Giordano
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An Observation
by Giordano inthe society is spiritually bankrupt.....that's what we were experiencing before we left.. .
having turned their backs on their history, changed their 'truth' and abused their followers they now cling to a. clerical theology where numbers, be they accurate or not, have become the new truth.
the numbers, financial investments, real estate and blind obedience....to the death if need be....... are the firm pillors the wtbts stands on.. .
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The Pope Is Stepping Down.........WHY?
by Giordano inpopes have stepped down before but it's rare........the last one was pope gregory in 1415.. benedict cites poor health....perhaps so.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/pope-benedict-stepping-down-shocking-abdication.
"citing age and infirmity as his reason for leaving the papacy, benedict's action comes................... less than a month after the decades-old child abuse scandal drew nearer to the pope's door, with revelations published in the los angeles times earlier this month that cardinal roger mahony, then archbishop of los angeles, sought to evade the law in cases involving the sexual abuse of children by the priests in his charge by sending them to treatment facilities in states that did not require health professionals to report the crimes to authorities.. at the time that mahony was covering up the crimes of his priests, benedict, then known as cardinal joseph ratzinger, led the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, the vatican office that oversaw such matters.
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The perfect storm...time to exit the JW's
by Giordano inis this the perfect time to tell family that are still in that you are so upset/devastated/embarassed over the candace conti revelations and trial and what happened to her as a 9 year old witness that you need to step away from field service and the meetings and do a lot of private praying.
you've been stumbled badly and don't know what to think at this time.
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JW's look who you are linked to!
by Giordano into the wtbts and jehovah's witnesse's everywhere you are now being linked to some of the worst child abuse cases because of your policies:.
the landmark trial of philadelphia archdiocese monsignor william lynn and the rev.
james brennan.. http://www.victoriabrownworth.com/.
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How to get your family out of the JW world.
by Giordano inon another thread a new poster the truth is mine talked about needing to stay undercover so that he doesn't lose control of his family to all of his well meaning theocratic relatives.. i remember reading a number of success stories about how some on this forum managed to get out with their families intact.
in particular i was looking for mad sweeney's account of his family bible study night and others who were able to find a way to connect to their loved ones.. i imagine there are a number of lurkers/posters who would like to know how they accomplished that..
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Alternate Meanings For Common Words
by Giordano inthe washington post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.. 1. coffee, n. the person upon whom one coughs.. 2. flabbergasted, adj.
appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.. 3. abdicate, v. to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.. 4. esplanade, v. to attempt an explanation while drunk.. 5. willy-nilly, adj.
impotent.. 6. negligent, adj.
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Was there anything different about you that helped you escape the WT?
by Giordano infor me i know it was because i was a reader.. i began reading books at the age of 13, this was in the 1950's.
because there were some serious family problems i had two escapes i could count on reading and associating with my friends at the kingdom hall.. as i devoured steinbeck, hemingway, wolf etc.
my world view expanded....it had to.
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Is the WBTS still living in the 19th century?
by Giordano ini have always sensed a disconnect about the society.
especially the way the rank and file is treated.
is it because they are still operating with a 19th century mentality?
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Wild and crazy bible studies
by Giordano inexcerpted from my story.. circa 1960's: i was pioneering where the need was great and wrote my friend mickey about my experiences and then out of the blue he wrote back and said he'd like to join me.
actually he really wanted to go to bethel.
realizing it would help to have more experience he decided that a year spent serving where the need was great might do it.. our presiding minister liked him straight off and pretty soon he was the bible study servant in our small congregation.
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Did the organization become more mean spirited after the Elders were appointed?
by Giordano inmy wife and i walked out of the jw world when we were in our early twenties.
this was in the mid 1960's.
we had pioneered where the need was great and i held three positions in our small congregation: assistant presiding minister, ministry school servant and bible study servant (as we were called then) .