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Total Cult Energy
I knew people from that congregation about 40 years ago and at first I thought they're probably not there anymore but I realized the JWs grow roots and never leave their home congregation. I hope they start naming elders. >

I have a family member the grew up as JW. She was raped by a member of the church, but because she did not have a witness, she was kicked out. They have a rule where a man and woman cannot be alone together, even in a office or car etc. Since she didn't have a witness, she broke that rule. Since she didn't have a witness it was considered to have never happened and her saying it did was her spreading lies against church members.
Since they kinda force you to not socialize with anyone, even family outside of the cult, she basically lost all her friends and family that she had any contact with growing up. >

Predators insert themselves into positions to prey on the weak and vulnerable.
Religion, for many, is a means to an end. >

I wish the U.S. would take away the tax exempt provision for churches, at least the mega-churches. >

Religious organizations and covering up sex abuse: Name a more iconic duo >

JW congregations are particularly dangerous because they have a policy not to pursue he-said-she-said allegations and they have a separate policy not to report anything to the state ever. There could be ten different child victims of a rapist who all come forward individually, and it wouldn't matter unless one of them can produce a witness. The church will not do a single thing about it unless there's a witness (or the rapist confesses). And even if there's a witness, they will not share any information with CPS, police, etc. >

A witness you say? How about a... Jehovahs witness? Boom loophole. Throw away the keys boys >

“…it was common knowledge, that these things would be handled within the congregation, because the punishment that God gave was worse than the punishment that men gave you."
That’s some cult energy right there