Posts by Phoebe

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Question for those who went to the RC

by joe134cd in

i'm just curious with all the happy clapping that is now going on with the singing at the conventions.

what has been the reaction to it with the r&f.

has anyone ever commented that it reminded them of a pentecostal revival meeting.

Phoebe

@amicabl

*vision of elder with swaying hips* is now in my mind!

@eyeuse2badub

They were, weren't they? Except 'Take Sides With Jehovah' Remember that rousing chorus? My dad used to belt it out.

I quite like some of the new songs but they all do sound a bit Pentecostal. Not very reverent.

I went to Rome a couple of years back and visited a small church my son and I came across. It was so quiet and peaceful in there and seemed more of a spiritual place that the kingdom halls. I remember feeling very guilty because I preferred it to the kingdom hall.

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BBC News has both an article and News Report on Rose questioning his victim. Charity commission investigating this case too.

by Amelia Ashton in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08yw11v at 28 minutes.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/26/jehovahs-witnesses-attacked-charity-commission-paedophilia-cover/ charity commission investigation report.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40719773?sthisfb written article on rose questioning his victim.

Phoebe

I had a surprising reaction by my devout witness friend to the BBC news last night. Her and her husband were outraged at the news. They were so shocked. My friend said when she came home from work today, her husband said he'd been reading up about child abuse in the JWs and he was furious. He said how can we go knocking on doors while the organization is hiding perverts??

I found this response encouraging because it shows it is getting through to some brothers and sisters.

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I need some help

by Akid48 in

well let me start with my age is 13 and i have been thinking about this jw thing and i need help i just dont know if i want to be one any more.. the help i need is some one to send me some links to places i can research i just dont know if i want to study with a jw any more..

Phoebe

Hi Akid48,

you sound a really smart kid. I wish I had been as smart as you at 13.

Everyone on here will help you. Get a good education and above all, listen to what everyone has said and do not get pushed into baptism. No matter what they say, do not do it.

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UK Charity Commision reports on Moston, Manchester Congregation.

by snugglebunny in

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-leads-to-improvements-in-safeguarding-at-jehovahs-witnesses-charity.

Phoebe

If I wasn't flying under the radar so to speak (trying to fade away quietly) I would share this all over my social media accounts. Well done BBC for such good coverage.

These vile elders make me sick. This is now becoming such a common story and JWs are so utterly blind they will read this and think it's Satan attacking them.

As a victim myself of sexual abuse by someone who became an elder, I am continually appalled by the extent to which elders will go to protect themselves and each other.

Sorry. Rant over :)

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For Christians: What do you think about an Armagedon and the Afterlife

by John Davis in

i don't mean for anyone to get into argument over this, i just want to hear what people believe.i hope that no one will mock or argue with someone else about their beliefs, i know that i won't in this topic.. i still believe in a christian god, not what jws believe, but believe that there has to be something after this life.

i am not sure about how armageddon would go, would it be like how evangelicals believe with a rapture or timing or anything, though i still believe in a form of armageddon.

i do think that all good people will go to heaven but i don't believe in a hell.

Phoebe

@James Jack

I'm with you, too! So confused.

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For Christians: What do you think about an Armagedon and the Afterlife

by John Davis in

i don't mean for anyone to get into argument over this, i just want to hear what people believe.i hope that no one will mock or argue with someone else about their beliefs, i know that i won't in this topic.. i still believe in a christian god, not what jws believe, but believe that there has to be something after this life.

i am not sure about how armageddon would go, would it be like how evangelicals believe with a rapture or timing or anything, though i still believe in a form of armageddon.

i do think that all good people will go to heaven but i don't believe in a hell.

Phoebe

John Davis

I may be in the minority but I do still believe in God. I still believe there is something else other than this life. I hope there is, I really do.

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Am I selfish?

by Jules Saturn in

tonight i had an argument with both my parents.

my parents are aware of my feelings towards the organization, and it saddens them because i am their first born son.

they had high expectations of me, my father dreamt of him and i serving together as elders.

Phoebe

No, you are not being selfish. You cannot be something you don't want to be just because they have high expectations of you. I know you love your parents dearly but this is your life and you must live it the way you see fit.

You are young and free...go live your life! I wish I had instead of allowing myself to be controlled by my parents and then the WT.

Good luck (I can say that now I'm out, can't I?!)

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Do You Ever Think Of ALL The Wasted Time Because You Were a JW?

by minimus in

jw
friends

the longer you are out the more you see how a cult steals all your time, resources and energy.

we wasted so much because we were witnesses!

👎.

Phoebe

I gave them my entire life - 64 years.

I could have gone to university, I could have done so many, many things but was constantly stopped by the WT.

If I allow myself to think, I get so angry. But I won't give them a second more.

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Watchtower Victims Memorial Day!!!

by Christian Gutierrez in

jw
friends

hey guys i just wanted to share with you all a video we made this week for watchtower victims memorial day.

cheers!

😊.

Phoebe

Just watched it and it's so powerful. Well done.

Keep up the good work, you are helping so many people.

And for what it's worth, I'm old enough to be your mother and I'd be proud to have you two as a son and daughter.

I cannot, and never will, understand how a parent can throw a child away because a cult tells them to.

Much love to you and Katja.

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Hi from England

by victimofdeceit in

jw
friends

recently quit being a jw because i realised that beyond armageddon i was going to be ruled by people who cover up child abuse, not telling the congregations by their letter where the money they donated in the box is going towards paying compensation for legal battles which they caused, and also i was bullied by elders and discriminated against for being homosexual, even though i am not practicing it.

it wasn't until i threatened legal action for a breach of confidence that the elders were deleted.

so through the media and my own personal experience, i realised that they were no different to corrupt businesses in the world.

Phoebe

Hi,

I'm in the U.K, too!