Mad Sweeney

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  Do YOU Believe That JWs Have A Huge Problem With Pedophiles?

  by minimus in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i don't think there are more pedophiles in the religion than there are in others.. i understand that one is too many.

  but i think some believe that it's an epidemic within the organization.

  i believe their 2 witness rule can help pedophiles secretly abuse kids.. but i don't think that this particular crime dominates those in the religion.. .

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  Mad Sweeney

  Haven't read the responses yet. Answering the original question cold.

  YES, the problem is HUGE. The fact that offenders are NOT reported and often NOT punished in any way at all means they MUST have a higher percentage than in groups that DO report and DO punish pedophiles.

  This is common sense. The organization has a failed mechanism for dealing with the problem so of course the problem is HUGE.

  (when I have time I'll read through the thread and no doubt discover extremists who say there isn't a problem in the Borg any worse than anywhere else and other extremists who say the Borg is 95% pedophile and 5% kids.)
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  evolution question

  by outsmartthesystem in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it has taken me almost 2 years to get to the bottom of the watchtower society rabbit hole.

  being fully convinced that i was duped....i am still a little ashamed of myself for being so narrow minded.

  i have vowed never to close off my mind like that again.

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  WT Flip-Flops on Jesus’ Inspection… Was it in 1918 or 1919?... Did the WT PASS or FAIL?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is utterly ridiculous.... .

  the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.

  it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).

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  Mad Sweeney

  The troll is bad enough without encouraging it, Alfred.
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  Why the hell do I feel like this suddenly?!?!

  by freshstart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today i saw a friend that is still a hardcore jw.

  she knows we're not going to meetings, but seemed pretty cool with it and was willing to have lunch with me, so i thought why not?

  she mentioned something about the convention coming up in a couple of weeks, and all of the sudden i got so nostalgic and felt like maybe i wanted to go.

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  Mad Sweeney

  The question wasn't: "Should I give in and attend the convention?"

  The question was: "Why do I feel like this?"

  Leaving gave the answer: Cult Mind Control

  It doesn't just go away with time apart from the cult. You need to understand what was done to you by the cult in order to deconstruct it and destroy the cult personality they created completely.
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  Will the Governing Body Ever Make a Big Enough Mistake?

  by What Now? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  i am not scared of armageddon anymore.

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  Mad Sweeney

  I try to think positively.

  The Borg has higher total numbers of publishers and hours today than ever. But think quality versus quality. Fewer elders. Fewer ministerial servants. Fewer intelligent speakers. Lower enthusiasm from the rank and file. More mental health issues in the congregations. Lower meeting attendance. More teens leaving.

  Will there be some black swan event to destroy the Borg in one fell swoop? Not in one fell swoop, no.

  BUT, a huge event happened that is killing the Watchtower slowly but surely: The Internet.
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  THIS Saturday, 12/10 - CULT FREE RADIO's first Christmas Special

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  don't forget this saturday is the first ever cult free radio christmas special!

  guest host anondude2 of youtube fame will discuss the issue of christmas and the watchtower cult followed by my extemporaneous (and some impromptu) comments.

  discussion will be interspersed with musical interludes of the season, at least three of which will be sung by me.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Thanks. Appreciate it.
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  Please President Obama - save us from the Watchtower (religion)

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does society need to be saved from religion, or does religion need to be saved from society?

  who needs protecting?.

  mouseover: no religion.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Religion DOES hurt.

  Individuals have every right to believe in whatever they like.

  Organizations should have no right to manipulate the beliefs of individuals in dangerous harmful ways.

  But in this country, organizations and individuals are treated basically the same when it comes to religious rights. Actually, organizations are given extra rights that the individual believer/worshipper do not have. Think of all the different tax freedoms religious organizations enjoy while religious individuals pay tax after tax after tax.
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  My Husband's Kids Have Cut Him Off

  by headisspinning in

  1. social
  2. family

  well, my husband's worst fear has happened.

  he told his kids, ages 15 and 10 that he was coming to visit them over the holidays.

  his ex-wife limits his telephone contact to one call per week, so when he called them last week to arrange the specific days he would see them, his son told him that he got baptized back in september and would no longer be willing to see his father.. this came as a complete shock.

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  Mad Sweeney

  I LOVE the suggestion to try to get court-ordered counseling for the kids. Deprogramming works. The only reason it isn't done more often is because a person usually can't force a loved one into counseling. A court order CAN. Heck, I'd try to get custody while you're at it. Hit them with the dangerous blood doctrine, the aggressive hatred of anyone non-JW, the passive ok nod toward wife-beating, the pedophile coverups, EVERYTHING. They'll thank you later.
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  My Husband's Kids Have Cut Him Off

  by headisspinning in

  1. social
  2. family

  well, my husband's worst fear has happened.

  he told his kids, ages 15 and 10 that he was coming to visit them over the holidays.

  his ex-wife limits his telephone contact to one call per week, so when he called them last week to arrange the specific days he would see them, his son told him that he got baptized back in september and would no longer be willing to see his father.. this came as a complete shock.

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  Mad Sweeney

  I wouldn't confront the ex or the kids. I'd call my lawyer. But I have passive-aggressive issues.

  Sorry this is happening to you. I love Leaving's Awake! quote. Good luck to you both.
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  THIS Saturday, 12/10 - CULT FREE RADIO's first Christmas Special

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  don't forget this saturday is the first ever cult free radio christmas special!

  guest host anondude2 of youtube fame will discuss the issue of christmas and the watchtower cult followed by my extemporaneous (and some impromptu) comments.

  discussion will be interspersed with musical interludes of the season, at least three of which will be sung by me.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Don't forget this Saturday is the first ever Cult Free Radio Christmas Special! Guest host Anondude2 of youtube fame will discuss the issue of Christmas and the Watchtower cult followed by my extemporaneous (and some impromptu) comments. Discussion will be interspersed with musical interludes of the season, at least three of which will be sung by me. :)

  https://www.facebook.com/CultFreeRadio Like this page please and hit UStream Live on the left menu bar to listen/watch.

  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio to listen/watch on UStream itself

  Or download the mp3 from www.ex-jw.com later next week if you miss the live show on Saturday