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  What is the term for a group that blatantly lies about what is going on but doesn't revise the past?

  by HiddenPimo in

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  2016 yearbook.

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  2016 Yearbook
  
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  Newspaper: JW top lawyer Shane Brady handles Duch court case, highest level jw.org involvement

  by Gorbatchov in

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  newspaper stated that the highest jw.org lawyer handles the dutch court case.

  so the highest level is involved.. the report of trouw, nationwide newspaper:.

  the way jehovah's witnesses deal with sexual abuse is traumatic for victims.

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  Shane handles all the big time international legal stuff. He travels the world helping with imprisoned brothers and sisters in countries under ban or those that are not allowing conscientious objection to military service. I was close friends with some of his close friends that all grew up together in NB. He also played a big role in many of the No Blood cases in Canada. I would compare him to the Wolf that Marsellous Wallace calls to clean up the situation in Pulp Fiction. I mean what could be better than have all your expenses paid and do the thing you are most passionate about -Practicing Law. Shame you can't win cases with Jehovah's Backing...I guess the legal systems controlled by Satan are more powerful..
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  Netherlands Report TL/DR Version

  by HiddenPimo in

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  conclusions .

  ▪ a total of 751 participants shared their experiences of sexual abuse within the jehovah's witness community via our contact point.

  these experiences included 292 accounts from people with personal experience of abuse and 459 accounts from people who know somebody who suffered abuse.

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  Conclusions

  ▪ A total of 751 participants shared their experiences of sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witness community via our contact point. These experiences included 292 accounts from people with personal experience of abuse and 459 accounts from people who know somebody who suffered abuse.

  ▪ 80% of the participants in the study reported their experiences of sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witness community.

  ▪ 30% of the respondents notified the police and 27% of the respondents filed a police report.

  ▪ Three-quarters of the victims awarded a score of 5 or less for the handling of their report by the Jehovah's Witness community (average score: 3.3).

  ▪ 63% of the victims awarded a score of 6 or more for the handling of their report by the police (average score: 6.4).

  ▪ Compared to internal channels (80% report the offence within the community), a relatively small proportion of the participants in the study engage external channels (30% notify the police and 27% file an official police report). There are reasons to assume that the filing of a police report is hindered by the closed nature of the community and the risks involved in informing external parties. However, our study does not provide causal evidence for this factor and follow-up studies would be required for such evidence.

  ▪ According to our respondents, the closed culture within the Jehovah's Witness community can also be linked to the problems concerning the handling of reports of sexual abuse. The board has now put protocols and instructions in place to establish procedures for responding to reports of sexual abuse, although these mainly seem to focus on protecting the community - and, by extension, the culprit - rather than the victim. As a result, victims receive limited support and insufficient recognition, which can result in secondary victimization.

  ▪ While the community has taken steps over the past 10 years to improve how reports of sexual abuse are handled, the Jehovah's Witnesses' formalistic system still provides no guarantee of an adequate response to sexual abuse.
  
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  I.B.S.A. members were witnesses of Jesus Christ.-JW`s members are witnesses of Jehovah.

  by smiddy3 in

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  is there a difference ?

  i believe so ,and a very big difference.one that harmonises with the new testament in bearing witness to jesus and his kingdom and one that amounts to a new gospel bearing witness to jehovah and his kingdom something that is condemned in the bible.. c.t.russell started the magazine called "zions watchtower and herald of christs presence" and its emphasis was on bearing witness about jesus christ and his kingdom ,of course he got many things wrong ,but he was focused on jesus & his kingdom with what the new testament is all about.. j.f.rutherford in his wisdom decided to change the heading of the watchtower to " the watchtower announcing jehovah`s kingdom" a phrase / term / doctrine that is not in the new testament and takes away the importance and role that jesus christ has in bringing people to god.phil.2:9-11. nowhere in the christian greek scriptures / new testament are followers of jesus christ instructed to be witnesses of jehovah ,nowhere there is not one scripture that instructs them to do so.. however in the christian greek scriptures / new testament there are over twenty scriptures whereby christians are told to be witnesses of jesus.. and it was by divine providence that followers of christ were to be called christians .acts 11:26 , not jehovah`s witnesses.. do jw`s even know what it means " by divine providence " ?.

  the jw`s use isaiah 43:10-12 an old testament scripture to justify calling themselves jehovah`s witnesses,however that was applied to the israelites back then ,did they adopt the name jehovah`s witnesses ?

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  IF I ever need to read an instruction that deals with my personal safety and one that if followed incorrectly results in severe harm or death to myself or others, then I would have a difficult time with any said instruction that requires me to think "Well, what it's really trying to say is...or What this really means is..."

  Fall Guy - thanks for the scriptural references. They make clear the way readers should understand who we should direct our attention to: Jesus Christ.

  Now in other news - Help me to understand how I can dismiss the Flood Account and Adam and Eve account so that I can still have faith in the Bible, since these 2 accounts are totally inaccurate based on archaeology and science.
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  Jordan Peterson - Messiah or Poseur?

  by cofty in

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  a jp video came up on my youtube feed last week - he was on a panel in front of a huge audience and some poor disturbed guy ran on stage and started crying and wailing to peterson that he needed his help.

  it was agonising to watch.. what was even more disturbing was the comments section.

  i do not exaggerate when i say that dozens of people were extolling peterson's wisdom as if jesus had come again.

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  I loved reading his book 12 Rules for Life, An Antidote to Chaos. I don't know much about him, but I enjoyed reading the book and took some good points. Either way we all can have an opinion and it is OK to disagree. That's what makes us awesome as humans. Being an ex-born in JW it took a while to realize that since they brain wash conformity...
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  Shooting outside Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by annihilator in

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  gastonia authorities respond to shooting outside kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-laxczssvgs

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  Goodness that is awful. Before I left, I was in charge of the Attendants Scheduling and we had 2 always in the lobby and we walked anyone leaving early to their vehicle. Maybe it was a deterrent, however we were unarmed and basically defenseless.

  Now that I am out and I have exercised my 2nd amendment rights :-) I will promise you that an attempted assault will result in a hole in their glabella.

  What I hate is this as some have commented already, result in a strengthening of the persecution complex even though several american churches have had far worse happen.
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  A different slant on the Montana Verdict Reversal

  by HiddenPimo in

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  i was thinking how the jw's are no doubt going to point to this as a show of jehovah's hand in the matter.. however i think it may also have a negative impact and lead others to learn the truth about the truth.. this ruling does nothing to remove the fact that child abusers were among 'god's people' and the elders did nothing to protect the flock.

  regardless of the fine, i think any publicity is good publicity for helping others wake up.

  that's just my 2 cents.... and i could be totally wrong as well, but that is what this board is for right :-).

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  I was thinking how the JW's are no doubt going to point to this as a show of Jehovah's hand in the matter.

  However I think it may also have a negative impact and lead others to learn The Truth About The Truth.

  This ruling does nothing to remove the fact that Child Abusers were among 'God's People' and the Elders did nothing to protect the flock.

  Regardless of the fine, I think any publicity is good publicity for helping others wake up. That's just my 2 cents...

  And I could be totally wrong as well, but that is what this board is for right :-)
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  "I'm Perfect, You're Doomed" discussion...

  by Tuesday in

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  has anyone read this book?.

  i figured i had to comment because everyone was telling me oh tim, youre going to love this book.

  she went to the same assemblies as you, she was raised in a similar household, she did poetry slams as well.

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  So I didn't want to start a new thread, but I just found this book on Amazon and it is a good read. You can see yourself in all the situations described (I meant I could see myself). Great story of how wild and crazy the JW life was before waking up...

  I'm Perfect, You're Doomed by Kyria Abrahams
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  3 New Letters Arrived!--2019-December!

  by Atlantis in

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  2019 december brd newsletter.

  https://docdro.id/odvxhqr.

  2019-s-1-e-congregation field service and meeting attendance report.

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  Thanks for this Petra!

  So weekday meeting attendance is so bad they don't bother counting it anymore. And we never had had a lot of visitors so i see they acknowledge public talks being slanted towards the publishers... End must be getting close...
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  2019-11-25-BOE--Watchtower Wants More Money!

  by Atlantis in

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  2019-11-25-boe.

  donations in support of kingdom interests worldwidehttps://docdro.id/mqpxklf petra!

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  HiddenPimo

  Thank you!

  "As economic conditions continue to deteriorate"

  Well I cannot speak for the UK but here in the USA (Southeast) Jobs are plentiful for those that can work and are willing to. Also if you have an education beyond High School, the high paying jobs are there for the taking.

  Perhaps this phrase in the letter is based on within the org, where the majority are uneducated, and are hamstrung by the theocratic schedule that prevents overtime and unfavorable work schedules?

  Why no mention of the Satanic Attacks on God's people thru lost lawsuits costing millions? Why no mention of the millions taken in in the USA with never ending contributions to pay for the Kingdom Halls that publishers once owned...

  So sad...