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For what purpose did Brooklyn Bethel keep records of accussed pedophiles?
by Gill ini was wondering this, as i remember that leo greenlees was just moved to another congregation and that was all.. so why keep records if they weren't going to use them?.
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Little children deserve to die at Armageddon
by jambon1 infor the life of me, i cannot work this one out.
it disturbed me when i was a jw and it now just makes me plain angry.. here are some comments from ministerial servants & elders on this subject, which i heard when i was in:.
"you know, a while ago, people used to object to the idea of children dying at armageddon but nowadays there is a spirit in kids (massive generalisation), which just seems to make them fit for destruction.
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DA'ed by actions?
by SB ini have a question, for any ex-elders, ex-co's, po's, etc...what is the process when someone is da'ed or df'ed w/o an actual jc.
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God and justice
by Aequitus inwhat is the justice in condemning humanity for the apparent sin of eve, transferring the crime of one to another, or the entirety?
where is the justice in exterminating unbelievers (most of whom may simply be unaware of 'the truth')?
people seem to value freedom as an implicit good--how is god's rule not authoritarian?
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Help Me Understand Something-Education/Dating
by tarhillsblue inanyone that can help me understand this scenerio please explain.
i am relatively new in "the truth".
i am struggling with some logical things here.
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I got a drive-by shepherding call today
by willyloman inwell, this is weird.. i got an email today from a dub.
there was no message.
it was 53 seconds of music.
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Elders Closing In....an update
by diamondblue1974 inwell an elder finally rang, and sure enough it was one particular elder i was close to when i was a dub; i still do have a lot of time for him personally as he is genuine.
all the same however, hes a company man and i am a great believer that the person who is going to betray (if at all) will often will be the one you least expect it from.
i think it was him predominantly because he/they thought his call could be disarming.. well, i spoke to him very briefly, and in that time he tried to get my address off me on several occasions - he tried to ascertain when it would be most convenient to call (to which i was non committal) but careful not to do anything which could put my relationship with my mother at jeopardy.
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Shunned by an old friend
by fullofdoubtnow inin all the years i was a jw, although i had many acquaintances, i only had 3 really close friends.
two of them are no longer jws.
one is trev, who is obviously a lot more than a friend to me now, and my friend marion left the wts a few months ago, with a lot of encouragement from me.. my other friend is still very much a jw, and when i was announced as no longer a jw last year, she phoned me to tell me how very upset and disappointed she was.
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Strangers in my personal space!
by SB inhas anyone noticed how elders rarely take the time to get to know you, but then they think you should be comfortable sitting in a room w/three of them, revealing all the "dirty" things you did, which makes you in need of repentance and forgiveness?
it's perverted, really.
i've never gone through this, nor will i. these people teach that jesus is the mediator to jehovah, yet they readily take that place when it comes to collecting details.
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Baptized before turning 18
by FreeChick inhey everybody!.
i've really enjoyed my time here so far and thank everyone.
besides successfully killing far too many threads .