please share your experiences..
Mana11, I am truly sorry that you are being shunned the way you are. You're not alone, my family too is shunning me as are many others here. You've followed your conscience and attempted to reach out with truthful words, it's such a shame our families don't see it.
Continue to live life to the full, enjoy precious moments when you can.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/jehovahs-witnesses-destroyed-documents-showing-7340603.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2816630/13-5m-award-jehovahs-witnesses-molest-case.html#ixzz3hn875cel.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jehovahs-witnesses-sex-abuse-scandal-4422943#ixzz3fwm1uttl.
Honesty: I posted this on my personal website also, I do not mind being revelealed at all especially when it comes to a subject such as this, you can find it here:
http://www.nickfrench.co.uk/jw-parents-safeguard-your-children/
PS Happy for anyone to use it
yesterday i had a conversation with a man and lady who were with a literature cart in our local town centre .
among other things discussed was the accuracy of the nwt , which i said wasn't very accurate.. the man , of course , led the discussion from the jw perspective and looked up on his phone some quotes from "experts " endorsing the translation .
he asked the lady to make note of the names , at my request, so that i could check these quotes later .
Maybe it's a hidden message that she needs to be saved
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/jehovahs-witnesses-destroyed-documents-showing-7340603.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2816630/13-5m-award-jehovahs-witnesses-molest-case.html#ixzz3hn875cel.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jehovahs-witnesses-sex-abuse-scandal-4422943#ixzz3fwm1uttl.
I spent about 20 minutes looking online and found several news items to do with child abuse within Jehovah’s Witnesses. I have placed the links below. They are not from ‘apostate’ sources and it took me only 20 minutes online to find them, they give a snapshot of recent events.
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/jehovahs-witnesses-destroyed-documents-showing-7340603
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jehovahs-witnesses-sex-abuse-scandal-4422943#ixzz3Fwm1Uttl
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/12/jehovahs_witnesses_under_fire.html
http://digital.vpr.net/post/vermont-sisters-sue-jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/church-633040-abuse-lawsuit.html
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11343012.display/
If you choose not to read them then I would like to make a few points you should be aware of:
I could go on as there are many other issues where they side with paedophiles and abuse the victims further.
Any parent that has any feelings of wanting to protect their family would want to make sure that their children are no where near these people. If JWs are wrong in this respect I would like you to ask yourself in what other ways are they wrong? I know the answer to that question and it scares me that my children would be exposed to it.
I implore you to think carefully about safeguarding your children, what justification can there be to allowing your young impressionable ones to associate with these people?
breakfast of champions mentioned this on the elder appointment thread and it struck a chord with me.. is this term big in bethel?
obviously nothing in my bible says a thing about being 'seen' in serve-us or in other jw activities, but a long time bethelite went off on a visibility tirade that i remember distinctly during special servants/elders meeting when i was in.
i remember at the time thinking that the big j-dog in the heavens sees everything, so why the big fuss over the rank and file seeing us do stuff for the big j-dog?.
Countless times I remember COs in pioneer meetings telling the pioneers to be out at weekends also to be visible, as if it wasn't enough that you gave all your time through the week.
hi guys,.
we've released a brand new jw podcast episode!
listen to it here - http://www.jwpodcast.org/2014/11/30/s01e03-for-jessica/.
Started listening today, it's very enjoyable. This week's is interesting, bringing back many memories.
i'm looking for a way to disassociate myself, now i'm thinking to make a "public declaration" before a civil law notary (i'm in chile), but i need some ideas about what to put in that declaration, i would like to look the "ks" book to cover all possible sides and make a solid declaration... any experiences?
my plan is to make that legal declaration that would say "i'm no longer consider myself a jehovah's witness nor want to be linked to any of the wt organizations or legal entities, and want all my personal records to be erased"... any orientation will be helpful :).
I used the basis of WinstonSmith's for mine, you can find his here:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/239460/12/The-New-Diary-of-Winston-Smith
i really liked this....very simple thoughts that should make everyone think, especially those that believe in a diety.
(...as i...think i do...hmmmm, wait).
spend the 10 min to watch this.
Good videos, thank you
details of the society's child abuse policies have been published in jehovah's witnesses' publications, although more specific guidelines are only made available to elders, or on request.
press releases issued by the watch tower society's office of public information confirm that if a person accused of molestation repeatedly denies the charges of his victim, and there is no other witness to the incident, "the elders cannot take action within the congregation at that time", but would report to authorities if required by local laws.
our families jehovahs witnesses and child protection.
For a start this is absurd:
When any one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is accused of an act of child abuse, the local congregation elders are expected to investigate. Two elders meet separately with the accused and the accuser to see what each says on the matter. If the accused denies the charge, the two elders may arrange for him and the victim to restate their position in each other’s presence, with elders also there. If during that meeting the accused still denies the charges and there are no others who can substantiate them, the elders cannot take action within the congregation at that time
Why are the elders expected to investigate a criminal act? Why then ask the child to tell the elders what took place in front of them and the abuser. Is this not further abuse!? A frightened child who has been overpowered by a person that may well have groomed them and possibly told them their family will suffer if the child tells of 'their secret' needs a lot of strength to do this in front of their abuser. And then as if that is not bad enough, the abuser denies it and is free to carry on as if nothing ever happened. Meantime the child is left traumatised and at no point has any police been contacted.
I would like to know what evidence do they need before reporting it to the authorities?
to my nephew,.
your other aunt phoned my non-jw cousin, so i know your wife is expecting a baby in the new year.
congratulations!
Xanthippe's nephew, please listen to your aunt who is speaking with a free mind and no hidden agenda, who appears to be governed by love and not rules. Many of us here know how hard it is mentally once you have peered beneath the veneer and are happy to help any who need support in thinking freely for themselves.
