Wasanelder Once

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  JW Child Molester in NewMexico

  by clarity in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  for more news about this - google mike kim - you tube.

  "not in my town".

  http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-daughter-raping-mother/21482170.

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  Without the WT to vent their righteous indignation, what would this couple do? Kinda seems out of balance.

  I agree that a sex offender should be convicted if guilty and known publicly, but there has to be balance. Though pedophiles do not deserve blanket mercy they do not deserve universal condemnation either. Many are wrongly accused, many are in that box because of mistakes in their youth, ie: sex at 18 with someone who lied about thier age and were only 17.8. Now teens who Sext are getting busted and made sex offenders. The easiest notch on a prosecutor's belt is the conviction of someone accused of such acts and they waste no time making sure it happens regardless of the facts. I have seen this having family in law enforcement.

  And seldom, if ever, do pedophiles ever molest children in a facility near where they live. Hate to say it but there is a greater threat from the close family member or associate who is not exposed as a sex offender yet than many convicted creeps; ie: "The Brother who likes the kids". Please list for me how many people have been molested by a sex offender/witness who came to their door? I am not on their side, dont misunderstand, just get educated. Hate campaigns only lead to vigilantism and that means blood.

  They are going to take down the WT? Ok, good luck. Freaks like the JW have been around forever. It exists in minds, not buildings. But good luck. Their hatred is as strong as their former devotion and that can consume years of a person's life. Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

  Crusades are only good for the middle ages. Even so, there is nothing like a good grudge.
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  Short video based on the 30th anniversary of the May 15 WT

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  2. beliefs

  just threw this together.

  nothing new but maybe someone will enjoy it.

  i just dont have the professional programs to make anything too slick.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq_-iq7cd_g.

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  Just threw this together. Nothing new but maybe someone will enjoy it. Let me know. I just dont have the professional programs to make anything too slick.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_-iQ7CD_g
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  When you were

  by JustVisting in

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  Sorry, I may have been in a cult, and I may have been an elder, but I wasn't a jerk.
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  First Post - Emotionally Torn

  by scaredtospeak in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven't been on here long but i found this site a couple days ago and quickly realised it had a lot of posts by people going through similar experiences as me.

  i read some of the answers and it helped relieve some inner anguish i've been carrying since everything i came clean to my parents about everything i've been reading about.. .

  i just have been going through a rough patch right now; that might be an under or overstatement depending on your own personal experiences with this kind of stuff.

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  Wasanelder Once

  Some people are taught from childhood that Santa is real. Would you respect anyone who allowed themselves to be emotionally blackmailed to hang on to that fantasy? Well, there ya go. No mo Jeho. You are obviously not baptized, thats a mercy. So you are making your choice. They don't sound as if they will disown you. Just love them and be honest, how can they respect you if you aren't? My family wasn't happy when I showed them that the flood story was impossible, but they are over it. Good luck.
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  CO is chasing me . Meeting him tomorrow.

  by Ancientofdays in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this week is the "special week", co is back.. he phone called me this morning asking to meet together.. i replied "i don't refuse people who want talking to me, but my condition is that you must be alone, and we meet in public space.".

  he agreed and we will meet tomorrow in a cafe.. .

  this week he already met with my wife in the kh, and he told her "i believe your housband is apostate !!

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  Arrive early before he does. Order 1 french fry. (Not a plate full, just one) When he comes, take it and slowly eat it in front of him. Do not say a word. Then when done chewing tell him you are sorry he didn't come when you expected him, get up, thank him for coming but you have to go, and leave with the check in your hand. Tell him you'll see him in six months.
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  This Generation.

  by objectivetruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  matthew 1:1 is called "the book of the generation" - everything in matthew refers to this same generation.. similar terminology can be seen in genesis 5:1 " this is the book of the generations of adam.

  when god created man, he made him in the likeness of god.

  " all of the descendants mentioned in genesis 5 cover a time period of 1656 years.. another example of this type of generation, reference can be seen in genesis 37 "v.2 these are the generations of jacob.".

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  I am sure before much longer "This Generation" will signify those who see the events of this October. We all know its The kingdom's anniversary and Jesus is sure to put on one celestial shindig! Don't hold your breath. I just dont know why people care about this subject, its like debating whether unicorns live in candy houses or on a cloud. Move on.
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  I be a walkin......

  by out4good3 in

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  across that stage tommorrow dressed in graduate garb picking up a masters degree.. .

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  Now that's my kind of heathen! Well done!
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  I was a door-to-door magazine salesman...but I didn’t know it!

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  both jws and former jws dont seem to remember that up until 1990, jws sold magazines, books, and brochures from door to door.

  you went to either the magazine or the literature counter and bought publications that you were going to sell.

  pioneers would get a slight discount.

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  I stopped asking for money years before they decided to change to the "voluntary donation arrangement". I felt like a magazine salesman and was never comfortable. One CO even said that most publishers presentation of the "Live Forever" book went like this, "Big red book, pretty red book, $1.00 book, want one?" Ew.
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  Looking Back, Are You Embarrassed By Your Attitudes, Speech, Actions as a JW?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i think of how judgmental we were as witnesses.

  "worldly ones" were almost as bad as disfellowshipped ones but not as bad as "apostates"..

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  Pretty much.
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  Another night, another JW dream

  by MrMonroe in

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  2. experiences

  such a ripoff when you dream you're back at the damn meetings.

  i once dreamed a local (rather liberal-minded) elder, jack hoogendoorn, was smoking a cigar while he was giving a talk on the platform.. last night i was back there again: one elder who suddenly decided he was going to be "encouraging" gave me the latest stats on baptisms, while someone else i was meant to go witnessing with was not-so-subtly probing me about how many magazines i'd been placing lately.

  i chose not to tell them i had decided against placing mags any more.

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  I had a dream last night, oddly enough, and there was a "car group" coming to our house. My dad said, "oh great, here they are". I said, "no problem I'll handle it." They came to the door and clearly were new in the cong cause I hadn't seen them before. They started in on how selfish people are and not caring about others. I countered with, "well, I have found that most people I dealt with in business were actually very supportive and kind." Then they went on the bash the world in general. I countered with, "I think that society goes through cycles just like people do. Its immature and harsh when a new generation starts to take over and kinder when they get some life experience. It has always been that way." They were not happy and left. Now that's a dream come true!