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  What were you favorite book in the organization? I know what you're thinking...LOL!

  by BashfulAshG in

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  2. bible

  what were *your favorite *books in the organization?.

  out of all of those books, i liked "mankind's search for god.

  " however, it appears to me that this book is incredibly obscure and no one recalls studying it during the old book study format.

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  Choosing the Best Way of Life (1979) was my favorite; it's sad to consider just how much the quality of their literature has deteriorated since then. I believe the book, along with the Commentary on James was another of those written by the liberal camp, led by Franz, Dunlap and Lengtat, which led into the 1980 Bethel witch hunt.
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  best ex JW sites

  by cobweb in

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  2. friends

  i used to visit this site about ten years ago.

  i haven't come her in a long time.

  i have just recently started talking to a family member who is leaving the jws and i wanted to know what are the best sites available these days for finding out all the topics of information - failed prophecy, 1975, rutherford's drinking, russells tombstone - you know all of that kind of stuff.. back in the day there used to be a site run by a norwegian i think called kent.

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  Although technically not an ex-JW site (he has never been a JW), Doug Mason's site is outstanding: jwstudies.com
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  Article- Child checks for all religious leaders, inquiry recommends

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/child-checks-for-all-religious-leaders-inquiry-recommends/story-fngburq5-1227486717033.

  by: rick morton .

  from: the australian .

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  It seemed to me that during his testimony, Jackson broadly hinted of his tacit approval if the government would moot the issue by ordering mandatory reporting.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses face child sexual-abuse investigation in Australia - Washington Post article

  by defender of truth in

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  2. child-abuse

  of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .

  the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .

  i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .

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  Why in the world hasn't the New York Times hasn't covered this issue?
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  Transcript for Jackson is now available for download.

  by ToesUp in

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  2. beliefs

  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

  select aug 14..

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  The testimony of a Governing Body member before a major government board of inquiry should be front-page news in Watchtowerland.

  It will be fascinating to see how much-- if any -- of these proceedings get spun in the Watchtower or on JW.org.
  
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  All The Highlights From The Royal Commission Collected

  by C0ntr013r in

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  2. child-abuse

  a thread on reddit has been made (not by me) to collect and organize all the highlights from the rc:.

  reddit master thread.

  a lot of the highlights have been added but many gold nuggets are still missing.

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  Thanks for all of the above; invaluable, historic documentation... where is that brilliant 9-minute youtube collation of highlights, salient exchanges?
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  NU LIGHT JWs not only spokespersons for GAWD so says Governing Body Jackson

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuwt4flyl-k .

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  What's the exact quote? It's a bit muddled... something like "it would be presumptuous" to make such a claim?
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  What is true love video

  by _Morpheus in

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  2. beliefs

  so i got coerced into watching this crap last night.

  a few observations:.

  1) it personified the witness mantra that doing more for the org = happiness, doing not enough = misery.

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  .. Nice, so now it's theocratic soap operas; what's next? Sophia and Caleb action figures? Freddie and Big Daddy Knorr must be spinning in their graves!
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  Gross hypocrisy in September 15, 2015 Watchtower

  by Island Man in

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  2. beliefs

  ask any jw the question "why do jehovah's witnesses impose their views on others?

  we do not impose our views on anyone!".

  do you impose your views on others?

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  It seems to me that their saying "we don't impose our beliefs on anyone" is a back-handed validation of their new stationary literature cart effort.
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  Billy's comments to the RC #1 - "We always require at least two witnesses... except for when we don't."

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  2. child-abuse

  i'm still trying to catch up on the rc broadcast posted to youtube, and i haven't been able to keep up with everything discussed here about it.

  however, there have been a few points that i wish i could submit.

  repeatedly it has been stated that unless there is a confession, jcs can only act on testimony if it is corroborated by two or more witnesses to the wrongdoing.

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  ... and what of the death sentence imposed on a rapist in the circumstances described in Deuteronomy 22:25 .. an assault on an engaged woman alone in a field, far from the eyes of any witnesses?