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  Daughter gets fondled -- mother's loving strategy takes back seat

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  nightmare on elm street.

  mother to elder: tiffany, my daughter, shocked me last night.

  she told me she was fondled by our hispanic neighbor after she babysat for their children.. elder: that is terrible to hear, sister.

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  What gets my goat about the "real life" cases that happen is the response Elders and the organization give

  ",We abhor Child Sexual Abuse and the parents have every right to report such a case" or words to that effect.

  What they fail to acknowledge is the fact THEY should be reporting such abuse when it comes to their attention .however THEY continually fail to do so.

  This fact was made quite clear in the ARC into child sexual abuse in institutions.

  This very same fact has been demonstrated in other Child sex abuse cases in the JW organization around the world.

  On the one hand they claim they abhor child sex abuse among Jehovah`s Witnesses

  On the other hand when it comes to their notice of child sex abuse against a Jehovah`s Witness minor and they hold a Judicial Committee of three Elders to investigate they ALL fail to notify the appropriate authorities of the crime.

  They neither protect the child in the congregation nor do they protect children in the community by withholding such information from the authorities .
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  Free Minds Web Site

  by garyneal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone know what has happened to freemind.org website?

  it's still up but it looks like a shell of the site i remember back five or six year years ago.

  if i am not mistaken, i think randy may have taken ill over the years.

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  I hope Dogpatch is OK as he was one of the first ones I came across when I first had a PC about 10-12 years ago and like others have said I found this site through him.

  Another one I would be thankful for for my knowing TTATT is Shaun`s site ,10 or 12 years ago ,I am indebted to both of them for where I, and my family are today .
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  Confusion with 'Message of Judgement'

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there has been some discussion regarding the change in the jws message so i thought i would have a listen to the recent annual meeting to try to get an idea as to why the jws are not clear on the matter, once again.

  it's strange that the annual meeting hasn't been put on jw org tv to date.it looks like the confusion stems from a talk given by tight pants tony and i've written out a part of that talk.

  his talk was titled 'making our blows count'.

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  So whats new ? the big" A" or "GT " just around the corner ? It`s imminent ?

  How many times and how many years can they get away with this BS? The average JW has to be a lot dumber than I would ever have imagined .

  This crap was doing the rounds in the mid 1970`s that the message was going to be changed to one of judgement against those who had not taken heed of the life saving message JW`s had been giving up until that time.

  Here we go again I suppose
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  Work Christmas functions: Being a Bible Student (unbaptized)

  by rulehayl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all,i have been studying with the witnesses for more than 6 months and regularly attend both midweek & weekend meetings, and i am nearly at the end of the "bible teach" book.

  my boss is adamant i attend team christmas functions.

  she knows about my studying and potential baptism next year, and has suggested that i attend and just not participate in activities like kris kringle.

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  What can I do?

  What you can do is take the advise of all the above posters and get away from this mind controlling manipulative family destructive organization before you lose your self worth.

  I gather you believe in a God ,OK ? no problem, he gave you a brain for you to use and make decisions for yourself in other words you are in control of your own destiny.

  However if you get baptized as a JW you then give your brain over to those few men in America who will decide what you can do and what you can`t do in all activities of your life including your family ,friends.associates ,etc,etc,etc,

  It does not happen all at once it is a slow process that they use to control all your activities.

  It`s like the" Hotel California" you can enter but you will never leave on your own terms.

  Save yourself the trouble and a lot of heartache

  
  
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  Charles Manson Is Dead

  by Bangalore in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/obituaries/charles-manson-dead.html.

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  The Fall Guy

  Their is a difference in JW speak as to what is sin and what is a crime .The Adamic sin, disobeying Gods command not to eat of the forbidden fruit should not be confused with committing a crime such as Manson did.

  According to what I was taught as a JW the likes of Manson ,Bundy, Hitler ,etc possibly may not get a resurrection for what they did.

  And yes I know JW`s speak out of both sides of there mouth in issues like this.

  As for crimes of this nature where their is no reasonable doubt about who is responsible I am all for the death penalty and not incarcerating them for the rest of their life at taxpayers expense.

  The victims did not get justice in this case.
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  The end of this system is so very near.....NOT

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses - warwick, new york.

  “yes, the end of this system is so very near!

  is that no reason to increase our activity?… reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service.

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  The end of this system is so very near.....NOT

  Jehovah`s Witnesses,
  and their definitions/meanings of words.phrases.?

  Soon (on the never ending plan)

  Imminent (? That`s already passed a thousand times)

  Last days (That go on for Decades /years/ a century)

  Around the corner (on a roundabout)

  So very near (yet so very far)

  World events mean it cant be much longer.( The majority of Nations/people have never had it so good)
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  2018 Memorial and Special Talk Speculation

  by SplaneThisToMe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we all know that the special talk titled "who really is jesus christ?

  " will be given before the memorial next year which is very new.

  also new this year is that the special talk will be prerecorded and given by a branch committee member rather than a brother from the local congregation.

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  "Who Really Is Jesus Christ?" Maybe they will finally admit that JC is an incompetent "King" in so far as he hasn`t accomplished anything these past 104 years by then 2018.

  They could somehow come up with nu-lite that everybody should partake of the bread &wine and somehow "spin"the idea that there are two classes overlapping each other.

  They got away with it on the generation teaching so why not this one ?
  
  
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  By keeping my lapel card on after the program, I was able to provide a "Fine Witness"!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yes friends!.

  after the program, i kept my "lapel badge" on.. so while filling up my car with fuel, the attendant asked me about it.

  i was able to share some great points about the wonderful program my wife and i had just enjoyed in sydney all weekend!.

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  WTW ,read the fine print or should I say the link. LOL
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  Where in the bible does it say that the governments will turn on the religions. Like the Dubs always say this will happen

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have not been here in a while, just trying to move on with my life all the while dealing with a very pimi brainwashed wife.. so the other day she started saying that we will have to go our own ways when things get worse with this world.

  she has said this before because she believes that the government will turn on religion and the great and powerful wizards (guardians of doctrine g.o.d.

  ) will call everyone and tell them where to go.. thank god, (no pun intended) i have been out of the loop for such a long time.

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  Doesn`t Rev.17 :16 refer to Babylon The Great -false religion only , so not the "true" religion of JW`s ?

  Jehovah`s Witnesses assume that if BTG goes and destroys false religion then they will come after them ,however the Bible does not say that.
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  Why does God allow animals to suffer? Does God care about animals? What does the Watchtower teach about this?

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following article will address these questions, and attempt to answer them.. after helping jwfacts with his page on animal suffering, i decided to write this article.. it is mainly aimed at helping jehovahs witnesses and other believers in god to think about the issue, as well as the apparent contradictions in watchtower teaching.. thanks must go to jwfacts for the encouragement, and giving me permission to use an image from his page and to use some of the quotes.. also, thankyou to cofty for general moral support.. please let me know what you think everybody, and feel free to reproduce any part or all of the article on any other website, just post and let me know that you've used it on your site please.. (i'd appreciate it if anyone could post to tell me they found a point in here useful, it would encourage me to keep going).. okay, here it is:.

  why does god allow animal suffering?.

  does it trouble you to see animals in pain?.

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  Every living thing on earth animal, marine , insect ,bird-life etc. lives off killing and consuming their prey for food since time indefinite .

  No God Christian or otherwise has anything to do with it.It`s just a fact of life.

  Humans all over the world kill off animals for food and think nothing of it.

  Sadly what is considered a pet in the western world may be considered a delicacy in other Asian nations.