities that have them around "worldly" kids. It only takes them being around non JW kids a little, for them to see for themselves they make some pretty nice friends. I wish we would have done more of that for our kids when they were young.
