Posts by Lost in the fog

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Simple Question:Why Won’t JWs Just Report Child Abuse As The Law Requires?

by minimus in

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i just don’t get it.

it would make their life so much easier!.

Lost in the fog

I remember a watchtower article around 1986 talked about the problem of child abuse by elders in one paragraph. But the whole thrust of the article was that they were removed because of their sins, no mention of their criminal acts.

The WTB&TS think that they are like the nation of Israel of old, answerable only to themselves and to God. Secular authority and anyone else outside of their borders don't matter, neither do their opinions. When you believe that you are 110% correct in all things you do everything your own way. Sad to say.

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In the bunker

by Lost in the fog in

imagine that you are in the middle of the (jws version) great tribulation.

food and basic supplies are scarce, the secret and not-so-secret police are actively searching for you and your family.

you have to make it to bro faithful's secret bunker to hunker down with the rest of the congregation.

Lost in the fog

Imagine that you are in the middle of the (JWs version) Great Tribulation. Food and basic supplies are scarce, the secret and not-so-secret police are actively searching for you and your family. You have to make it to Bro Faithful's secret bunker to hunker down with the rest of the congregation. What is utmost on your mind as the male family head?

I need to shave!

"Daddy, the police are coming up the drive."

"Shush child, I have to finish shaving."

It was a bearded friend who pointed this quirk out to me. In the JW video of a couple of years ago where all the JWs are hiding in the bunker awaiting the end of the world, none of the brothers are sporting 5 o'clock shadows, or look as if they were unshaven after days on the run. There wasn't one bearded man among the whole group! So yes, you've guessed it. When the end of the system is upon them SHAVING will be the first thing on their mind. Possibly even waxing, who knows.

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I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn't...

by Divergent in

i found this article interesting & just wanted to share.

after going through my teenage years trying to be the perfect jw, i realized that trying to live up to the standards imposed on me have been for worse & not for better.

i was feeling miserable, repressed, unfulfilled, with a great lack of self confidence & self esteem.

Lost in the fog

Makes you wonder how the "faithful men of old" will cope in the New World on being told that concubines and multiple wives are a no-no.

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"Psychiatrist is an Admission of Defeat"

by new boy in

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“the christian witnesses of jehovah are the best oriented, happiest and most contended group of people on the face of the earth.

so why on earth would any good follower need the help of a mental health professional?” the society tells about the evils of seeking help from outside their organization.

"as a rule, for a christian to go to a worldly psychiatrist is an admission of defeat.

Lost in the fog

No harm to them but don't they believe that they are living in CRITICAL times, HARD TO DEAL WITH.

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Former JW child abuser jailed.

by Lost in the fog in

sent from my friend in wales.

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https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/devious-righteous-christian-raped-two-15274172.

Lost in the fog

Sent from my friend in Wales.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/devious-righteous-christian-raped-two-15274172

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Narrow mindedness annoying

by Lost in the fog in

none of the brothers and sisters in indonesia were hurt or lost in the recent disaster, according to one of the friends who added "we were all praying for them as soon as we heard it on the news, as you do.

and what about the rest of the population?

i know its nothing new in their attitude to the world outside in general, but it makes me so angry!

Lost in the fog

None of the brothers and sisters in Indonesia were hurt or lost in the recent disaster, according to one of the friends who added "we were all praying for them as soon as we heard it on the news, as you do."

And what about the rest of the population? I know its nothing new in their attitude to the world outside in general, but it makes me so angry!

Thanks for letting me rant, I just needed to vent about it somewhere safe from criticism.

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Bible study my as& - It's a book study

by pleaseresearch in

so when we used to roll up to someones house for the book study group, we would study a book.

the jw's don't conduct bible studies, but book studies.

dipping in and out of the bible as they seem fit..

Lost in the fog

Our WT study conductor always got up on the platform and welcomed everyone to the 'Bible study by means of the Watchtower.'

If the public talk chairman handed over by saying 'we invite Bro. Dick to take us into the Watchtower study.' He immediately started off by saying that 'this isn't a study of the Watchtower magazine but our Bible study by means of the Watchtower....'

I remember he got hot under the collar with me because all I did was ask him why the organisation book referred to his position in the congregation as the 'Watchtower Study overseer' and the handbills we used to distribute listed the meeting as the 'Watchtower study'?

I got told off for being picky, and my hand became invisible if I even put it up.

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What Does A Examination The Classic Response By The Watchtower's Responce To The News Media About Child Abuse Cover Ups : "They Abhor It" ?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

i think to the world in general it is fucking stupid but what about the every day jw?

is that all that they can say and is this type of public statement commonly known to the r&f?

their statement they abhor it.

Lost in the fog

If I try to flag up anything in the news about JWs and child abuse, my friends and family throw back that WT quote. To the ordinary witness it means that such things can not happen inside a "spiritual paradise".

To which I say well why do elders serve on judicial committees dealing with all sorts of "perceived sins"? Because sometimes these things happen.

But they reply back that only apostates would take the society to court because they don't care about bringing reproach upon Jehovah’s name.

In other words, you can't win with this brainwashed attitude. The Society is right, me and everyone else is wrong.

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Those awkward magazines

by Addison0998 in

i’m sure we all remember those really weird, awkward magazines we were expected to place in service.

and it was before we are had the website or the thing on the back to fall back on.

imagine being a 12 year old girl, and having to place magazines on god’s view of pornography, sex, homosexuality.

Lost in the fog

I often wondered what householders thought back in the day when they bought the magazines and in the case of the Watchtower came across two weeks study articles inside on disfellowshipping because of porneia or the like.

Worse is the mindset of the average witness that these people who opened the door half asleep on a Saturday morning and who said "no" to your Awake! on Pornography would die at Armageddon because (quote) they had rejected their only opportunity to hear the message of God's Kingdom!

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Possible leak from Annual Meeting 2018

by Listener in

i'm a member on jw talk (until now at least) and have been regularly checking up on their thread regarding the annual meeting.

there hasn't been a great deal to report on except for this recent post that has been made.

i may get outed but that's no loss.

Lost in the fog

As far as I know no other religion or religious group gives any thought to the obscure writings of a long dead old testament prophet. Only the WTS who have produced reams of speculative articles down through the years. Why? To tie up the rank and file so that they think their understanding makes them the only true religion on the planet, and diverts their attention away from helping out people in a real sense like genuine Christians are called upon to do. Interpretation of obscure passages is all guesswork at best but doing it makes the F&DS look special in the eyes of the average JW.

Yawn. We've seen it all before.