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  BBC Radio News Report On Pedophile Elder Allowed To Cross Examine His Victim

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/jmolpaclsca.

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  They just can't care less about children. So horrible. Thanks for sharing.
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  my jw dad cryed to me about closing his crong

  by JunkYardDog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i live in nyc and dad jw called me crying about a hall that has about 500 jws going down to 2 congs

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  Shouldn't they be happy? That's what they claim it's supposed to have when there are no people left to preach to. Never mind, they are full of --it and it shows.
  
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  Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't start fighting, darlings.

  i am genuinely curious.

  after all i was a jobo 50 years and thought the wbt$ was 100% correct.. i ask this because i see that, for example, christian denominations (or whatever), likely have differing interpretations of the same writing.

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  Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?
  

  My two cents: why limiting it to believers? The same question can be asked to any person who has a belief (or non-belief).
  
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  "Is There a Creator Who Cares About You?" -- New Light Edition

  by cognisonance in

  1. social
  2. humour

  after studying hubble space telescope images of the night's sky and attending classes under disguise at wor-wic community college (air travel and tuition funded by your donations no less), gerrit losch managed to secure a two-thirds majority vote among the governing body to release a second updated edition of the creator book.

  this new edition replaces the "pillars of creation" (eagle nebula) cover photo with "god's birdie" (carina nebula):.

  they've also had a change of heart with regards the concept of intellectual honesty and have updated the quote on page 9 that said:.

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  Is There a Creator Who Cares About You?
  

  Don't know, but I am a created who doesn't give a $%&*
  
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  Refuting Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body - Mike Felker

  by ToesUp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this video very well done.. mike felker is the chapter director of ratio christi at georgia state university.

  check out this video on youtube:.

  https://youtu.be/grs8m6tdq9g.

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  I agree about the 90 minutes, but I wasted way more time being a JW, so not a big deal to me.
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  Do You Ever Think Of ALL The Wasted Time Because You Were a JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the longer you are out the more you see how a cult steals all your time, resources and energy.

  we wasted so much because we were witnesses!

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  The longer you are out the more you see how a cult steals all your time, resources and energy. We wasted so much because we were Witnesses!
  

  I don't dwell on that, and I feel happier that I am out, that I left, and more importantly, that being a JW was not my decision. I was raised in that organization. I walked away from it all and gave myself a good chance at the life that I have built for myself, which seems to be envied by some.

  To me is a waste of time to swell on the time wasted. However, it has been good for me to keep in mind where I come from; that keeps me in the right path in life.
  
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  I left the organization

  by Issa in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i left the organization.

  my awakening was this month of july, the first week of july.

  i couldn't answer my own questions about the organization or the doctrines, i couldn't understand the prophecies, i couldn't figure quite well what i was feeling.

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  Thank you everyone for your support and advice. I'm so glad and relieved I'm not the only one alone. I can begin to live a life. To love the people around me and truly see a wonderful future ahead of us
  

  You're welcome. Stay around. Please share more. You might help others when sharing.
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  I'm writing a letter to my country's branch

  by Ray Frankz in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone.. well, i have some good news.

  after having a terrible moment arguing with my mom about the 1914 teaching and all it evolves (she get really upset and i felt great regret for starting the argument) she came to me next day and started talking with a much more open mind, and she talked about a lot of concerns too.. she and my father naivily expressed the wish to write to bethel to ask about 607bc.

  i told in all the possible ways it wouldn't work.

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  Any of you guys has ever sent such letter to ask abou the wt beliefs? Any suggestions?
  

  Seems like you have realistic expectations on what the response from the WT will be regarding any of their teachings, particularly the one that has come back to bite them in their asses the most.
  

  My suggestion is to send the letter. I think you are right that they are not going to congratulate you or say that they care about you, or that they will admit to an error or lying. However, something else that the letter may do is make you feel good about doing that.

  You have a voice, you are entitled to your own opinion and to your own freedom of thought. As a way of reclaiming that right that they try to take from you, I think the letter could be a good thing in that sense. Other than that, I think you are right, they are not going to give you anything good in return.
  
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  I went Elder Hunting yesterday!

  by Tight Pants Twinkle Toes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  win my first post i introduced you to tweedle dee and tweedle dum, ( surprise elders visit ).

  well last sunday night i got phone call from t- dum, he informed me that t-dee was listening in, no doubt practicing his short hand.

  t-dum went on to say how he was concerned that we were making the biggest mistake of our lives, yada yada.

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  I never thought that hunting was that much fun, now I'm thinking I might do it for a living!
  

  In time it's going to get boring, especially as you realize that they are just not worth your time.
  

  They really expect people who act ashamed and scared of them when they approach you. It was good to see that the hunter became prey.
  
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  Trump son-in-law Kushner denies collusion with Russia - Just A crazy thought or two.

  by WHATSGOINGON in

  1. social
  2. current

  okay so jared kushner will probably be thoroughly investigated maybe he already has been.. they will look at all of his business dealings, who he was worked with over the last few years.. who sold him all of their properties - we know the answer to that.

  wt.. will the u.s government also investigate watchtower as well - we shall see.

  you never know what will happen.. i can see a private investigation who knows what they will uncover.. just a thought.. wgo..

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  I think that they might take a look, but just as they will with any other business. The moment they see nothing relevant that will be the end of it. The WT is not that important.