Blindersoff1, you asked about the victim's current status. Candace was raised as JW, her father is an elder, mother is no longer JW, (mother and father divorced long ago) grandparents are active JW's, but Candace herself decided she would never be baptized. So they couldnt' DF her.
Brymichmom
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Watchtower found guilty ruled to pay 7 million to 1 victim? wow
by yourmomma inis this recent?
http://www.silentlambs.org/oaklandlawsuit.htm.
i havent seen anyone post about it, the link has a pdf on it of the court documents, and it looks like the stamp is from 5/12 but its blurry.. .
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Brymichmom
That's hilarious. I wonder what Jerry thinks about it. Has anyone talked to him about this? I think this is so darn funny.
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Question to those who have recently left the WT
by Brymichmom inis it unusual for jw's to take in a newly baptized person and support that person if they have no money/income of their own?.
i have been out of the wt for 30 years now, but i know a lot of things just don't change all that much.
the daughter of some people i recently met came to me for help last year.
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Jamie, it doesn't seem very likely. JW pioneer mama keeps close tabs on her little darling boy and wants to make sure he doesn't shame the family by getting DF'd or publicly reproved.
Peaches, it is pretty creepy. But I am advising the parents to not panic or do anything that could drive daughter more deeply in the WT. I really think this is a case that the newly baptized daughter is crying to everyone, giving them sob stories about how horrible her opposing parents are. The truth is about these parents is that they have doted on her all her life as she is an only child.
Nugget, I love your response! You reflect much of what I was thinking and it's good to know that others are thinking along the same line as I am. Before this, the parents knew nothing about JW's and what their MO was. And they never in a million years expected their daughter to ever join such a controlling religion. Daughter has always been independent until now. Now she's following the crowd of JW's she's hooked herself in with.
Cynthia
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Question to those who have recently left the WT
by Brymichmom inis it unusual for jw's to take in a newly baptized person and support that person if they have no money/income of their own?.
i have been out of the wt for 30 years now, but i know a lot of things just don't change all that much.
the daughter of some people i recently met came to me for help last year.
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Oh and Ynot, I didn't answer your question about the daughter and the boy: Not sure if they are an "item" anymore. Might be, but the mom seems to know that they fight a lot. I doubt this will really last.
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Question to those who have recently left the WT
by Brymichmom inis it unusual for jw's to take in a newly baptized person and support that person if they have no money/income of their own?.
i have been out of the wt for 30 years now, but i know a lot of things just don't change all that much.
the daughter of some people i recently met came to me for help last year.
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Brymichmom
Thank you Ynot. But right now, daughter won't tell parents where she is staying exactly. All she has told them is that she is staying with JW's who live in a "gated community". They communicate with daughter via the cell phone that they still pay for. I don't know if who ever she is living with has decided to keep her the entire summer. The parents really just don't know much at all at this point except that there daughter still wants to go to college. It is a very good idea (and I told them this too) to keep in touch, talk about college and dorm life, about buying stuff for dorm and all that fun stuff.
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Question to those who have recently left the WT
by Brymichmom inis it unusual for jw's to take in a newly baptized person and support that person if they have no money/income of their own?.
i have been out of the wt for 30 years now, but i know a lot of things just don't change all that much.
the daughter of some people i recently met came to me for help last year.
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Is it unusual for JW's to take in a newly baptized person and support that person if they have no money/income of their own?
I have been out of the WT for 30 years now, but I know a lot of things just don't change all that much. The daughter of some people I recently met came to me for help last year. Their 18 year old daughter was studying with JW's. They didn't know it because the daughter would go over to the JW house once a week for her "study". And the reason she started her study was because she liked a JW boy. Well of course JW boy's mother who is a pioneer took it upon herself to "study" with the 18 year old girl who had not graduated high school yet and was still 17. Now she's JW mama's pride & joy "trophy" because her "study" got baptized.
To make a long story short, when parents found out that daughter was studying to be JW, they were upset. By that time, daughter was being "love bombed" and totally head over heals with JW boy. And JW boy's mama, a very controlling woman had her claws into friend's daughter. And this comes at a time when the daughter is thinking her parents are the meanest people in the world who just don't understand her. Last September daughter moved out for two weeks but came back. My friend actually called the PO to tell him that her daughter and the boyfriend were sexually active. And guess what? Daughter came home, she became a hot potato and the other JW's really didn't want to take her in anymore.
Daughter has moved out again because parents decided she was being too disrespectful, not following their rules at home (she would scream at her mother, "SCREW YOU!!!") so parents decided no more car. Daughter threw a tantrum and moved out now is living with JWs who seem to have money and has been there about 10 days now. Parents told daughter they will still put her through college and are trying to keep communication lines open. I told the dad that his daughter is probably giving these people a sob story about parents being "oh so opposed to the truth" and putting her in spiritual danger. So these JW's probably feel sorry for her, she is newly baptized and Satan walks around like a roaring lion and all that stuff.
The father thinks these people are trying to keep her there and will continue to financially support her. I'm saying that most JW's aren't that generous and this will get old after a few weeks. The father talked to his daughter last week and she still wants to go to college (she's enrolled at the local university, will begin in August) and promised that she won't be getting married. Parents told daughter they will continue to support her if she goes to the university. She's really an intelligent girl, and is going to major in engineering. I say daughter's way out right now is to go to school, become educated. Pretty soon what JW's teach will seem stupid.
Opinions anyone?
Cynthia
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Thoughts on Dr. Charles Stanley (InTouch Ministries)?
by Mr. Monday Night in...i heard him use gods name, jehovah, many times on his programs (i'm not sure on his books...i havent read any of them).. imo- i think he's one of the best preachers out there.... if you dont know him , check him out on www.intouch.org.
ciao,.
mmn.
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Brymichmom
I think he's pretty good. He interviewed some ex JW's on his show about a year or two ago.
Cynthia
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Did Your District Conventions Have A Meat Market?
by Jeremy C ini was recently thinking back upon some of my unusual memories of being in the organization.
one of them was of the dodger stadium "meat market".. we used to attend our district conventions at dodger stadium in los angeles.
for those of you who arent familiar with the stadium, dodger stadium has a very large level with blue seats - which is the largest level within the stadium.
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Brymichmom
Gosh I don't remember! But I do remember the teens kind of wandering around. I can't remember if there was a "meat market" around. When we went to DC's out of town, I was basically kept on a short leash, because we were out of town. At the circuit assemblies, sometimes I saw the teens strolling back and forth from their seats. My little sister used to hang out with another girl, and they were strolling up and down the aisles going back and forth. It used to make my mother angry that my sister didn't want to sit still. I was the eldest, and they were very strict with me, so I had to "toe the line" so to speak.
Cynthia
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Phoenix, AZ What do you think?
by White Dove ini visited phoenix when i was a kid and fell in love with the hot desert and big city.. i haven't been back since, so i'd like your take on phoenix now.. i've given up on houston, tx cuz it doesn't sound as nice as the desert..
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Mustang said: I left because of the heat.
I don't blame you there. I can't stand the Arizona heat. Tucson stays about 5 degrees cooler, but it isn't enough for me. So I moved to southern california. At least the summers are not as hot. We have our hot days, but not like Arizona. At least I can stand it in the summer.
Cynthia
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Phoenix, AZ What do you think?
by White Dove ini visited phoenix when i was a kid and fell in love with the hot desert and big city.. i haven't been back since, so i'd like your take on phoenix now.. i've given up on houston, tx cuz it doesn't sound as nice as the desert..
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Brymichmom
I grew up a couple hours south of Phoenix, in Tucson. Phoenix is extremely hot during the summer. Can you take 120 degrees? It is so hot you have to take a pot holder to open your car door. Your steering wheel will be so hot, you can't touch it. You can't do anything in that heat. People stay up late and do their errands at night. Hot dry heat may sound nice, but if you have to live in it for any period of time, it can get very tiresome. And don't tell me, "But it's dry heat". Yeah, dry heat all right. Just turn on your oven to 500 degrees, After it's reached 500 degrees, open it and let that heat come out to your face. That's how it will feel when you open your front door in the middle of the summer. Oh and let's talk about how expensive A/C is, because it's always running. 78 degrees in the house and 120 outside keeps it running constantly. Don't forget too, that it doesn't cool down much at night either. It's not much cooler, but at least the sun is down and not beating on you.
Cynthia