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  Royal Commision in Australia

  by etna in

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  2. friends

  hi, i haven't been on this site for so long and i'm sorry about that.

  i wanted to know if anyone knows about the royal commission into the society that is being held in sydney on the 27th of july?

  and can anyone attend?

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  ABibleStudent

  Hi etna, Have you sent jwleaks a PM? I'm sure that if anyone on JWN is going to be there it will be jwleaks.

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  Candace Conti Case

  by truthseekeriam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  filed:.

  letter dated june 22, 2015, notifying the court that petitioners, watchtower and fremont congregation have reached a settlement with respondent, conti.. .

  click here to request automatic e-mail notifications about this case..

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  ABibleStudent

  Congratulation to Candace.

  Since it was settled, I'm sure that the settlement included a gag order that prevents Candace from talking about the settlement and may be even the case in the future.

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  I disfellowshipped my parents this week..

  by fulano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wrote them a mail, telling them to not contact me any more under any circumstances, illness or death (79 and 83 years old).

  unless they leave the cult and would apologize for our f*'.ed-up upbringing which ruined our whole life.

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  ABibleStudent

  Instead of demanding that JWs leave the Watchtower, how about demanding that they critically think for themselves? Who knows it might make them curious what is critical thinking, or what is Ockham's razor (or "lex parsimoniae")?

  Once JW's can critically think for themselves, they can then decide whether to stop being a JW or how to fake being a JW.

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  Can't sign out!

  by stillin in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  my wife has recently become very curious about my activity on my ipad.

  i delete my browsing history but if she should discover this site and my identity here, she will gladly hand me over to the hangman, something i have managed to avoid for quite some time now,.

  i hit the "sign out" button, but i find that i'm still logged in!

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  ABibleStudent

  Hi stillin, When you clear your browser history click on the option to delete all the cookies. That should prevent your wife from accidentally entering any sites that you do not want her to access.

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  Anonymous email arrived in my inbox! Advice needed please...

  by Anon_SA1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey guys!

  i am not a jw, never been one, but linked to a born in jw via family.

  last week i received an email from an anonymous person.

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  ABibleStudent

  Hi Anon_SA1, Why not reply to the sender and suggest that they email your relative.

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  I had breakfast with 50+ JWs on Sunday

  by zimunzucz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we pulled into a hotel parking lot saturday around 6pm on the return leg of a wonderful family vacation to new england - an then fate stepped in---a man in a suit got out of a car with the rest of a picture perfect family.

  i immediately noticed all the name tags--- and my blood pressure spiked 50pts- damn!!

  i was booked in a 4 story hotel full of jws-- the only time they took off the name tags was in the swimming pool- they were so proud of themselves.. at 6:30 am the hot water went cold in the wife's shower- what do you expect on the 4th floor when a herd of jws is trying to get ready at the same time?

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  ABibleStudent

  Awesome!! Short and piffy statments.

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
  
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  How Would a JW Respond to . . .

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  reading archbishop resigns after archdiocese charged with coverup article?.

  archbishop john nienstedt, deputy resign after archdiocese of st. paul and minneapolis charged with sex abuse coverup.

  | by nicole winfield.

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  @ cappytan, I was more curious about how JWs would respond to the Catholic Church (i.e., Pope Francis) disciplining priests/bishops for covering up abuse. Would they agree with the change? Would they commend the Church's change in policy verses condemn it for taking so long? Is it all Satanic lies by the press that a change occurred or that priests abused children?

  After discussing the Church's policy change, how would JWs view the WTBTS's "Two-Witness Rule" and not bringing reproach on Jehovah's Organization that is more likely to cover-up child sexual abuse than permit secular authorities to investigate it?

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  How Would a JW Respond to . . .

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  reading archbishop resigns after archdiocese charged with coverup article?.

  archbishop john nienstedt, deputy resign after archdiocese of st. paul and minneapolis charged with sex abuse coverup.

  | by nicole winfield.

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  reading Archbishop Resigns After Archdiocese Charged With Coverup article?

  Archbishop John Nienstedt, Deputy Resign After Archdiocese Of St. Paul and Minneapolis Charged With Sex Abuse Coverup

  | By NICOLE WINFIELD

  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has started making good on his promise to not let even the most senior churchmen get away with sex abuse or cover-up.

  On Monday, he accepted the resignation of the embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and his deputy bishop after prosecutors there charged the archdiocese with having failed to protect children from unspeakable harm from a pedophile priest who was later convicted of molesting two boys. . . .

  Considering how the WTBTS treats child abuse victims, who is the "Whore of Babylon" now?

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  .org gameplan

  by Lemonp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been thinking about this after all the recent money grabbing done by the org.

  i believe that now it is in a strong position financially, and it may even get better!.

  firstly the congregation bank accounts being emptied out must have supplied millions upon millions of dollars.

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  ABibleStudent

  I read a lot of complaining threads about the WTBTS on JWN. The WTBTS does this or that that victimizes JWs.

  Why don't JWN members write to the IRS using form 13909 or to their politicians? Complaining on JWN is a waste of time. If 10,000+ people wrote to the IRS or politicians, change might occur (at a glacially slow pace).

  If you have first hand knowledge about WTBTS fraudulently converting loans to donations, rebuilding homes after natural disasters for the insurance money, selling donated materials for KH builds, or other dubious schemes, then check the box(es) on form 13909 for:

  • Directors/officers/persons are using income/assets for personal gain
  • Organization engaged in deceptive or improper fundraising practices
  • Other (describe):

  
  

  The IRS form can be submitted anonymously and non-Americans can submit the form to the IRS.
  

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert
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  Which Steve Hassan book?

  by Tornintwo in

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  2. friends

  can anyone recommend which steve hassan book to read, i see there are 3.. my mind is all over the place during this process of finally acknowledging and researching my doubts, ive been recommended his books on here, but which one is best?.

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  ABibleStudent

  Tornintwo - Can anyone recommend which Steve Hassan book to read, I see there are 3.

  Hi Tornintwo, Depending on what is your objective, I would recommend the following:

  • "Combatting Cult Mind Control" (1st edition spell with 2 "tt" in combating) - Does not label the WTBTS as a cult nor JWs as cult members, so might be helpful to help JW's to critically think for themselves. Also, very good to help people to understand the power of BITE control so that they are more empathetic towards JWs and to forgive themselves.
  • "Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves" - Provides more information about how to overcome BITE control indoctrination.
  • "Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs" - fills in gaps and provides more information about helping people critically think for themselves.
  • "Combating Cult Mind Control" - Provides more information about how dangerous cults use social media and more examples of helping people to critically think for themselves. Downside for helping JWs is that it does label the WTBTS as a dangerous cult or JWs as members of a dangerous cult.

  I would also recommend visiting Steven Hassan's website to read summaries of his books at https://freedomofmind.com//Info/books.php or view his videos that he presents information about helping individuals at https://freedomofmind.com//Media/videos.php .

  Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

  Robert