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  Nine Seconds that says it all. Have these elders any shame?

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  what can i add?

  this says it all.. elder on stand is mute till prompted.. .

  i guess i could encourage you to watch to the end and a guest commentary, lol..

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  A fair fight? Not even close. The WTS is getting the shit kicked out of them and it is about time! They are being exposed for the incompetent and arrogant jerks that they are. I am going to cheer for every knock out punch they get. They have been beating up on children and women for far too long now.
  Judical hearing? Yeah...how do they like it now?? - OrphanCrow

  I wholeheartedly agree with this. Women, teenage girls and small children have been put through hell by these judicial committees. Let's see how they like it.
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  Seduction, psychosis and radicalisation

  by Half banana in

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  the jw delusion is a psychosis i.e.

  the holding on to a belief irrespective of sound evidence to the contrary.

  it has everything to do with the indulgent pleasure of embracing an all encompassing idea which promises to resolve every human frailty and inconvenience.

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  It depends on the individual of course. If the person isn't too paranoid you can use your familial attachment or friendship to show genuine concern and gently mention the doctrinal problems that may have woken you up. If the person is totally brainwashed into believing you are just a bad person with evil motives their perception of you taints everything you say or do.
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  Seduction, psychosis and radicalisation

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw delusion is a psychosis i.e.

  the holding on to a belief irrespective of sound evidence to the contrary.

  it has everything to do with the indulgent pleasure of embracing an all encompassing idea which promises to resolve every human frailty and inconvenience.

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  Only when our emotional security has been seriously disturbed. When someone suffers at the hands of elders who don't give a damn or becomes ill through slaving away pioneering etc then the comfort zone starts to crumble and we start to look outside of it for explanations.
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  Article: Reveal News Organization: JWs Cover-Up of Child Sex Abuse and Oust a Victim

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-cover-up-child-sex-abuse-and-oust-a-victim/.

  jehovahs witnesses cover up child sex abuse and oust a victim.

  topics: criminal justice / religion .

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  Thank you Barbara. What a very sad story! I'm so glad Debbie has finally found happiness and she has her daughter with her.
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  Do you feel vindicated by the exposure of the WT Society in Australia? It seems like a feeding frenzy on here! I love it. You?

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  2. scandals

  are you pleased with the exposure of the society in australia?

  do you feel personally vindicated by it?

  do you think it gives you credibility with others now that all the things you said were going on, actually are documented?

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  Yes I am very happy about the exposure this cult is getting as a haven for child abusers. It is horrible that this abuse has happened but the fact that it is being exposed and people like Candace Conti and the Brit lady are starting to get justice is wonderful.

  I do feel vindicated yes especially after nearly 27 years of being out and my family staying in! At first I was sure my sister would never see all the web news but just today my non-JW cousin told me my technophobe sister has an iPad. Wow! So pleased, because we all know what comes up when they type in JWs now!
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  Does the royal commission have the power to force the Jws to change how abuse is handled?

  by hoser in

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  2. child-abuse

  i'm wondering if this is just a hearing or if this commission has teeth?.

  some very damning things coming out nonetheless .

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  It is wonderful that WT policies and leaders are being exposed, but in the end, what "punishment" if any can result?

  I assume the findings of the Royal Commision will affect the way churches are treated because of their child safeguarding problems. In the UK the Charities Commission is investigation whether or not JWs should have charitable status and therefore tax exemption because of their child safeguarding problems. Presumably the same things will be considered in Australia when this ARC reports its findings.
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  VICE NEWS article about child sex abuse.

  by C0ntr013r in

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  2. child-abuse

  vice, a news outlet that i like to use are now covering the story as well .

  link:.

  https://news.vice.com/article/more-than-1000-jehovahs-witnesses-have-been-accused-of-child-sex-abuse-in-australia-and-police-never-knew.

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  Good article thank you. Particularly liked the link about the JWs being a dangerous cult which takes you to an article from the Sydney Morning Herald in 2013.
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  Royal Commission convened for now, but Jackson is an asshole

  by umbertoecho in

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  i have just finished listening to this man jackson.

  i remember him well.

  he is twisting things around as much as he is allowed.

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  When the counsel for BCB suggests to the elder how inappropriate it is for only men to handle a case of sexual abuse against a female child and not to include a woman, a sister, in the proceedings, he just stares at her!

  When the judge asks Jackson if he realises how many changes have taken place in criminal courts as regards not having children confront their abuser because of the stress this will cause Jackson says he is unaware of these developments.

  The world has moved on in understanding and treatment of child victims of sexual assault but this religion is clueless, having nothing in their instructions to elders, as was clearly pointed out to Jackson, about considering the feelings of the child or trying to reduce their stress. Obviously this is the last thing on the minds of the writers of the Shepherd the Flock book.
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  JW Hatred and Elders Apathetic Manners Drove Me Here! Why are JWs fooled in to thinking the WTS Cares?

  by Judas Maccabee in

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  2. beliefs

  for years i've been screwed with by some very bad people, people satan would kick out of his organization because even the devil might let up on evil just to allow someone to catch their breath.

  with the jwism's bad people move up while good people move down or leave the kingdom hall for good.

  i was talking with two elders who said "you know if you return to the kingdom hall, jehovah will bless you and these people will stop screwing with you.

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  Welcome JudasM. Why are JWs fooled into thinking the WTS cares? For many of them they grew up in it as you and I did so they know nothing else. They think it is normal to treat people badly and get away with it. This is not normal. In normal society there are checks and balances to prevent managers at work or leaders of organizations from treating people like dirt.

  It's just that in the JWs these checks and balances have been removed by saying that elders and the GB are appointed by God. When this happened in Europe and the monarch ruled by divine right hundreds of years ago terrible atrocities happened. If you don't want to stay in a medieval religion then leave as soon as you can. Glad to have you here.
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  What can you tell me about this painting?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  Morpheus I expect he/she was going to tell us that it was painted by Hitler, ergo religious people can do terrible things. Big surprise!