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  • Wild_Thing
    24

    Come on, Mainstream Media!

    by Wild_Thing in
    1. jw
    2. friends

    it has been sickening to read the most recently leaked documents by faithleaks.

    it makes me so angry because so many of us have experienced first hand the horrible policies of the watchtower on abuse.

    i feel like these documents are finally the smoking gun we have all been hoping to expose the watchtower, and so far, the only mainstream news that i have seen pick it up is newsweek.. what will it take for the mainstream media pick this up and give it the attention it deserves?

    1. sir82
    2. steve2
    3. AndersonsInfo
  • tor1500
    tor1500

    @London 11,

    It almost makes me wonder if Watchtower has people of influence in some of these news organizations.

    Exactly what I've been thinking....

    But once I said this same thing on here and was told to be careful about that saying that.

    Everything that has been done in the dark it starting to come out to light...so that's why I wonder why mainstream doesn't pick it up...

    To me it's about warning people...yes, JW's may be a small religion compared, but 8 million people do count and exist...To me this would be the best time, because so many are coming out or being exposed...

    What most people know about JW's is no holidays and no blood. Again, I think it's a great story...because it's more that goes on in the org. besides pedophiles (biggest deal)...again, it may not start out to be a big story but the more the org. is unraveled, it will at least be good reading...most people I know, know at least one witness...

    How many children minds will be messed up because it's not newsworthy enough...

    Sad....

    Tor

  • Jrjw
    33

    Manmade rules

    by Jrjw in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    i was talking to someone a few years ago and he said in his congregation they have a rail of white shirts prepared in the cloakroom for if a speaker doesn't have a white shirt on.

    it was a rule in their hall that all brothers in the platform must wear white shirts when going talks and if the speaker won't comply when asked to change into the shirt they provide an elder in the congregation will do the talk instead.

    i have never known any other halls do it so it must be a rule the elders have made up without gb input.

    1. Jrjw
    2. freddo
    3. tor1500
  • tor1500
    tor1500

    Hi,

    Anytime man tells you what God wants, it's usually what they want..

    We are here on earth to love & take care of each other, but that's too simple...a bunch of rules that humans think God wants, we'll do that...Know scriptures, don't associate with people who aren't you & so on....

    God said, Love him & Love your neighbor...what a simple message but NOOOOOOOOOOOOO....don't take blood but if you do take this part. Jesus is God, no he isn't...he is God's son...it was a stake no a cross...Jesus was born on Xmas, no he wasn't...stay with your mate even if they are abusing you....obey the 10 commandments...NO, they are outdated...

    Too many manmade rules that's why (if the story is true) God sent his son so we don't have to do all this things to please God...

    Humans just don't know how to keep things simple....love challenges...so they have made religion a challenge when it's not supposed to be...it's supposed to promote peace...

    Tor

  • Wild_Thing
    24

    Come on, Mainstream Media!

    by Wild_Thing in
    1. jw
    2. friends

    it has been sickening to read the most recently leaked documents by faithleaks.

    it makes me so angry because so many of us have experienced first hand the horrible policies of the watchtower on abuse.

    i feel like these documents are finally the smoking gun we have all been hoping to expose the watchtower, and so far, the only mainstream news that i have seen pick it up is newsweek.. what will it take for the mainstream media pick this up and give it the attention it deserves?

    1. sir82
    2. steve2
    3. AndersonsInfo
  • tor1500
    tor1500

    Hi,

    I've asked this question several times on here....why the mainstream media won't pick up this story...No JW's are not as big as the Catholic religion..it's not about the size but the lives of children and women...so because it's a not as big as other religions, this type of behavior is accepted.

    At this time everyone is being exposed...The gov't down to entertainment. Day after day more folks are coming forth.

    Is there a hungry reporter out there that doesn't have a story...now the story is Trump Trump Trump...if a reporter took on this story, sure it may start a small fire, but when they finish, it will be a big story...when all the info is brought out how they handle things, the story will blast...no it may not sound like a big story now but the more the org. is investigated the bigger the story will become...even though Watergate is a much bigger subject the reporters followed their noses and kept researching....

    The real deal is that, if people are to come into the org., let them know what's going on & if they still want to join, then so be it...there are many Catholics that still attend church, even after the scandal...don't think the Catholic Church was eager to comply, like the witnesses, they most likely dragged their feet with info., until it could no longer be kept a secret....

    The Media picked up Russia's ban on JW's, that was news worthy...

    I think the info is starting with little leaks here & there & just a matter of time....

    Yes, many of us on here are frustrated and want them to be exposed in one clean swoop, but it may be better little by little because the org. will not be able to plug up all the holes....the chariot won't be able to keep up...

    Remember the clay feet the witnesses talk about.....well they are describing themselves.

    Tor

  • minimus
    86

    Do You Know Any “Gay” Jehovah’s Witnesses?

    by minimus in
    1. jw
    2. friends

    of course the religion condemns homosexuality but did you know any gay witnesses?

    i knew some bethelites that were very effeminate and i remember 4 women who were suspected of being lesbians by many in the congregation.

    they eventually moved away and were very vocal against males, especially elders..

    1. LoveUniHateExams
    2. Simon
    3. UnshackleTheChains
  • tor1500
    tor1500

    Hi,

    Yes, you can take one look at them and know....do they practice ? I'm not sure, but I know they are gay. One brother I know is gay but he is married and he walks around like he a big wheel but it's his father that is.

    There are many in the org. that are gay, even females.

    I have gay friends...worked in gay environments...it's not an easy life, at times it can be lonely....they didn't choose to be this way...

    I've heard some parents say, if their child is gay, they'll beat it out of them...

    So do I know any gay witnesses YES, but it's not discussed, so you can say you know them but can't mention whether they are gay or not...not up for discussion...not in the hall anyway.

    Tor

  • Spiral
    29

    Anxiety, OCD, Hoarding, and the JWs

    by Spiral in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    i'm noticing what seems to be a higher incidence of the above among the local jws than in the "general" (read: worldly) population.

    i don't say this lightly, my wanderings around the fringes of jw society locally is revealing an alarming trend here.

    the poverty doesn't help (there are good jobs, but you need a degree or qualifications to get one).. anyone else see this?

    1. LongHairGal
    2. smiddy3
    3. Spiral
  • tor1500
    tor1500

    Hi,

    What I do notice is that the JW females, they are always moisturizing, sanitizing or digging in their purses...I think what most suffer from is PAYING ATTENTION...so busy trying to look neat, & holy...There is a sister that seems to always be picking at her fingers...

    As I go out in the field with some of them I get to know them better...not to say I don't have any issues but when they get an ear, wow can they talk...I just listen...I think many of them would bleach bleach if they could...they clean so much because there is something in them they can't clean away so they clean the outside of the cup not the inside...as we all know JW's don't do anything unless they are seen, most need a pat on their back...aka: Needy..

    What I find them suffering from is suppression...not depression...can't have sex, only married folks, can't debate any doctrine, must go to meetings even though it creates stress, they have no release...so no wonder they have issues...they got more than issues, they got magazines...

    We all have ticks but some more than others....

    I clean when I feel to do it...but most of them keep a spotless home...but don't open their minds...

    Tor

  • smiddy3
    2

    Whenever anyone claims to speak to you in the Name of GOD,simply reject them as Charlatans

    by smiddy3 in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    all of the names attributed to the almighty god are nothing more than the inventions and imaginations of imperfect human beings.. their are only four hebrew letters that are attributed to god in the hebrew scriptures known as the tetragrammaton usually translated as jhvh or more accurately yhwh .. their is no tetragrammaton or it`s equivalent in the christian greek scriptures which can easily be attested to by looking at the kingdom interlinear of the christian greek scriptures of the new testament published by the wtb&ts a word for word translation of the greek text.. anything other than that is an addition of imperfect humans to put a name to those letters and not one that the creator has endorsed or verified with his stamp of approval to this day.. the wtb&ts published "aid to bible understanding" in their first edition they said words to the effect that the name jehovah was the most commonly used in christendom/the world ,so that was the name they adopted.. { it had nothing to do with divine revelation or a voice from god or holy spirit it was because it was the most popular use of that name in christendom }.

    1. venus
    2. tor1500
  • tor1500
    tor1500

    Hi,

    Usually when folks speak in the name of God, God didn't say one thing that, that person said...when folks tell you what God requires, it's usually what they want...

    Tor