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  New poll shows public knows Jehovah's Witnesses and dislike them....almost as much as the Church of Satan

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wow.

  while not a pew survey, i found these to be surprising results.

  " a recent yougov poll explores americans' attitudes toward 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems.

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  slimboyfat

  jhine I didn’t understand the response.

  BluesBrother that’s true, but on the other hand JWs are quick to quote praise for: clean stadiums, paying taxes in full, love among members, diligence at school and work, and so on.

  I am a bit surprised by the poll finding. Yet I have experienced it to some extent. Over the past few years I have interacted with a number of Unitarians and I find that many Unitarians really dislike JWs. They are liberal when it comes to almost everything else, but when it comes to JWs (or other Christian fundamentalists to be fair) they really can’t stand them.
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  New poll shows public knows Jehovah's Witnesses and dislike them....almost as much as the Church of Satan

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wow.

  while not a pew survey, i found these to be surprising results.

  " a recent yougov poll explores americans' attitudes toward 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems.

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  slimboyfat

  I suppose a JW might respond that the early Christians would have got a low rating by their contemporaries too. Pliny the Younger, for example, was pretty scathing about the impact of Christians on society. As with other successful movements in religious history they are well adapted to interpret both praise and criticism from outsiders as indications they are on the right path.
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  New poll shows public knows Jehovah's Witnesses and dislike them....almost as much as the Church of Satan

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wow.

  while not a pew survey, i found these to be surprising results.

  " a recent yougov poll explores americans' attitudes toward 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems.

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  slimboyfat

  Those are some striking results. According to that chart, as many people have an unfavourable view of JWs as have an unfavourable view of fundamentalist Mormons. Isn’t that the group whose leader went to jail for isolating and financially exploiting his followers, and marrying and abusing dozens of women, some of them underage? That seems a pretty harsh verdict and comparison.
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  Ted Jaracz a molester?

  by Confession in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've seen little bites about this for over a year.

  i understand that somewhere there is a video in which a woman named pat garza publicly accuses wts governing body member ted jaracz of having molested her as a child.

  does anyone have this video?

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  Is there anyone from Australia who has ever confirmed the rumours about him being expelled from the branch?

  If that did happen, it was a remarkable comeback for him to work his way onto the GB.

  I think he creeped a lot of people out by his arrogant comment on the Panorama programme, “you have privacy laws in the UK, don’t you? We have issued you a statement, we don’t go beyond the things written”. At the time I remember a pioneer sister saying to me the following day that she didn’t like the man. Back then GB members were pretty unknown to ordinary JWs, and the Panorama programme was the first time really noticing Ted Jaracz, and he didn’t make a good impression.
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  Clever Misdirection

  by TD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was looking at the (mostly) wrong answers to a riddle that's making the rounds on social media and thought it was a good example of how something simple (in this case, grade school math) can be distorted with words.

  the riddle goes like this:.

  i bought a cow for $800.. i sold it for $1000.

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  slimboyfat

  First one: $400

  But I wouldn’t say “earned it”. It’s a trade, I’d call it profit.
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  Where is Reinhard Lengtat?

  by jst2laws in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry for the posting error below.. my wife is reading crisis of conscience now.

  this is good news because i know i will have someone to talk to when im caught and dfd.

  but in her reading she is recognizing most of the names ( we were there at bethel during the 70s as a married couple) and asked what happened to reinhard lengtat?

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  slimboyfat

  Which video?
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Was LE never worried that by engaging lawyers he might alert the authorities about his actions and get himself into trouble for breaking the law in Croatia? If not, why not? Because I find it puzzling. 🤔
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  Are the statistics out yet?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  isn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?

  or have they stopped publishing it?

  did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?

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  I was responding to Hopeless1, and before I read your post. I agree the report should be out soon. I seem to recall it being published on Boxing Day in previous years. It should be any day now.
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  Are the statistics out yet?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  isn’t it about time they released the report for the service year?

  or have they stopped publishing it?

  did they released selected figures at the annual meeting as they usually do, such as the memorial attendance or record number of pioneers?

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  slimboyfat

  Thanks, but my reading of that announcement is that the 2022 report will be published as normal.
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  Will JWs throw you under the bus if you have a transfusion?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mark writes.

  "if a person accepts a blood transfusion, the jehovah’s witness elders are required to “investigate” to see if the person is sorry for “cowardly” saving their life.

  if the person doesnt beg and grovel to the elders for allowing the doctor to save their life (or that of their child) then the elders can take this as a sign that he/she has disassociated from the congregation - and tell the congregation to start shunning them.. if someone willingly takes blood, perhaps because of being under extreme pressure, the committee should obtain the facts and determine the individual’s attitude.

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  slimboyfat

  They seem to have moved toward a don’t ask don’t tell approach these days, or failing that a forgive and forget policy. The only scenario where JWs would tend to get in trouble would be where they take blood, are loud about it, and don’t repent. Having said that, all JW rules are subject to the eccentricities and particular motivations and interpretations of local elders, so unusual outcomes are not impossible.