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  The internet should be in an open place in your house!

  by hoser in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  no internet in the bedroom or office as per suggestion of the watchtower.

  this keeps your husband off those online dating sites and porn sites.

  the only flaw in this is when you go grocery shopping and he is all alone in the house..

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  Scully

  Yes, they want to be able to catch you when you sneak a peek at Apostate™ websites.
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  Passing a resolution a painful experience

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  everybody knows it's going to pass.

  nobody ever asks if possibly that much money for the circuit overseer's whatever isn't a bit too much, or whatever else the congregation is being asked to agree to.

  then the call to raise your hand if in favor of doing the "right thing.

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  Scully

  DoC:

  The only way to vote against their resolution is with your checkbook.

  DO NOT put any $$$$ in the contribution boxes.

  I agree with this wholeheartedly. Money is one of the ONLY things the WTS understands.

  This sort of thing is nothing new. When I was a newbie here, I transcribed a letter that I'd written (anonymously of course) to the BoE of the Congregation™ we were in almost 20 years prior. Found an Old Letter

  This was the ONLY Resolution™ I'd ever seen at a KH where it was almost evenly split between the Yes and No votes - it was passed on the plurality of THREE votes.
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  Head coverings yet again in the latest KM

  by life is to short in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my husband just gave me the latest km the novermber 2013 and it yet again has a question box on head coverings.. question box "should a female publisher wear a head covering if she is accompanied by a male pubisher at a doorstep bible study?".

  it says "when a female publisher conducts a reagular, scheduled bible study and a male kingdom publisher is present, she should wear a head covering.

  (1 cor 11: 3-10) the july 15 2002, issue of the watchtower page 27, explains: "this is a prearranged session of teaching where the one conducting the the study actually presides.

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  Why would a Sister™ even need a head covering if she is following the command to "go and make disciples" which makes no distinction between male or female? This doorstep bible study thing must be fairly new - it's the first time I've ever heard of it.

  I hated the oppression of women in this cult. They put a fair bit of window dressing on it to make it seem palatable but it still was crap we were forced to swallow.
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  Is John Barr's funeral talk at odds with New Light?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  john barr served in the gb and died in dec 2010 at the age of 97.. in his funeral talk and the accompanying eulogy tract that was printed, is the final sentence:.

  "without a doubt, he slept for but a moment in death and has now received his heavenly reward and his father's approval - all he ever wanted!".

  given that the new light about being approved and appointed over all things is now a future event linked to the gt trib, was it correct to teach these things about brother barr at his funeral service?.

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  Scully

  That was almost 3 years ago. When Old Light™ was Current Light™, which has since been replaced by w2103 7/15's New Light™. It was okay then. Maybe he did a Bart Simpson and slid under the garage door as it was closing. lol
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  Wesley Hubert Mills, age 74, JW ex-elder, convicted of molesting boy

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html.

  wesley hubert millsex-church elder sentenced for indecent assault on boy.

  the saint john times globe - posted: jan 9, 2013. a former jehovah's witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.. .

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  Scully

  Guys, calm down.

  The original news report was from 1998 - so 15 years ago. It must have been reposted in January of this year on the site I found in the OP. I was also confused by that post saying the abuse occurred when the victim was between the age of 4 - 6 in the 70s, and was 'currently' in his 20s. Once I dug a little deeper and found the conviction was in 1998, then it all made sense - except for the part about the molester claiming he was wrongly accused and just "too affectionate."

  ::just threw up in my mouth a little::
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  I made a huge mistake

  by KariOtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its been a tough 6 months for my jw hubby and myself.

  next saturday is our anniversary.

  i wasn't sure we would make it with the turbulance of the last 6 months.

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  Scully

  Some men choose submissive women and a certain belief system because it allows them to be abusive and get away with it. Being submissive is a choice. Putting up with abuse is a choice. Whether you believe it or not, he is abusing you financially and with his religion.

  You both took vows to love, honor and cherish one another. Abuse is not part of the package in any way, shape or form, and that includes the dysfunctional 'giver' and 'taker' dynamic you have. It's called co-dependence.

  Just an FYI. It may not be important for you to address at this point in time, but it was important enough for you to take on unneccesary guilt feelings when he took a hissy fit over the cross you bought for yourself, and then come here to want other peoples' input. I'm just saying that respect is a two-way street in a marriage, and what you give to him in that currency, he ain't giving back at all. That may become a burden for you later on, and when it becomes intolerable, please know that there is help for you.
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  Wesley Hubert Mills, age 74, JW ex-elder, convicted of molesting boy

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html.

  wesley hubert millsex-church elder sentenced for indecent assault on boy.

  the saint john times globe - posted: jan 9, 2013. a former jehovah's witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.. .

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  Scully

  According to this discussion board, the original article was published in 1998, and the offender was 74 years old at the time. Hopefully the bastard's dead by now.
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  Wesley Hubert Mills, age 74, JW ex-elder, convicted of molesting boy

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html.

  wesley hubert millsex-church elder sentenced for indecent assault on boy.

  the saint john times globe - posted: jan 9, 2013. a former jehovah's witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.. .

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  Scully

  I'm not sure. It's from January, 2013, and the site says the offender now lives in Peterborough, ON. I'd be curious to know whether he's participating in the Door-to-Door™ Preaching Work™, or whether his current Congregation™ is aware of his conviction.
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  Wesley Hubert Mills, age 74, JW ex-elder, convicted of molesting boy

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html.

  wesley hubert millsex-church elder sentenced for indecent assault on boy.

  the saint john times globe - posted: jan 9, 2013. a former jehovah's witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.. .

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  Scully

  http://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html

  WESLEY HUBERT MILLS

  EX-CHURCH ELDER SENTENCED FOR INDECENT ASSAULT ON BOY

  The Saint John Times Globe - Posted: Jan 9, 2013

  A former Jehovah's Witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.
  
  But Wesley Hubert Mills, 74, will be able to serve his sentence in the community.
  
  Provincial Court Judge William McCarroll decided to impose a community-based sentence after a lengthy recess and a long explanation of the concept.
  
  That will allow Mr. Mills to serve his sentence in Peterborough, Ont., where he now lives. At the time of the incident, Mr. Mills was a respected church elder in Saint John. His victim was a young member of the church, who was between four and six years old at the time of the assault.
  
  Although Mr. Mills was convicted on a similar charge in Hampton in 1992, he maintains his innocence, saying that his only problem is being too affectionate.
  
  Judge McCarroll was very blunt with him during sentencing. He said he didn't buy the explanation.
  
  He said he was convinced that Mr. Mills assaulted the young boy deliberately for his own sexual pleasure.
  
  Even so, the judge said he doesn't believe that Mr. Mills is a danger to the community anymore.
  
  The victim, now in his early 20s, testified last month that he had been unable to tell his family about the touching because of Mr. Mills' respected position in the religious community.
  
  After Mr. Mills was convicted in 1992, the victim's mother asked if there was anything that was troubling him. He told the court he was unable to tell her what happened.
  
  It wasn't until last July that he was able to tell his parents that Mr. Mills had sexually molested him.
  
  As a child, he thought his parents knew about the abuse and condoned it.
  
  Mr. Mills had assured him that the sexual touching was something everybody did. The victim said it didn't feel right to him, but he did not believe he had the authority to question a man everyone held in such high regard.
  
  Yesterday, Judge McCarroll said he believed the children in the church would have done anything Mr. Mills asked of them.
  
  They were taught to respect their elders, particularly church elders.
  
  The judge also praised the young man for his courage to tell his story.
  
  He wished him luck and hoped that he was able to put the ordeal behind him.
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  Passing a resolution a painful experience

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  everybody knows it's going to pass.

  nobody ever asks if possibly that much money for the circuit overseer's whatever isn't a bit too much, or whatever else the congregation is being asked to agree to.

  then the call to raise your hand if in favor of doing the "right thing.

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  Scully

  In most businesses, whenever a meeting is held, an agenda with details of resolutions is provided ahead of time so that people can understand the issue, the financial commitments or whatever they are expected to agree to. It gives people the opportunity to do some research and formulate questions that come up before actually going to a vote.

  The WTS doesn't do things this way because (a) most JWs don't know how "normal" businesses operate in the first place, (b) they don't want anyone questioning their 'resolutions' - they just want trained seals to put forth a motion, second it and then put it to a vote. And then all the trained seals get to clap at how clever they are.

  

  Meanwhile, at WTS HQ, this is the actual plan: