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  Call for investigation into JW child abuse in the Netherlands

  by Anders Andersen in

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  2. scandals

  after yesterday's newspaper articles about how jw (mis)handle child abuse cases, today the newspaper reports that both members of the national house of representatives, and the national commissioner on human trafficking and sexual violence against children are petitioning the minister / secretary of state to launch an investigation into jw and other closed religious communities.. the newspaper article (in dutch).

  the newspaper also published the personal story of a victim, and how he fought for justice within jw to no avail.this story is from my home town (just few years before i move there), different congregation in the same hall..

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  Thanks for sharing Anders, I've been waiting for this day to come...hellelujah (hell for the wt). As yesterday's article made clear...there are victims who refuse to contact the police/authorities because of the first verses of 1 Corinthians chapter 6, that's sad...very sad. Hopefully the heat of an official investigation will strenghten them to step up against the WT FOG tactics and policies.

  In 2011 the Deetman commission dealt with the history of abuse within Dutch Roman Catholic institutions. The witnesses were relieved that the sins of that prominent part of Babylon were finally exposed with regard to the public.

  Oh how the tables have turned...(to be continued).
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  Huge article(s) in Dutch media on JW child abuse

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so today the well-respected and serious newspaper trouw.nl came with child abuse within the jw as their topmost frontpage article.. the articles are well researched and aim primarily at the dutch jw situation.. afaik at least on member of this forum assisted the newspaper with the articles.

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  other media are picking up as well.....

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  Thanks Anders...darn, you´re faster than me on this one, just came home from work!

  Well, finally the Dutch can read about the ´´apostate lies´´ in their own newspaper now. Hopefully some will wake up. This will be a 3 part series so stay tuned folks!
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  I'm giving up in 2017! (More steps in my fading)

  by Skepsis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i joined this site at the beginning of this year, i was serving as an uber-zealous regular pioneer and ms in a foreign congregation where the need is greater.

  i was giving public talks and having parts at regional conventions.

  had started to have doubts but i hadn't time to focus on them, i simply was overcharged with so many activities and things to do.. i started by quitting pioneering but couldn't think i would give further steps for a long time.

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  Kudos to you Skepsis...you have a good set of cards! A good fade will protect you from any participation in spreading WT lies. Maybe you can find other ways to chat with your friends, but at least you remained loyal to your own standards and moral/intellectual integrity. I think keeping up appearances in WT la-la-land can make someone sick! Unfortunately some don't have a choice (they deserve our respect and thank g*d they can vent at places like this forum), but you have, so... good luck with all your remaining steps in 2017!
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  My Introduction

  by Ray Frankz in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is my first post and i'm feeling like i'm doing something bad big time!

  i know on my mind it isn't, but the feelings are less manageable.. well, since i'm still a jw it's better not to give too much info, but i'm from brazil.. i've grown-up in the religion and practicly all my family, my closest friends and my girlfriend are loyal jws.

  i used to be a regular pioneer but i still have a service privilege on my congregation.. i've had questions about the teachings of the wt since i was 10, but naturally i always pushed it away as it were "questioning the holy organization".. i started a friendship with some people in a course i took and we talked about a lot of subjects.

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  Welcome and greetings from The Netherlands, we have the highest coffee consumption in the world!

  Good books...take your time.
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  Cart work - picture speaks for itself

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  Thanks for the telling picture D1799. Looks depressing...

  Maybe it's the only (subtle) way to get the elderly witnesses going in service. The Borg is aging fast!

  @ ZAPPA-ESQUE...lol. I've read such comments earlier on another cart-thread, now I can finally see the picture.
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  new guy random thoughts

  by road to nowhere in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it is quite a step to register, still in.

  old family in, good marriage in.

  i dont know exactly how much to say and not let too much out to get caught.

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  Welcome, good you took the step to register because this forum sure is not a road to nowhere . No, it's a road to reason, advice, comfort, to vent and sometimes (if you want) a heated debate.

  Try and search this forum...there are tons of similar experiences to find. Maybe you'll find some inspiration when and what to say to your kids/grandkids.
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  My 1 Year Update - I've Been Disfellowshipped One Year Today

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what a journey!.

  it was a year ago today that i was announced from the platform by brother paul "twofaced" castley that i was "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

  i didn't go to that meeting to hear the announcement because i already didn't believe the watchtower religion.. how was my first year?

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  Congratulations pale, and yes I remember your 1st post very well, what a ride indeed and what a difference. From JW to atheist in about a year is quite a shift, you overtook me at great speed .

  i got high in Amsterdam

  I lolled at that, good to taste our cultural richess!

  Anyway, I'm glad you still have your litlle princess under your care and have found more peace in your life and had a few opportunities to anti-witness. Thanks for all your contributions to this forum...cheers from the land of the tulips!
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  We can count our time though right?

  by tepidpoultry in

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  Like another thread said: "...but it gives meaning to our lives!".

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  What??

  by Tahoe in

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  this is on a legitimate website .

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  What sister would wear such a thing?
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  Ordering drugs?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  2. humour

  there's an an easy way to use your cell/mobile 'phone to get illegal drugs; just press the "hash" key - or if you want something stronger, use the "speed" dial!

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  Hash?

  Speed??