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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  notsurewheretogo

  Highlands of Scotland for me!
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  Which current GB members are part of the "overlapping generation"?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thoughts triggered from a comment cappytan made on a different thread:.

  cappytan the newest guy in the gang, mark sanderson, is no exception [to being a gb helper at some point].

  - w2013 7/15 p.26 a new member of the governing body"in september 2010, [mark sanderson] was invited to return to the united states, where he served as a helper to the service committee of the governing body.".

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  notsurewheretogo

  WT 2015 says that all GB helpers since 1992 are the other sheep
  - All the current GB members were helpers during or after 1992
  - Freddy Franz died in 1992 so unless you were anointed then, you are not an overlapper or "this generation"
  - Therefore all current GB members were other sheep in 1992, and not "this generation"
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  - Splane says in Sept 2015 broadcast that "All the current members of the Gov Body are of 'this generation' "
  Conclusion:
  It would really help the WT credibility if they were at least consistent in their made up explanations!

  Excellent summary...never knew the WT confirms they were all helpers AFTER 1992...destroys their September ramble.

  The only thing I note is the WT says "some" of the other sheep became helpers...nowhere do they say ALL helpers are other sheep....unless I missed it.
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  Which current GB members are part of the "overlapping generation"?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thoughts triggered from a comment cappytan made on a different thread:.

  cappytan the newest guy in the gang, mark sanderson, is no exception [to being a gb helper at some point].

  - w2013 7/15 p.26 a new member of the governing body"in september 2010, [mark sanderson] was invited to return to the united states, where he served as a helper to the service committee of the governing body.".

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  notsurewheretogo

  They said in their recent "overlapping" ramble that ALL GB members are part of the second group that overlapped the first...including Mark Sanderson...thus he lives till 80 means the Big A doesn't need to come for another 30 years and they do not need to change the doctrine.
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  Candace Conti

  by Pubsinger in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  so we know that wt settled out of court for an undisclosed sum and that presumably there was a 'gagging order' attached to the settlement.. not having really thought about what a 'confidentiality clause' meant before, i assumed in the past that it meant that you weren't allowed to disclose the amount of the settlement or any details about it.

  but from the total and absolute silence once the settlement was made, i can only assume that it is a total gagging order.. how can the courts allow such a restriction to be put on a victim?

  protecting the abusers and allowing the institution to cover up the lengths they go to to avoid admitting their guilt?

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  notsurewheretogo

  The thing that many do not understand though is that herself and her laywer said it was not about money but exposing the organisation and getting them to change their policies.

  Whilst she did get media attention many dubs still do not know who she is and nothing has changed policy wise therefore coming to an agreement with the WT and agreeing to a gagging order is not in line with her or her laywers stated purpose in why they were doing what they did in the first place.

  The WT simply bought her silence.

  Personally I would have done the same and probably well before she did but it seems strange to many exjws that she fought the cause, said her motivation was not money but to expose and push through or help reform within the WT but then she quickly agrees a deal with the WT and a gagging order.

  She deserves all the happiness she can get, as do all who have suffered at the hands of abusers hidden within the WT.

  Hopefully, she has laid the groundwork for others to come forward and be brave like she did and sue the gits.
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  Calls for UK to enforce mandatory reporting of child abuse?

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  interesting.... http://www.scottishlegal.com/2015/10/05/mandatory-reporting-call-to-tackle-jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse/.

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  notsurewheretogo

  Interesting...

  http://www.scottishlegal.com/2015/10/05/mandatory-reporting-call-to-tackle-jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse/
  
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  JW Sister: raped, pregnant what does she do?, abortion or adoption?

  by Olivia Wilde in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this question came out frequently from a situation known to some of us who knew of 2 cases.... if a single or married sister gets rapped by stranger or incest, a pregnancy results, she is not allowed to have an abortion but neither is she allowed to give it up for adoption?...i always question why not up for adoption?...

  no you will be blood guilty because the child won't be raised in the "truth"... hmmmmm does anyone heard of that?

  is it a matter of consciousness?

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  notsurewheretogo

  In the case of an ectopic pregnancy an abortion is acceptable by the b0rg otherwise the mother dies...that might have a bearing on this topic but I've never heard or seen actual b0rg policy on this.
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  2015. Annual meeting

  by obarac in

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  any news?

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  notsurewheretogo

  So they made the meetings longer and more boring ffs!

  Er no, it is the same length...1hr45mins
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  First post I’ve seen where a Circuit Overseer is trying to denigrate the Royal Commission. Are these new instructions from WT?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3mxy3t/circuit_overseers_giving_anti_royal_commission/.

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  notsurewheretogo

  Is the OP in Australia? Seems they might instruct CO's to do a talk about it but not sure it they would in other countries.
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  Had you thought of feeling sorry for the G.B?

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  i only bring this to the board, because a friend of mine once said he felt sorry for the footballers who made so much money.

  that comment stayed with me, and over the years,the more i thought about that comment the more i agreed with him.. i admit the g.b destroy people's life's and are the sublimation of all that's good in people's life.

  there only excuse is a fantazy asylum they claim to believe in.

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  notsurewheretogo

  I used to feel pity that they are 100% full on in that they are held captive to the concept that they are God's Chosen ones...but then that was wiped out when Mr G.Jackson of the GB said in Australia that he hopes to ask Jesus soon a few question.

  They live in their own little bubble...
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  It must be a concern of all the information that is now been leaked

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have put up previous posts about this in the past, but i just thought that it was worth mentioning again.

  it has to be of concern to them with how quickly information is getting leaked.

  hell it even surprises at just how slowly information spreads by offical means.

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  notsurewheretogo

  I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to release letters that were not true but in a rue to catch bethelites or elders who leak out...