Eyeslice - Can you imagine any jw answering the question: Why didn't Jesus wait on Jehovah instead of calling down the Pharisees himself?
Kaethra
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A Timely warning regarding Disfellowshipping. A Mu
by MARTINLEYSHON ini have been disfellowshipped for 2 weeks.
my story the shortened version.. i left the organisation 2years 2 months ago.
i live 25 miles from the kingdom hall that i attended for 29 years, man and boy.
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Im going to face my JW father...
by tdogg ini think today is the day.
we havn't spoken for over 2 years.
today i have to go by where he lives and i think i will stop in.
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Kaethra
Good luck to you TDogg! I know how difficult it is to face family members who are still in. But, you know what? You may be pleasantly surprised. Underneath all of that cult training lies a real human being, and you are his flesh and blood.
Hugs and encouragement to you!
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:*: how witnesses abuse their children:*:
by Incense_and_Peppermints in(in addition to the pedophelia, of course).
these comments are all based on the sum of my and others experiences as one of jehovah's wtnesses:.
this system of things was going to end soon anyway!
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Kaethra
Hey Gopher...you wrote:
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"I can see the cold treatment of the WT Society and its JW's towards its weaker members, including children. You're mostly viewed as an inconvenience, if not merely a resource to use."
___________________________________________________________________This just made me think of another way in which the Tower abuses children. Not only are children often seen as an inconvenience, they are often seen as a display of selfishness on the parents' part. Parents are made to feel guilty for having children, as they should be spending these "last days" in preaching the good news. The Tower talks a good talk about family life, but in reality it hates children. So much for 'suffer these little ones to come unto me', huh?
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A Timely warning regarding Disfellowshipping. A Mu
by MARTINLEYSHON ini have been disfellowshipped for 2 weeks.
my story the shortened version.. i left the organisation 2years 2 months ago.
i live 25 miles from the kingdom hall that i attended for 29 years, man and boy.
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Kaethra
That's a very sad story Martinleyshon. JWs do not have a concept of justice at all, do they?
I don't understand why your friend, the other elder, would say that disfellowshipping you is "kinder" than disassociating you. I suppose that's because I am looking at this through the eyes of someone who has been out for a number of years. I would much rather have them think that it was MY choice to leave. Although, they are not giving you any choice in the matter, are they? They're such snakes!
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:*: how witnesses abuse their children:*:
by Incense_and_Peppermints in(in addition to the pedophelia, of course).
these comments are all based on the sum of my and others experiences as one of jehovah's wtnesses:.
this system of things was going to end soon anyway!
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Kaethra
That was an excellent post Incense and Peppermints! (great handle, BTW)
My parents were not as strict as yours...but, I can relate to everything that you wrote. It's difficult putting it into words...you did a great job. Don't you just want to make the whole world understand what it was like?
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DATELINE: BLACK ART OF PROPAGANDA
by You Know inhardly anyone has an honest opinion about anything of importance that wasnt craftily pre-packaged and handed to them by someone else whose job it is to craft public opinion.
the intention of the media is to present the illusion of impartially informing, all the while pandering to prejudice and ignorance in order to persuade to a particular point of view.
datelines presentation of the watchtowers child abuse issue was a case study in the black art of media propaganda.. from the very beginning of the presentation dateline was intent on giving the public a negative impression of jehovahs witnesses by portraying us all as oddball crackpots whose religion revolves around the doctrine that we dont celebrate birthdays and that all non-believers are possessed by the devil and that we want them all to die.
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Kaethra
I'm not surprised.
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DATELINE: BLACK ART OF PROPAGANDA
by You Know inhardly anyone has an honest opinion about anything of importance that wasnt craftily pre-packaged and handed to them by someone else whose job it is to craft public opinion.
the intention of the media is to present the illusion of impartially informing, all the while pandering to prejudice and ignorance in order to persuade to a particular point of view.
datelines presentation of the watchtowers child abuse issue was a case study in the black art of media propaganda.. from the very beginning of the presentation dateline was intent on giving the public a negative impression of jehovahs witnesses by portraying us all as oddball crackpots whose religion revolves around the doctrine that we dont celebrate birthdays and that all non-believers are possessed by the devil and that we want them all to die.
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Kaethra
Simple questions are so difficult for cultists to answer, aren't they?
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DATELINE: BLACK ART OF PROPAGANDA
by You Know inhardly anyone has an honest opinion about anything of importance that wasnt craftily pre-packaged and handed to them by someone else whose job it is to craft public opinion.
the intention of the media is to present the illusion of impartially informing, all the while pandering to prejudice and ignorance in order to persuade to a particular point of view.
datelines presentation of the watchtowers child abuse issue was a case study in the black art of media propaganda.. from the very beginning of the presentation dateline was intent on giving the public a negative impression of jehovahs witnesses by portraying us all as oddball crackpots whose religion revolves around the doctrine that we dont celebrate birthdays and that all non-believers are possessed by the devil and that we want them all to die.
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Kaethra
You Know - I would like a simple (read: one word) answer to this simple question: Do you believe that the WTBTS is a corrupt organization?
Indulge me, won't you please?
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Amazing Survived Major Heart Attack
by AlanF ini just spoke on the phone to amazing (jim whitney) who is in intensive care in a chicago hospital.
on monday he had a major heart attack, had a stint put in an artery to unblock things and may have bypass surgery.
he's comfortable enough right now, but of course will have to make some big lifestyle changes.
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Kaethra
Oh no! Dear, kind, insightful Amazing?! So sorry to hear this. And so relieved that he's going to be OK.
(((Hugs))) to you Amazing, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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JW catches "smear pedo catholic priests&qu...
by Atreyu ini'm in need of advice:.
today a jw wrote an article in a norwegain newspaper about the pedofile catholic priests scandal in the us these days.
obviously, he enjoyed smearing them and argumented that the institution of celibacy was the root to the evil doings.. but, this jw is not personally very active - and he didn't mention anything jw-related in his article at all.
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Kaethra
Definitely! You should write your article and then post it here for all of us.
I do not believe that celibacy is the cause of the problem. As you pointed out, other churches, organizations, etc., have the same problems in their midst. And, as DungBeetle pointed out, it is a crime of power, not sex. I do, however, see celibacy as aberrant sexual behaviour. Perhaps those who are attracted to it may also be attracted to other forms of aberrant sexual behaviour????