Posts by smiddy3

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

by jochie in

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

smiddy3

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.

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Priests to made report..

by zeb in

today the 6-3-2019 .

the attorney general for the state of victoria, australia is to push legislation that will require priests to report any confession that reveals child abuse.. will elders be required to do so?

elders.

smiddy3

We can only hope so zeb that Elders ,clergy ,pastors ,priests,have a mandate to report child sexual abuse when they learn of it or face the consequences,hopefully a jail sentence .

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Need Help - How do I refute this???

by HappyBlessedFree in

so i was talking with my husband about all the things the organization is doing ie.

hiding pedophiles, lying about what 1914 was etc.

so his response was that the nation of israel had times when they weren’t doing the right thing, but it was still gods chosen organization.. another topic we were talking about was disfellowshipping.

smiddy3

Picking up on what TFG said is your husband aware that the F&DS class is only a "Theocratic Arrangement" and that no individual GB members make up the faithful slave ?

When Steven Unthank tried to sue WT in a court of law that was their response .There are posts about that case.

Also if God picked the"Bible Students" back in 1919 on the basis of what they believed and taught back then ,he would have to reject them now simply because they don`t believe anymore what they taught and believed back then ?

Good luck with enlightening him .

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Ending Bible Study

by Maria Nieves in

i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.

initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.

however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.

smiddy3

Maria Nieves, could it be that you are a very sensitive person and and have very low self esteem ? about yourself ?

I do not mean to be provocative or upset you in any way ,however I think you are worrying far too much about how your actions will affect your bible Study conductor / mentor than you are about how this situation unfolds and affects your feelings and mentality .

You need to look after your own well being and other people will look after there own ,and they will do so ,sometimes at your expense .

Do not be duped ,JW`s have a goal of getting people baptised into there religion ,once they realise you are not going down that path they will drop you like a sack of potatoes, unless they think they can work on you to reel you in like a fish on a hook,

There friendship with you is conditional , once they realise you don`t want to be a JW they will drop you like a hot potatoe

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More Watchtower Property For Sale!

by Atlantis in

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.

smiddy3

i agree it sounds more like an Assembly Hall ,but what does that indicate ? Surely that the WT is in trouble somewhere along the line .

Ok I can see getting rid of some Kh`s but not Assembly halls so soon after they have been built ?

Churches of Christendom have lasted for Centuries in one religion or another and Jehovah`s Witnesses sell there KH`s / Assembly`s off after a decade or two ?

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Will You Stop Listening To Michael Jackson’s Music?

by minimus in

jw
friends

since the hbo documentary, more people are condemning mj.

will these child abuse allegations affect you if you ever liked his music?.

smiddy3

Frank Sinatra was a morally corrupt person yet you cannot deny nor ignore his gift as a singer.

I can separate the man or woman from their art.

If I decided to judge a person’s morals in order to enjoy music, arts or entertainment, I wouldn’t be enjoying too much of anything.

I think these quotes sum up my thinking very well

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Lawsuit against the Watchtower for child abuse issue accepted in Quebec(Canada)

by yalbmert99 in

hi everyone, i got the news that the lawsuit against the watchtower for the child abuse issue has been accepted in quebec(canada).

that means it can proceed further.

it is a first victory.

smiddy3

I do believe that the religion ( JW`s) is the correct one according to the Bible.

Thank you Rattigan350 for clearing that up ,it explains a lot.

Regarding your past posts .

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JW.ORG at the grocery store.

by Queequeg in

today while i was having my groceries checked out, a lovely woman came up next to me in the line.. i glanced over at her... her face screamed "i'm a pain in the ass!

" she was obese and frumpy, and (i know maybe i'm projecting a little too much here...) she seemed to exude a sense of superiority, like, "i'm too good to be around these losers.".

i paid for my food and made a point of being especially nice to the checker because i figured her next person was going to be unpleasant.. as i was gathering my things, the checker asked this lovely woman, "is plastic ok?

smiddy3

Good point my friend ,if they want to advertise like this then they must be on their good behaviour 24/7 and not put a step wrong in there dealings or attitudes to others.

Otherwise it will have a negative adverse reaction to the religion.

Whoopie doo.

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Web sites that Jehovah's Witnesses can go to

by new boy in

jw
friends

what exjw sites could i refer a seeker of true to look at besides this one?.

since this is the only exjw web site that i'm a member of, i would like to make mention of other web sites for people to look at in my book.

i only know of two others.. jw facts and jw survey.

smiddy3

my first experience was Shauns research on Jehovah`s Witnesses and Free Minds about 15 years ago.

That led me here.

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Research - Jehovah's Witnesses claim to speak for God, and be his only channel of communication with earth.

by Deut18_20-22 in

i believe that before an active jw will care about all of the incorrect claims and prophecies made by the organization, they first must be shown how the society claims to be speaking directly for god, and revealing truth from god.

once this can be established, showing them all of the incorrect predictions and changes of doctrine can have an effect (does jehovah make mistakes?

how can they be speaking for jehovah if they were wrong?

smiddy3

Welcome to the forum Deut18: 20-22

,You only have to look at the "Aid" book where they acknowledge that the name Jehovah is not the correct pronunciation of his name and that Yahweh may be closer to what the Tetragrammaton represents .

However because the name "Jehovah" is/was the most popular name used in Christendom they chose to be identified by that name .?

Haven`t they always said that Christendom tried to hide the name of GOD from there members ?

And not to be overlooked is the origin of the name Jehovah ,a Spanish Catholic Monk of the 13th century named Raymundus Martinus or the like.

Thank you for your research , much appreciated .