Posts by ABibleStudent

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My Relief

by Smart in

what a massive relief!

thank god i have just found this site the other day!

i don't know where to begin!

Hi Smart, Anything you do or say that expresses doubts will put you on the CO's and elder's radar. If you have JW family and friends, who you would like to possibly talk to in the future, fade quietly. When JWs ask why you are not attending meetings, just say that you are waiting on Jehovah for guidance and doing Bible research.

If you want to go out with a bigger bang, I would recommend reading Billy the Ex-Bethelite's thread exJW Psychology 102--How to Ask a Question When Questions Aren't Allowed .

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Ever since I learned TTATT, I stopped contacting a sister who I wanted to date

by Yondaime in

i was head over heels for this girl, but when i realized i was in a self destructive cult i realized tieing the knot with her would screw up my future.

this makes me think of the highschool sweethearts i turned down that were worldly.

now she gives me dirty looks whenever our eyes meet a the hall or at gatherings.

ABibleStudent

You dodged a bullet Yondaime. Go out and start dating non-JW women.

Don't worry about the glaring sister. As long as she doesn't want to critically think for herself, she will be happier with an MS or elder.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Barbara Anderson scheduled to appear on "Chuck Morse Speaks" from 11-12 AM ET on November 11, 2014

by ABibleStudent in

i found out that barbara anderson is scheduled to talk about the watchtower's child abuse problems on chuck morse speaks from 11-12 am et on november 11, 2014 about child protection and/or sol reform.. .

to listen to podcasts for $0.99/month, click on this link chuck morse speaks.. .

to listen to chuck morse's show 'chuck morse speaks" on the radio, complete an information form for the irn usa network using this link: station finder | irn usa radio.. .

ABibleStudent

I found out that Barbara Anderson is scheduled to talk on Chuck Morse Speaks from 11-12 AM ET on November 11, 2014 about the Watchtower's child abuse problems and/or SOL reform.

To listen to podcasts for $0.99/month, click on this link Chuck Morse Speaks.

To listen to Chuck Morse's show 'Chuck Morse Speaks" on the radio, complete an information form for the IRN USA network using this link: Station Finder | IRN USA Radio.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Trolley Witnessing with Laika from JWN

by KateWild in

a while ago laika came to visit.

we went to town and low and behold the jw trolleys were there doing their thing.. we approached the brother and i introduced laika, the brother was polite.

i then went on to tell him that it was too difficult for me to return and be reinstated.

ABibleStudent

Hi KateWild, You did great! Kindness, self-assuredness, happiness, and respectfulness are the best ways to break through to a JW's authentic persona.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Rick Simons vs Irwin Zalkin

by Calebs Airplane in

they're both doing an excellent job... but which lawyer do you believe is currently best equipped to expose the watchtower's child sex abuse scandals and cover-ups?.

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ABibleStudent

Calebs Airplane - They're both doing an excellent job... But which lawyer do you believe is currently best equipped to expose the Watchtower's child sex abuse scandals and cover-ups?

Is Rick Simons retiring? If Simons is retiring, then Irwin Zalkin and his firm would be the better choice.

Also, how many lawsuits has Simons won compared to Zalkin's firm against the Watchtower. It seems that Zalkin has filed more successful lawsuits against the Watchtower than Simons. I count settlements and judgements as wins.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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ALERT: NEW LAWSUIT settlement - $13 MILLION

by Watchtower-Free in

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.

(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).

thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.

ABibleStudent

$10 million judgements sounds like easy money to me. If judges like punishing the Watchtower for contempt of court, may be attorneys should learn what the Watchtower is afraid to give to the courts? With numerous opportunities to sue the Watchtower, I would keep asking for the same thing from the Watchtower for every lawsuit with the expectation that judges would peanlize the Watchtower for contempt of court.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Were you or someone you know sexually molested by a Jehovah's Witness ?

by flipper in

due to the fact there are about 27,000 members of this religion that are known pedophiles, and the information about it is kept in a secret database file, i wonder how many lurking jw's as well as others are aware of the severity of this problem?

remember, it's 27,000 pedophiles that they know about.

what about the thousands that don't get caught?

ABibleStudent

Simon -

The ones on the list are only the ones who have been caught and prosecuted.

How many have been covered up or dismissed by the elders because of their rediculous 2-witness rule interpretation?

This may be why the WTBTS was in comtempt of court in California. Attorney Zalkin may have stumbled on to something when he asked the WTBTS for documents or testimony from GB members. In the past Zalkin was willing to settle with the WTBTS. Now he may have a silver bullet!

I wonder how many times the WTBTS would be willing to pay $13.5 million to avoid releasing its files to the courts, instead of working with survivors to heal and to effectively protect children from sexual abuse. At some point it will be more cost effective to protect children than "harbor and protect criminals" (i.e., pedophiles).

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Help

by Horseygirl12 in

jw
friends

im so frustrated i could kill myself right now!!

im 15 and a couple weeks ago i confessed to my parents that i didn't want to be a jehovahs witness anymore and also that i was bisexual.

i had just gotten back from an eating disorder clinic and my parents decided to put me back in school (i was homeschooling before).

ABibleStudent

Welcome Horseygirl12 and ((HUGS)), You have a lot of issues to resolve: thinking about suicide, dependent on your parents for support, being a teenager, not wanting to be a JW, etc. Suicide is irreversible, so talk to a professional counselor as soon as possible. Search the internet now for crisis phone numbers that you can call now for help before you are too depressed. Everything else is reversible and you can change your life after your parents no longer support you.

Start making plans now how to become more self-sufficient from your parents. Go to a local school and ask to talk with a guidance counselor. If the guidance counselor doubts your story, ask him to visit Steven Hassan's website www.freeedomofmind.com. There is lots of good information on Steven Hassan's website that should help the counselor to better undertand your situation.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Even if the WTS wins its appeals, it loses

by sir82 in

jw
friends

the thought occurs to me that even if the wts wins its appeals, it loses.. suppose that conti, lopez, the other 8 cases tied to campos, and even dozens more cases to come are overturned on appeal.. (1) the wts will have built a reputation of secrecy & mishandling.

a lone crackpot or 2 might file a case against a big corporation in hopes of getting something out of a settlement, but if there are dozens & dozens of litigants, most of whom prefer to go to court to air the "dirty laundry" instead of seeking a settlement, what does that say?.

(2) it's not exactly an appealing message for the wts to say "ha ha!

ABibleStudent

I doubt the WTBTS's appeals will be successful. Appeal judges take comtempt of court very seriously and will probably adversely bias their perception of the Watchtower's appeals. The $13.5 million judgement could not have come at a better time to support Candace's lawsuit.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Consider the "outcome" when elders apply the two-witness "rule"

by AndersonsInfo in

jehovahs witnesses two-witness rule is applied by elders when a witness member accuses another member of a sin, even if that sin is a criminal act.

if there arent two witnesses to the accusation, it goes nowhere, including not being reported to the authorities.

and in the case of an allegation of child abuse, the accused is free to molest again.. watchtower attorney, jim mccabe, recently stated this about jehovahs witnesses two-witness rule which he described as a bible-based belief :.

ABibleStudent

Thanks Barbara!

The two-witness rule is a good example that the WTBTS is a dangerous cult. Why would any non-government organization benefit from being investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge? The WTBTS doesn't have a budget to do a better investigation than local law enforcment. There would be far less liability for the WTBTS to just tell JWs to file reports with local law enforcment.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert