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  Have Watchtower changed their polices to report to police child sex abuse?

  by pleaseresearch in

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  hi all.

  just speaking to a sister about the royal commission.. she said they they have now changed their guidelines so that they now report all to the police.. really?

  does anyone know if this is true?.

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  And apart from not letting anyone in the congregation that their is a child molester in their midst as bad as that is this child molester is also a danger to the general public in that he/she is still allowed to go from D2D in the community putting their children in danger also of being sexually abused.

  Local councils and local Governments should be very concerned with this potential danger in their community`s.

  It was a big cop-out at the ARC for "Elders" to say that parents have the right to go to the police or child protection agency`s with allegations when they obfuscate their responsibility to notify such authorities while investigating these allegations in-house.

  They failed dismally in their duty of care to the abused children .
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  Why are Humans so Obsessed with trying to find Meaning in Ancient Writings that they waste their life on and are willing to die for ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  when you stop and think about it , isn`t it just plain crazy ?

  ludicrous even ?

  to live your life on texts centuries old and are willing to die upholding those beliefs ?.

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  When you stop and think about it , isn`t it just plain crazy ? Ludicrous even ? To live your life on texts centuries old and are willing to die upholding those beliefs ?

  Writings of thousands of years ago by people who by all accounts are men ( no women by the way ,I wonder why that is ) by today`s standards would be considered uneducated simply because they haven`t been exposed to the advancement of knowledge/science that has been accumulated in the centuries since these ancient writings were penned .?

  Are the masses of humans around the earth really intelligent ? considering the majority of humans around the earth , male and female live and die according to the texts/scriptures /writings of one form of belief/religion or another that are centuries old in their origins and have no or little relevance to today`s society .
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  Highlights from Leaked Bethel Videos - part 3, Family Day

  by neat blue dog in

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  then there was family day which had an enormous turnout, with guests getting live entertainment, dancing and a dj.

  they said that next time they'll cut back and not invite guests.. .

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  Where was this ?

  Who and how many were invited ? Bethelites and family members only ?

  Are we going to see this taking place in other countries around the world also ? if not why not ?

  If they are not going to invite guests in the future does that mean it was a financial disaster ?

  The guests didn`t contribute enough money to cover expenses /profits ?
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  How do you deal with the loneliness after leaving?

  by Whynot in

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  i'm having one of those days where i feel lonely and wish i had someone to just hang out with.

  my husband got disfellowshipped 3 years ago and even though i didn't do anything wrong i was pushed away.

  my so called "friends" decided to avoid me.

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  As a previous poster said about joining a support group if you haven`t already done so having two autistic children must take a lot out of you emotionally and you need support and encouragement .

  Don`t deprive yourself , be pro-active in seeking out acquaintances who may very well end up being life-long friends

  The advice given here on this forum could be the making of the new you

  Good luck .And tell us how things worked out for you in the future,
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  How do you deal with the loneliness after leaving?

  by Whynot in

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  i'm having one of those days where i feel lonely and wish i had someone to just hang out with.

  my husband got disfellowshipped 3 years ago and even though i didn't do anything wrong i was pushed away.

  my so called "friends" decided to avoid me.

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  With new people you meet you don`t have to /need to, tell them of your past association with the JW religion either as that could jeopardize any relationship as worldly people can be Judgemental

  also on first appearances.

  I have made great friends with people over the years who have no idea I was a die-hard JW for over 33 years .

  just saying
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  What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Heard From A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i remember an elder questioning a woman who had admitted to giving and receiving oral sex from her unbelieving mate.

  he asked her the most intimate questions which clearly flustered her.

  interestingly, she “confessed “ to the elders because her conscience bothered her.

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  Elder during elder meeting: “some one here must made a serious sin. I feel the holy ghost is not present”.

  I can relate to that one Gorby one Elder in particular was always on about that when he didn`t think the congregation was being more productive in Bible study`s and return visits
  
  
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  What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Heard From A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i remember an elder questioning a woman who had admitted to giving and receiving oral sex from her unbelieving mate.

  he asked her the most intimate questions which clearly flustered her.

  interestingly, she “confessed “ to the elders because her conscience bothered her.

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  This statement from an Elder .I kid you not .:

  About a TV show in Australia. "Skippy The Bush Kangaroo"

  "That kangaroo has to be Demonized to do all that things he does."
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  Malawi on JW.org (Russian letter writing)

  by pleaseresearch in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/malawi/letter-writing-campaign-for-russia/.

  are watchtower mad!!!!

  did they really just go and make a 5 mintute video showing brothers and sister in malawi writing letters to the russian government.. just seen a post on my fb from a current sister who thinks its great.

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  Contrast the situation with the Brothers/Sisters in Malawi with the brothers in Mexico in the same time period with the persecution going on in Malawi by the regime of President Banda.and the complicit compromise of the brothers in Mexico.

  It is hard to comprehend the duplicity that takes place within the Governing Body ,but hey the same thing happened with the membership of the United Nations with the difference of the lives that were lost in Malawi and the rape of many sisters and the displacement of so many lives and families whereas all the Mexican brothers had to do which they did was give a bribe to the officials and go free.

  All with the knowledge and sanction of the Governing Body of the WTB&TS .
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  Your Favorite Plays on Words

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, fellow word lovers:.

  please add your favorite, clever smithing of words.. ****************************.

  time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana..

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  smiddy3

  stuillin takes the cake soiree
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  What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Heard From A Witness?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember an elder questioning a woman who had admitted to giving and receiving oral sex from her unbelieving mate.

  he asked her the most intimate questions which clearly flustered her.

  interestingly, she “confessed “ to the elders because her conscience bothered her.

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  1.Jehovah`s have preached in all the inhabited earth ? No they haven`t.

  2.Jehovah`s Witnesses are the only ones who preach Bible truth ? How come since they keep changing the "truth"

  3.We abhor child sex abusers,:

  Then why has there been such a cover up and a failure to report abusers of child sexual abuse in so many congregations all around the world ?

  Elders conducting judicial Committee meetings in house about allegations of child sexual abuse and not once contacting the police or child protection authorities about these allegations and meeting out sanctions either against the perpetrator and even the victim of such an abuse in certain situations.