They need to step up and own the darn behaviour. I met so many people who were abused by brothers and NOTHING was done. One brother actually asked the survivor...`what do you want us to do about it?` WHAT!!!! OMG fix the problem nut wit. Address it and prosecute those who abused people. Makes me sick.
Posts by Linda
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8FATHER OF ABUSE VICTIM CONFRONTS WITNESSES
by ThomasCovenant ini missed this when it first came out.
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it's so sad to realize that i was part of the behaviour shown by the witnesses in the video.. this is my neck of the woods, and i recognize some of the yellow vested attendants that control the situation.i used to play football with the big french brother named guy.. if only they could see.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukiqqgfngxk.
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Your work is not in vain! Thank You!
by de-opresso-liber inbeen lurking since early this year.
there are many of us out there (at least in this area, central u.s.) who are waking up and crossing the line to talk to each other about it.
in our area, several elders, ministerial servants and pioneers are actively and openly sharing info with each other daily.
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Linda
Welcome DOL nice to meet you here. I am in the same situation with regards to the BORG and the FOG bullshit. I am now doing research and keeping notes. Believe me, I am seriously leaving that shit place. But for now I see the hypocrisy of the robots at the hall.
I really need to come tell my story and that will happen soon.
Take good care and have an awesome and free day,
Linda
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Baptism Questions
by radiostar123 ini have heard that before a person "qualifies for baptism" they have to answer about a 100?
questions - has anyone got a copy of these questions?
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Linda
I was asked some of those questions and I had not prepared myself but answered according to my own personal beliefs. LOL The "elders" told me I had a good insight on the Bible and Jehovah's government. What!? I didn't study for Pete's sake. Can you spell stoopid elders!?!? LOL
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Are the Elders harder on Women
by Steel ini was having a discussion with an old friend last night.
her parents are divorced and his mother never became “one of jehovah witnesses “ .
long story short she claims elders are generally hardier on women than men.
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Linda
At a meeting one time, an elder came up to me and asked for a favour and it was a doozy. He wanted me to drive an older sister home since her usual driver had to leave the meeting early. I told him I don't drive. I always get a ride to the hall. He mustered under his breath that I am disobedient to the elder. WTF!!!! I don't drive. No car. No licence. Gosh is this guy for real?!?! I'm disobedient!?!?!? HOW?!?!?
After that, he never called on me to answer any questions at the study watchtower. Geez.
I love Wild_Thing's post about us eating the apple. Yes they do say Satan is the father of all lies but Eve gets blamed for the apple. WTF!!! Now we know how women get blamed for all that happens to us and the jdubs elders are there with that same blame. Oh boy!
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Blood card
by Inabunker inhi new to forum and first post!
i have been reading posts on and off for years.
still fighting my "doubts" and struggling internally, my family is active and the wife knows nothing of my late night website reads here.
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Linda
Hi Inabunker. I too am a recent escapee of the cult. I have my eyes open and my heart belongs to God what ever name he goes by. I am so thankful for this site. We are here to support each other and help break the chains of GB idiots. Hate those assholes.
Thank you,
Linda
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Shunning the Shunning
by Tallon infound this very interesting article on another site.
looks like there people, and at an assembly too, who are not afraid to show their displeasure to the inhumane policies of the org.. http://avoidjw.org/2016/08/shunning-the-shunning/.
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Linda
The kind of defiance of the people at the convention tells me this is what I need to do, not what they want me to do. Good for them! The blind faith is what I went through and my gut feeling was shouting to me all along. I obviously ignored it but now my eyes are open and I can see the "truth" .
I think if we could actually read many people's minds in that cult, we would see a lot of people do have their own mindsets and not all of us are robots. If it can happen to me, to get out of the cult, it can happen to others.
I love this site and appreciate the posts by everyone here. Many thanks for all of it.
Have a super day and take good care,
Linda
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Every new court case means cookie cutter response "Jehovah's Witnesses abhor child abuse"
by truthseeker inhas anyone noticed that with each new child abuse case that involves the watchtower, there is no apology to the victims but only their standard cookie cutter response:.
"jehovah's witnesses abhor child abuse".
they "abhor child abuse", but they do not acknowledge any guilt.. i give them a g for repetition for emphasis.
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Linda
Toes Up, I agree completely. I would go to the newspapers and make a big stink for sure.
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Abandoned by JW and yet trapped
by awake!watcher inhad an enlightening discussion with my 20 something, baptised, awake son.
he said he feels abandoned by the religion, and yet trapped at the same time.
i had never thought about it that way before, but can totally understand where he is coming from.
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Linda
I understand that term being abandoned and trapped. That's how I feel these days. I really want to leave and have a strategy in mind or else fade. But one thing for sure, being with the dubs makes one feel like we are being pushed out the door not walking out on our own. Thank God your son has someone who believes in him and is standing by him. Good for you guys.
I will let you know how it all goes in the next week or so.
Hugs to you
Linda
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GB wives, what do they do all day. Are they divas, b%*$hes, or other?
by aintenoughwiskey ini was wondering what encounters others have had with the wives of bethel big shots?.
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Linda
The Housewives if GB....seen on a local channel new you each and every Sunday at 10:00 AM.
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What is it going to take for her to wake up? 2016 convention was the biggest display of B.I.T.E
by goingthruthemotions inso i went to the convention this past weekend.
not, because i wanted to....but, because i had no choice.. i took myself and our son's out walking every chance i had, i made it so we missed the bunker video, the drama, the stupid dream squashing video with the violin.. but, while in there sitting.
one of the speakers said this:.
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Linda
I felt that way too. When I was told that I would have to give up my friends and family who are not witnesses, regardless how good people they are I said, "WHOA!!!!!!" Not gonna happen. I will not give up good people in my life whom I love to appease the Robots who left their brain at the door. Fuck that!
So I too, walked out of a meeting and I am not going back. It's funny (peculiar) how they make things seems so nice at first and then the veil is lifted. What irony!
I love everyone's posts to this issue.
Linda