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  Western Decline is a Reality - 2015 Memorial Attendance

  by berrygerry in

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  2. beliefs

  as has been observed in western congos, the decline is real.. usa is 12.475 % less -2015 vs 2014.

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  All I know, is that there were 4 less this year than usual. (my family)
  
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  How are Pro-JW sites handling the RC situation ???

  by RubaDub in

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  2. scandals

  sorry as this topic may have been covered many times but any thoughts or links to other topics on how the pro-jw websites are commenting on this.. rub a dub.

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  Wait.....there are "pro" JW websites? Oh man.....those must be hilarious. All of the ones with intelligent people seemed to phase out 10 plus years ago.
  
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  Justice McClellan was annoyed by not being made aware of the authority of Jackson as a GB top dog. Material needed if any one here could ..

  by umbertoecho in

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  2. scandals

  hello again.. splash had a pile of scriptural evidence which he uploaded and it was good material.

  it established the gb as the fds and used watchtower study articles.........i don't know if he was the only one but the material flew in the face of what those men have been saying.

  it proves, using their own material how they indeed think they are the ones with the direct control over millions of lives, because as you know.........they are the direct hot line to god.

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  I would pay good money for the following question to be asked publicly.

  Do you believe that the Australian government and by extension this RC is ultimately controlled by Satan?
  
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  Is Geoffrey W. Jackson a "ringer"? Was he sent coached how to testify? Is this a setup? I think so.

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  2. child-abuse

  if you have heard g. jackson speak you can tell that he is smooth.

  he is a good speaker with a commanding voice.

  i think the gb knew this was going to happen and prepped him to testify.

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  Interesting thought, but he is not a ringer. One of the better speakers in the organization for sure, but not a ringer.

  I think he will absolutely not appear by "invitation". Only if there is legal action forcing him to appear and rendering his passport useless until he does, will he show up. It certainly just isn't going to happen. I'm sure there will be some crazy conflagration with some moment Jesus said screw you to the Sanhedrin or something.
  
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  Jwfacts tv appearance

  by sparrowdown in

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  2. friends

  shout out to jwfacts.. just saw the drum.

  excellent job !

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  Well done Paul. You managed to slip in quite a few things too. The culture of disbelief, theocratic warfare, the blood issue.....me like.
  
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  The cruelty of shunning now being exposed rc

  by poopie in

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  2. friends

  let justice roll forth.

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  I have been dumped by all sorts.....and I am not in trouble, not overtly vocal, and simply do not attend meetings for what I describe vaguely and on purpose as "reasons of conscience".

  They shun even when they don't have to. its their fall back position. And to top it off.....they tell you how hard it is for them to do it!!!
  
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  Just wrote my DA letter....

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i planned on fading but the elders now want a shepherding call and we are just done.

  i know that many play the game to try to stay in, but i'm not a game player and neither is my wife.

  our families already shun us because we reached out to a disfellowshipped family member.

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  Make no mistake, Disassociating is the NUCLEAR option. It isn't just closing the door, it is barricading it and nailing it shut. Now as a fader, I can see the appeal. Kind of a ripping off of the band-aid. I loose people it seems every once in a while. Some close, most not really. It just kind of stings each time. Nobody wants to live in fear.

  But I still don't want to DA. Not because its a play by their rules scenario, but because why should I do them the favor of cutting off my influence on people around me? This is played out more and more often, when I am able to share a little thought, mention the RC in Australia, ask about a particular teaching......just little things. I know these things may or may not make an impact. However, they cannot "un"know what I mention. So it means something to me to be able to do that.

  I haven't been to a meeting for two years, and this year I did not attend memorial. There has been a new hall structuring in my area, and cards have been moved around. I had an elder I know call me just last week. Said he wanted to come by and say hello yadda yadda. I spoke plainly and kindly. Asked him what the nature of the visit was. Once he said something about encouragement etc..., I simply told him that I wasn't interested in any encouragement but i appreciated his call. He asked me if I was attending meetings anywhere, I once again asked him what the purpose of these questions was. Doing this makes them uncomfortable. See I spoke to them like a telemarketer. Do you hide from telemarketers? I don't. They have a crap job, and probably aren't terrible people. I simply tell them I'm not interested in what they are selling and wish them a pleasent day. If they are persistent, I just very plainly communicate.

  You have no need to fear these guys. No need to be sick. Take the call. Let them know you'll contact them if you could use their help. No thanks on the "call". thats it. Very simple. Have your conversations with your family on your terms. Not in a barrage of letters.

  Or don't. Rid yourself of all of it and start over. I get that too.
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  Well written, scathing article that summarises first 3 days of RC hearing.

  by Pants of Righteousness in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  there's been quite a number newspaper articles quoted over the past week, but i would recommend this as a good summary of the first three days of the royal commission hearing in australia - complete with some scathing commentary.. apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but have not seen this posted previously.. https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime/2015/08/01/royal-commission-examines-jehovah-witnesses-cover/14383512002194.

  just one thing that is not quite right is that the article refers to joe bello as a narrogin elder.

  the assualts took place while the victim was part of the narrogin congregation.

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  They were uniformly ineloquent and unhelpful.

  Yeah.....pretty much sums it all up!

  As I read in the man from Washingtons story regarding his departure.....I used to think the religion I belonged to was expansive, knowledgeable, and encompassing of all people. I continually am reminded of my naivety as I see a petty and small minded religion trapped in a bygone era refusing to even consider the possibility of reform, or acknowledge that word is a good thing.
  
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  Article: Reveal News Organization: JWs Cover-Up of Child Sex Abuse and Oust a Victim

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-cover-up-child-sex-abuse-and-oust-a-victim/.

  jehovahs witnesses cover up child sex abuse and oust a victim.

  topics: criminal justice / religion .

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  This is just the most heartbreaking one of these i have ever heard of.
  
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  JW Volunteer Who Died Translating Sign Language - How was he not missed for 48 hours??

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this may have been discussed before, but this article just now popped up in my online search for "jw news": .

  man at jehovah's witness facility died of natural causes.

  does it not seem really, really strange that he would not have been missed all day saturday and sunday?

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  He had a cold, had some cold medicine, nobody stopped by to see how he was or bring soup for a couple days despite living on site......and he dies at 41.

  Tragedy for the family.