Anybody have time to update the wikipedia entry? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses%27_handling_of_child_sex_abuse
Billy the Ex-Bethelite
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ALERT: NEW LAWSUIT settlement - $13 MILLION
by Watchtower-Free inhttp://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.
(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).
thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.
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That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inleaving the university with my degree!.
exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.
i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
cantleave: "Did you end up in the Canadian oil sands or somewhere less hostile?"
Much less hostile. I'll be staying in the same exciting city! (Sorry I missed your recent visit. Things have been hectic, to say the least.)
scoobydont: "Now, don't you be like that naughty little boy who left the BORG and got himself a nice degree and then forgot to return to his mentor, the BORG, to say "thank you" for all the "inspiration and motivation" they provided you with !"
I think my parents are still hoping for my return to the cult, but that isn't going to happen.
CHG: "I have one more year, then I finsh my masters and I will do a happy dance with ya (hopefully with my own job as well)!!"
After spending so much money to do work in school, it's nice getting paid money to do work at a job.
GreenhornChristian: "This is inspiration for me. I've been considering going to college myself."
Pursuing this degree has been a hell of a committment, but has worked for me so far. Your results may vary.
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What does the building of Warwick HQ have to do with the Society's expectation of the end?
by Apognophos inthis topic is a couple years late, but i just wanted to get this off my chest.
i don't understand why people say that the society starting a project that won't finish until 2017 means that the end can't come until then, or that they don't expect the end before then.
this isn't a very logical line of thought.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
If the GB really believed their prophecies that government will turn on religion and will seek to persecute JWs in particular, having this compound will make the GB and all the cult leadership vulnerable to capture, imprisonment, or wiping out with one missile. If Warwick is anything like their properties at Wallkill and Patterson, they'll be painted concrete "Soviet style" structures that will begin crumbling as soon as they're built.
WT is acting in direct opposition to their claimed beliefs. While they claim that everyone will be throwing their money in the streets, WT has been cashing in properties worldwide for that "soon to be worthless" cash. Instead of them growing the organization, it is in contraction with properties and branches liquidate and personel sent away in search of other jobs (nothing like dedicating 30+ years as an unskilled WT drone and getting pushed out into the world during the worst economic downturn in decades). And with so many branches closed and operations consolidated to fewer countries, if the political climate changes in countries like Germany or Canada, WT's fortunes could be quickly changed and/or taxed.
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Article: The Battle of Beliefs: Baptist, Nation of Islam & JWs at NY's subway stations
by AndersonsInfo incpchurch & ministries.friday, oct 03, 2014. close.
print.
battle of beliefs: baptist evangelist, nation of islam muslim, and jehovah witnesses vie for souls at new york's subway stations.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Crazy comes in a variety of flavors.
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That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inleaving the university with my degree!.
exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.
i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
I'm resurrecting this thread to announce...
THAT DOES IT ! I'M LEAVING...
...THE RANKS OF THE UNEMPLOYED ! ! !
It's taken a few anxious months, but I've finally landed a job a career. And this has been worth the work and the wait. Just that much more proof that Watchtower is wrong about "higher education"... just like Watchtower is wrong about just about everything.
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Lurker no more
by DaleRivers inhi folks:.
i've been lurking here all summer and i finally decided to take the plunge and join you all.. i'm a single, 53 y/o black woman living in the nyc metro area (usa).
i was brought up around jws:mom's mom, mom and my favorite auntie were all in.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Welcome!
"thinking that 'the truth' was just not for me"
The WT troof wasn't for you... but the truth about the truth IS for you!
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World powers come and go .Will China replace America as a first world power in the next decade ?
by smiddy inwhat are your thoughts about this topic , pros and cons.. smiddy.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
China is facing an identity crisis. It's still "communist", with the claim that socialism and communism are the ultimate goal "for the good of the people", yet they are on a seriously aggressive capitalist path. The country is plagued by corruption and inequality. And the pollution over there is absolutely scary.
Right now, the protests in Hong Kong highlight the tension between the people that want a say in the government, while China is trying to maintain the complete authority of the communist party.
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2014 AGM announcement rumour
by yadda yadda 2 infrom barbara anderson, former watchtower headquarters researcher and writer, on another recent thread:.
it is expected that at the 2014 annual meeting, usually held the first saturday in october, will serve watchtower leaders well to cover-up all the 100-years of prophetic nonsense.
rumor has it they are going to celebrate their 100-years of announcing the kingdom in an adroit way by featuring a move of "great" significance to do with the expansion of the governing body to an "apostolic" 12 or some other fantasy idea.. .
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
They will announce that since we are in the last seconds of the last minutes of the last days, all JWs should liquidate their assets and donate all the cash to WT in order for the GB to... you know... "advance kingdom interests".
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Blown away-- where to go from here
by All for show ini stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.
the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.
it's global.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Welcome!
You can expect various feelings of awakening, uncertainty, grief, anger, regret, and mourning, among a flood of emotions. You've already gotten a lot of great posts here to reflect on. If you're interested, here are links to some of my suggestions:
exJW-Psychology-101-Keeping-Your-Cool-While-Fading
exJW-Psychology-102-How-to-Ask-a-Question-When-Questions-Arent-Allowed
exJW-Psychology-103-Lets-Reconsider-Confidentiality
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Chile and the flag: It's true!! Undeniable evidence!!
by ILoveTTATT injoe, sorry, you'll have to eat some humble pie.. .
thank you so much for the poster on extj.com who sent these pics!!
can't have been better!!.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
JWs in Malawi were beaten, raped, and killed because WT told them not to get a little card from the government. There was no compromise when the very lives of people were on the line.
However, when it's some cash out of the pocket of WT, they are fully prepared to do whatever the government tells them.
It's proof positive that the organizational "Mother" has zero reliance on Sky-Daddy. She loves her $ugar-Daddy!