Posts by Skedaddle

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A Play On Film Titles......A bit of fun.

by Je.suis.oisif in

thanks to the searcher and diogenesister i've come up with this topic.

far from the madding crowd.

my situation since i've become inactive.

Skedaddle

The chronicles of porneia - The zion, the witness and the whore-robe.

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A Play On Film Titles......A bit of fun.

by Je.suis.oisif in

thanks to the searcher and diogenesister i've come up with this topic.

far from the madding crowd.

my situation since i've become inactive.

A Play On Film Titles......A bit of fun.

by Je.suis.oisif in

thanks to the searcher and diogenesister i've come up with this topic.

far from the madding crowd.

my situation since i've become inactive.

Skedaddle

The silence of the lambs / The silent Lambs

Lost in the new world translation of the holy scriptures.

Pulpit Fiction.

Trading Bethel Places.

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A Play On Film Titles......A bit of fun.

by Je.suis.oisif in

thanks to the searcher and diogenesister i've come up with this topic.

far from the madding crowd.

my situation since i've become inactive.

Skedaddle

Dumb and Dumber - the GB's org as it progresses.

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When will the inquiry in the UK begin?

by StarTrekAngel in

does anyone know when the inquiry into child abuse in the uk is set to begin?

any idea on the timelines?

Here are the links to the charity commission which started in 2014 looking at child sex abuse in the JW's and a link to the Goddard inquiry which hasn't announced anything regards JW's yet. We're waiting.

Charity Commission into JW's

Goddard inquiry into CSA

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CRA screwup for WT Canada?

by berrygerry in

okay, they've posted their 2015 return - i am very confused.. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23-eng.action?b=119288918rr0001&fpe=2015-08-31&n=watch+tower+bible+and+tract+society+of+canada+%2f+la+tour+de+garde+soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9+de+bibles+et+de+tracts+du+canada&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3a80%2febci%2fhaip%2fsrch%2fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3fk%3dwatch%2btower%26amp%3bs%3dregistered%26amp%3bp%3d1%26amp%3bb%3dtrue.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on?.

Skedaddle

Ah-ha! and here I was trying to find a special little tab. Thanks OrphanCrow - you're a top bird!

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CRA screwup for WT Canada?

by berrygerry in

okay, they've posted their 2015 return - i am very confused.. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23-eng.action?b=119288918rr0001&fpe=2015-08-31&n=watch+tower+bible+and+tract+society+of+canada+%2f+la+tour+de+garde+soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9+de+bibles+et+de+tracts+du+canada&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3a80%2febci%2fhaip%2fsrch%2fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3fk%3dwatch%2btower%26amp%3bs%3dregistered%26amp%3bp%3d1%26amp%3bb%3dtrue.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on?.

Skedaddle

Hey, how do you mark a thread?

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March Broadcast - Remove the Rafter - Adjust Your attitude

by helpmeout in

if you have watched the march broadcast you will understand the topic title.

another propaganda piece intended to subtly blame the victim.

i would like to see them present a clip showing an arrogant self righteous elder interfering in the personal affairs of a family.

Skedaddle

I watch them every month now. At the point where they start earning money from advertising i will stop. Until then i'm happy to push up their viewer figures and therefore add to the cost of the websites costs. And i do it to reinforce that it's a load of crap, every month, it works. This month's broadcast was better than most in the fact that it concentrates on what they should be doing, teaching from the bible. But when they do it it just reinforces that the bible is a load of crap. I believe in the morals taught but the rest is entanglement. The videos they show are so predictable. Correctly guessing what will happen is much more fun than the video itself. Did anyone shudder when Jackson told of his eye cancer and losing the sight in one eye. Normally i feel total compassion but in this case the thought of antichrist bombarded my brain. This whole thing is so messed up. The way they speak to each other is so fake. It's like an idealised voice. Idealised actions. Robot.

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A step in the right direction: Denmark banning circumcision as a cruel, barbaric and archaic ritual not fit for modern civilised lands

by Gilbeath Haaraloth in

as you may know, this makes me very happy.

ban on religious circumcision.

relate to a ban in all probability will not stop the millennium old core tradition in many parts of islam and especially judaism.

Skedaddle

It is barbaric. And totally unecessary. It makes me angry that political motivations are so deeply embedded into what should be our places of spiritual refuge. If i understand correctly, halal process starts with praying for the animal and giving thanks for its life. I love that they do this, if i'm correct but the slaughter part is murderous and barbaric - truely sacrificial. I honestly see my future as vegetarian. Sometimes i order meat or fish in a restaurant and i can't eat it because of my conscience. I literally feel sick. There's something telling me inside that it's not right. If it is right, why do animals have personalities? They have a life too. Who am i to end it? I still eat meat as i speak but i'm blocking out when i do. I will stop doing that soon and become vegetarian. Anyway... i've gone off topic. Sorry.

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Closer/death/Funerals

by Leela1 in

hello all i am fairly new to this site even though i have been da since i was 16 years old i am now 35 years old.

i have had very little contact with my family since i left maybe a handful of times over the years.

i thought i put the past behind me and moved on i have 4 amazing kids of my own really supportive partner and great friends who have become my family.

Skedaddle

Hi Leela,

I can't quite come to terms with how you've been treated by your father. A line was crossed even beyond anything it says in JW literature. You were a child. Where was his LOVE for you? The drastic action that you took by trying to take your own life was not a wake up call for him but rather was seen as a motivator for further persecution. Many years have passed. A long time for him to go over his actions in his more mellowed state of age. Chances have come and gone for him to step back into your life when you gave birth to his grandchildren and yet, he remained silent. Now he aproaches the end of his life and no word has been sent from him or anyone else (at his request?). The deathbed for many provides a time for reflection, for making peace with your past and yet, silence. That silence should be the loudest sound - it comes from those who are not sorry. I don't believe that a person capable of treating their own flesh in the way that he demonstrated is capable of understanding his wrongs by his own reasoning. Any regret, if he were to feel it now (which I personally doubt), would be born out of doubt that he would be eligible to enter paradise and not for his wrong treatment of you. It would be for his own needs.

And now you. A once broken little chick who managed to mend her own wings and grow into a beautiful bird and fly away. You nested and grew chicks of your own and cared for them. That nest is the most important nest in your world, not just for the sake of you but for your children. You need to take care of that. And the upkeep of that nest cannot be done by a bird with rebroken wings so think carefully is my advice. To forgive him does not render the need for your presence. It has been said, and therefore it is. My advice is to grieve the greif that was started a long time ago as its weight is lighter. If you were to visit and a negative situation arises, you may find yourself grieving a double rejection and one that has no second chance, it would be final and you would be left with that to face on your own with your own family. A family who has had no benefit from this passing person but a family who probably have dealt with some of the ramifications from the harm that he caused you. Are you strong enough to cope with this? Only you know.

My personal opinion agrees with other posters who have said to send a message to your mother to let her know that you are there for her if needed. In time, there may be a correspondance and I deeply wish that this will be the case, if it's what you want. The death of your father may soften the heart of your mother. That coupled with knowing that you were not told may play on her emotions. Without his iron rod at her side you may find she wishes to one day have some kind of relationship with your family. I do hope so, if it's what you wish for.

Anyway, as I say, these are just my thoughts. I wish you clarity of thinking to make your decision on whatever you feel is best.

Lots of love to you. I really do wish you the best.