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.
i was in the organization until 2011. .
i n-e-v-e-r heard of this problem.
not even a whisper.
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.
i was in the organization until 2011. .
i n-e-v-e-r heard of this problem.
not even a whisper.
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?
i was in the organization until 2011. .
i n-e-v-e-r heard of this problem.
not even a whisper.
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?
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???.
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.
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?
LOL So we can financially "harm" billionaires. LOL
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.
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.
... 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?.
... 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?
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.
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.
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.
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. The only thing that pains me is the assumption that this is supposed to pain me... but it doesn’t. That religion destroyed everything.
I’m not devoid of feelings. This affects me. I’ve flirted with tears today. But I refuse to give way to emotions that have no business existing given the history.
I’m confused.
a selection of my favorite scenes from comedy shows/movies where they poke fun at jehovah's witnesses.
in the old days whenever they'd mention jws my mum would change channel in outrage.. this one's my favorite!
skip to 1:19 - .
LOL LOL LOL LOL
OMG... and other stuff. ;)