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  Pennsylvania abuse scandal

  by neat blue dog in

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  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/catholic-priests-pennsylvania-church-jury.html.

  this is the latest catholic scandal .

  and all that jws in my area have been talking about gleefully.

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  freddo

  When I stood in front of the CoBE and his sidekick and told them about my concerns at the child abuse and the findings of the ARC and asked him whether he had seen any of it (the ARC) he admitted he had "a little bit" and he asked me whether I had seen the investigation into the Catholic Church and how it was "much worse".

  I said I expect it of false religion (name), but aren't we supposed to be the one true religion? We (jw's) seem to have more cases proportionately than the Catholics!

  He rambled on about imperfect men and so I said "well I'm an imperfect man too - perhaps you'd like to cut me some slack and leave me alone?" and I walked away.

  Funnily he has never tried to engage me again - always sending his sidekick who has finally given up.
  
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  Here is what silly looks like

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for shits and grins, i looked at an online sunday meeting a few days ago on youtube.

  i was in disbelieve on just how silly everything looks with the watchtower reader reading from his little iphone and the watchtower conductor holding up his iphone to ask the questions.

  then the conductor asked the reader to read a bible verse and of course, he reads from his little phone.

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  freddo

  Yes Joe, when I was standing in for the school overseer around 2010 it was a time of change and I counselled a brother that it was better to use the bible than his new fangled smartphone because the older ones listening would feel more comfortable hearing God's word read the way it had been for hundreds of years.

  No doubt it's the other way round now!
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  London Protest 2018

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.

  we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..

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  freddo

  Bravo Farmer Jim 1.

  You said "It is my hope, and I’m sure the majority of you will agree, that if we continue at this pace we will see the annual increase in numbers of JWs grind to a halt in the UK. "

  Just to give a little encouragement the "Britain" branch figures which I believe comprise England, Scotland and Wales (not Northern Ireland which is lumped in with "Ireland's" figures) already dropped last service year.

  The Borg's own figures show thus ...

  2016 Peak Publishers 138,261

  2017 Peak Publishers 137,468

  This is a drop of 793!

  Quite significant I would suggest. I just hope there is another drop for 2018.
  
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  DFed talking to other DFed

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if they do this any longer but back in the day they had a special section at an assembly sectioned off for dfed people who would have to wear a ribbon that said disfellowshipped.

  do they still do this and what was the rules on dfed talking to dfed at the assembly?

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  freddo

  Absolutely not true. In over 50 years of JW'ism including running stupid departments at assemblies and being an attendant "captain" at assemblies I have never heard of such a thing.
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  The Children Act - Emma Thompson - advertised on ITV One - prime time.

  by freddo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you probably know "the children act" is a film starring emma thompson as a high court judge deciding whether or not to transfuse a teen jw.

  it is due to be on general release in the uk on august 24th 2018. september 14th usa.. its shortened trailer is being advertised in the uk on the biggest independent tv channel - namely itv - at prime time.

  just seen it in advertisment breaks between 6pm and 7pm uk time.. thought you might like to know..

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  freddo

  As you probably know "The Children Act" is a film starring Emma Thompson as a High Court Judge deciding whether or not to transfuse a teen JW. It is due to be on general release in the UK on August 24th 2018. September 14th USA.

  Its shortened trailer is being advertised in the UK on the biggest independent TV channel - namely ITV - at prime time. Just seen it in advertisment breaks between 6pm and 7pm UK time.

  Thought you might like to know.
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  London Protest 2018

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.

  we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..

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  freddo

  It takes a big person to apologise.
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  London Protest 2018

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.

  we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..

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  freddo

  Some will Ex-elder. They will see the signs, see the placards, see the list of paedos in the cars. Some will have had experiences of the dead hand of elders acting as puppets for the service desk.

  Some will have had contact with the service desk.

  Some would like to leave on a moral high point. Nothing better than standing up for the victims of child abuse.

  Some will check it all out, privately, on line, like Nicodemus, honestly.
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  London Protest 2018

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.

  we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..

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  freddo

  "I am just speaking from an ex JW viewpoint."

  Not my ex JW viewpoint, though. And not for others too it would seem.
  
  
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  London Protest 2018

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well today marks the beginning and biggest day of our protest at the london excel.. we believe it's a record number at around 100 exjws at the front door.. we spoke to lots of jw's and one young man studying who has quit after talking to us.

  we've been approached privately by jw's who thanked us for coming and the security at the event treated us very well.. if anyone wants to see some clips they are available on my channel the great apostate.. thanks to all for the support and love..

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  freddo

  Well ex-elder - they weren't ranting - just stood quietly with signs and facts and showing where evidence is to be found. Facts to back it up. JWfacts to back it up.

  The sheer numbers will make this a talking point in jwland here in little old UK - those that want facts will go on line and look up the sites in the comfort of home.

  Imagine the child abuse victim or the parent of the child abuse victim who was badly treated and still believing. The one who believes that her case was the exception and loyally continues serving the borg.

  She sees a hundred people outside her convention stood quietly with their placards. Her mother sees them too. They see a list in the window of a car of all the pedo's.

  They check Sewell or Porter or Rose and see it is endemic. Then they see the ARC and they give themselves permission to look deeper.

  It's like BUCKEROO - who knows what item will finally make the donkey kick?

  WELL DONE JOSEPHUS AND ALL YOUR BRAVE FRIENDS.
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  The curious case of Oliver Cromwell's head

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  just been reading a bit about oliver cromwell on wiki, plus i watched a documentary on youtube.. cromwell fought against king charles the first and the royalists in the 17th century.

  king charles lost the civil war and was beheaded in 1649. after this, england was without a monarch and cromwell became lord protector of the commonwealth.

  cromwell died in 1658 and was embalmed and buried in westminster abbey.

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  Cofty ... "Life under Cromwell was not much different from the Taliban."

  Xanthippe ...

  Except ...

  Women didn't have to cover their faces.

  It was the 1650's ...

  It is a bit like the JW's actually!