Posts by puffthedragon

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How many JW pedofiles do you personally know?

by oldlightnewshite in

i was just thinking that out of the 200 jws that i actually know, at least 4 of them to my knowledge are pedophiles.

i know for a fact, through personal confidences.

that means, as far as my circle of jovo friends/acquaintances goes, 2% of them are kiddy fiddlers.. without mentioning names or details, how many do you know of for a certainty to be pedos, and what percentage does it work out at, considering all your circle of jovo friends?.

puffthedragon

I know of 2. One of them is a MS now due to the comfort of the "two witness rule". I know of another who used to be a PO but now does not serve as anything. He is allowed to carry the mikes, give parts on the school, read for the WT study and BS meeting. He can also pray for others.

I also know of a man who abused his son (not sexually, just made me think about it and made me mad) so harshly that he committed suicide. EVERYONE who knew this family knew he was abusive and did nothing. They all knew that he had pushed him over the edge and now that man is a Local Elder and his daughter is off df'd somewhere. I wish I could find her and tell her how sorry I am for what she went through. Maybe one day.

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Governing body member engaged... Again!

by OneDayillBeFree in

just found out that the australian governong body member known as geoffrey jackson got engaged to a sister about two weeks ago.

it really shocked me at first but then i remembered how other members of the gb have remarried in the past like daniel sidlik.

what made me say "woah" was hearing that the holy bride to be is really young!

puffthedragon

But,I wonder about her. Why would she want to marry someone who wouldn't be with her in "paradise"?

Maybe he confided in her that it was all bullshit and he was in it for the praise.

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Is the Governing Body overdue to make new appointments?

by cedars in

i'm doing some research for a new blog article on the governing body.

it's in a question-and-answer or "faq" format, and attempts to give simple but well-founded answers to most questions that people could conceivably ask about the governing body.. one thing i noticed when looking at the history of the governing body is that we seem to be in the middle of a lengthy "dry spell" when it comes to making new appointments.. gerrit losch is currently the longest-serving member having been appointed in 1994. however, his appointment came at the end of a 17 year period in which no appointments were made.

this contrasts notably with the remarkable six-year period between 1971 and 1977 when 15 members were added.. since losch's appointment, 4 members were added in 1999 (herd, lett, pierce and splane) and 2 more recently in 2005 (morris and jackson).. the seven year spell since the last appointments were made has seen the deaths of barber, barr, jaracz, shroeder and sydlik - cutting the number of governing body members almost in half.

puffthedragon

Its 2012, time for a woman on board. They can explain it away that Moses had Miriam as a prophetess so its scripturally ok. Plus, when they have evening meetings, she can make sandwiches!

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Governing body member engaged... Again!

by OneDayillBeFree in

just found out that the australian governong body member known as geoffrey jackson got engaged to a sister about two weeks ago.

it really shocked me at first but then i remembered how other members of the gb have remarried in the past like daniel sidlik.

what made me say "woah" was hearing that the holy bride to be is really young!

puffthedragon

They will have to apply to Bethel to see if they get in. With all the cutbacks, I don't see much need for new sisters at Bethel unless she has special skills.

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"we need to help that brother"

by TimeBandit in

at the last district convention i went to (2010) i was sitting in my seat during the lunch break.

i was listening to two brothers sitting together chatting in the row in front of me.

they were talking about brother 'so and so'.

puffthedragon

Yes I was having dinner with a disfellowshipped brother and he told me he was putting a letter to get reinstated and I asked him why the hell he would do that and all I got was a blank stare. Mind control works people.

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Woman jumps into pool during Long Beach DC!

by puffthedragon in

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http://youtu.be/dht3cedgg6e.

watch the right hand side of the screen.. .

i am trying to imbed it but can't make it work.

puffthedragon

bump

This is the first video I have posted and it has 22k views! Also, I had disabled comments so I could show some JW's also but now they are enabled. I got a lot of emails from JW's saying I shouldnt have put it up.

Quote: if your a witness why would you post this. Your making witnesses look bad in a way...not everything should end up on the internet.

I'll send em to jwfacts.com

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Current policy regarding child molesters

by loosie in

i brought up the conti case with a newly x- jw and they said that the child molestion policy was changed in 90's as far as elders reporting to the authorities.

so my question is what was the policy changed from and what did it change to?

and what is the most current letter that we have a copy of regarding the reporting policy?

puffthedragon

LostGeneration that funny in a way. I remember being pulled in the back room right before I was appointed a MS and at first I thought I was in trouble. I would have lost my shit if I got called in the back room and the first words out the mouth were "Brother Puff, have you ever molested a child?" They do things so backwards. I bet they don't even run a free background check on any of them.

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Sky News: Mormons Reject 'Cult' Label Ahead of US Polls

by cedars in

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for those of you who are interested in how a major uk news channel covers cults, see this politically-flavoured report on mormonism..... http://news.sky.com/story/958170/mormons-reject-cult-label-ahead-of-us-polls.

when you watch the report, the parallels with jehovah's witnesses (even in this brief film) are intriguing, right down to the young clean-cut lad delivering a talk at his local congregation, and the cheesy video promoting the church's past, which evokes memories of the "faith in action" dvd series featuring the young charles taze russell.. i also find it intriguing that the racist history of the mormon church is highlighted by one commentator.

as i explained in a recent article (below), the history of jehovah's witnesses is similarly besmirched by the dark clouds of racism.... http://insidethewatchtower.com/history/a-brief-history-of-racism-in-watchtower-publications/.

puffthedragon

I'm listening to an awesome new cd right now so cant watch the video yet, but if Cedars reccommends it, I'm gonna watch it. Thanks for the post.

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How have you fared since leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses?

by God_Delusion in

howdy guys and gals!.

personally, my life has been fantastic.

it's like a massive weight has been lifted off of me, especially when it comes to having to go to the meetings.

puffthedragon

Sex drugs and rock'n'roll!! And loving every minute of it. More true friends than ever, better self esteem, and I'm not afraid of some old men telling me how to think.

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'Obey the organization like Moses'--why this is wrong

by sd-7 in

i was just thinking about how the watchtower often compares the organization's position to that of moses.

challenging moses, in their retelling of the biblical account, equated challenging god's authority, as korah, dathan, and abiram did, to their own peril.

the conclusion we are to gain from this is not to challenge, question, or disagree with the watchtower society's teachings even in our private thoughts.

puffthedragon

well put sd. I also like to point out when JW's say that God has always had an earthly organization. Which is not true, he had a chosen nation, and he wiped out any nation that got in their way. (Except for the times when he sold them back into slavery for 50, er I mean 70 years, wait, when did that happen again, I know it ends in a 7) He has never done any such thing for JW's.