rI'm sorry there are more victims, but I think it's awesome the BotchTower is being dragged down into the real world, where this is not OK, or to be swept under the rug!
Virgochik
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New Child Abuse lawsuit to be filed tomorrow in Ohio against WT and congregation
by AndersonsInfo inmedia alert: press conference wednesday, july 31, 2013, 11:00 am .
civil lawsuit filed against ohio jehovahs witnesses congregation and national organizations by sexual abuse victim .
childhood victim suffered sexual abuse from congregational leader over a four year period .
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During Your IN Years If You Had Anointed At Your Hall, What Were They Like?
by LoisLane looking for Superman inthe scoop of humanity at one khall, the anointed ones" were a mixed group.. one bro, h. had been in for eons.
he was df for adultery, back in the day when they would announce your sin openly from the platform to everyone.
he just kept on coming and partaking until he was reinstated.
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Virgochik
When I was a little girl, there was an annointed lady, (so she claimed) who shared a small house with my father's handicapped aunt. She was mean, had a wicked tongue on her and wasn't well liked. I was afraid of her. I could never believe she had been chosen by God as someone special because she was so nasty.
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Casual sexism in Watchtower literature
by slimboyfat ini notice the sexist language of the watchtower a lot more these days.
is it on the increase or am i simply more tuned into to noticing it now?
for example this statement in the june kingdom ministry:.
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Virgochik
Cedars, thanks for the clip! It was apalling. It helped me to be certain I could never ever sit through a meeting again. My elderly mother's been urging me to just go for the talk. I'm a Supervisor at my job and not only am I not in subjection to men, I'm the boss of several and have even written a few up over the years. No, I've changed too much to sit through this ridiculous crap. This Lett guy's really wierd and I can't picture allowing him to tell me what to do. I may be a female, but I have a brain! Amazing they actually get today's educated, career women to get baptized.
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The Elders want to meet with me ... (Judicial Meeting)
by Oubliette inthe elders want to meet with me.
at least that's what they keep telling me, and they've been saying it for more than a month and a half now.
just so you're clear: this is a judicial committee.
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Virgochik
That is so disgusting. I'm applying my basic rule of thumb I use to Witness behavior: "Would Jesus act like this?" Definitely not!
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viewing porn makes you demonised!
by highdose inor so claims every jw i've ever met.
porn also makes you turn into a sexual deviant who is likely to become a homosexual, rapist or peadofile.. .
porn has specail powers that once viewed allows the demons to get into your mind and start controling it!!.
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Virgochik
I personally do not see anything funny about it. Sadly, right now it is wrecking my marriage and my husband and I are separated due to his obsession with porn. He is up late on the computer and up early on the computer. He joined online groups which leads to cybersex invitations, and he bought porn DVD's.
After awhile, it takes more and more shocking images to hold the person's interest. My husband has no interest in real sex. He can log in and be with a different fantasy person or several- every night.
A man at work got caught viewing porn on a company computer. He was warned. He kept doing it and is now about to be fired. I'm so not thinking this is to be taken lightly. It has ruined lots of marriages. It starts out as no big deal but then it takes over.
Guys, when you think it's just boys being boys, please consider the damage being done to families and devastated wives who have lost their husbands to this. To some women, it's nothing to joke around about.
Sorry to rant. It's just so raw right now for me.
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Just saw an elderly JW man...
by zengalileo inhe was walking with such a slump, dragging his feet, carrying a jacket, magazines barely visible just hanging from his fingertips.
if body language has any validity to it, this man was deeply discouraged and depressed.
i remember that slump too.
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3rdgen, it's really nice to read your post. My Father passed away a few months ago, elderly and after lengthy health problems. It was so sad, because I do believe he harbored some doubts but it was too late to do his life over. After having been out for many years, some of "the friends" impressed me with their caring and willingness to help my Mom; others were real oddballs and clueless about appropriate times to visit the hospital or how long to stay. They had no idea the family wanted privacy in the final hours.
I do believe there are so many good folks still in who wonder about the direction the JW's are going in and the questionable leadership. Something seems "off" but they can't put their finger on it. After you get too old, (like my mom), you just hang on to basic biblical principles, and the friends you have made. It's too late to start over once you get in your seventies and eighties. They kind of cross their fingers that they've lived a good life and hope it will be allright.
Glad you are doing OK. I was a born in and know lots of us aren't evil people. We just sensed something didn't smell right at the Kingdom Hall, and try to live good lives. I honor my Mother and respect her fear of change. She is better off at her age being happy and naive than finding out there is anything wrong. Best of luck to you!
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October 21, 2011 (THE END OF THE WORLD) Starts When First?
by blondie inif you are closest in time and place, call me and let me know if it starts........................
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Virgochik
Must have started here. My husband did the dishes!
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Some Pix From My Scotland/Ireland Distillery Tour.
by Low-Key Lysmith inpretty, ain't it?
stopped here to pee.. .
oban distillery.
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Some Pix From My Scotland/Ireland Distillery Tour.
by Low-Key Lysmith inpretty, ain't it?
stopped here to pee.. .
oban distillery.
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The J Dub Culture of Skirt-Wearing
by mummatron inthis is something that has always bothered me.
as a born-in jw i was raised as a little girl wearing skirts and dresses which is clearly quite normal in terms of gender-appropriate clothing.
however, the older i grew, the more i realised that all jw women and girls wore skirts to meetings and when out in fs, but would wear trousers in their everyday life.
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Virgochik
It used to just mortify me to death when I was a teenager. I felt like a wierdo because after service, we'd stop for lunch at the mall and then walk around shopping. All the girls my age in the mall wore cool jeans but I was a dork in a 1950's get up. It wasn't appropriate for a mall, but we were supposedly winning people over without a word. Not.
Here's what I really didn't get: OK, so females had to wear skirts/dresses at the Hall or out in disservice to show honor to Jehovah. Well, didn't he see us all the time? But it was fine to change into jeans and t-shirt right away when I got home. Somehow jeans were fine at school and around town or at home. Jehovah didn't mind. But we had to rock the 1950's uniform when doing Witness activities, to show we were different from the world. Boy, we sure were and not in a way that impressed anybody like the JW's were hoping. Instead, people thought we were strange. Nobody ran in droves to the KH because of our Lucy and Ethel outfits. We just looked like religious freaks, kind of like the way people snickered at the Moonies.
I see the Witness ladies are still wearing the skirts and dresses, even though community standards have changed. I think they turn more people off with their oddities than they impress. I can't figure how they convince today's career woman to dress submissive and old fashioned for the Hall after a day supervising employees or having responsibilities.