Beth Sarim

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  Clergy Accountability Report Child Secual Abuse

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  there a group is fighting in the legal area to make clergy accountable to report child sexual abuse cases https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250127ph04780/clergy-accountability-coalition-urges-support-as-legislature-renews-battle-over-clergy-reporting-bill-sb-5375-amid-fierce-catholic-pushback "if passed, sb 5375 would align washington with six other states—new hampshire, north carolina, oklahoma, rhode island, texas, and west virginia—that mandate clergy to report knowledge of child abuse, including information disclosed during private religious rites like confession.

  washington is one of only five states where clergy are not required to report child abuse under any circumstances.

  " for the past three years, the catholic church and catholic state lawmakers have fiercely opposed similar legislation, even as the church remains under investigation by the attorney general's office for clergy abuse and institutional concealment.

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  Beth Sarim

  Sometimes when there is silence,,, yes,,,, it definitely is one of the worst things.
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  Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.

  whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?

  due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.

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  Beth Sarim

  2nd & 3rd helping of lies & disappointment. So true.

  Stan,,,,that's just aweful.
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  Child abuse calculations

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  there are no real numbers for jws but they are a relatively small group.

  compared to the number of catholics at least.. the australian commission gathered more than 5000 cases with over 1000 perpetrators that went completely unreported for the jws.

  likewise they did the same for catholics and collected just under 4800 cases with 1880 perpetrators.

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  Beth Sarim

  Vile bunch Arent they?

  Isnt that an understatement of the year.
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  Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.

  whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?

  due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.

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  Beth Sarim

  Not the same religion it was 5 or 10 years ago.
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  Whatever Happened to Those who returned to JEHOVAH

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/3yylzu0bi_k?si=kku6r9szfenj3h9i.

  whatever happened to those who came back to jehovah?

  due to slow growth and the constant scrutiny from governments like norway in relation to their harsh disfellowshipping practices,last year in a move that no one expected the watchtower for the first time extended an olive branch to all those who left the organization or were disfellowshipped in the past.considering this practice was introduced over 60 years ago and with a rough estimate that around 100,000 leave jehovah’s witnesses every year the total number is in the several millions.so we should have expected millions to have accepted this invitation and rejoined the organization, the result though was an abysmal few thousands according to a recent jw update.. so now, for the first time, the latest watchtower study magazine for april 2025 gives us an inside view on how this reintegration is coming along, and it doesn't look good!.

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  Beth Sarim

  Legality comes first.

  Everything else,,,, 2nd,, 3rd or just out the window.
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses the Most Persecuted Christians on Earth?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/ogxeebmjgyq?si=yowzsbtvmjlzdakd.

  https://www.opendoors.org/en-us/persecution/countries/.

  the 2024 open doors world watch list for the most persecuted christans is out, spotlighting the top countries where christians face brutal persecution for their faith.

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  Beth Sarim

  You sure start to look a religion differently,,,,skeptical,,,much scrutinized. Who claimed,, or claims its members have been or are being persecuted.

  When you start to see what tyrannical leaders like Rutherford did,,,, to provoke such persecution.
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses the Most Persecuted Christians on Earth?

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/ogxeebmjgyq?si=yowzsbtvmjlzdakd.

  https://www.opendoors.org/en-us/persecution/countries/.

  the 2024 open doors world watch list for the most persecuted christans is out, spotlighting the top countries where christians face brutal persecution for their faith.

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  Beth Sarim

  There are other groups who are persecuted like the Borg.

  The WT followers have been victims as a byproduct of their leaders.

  Particularly what happened in Germany in WW2.

  If Rutherford hadn't harassed Hitler,,, the Witnesses might have been left alone.

  You tend to have a different perspective on a group of people when you see this side of things.
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  The Waters of Babylon Are Drying Up (Now in Denmark)

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the drying up of babylon's waters is a profound biblical motif that illustrates the certainty of divine judgment against those who oppose god.

  looks like denmark is starting to hear the outcry of wt victims.

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  Beth Sarim

  "" give more of your time and money"""
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  The Waters of Babylon Are Drying Up (Now in Denmark)

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the drying up of babylon's waters is a profound biblical motif that illustrates the certainty of divine judgment against those who oppose god.

  looks like denmark is starting to hear the outcry of wt victims.

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  Beth Sarim

  Expect more fearmongering from assemblies & COs about loyalty ....

  Asking more $$$ and pent-up demands....
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  My Beliefs After Leaving the Watchtower

  by KalebOutWest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i tend to keep my personal beliefs separate from my posts.. i know that is often different from others as their posts as often one and the same with their opinions.

  i think that is good.

  you get to learn a lot about people that way.

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  Beth Sarim

  If there is someway of getting your hands on a 1934 yearbook.....