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  Serious question about the Australian RC and the WTBTS.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have not been in a position to watch all of the interviews, so i'm sure that i missed a few things.

  here is my question.

  were either elders or ministerial servants accused of sexually abusing children, or were the accused just lowly r&f publishers or bible studies?

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  Londo111

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/422250001/1006-list-on-royal-commission-website
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  Serious question about the Australian RC and the WTBTS.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have not been in a position to watch all of the interviews, so i'm sure that i missed a few things.

  here is my question.

  were either elders or ministerial servants accused of sexually abusing children, or were the accused just lowly r&f publishers or bible studies?

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  Londo111

  Yep, they are from the spreadsheet.
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  A word of advice clining to their persecutors ...

  by SecretSlaveClass in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let me start off by saying i do not presume to have the answers, i am merely offering advice.. i will preface this posting with this, cutting a long story short:.

  my sister was raped by a popular jw lad wh's dad happen to be a rock star elder.

  in the attempt to fight him off his face was covered with scratches and it was reported to the police ( instead of rape he was sentenced on the lesser charges of sexual battery and assault) but he confessed to having violent, consentual sex.

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  Londo111

  I agree that the younger a person can wake up and become independent the better of they will be, especially before getting dunked. Unfortunately, not everyone is as fortunate. Many wake up in midlife and sometimes later, and by then, they are deeply enmeshed with their social network of friends and family. It’s not as easy for these to step away. There is not a simple one-size-fits-all path for everyone who wakes up.
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  Bible teach book does not mentioned shunning

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  or disfelowshipping si the bible does not teach it.

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  Londo111

  It should be in chapter 1, but...it's a cult!
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  Serious question about the Australian RC and the WTBTS.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have not been in a position to watch all of the interviews, so i'm sure that i missed a few things.

  here is my question.

  were either elders or ministerial servants accused of sexually abusing children, or were the accused just lowly r&f publishers or bible studies?

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  Londo111

  From looking at the PDF the Royal Commission posted:

  Only 89 listed who were not JWs.

  24 whose status is unclear or missing.

  89 unbaptized publishers.

  688 parishioners…I assume they are publishers.

  8 pioneers.

  69 ministerial servants (4 might be elders…listed either elder or MS)

  38 elders.

  1 circuit overseer.
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  Mr Jackson said the GB has apologized in the past?

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  please enlighten me as to where and when...

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  Londo111

  "It is to be regretted" is not an apology.
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  Flying the Plane By Committee

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  "in god's view, men and women are equal.

  but even people who fly airplanes realize you can't fly an airplanes by committee there has to be a pilot and a co-pilot.

  a woman is a co-worker, a complement, the bible refers to her as."-gj.

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  Londo111

  I was just about to post about this! It is the ultimate irony!
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  Prophecy in Daniel: A last Fierce-looking King

  by Kosonen in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there is an unfulfilled prophecy in daniel about the last king that will be broken without human hand.

  the prophecy says he will be fierce-looking, deceptive, efficent in his doings, smart and causing ruin to many.

  and he will exalt himself.

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  Londo111

  Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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  Who really is the faithful and discreet slave?

  by quincemyles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  matthew 24:45-47: who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

  happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.

  truly i say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.".

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  Londo111

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeURVCRK7GQ&list=PLyNx0oM_bmgBuDVZWWiInBRGoovkUj95B&index=2
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  What is their official explanation for not allowing beards?

  by keyser soze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask because my gf, who knows all about my jw upbringing, convinced me to grow a goatee, just to see how it looks.

  we both decided it looked good so i decided to keep it.

  i tried to explain to her that as a jw, i wasn't allowed to grow one, but then drew a blank when she asked me why.

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  Londo111

  The origin of this likely had to do with beardless Rutherford wanted people to look more like himself, instead of his bearded predecessor (Russell). Cult members ultimately fashion themselves to look like thier leader.

  Today that origin might be lost is the myst of time and it is a self-perpetuating tradition.