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HI everyone! Let me tell you about myself.
My name is Henry and I'm 68 years old. I have 3 sons and 5 grandchildren.
I was a Jehovah's Witness from 1971 to 2007(36 yrs.) I served as a Ministerial Servant and Elder during that time. I also associated with the Bible Students for approximately 5 years.
I've always been interested in history and current events. (I won the city-wide current events
contest when I was in 6th grade.)
As regards this page I'll be scouring the Internet,
As regards this page I'll be scouring the Internet,documents, and radio for articles relating to history and the current events as it relates
to the Bible and religion. Occasionally I will write some personal articles that I hope you will find engaging.
Feel free to post articles you may have found that you think would be of interest to our
readers. Some of you have posted articles already and I want to thank you for those and
I'll be looking for many more in the future.
Thanks!
P.S. Oh! Concerning the "Blues" part we'll have to see where that leads us!
Commentary: Has the Catholic Church committed the worst crime in American history?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-catholic-church-priest-sexual-abuse-will-0313-20190312-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2qshlljwWwVZhVYJDxVGRdf9UZt3GVqTWJBGoHD665asglZnvWp1oTSzQ
“Horseplay,” a term used to denote child rape, is, says Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, part of a sinister glossary of euphemisms by which the Catholic Church’s bureaucracy obfuscates in documents the church’s “pattern of abuse” and conspiracy of silence “that goes all the way to the Vatican.” “Benevolent bishops” are those who allow predatory priests, shuffled from other dioceses, to continue as priests.
The fuse for the national explosion of fury about sexual abuse by Catholic clergy was lit in Boston — the excellent 2015 movie “Spotlight” recounts The Boston Globe’s victory over the stonewalling Catholic hierarchy in 2001-2002. But the still-reverberating detonation occurred last August in a Pittsburgh grand jury’s report on the sexual abuse by approximately 300 priests of at least 1,000 victims in six Pennsylvania dioceses…… see more at the link above
This is a well written article highlighting the persecution of not only the JW’s but also other Christians worldwide.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/jehovahs-witnesses-persecuted-russia-worldwide/
TedR this paragraph says it all, Christians are being beheaded in Muslim countries! Pray for the persecuted Church of all Christians.
“Christians are the most widely persecuted religious believers around the globe. They are the most numerous people of faith worldwide. They also tend to evangelize, threatening established religions. Moreover, especially in some Muslim nations, local Christians are assumed to be strong supporters of Israel and agents of America and U.S. foreign policy. The result is an increasingly tenuous existence for Christians in many lands.”
This so sad, this man probably died without his other family members.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/well-respected-devon-businessman-dies-2591390
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/02/20/7-jehovahs-witnesses-brutally-tortured-russia-spokesman-says
Regardless of a persons feelings regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses or any other religion, this is wrong! Please pray for these brothers and sisters.
TedR I agree the persecuted Church and Christians should be in our prayers. I pray for the Witnesses, the Baptists and some other groups that the iron fisted Russia is persecuting. Some other nations are beheading Christians. Most religions don’t have press releases to just put their name at the top but we Pray for the Persecuted Church!
I once told my relative that in the United States and other nations that have freedom of religions that Jehovah witnesses were the biggest persecutors of Christians.
I see irony in this interaction. Small study groups without infringing on the rights of others seems to be the way to go. Huge Churches and kingdom halls are a thing left best to Commerce. Now the heart and a personal relationship with God can flourish during persecution. Dependence has to be on God and Christ.
I wanted to add to the comment of persecution of Christians and others.
The Jewish people had control of the printing presses after the holocaust and I was amazed that with that power they only told of their deaths. Others had to bring attention to the other atrocities many years afterward. The witness organization releases to the world presses the atrocities that are happening in Russia as regards them but Baptist and some of the other religions that aren’t as organized are being treated worse or equally as bad.
It seems the old quote is true; “He who controls the press controls the world” and the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Not to diminish the fact that freedom to worship God is a fundamental right of humans but sometimes we don’t reach back and pray for All Christians.
I have been following closely for over 2 years now the situation in Russia and the owning and building if so many Kingdom halls and a branch office in the den of this former persecutor was to me a poke at this giant bear of communism. I wondered why they did this after the iron curtain went down. The Bible prophecies should have had them maintain their quiet presence in Russia. They were still growing under persecution. I have seen articles where the brothers defy the authority by insisting on door to door on homes and neighbothoods where they complained. Also 2 xjw filed suits over the breakup of their families by the governing body. This is how they first came to the forefront. They seized all of the tons of property and asked them to change their policies on shunning.
I and other websites (fojw) were contacted by a representative of the watchtower to say publishing the testimonies of Disfellowshipped ones and those who are being shunned was doing the organization great harm.
My response was then why don’t you change your policies and stop encouraging people to shunn their parents and children. Stop persecuting other Christians because they worship and believe differently than you!
We actually did see Russia on the site in the early days and it was only 2 address that were governmental. So in the beginning 4 years ago it was only about breaking up families. I followed closely with some other brothers. So their fighting back brought them to the forefront which has always been the tactic of the organization to prove they are the Jews today and only they are his Christians. Persecution has to be invoked to keep this going so witnesses feel special and singled out.
Just a thought on early start of this crackdown.
Forgot the link:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/us/southern-baptist-abuse/index.html?fbclid=IwAR12e7tjYNCTLGmsAeEw0Ce_OIUIdYsm-6Zql5KfDJacBDT-NB233GZzfVo
An interesting article on child abuse among Southern Baptists. Yes it happens in all religions, but notice the response:
“The SBC presents no governing policies to churches because the SBC is not a governing organization; it is a service organization. Each church is self-governing,” said Sing Oldham, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention.
“However, the Convention has consistently called on churches to report immediately to law enforcement any known or suspected instance of sexual abuse in a church context and has provided resources to inform churches of ways to help protect their congregants,” Oldham added.
With about 15 million members, the Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.
In 2013, Southern Baptist leaders passed a non-binding resolution on child sexual abuse.
“We remind all Southern Baptists of their legal and moral responsibility to report any accusations of child abuse to authorities in addition to implementing any appropriate church discipline or internal restoration processes,” “We likewise call upon all Southern Baptists to cooperate fully with law enforcement officials in exposing and bringing to justice all perpetrators, sexual or otherwise, who criminally harm children placed in our trust.”
While the JW’s have put out a seemingly good response in their new Shepherding book it falls well short. They have not done away with the two witness rule so the matter continues to be placed in Jehovah’s hands within the congregation. They council the elders to first call the branch, rather than the authorities, to see if there is a mandatory reporting law in that area. I take this to mean that if it is not mandatory then they will probably keep it in house. They refuse to admit openly that there is a problem but continue to refer to it as apostate lies and misrepresentation to the rank and file.
TedR one of the big scandals of the Baptist Church is located in Henry, Jeff and my area. They admitted and started dealing with it.
The witnesses in this same area were actually criminal intheir treatment of some victims here. If they challenge me on this it would be a pleasure to have these victims cases come to light publicly so they can be compensated.
Chinita was a child in my congregation when her elder great Uncle and her Uncle plus other elders molested her and other girls. I found out about it over a decade later and was told if I spoke of it I would ruin the men’s reputations.
That is when my exit mentally and emotionally began. We had at least 5 known men and 2 women pedophiles it is alledged. Chinita’S father went into Circuit and District work and it is alledged he donated her settlement as a vow of poverty was required. She was treated of no worth and these men are spread all over the states without people knowing what they are. I tell friends when I know they have moved in their congregation. So many stories from a religion that says they are the only ones on this earth God deals with. Now there is more help out there for these victims. I for a while was fighting alone until I heard of Barbara Anderson and we met. Still the governing body lives in absolute luxury in Warwick, many never birthing a child, like their founder they think only of their reputation and power.
Sometimes you feel like going on talk shows and pound into witnesses head to just walk away from the religion smoothly instead of the way it was done here.
Those elders and their governing body are worse than Hitler in their reign of terror. Only cults elders come after you when you leave.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/withoutacrystalball/2019/01/leave-jehovahs-witnesses/
Laughter can really help a person heal. And seeing the absurdity in something can help you get clear and break free.
In this episode… we learn how easy it is for the Governing Body to draw away followers for themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A97GJKg-_7E
And Kevin McFree has a new video exposing Jehovah’s Witness Dogma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9cKweyN9BU
I liked that he pointed out that the Governing Body tells Witnesses that the Governing Body is the Slave, and the congregants are the Publishers, when in fact the exact opposite is true: The Governing Body are the Publishers, and everyone else are Slaves to ideas–not even bananas, just empty shiny buckets.
Hope you enjoy the videos. Oh, and be sure to click “Like” and “Subscribe”. I don’t usually encourage that kind of thing, but so many of these former JW’s work so hard to help so many, and they walk such a fine line between the hurt and the potential to hate, that it’s important for them to get lots of encouraging feedback and support.
I will see what I can do
Hmmm… I’m interested in this, but I don’t have a facebook account. I wonder how I might be able to obtain a copy of this ebook?
Here is a link to an E-Book I thought the friends would appreciate and find enlightening. The file is too large so I am attaching the link to the Facebook page where I found it along with the commentary from Kim and Mikey. This is a must have for your e-library. It goes in depth of the false prophecies and “new light”.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/670432286393014/permalink/1575083692594531/
This witness husband wanted his wife to live and disobeyed the governing body that believes in human sacrifice of women and children. Something God never commanded.
https://keprtv.com/news/local/rollover-crash-victim-has-long-recovery-ahead
Another abuse case:
https://youtu.be/lsJDvrd5SeA
https://abc7.com/thousand-oaks-man-arrested-for-allegedly-molesting-2-young-girls/4899692/
Henry, this is an article I saw.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8014809/carly-ann-harris-killer-mum-drowned-burned-daughter/
Henry, I found this. Religions are being revealed for having their own laws on data keeping on people. I remember I knew everything about people from the house to house record. Glad they are doing more to protect the householders.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812171070758548-personal-data-collection-illegal/
A couple of items I came across today:
First up:
Are You Ready for the Financial Crisis of 2019?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/style/2019-financial-crisis.html
The Second link comes with a huge WARNING!!
**I found this highly triggering, alarming, and incredibly difficult to listen to. Beyond that, I’ll refrain from passing judgement.**
Mirrored – JW Says Candace Conti Is Lying, Mocks Child Sex Abuse Victim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAQsEZuKyq4
That guy is an idiot! I didn’t listen to all of it, I normally read comments to get the jist of what is said if it will anger me.
I guess the poor will be least affected by the financial crunch.
Today I went to attend a funeral that was yesterday, don’t know how that happened. But I went to visit my niece where she was staying. (it was her mother deceased) Now we both know it was orchestrated for me to get mixed up. I took her out for lunch and a witness met us but I wasn’t aware she was a witness. It turned out to be a marvelous witness for all of us as she was able to get things straight about the Bible students, Australian Royal Commission on Child sexual abuse, evil slave, shunning, Leah Remini show and so much more. She actually took notes to share and do research. We all knew it was Holy Spirit that said no go tomorrow!
PS: I arrived at the Seventh-day Adventist church and it was nice to see a little of their service. They were nice and helped me see I looked at the date incorrectly. They had a female teaching in one section and a male teaching in another and I noticed she didn’t have a head covering. I took in a lot in the few minutes I sat there.
Hi Henry.
Events like this suggest to me just how desperate some people are to “tell their story” and to talk about their pain in connection with the treatment they’ve received by Jehovah’s Witnesses. It’s tragic that they resort to yelling this loudly and in this manner. I’m not encouraging acts like this, yet at the same time, I totally understand how all previous cries have probably fallen on deaf ears and cold, stony, self-righteous hearts.
Perhaps I’m confusing MY story for someone else’s story? Even if I am, things like this are tragic but not the least bit surprising. What’s worse is the mentality of Jehovah’s Witnesses who refuse to acknowledge how they themselves played a significant role in escalating things to this level. Instead they go off feeling righteous and justified in themselves by pointing at the actions of another as though that person is simply the sole source and contributing factor in aggressive acts. By their haughty arrogance and holier-than-thou attitudes and actions, Jehovah’s Witnesses create for themselves their own self-fulfilling prophecies and then take that as evidential proof that God is on their side. It was precisely that despicable kind of self-righteous behaviour I constantly saw at the Kingdom Halls that disgusted and disturbed me sufficiently that I woke up and decided I’d never again be party to provoking such pain in others.
So tell me, what are your reactions to stories like these?
HERE ARE TWO REPORTS OF AN ARSONIST WHO IS BURNING DOWN KINGDOM HALLS AND SHOOTING NUMEROUS TIMES AT ONE OTHER HALL IN THE WASHINGTON STATE AREA.
I\’ve posted links to the stories below.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/fire-burns-jehovahs-witnesses-hall-in-lacey/885029623
https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/once-again-thurston-county-jehovahs-witnesses-hall-target-of-attack/808980903
https://www.kiro7.com/news/kiro-news-app/olympia-jehovahs-witnesses-hall-heavily-damaged-by-fire/782030044
https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/police-possible-arsonist-targets-jehovas-witnesses-kingdom-halls/718348763
Any response to these reports would be appreciated. Thanks H.H.
Henry, thanks for posting these links. Now maybe people understand our site. We try to present articles of encouragement to help calm the xjw that have been destroyed by this governing body and the Jehovah witness organization.
These persons that have set these fires were pressed beyond escape so they reacted!
Hopefully we won’t become a site to push unreasonable doctrines on them that makes them think they have to make it into an elite group to be saved to benefit from the simple hope held out of salvation for “All” once Jesus returns and resurrects All loved ones.
I wish we could talk to them on the BBB before they resort to this acting out.
I am so glad there were no people inside either of these buildings. Killing children, the molestation,shunning,breaking up families and the insane doctrines and teachings that are made up and not clearly stated in the Bible are creating chaos.
Hopefully we don’t add to it but offer a platform for them to talk and say what is in their hearts and mind without fear of being shut up.
May Jesus let the friends find us, we are willing to help.
Here are a few more links about yesterday’s News reports coming out of Sweden & Netherlands. The authorities are raiding various buildings in an effort to seize records before Jehovah’s Witnesses destroy them. Also, in Sweden there are charges are being laid against an individual held as responsible rather than the nameless, faceless, entity of Watchtower corporation due to the unlawful showing of films that were not approved for viewing by children.
Kim and Mikey’s Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2mZhkL3Jz8
The original articles:
https://www.metro.se/artikel/jehovas-vittnen-%C3%A5talas-f%C3%B6r-filmvisning-efter-metros-avsl%C3%B6jande?fbclid=IwAR2k-eB9x9wQ46NUEIS5RgLlc172MzghomHMV3lgeCsZLem6DcNu5K1908M
https://nos.nl/artikel/2262296-invallen-bij-zeven-panden-in-misbruikzaak-rond-jehovah-s-getuigen.html
Greg my grandchildren were talking about Armageddon and I overheard them asking why would God just tear down all of this? I was opening the back of my car. I was hurt that I couldn’t tell them that the governing body and the watchtower society are lying and using the same scare tactics they used on us in the 1950s then the 1960s when they predicted the end of the world. I am so glad to see this nation do something to send a message that this is unacceptable. At least the kids can think about this not being true. Will it change them? No, this religion will only yield to God and Christ putting their foot on their neck.
I used to be so afraid as a child. What an awful bunch of men in Warwick, New York.
I really enjoyed this video from “Watchtower Examination” (Youtube channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myr_QOpOgY0
359 – Questions for this Week’s Watchtower Study | Speaking the Truth
I highly applaud Winston’s excellent work to expose Watchtower’s Lies. See for yourself.