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  Examining The WT Child Abuse Policy

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. beliefs

  here is a part of a current discussion i am having with a jw.. comments appreciated.. .

  vanderhoven said.... reporting child sex abuse allegations is mandatory in many places.

  the second witness might be semen or dna evidence...that elders cannot assess but authorities can.

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  What is also missing in this discussion is that the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses and their writing department / legal department all speak out of both sides of their mouth,they speak with a forked tongue .

  What they say in print and what they do in practice are two entirely different things.

  Partly because of flip flops / new light / contradictions / Legal Department / Not bringing reproach on the organization /not bringing reproach on Jehovah`s name.

  And when it suits them they claim clergy privilege in a Court of law of their members and when it does`nt their members are just lay / volunteer preachers.

  Governing Body member Geoffrey Jackson under oath at the CARC when asked {yes he took the oath/affirmation} to tell the truth and nothing but the truth ,whether Jehovah`s witnesses were the only ones that had the "Truth" he said that "it would be presumptuous of me to say that " ? what a lie that is .

  Vincent `Toole the legal eagle of JW`s . { he also took the oath/ affirmation to tell the truth and nothing but the truth }when asked about shunning at the CARC he stated that he had heard the phrase but never knew what it meant . another lie.

  OF All of the cases of child sexual abuse cases around the world within the Jehovah`s witness religion, surely it should warrant a much more detailed investigation into this religion and its practices to protect vulnerable children that such a small sect has failed to do.
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  Old Brooklyn Bethel back in the 1990s

  by omikolestivengo in

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  2. experiences

  https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/ysd2bf.

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  omikolestivengo

  You didn`t show any photo`s of the infamous pillows ?

  All those hot chicks and just a couple of studs ? Oh to be a fly on the wall back then .

  The five Amigos or the WT on how to exploit our youth.

  Is that you with the twin towers in the background ?

  A nice neat tidy room

  And the Brooklyn Bridge I presume.? ( i`m in ozzie land down under )

  I wait with baited breath mike on hearing your story ,sounds like you have an interesting story to tell.

  I look forward to it

  OH ,and Welcome to the board .
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  All the culty name that were used instead of JWs

  by kairos in

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  2. friends

  the truththe society.

  the friends...you remember.

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  The New World Society

  Jehovah`s Christian Witnesses

  { Who funnily enough don`t witness about Jesus Christ, only about Jehovah }
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  Toxic Christianity - Clergy abuse of women - An ABC (Aust) story

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this 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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  What ! and the JW religion was not featured in that program ? They need to do a re-take and do it again .
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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 in

  1. jw
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  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 ?

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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 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i 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 in

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  2. family

  https://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 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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 ?

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  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 in

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  2. friends

  i 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 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so 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.