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  Must read Dutch newspaper article about jw culture related to abuse

  by Gorbatchov in

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  must read news paper article about jw culture.. jehovahs: "you do not bring a brother to justice" a parallel community with deviating values ​​and norms, which conceals abuse cases as quickly as possible and where women are subordinate to men.

  that picture emerges from a report on the jehovah's witnesses published on thursday.

  bas soetenhorst january 23, 2020, 5:16 pm a gathering of tens of thousands of jehovah's witnesses in the rai in 1979. image anp with the jehovah's witnesses, the biblical principle is that you should not bring your brother to justice.

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  smiddy3

  Well I would be happy if the, the G.B. did get prosecuted for the frauds that they are .
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  My wife and I have begun our fade

  by James Jack in

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  i haven’t posted in awhile.

  my wife asked me after the year 2000 came and went without fanfare(because the wt organization said all the “new world” would be here within this 20th century would end), “ what would it take for you to leave the truth?”.

  my reply was “ if i turn 60 in this “system of things”.

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  They say time heals everything James ,just enjoy the freedom you have for not being in a cult anymore and live and enjoy the rest of your life with your wife and family who have also exited .
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  racism

  by Stealth in

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  having been raised as a jw, racism was something that was never promoted.

  i now have a 9 year old that has been visiting her biological grandmother and my ex-wife.

  it is my child because i adopted her.

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  I would agree with cofty`s comment here.You know what was said that is racist so you could explain to the 9 year old why that might be objectionable and counter-act what was said.

  In that way the child does get two points of view and will eventually weigh things up for oneself .
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  New Wuhan coronavirus around.....

  by mikeflood in

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  new coronavirus wreaking havoc.....first case detected in the us one hour ago....six deaths already in china.....hope it gets controlled soon.....

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  smiddy3

  Don't tarnish all news outlets by the sensationalism of a few.

  Its very hard if not virtually impossible to distinguish one from the other ,its better to be cautious of all news than be duped by the sensationalists reporting.
  
  
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  New Wuhan coronavirus around.....

  by mikeflood in

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  new coronavirus wreaking havoc.....first case detected in the us one hour ago....six deaths already in china.....hope it gets controlled soon.....

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  T.V. stations & radio stations are all vying for maximum ratings and News is just another way of getting the top ratings ,provided you can sensationalise it without going too far overboard.

  Embellishment ,exageration of the news is not uncommon nowadays if ever it was.

  Thinking back to my JW days I was always stupefied about "Watching the World" at the back of the "Awake" magazine ,the news was always 2 or 3 months behind the times ? And there was always a negative aspect of the "news" they were reporting.
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  Two types of congergatoions

  by JimmyYoung in

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  i am not say this is all and it all fits nice into this box but the congregations i went to would all fit into them.

  the first type is the old school.

  this type is very conservative old school.

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  Yes I have experienced the same two and one or more inbetween.The more liberal ones were a helluva lot better to be in than the conservative ones .At the time I couldn`t believe the contrast in congregations ,they were almost like a jekyll and hyde of the religion.
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  Hellooooo! 6 years since i posted

  by Aussie Oz in

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  so... it has been six years since my last post.

  i wonder who still remembers me?

  a lot has changed and then again, a lot has not.... i'm still out of course as are my children who are doing very well.

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  I gave you a dislike for calling these people retards , they are people with a disability and know how to have fun and enjoy themselves .

  Maybe you just need to grow up and have a bit of empathy for people that are less fortunate in life.All that I have ever come across are a loving and caring people.
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  It's my birthday

  by Tameria2001 in

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  todays my birthday.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9gqijm2sue.

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  smiddy3

  Happy birthday Tameria2001 , we hope you have a lovely prosperous & happy day.

  Take care,and may you have many more in good health

  smiddy
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  Dutch State secretary reaction about abuse report and argumentation judge

  by Gorbatchov in

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  reaction of state secretary and arguments of judge about report jw abuse in the netherlands.

  minister dekker: report on jehovah's sketches "extremely worrying" picture

  the report on the extent of sexual abuse within the community of jehovah's witnesses paints an extremely worrying picture.

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  Its very good that the top of the JW/WT chain hirearchy resist changes to their procedures in these child abuse cases in some ways and take legal steps to try and keep it out of the public eye ,because it shows the WT religion of Jehovah`s Witnesses up for what they are .

  And it certainly puts them in a very bad light as far as the public views things.I hope the media gives this good coverage and exposes them for everybody to see.

  Its similar here with the redress scheme That the JW religion is reluctant to join,and I hope they don`t because it will put them in such a bad light with the authorities and they will get negative press for not doing so.

  The more they are exposed ,the less people will join the cult and it might just wake a few more people up .
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  The Simpson's APU is now NOT politically correct...

  by The Fall Guy in

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  ...so he's being cut from the the programme.

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51158261.

  the world is going bonkers!

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  This bloody political correctness thing has got beyond a bloody joke .Who the bloody hell do these bloody thought police think they bloody are to impose their bloody thoughts on the rest of us .

  A pox on these bloody imbeciles for imposing their bloody ideas on the rest of us .

  A bloody minority dictating to a bloody majority on what they bloody hell we can see and hear in a bloody free country ?

  What`s next ? A bloody world full of Jehovah`s Witnesses who are going to tell us how to live ?

  Bloody hell that truly would be hell on earth .