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  The toxic JW Worldview

  by TD in

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  sometimes i forget how small-minded, petty, provincial, mean-spirited ignorant and judgemental it was and still is.... then i sit down with a jw relative, hoping to have a normal conversation and realize there is literally nothing to talk about.. nothing..... current events?

  hobbies?

  your job?

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  truthseekeriam

  Completely get that as well. It’s exhausting trying to find conversations beyond “How bad things are.” How these are signs of how close the end is...Bla bla bla.

  Well, It’s true, things are pretty hard right now, I can also see the importance of trying to make things better however I can, today. Whether it’s wearing a mask, protesting wrongs and making sure I’m registered to vote. I’m getting busy living in the days and moments as they come, instead of waiting and waiting for the end of the world to come and destroy everyone but JW’s.

  Super hard to keep relationships with our JW families with our new views and lives :(
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  The Atlantic Magazine: A Secret Database of Child Abuse

  by Pants of Righteousness in

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  2. friends

  i haven't seen reference to this article on the forum, so would like to post a link to an article that was published by the atlantic on 22 march 2019.. .

  https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/the-secret-jehovahs-witness-database-of-child-molesters/584311/.

  only factual matter that i could correct is the number of gb members at the time of the australian royal commission - i'm pretty sure it was 7 at that time..

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  truthseekeriam

  So happy this is all getting out!
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  So, who's the good abuse attorneys these days?

  by avishai in

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  2. child-abuse

  asking for a friend.

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  truthseekeriam

  Agree with everyone else, Zalkin.
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  Since You Left The Organization Do You Celebrate National and Religious Holidays?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i know of people who were disciplined because they observed the fourth of july fireworks celebration.

  and i know many people who celebrated thanksgiving but just didn’t call it that because they could get into trouble with the elders.. do you now celebrate birthdays and other holidays or is that something you really don’t care about?

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  truthseekeriam

  We do!

  It's not as exciting or experienced as our neighbors... but we do try to get involved.

  Sparklers for the 4th, a little cake for a birthday and a tree with lights for Christmas. It still doesn't feel as normal as I would like but it's getting there.

  I just hope by the time my grandchildren come along we will be having the most fun celebrations :)
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  truthseekeriam

  Yippee!! So happy for you both!!
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  Watchtower Loses an Appeal

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. scandals

  publication court of appeal, fourth appellate district division one state of california osbaldo padron, plaintiff and respondent, v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc., defendant and appellant.findingwatchtower has abused the discovery process.

  it has zealously advocated its position and lost multiple times.

  yet, it cavalierly refuses to acknowledge the consequences of these losses and the validity of the court's orders requiring it to produce documents in response to request number 12. and, in a further act of defiance, watchtower informed the court that it would not comply with the march 25, 2016 order 39 requiring it to produce documents responsive to request number 12. the court, following lopez, supra, 246 cal.app.4th 566, as an incremental step toward terminating sanctions if watchtower persists in its unjustified conduct, imposed monetary sanctions.

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  Great news! I absolutely loved reading the opinion, I'm pretty sure the Watchtower has to know at this point their ridiculous games are no longer working! Time to pay the piper.
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  Update on the $4000 day fine - Padron v Watchtower

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  from reddit:.

  this was an oral argument to dismiss the $4000/day fine.

  both sides presented their arguments and now the judges will write an opinion (30 to 90 days).

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  truthseekeriam

  Wonderful!! I was about to email Zelkin to ask how it went.

  Thank you so much for attending and giving all of us a update.
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  Leah Remini Scientology series might tackle Jehovah's Witnesses in season 3

  by jp1692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've seen comments by some on leah's expose on scientology: aftermath.

  she actually won an emmy for this show.

  rumor is that she might take on jehovah's witnesses in season 3. .

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  truthseekeriam

  Wonderful!!

  She has done such a great job thus far exposing Scientology!

  I'm thrilled that she might tackle the JW's :)
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  Lawsuit Settlement Amounts

  by Richard Oliver in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have a legitimate question and i am not trying to start a fight.

  i keep reading that there were 6 child abuse lawsuits that settled for 13 million dollars.

  how do people like barbara anderson or jwsurvey or jwfacts come up with this number?

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  truthseekeriam

  Why does the amount matter to you?

  The fact they have to pay anything at all proves their wrongdoing and failures to the victims.

  This is a victory and something they would have never got had they not fought for it
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  Guys ... Be honest here ... Do you ever Pee in the bathroom sink

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  last month i got caught by my wife after a late night out with her (and some drinks).

  i guess i am evil.. just wondering if anyone else has had this misfortune.. rub a dub.

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  truthseekeriam

  I will definitely be looking at my sinks in a different light. Thanks for the warning..lol