Both child molestation, and abuse of the sherry bottle by prominent persons in the congregation. (Actually it wasn’t the sherry “bottle” - more like half gallon jars of the stuff which this certain elder used to demolish in a single sitting. The problem only intensified after the disappointment of 1975).
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What was covered up in your congregation??
by karter infamily move to remote pacific island to serve were the need is great get a mention in the year book.. however one of the (married) boys in the large family has sex with his sister while his wife is in hospital giving birth to their child.
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all hushed up not even a word said and hes now an elder d.fing people for lesser crimes.. young couple dating leave the jws and move in togather doing drugs partying ect.. his family grandfather,uncles, dad ect are all elders.. after a few years they decide to come back to the jws and are married in the k.h a few months latter.. 1 elder questions them getting married in the k.h and is voted down by his family.. to many drunks and c.s.a to mention.. karter..
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unbaptized boy having priority over women
by enoughisenough ini was thinking about the male children ( even unbaptized ) being placed ahead of the sisters.
; and i thought the jw were raising a bunch of misogynist.
would these kids not feel more important than their mothers let alone other women.
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Rivergang
In one congregation I was with, they were using unbaptised boys to handle the microphones, something “sisters” are forbidden to do. In another congregation, an unbaptised boy helped operate the sound system - despite being an outright little thug. Still, by virtue of having the correct plumbing, he was permitted to have a certain “privilege” denied all females!
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Key Criticisms of the Organization
by Vanderhoven7 injust picked this summary up.
"some of the key criticisms that have been raised about the jehovah's witness organization include:.
strict control and authoritarianism: the organization is highly centralized, with major decisions being made by the governing body.
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Rivergang
Wearing a beard is a major moral failing?
Bloody hell!
CT Russell wore a beard, as did Jesus Christ.
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Do we have "original" indipendent documents proving that Rutherford was an alcoholic?
by psyco ini was wondering if you could prove with "original" independent documents that rutherford was an alcoholic.... .
i read penton, but since he is a former jw he could not be considered an independent source.... .
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Rivergang
If it was beer the container would be on its side and there would be a spigot.
Note the pump on top
Actually, in the time and place where I grew up, vertically mounted beer containers were in common usage. Made out of stainless steel, and with a "pump on top", they looked just like a slimmed-down version of the one in that
BoozerfordRutherford photograph. (The container in that photo looks to be of about 4.5 Imperial gallons in capacity. Those that I remember held 2.5 Imperial gallons - i.e. 11.35 litres).Another thing that I vividly recall about those containers was that they were very popular amongst the booze-artists of the time!
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BBC poor grammar - but FUNNY!
by BoogerMan in"hamburg police shoot man with axe ahead of euros match.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news.
why don't german police just use guns?.
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Rivergang
They might sport a university qualification in journalism, yet cannot spell correctly if their lives depended on it.
Contrast that with my late mother, who -along with her siblings - never even attended high school. Yet, they were all meticulous with their spelling. By Crikey, but if one of their sons or daughters made a spelling mistake, the reaction was almost as if you had printed a naughty word!
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JWs obtaining fake degrees from a US institution to teach English as a foreign language
by truthseeker inteaching english as a foreign language in asian countries is quite popular for those looking to travel and explore and make some money.
if you have the tefl qualification you're pretty much good to go and don't need a degree.i don't know how lucrative these overseas jobs are but i do know one jw from my congregation in england who decided to move to the caribbean and teach english as a foreign language.
i'm not knocking this individual.
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Rivergang
There is a similar institution in Australia.
Located in Tasmania, it is called “The University of Lower Crackpot”.
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Famous current and former Jehovah's Witnesses
by Balaamsass2 init's fluff clickbait...but...what other famous people are current or ex-jws?.
famous people you didn't know were jehovah's witnesses.
story by stars insider.
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Rivergang
Serena Williams , with a child born out of wedlock ; a bloody good advertisement for the holier-than-thou Jehovahs Witnesses.
Keep up the good work!
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Generation Alpha
by Gorb inbeing generation x myself, with 2 teenagers in generation alpha, i see a lot difference between generations.. generation alpha has totaly different views.
my first reaction at home about the current conflict between gaza and israel made this clear.. what an automatic reaction is for a generation x is a disaster for generation a.. result was my first shock about myself, generation x. do i see the global and local issues still clear?!?
why became my teenagers so wise persons with a more balanced world view?
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Rivergang
Younger persons, I guess, not yet old enough to have seen the full picture. (And let’s face it, HAMAS has well and truly one the propaganda war).
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JWs Tortured in Russia
by blondie inhttps://www.upi.com/top_news/world-news/2024/06/16/russia-tortures-jehovahs-witness/3971718239875/ .
russia is amping up to severe torture for jws.
i don't think this is appropriate behaviour for anyone..
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Rivergang
Agreed.
You couldn’t call the perpetrators of those acts “animals’, as that would be an insult to animals!
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BBC poor grammar - but FUNNY!
by BoogerMan in"hamburg police shoot man with axe ahead of euros match.
" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news.
why don't german police just use guns?.
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Rivergang
This dumbing down of reporting is not just confined to the UK. While going through some of my father’s old things, I came across a newspaper cutting from the year 1959. The contrast in standards between that and modern reporting was startling.One of the reasons I no longer read newspapers!