Posts by Zoos

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I'll be speaking at Columbia University next weekend, meetup to follow....

by dubstepped in

so i'll be speaking on a panel as part of the "when rights and religions collide" event next saturday, october 19. if you'd like to attend you can learn more here:https://rightsandreligions.com/.

i'm also going to host a meetup on sunday if any of you are in the nyc area.

i'm still putting the finishing touches on the details but if you'd like to join in and meet myself, my wife, and a few people that listen to the shunned podcast or that are in my facebook group called by the same name shoot me a private message soon.

Zoos

Be sure to send an invitation to the boys at Warwick.

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I finally did it

by paradiseseeker in

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friends

it's done.. during the last month i've been talking with my closest friends about leaving the org and yesterday i finally talked with my parents.. it's been almost 5 months after i said that i would do it, but i think that this extra time has been beneficial.

i've said several times that i would opt for sending a resignation letter, but after talking to my best friends some of them suggested me becoming inactive and blocking my congregation's elders.

i've changed my mind and i will do that because the people that i care the most now know what's going on so they won't be worrying about me not attending the meetings.

Zoos

This is a decision you will never regret. Welcome to freedom.

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CHILD MOLESTATION: How have they been able to hide it for so long?

by Zoos in

i was in the organization until 2011. .

i n-e-v-e-r heard of this problem.

not even a whisper.

Zoos

stillin: So, the guy is dead now. He got away with it in the sense that it never became public. and I live with the fallout from his sickness.

Damn, dude. Here's to your strength.

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CHILD MOLESTATION: How have they been able to hide it for so long?

by Zoos in

i was in the organization until 2011. .

i n-e-v-e-r heard of this problem.

not even a whisper.

Zoos

It occurs to me that the Watchtower cult is an insignificant American religious cult and just not on the mainstream media's radar. Also, has child molestation been ticked up on the list of important stories?

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CHILD MOLESTATION: How have they been able to hide it for so long?

by Zoos in

i was in the organization until 2011. .

i n-e-v-e-r heard of this problem.

not even a whisper.

Zoos

I was in the organization until 2011.

I N-E-V-E-R heard of this problem. Not even a whisper. No, child molestations in religious settings only happened in Satan's churches. I know the organization itself would never speak of it, but surely victims did. How did we not hear of it? Was I particularly naive and insulated? Was it not being reported by the news? How? Surely some of those cases were reported to police.

How did the JW problem not come out at the same time as the Catholic scandal in the 90's... at the very least?

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The One Redress to Victims That Never Happens

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

it seems no matter how much money or press the victims get, the rank and file jw's are either unaware or do not believe what had happened.

the persecution complex takes over.

stockholm syndrome???.

Zoos

Up to the moment I rejected the Watchtower cult, I would have been one of it's most ardent defenders, demanding that all this pedophile/child abuse talk was apostate-driven propaganda. Don't expect rank and file JWs to use common sense. They can't.... and neither could when I was in.

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Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?

by minimus in

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friends

would you stop buying nike products because you didn’t like their politics?

conversely, would you give business to a company because you liked their political stand on a matter?

would you stop watching an entertainer because you disagree with their political perspectives?

Zoos

LOL So we can financially "harm" billionaires. LOL

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JW Mother Dying.... Not a Big Deal.... But it Should Be

by Zoos in

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friends

i’ve been shunned for many years so her passing doesn’t really constitute a loss for me.

her and her husband made it clear many years ago they didn’t want a homo in their family.

request granted.

Zoos

I read every response. Deepest gratitude to everyone. I did allow myself to weep with feelings I tried to hide, but couldn’t. Apparently there was still bullshit I was unable to hide by anger. It’s done. I’m on my way forward and grateful for all your supportive words.

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Now that JWs know there is a pedophile problem...

by Zoos in

... will they take it upon themselves to warn their bible studies of pedophile activity in the congregations so they can protect their children, or will the cycle of abuse continue with the attitude of letting new ones take their chances along with the rest of us?.

Zoos

... will they take it upon themselves to warn their bible studies of pedophile activity in the congregations so they can protect their children, or will the cycle of abuse continue with the attitude of letting new ones take their chances along with the rest of us?

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What is the longest distance you drove to attend a summer Convention?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

here is a photo of the milwaukee brewers ( american baseball team) county stadium.

for some reason, we were assigned this outdoor stadium for our 1975 four-day summer convention.

our congregation was located 90 miles away on the north side of chicago.. some congregation members stayed at milwaukee hotels for the four-day convention.

Zoos

I was a kid (10 - 13 yo) living in Idaho Falls, ID, USA when the family towed a camper trailer with an old 70's model Plymouth sedan 850+ miles north to Canada to the Edmonton International Assembly. - - -

- - - If you happened to be in an SUV-type vehicle who got hit on the front bumper by a drunk JW father driving a green Plymouth while looking for a parking spot....... yeah, that was us....... well, "HIM".

Sorry. I wasn't awake then.