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  Bringing Reproach on Jehovah's Name

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  all my jw life i was reminded constantly about the importance of not bringing reproach on jehovah's name.

  decisions on whether or not to disfellowship an individual often turned, not on the seriousness of the sin, but on whether the incident was public knowledge and had resulted in bad publicity for the congregation.

  i recall a middle-aged lady being reported to the elders for shoplifting a sweet worth less than £1- and the elders' insistence that a judicial committee must be formed because the store manager and staff knew that she was a jw (i successfully argued that all she needed was support for her dreadful family life, but that's another story).

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  I can see them spending more in legal fees, fighting the government etc than they would have had to pay out in compensation.

  The Methodist Church said in 2015,

  "On behalf of the Methodist Church in Britain I want to express an unreserved apology for the failure of its current and earlier processes fully to protect children, young people and adults from physical and sexual abuse inflicted by some ministers in Full Connexion and members of the Methodist Church. That abuse has been inflicted by some Methodists on children, young people and adults is and will remain a deep source of grief and shame to the Church.
  
  "We have not always listened properly to those abused or cared for them, and this is deeply regrettable. In respect of these things we have, as a Christian Church, clearly failed to live in ways that glorify God and honour Christ.
  
  "I am certain that the Methodist Conference will want to resolve to do all in its power to improve its systems to protect children, young people and adults from abuse within the life of the Church and on Church premises, and to review them diligently on a regular basis."

  Now, that's more like it. An apology like that and then financial redress would start to heal the pain and restore the reputation of the religion.
  
  
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  Another shocking JW Abuse case, with Legal Commentary

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  "16 april 2020 | comment | article by alan collins.

  jehovah’s witness elder sentenced to nine years in prison for sexual abuse.

  jehovah’s witness elder, clifford whiteley, has been sentenced to nine years in prison at the birmingham crown court for sexual abuse offences he committed against a child member of the congregation over ten years ago.. mr whiteley initially denied the offences to the police, despite the fact that he had admitted his guilt during an internal investigation of the jehovah’s witnesses.. during court proceedings, mr whiteley’s defence counsel, sharon bailey, stated that the jehovah’s witnesses refused to disclose the details of his confession to the police.

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  Nothing...Ever...Changes
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  Hello everyone 😊

  by SuperMarioDiMaggio in

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  2. experiences

  i was a jehovah's witnesses for 15 years (1983-1998) in pietermaritzburg and durban, south africa.

  i was baptised in 1985; appointed a ministerial servant in 1987 (aged 21); refused military service on religious grounds in 1989 (served a three year community service sentence) and was appointed an elder in 1993 (aged 26).

  i wrote to the governing body in brooklyn four times between 1992-97, respectfully questioning the nonsense they were publishing about science and evolution (you can see all my correspondence and their hilarious replies here: http://bit.ly/jw-md-letters ).

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  Welcome Mario,

  I love to read correspondence with the GB and it's minions like yours. The logical way that you build your arguments is devastating. The lame attempts at answering your points are not worthy of the time reading them.

  How do they continue to defend the indefensible? There is no answer to most of your research and clear view of the flood myth and the creation story.

  Good stuff!
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  How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. friends

  hi friends ,.

  is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?

  what country state or region you are from ?

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  Yorkshire, god's own county, don't need a country.
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  Watchtower President Dies From COVID-19!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  watchtower president dies of covid-19.

  https://nycinews.com/jehovahs-witnesses-president/?fbclid=iwar3n7jwlxwtmvhkjswhhdxekgxcvogw0jxp-rkyhfb_mg1trztlsb3uhkiw .

  petra!.

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  Petra, you have nothing to apologise for. This board is indebted to you for your huge contribution. It was a juicy morsel whilst it lasted.
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  Watchtower President Dies From COVID-19!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower president dies of covid-19.

  https://nycinews.com/jehovahs-witnesses-president/?fbclid=iwar3n7jwlxwtmvhkjswhhdxekgxcvogw0jxp-rkyhfb_mg1trztlsb3uhkiw .

  petra!.

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  No confirmation, hold the press.
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  When do the 2300 days begin?

  by Kosonen in

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  2. bible

  when to begin the countdown of the 2300 days?

  to get an idea, it could be helpful to discern when those days end relative to time times and half a time.. i see a possibility that the 2300 days end the same day as the 1260 days.

  that is because the woman in revelation 12 will be fed 1260 days.

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  Gawd! I just don't care.
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  Alert: Following blindly jw.org these day / RISK

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  this night i could not sleep and my thoughts went on and on.

  the result:.

  i observe that many jw family members follow the instructions of the elders at zoom meetings like they come directly from god.

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  religion of Zoom and Doom!

  Fabulous, that may go further.
  
  
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  Sad News Of Zing

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  2. friends

  very sad news .i am zing's partner.

  first time on any kind of blog so please forgive any mistakes.

  we have lost zing to the coronavirus this saturday gone, in the early hours.

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  I am very sorry to hear of this loss. Zing was a man of humour and intelligence. The virus is an indiscriminate monster.

  Whether you close Zing's account or not. I suggest you stay around on this site, it is full of people who care. You will need that in the days to come.

  Stay well we are thinking of you.
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  Simon's Board!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  the watchtower witch-hunters are still sending out subpoena's and closing down websites.

  it is safer for simon, this board, and us if we send out internal confidential documents privately.. from time to time i will let you know something has arrived that you might want.

  just send us a "pm" and we will give you the download links.. you do not need to include any personal information.

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  Thanks Petra, wise and thoughtful.