Posts by Refriedtruth

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March 2012 Interview with Dr. Fridey, CEO of the Red Cross headquarters in Pomona, Calif.

by Lady Lee in

people need to see this video.

if you have any lingering doubts about those who critisize ex-jws who try to refute the jw stance on blood transfusions or are unsure where you stand on the issue regarding accepting or even donating blood this is a must see.

it is long but worth watching.. now if only i can figure out how to embed it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzzotomct38 .

Refriedtruth

Good to go Bravo!

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Any suggestions on handling financial abuse of a senior by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?

by Balaamsass in

does anyone here have any suggestions on handling financial abuse of a senior by the watchtower bible and tract society?

mom gave a lot of money to the watchtower bible and tract society over her lifetime- (6 figures).

after she ran low on funds she made a 5 figure "conditional loan" to wtb&ts.

Refriedtruth

My Jehovah's Witnesses paternal grandparents gave all their liquid assets everything they didn't need to survive early 1970's as a direct prompting of Watchtower's 'staying alive till 1975' profitCY.

No immediate problem they are adults do what they want except we did all get screwed out of any inheritance.The BIG problem is come mid 1980's they both get senile and need visiting home care then nursing home and now there is NO money.The children and grandchildren (me) all have to pitch in for their elderly care as they gave away their retirement money.

I investigated this atrocity is repeated tens of thousands of time in the 'new world society.

Greedy fleece the flock cult charlatans basterds.

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You & Your Family Will Be Harmed If You Dont Obey The FDS 8/15/12 WT

by yourmomma in

here is a quote from the 8/15/12 watchtower study simplified edition that just was posted on jw.org.. on page 13 paragraph 12 it says "those who ignore the warnings from the faithful and discreet slave will harm themselves and those they love.".

also, another doozy is earlier on paragraph it likens those who have not read social networking articles from the faithful slave before using, "is like taking a powerful medicine without first reading the warning on the bottle.".

im not even done reading this whole magazine yet, but i thought i'd share these insane comments.

Refriedtruth

The wicked cult charlatan thugs hold your loved ones hostage!

I have a big multigenerational JW clan who HATE my guts,and I used to me the loving family anchor/protector the go-to-guy for assistance with buying a car,toys..... you name it.

They HATE me with a burning passion all because I rejected 1914 generations.

Those who ignore warnings issued by the faithful slave inevitably cause harm to themselves and to their loved ones.

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JW's a terrorist group, not only a cult.

by cyberjesus in

when i first woke up i used to feel uncomfortable when people would call the wt a cult.

i thought it was a lil extreme.

after more research and study i came to the conclussion that it is not only a cult but a mind controlling cult.. today after thinking on the definition of what terrorism is and according to wiki:.

Refriedtruth

How and why Jehovah Witnesses perform like a terrorist group.As an impressionable child I was phobic indoctrinated with doomsday preparations about the Watchtowers coming 'warning work'.
That we would some day 'soon' be required by Jehovah our God to go door to door and declare to every home with a judgemental proclamation,'that every man,woman,child is about to die horribly' and the only salvation is the JW who are no longer allowing anyone into their 'ark of salvation'.
This very inflammatory hate message would incite jealous non believers to 'attack God's anointed' and provoke his wrath to bring about Armageddon with only JW who were obedient and trusting in Jehovah permitted to survive.

All apocalyptic cults will try at some point to 'help armageddon along'-Robert J Lifton cult expert

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Fallout 2014

by wobble in

come 2014 even some dubs must start to ask wtf jesus has been doing for one hundred years, and there is a big potential for many to leave.. what more will the wt bull**it (writing) department come out with to keep the poor little drones feeding the hive, and maintaining the gb's rock-star life-style ?.

the over-lapping generation tripe will be getting on for five years old by then, surely "noo lite" will shine that makes the big a even closer or somesuch ?.

come on chaps, those poor saps in writing need your best ideas.

Refriedtruth

"It has now been 100 years since Jesus was installed as King in heaven. This means our preaching work is more urgent than ever before! Clearly there can not be much more time left for this wicked system of things

That is EXACTLY what they did up big in 1979 it was 100 years since the first Watchtower and it was the theme of the DC with special commemorative Watchtowers.

Anybody who gets recruited now or old timer that stays in almost deserves the ripoff.In 1992 I could see as clear as day that the generation was expiring.The pitch at my Kingdom Hall was electric with impending news system this was when the Berlin wall was going down 1990.

A respectable long time elder tapped me on the shoulder at one meeting and told me how he had telephoned Bethel and asked them,"how much longer can it last" it just can't go on any longer.The District Overseer gave fiery talks on how Jehovah was going to use his people as bait to get Satan to come after us.I had an old car that I KNEW would last me out.Most of the cong had maxed out their credit cards,and those with homes were getting the 3rd mortgage home equity loans and all deep in dept.

WTF???

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MENLO PARK KINGDOM HALL SHOWDOWN, REVEALS "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY STUPID!"

by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

sexual harrassment suits were running wild in american businesses throughout the 1990s, the end result was "sensitivity training" and forcing mangers to sign contracts that revealed "we understand sexual harrassment is bad!

if i touch a girl, i get sued and the company is free!".

elder's are now trained to handle every situation that can possibly come up, if a lawsuit emerges, the elders are sued and the watchtower, at their discretion can defend their elders if they feel it is to their best interest.

Refriedtruth

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Gated Communities in Puerto Rico now required to have a Security Guard and special entrance for Jehovah's Witnesses

by Alfred in

as some of you may recall, on february 11, 2011 the united states court of appeals ruled that most gated communities in puerto rico violated the constitutional rights of jehovahs witnesses by not allowing them unobstructed access to homes and thereby thwarting their right to worship freely.

not sure how the watchtower was able to fool the us court of appeals, but there you have it... the next step in this judicial process is to determine how this needed to happen.. to that end, the us court of appeals has recently ruled that those gated communities in puerto rico that didnt have security guards (i.e.

: have a tele-entry key pad instead) were to hire at least one security guard who would be positioned at the entrance for the purpose of allowing jehovahs witnesses free access to the community.

Refriedtruth

Here we go more information:

Jehovah's Witnesses Win Access to Gated Areas

Courthouse News/February 11, 2011

By Alexandra D'Angelo

Communities in Puerto Rico must revise local crime-prevention plans meant to keep out violent elements because they improperly bar Jehovah's Witnesses, the 1st Circuit ruled.

In recent years, many Puerto Rico urbanizations have responded to a serious crime problem by getting permits under a law that allows them to fence in their communities, manned by security guards or locked gates. Drugs, violent crime and police corruption have ravaged the U.S. territory, according the ruling, which notes that the median household income in Puerto Rico is one-third of the national average and half of every other state, while the homicide rate is quadruple the national average and more than double "virtually every state."

Two corporations that operate the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York and Congregacion de Cristiana de los Testigos de Joheva de Puerto Rico, challenged the controlled-access law in District Court. They claimed that the law has unconstitutionally kept them from their religious duty of spreading the Bible's message door to door, and subjected them to scrutinizing questions they should not have to answer. In 2004, they sued the governor of Puerto Rico and three other commonwealth-level officials, alleging unreasonable seizure and violations of their rights to the free speech, press, association, religion and travel.
By 2008, eight urbanizations had agreed to grant the Jehovah's Witnesses access to their communities, and the court entered a default judgment against three municipalities and 12 urbanizations, ordering them to grant the Jehovah's Witnesses unfettered access.

A year later, the court upheld the laws as constitutional and ordered the Jehovah's Witnesses to pay the attorneys' fees for the defendants. The court said it was acceptable for urbanizations with security guards to deny access to Jehovah's Witnesses without permission from a member of the community, and that locked gates were acceptable because Jehovah's Witnesses could acquire entry with permission from a resident.
On appeal, the Jehovah's Witnesses conceded that crime control is a serious governmental interest for Puerto Rico, but that this law creates a blanket restriction on unapproved entry that muffles free speech. They also pointed out that the crime rate has actually increased since adoption of the law.

The Boston-based federal appeals panel vacated part of that decision on Monday.
"Puerto Rico's crime problems are unusually serious and its legislature's solution, albeit an experiment, was democratically adopted and is far from irrational," Judge Michael Boudin wrote for a three-judge panel. "A court's task is to assure breathing room for legitimate communicative activity. Although we reject the facial challenge to the statute, the precedents on access to public places require fine tuning of the statute's local administration and, for that, further proceedings are required."

The court found that the buzzer system of entry among urbanizations that do not use security guards is not making the cut. Absent special justification, all gated urbanizations must begin to use manned gates, at least during daylight hours or on predesignated days. The security guards cannot bar Jehovah's Witnesses without just cause.
Adopting these adjustments may take some time, but Boudin warned that unnecessary delays may result in contempt orders or a judgment of attorneys' fees against the government defendants.
Security guards may only ask limited questions of Jehovah's Witnesses, according to the ruling.
"Compared to an airport search, a few questions about identity and purpose for entering an urbanization seem tame indeed," Boudin wrote.

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Gated Communities in Puerto Rico now required to have a Security Guard and special entrance for Jehovah's Witnesses

by Alfred in

as some of you may recall, on february 11, 2011 the united states court of appeals ruled that most gated communities in puerto rico violated the constitutional rights of jehovahs witnesses by not allowing them unobstructed access to homes and thereby thwarting their right to worship freely.

not sure how the watchtower was able to fool the us court of appeals, but there you have it... the next step in this judicial process is to determine how this needed to happen.. to that end, the us court of appeals has recently ruled that those gated communities in puerto rico that didnt have security guards (i.e.

: have a tele-entry key pad instead) were to hire at least one security guard who would be positioned at the entrance for the purpose of allowing jehovahs witnesses free access to the community.

Refriedtruth

Well its been 3 days since this hit the news wires and comments are 100% against the intrusive antagonistic JW ruling (that was decided among black robes not a popular jury ruling).The ONLY pro-JW comments are of course from JW apologist and their shills.

Typical of the WT's 'intimidation by litigation' is to go up against defendants with limited financial resources as they did in Stratton Ohio for their last big no trespassing verdict win.

So, I figure they win in Puerto Rico a US territory and then they will move into the 50 states.

I sure am happy that I am NOT a door to door recruiter for the Watchtower anymore.

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What the Watchtower needs to do to survive.

by jwfacts in

drop its teaching on paradise earth.. the primary issue facing the watchtower results from it's teaching that members will never die, but live forever on this earth in paradise.

this teaching is cause of most of the doctrinal failures, and will be its eventual demise.. the promise of never dying is one of the foremost motivations for people that join the religion, and the message of living forever in paradise is compelling.

however, it is also the watchtower's achilles heel, as it forces false predictions of the nearness of the end.

Refriedtruth

Excellent essay by JWFacts

My take- With the Mayan 2012 end of world timeline and,Harold Camping's *rapture reloaded* in the news the apocalyptic themes of the Jehovah's Witnesses is getting attention.

After Dec 21 2012 passes.... then the 100 year anniversary of 1914 folks are gonna be sick and tired of doomsayers.

And it is EVERYWHERE apocalyptic themes all over TV and movie.

Think about how the wicked Watchtower stumbles the whole world with its false prophecies.If there really is a Divine second coming and the Bible is for real the Watchtower is A # 1 for obnoxious evangelical recruitment stumbling.Sure the Catholic church has more high crimes (and been around a lot longer) but the Watchtower cult is still eternally dammed!

( I don't know why my type gets all different size fonts)

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Gated Communities in Puerto Rico now required to have a Security Guard and special entrance for Jehovah's Witnesses

by Alfred in

as some of you may recall, on february 11, 2011 the united states court of appeals ruled that most gated communities in puerto rico violated the constitutional rights of jehovahs witnesses by not allowing them unobstructed access to homes and thereby thwarting their right to worship freely.

not sure how the watchtower was able to fool the us court of appeals, but there you have it... the next step in this judicial process is to determine how this needed to happen.. to that end, the us court of appeals has recently ruled that those gated communities in puerto rico that didnt have security guards (i.e.

: have a tele-entry key pad instead) were to hire at least one security guard who would be positioned at the entrance for the purpose of allowing jehovahs witnesses free access to the community.

Refriedtruth

Want to be heard? This is the news article comment forum to post your comments and vote at.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/12/ruling-favors-jehovah-witnesses-in-puerto-rico/#comment