Posts by breakfast of champions

psychologically it was a damaging environment for children; but maybe that's another topic.. who would have thought that when it finally came it would take the form of being sued for protecting pedophiles.

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When I was young everybody used to fantasise constantly about how brave we would all need to be "when the persecution comes". -- COFTY

Part of my "awakening" was doing research and seeing that this "persecution fantasy" or "persecution complex" was not unique to JWs, but part and parcel of any fundamentalist christian's worldview.

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2.16.2017 NJ Star-Ledger Ad: "Were you sexually abused by the Jehovahs Witnesses?"

by breakfast of champions in

my wife found this 1/4 page ad on page 2 of yesterday's nj star-ledger, probably the biggest newspaper in nj.

pretty telling.. .

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My only contention is that this is going to be extremely hard even if they win, it is not a slam dunk for future cases. --RO

I do not think any of this will be a slam dunk.

I also do not think that this firm went to the trouble of all this publicity with the mindset, "I think we'll win very little if anything."

What I think this firm (and whoever their associated firms are) brings to the table is bringing lawsuits en masse against WT -- something we haven't seen with the Zalkin/Simons one-offs here and there around the country.

Again, we'll see what happens.

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The Trump Era commences

by ZAPPA-ESQUE in

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Melania looks nice doesn't she? -- FREDDO

Yes, I thought she looked stunning in her outfit (evidently Ralph Lauren).

Could someone remind me where she went to school?

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2.16.2017 NJ Star-Ledger Ad: "Were you sexually abused by the Jehovahs Witnesses?"

by breakfast of champions in

my wife found this 1/4 page ad on page 2 of yesterday's nj star-ledger, probably the biggest newspaper in nj.

pretty telling.. .

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interestingly Erin Brockovich works with the company - yeah you know that Erin Brockovich, as in Julia Roberts who won the Oscar for playing Erin Brockovich in the accalimed film called 'Erin Brockovich' -- DARKSPILVER

I had no idea. That is wild! Thanks for sharing the info.

Again, as long as they suck WT dry and do right by their clients, good for them.

And as far as the speculation as to what precedent there is for suing or how successful lawsuits are, time will tell. Let's see what happens.

Just the notoriety SUCKS for WT.

They're all about appearances, and this doesn't appear to be so great.

I am just really hoping that this is truly the tip of the iceberg. -- LITS

Aren't we all!

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TV commercial seen in the United States, from a Law firm "Asking if you were ever sexually abused by JEHOVAHS WITNESSES, please call".

by Dunedain in

ok, so i don't know if this is "old news", and if this has been seen, and or mentioned already.

if it was, i do apologize, but i feel i have to mention what has been seen on tv, within the past 24 hours.. first off, i would like to say that i did not personally see this commercial.

however, it was seen by someone that i can verify 100% is telling the truth, as it was my own father who saw it.

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WOW.

Thanks for posting the ad DARKSPILVER.

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Has WT actually drafted an End of Days tract?

by schnell in

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i heard in years past that there was such a tract planned for the great tribulation.

my father at the time denied this, and reasoned that that would not be a loving thing for them to do, to essentially say, "told ya so!".

last year, the bunker videos had brother brown mention "a message of judgment".. has such material been drafted or is this just another bluff?.

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The only Watchtower End-of-Days Tract I've encountered is this one:

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Why does God allow animals to suffer? Does God care about animals? What does the Watchtower teach about this?

by defender of truth in

the following article will address these questions, and attempt to answer them.. after helping jwfacts with his page on animal suffering, i decided to write this article.. it is mainly aimed at helping jehovahs witnesses and other believers in god to think about the issue, as well as the apparent contradictions in watchtower teaching.. thanks must go to jwfacts for the encouragement, and giving me permission to use an image from his page and to use some of the quotes.. also, thankyou to cofty for general moral support.. please let me know what you think everybody, and feel free to reproduce any part or all of the article on any other website, just post and let me know that you've used it on your site please.. (i'd appreciate it if anyone could post to tell me they found a point in here useful, it would encourage me to keep going).. okay, here it is:.

why does god allow animal suffering?.

does it trouble you to see animals in pain?.

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What was the purpose in that? -- CS

And the purpose in this? [largest animal slaughter in the world, Nepal 2014]

Fantastic (and comprehensive!) post, DoT.

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2.16.2017 NJ Star-Ledger Ad: "Were you sexually abused by the Jehovahs Witnesses?"

by breakfast of champions in

my wife found this 1/4 page ad on page 2 of yesterday's nj star-ledger, probably the biggest newspaper in nj.

pretty telling.. .

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They have teamed up with a firm that has specialized in child abuse cases for the expertise in handling the emotions that would come up with clients in dealing with this. -- RICHARD OLIVER

It does really seem that way.

Some of the wording in the ad in spot-on:

It's not too late to receive help and seek accountability for those responsible. This is not something to be handled privately by the Watchtower!

Also the website:

Allegedly, more than 25 years ago, the Jehovah’s Witness’ Governing Body, the group of men who make and approve all policies, sent a memo to the elders of all 14,000 congregations stating that child sex abuse is a private matter and shouldn’t be discussed with anyone, especially the police. The memo also stated that revealing child sex abuse to law enforcement would result in punishment.
It is believed that elders were instead instructed to fill out a form when abuse occurred. These forms were then scanned into a database. This leads investigators to believe that there are thousands of hidden records of sexual abuse within the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

This isn't some cookie-cutter operation. They've obviously done their homework.