What ! and the JW religion was not featured in that program ? They need to do a re-take and do it again .
smiddy3
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Toxic Christianity - Clergy abuse of women - An ABC (Aust) story
by fulltimestudent inthis is a feature story today on the australian government owned abc media site:.
"women who were married to abusive priests are for the first time revealing their experiences of sexual assault, control and fear.
they say the church has known for decades that some clergy abuse their wives but has done very little to fix the ongoing problem.".
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A few women that have made an impact in Christendoms religions in the last 200 years ,none of which are Jehovah`s Witnesses .
by smiddy3 inaimee semple mcpherson founder of the four square church.. catherine booth co-founder of the salvation army.. ellen g.white co-founder of the seventh day adventists.
mary baker eddy founded christian science.. florence crawford founder apostolic faith mission .
this is just a few of the movements where christian women had a very important role in getting them off the ground and were accepted by males as having gods approval.. and it is not without biblical precedence judges ch.4 & 5 that relates about deborah who was a prophetess and judge over israel for fourty years with jehovah`s approval and blessing of peace he gave her during her reign .. how do these facts fit with women in the jw religion ?
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That`s very interesting Vanderhoven7 that you knew Velma personally who benefited from A.S.M meetings.
Apparently their have been a couple of movies about her .
"Sister Aimee" in 2007 she was a Pentecostal preacher I believe.
The other was a 1930`s film about her .
They could be interesting to watch If I could find and view them .
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Australia Yahoo news
by gabcol ini just found this on yahoo news australia : .
a jehovah’s witness girl may be forced to receive a blood transfusion against her will this weekend when she gives birth in melbourne.. mercy hospital victoria was granted supreme court authority on friday to give the girl blood as a “last resort” if she suffers a postpartum haemorrhage when induced into labour on sunday afternoon.
the 17-year-old first-time mother is considered to be at increased risk of haemorrhaging because she is of “small stature” and the baby is large, meaning she may have a long labour, an assisted birth or an emergency caesarean.. jehovah’s witnesses forbid followers from receiving blood transfusions or blood products.. the risk to the baby from the mother refusing blood is considered low.. view photos.
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Does anybody know what the outcome of this case was ?
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well written exit story in huge magazine
by waton inhttps://www.stern.de/neon/wilde-welt/gesellschaft/zeugen-jehovas--wieso-meine-eltern-mich-haetten-sterben-lassen---und-ich-ausstieg-8353584.html.
clear story of exit from wt, would suffer in google translation imo.
https://www.stern.de/panorama/zeugen-jehovas--ein-aussteiger-erklaert-den--psychologischen-terror--7587542.html.
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That was a great read very well said .
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A few women that have made an impact in Christendoms religions in the last 200 years ,none of which are Jehovah`s Witnesses .
by smiddy3 inaimee semple mcpherson founder of the four square church.. catherine booth co-founder of the salvation army.. ellen g.white co-founder of the seventh day adventists.
mary baker eddy founded christian science.. florence crawford founder apostolic faith mission .
this is just a few of the movements where christian women had a very important role in getting them off the ground and were accepted by males as having gods approval.. and it is not without biblical precedence judges ch.4 & 5 that relates about deborah who was a prophetess and judge over israel for fourty years with jehovah`s approval and blessing of peace he gave her during her reign .. how do these facts fit with women in the jw religion ?
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smiddy3
Aimee Semple Mcpherson founder of The Four Square Church.
Catherine Booth Co-Founder of the Salvation army.
Ellen G.White Co-founder of the Seventh Day Adventists
Mary Baker Eddy founded christian Science.
Florence Crawford founder Apostolic faith Mission
This is just a few of the movements where Christian women had a very important role in getting them off the ground and were accepted by males as having Gods approval.
And it is not without biblical precedence judges Ch.4 & 5 that relates about Deborah who was a prophetess and Judge over Israel for fourty years with Jehovah`s approval and blessing of peace he gave her during her reign .
How do these facts fit with women in the JW religion ? Where your role is just one of being subservient and being obedient to all males in the congregation and keeping your mouth shut .
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Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Bother You At All?
by minimus ini faded from the religion and simply didn’t go back.
once people understood that my family and i left, people in the congregation didn’t know what to do.
should they call me, visit me, leave me alone?
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we simply faded over ten years ago, walked out and never went back. I suppose they simply view us as "lapsed", which is not true, we are EX JW's, and NEVER will return.
That`s what bugged me Phizzy after about 15 years out. So i decided to DA myself and in my mind I DF the religion from me and not vice versa.
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What do the Angels do?
by LovingLifeNow inso what exactly have they been doing now , with the exception of intervening thousands of years ago, what exactly do they do in heaven?
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Guardian Angels don`t seem to do a very good job in protecting people from what I have observed of believers.
They all should be sacked .
And if their record is anything to go by then other Angels can`t be doing any better ,so they also should be sacked.
And Jehovah being the CEO of this mob can`t get any better results then he also should be sacked .
Sack the lot of them they all seem pretty piss weak to me.
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Why is Jesus Depicted as the Warrior at Armageddon on just a Horse with a Bow and Arrow ?
by RubaDub ini never understood this.
the wt depicts jesus, the all powerful one to destroy evil, being depicted as using a bow and arrow from a horse.
that seems like something from medieval times.. in todays world of nuclear bombs, precision laser directed bombs and advanced military technology, does a bow and arrow really put a fear into anyone?.
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Don`t forget the loving God Jehovah sent men into battle with a two edged sword with the command kill everybody man,woman,and child ,and don`t let your eye feel sorry for them .
Can you imagine running a two edged sword into another human being ,let alone a child ?
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Disassociation experiences please
by UnshackleTheChains inhi everyone.. i would love to collate the experiences of those who decided to disassociate.
the reason i am asking this question is that i have been in turmoil for a very long time as to whether i remain a fader or whether to bring closure on my membership with the watchtower organisation.. it is for this reason i would like to read about some of the experiences of those on this forum who went down the route of disassociation.
if could answer the following.
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smiddy3
I must have been out for about 15 years when I decided to DA.
And mainly it was because of experiences I heard on here.
I figured it was me DF the religion and not the other way round .It didn`t sit well with me thinking that they would just regard me as weak in the truth or just inactive ,so I felt I needed to make a statement,so I sent a letter of DA to the last KH I attended.
I had no family left in except a niece who had no contact with us anyway.
I have no regrets.
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Why is Jesus Depicted as the Warrior at Armageddon on just a Horse with a Bow and Arrow ?
by RubaDub ini never understood this.
the wt depicts jesus, the all powerful one to destroy evil, being depicted as using a bow and arrow from a horse.
that seems like something from medieval times.. in todays world of nuclear bombs, precision laser directed bombs and advanced military technology, does a bow and arrow really put a fear into anyone?.
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If the Bible really was the word of God ,then you would think their would be stuff in there that was far beyond the technology of the writer of the day.
But apparently Jehovah had no idea himself what humans could develop technology wise.