Oh what a mess when an organization thinks they are so blessed by god that they can make up their own rules.
whathappened
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ALBUQUERQUE | Child Sexual Abuse Case Filed Against Former Jehovah's Witness Elder Michael Brunner
by jwleaks inchild sexual abuse case filed against former jehovah's witness elder michael brunner.
an albuquerque woman filed a lawsuit claiming a church leader sexually abused her as a child.. monica jaramillo said michael brunner, an elder at the jehovah's witness church in los lunas, sexually abused her when she was just 8 years old.. jaramillo, now 35, filed a lawsuit claiming other elders of the church knew about the incident but chose to do nothing.. the complaint also alleges jaramillo's mother was raped by brunner.. jehovah's witnesses in los lunas told kob eyewitness news 4 that brunner left the congregation years ago.. .
video news interview: http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3130582.shtml?cat=500.
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whathappened
I believe "in" the governing body, I just don't believe the Governing Body.
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YOU'VE GOT TO LAUGH!!
by The Searcher in"all of our teachings are based on the bible, not on the writings of some religious leader in the united states.
"1 thessalonians 2:13. http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/not-a-sect/.
all of the teachings (i counted 8) which have been reversed in the july 15th watchtower were based on the bible???????????.
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whathappened
It is a cult, you know. I guess we can't expect too much of them.
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WT November 15, 2013 on jw.org
by Gayle inhow can we maintain.
a waiting attitude?
article,,just to wait and wait and wait.
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whathappened
All of the old folks that were faithful when I was a little girl are dead now. I have seen generations of JW's die waiting. It works for them, what can I say.
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No Natural Affection...
by lostinnj83 inmy latest encounter with my mom has me furious and i needed a place to vent:.
i don't post alot but for anyone who has read any of my posts knows that while i have been struggling for some time, i am still an active jw working towards leaving.. anyway, i got into a car accident yesterday.
fortunately i am well enough to type this up so for that i am greatful.
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whathappened
I am sorry this has added to your trauma. JW's are so robotic.
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Off to tell the family...
by Gypsy Sam inthe day i've been waiting for is here.
i'm flying home to see family and some old friends, most of whom are jw.
since learning ttatt a few months back, i came to the decision i would have to tell my parents that we are no longer active and don't have any plans to return.
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whathappened
Thanks for updating us. Sounds like it went relatively well when you think of what could have happened.
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Disfellowshiping a pagan practice says AWAKE! magazine
by Rufus T. Firefly inthe [catholic] hierarchys excommunication .
is altogether foreign to bible teachings.. .
the encyclopedia britannica says that papal excommunication is not without pagan influence.
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whathappened
The Watchtower Society has perfected the flip flop.
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Fading hurts so much!!
by ILoveTTATT inyet another update on my story:.
for various reasons, i still have to go to all meetings.
(i am looking to change my personal circumstances to allow me to live somewhere else so i can fade easier)... i actually don't mind going to the mid-week meeting since i can comment on the bible reading, and slowly but surely i can introduce little seeds of cognitive dissonance... making it seem like i am super interested in what the interlinear says or that people can actually go and check out the manuscripts for themselves online!
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whathappened
I quite cold turkey, I couldn't stand being inside the Kingdom Hall once I learned ttatt. I am sorry you still have to suffer through those mind numbing meetings.
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my first post and some questions
by wallievase inthis is my first post after deciding to finally open an account here after months of 'lurking'.. a couple of issues i want to address-.
i have issues with people who go from being a witness to losing all faith in god or the bible which seems to be the case with some members of this site.
i just don't think you can let any religion change how you view god or the bible.. second-i don't feel the gb are bad people, i think most witnesses including them are misguided by something that has been drilled into their heads since they were little and are actually sincere people.
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whathappened
Welcome, Wallie. You will find your way. Check in frequently and you will learns loads you never knew. It is worth it to learn ttatt.
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My August Update
by OnTheWayOut ini don't really have a purpose in this thread, but wanted to share my thoughts and updates.. fading has, at least for now, totally stabilized.
my jw wife doesn't discuss jw things and, as difficult for me as it is, i haven't been discussing anything directly against jw policy.
oh, i slip in comments when she tries to judge people or groups based on her jw training- things like gay marriage, medical marijuana, pedophile news stories.
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whathappened
It is just a matter of time for your Mrs. Something will happen in her social group and eventually her JWism will fall apart.
I see with my daughter and son in law the same thing, it is all social and the religion is just the vehicle being used to cement the friendships.