Posts by millie210

posted

29
Is It Time to regroup?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how much do you want to bet that the organization has already started preparing articles for the watchtower magazines, convention talks, circuit overseers talks and letters to bodies of elders, to refute what is happening in australia?

.

right now the most important thing for the wt to do is protect their image that they are gods visible organization.especially in the u.s. and latin american countries.
millie210

I think they (the Almightly Org) take themselves extremely seriously.
So I would imagine they take any negative publicity extremely seriously. After all they are
Gods brethren, Jesus body, well lets just say it "god on earth" (in their minds).
To the degree they "react" to this will be to the degree their disillusion is functioning.
If they were smart (which they cant be because their ego is crowding out the room where intelligence would reside) they wouldnt react. Instead they would act.
Something new and shiny, some bells and whistles that people can ohh and ahh over.
another thing they could do, although this would be too shrewd and I dont think cooler heads will prevail to actually get it done...is to turn themselves in to a pedophile crushing machine. Saturate their literature, clean out their congs, form support groups and liason committees for the molested.
In short, jump in front of things to such a degree that they act as though they invented pedophile protection for the world.
You know, kind of the like the way they are acting like they invented web sites, television and the internet now?
18
Are we seeing an unprecedented influx of newbies recently ? Welcome Guys/gals
by smiddy in
1. jw
2. friends
are we in fact seeing more people joining this site in the last month , than what has been happening previously ?.

i tend to think there is , and i hope their is .. is anybody else seeing this ?.

i`m not delusional am i ?
millie210

Hi Sabin!
Welcome!
104
Do you feel vindicated by the exposure of the WT Society in Australia? It seems like a feeding frenzy on here! I love it. You?
by Wasanelder Once in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
are you pleased with the exposure of the society in australia?

do you feel personally vindicated by it?

do you think it gives you credibility with others now that all the things you said were going on, actually are documented?
millie210

Sofia Lose27 minutes agoNot a peep in the Spanish congs. Completely oblivious. If not for coming here, I would not suspect a thing.
SL
Same here...not one iota of interest or exposure from the media.
13
What are the possible end results from the RC?
by Bob Loblaw in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
sorry if this has already been discussed, but,...besides, of course, a black eye on the org, what can come of this royal commission hearing legally or criminally?

according to the rc's website:.

"the royal commission holds formal public hearings to hear evidence about child sexual abuse within institutions.
millie210

The truest statement in that report is "Jehovahs Witnesses are not unique"
For Gods people on earth who are supposed to carry the identifying mark that Jesus spoke of, that statement itself is an indictment.
Of course the Royal Commission didnt mean it that way but maybe some individual JWs somewhere will give pause and think about it.
Sadly, I think this is only huge news to us who already have our eyes open.
JWs as individuals are not paying much attention. The Org itself will make a few forced changes and life will go on.
The only thing that will ever make a dent in the momentum of the Org is something financial. If this can have some kind of financial impact then maybe it will be more than just a black eye so to speak.
We can hope so because black eyes heal. Once they do they are forgotten.
22
Dissent on JW-Archive
by bemused in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the posts about the australian royal commission there have been several references to discussions on jw-archive.

i'd not heard of that site, so checked it out.

it seems to be used by many active jws - its tumblr style archive is full of pictures of jws doing their thing.
millie210

The owner is an "edgy" In JW.
IMO, He is loving the web traffic this gives him and will walk the line on this one.
8
It's in the news. For those who think it may die down
by umbertoecho in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
child sex abuse royal commission hears jehovah's witness church did not sanction self-confessed paedophile.

the world today.

posted about 6 hours ago.
millie210

Im really glad this is hitting the news in some spots. There is nothing on the news in my area. Nothing on the networks or radio.
No mention by any of the JWs
nada.
I can only hope this keeps spreading and gaining momentum as this is a huge reason for people to really get to know what the "Org." is really about.
84
Wednesday Hearings LIVE LINK NOW
by Mad Sweeney in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
millie210

That is SUCH good news.
Thank you OrphanCrow!
84
Wednesday Hearings LIVE LINK NOW
by Mad Sweeney in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.
millie210

That is great to hear Bonsai!
Does anyone know what power the Commission has? Do they just recommend or can they enforce?
22
Are they trying to make me feel like crap?
by StarTrekAngel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
so i have not reported a single hour of fs or family worship in over 8 months.

have not given a single comment in a meeting for over a year.

a few weeks ago, my brother in law, who is an ms now, approached me.
millie210

I like the idea of canceling at the last minute on the arrogant elder.
Go ahead and do the one with your BIL since you sense he has no agenda if you want to.
(as long as they are not on the same night) or maybe you already got that one with your BIL out of the way....
The nice thing about canceling is you dont get in any real tangible trouble but you sure will tick off the arrogant elder and he will have to work a little bit to get the demo covered by someone else...it will be good for him, lol.
45
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.
millie210

Sadly, I think this will have a small long term effect in Australia for a few years.
I dont think it will have any effect whatsoever in the U.S.
No more so than the 60 Minutes (was it called that?) that aired the interview with Barbara Anderson.
I think we are excited but I dont see this as any big long term game changer as far as JWs waking up.
The wolves in control will probably have to change their policy a bit, so there is that to be gained I guess.
I really hope I have this whole thing figured wrongly though.