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  Could The Governing Body Harboring Pedophiles In High Positions Among Them?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i'm sure most are familiar with the greenlee's story floating around the internet.

  so what if some members of the governing body have been accused of molesting a child and used the 2 witness rule to silence a accusation?

  so could it be that because some high up watchtower corporation person/persons has clung to the rule because it save's his corporate ass.

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  Could The Governing Body Harboring Pedophiles In High Positions Among Them?
  

  Maybe, maybe not. Who knows?
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  separation church&state

  by waton in

  1. social
  2. current

  ottawa -- the supreme court of canada says a jehovah's witness who was expelled from his calgary congregation cannot take his case to a judge.

  canada ctv news.

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  The Supreme Court of Canada says a Jehovah's Witness who was expelled from his Calgary congregation cannot take his case to a judge. Canada CTV news.
  

  They might have better luck if they can make a case that the WT is a corporation.
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  Televangelist seeks $54 million for private Jet, God told him he needs it.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  louisiana televangelist seeks donations for 54m privet jet.

  claims god is behind the idea.

  he stated "if the lord jc was physically on earth today, he wouldn't be riding a donkey".

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  Louisiana televangelist seeks donations for 54m privet jet. claims God is behind the idea. He stated "if the lord JC was physically on earth today, he wouldn't be riding a donkey". He has a point,LOL. This will be his 4th jet.
  

  Seems like money and pleasure are the things that do it for the leadership of that organization. The WT cares more about controlling their people than money.
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  Ten years ago - Our congregation held a leaving party for us

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ten years ago, truthseeker and his family and other witnesses who were moving to different congregations were given a congregation leaving party at a community hall in new jersey.

  i had been planning my slow fade from the congregation for a while.

  i grew up in the south coast of england as a third generation jw and moved to america in july 2001. .

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  Please let us know when your book is ready to be read.
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  AE Investigates JWs May-2018 - Videos 1 to 4

  by Fay Dehr in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://youtu.be/67xtusrbqze.

  ...part 2: https://youtu.be/zimrxxku-ak.

  ...part 3: https://youtu.be/kw6b6ncd-eu.

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  Please respect copyrights.
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  "Chicken Soup for the Apostate Soul."

  by ChessaM in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  my article detailing my experience as a witness and dealing with child sexual abuse as well as outing my abuser is soon to be released.

  (i'm told in the next week or so.

  ) barbara anderson encouraged me to post here.

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  That's great. Personally, I think the JWs who knew me are the ones who need to heal from when I was done with them. However, I know that's not the case, and there are many who need some comfort and healing. Their stories should be told.

  Thanks for sharing. Best wishes.
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  Favourite Quirky / Low Budget / Non-Mainstream Movies

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so the recent topic about film franchises got me thinking.

  sure, we all love the big budget, mainstream releases that are so successful they spawn never-ending (it sometimes seems) sequels.

  we could watch marvel and star-wars movies for the rest of our lives (and we might just ...).. but y'know what i love?

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  I was an independent movie junkie in the 90s. Too may great ones to mention. I still watch some every now and then.
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  Season 1 Episode 1 A&E Cults and Extreme Belief (Video)

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.aetv.com/shows/cults-and-extreme-belief/season-1it will post soon on site..

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  Any A&E experts out there who know how to get "permission" to watch the video? I've just spent quite a bit of time linking the A&E app to my TV provider, but when I try to watch the first episode of "Cults and Extreme BeLIEf" it gives me a message saying I don't have permission to watch. Hoping this goes away? Sure don't want to miss it!
  

  If it's a PC, make sure that you're connected to the Internet. Some networks also want you logged into your service provide account.

  If you have a tablet, you can access it after logging into the app and download the episode, that is, if you wish to watch it offline.

  I hope that helps.

  Also, those interested in this Type of things, The Investigation Discovery network also have a "People's Magazine Investigates" special on cults. That's happening on June 4th at 9pm.
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  Random Thought on Drugs/Tobacco Being Sinful Under JW Doctrine

  by neverendingjourney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend of mine was telling me about her recent trip to peru.

  she said she had trouble with the altitude in certain areas of peru but the locals offered her a tea derived from the coca leaf and that helped tremendously with her symptoms.. i began to think about how i would have handled the situation as a jw given that coca contains an alkaloid that is used to produce cocaine.

  in its natural form, the content is very low and the locals use it as a stimulant similar to coffee.. however, as a jw i would have probably refused to drink it viewing it as something similar to a product derived from tobacco leaves.

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  However, as a JW I would have probably refused to drink it viewing it as something similar to a product derived from tobacco leaves. I'm not sure if there's an official WT policy on this tea, but my instinct tells me there probably is.
  

  As a JW you have no saying on anything, including simple on-the-spot decisions that every single adult in their right mind can/should do for themselves, like choosing tea based on herbs that you might or might not know of.

  The WT and the JWs have one simple policy, which is "You don't have a saying in your own life".
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  Nature is amazing :)

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i studied biology at uni and specialised in animal biology (wolf behaviour) but i've always liked natural history.. even if i never went to uni, i'd still be amazed by nature and i'd still watch nature programs on tv.. i'd like start a thread where posters can post nature clips that are in some way amazing.. the vid below shows wild wolves in the canadian arctic encountering humans for the first time.. these wolves haven't been exterminated by human hunters and therefore haven't learnt to fear humans.

  result: wild wolves approach human strangers almost like dogs.

  pretty cool.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgavk7fovu .

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  Lovely.