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  The slow trickle has become a steady stream!

  by freddo in

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  in the last few weeks it seems that instead of one or two new posters a week we seem to be getting several every day.

  many seem to be long time jw's who are troubled by the path of the organisation.

  this is really encouraging to those of us who have been here sometime.. welcome!

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  elderINewton

  I can't help but wonder if the cult is just evolving to the point that all you get is really in people, and that in turn drives other people to learn TTATT.

  So soon all that will be left is jus the uber dub's. Which is really all the GB want, besides there money that is.

  I can say I personally thought I might be one rare elder that escaped. This site proved me dead wrong on that. But I did notice that for all the former elders that I have read about, they all have the common theme of actually caring for people. Obedience trumps caring, and thus we have the uber dub division.

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  Walking a thin line - Resigning Elder

  by Sanchy in

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  2. friends

  warning of a long boring post ahead.

  i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.

  i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.

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  elderINewton

  best of luck. I know how hard it is to step away, and the pain that goes with it.

  One of the things that woke my wife up was an article on white blood cells in breast milk, where I had showed her and worked into one of our studies. I approached it with the I'm not sure if we should breast feed the child... It was her start.

  Keep looking and you'll find your path.
  
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  FEB 2016 broadcast

  by Grey Goose in

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  it might be the craziest one yet..

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  elderINewton

  I need the Swedish chef in that video somehow....
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  Aussie jw girl very sick in US funded by wordly people carity

  by sherrie11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/i-want-to-go-home-13yearold-phelicity-sneesbys-dying-wish-20160130-gmhky4.html.

  this article is sad.

  but what amazes me is her jw family is accepting donations or has to resort to the very worldly people they look forward to being destroyed.

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  elderINewton

  I thank Sherri11 for the link. I have forwarded this to a few "in" friends and said take a read of this after you watch the broadcast.

  I hope this wakes up some minds.

  I hope that all the apostates pick this up and show that the GB really doesn't care. Maybe that will work.

  
  
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  Aussie jw girl very sick in US funded by wordly people carity

  by sherrie11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/i-want-to-go-home-13yearold-phelicity-sneesbys-dying-wish-20160130-gmhky4.html.

  this article is sad.

  but what amazes me is her jw family is accepting donations or has to resort to the very worldly people they look forward to being destroyed.

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  elderINewton

  this is the girl in the February 2016 broadcast.

  Not sure if I should get angry or cry.
  
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  Reveal News: "Jehovah’s Witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police" by Trey Bundy

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.revealnews.org/blog/jehovahs-fight-law-requiring-child-sex-abuse-be-reported-to-police/.

  jehovah’s witnesses fight law on reporting child sex abuse to police.

  trey bundy, february 1, 2016 .

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  elderINewton

  I actually disagree that the elders have a legal case in that they have only been orally implied to have the privilege. The catholic church actually has evidence in paper, so evidence to prove the privilege. All elders have is being told they do, its no different than everyone else is told they are now ministers when they are baptized. So if a 13 yr old gets baptized do they get the same privilege? Its a technicality rather than dealing with the denomination specific laws. Its the witnesses that have to prove that the elders had such privilege, rather than the other way around. Ignorance is not a defense under the eyes of the law.

  Will be interesting to watch.
  
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  Cue to leave

  by Grey Goose in

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  just reading a thread about one circuit saying the pubs must donate $10.. it got me thinking, that if it ever became policy to donate a % of ones income, that would be my cue to leave.

  or i would kick up such a stink about it i would be kicked out.

  either would be good for me.. so, is there any public policy changes which would be your cue to leave?.

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  As it says in combating mind control we all have lines. It's those lines we can't cross that wake is up.

  The problem is that the line isn't the same for everyone. So the moments to leave are different for as all.

  It's usually only after you reflect on the lines you missed
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  First Born Syndrom? -

  by elderINewton in

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  is it just me or does it seem like a large portion of first born children leave the "truth" or find ttatt?

  its weird for me, but of all the other people out i know (only about 20 ish) they are all first borns, and usually the wife is as well.

  just looking at this from a different lens and curious if others see the same.

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  elderINewton

  Is it just me or does it seem like a large portion of first born children leave the "truth" or find TTATT?

  Its weird for me, but of all the other people out I know (only about 20 ish) they are all first borns, and usually the wife is as well.

  Just looking at this from a different lens and curious if others see the same.
  

  By first born, I'm implying the offspring for those not familiar with the term if there are any.
  
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  If the trolleydolly carts are a failure, what's next?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  they could try this:.

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  elderINewton

  I'd gladly wipe my rear with a JW.org logo tissue paper.
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  $10 per pub. Money begging session last night

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last night, during our "christian life and ministry" meeting, we had a session on local needs.

  elder opened the talk with a disclaimer saying that this was a reminder (cited psalms about how david loved jehovahs reminders).

  he reminded us of how bless we are of having our own local assembly hall.

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  elderINewton

  At each assembly now the watchtower has a per publisher add on that goes back to them. I think its about 8-10/publisher. I think 8 in the US and 10 in Canada. This in turn is added onto the cost of running the assembly hall. Thus the reason the 10k days are now 20k days.

  I remember the letter read during elders meetings trying to explain this blatant gouge.