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  Governing Body, painted in a corner, now what?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the governing body have painted themselves in a corner, so to speak.

  if they acknowledge their response to abuse claims was insensitive, unloving and inadequate they are denying the belief that "god's way" is best and risk losing abuse cases.

  if they stick with it and say it is "god's way according to the bible" they will be seen as cult leaders and risk losing abuse cases.

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  whathappened

  Remember the recent JWBrodcast where the were begging for money?

  They knew the donations would dry up once this issue was brought to light so theymadee a money grab!
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  The Report - BBC Radio 4 about Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Sexual Abuse can now be heard

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0612hjs.

  the report about child abuse and jehovah's witnesses is now live.. jehovah's witnesses handle child abuse cases.

  jehovah's witnesses and child sexual abuse, the report - bbc radio 4 .

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  whathappened

  Very well done! How are JWs supposed to go door to door in the UK now?
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  JW Broadcasting is dying.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  once a month about 15 to 20 elderly jw publishers would meet at the kingdom hall and one elder was assigned to set up the system so they could view jw broadcasting.

  these publishers were long time pioneers, former elders, and long time publishers who know nothing about computers or the internet.

  they are the last batch of those expecting the generation that saw 1914 or understood it--- to not die off.

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  whathappened

  Your momma is the bomb! She is on her way to waking up!

  My sister and I both left in our late 50's. There is hope!
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  Resistance is NOT futile!

  by Bonsai in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  all i want from this life is to be able to wash windows at bethel.. my story.. when i was fresh out of high school and pioneering, i said those exact words to my friends and family.

  all i wanted to do was be at the core of the organization where it was the safest.

  i gleefully told people that i'd gladly spend the rest of my life washing windows, waiting tables, doing laundry or cleaning bathrooms.

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  whathappened

  Welcome and thanks for the delightful background story.
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  Just two weeks in our new home and the knock at the door happens!!

  by truthseekeriam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just relaxing with my morning coffee enjoying looking at the pictures fipper shared of the camping trip when the dreaded knock came.

  of course the dogs beat me to the door followed by my daughter trying to catch them, she looks through the giant peep hole and waves me away saying "its them.

  " i almost just walked away from the door when i saw the sweet face of a 5/6 year old little boy with his mom and dad and couldn't resist talking to them.. i opened the door and smiled and said jehovah's witnesses?

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  whathappened

  Good job, thanks for sharing!
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  Hello Everyone

  by MarieK in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i hope everyone is having a good saturday.

  i've visited this many times in the past month or so, joined yesterday and finally got the nerve to post!

  needless to say, i'm super nervous, being new to this whole experience.

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  whathappened

  Hi, and welcome!
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  I joined this site 13 years ago...

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello, everyone.. as noted in the topic, i joined here 13 years ago.

  i last posted here over 5 years ago.

  i just now learned that this site still exists!

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  whathappened

  Welcome back! You have missed out on a great deal. I will watch for your posts.
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  Anthony Morris III goes on an eight minute rant over child abuse

  by Richard_I in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is in the july 2015 monthly program on tv.jw.org cedars wrote about it too.. starting at around 42:30 in the video, morris talks about the child abuse situation for almost 10 minutes.

  link to video.

  i'm writing a transcript right now.

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  whathappened

  I called Brooklyn tonight to voice my outrage and got a recording. Their number is 718-560-5000. I will call tomorrow and encourage everyone to do so also.
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  Just found out my older brother has passed away

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have just found out that my brother (who was one of a bunch that shared this login) has died.. he and his wife were living in another country where they once pioneered.

  i didn't see him that often.. such an empty feeling.....

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  whathappened

  Sorry to hear of your loss.
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  Advice Needed - JW Grandparents

  by What Now? in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my family has been out (inactive no meeting attendance or field service) for just over two years..

  weve made many changes in our lives, including with our personal appearances (tattoos, piercings etc) that are a pretty obvious sign that we arent going back any time soon.

  our families went through a period of time about a year ago when they made a lot of threats that if we left the truth, they wouldnt even be able to share a meal with us, they would stay loyal to jehovah etc.

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  whathappened

  I would talk to my children about "the truth about the truth" from an early age. Warn them about what the JW relatives will say about Armageddon and their use of fear mongering. The children may have to ask the grandparents not to discuss the phsuedo religion with them.