Topics Started by HomebytheSea

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Link Between Child Abuse Cases and Financial Upheaval
by HomebytheSea in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i really hope that, with all of the layoffs and construction suspensions going on that something more widespread comes out in the media discussing the huge payouts that wt will be responsible for regarding child abuse cases in the near future.

at least this might be a wake up call to some.

i fear that so many just think the end is coming & they aren't questioning what's really going on.
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Template to dump Special Pioneers
by avaddohn94 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"downsizing" has reached special pioneers.. this is the template mexico is using to get rid of many of its special pioneers.

see how cold and unloving is the language they use.

a translation attempt is as follows:.
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S*** JW Parents Say
by Dissonant15 in
1. social
2. family
my mom especially had some go-to phrases that to this day echo in my head and piss me off.

things like, .

"don't get mad at me for enforcing the rules, because jehovah made them, so if you don't like it, you're disrespecting him.
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If your Bethelite Brother Doesn't Know About It, It Musn't Be True
by HomebytheSea in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
a few weeks ago my deeply indoctrinated father who is a long time elder was wondering why we hadn't been attending meetings, and why my 8 yr old son wasn't on the theocratic school ( sounds like i almost off the hook with that one...lol).

we live in a different state, but i came to find out that one of the elders in our hall called my father, who he never met, to see why our meeting attendance had been so sporadic (i am in my mid-40's, so that knowledge made my blood boil, to put it mildly!

i tried not to answer, but he kept pressuring me, so i brought up the arc and child abuse cases i had heard of in our area.
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My Mom Is Dying
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

she is on morphine and hanging on.

she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.
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Latest rumor - all WT construction "suspended", except for Warwick
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
heard 4th-hand, but from a full-on believer, so not likely to be an "apostate lie":.

apparently, at bethel's morning worship this morning, it was announced that all worldwide wts construction is "suspended" for an indefinite time, except for the new world headquarters at warwick.. also, the "relocation" of remote translating teams is also suspended.. finally, there will be a "worldwide" reduction in bethel personnel.. all this came to me in a non-english language, and,as noted, 4th-hand.

so it is possible something may have been lost in translation and/or in the multiple steps between bethel morning worship & me.. but if true, it would be quite stunning.
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New Trey Bundy Article Discusses "Theocratic Warfare"
by HomebytheSea in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
https://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-can-hide-the-truth-in-court-to-protect-religion/.

another great article by trey.

hope it gets a lot of publicity!
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I'm not so sure a bigger awakening is going to happen anymore
by bradford in
1. jw
2. friends
when i left in march officially i started reading the forums here.

i had this excitement that more people would be leaving soon because of the crazy broadcasts, the crazy "new light" that the gb was dishing out, and more recently the australian royal commission lighting up geoffrey.

this past saturday i had an elder stop by to chat for the first time since i left.
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Psychology: Sick of Elder Low tone slow paced talk
by Aprostate Exam in
1. jw
2. experiences
now after 21 years in professional psychology/humanities, i love talking to brothers that adopt a slow pace in speech, and low tone of voice when they deal with the rank and cold un-associated ones.

my mirroring their present state in personality seems to psych them out for a bit.

i then tap into my fast injection of logical sense, that throws them off.
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YOU MIGHT BE A J.W.
by brandnew in
1. jw
2. friends
if getting ready means putting on a suit........ you might be a j.w.. if going out to the field has nothing to do with grass, baseball diamonds, or football ......... you might be a j.w.. please continue my friends.......i know ya got some.....; ).