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  Who leaves first, the husband or wife?

  by snugglebunny in

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  2. friends

  when it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.

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  truthseekeriam

  We both stop attending together, however I started researching and left mentally before my husband.
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  According to Oct.1st 2012 WT Directions- Past Child Molesters CAN Be Appointed Elders

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  considering the fact that the wt society refuses to release in courts any of it's written directions to elders through confidential letters to elder bodies- i thought i'd do the courts and wt society a "favor " by posting excerpts from this oct 1st.

  2012 letter from the wt society to all bodies of elders.

  these instructions are very exposing of the negligence of wt authorities in how they view the seriousness of felony child abuse.

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  It really upsets me that no matter how much pressure they are under regarding the child molestation issue they refuse to change their dangerous policies and procedures . They truly are digging their own graves!

  As far as active JW's, they will either 1. Deny, deny, deny. Calling victims liars, media biased and courts wrong. 2. Dig their head in the sand refusing to even watch anything negative at all. 3. Or Like some of my family members, they know the policies need to change and are upset by what they are hearing but will just "wait for Jehovah" to clear things up.

  
  
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  How do you respond to JW family?

  by Laika in

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  2. friends

  for those who have left and are still in contact with jw family, how do you usually respond when they bring up jw stuff, i.e.

  start talking about the nearness of armageddon or things like that.. i usually say nothing and just let it pass but i'm considering changing tact to something more confrontational, less because i want to change their mind and more because i find it tiresome.

  thoughts?

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  Yup, depends on what relative I'm talking to. With certain ones we cannot talk anything JW or it will not end peacefully, with others I can bring up some of the issues without any of us getting offended.

  One thing I've learned in the past few years is nothing I show them or prove to them will change the way they feel about being a JW, they may agree how some things have to change but in the end they are happy in their ignorance. It's the only way of life they know or want to know.
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  Daily Mail: Married JW woman, 36, had sex with 15-year-old boy breaks down in tears as she is told she faces jail. Elders there for support

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2976095/married-woman-36-sex-15-year-old-schoolboy-breaks-tears-told-faces-jail.html.

  married woman, 36, who had sex with 15-year-old schoolboy breaks down in tears as she is told she faces jail .

  married mother of two broke down in tears at merthyr tydfil crown court.

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  So elders sat in the back of the courtroom and offered support to the offender huh?? Big surprise!!!

  Too bad the victims get no support at all....especially in a courtroom! Makes me sick!
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  Guess what pops up first when I googled Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by truthseekeriam in

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  2. friends

  zalkin law firm .

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  truthseekeriam

  Well that explains it. Thanks.
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  Guess what pops up first when I googled Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by truthseekeriam in

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  2. friends

  zalkin law firm .

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  Zalkin Law Firm
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  Lett briefly addresses the child abuse issues in new JW.org video

  by Richard_I in

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  2. friends

  i just read about this on the ex-jw subreddit.

  link to the video (10m06s).. skip to 7:35 where he says: "another way we can contribute to the oneness - rejecting false stories that are designed to separate us from jehovah's organization.

  as an example, think about the apostate-driven lies and 'dishonesties' that jehovah's organization is permissive toward pedophiles.

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  Can't begin to tell you how much this angers me!!

  I clearly remember the last Circuit Assembly my husband and I attended before leaving. We both could have fell out of our seat when the speaker was up there saying that the media lies. This of course was in reference to the media coverage of a local ex elder being tried in court for molesting multiple victims.( one being ours ) We left that day and knew we could never go back.

  What they are doing is Willful!! They are abusing victims over and over again by refusing to acknowledge the truth but instead call them liars. I truly can't even tell you what I feel they deserve, but it's not good.
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  PBS program

  by wannaexit in

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  watching the pbs program as i write...........

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  Really good piece, I hope more networks pick this up and run similar stories.

  I have so much respect for Candace Conti and what she is doing to help change the insane policy's of the WT. I especially loved when she mentioned at the end how important it is to give the parents the information so they can protect their children. I couldn't agree more!!
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  Conti Respondent’s Brief - Can AnnOMaly’s theory Rescue Simons’ CRITICAL FACT ?

  by 4rationality in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  simons critcal fact = defendants assigned candace to perform field service with kendrick.

  martinez testified that she saw candace and kendrick in field service together.

  was candace ever assigned to anyone else?

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  truthseekeriam

  So right on Ding!

  I have personally been effected by this and every time I hear the apologists protect the organization against the victims it feels like a personal attack.

  I just wish they could embrace the victims and support them and their families openly with the support of their leaders like you see in other religions. Unfortunately I don't see that happening anytime soon. Instead I see them vilify anyone who stands up for themselves and push them away. It's really sad and completely willful.
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  IMPORTANT: Please note on your calender that on MONDAY, Feb. 16th, there will be a segment on a TV NEWS PROGRAM discussing JWs

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  on monday evening, feb. 16th, on the pbs newshour, there will be a segment discussing jehovah's witnesses.

  generally, the newshour airs at 6 p.m. in different time zones across the united states..

  please don't miss it.

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  truthseekeriam

  Thank you Barbara I just set my DVR so I won't miss it.