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  Disfellowshiping: Why the Terror?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the more i read about ritual shunning and disfellowshiping in the society, the more i wonder how the governing body and elders have pulled the proverbial wool over the eyes of the congregation.

  first, the society doesnt consider itself a church (unlike the ancient christians, who did consider themselves to be part of a church).

  yet, like other sectarians, they have their hands out for contributions and exercise immense power over their members.

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  Books used to study with JWs - what are they?

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm on the jw.org website, looking at the publications.. i'm curious as to the books being used with the 'new' studytm, and the order in which they are studiedtm.. anyone still on the inside, can you help me?.

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  Steve Hassan Interviews XJW elder, Roberto di Stefano, at ICSA Conference in Italy

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  trieste, italy - icsa conference - july 6, 2013. both roberto di stefano and steve hassan were speakers at the conference.

  you can see the hassan interview on his website.

  here's the link:http://freedomofmind.com/media/video.php?id=59.

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  "Abstain from blood" reasoning

  by Wayward Son in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  most of the scriptures pertaining to the use of blood are straight forward.

  "do not eat blood.

  at acts 15 it uses the words "abstain from...".

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  Shocking talk from 2013 District Convention urges parents to shun disfellowshipped children

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yldwe_6jsu.

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  Did it trip your brain when non-JW Christians got persecuted?

  by Wayward Son in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the foretold turn of gubberment on religion hasn't begun yet.

  that event is supposed to happen with a "swift pitch", an event that will be unmistakable at it's onslaught.

  for the time being, any violence toward "babylon the great" cannot be attributed to the fulfillment of revelation 18.. .

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  Magotan's Story

  by magotan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi all, i've posted here in crisis a few weeks ago.

  i recently have finally taken the time to write out my entire story.

  i knew i had to come out to my parents and family about everything, my sexuality, and my issues with the jehovah's witnesses.

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  Jehovah Will Put it in Their Minds

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just mulling over the demise of religion in general as we humans progress away from fear of the unknown.. i was wondering when some country or group will try to outlaw religion.

  then i recalled how an all out attack on religion is what is supposed to trigger armageddon.

  after 9/11 the first thing george bush said was that islam is not the problem, extremist terrorists are the problem.

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  My Study: "Did a 'Governing Body' govern Paul?"

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  Britain | Jehovah's Witnesses hushed up child sex scandal | July 16, 2013

  by jwleaks in

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  2. child-abuse

  church officials hushed up a child sex scandal in their ranks and refused to co-operate with police.. .

  jehovah witness ministerial servant gordon leighton admitted sexually abusing a child when he was confronted by his church elders, a court heard.. but during the official police investigation, the 53-year-old who made headlines in the 1990s when wife yvonne, 28, died after refusing a blood transfusion after childbirth on religious grounds denied any illegal wrongdoing.. and when detectives asked elders simon preyser, harry logan and david scott to make statements about the confession, all three refused and said what they had heard was confidential.. for three years, the elders refused to co-operate with the criminal investigation and kept up that stance when the case was brought before newcastle crown court after the victim made a complaint to police.. each was issued with a witness summons which they fought to overturn before being ordered to testify by judge penny moreland citing public interest.. their barrister richard daniels said the men had a duty to god not to breach confidence.. he added: privileged communication between members of the congregation and ministers is an absolute right and duty and there is no power in law to breach such a confidence.. judge moreland said: it is apparent that the three elders who were present when this conversation took place are in possession of relevant evidence as to a point which is of real significance in this case.. they claim the right of confidentiality, they claim that what they heard said by the defendant during the course of that meeting ought to be subject to privilege, as ministers of religion.. judge moreland refused to withdraw the summonses and said: public interest is clearly in favour of this evidence being given.. what was said by the defendant on that occasion is of great significance in the trial.. despite the judges ruling, the men still refused to make statements to police until just hours before they were called before the jury.. leighton, who has since been expelled from the church at lambton kingdom hall in washington, denied two charges of indecency with a child and seven of indecent assault.. he was yesterday found guilty of two charges of indecency with a child and six of indecent assault.

  he was found not guilty of one indecent assault charge, on the direction of the judge.. he was remanded in custody until he is sentenced next month but warned he is facing a lengthy spell behind bars.. prosecutor katherine dunn told the court the victim, who is now an adult, broke her silence in 2009.. the court heard how at a special church meeting, leighton admitted sexual abuse and made excuses for his behaviour.. miss dunn said: the elders conducted their own investigation.

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