Topics Started by Zoos

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Confession Time - Music You're Embarrassed to Admit Listening To
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
admit it, we all have things that we reel off when people ask what our favourite music is, just the same as if people ask what our favourite movies are.

we're meant to say "citizen kane" and "casablanca" and not "battleship" or "pacific rim" but we know what we're going to watch if they are ever on tv at the same time (and which ones we've never actually seen).. so how about some confession time?

what do you listen to when no one else is in the house?.
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CHILD MOLESTATION: How have they been able to hide it for so long?
by Zoos in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was in the organization until 2011. .

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

not even a whisper.
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Would You Stop Buying A Product Because of Political Differences?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. 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?
4
The One Redress to Victims That Never Happens
by LetTheTruthBeKnown in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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???.
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Now that JWs know there is a pedophile problem...
by Zoos in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
... 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
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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.
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JW Mother Dying.... Not a Big Deal.... But it Should Be
by Zoos in
1. jw
2. 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.
7
Jehovah's Witnesses Getting Roasted In Comedy Shows
by pale.emperor in
1. social
2. humour
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 - .
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Baby it’s cold outside...Is That Song Offensive To Ypu?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
to think that this classic song is “offensive “.... is absolutely ridiculous!.
12
Watchtower Now Considers Elders to Be Clergy Class
by Roger Kirkpatrick in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my father's uncle and spiritual mentor, benjamin ray kent, had been a deacon (ministerial servant) in watchtower founder c. t. russell's home ecclesia (congregation) in brooklyn, and also served as russell's personal secretary at brooklyn bethel.

after attending university my father served a 5-year prison term during world war ii, supposedly for his loyalty to god.

while his mother's proud and patriotic family disowned my father for his decision, it was his uncle ray who regularly visited him in prison.. that is the culture in which i was raised, and for much of my life, i took great pride in the belief that my father was a man of integrity to god.