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  France: Jehovah’s Witnesses take Miviludes to court.

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  according to a european pro-cult website, jehovah’s witnesses take france's anti-cult organisation miviludes to court.

  posted : march 16, 2022.. found on the site: foref forum for religious freedom europe.. .

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  Lets hope more countries cut off funding and charity status to Jehovah`s Witness religion.
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  Belgium: ex-JWs lawsuit against Watchtower continues

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  -belgium: the lawsuit of ex-jehovah's witnesses against the watchtower will continue before the ghent court of appeal on march 22, 2022. support them by your presence!

  march 17, 2022..

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  This is music to my ears ,I hope they lose funding / charity status in every country on earth.

  And the sooner the better.
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  Memorial invite

  by JoenB75 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now they start inviting to their "commemorate the death of jesus" event.

  it always makes me a bit sad.

  i don’t think i could endure to watch it myself today.

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  Good point BoogerMan ,and thank you Atlantis for those Biblical versions.
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  Stephen Lett’s Favorite Color

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just noticed that stephen lett’s favorite color is blue.

  he usually wear blue ties but not all the time.

  just an observation on my part.

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  Soylent Green ?
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  longgone

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. friends

  hi longgone , jill .r.,.

  i seem to have lost your pm and i cant for some reason not be able to open received pm`s and can only open sent pm`s.. i sent you a xmas card for 2021 and only the other day it was" returned to sender" ,me.. anyhow i`m doing ok ,my wife is having a hard time especially at nights which is taking it`s toll on both of us i think.. apart from that ,here in ozzie land the west coast is suffering from heat waves and bushfires and here on the east coast were having floods .though we have not been affected in our area.. other than that everythings ok .. i hope you are doing ok where you are ,have you just moved recently ?

  is that why my card was returned ?.

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  smiddy3

  Hi longgone , Jill .R.,

  I seem to have lost your pm and I cant for some reason not be able to open received pm`s and can only open sent pm`s.

  I sent you a Xmas card for 2021 and only the other day It was" returned to sender" ,me.

  Anyhow I`m doing OK ,my wife is having a hard time especially at nights which is taking it`s toll on both of us I think.

  Apart from that ,here in Ozzie land the west coast is suffering from heat waves and bushfires and here on the east coast were having floods .Though we have not been affected in our area.

  Other than that everythings OK .

  I hope you are doing ok where you are ,have you just moved recently ? is that why my card was returned ?

  I hope nothing serious has happened and you are OK?

  Take care, smiddy
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  Hi again

  by Lee Marsh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is nice to see some familiar faces here.

  for those who don't know who i am my last id was lady lee.

  thought i would drop by and say hello; see how people are doing.

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  Hi Lady Lee ,

  Good to hear from you ,sorry to hear your going through this bloody horrible curse on humanity,I wish you all the best for the future .

  Take care.
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  Article: Jehovah's Witnesses elders guilty of failure to report sexual abuse of 6-year-old girl

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  mchenry county, woodstock, il .

  northwest herald, shaw local news.

  breaking news - read below full article - (article was blocked unless the reader has a subscription.

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  How is that not a felony? By covering up a crime they are basically accessories to that crime.

  The law recognizes that is a crime ,the sad fact is the the JW religion only recognized it as only a sin .

  Jehovah`s Witnesses don`t class their Elders as a clergy class yet they invoke the clergy penitent law in a court of law when it suits them .

  Yet because of the Elder arrangement of 3 Elders to be present in a judicial meeting with a congregant and then referring what takes place with their legal profession ,that makes the clergy penitent law invalid.

  To be only had between one clergy and a congregant and no one else.
  
  
  
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  Introduction: POMO Ex-JW w/ Late-Life Diagnosis Autism

  by LongGone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm longgone.

  i was raised as a jw and i was in the "religion" for three decades.

  i was an ex-jw for five years before i started to no longer even regard myself as an ex-jw, just as a person.

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  Welcome LongGone ,

  I must have confused you with another poster here who goes by longgone. .....Sorry about that.

  Please don`t underestimate the power that so many years in a high control group/religion can have over you .

  ,It can take many years to come to terms with as you deal with it.

  I hope you stick around as this is a great forum to be able to vent and get a sympathetic ear, and a lot of encouragement.

  take care.
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  Mark Sanderson

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  since mark sanderson of the gb is never married, does he have his own room at warwick or have a roommate?

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  A New Member of the Governing Body

  On Wednesday morning, September 5, 2012, it was announced to the United States and Canada Bethel families that a new member had been added to the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Effective September 1, 2012, Mark Sanderson began to serve in that capacity.

  Brother Sanderson was raised in San Diego, California, U.S.A., by his Christian parents and was baptized on February 9, 1975. He began to serve as a pioneer in Saskatchewan, Canada, on September 1, 1983. In December 1990, he graduated from the seventh class of the Ministerial Training School (now called the Bible School for Single Brothers) in the United States. Brother Sanderson was appointed to serve as a special pioneer on the island of Newfoundland, Canada, in April 1991. After serving as a substitute circuit overseer, he was invited to become a member of the Canada Bethel family in February 1997. In November 2000, he was transferred to the United States branch, where he worked in Hospital Information Services and later in the Service Department.

  In September 2008, Brother Sanderson attended the School for Branch Committee Members and thereafter was appointed as a member of the Philippines Branch Committee. In September 2010, he was invited to return to the United States, where he served as a helper to the Service Committee of the Governing Body.

  I hope this helps.

  I guess you could say he is a company man.
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  Article: Jehovah's Witnesses elders guilty of failure to report sexual abuse of 6-year-old girl

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  mchenry county, woodstock, il .

  northwest herald, shaw local news.

  breaking news - read below full article - (article was blocked unless the reader has a subscription.

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  Thank you for this Barb & Joe,

  elders, Michael Penkava, 72, and Colin Scott, 88, were found guilty of Class A criminal misdemeanor for violating provisions of the state’s mandatory reporter law. They each face up to one year in jail when sentenced March 25.

  It`s a pity this has only come to light now and not when they were younger ,however ,up to one year in jail doesn`t seem anywhere near long enough for what they should receive.