on may 20, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in san diego, california.
defendant, the watchtower of ny, settled out-of-court for an unknown amount of money with the plaintiffs just weeks before the candace conti trial began at the end of may 2012 in oakland, california.
the law firm representing the five plaintifs in this case was .
It is extraordinarely disturbing to see the blatent disregard for the safety of the congregation that was exhibited by these elders, congregations, and the WTBTS. So much for protection from danger and the evil one(s) by Jehovah and his strong tower.
Thank you Barbara for your tireless work in this matter, you are an angel!
the scene is familiar.. a jehovah's witness family with one member who has awakened from the lie.. the split comes down to an interesting wrong terminology:.
unbelieving mate vs believing mate.. .
the context of the entire family is as a jehovah's witness family.. damage has already been done.
Good for you Terry! My hubby agrees with me on virtually every topic brought up regarding WT teachings, or he doesn't know the anwer, but, he keeps clinging to it. He is very much an approval hound and desperately wants people to like him, and they do, for the most part. He wants to believe whatever they say. He is a 3rd generation born-in and never learned to think for himself, he has always needed someone to tell him what to do.
I once told my kids, when we were on a plane, waiting for take-off, to look around for the exits and really pay attention to how the flight attendants were explaining how to operate the doors in an emergency and NOT wait for their father to help them, jump over him to get out, as he would just sit there waiting for someone to tell him it was time to exit. I told him everyone who was in charge could be dead, and they needed to think for themselves. My hubby just glared at me, but he knew it was the truth.
Best wishes on your journey to good mental health and the happiness of your family!
where i live in the usa we are experiencing record breaking drought and heat.
over a month with no rain and 27 consecutive days with heat above 90. forcast calls for tripple digit heat for the next 7 days.. last night i broke down an prayed to thor, this morning he answered my prayer as i heard thunder at 5am and woke up to see rain.
only 1/10 of an inch, but rain that was not in the forcast.. is this not proof that thor is a true god?.
It rained here too, unexpectedly. It was Wodin day. Then on Thor's day, it rained again. Long live the Norsemen (and women)!
the scene is familiar.. a jehovah's witness family with one member who has awakened from the lie.. the split comes down to an interesting wrong terminology:.
unbelieving mate vs believing mate.. .
the context of the entire family is as a jehovah's witness family.. damage has already been done.
I talked to one of my kids a little while ago. We talked about the new sex abuse cases Barb Anderson just informed us about. I asked if it seem proper that JW's would hide these things from people. My child was vehement that this was wrong. I talked to the child about Sparlock, and how JW's act like playing with a toy is so much worse than a child molester is. My child thought it was ridiculous that Sparlock would be so much worse than a child molester is to the WTBTS. We also talked about the violence in nature, the way spiders wrap up their prey and suck there blood out over a period of days. My child asked if maybe all this occured because of Adam and Eve's sin. I reminder my child of our recent visit to a wonderful dinosaur exhibit, and how we learned they ate each other, and they lived long before Adam/Eve did. My child said, "Oh yeah, that's right, it couldn't have been Adam & Eve then."
I'm trying to implement the courage mentioned by Terry, thank you, by the way!
a 25 year old relative of mine was being stalked last week by an older woman.
the police were involved and the perpetrator arrested.. as it was the convention and his uber zealous, hypocritical mother- aka my sister, was going to be absent from home i called to see how he was doing.
in the course of the conversation i referred to 50 shades of grey' (the stalker had fantasised about him being mr grey).
Perhaps your nephew just told his mom you called, and she queried him. He may have off-handly refered to what you talked about. She may have then demanded more info, as only mothers know how to do. Most men can't handle harassment by their mother, and cave in easily, just to be left alone. Your sister JUST got back from the convention, she was being hyper-vigilant due to just having been indoctrinated for days. Give her a month, she will not be so ridiculous.
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Bravo!
the scene is familiar.. a jehovah's witness family with one member who has awakened from the lie.. the split comes down to an interesting wrong terminology:.
unbelieving mate vs believing mate.. .
the context of the entire family is as a jehovah's witness family.. damage has already been done.
Terry-Have you been reading my mind again? I am stuck with an unthinker and do hide my web viewing, and have refrained from talking to my kids, like a coward. You have made me realize that I am a WEINIE!
I have been trying to frame out a way to talk to my kids...something more neutral...this has been the weinie way out. I will definitely be doing more critical thinking exercises with my family.
The pledging of allegiance line was great by the way, and so very true, yet everyone at the KH would be shocked to hear such a line.
I am NOT GUILTY, so I will not act that way anymore!
if you look on page 10, "what is god's purpose for the earth?," you'll see an illustration of adam in the garden--with a belly button!!
what were the wt artists thinking????.
i'd post a scan but, alas, i'm unable to in my present locale..
So, does he have an "innie" or an "outie"?...I don't even want to pick up that brochure...still trying to clear my mind.
if you grow up speaking english and you move to mexico you don't automatically speak spanish, know customs, understand currency, possess skills.
for self-support or have any special insight into latino mindset.. .
why would you expect leaving jehovah's witnesses would leave you any less ill-equipped to navigate the real world?.
A really, really good topic and thoughts, thanks Terry and everyone else1
