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  Named and Shamed in Australia.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2019/02/government-names-shames-organisations-yet-join-redress-scheme/ .

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  With the up coming election in mid may ? is there something we can do to influence in some way politicians to make sure the recomendation`s of the ARC into institutionalised child sexual abuse are part and parcel of their policies ?

  And not a watered down version ?

  Can we influence politicians to put their money where there mouth is and make this a game changer for those that have been subjected to sexual abuse as minors and get some real justice done by the ARC Recomendation`s ?

  As Australians facing an up coming election shortly can we do something to make this change ?

  i`m open to all suggestions . As a group ? individually ? anything else ?
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  Remember 1992?

  by Tobyjones262 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember 1992?

  i can remember i was in the cult.

  times were changing at a rapid pace.

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  And didn`t they also indicate that all of the Bible prophecies about the end of the world The big A and the GT would all be over or in its final fullfilment by the end of the 20th Century ?

  And that the 21st century would usher in the paradise Earth that they have so often preached about .

  { Its peculiar when you Know that the Bible never mentions mans destiny is to inhabit a Paradise Earth }

  "Trinity" is never mentioned in the bible ,so it doesn`t exist

  "Paradise Earth" is never mentioned in the Bible so it doesn`t exist .

  Now to play the Devils Advocate :

  2 peter 3: 13 But their are new heavens and a new earth we are awaiting according to his promise and in these righteousness is to dwell .

  How do you refute this scripture ? with all of the above ?
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  Grace Gough ( RIP ) left the JW cult in her 70s and went on to help 1000s to escape the cult

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj7ilnoxvu4.

  she helped me.

  sent me my first copy of crisis of conscience (free) grace has been featured on many talk shows, including sally jesse raphael, raising awareness of support for cult abuse survivors.

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  Thank you Tara for providing that photo and sharing it with us here ,she was a character and i only got to know her by her posts here at a later stage in her life.But she sure made an impression in whatever she spoke about.

  I`m sure she would be very proud of you also ,and thank you for this post and photo.

  Do you have a photo of her as a young woman ? i`m sure that would be appreciated by all that knew her here .

  take care ,you have obviously been a loving granddaughter to her.
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  JW at a thrift store....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i was recently in a thrift store, looking through some of the stuff there, when another aisle over, somebody sneezed.. (as far as i know, nobody lost a meatball.... 😅🙃 ...).

  anyway, somebody sneezed.

  and somebody immediately said, “bless you!”.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses have always got to make a statement to the world about their stand on issues ,the non important one`s that is not the big issues of life.

  They don`t seem to realize how superstitious they really are about things that other normal people don`t give a second thought to.
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  Do You Take Any Special Vitamins or Meds That You Would Recommend?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as we get older , we tend to feel the aches and pains or some tiredness like never before.. i have some friends who are in excellent condition and i’ve asked what their secret was.. some swear by cbd oil as a cure all for aches and localized pain.

  greek yogurt is a natural food that can attack gut fat as does taking probiotics.

  have you found anything that makes you more energized?

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  Simon i think you could replace one of those meat diets with Subway ,but I got a laugh anyway.

  Not to put a dampner on the health foods / vitamins trend ,however I know of two women who were religious in there eating healthy and taking vitamins lots ,that died at a young age .

  One in particular while in hospital dying responded to another young person who said to her "when I get out of here I will eat nothing but healthy foods"

  "My friend replied don`t even bother ,I`ve been doing it all my life and where has it got me "

  Vale Anita .
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  More Watchtower Property For Sale!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if this is old news then just scrap it.. .

  looks like more watchtower property is for sale.. .

  https://www.matele.be/bioul-le-centre-des-temoins-de-jehovah-a-vendre.

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  I would think the WT Corporation doesn`t let on to the R&F this massive selling off of properties around the world , they are being treated like mushrooms ,kept in the dark and fed bullshit.
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  Question? How Many Hours of Field Service Does it Take

  by new boy in

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  2. friends

  currently, to create one new jehovah's witness convert?.

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  I was a JW for 33 years and along with my wife we potentially brought 8 family members in the "struth" never a person in our D2D ministry .

  Thankfully all are out except 1 niece who shuns us all.

  I`m sure there are millions like us who went from D2D for many ,many years and never brought one person into the "struth" in the D2D work.

  If I was Jehovah/Jesus I would sack all of the GB for not getting the job done and producing results that matter in preaching in all of the inhabited earth and making disciples .

  They have failed dismally in not preaching in all of the inhabited Earth and they have failed dismally in converting many people in there D2D work.

  The bulk of there baptisms nowadays are from family members and not worldly converts .
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  Maybe it could be worse...

  by Olig in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i just watched a documentary on netflix called "the end of the world cult" about some geezer named wayne bent (self proclaimed as michael travesser).

  some of the stuff this guy says is absolutely unbelievable, and made me seriously think that there are some god awful cults out there, and made me think my time in the jw's (however boring and restrictive) wasn't all so bad... has anyone else seen this?

  does anyone have any recommendations on other documentaries of the like??

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  I have Netflix I must look out for it and comment after i watch it.

  Thanks Olig
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  Leaving Neverland the Micheal Jackson documentary

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  leaving neverland the micheal jackson documentary was just released and i must say watching it myself left me pretty disgusted but not necessarily surprised.. being that there is two accounts given by two separate boys, men now, leaves the impression that their stories are truthful and factual.. what one can take from this story is that mj was a megalomaniac that thought he had the power, money and personal stature to get away with just about anything he wanted, this included pedophilia with boys.

  i wonder if the over oppression restrictive nature of being brought up a child in the jws religion had an effect to his loose out of control behavior of a super rich celebrity ?.

  his celebrity status and wealth really came to him when he was a pubescent young boy/teen, money in such a huge amount made anything he wanted or could afford possible.. personally i think he was inherently gay and had pursued arranged marriages to protect his perceived public image, a pretentious act which was mostly devised as a money and business endeavor .

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  Didn`t one or both of these guys now claiming they were molested by MJ at one time defended him and denied that MJ had molested them ?

  Why after all this time and now that MJ is dead and can`t defend himself have these allegations surfaced ? by those that defended him before ?

  Not meaning to be cynical ,but is there $$$$$$ to be had here ? with this doco and those involved ?

  Just asking .
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  Dutch (ex) JWs: Online survey sexual abuse within JW Netherlands by Utrecht University

  by jochie in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  since today dutch (ex)jws are asked to fill out an online survey by utrecht university with regard to (child) sexual abuse.as chairman of reclaimed voices i call on all dutch speaking (ex) jws to fill out this survey in case you were a victim of abuse or in case you know of someone else that was abused within the jehovah's witnesseswith your participation you contribute to an important investigation that is carried out.link to the survey: https://usbo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/sv_4hkmbqjhlm0uhmh

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  Following a motion that was adopted in the House of Representatives on 3 July 2018, as researchers at Utrecht University we conduct an independent investigation into experiences with sexual abuse within the Dutch Jehovah's Witness community. We investigate the way in which people who report within the community are treated. Among other things, we examine whether the closedness in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses contributes to whether or not to report experiences with sexual abuse.

  Thanks for supplying that link jochie and i hope many will take advantage of this secure online survey that will protect the identity of those who participate and protect there privacy.