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  Loosing your Privleges and Scumbag elders

  by Addison0998 in

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  so 9 months before i started pioneering, i had a hot and heavy moment with this player witness who was just trying to string me along and talked to a lot of different girls.

  we made out and he grabbed my goodies a few times you know the regular stuff all teens do at least once.

  anyways i never saw him again because when i refused to send him nudes he dropped me.

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  jp1692

  Sorry you're going through this, but you need to know the reality of the situation: You're in a cult.

  Forgiveness from Jehovah is not relevant to the elders. This organization is about one thing and one thing only: control.

  Your spirituality is a private matter. You are absolutely right when you say that there a facts about your life that are "none of [the elders] business." But as long as you remain in this religion and allow them to exercise authority over you, they will continue to try to control you and overstep appropriate boundaries.

  It might be hard for you to do at this point, but this experience might have prepared you to take the next step in your spiritual growth and personal freedom. Leave this religion. It's a cult!
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  Publisher ID: leaked video clip 3 of 4

  by Fay Dehr in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  "if you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.” ― george orwell, 1984 this video is leaked in interest of human dignity; you deserve to know who is keeping personal data and how they plan to expand their nets.

  open to your comments... https://youtu.be/6hew6q7g1qs

  [videos 1 to 4 leaked as own posts, with specific comments for each video].

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  jp1692

  That bit about "Are there legal concerns?" was an extremely bizarre example of Orwellian Newspeak!

  “Of course there are some [legal] concerns, however some benefits are: our data is securely stored, so we can make sure that our data is stored in the most secure fashion available.”
  
  “The reality is we're already doing this for 50% of the publishers in the organization. So we're just extending the number of publisher we are already storing their information for.”
  
  “And then the principle that we’ve been working with the Legal Department on is the principle of 'informed consent,’ and so that’s really the legal basis for us to be able to do this.
  
  “So, although there are legal concerns we are able to address all of those.”

  The speaker COMPLETELY AVOIDED DISCUSSING ANY AND ALL LEGAL CONCERNS, but brushed the subject completely away with the above non-answers.

  Such bullshit!
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  2018-04-05-BOE- Adjustment to May's Local Needs item!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2018-04-05 ( if i get the video i will post it for you.

  )adjustment to may's local needs itemhttps://we.tl/rd6immtnvtatlantis!.

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  DD: In that video they showed that there had been 55 overcrowded K Halls with 5 or more congregations in the Los Angeles area. This was greatly reduced by combining congregations,

  Can you explain how overcrowding can be reduced by “combining congregations”?

  That makes absolutely no sense at all?
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  2018-04-05-BOE- Adjustment to May's Local Needs item!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2018-04-05 ( if i get the video i will post it for you.

  )adjustment to may's local needs itemhttps://we.tl/rd6immtnvtatlantis!.

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  Adjustment to May’s Local Needs Item

  Dear Brothers: We are writing regarding a video that is to be shown during the local needs item scheduled for the week of May 7, 2018. ... You will need to reduce the item 'Prepare Your Children to Follow Christ' by two minutes."

  Because clearly Kingdom Halls are more important that children!

  Does anyone else find it more than a little weird that a meeting part designed to be devoted to children is referred to as an "item"?

  Let's review: It's a cult!

  
  
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  B.O.E.!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  boe file: (massive)language-englishzipped with separate file folders1910--2018downloadhttps://we.tl/v4e9zbinxpatlantis!.

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  WOW!

  A veritable treasure trove of micro-managing minutiae.

  Nevertheless, it’s important that these documents are readily available outside of the control of the GB for a number of reasons, not the least of which is simply because it drives them crazy they can’t control the leaks!

  Thank you, Atlantis!
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  Why do so many that leave wind up coming back?!

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  i have seen so many that have left.

  and their life turned into a dumpster fire.

  most do not live the average life of living in suburbs, raising a family.

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  Define “so many”!

  its a well-known fact that JWs have the highest attrition rate of any religion in the U.S.

  I suspect it’s similar in most, if not all, industrialized nations.
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  The right to record your judicial committee meeting

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  2. beliefs

  ok.. we have often heard secret recordings online of jc hearings.

  but, what i would like to know is if individuals are entitled to the right of officially recording their judicial hearings?.

  supposing i was to attend a judicial committee and i explained up front that i would like to record the proceedings and then place a dictaphone on the table.

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  Follow-up to my previous post: Why not "Just say no!" to the meeting, refuse to go and be done with the whole mess?
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  The right to record your judicial committee meeting

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok.. we have often heard secret recordings online of jc hearings.

  but, what i would like to know is if individuals are entitled to the right of officially recording their judicial hearings?.

  supposing i was to attend a judicial committee and i explained up front that i would like to record the proceedings and then place a dictaphone on the table.

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  UTC, there is a significant difference between whether or not someone has the "right" to do something and whether or not it is legal, which is not the question you asked.

  I would assert that we all have the right to record a JW judicial meeting even if it is illegal in your particular jurisdiction. In many locales, recordings must be explicitly approved and agreed to by all parties, so you better check before you plan to record a judicial committee meeting. Since JW elders will never agree to it, any recording would have to be done surreptitiously and without the permission of the elders. Therefore, if one were to secretly record a judicial meeting, they would be breaking the law in many jurisdictions. That, however, does NOT mean it is wrong.

  But whenever an individual commits a deliberate, intentional act of civil disobedience and breaks a law because they think it is wrong, they also better be prepared to accept the possible consequences. This could possibly mean fines and or jail time. But frankly I think that's a pretty remote possibility given the circumstances. (But this is must my opinion and is explicitly NOT meant to be legal advice!)

  Here, for your reading pleasure and edification, is an older thread that explores both HOW to record a judicial meeting as well as various reasons WHY and/or why you may not want to do that.

  • How to Record a Judicial Meeting

  Enjoy!
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  Are you better off as a worldly person or a JW?

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was having a conversation with a relative who has been inactive for several decades (part of the ‘75 generation) and he argued that a person that is a born in is better off staying in the organization rather than someone like him who lived as a “worldly” person but then became a witness later in life.

  he argues that when you’re born in, all you know nothing outside of the organization, so you’re better off in than out, that’s why when born ins leave the org, they always come back.

  i agree that as a born in, your social circle is composed of witnesses but i do feel that even born ins would be happier outside of the org than being in.

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  jp1692

  The use of the term “worldly” in the OP reveals Jules’ relative is thinking within the JW mindset and seeing with a JW worldview.

  Hence the question.

  Once a person abandons the cult mentality and beliefs, such a question would no longer be asked because the answer is obvious. But doing so takes time and much deliberate and thoughtful effort.
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  Are you better off as a worldly person or a JW?

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was having a conversation with a relative who has been inactive for several decades (part of the ‘75 generation) and he argued that a person that is a born in is better off staying in the organization rather than someone like him who lived as a “worldly” person but then became a witness later in life.

  he argues that when you’re born in, all you know nothing outside of the organization, so you’re better off in than out, that’s why when born ins leave the org, they always come back.

  i agree that as a born in, your social circle is composed of witnesses but i do feel that even born ins would be happier outside of the org than being in.

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  No matter what, it's always better to be yourself and to live an authentic life.

  There is no question that people born into a cult have unique challenges upon leaving, but we all have challenges to overcome.

  It isn't easy, but it's definitely better than remaining in a high-control, authoritarian cult.