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  Where the real abuse lies.

  by ctrwtf in

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  let me start with a disclaimer: i am in no way minimizing the horrific crimes done to children by pedophiles.

  i'm not downplaying the number of lives lost due to the blood issue, or hearts broken because of shunning.

  i do not want to discount the feelings of those who have come to the end of their lives with expectations of paradise postponed.. but to me the biggest atrocity committed by this awful cult is raising children from a small age to believe that soon god will kill billions of people.

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  @problem addict. I agree completely. Thanks to this forum we can all vent and contribute. Thanks for the perspective.

  @Flipper. If your dad was a city overseer was he from The CityPaTown? Pardon the blatant South Park ripoff.

  My dad was also more concerned about how we made him look than how we felt. I remember that title (city overseer) and it struck me then as now as another layer of status among those didn't really deserve any merit. To this day, I know that if my dad were alive and in full cult mode I would be disowned for my feelings about the wits.
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  Where the real abuse lies.

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
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  let me start with a disclaimer: i am in no way minimizing the horrific crimes done to children by pedophiles.

  i'm not downplaying the number of lives lost due to the blood issue, or hearts broken because of shunning.

  i do not want to discount the feelings of those who have come to the end of their lives with expectations of paradise postponed.. but to me the biggest atrocity committed by this awful cult is raising children from a small age to believe that soon god will kill billions of people.

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  @Clarity. Exactly. I cringe when I think about an essay I wrote in my senior year of HS. The civics teacher wanted everyone to write about their ideal job. Well I vividly recall writing that I wanted to be a JANITOR.

  How f'd up is that?

  @Crazyguy. I'm 52.

  Thankfully my whole immediate family is out. Both my kids saw the lies at an early age and (hopefully) aren't as affected by the cult because we left while they were still pretty young.
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  Where the real abuse lies.

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let me start with a disclaimer: i am in no way minimizing the horrific crimes done to children by pedophiles.

  i'm not downplaying the number of lives lost due to the blood issue, or hearts broken because of shunning.

  i do not want to discount the feelings of those who have come to the end of their lives with expectations of paradise postponed.. but to me the biggest atrocity committed by this awful cult is raising children from a small age to believe that soon god will kill billions of people.

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  Let me start with a disclaimer: I am in no way minimizing the horrific crimes done to children by pedophiles. I'm not downplaying the number of lives lost due to the blood issue, or hearts broken because of shunning. I do not want to discount the feelings of those who have come to the end of their lives with expectations of paradise postponed.

  But to me the biggest atrocity committed by this awful cult is raising children from a small age to believe that soon god will kill billions of people. And that they themselves may find themselves a victim of god's rage if they don't act and think perfectly. That their families will forget about them and live happily forever in paradise. From someone who was born in....those feelings of guilt and low self worth still haunt me from time to time.

  The tagline from the film "The Gift" is; Just because you're done with the past doesn't mean the past is done with you.

  Have I mentioned that I hate this awful cult?
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  Battle over contamination at Watchtower site in Warwick

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.recordonline.com/article/20151214/news/151219671.

  battle over contamination at watchtower site in warwick.

  by hema easley .

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  Would you feel comfortable living there even though it had been "cleaned?"
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  2015 Tax Effective Giving brochure!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just for your records!.

  2015 tax effective giving brochure..click the green download button.http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/7auljal..wtunderground!

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  Seriously?

  Under "Benefits of Worldwide Work" they list:

  Supply of literature. Greatly reduced.

  Misionary, Special Pioneer and CO work. Pink slips for everyone.

  Kingdom Halls. Construction halted.

  Relief work, Nonexistent.

  Branch Operations, Read, "lining our pockets."

  This is a joke!

  Anyone contributing to this fraud deserves what they get. Or more properly, what they lose.
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  Dubs not the only end times nut jobs

  by ctrwtf in

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  just a quote from the planned parenthood shooter from the ny times:.

  he says that as long as he believes he will be saved, he can do whatever he pleases.

  he is obsessed with the world coming to an end.. why is it that all these nutters are obsessed with the end of the world?

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  Just a quote from the planned parenthood shooter from the NY Times:

  He says that as long as he believes he will be saved, he can do whatever he pleases. He is obsessed with the world coming to an end.”

  Why is it that all these nutters are obsessed with the end of the world? Sound familiar?
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  Songs that have a JW meaning?

  by GrownMidget in

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  do you have any songs that you have listened and then thought that it also works from an apostate point of view?i have always liked this song, but one time realized that i was thinking how it sounds awfully familiar, if you think about those who have lost family/friends due to leaving.this song was originally made/written because one of the actors died in a car accident.

  movie was still being filmed and many spots he was needed were never finished with him.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkafk5djsk.

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  Rush Subdivisions

  Growing up it all seems so one sided

  Opinions are provided

  The future pre-decided

  Detached and subdivided

  Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone

  Conform or be cast out.......
  
  
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  I gave the elders some ammo to use

  by atacrossroads in

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  i was having dinner at olive garden with my cousin who was disfellowshipped for apostacy.

  a holier than thou pioneer couple saw us.

  if that was not enough i saw her take a picture of me with my cousin.

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  Relax.....The only sin that I can see here is that you were eating at an Olive Garden. Just shameful
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  Pop Trivia

  by Simon in

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  2. entertainment

  so many serious topics lately ... so for anyone who wants a break, it's trivia time and the subject is pop music.. which act is the only one to have a top 100 hit both before, during and after the beatles had theirs?.

  no googling.

  if you guess, you also need to add a trivia question for others to answer..

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  Led Zeppelin? Song? Stairwau to heaven?
  
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  Curiosity killed the cat.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't you think with all the talk about apostate sites, this is having a reverse.

  effect for the rf.

  if i was a jw today i would wonder what are all the lies these people are saying.. and i would try defending their truth on these sites, but in each case those that come here.

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  Curiosity killed the cat......Satisfaction brought him back.