An Ex-Jehovah's Witness Speaks About Child Abuse
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- The Jehovah's Witnesses have been accused of covering up cases of child molestation committed by its own members. A former member tells us his story.
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I grew up as a JW, and the older I get the more I hate it looking back. It really does feel like a chunk of life was robbed
I couldn’t agree more!
Because it was. Sorry you went thru that I’m glad you see the light now though. Lots of children are robbed of autonomous thoughts and their childhood through religions.
Same
Why because they made you act right and do the things pleasing to God and not your own personal interests??? And truth be told they don't make you do anything that you don't want to do. They never did me when I was attending their services. All the did was read from the Bible and as for the watchtower, they never forced it on me. Sure they would read from it from time to time but every religion has it's propaganda that they want you to read. And theirs follows mostly along with the Bible. Don't freak out on me, I said most not all but most of it did follow along with the Bible, but I never listened to any of the propaganda anyway, i only listened to what the Bible said. And they weren't wrong about who God is and who and what Jesus was. Jesus was the Angel of the LORD Jehovah and he isn't God Almighty. Jehovah is. And I don't care if you want to call him Jehovah or YHWH or Yahweh or Yod-He-Waw-He or Yehovah or even its still not Jesus. Or Yeshua.
Same here, I was never abused, but from a year old until I was 15 I was brought up as a JW. I eventually told my mum I'd move out at 16 if she kept forcing her beliefs on me and my brother. Now I'm in my mid 30s and when I look back at that time, it ruined my life for much of my childhood. My mum eventually left too, but still i dont fully forgive her for doing that to her children.
I was raised in the Jehovah's Witnesses - my experience was very similar to this - awful, just awful - and one of my friends (16,m) was being repeatedly s-domiz-d by an adult (30s)male in the congregation. My friend's father was a high-status Elder in the congregation, and my friend was all-in on being the perfect young Witness, constantly preaching, giving talks, etc. My friend couldn't cope with what was happening to him and jumped in front of a speeding truck. As if this wasn't bad enough the Elders in the congregation decided to try to bury the fact that he took his own life, instead spinning it as 'an accident.' His own father went along with this lie.
A couple of months later however another young lad in the congregation told his father (not a JW) about the same predator preying on him. This father instead paid a visit to the person, and then took him for a stroll through a local graveyard, telling him that he could either 'do it himself,' or the father would be around the next day to help him. The predator took his own life that night, so I guess Jehovah does work in mysterious ways.
This cult ruined my childhood, alienated me, and robbed me of vital socialization and development.
🧢 🧢 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢 Get off the internet with this made up BS
@@solskengroupllp2758 that you, Stephen Lett? Don't you have a circus big top to entertain? Honk-Honk!!
Maybe you two should stop dickriding JW's. Jehovah won't love you back.
Wow that is awful! The last part makes it seem made up, but if it's true, you told the story very well! Part of me believes you tho, cuz I know some of the JW stories are crazy!!!
How awful. I too was a victim. Bless you for what you have been through.
Nobody that’s in a cult, knows they’re in a cult. My entire life was destroyed by this criminal organization. They have perfected getting away with this garbage. It would be a relief if this story was a rare one. Such a disgusting filthy life
Some people know they're in a cult when they're in it. I did and got kicked out for not swallowing the bullshit. Not before I shielded 2 younger girls from the brainwashing. I'm kinda proud of that.
I was a member of the JW community when I was young for a while. My father started to see that something was wrong with me too. It was one of the members that originally convinced my dad to join. My father went to the head of the church’s community and was about to go to the police when they urged him to just forgive the man and ignore what happened to me. My dad raged out and after the police investigation we left the church. Some issue as the FLDS and Mormons and all religious communities. They just want you to let your kid get abused and be quiet to protect the church over the safety of the poor kids.
This is a sick and twisted organization.
Oh no. I am so very sorry for what you went through. What betrayals!
Why are people hypocrites
@@beavercollection2.029 Do research before saying " why people are hypocritic" what if that was you , you wouldn't be saying that
Im still stuck in this worthless cult because my grandmother is a Jehovah Witness. I live with her and rely on her for food so hopefully I can find my way out eventually
You will find a way!!
I will eventually find a way out.
My damn stepmother convinced my father to join that cult. Right now me and my single mom manage at home but we're happy of what we have it's not much but we're happy. In their eyes we're devils in disguise like bruhhhh we don't even TRY to interact with them but they keep spying at us🤷🏾♂️
What's up with the people of that cult anyway?? I only see OLD people there and the kids that go there are stiff as hell man😢
Are you able to find the job so you can save money to move out?
I can understand that there are strict parents Forgetting a job in moving out isn't gonna do anything. You gotta be open and honest and say this is not what you wanna do. But you still wanna be around and you still wanna help? Stop sugar coating
I grew up as a JW all because of my mom. Similar to this video, I don't have good things to say about this cult because that's essentially what it is. There's a lot of hypocrisy, abuse, and brainwashing to the fullest. I am so glad I left when I became a teenager and to this day, I do not regret it.
My mom tried shoving this religion down my throat that made me leave the religion.
Hey at least you can just put a ✔️ for service time. They've made it easier to be a half ass jw.
@ramrod576 Really? Wow, it used to be a time sheet. I remember those days lol.
I had a very similar experience. I was molested as a child by a member of the JW congregation. They wanted to do the same and keep it hush hush and deal with it in house. But luckily my oldest sister called the police since my parents were instructed by JW not to.He was arrested, sentenced and then deported. But the damage was already done. I stopped going to church shortly after.I feel for you. Hope you get the closure you seek.
I am so sorry for your suffering. Thank goodness your sister had common sense.
Next time I see a Jehovah's Witness, I'm going to tell them, *_"You are NOT a good for nothing slave"_*
He should report his mom for child neglect… if you live in one of these states that don’t have statue of limitations you need to seek criminal charges on your parents for knowing you were abused and not reporting the crime. Being in a cult is not an excuse as an adult. That’s like saying “I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” when you get a speeding ticket. 🤦🏾
Grew up in this cult, the smart ones leave
Being brainwashed and conditioned from childhood doesn’t necessarily make you not smart.
💯
Sure, the smart ones leave, but they leave without everyone they’ve ever known and loved
2 out of 3 born-ins leave the rest are trapped into it.
@@Henry_the_spider sure do an admirable job imitating a cult
Chances are the guy near the end of the video has also abused his kids.
Good observation!!
One hundred percent chance
Spot on
At the VERY least he is guilty of abuse by not reporting to authorities.
A FRIEND of mine had the same thing happen in the local jehovah witness community ! When we were working together, He would always tell me he was working on something but never would say. After years it came out in the news of the settlement that he & others received. Def life changing money was given but i never understood how the church knew & still did nothing about it for 20+ years.
SCOTUS said churches aren't obligated to report known child rapers, what could possibly go wrong?
Its funny that you people have forgotten about another incident that happened recently and they made over 300 arrest for over 700 episodes of child abuse. Wow!! I wouldn't just be here bashing Jehovah's Witnesses for a few episodes of child abuse when you got 700 cases at multiple Baptist churches. Child abuse as bad as it is. Is ramped among all religions. Not just Jehovah's Witnesses. Read it below 👇
The issue at hand is the release by the SBC of a 205-page document naming hundreds of Baptist leaders and members accused or found guilty of sexual abuse of children. The list, which includes 700 entries on cases between 2000 and 2019, was released after a bombshell third-party investigation by Guidepost Solutions said the convention’s leaders in its executive committee failed the public and its community by mishandling sexual abuse cases and mistreating victims and survivors.
The church isn’t the parent.
It’s funny how ex-JW’s realize the organization has no real power yet they still think that the organization reporting crimes is any different that Joe blow on the corner reporting a crime.
JW’s are actually smart for not reporting hours to further separate themselves from liability to what happens to you out in service. No paper trail.
That way when your kid gets fiddled on the car rides or you get “unalived” doing D2D work at least the organization can say “we don’t require people to go preaching, they decided to do that on their own!”
🤌🏾
JW’s are rejoicing on not reporting time but I’m pretty sure it has something to do with that guy who was shot out in service.
Bcuz they ARE the child r@pers too
Not true, SCOTUS hasn't ruled on this but the AZ Supreme Court did, protecting clergy privilege and shielding clergy from being mandatory reporters.
Insane!!!...in most countries "authority figures"are legaly responsable to report child abuse if they come to know of it. Failing to report has legal consecuences!and that includes teachers,doctors and religious leaders as well.
The Bible also orders it(Romans 13:1-6),is insane that these "leaders"choose to put chomos before anything else.
All the hallmarks of a cult the second you walk into the room.
It's fantastic what this kid ended up doing, being an advocate and reaching out to other child abuse victims💔🙏🏼
I wish every JW and I could get together in this chat and roll a big one. We have a lot to unpack in this video. I was also abused and it was certainly looked over and ignored.
I am very sorry you suffered. Don't think it can be possible to get over this sort of betrayal.
I’m so sorry. No one should have to go through this but many do. You are not alone just know that.
The exjw subreddit is the place to go
Thank you mom for getting us out before it got bad
Imagine being baptized in a place called 'Cow Palace'...
Imagine being baptized as an adult period? Like actually choosing to do that.
@@nychris2258 Fair enough haha
Maybe the sign was misprinted and should have been GOAT PALACE.
@@nychris2258why? It's ritual and symbolism
And then you have the JW elders even up till today telling the average witnesses to don't listen to these kind of reports as they are "false, misleading, out of context, born out of ill will and workings of the devil". They will never apologize, they will never admit to any wrongdoing, as that would signal that their religion is not perfect as they believe it to be the only real channel towards god. So glad I got out 10 years ago...
Damn this is my life story but I only experienced mental abuse 😢I’m still trying to develop self awareness and building my own personality 😢
Yes it is a freaking cult 😢👺💯
Thank you so much for speaking out. I'm so sorry this happened to you and continues to happen to so many others.
Every story is different. I'm also Portuguese with strict parents and my mom used to be Roman Catholic. I can tell you things you wouldn't even believe but it's reality and it happened.
RCC; Cult.
@@mattmurdock2868 To a certain extent, you are a 100% right? But again , there are many , many words to describe a group of people doing something the same Same thing all at once. But don't take the religion and make it as the people. Because the people are who screw up the religion
Can confirm...Cult. So sorry for anyone who went through it worse than i did.
be careful of cults yall
Nothing you can do about it if you're born in like the majority of the comment section.
THANK YOU Vice for making this succint and true portrayal of what CONTINUES to go on same as it ever was. WT needs to be stopped. Full stop.
Their application of needing 2 eye witnesses to verify Child abuse is completely distorted and twisted, and here's why:
For example, the command found at Deut 19:15-21 deals with transgressions that could be VERIFIED with 2-3 witness--requiring 2 eye witnesses for child abuse does NOT fall into Deut 19:15-21, because it can' never be verified with 2 eye witnesses--that will NEVER happen.
Example: Numbers 5:11-31 deals with a case when a Husband suspected his wife was unfaithful to him--and she denies it, 'and there is no witness against her, and she was not caught in the act', the Torah commanded the Husband to take his wife to the Kohenim (priests) and a commandment was given to which the equivalent today you can think of as a 'medical examination', and whether or not she had been unfaithful to him would then come to light. The point I'm getting at is the Kohenim/priests would never have said 'just put it behind you and move on' or you have to learn to deal with it'. This is the reason why the JWs are wreacking havoc on so many lives of innocent victims, because of their twisted misunderstanding of what is actually being said.
To anyone in that church I say to you this: Per Lev 5:1, you are just as guilty as the perpetrators, and that's because you support them. Shame, Shame, Shame on those people!
The JWs are not Jewish nor are they Christians but rather they're pseudo-Christians. The vast majority have been brainwashed into becoming reclusive
the two witness rule just mean that peopel will get away with csa....csa is almost always done with just the victim and the perperatrator
Absolutely- it goes against logic & is grossly unjust
A strange sense of nostalgia suddenly hit me when the Cow Palace showed up! I remember sneaking away from my parents during the assemblies, and just walking all around the stadium halls, exploring and completely uninterested in the BS going on outside those hallways - except for when they'd start those god-awful 'dramas', and people would take the stage, dressed as ancient Hebrews, pantomiming to the V/O tracks; I never missed a chance to laugh at those. *sigh* oddly nice memories of such a ridiculous time in my life.
I was abused by my parents and elders in this cult. Karma is coming for you all.
I appreciate Cameron’s activism to help vulnerable children. ❤️
Religion is very sad
Isn’t it?
I was raised in a very conservative Southern Baptist home, and the the "lost experiences" part is something I can relate to, but I didn't have it as bad as this man. The worst of what he went through isn't something I experienced personally, but I wouldn't be surprised if other people did.
Shameless people
Yes, they are.
Ehh, they're brainwashed into hiding this and claim that stuff like this is fake
I find that the problem is that with JWs they're just so insular that this idea of accountability is seen as a threat because they're taught that anything from the outside is bad even if it's good. That's just a theory though so what I want to better understand is why people who abuse others abuse?
That's a very apt and thoughtful way to look at it. Well put. I agree.
All cults are like that. Same with Fundamental Latter Day Saints (FLDS) in America.
I actually have a co-worker who is a JW, and while he "inherently" seems like a nice person, he seems to be so adamantly stubborn in his ideals. Like, he is never willing to keep an open mind to other things. Mind you, i honestly dont challenge him nor do i even bring up the topic of religion, i always stay away from talking about the two "no no" topics (religion and politics, except with family and very close friends) but he constantly brings up religion even when i try to steer the conversation to some other topic. The very few times i would "slip in" a somewhat challenging question, there was never a "hmmm, well maybe your right or hmmm thats interesting, let me think about it or refer to the bible for more clarity". So from personal experience, JW seem to be obnoxiously stubborn and unwilling to maintain an open mind to other possibilities. And at leat with the case of my co-worker, he never seems to get tired of bringing it up and trying to convert me, i think he thinks im still a potential convert because i have never shown anger with him, and im not confrontational. What's worse, is unlike the individual in the video, my co-worker converted to JW omce he was alaready a grown man from what he told me, like late 20s early 30s.
Tell him you're not interested. I wouldn't have a co-worker harassing me with this nonsense at work!
This is great finally this comes to light about how horrible this organization is
I'm sorry to anyone that had a bad experience growing up in the religion!!! I was one of the few lucky ones that really did enjoy my experience, but I also had parent's that understood that it was my choice if I wanted to do anything. I was never forced to do anything I didn't want to. My parents are still JW. I still have a great relationship with them. I eventually stopped participating because I didn't have interest or a connection with anything being taught. There are good people, sadly the bad people always outnumber the good people.
I know a lot of people that I am still friends with that have gone through so much. The way things are set up with parents having so much dominion over their children they were always afraid to speak up. Speaking up would either be ignored or the elders wouldn't actually fix the issue. I have so many friends that have psychological trauma due to growing up in the religion that they're still dealing with. I've also lost a couple of friends due to suicide from feeling ashamed and being exiled. Just like with LDS/Mormons, Catholics, and Christians, things won't change until a lot of internal cleansing/terminations happen.
I was raised a im 60 yrs old now and still bitter towards my mom but im a born again Christian now and its so liberating
One cult to another
Cults and Extreme Belief with Elizabeth Vargas on A&E dedicated an entire episode to this in 2018.
So did Leah Remini on Oxygen Network. Oxygen also had an entire 2-part expose on CSA in the JW's. It's awful how this cult functions. I know, I was raised in it.
"There was nothing done, so there is nothing to be done." These are bone-chilling cold words from an organization that is upheld in many communities. My jaw is on the floor. Wow!!!!
Im out too after 30yrs. Im so happy you are out! Take care and enjoy your life, do what makes you happy.
This was a great video from vice! Love this
Thank you for posting this. More people need to know the reality of what happens within the religion
What parent leaves their children with random adults????
Witnesses are indoctrinated to believe that fellow witnesses are superior to everyone else and they always have your best interests in mind. It doesn’t cross their minds that their fellow witnesses can be evil and/or cover up evil. If you bring up anything that goes against their doctrine you’ll be labeled an apostate and most likely lose your family, friends and in many cases also your livelihood and housing because witnesses usually work and live with other witnesses. Even if people inside the cult know bad things are happening in most cases they’re too scared to do or say anything about it.
This cult is disgusting.
All of em
This whole film helped me wake up and get out! I had almost the exact same experience as the woman whose parent killed animals in front of her as punishment. Thank you for making this. It saved my life.
What are you talking about the woman’s mother who killed animals in front of her as punishment? I didn’t see anything about that in the video?
@@LilMsLorelei this video is a segment of a complete documentary with multiple people interviewed. It’s called Crusaders.
Well done for taking video footage - That old man/elder really is dumb to accept what happened to his kid and not bother getting justice. I am so sorry for what you experienced as a child, and the depression that followed. Did you tell your doctor about what triggered the depression? Try and take the paedophile to court if you are strong enough, or wait until you are stronger mentally and emotionally. My prayers are with you 🙏🏼
mad respect for this dude
This is the kind of documentaries that must be made,that really bring things to light that are hidden from the mass media. About that boy said, i felt something was robbed from me, like not dating in youth or celebrating birthdays.
These emotional abuses things arent the same as sexual(not negating the abuse this boy went through) or physical abuse or starvation, but it creates a strange void and rage.
Vice, please make more of this. Not that these truecrime are trending lately, but these docus at least compul us to not flinch away from the rotting part of society. And i remember vice being a media to not be afraid of showing them.
Hopefully these violations in organised social settings and institutions be brought to light and let there be more transparency everywhere.
It was definitely the worst thing any human would go through! I went there from when i was born to 19 years old. I was forced by my mom (never had a choice). Went to meeting twice a week, assembly’s, conventions, field service on weekends, it was tough childhood for me. I only wish that i didn’t have this life because im in my early mid 20s confused with what i want in life.
Do your research
Get a full time job
Save your money
Take one day at a time ❤
Tax religion
I understand the anger at what you may have missed. I was raised in a different cult and left last year at 46... however, it does help to focus on the good things about who and what you are because of your up bringing. It had made you who you are today. You are right where God wants you to be to continue learning and growing in the way that's best for you to do for the experiences you need.
Did God want me to grow up in a cult? Apparently he did!!
That’s why I lost my faith in a loving God after I left the JW cult.
Very good documental.
Thank you for sharing this!❤
Apostate greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 👍🏼
That father(elder) is just like Lot in Bible story, story also in this org NWT, a man(father) who wanted to give his daughters to a mob (this elder’s case is I kept about my child’s CSA quiet😮). And will think cuz it’s God’s will😮Unbelievable!
You so need to speak out loud about this. They must not get away with it. February broadcast they talk like they are so truthful and us out here are liars it’s disgusting. Qld. Australia. We are not apostates out here we just believe IN the real TRUTH AND IT HAS TO BE TOLD.
Who else grew up as a witness and struggles and fights feelings of “something bad is about to happen” literally every second of the day!!!!!
I was never put through anything like that but I'm carrying shameful family secrets, and i always was afraid of mingling with social groups and was troubled that the secret might be known to others, and the fear of having to deal with it even though I had no part in it(and was a child).
I know how painful it feels, not because of the stress we go through at the time of anticipating something bad gonna happen, but the regret of having to anticipate such bad energies when we should be fine.
I hope you are now in a safe and good place, without having the bear the pain madam.
We always ask “What is Jehovah’s Witness?” But never, “ What did Jehovah Witness?”
I'm sorry you had to live that life😢.
My old boyfriend's Aunts sold his Grams house for the money.
She was in her late 80s.
They put her in a damp basement on a cot and gave her the job of tending the Pigs!
She would call Dons mom her other daughter crying ,they then took away the phone😳.
Throw that stuff away!
Man, growing up as a Witness, there was no baptism. I was a Witness because my family were Witnesses except my father who didn’t really follow anything. They preached doomsday and were slammed in the papers when it didn’t happen and they didn’t acknowledge Jesus, only the Old Testament. They flipped on a dime to make themselves appealing and stories of abuse was rampant. My sister knows this all too well. They dropped us after we needed help spiritually and emotionally. They couldn’t even help themselves. I was lost but found Jesus but backslid and know I’m back with Jesus and He’s keeping me going. Root out abuse everywhere and I’ll be praying for that kid and all victims to overcome and thrive and their abusers to be brought to justice.
I heard a very similar story. Where did this take place? What party is the USA?
I'm Buddhist and we believe that people are born into Goodness. Through life experience and conditioning, we begin to suffer. Working with Buddhist principals we come to understand the true source of happiness.
Finally someone that I totally agree with🎉
I grew up being a Jehovah witness. I don't have very many good memories. I was very abused physically, verbally, mentally, and emotionally by my mother, and sexually abused by one of my family members. I went and told the elders, and they told me I had to allow it. God would punish them. Well it never stoped, so I left. I still have God in my heart. But not any religion. I have PTSD now that caused me to have seizures.
Sad 😔
This goes for physically abuse as well. I remember a women (24) bought a boy(15) a phone so she can send him nudes. The mom wanted to charge her AS SHE SHOULD. Ya’ll they just disfellowedshiped her 💀
My aunt is in it and she took action. Her elders actually took action on the abuser. He want to juvie and is not able to participate in stuff. I guess they're super strict to stuff like that now
Fellows I really need your help.
My girlfriend was raised in this organisation. She stopped their meetings before i met her. We were having nice and lovely relationship, she later starting back not more 3 months ago and after she started going back everything has fallen from we planning our marriage to break up given me some reasons the organisation teachers her. Please i really need help to help her out of this. I really ready for any support
I grew up JW and it was nothing like what he explained but needless to say that's not my religion any longer because I couldn't be in a religion where people were allowed to judge others and even kick them out of the faith
Really curious as to what part was 'nothing like he described'? Jws not being able to celebrate much in order to stay away from those they consider worldly is the norm. You might have some parents who are okay with those kids going to colleges as long as they're vocational or local community colleges, but you are actively discouraged from pursuing higher education. There might be some parents who are more lenient with their kids and let them do things like go to school dances or watch things like Harry Potter and Lord of the rings, but again as a whole this is what the faith pushes. So what was your experience?
Yea grew up in it and it definitely wasn’t as strict as he made it sound but I get the vibe it was different in different areas
"... I couldn't be in a religion where people were allowed to judge others and even kick them out of the faith." I'm not sure which organization you belong to but the judgement and shunning/isolating of others are both practically universal tenets that unite all religions.
@sleepless…. @TDRE88 you guys say you grew up JWs but it was not like he described in the video, just gotta ask one thing then, were you guys seen as exemplary as youth? You know what i mean, what JWs call spiritual, a youth that can be interviewed at a convention, did you comment in every meeting? Have a highlighted magazine study article for Sunday? Were you ever a pioneer? The guy said he was….
This comment is very inaccurate the JW's are most definitely a cult with horrific policies. Just because you somehow didn't face the wrath of what it can do doesn't lessen his experience. Honestly you seem like an apoligist for JW'S and need to wake up.
If a religion causes more pain than good. Then it’s not a real religion. But a cult itself
What you mean "real religion," you fool?
There’s no "real!"
Open your stupid eyes and learn….to see. All religions are MAN MADE..!
I recently dis associated myself formerly from the Organization. I hope you get an attorney......
The difficult part is actually wanting to di good in the hall and having hypocrisy of elders family members overlooked and trying to keep joy do the right thing but bascially punished or mistreated or misjudged because you may just be the one who will reveal or report instances of whats wrong. I.e. a prominent elder in one hall has a big family and he has children that have broken the rules - covering over the misconduct between their non baptized grandson and another elders daughter rushing said grandson to get baptized and fast tracked inorder to cover over itall . Then having a son who is an unregestered offender- in witness jargon "cant be with a child alone". Which esentially means it was handled in-house and not reported to legal. They get all the prominence and bulldoze over anyone who may be a threat to them with rumors .
Solidarity!
At this point whose really surprised 😮
“Nothing you can do?” How going to the police and reporting them? The fact that the same thing happened to that mans children and he did nothing means he failed as a father and human being. Anyone who has been through this experience please report them to the police. Ps. I’m an ex JW. I left 13 years ago and have not looked back since. Best decision I made.
Amazing young man that deserved better🙏🍉
I dont understand WHY NOT GO TO POLICE! why go to elders?! Makes ZERO SENSE
Why go to the police? They're as corrupt as governments and money-scheming cults (ahmadiyya, jehovah's witness, iskcon, mormon, scientology, etc...).
This is definitely not ok for them to hide what was done to those
This happened to me too my mom didn’t do much but tell me I had wait till I was 18 to leave my house elders didn’t want to do anything mine happened at 13years old and he was 19 and nothing has happened to him he got married
I tried to get the cops involved after I turned 18 I didn’t care anymore so I was left to be a young adult in this world my dad is a elder but he hasn’t spoke to me Cus I chose to be gay /: my mother left the organization till she got cheated on by another witness so then she left the organization entirely reunited with my mom at 25 its the worse cult it ruins families I still haven’t spoke to my dad in 16 years he still a elder till this day it sucks Cus I suffer from anxiety depression I feeel terrible for kids that’s start super young they train you from a early age
Walked out when I was 17 and never looked back. I was tired of the pressure to be the recruiter by going door to door bothering ppl. I hated bothering ppl. Never liked how they used to "Force" the religion on ppl. If u say no....leave them alone. It was boring and a waste of my life. Only good thing was it kept me out of trouble.......but at what cost?
So do you see your family or did they cut ties with you ? So sorry to hear atheism is the only way
@@cankurt3062 yes. Not disfellowshipped but brothers don't reach out to me. My phone is on and Im not angry at them. Sad I have no real family. When I used to call every couple months they would force the religion on me. Sad a religion is above blood.
Both of my grandmothers are devout jw’s . Thankfully my mom got out when my brother & I were young . Never celebrated Christmas though as a kid
With such ones that refuse to do the right thing and stand up to the Clans rules and policies towards getting the authorities involved , I remind them that not once but twice , the ancient city of Jerusalem was destroyed because of wicked acts that were not taken care of properly with the proper authorities , instead of continuing to cover up these CRIMES against children . I remind them that if their waiting on Jehovah to act .......they might not survive his response , like those in 586 BC and 70 CE . Helping to hide wickedness could cost them their lives .
I wonder if the guy would have gone to the police instead would they handle it any better?
This elder that said his kids were abused as well is full of sh^t.
Sad to know so many child abuse in western country and in Europe. But hardly have this problem in south east Asia
In my first memories they shot Kennedy I went numb when I learned to see "
I've met a few Members before overseas. you couldn't meet a nicer group of people...
im goin tru a similiar case right now i found out my eldest was bein groom by a ministerial servant for years i only know lately the elder hid d matter and transfer the person n my kid hates every religion she blames me for not checkin ppl background how wud i know the said these hihger ones r like angels spiritual educated im so shame i give up me too hv doubts y dont the sift the matter out now my kid laff at me and said i told u u wont get satisfsction i leave it to god but wen is that?????
Wow the Org made it on this channel 😂
Report abusers, whether parents or elders, to the police or the media.
If you were raised as a Jehovahs Witness and you are able to ( make it out) or (have an awakening to it) you are blessed. I was able to remove myself from the organization and still able to keep a sound mind. I talk to people about it all the time. I have done a lot of research on that colt. My whole family is a Jehovahs Witness.
Ahmadiyya is exactly the same principles as its genetic template - Jehovah's Witness
I grew up in this cult, this I know is true as similar has happened to me, and I know of many other cases and it is hushed up, so as not to bring reproach on the church.
It’s starting. I’m here for the fall of watchtower
Nothing has changed… I was molested in inpatient substance abuse rehab… I could tell you the guys first and last name right now… he’s probably still alive. I could tell you his name right now because I know nothing will be done. there were several men that did this to me btw. All of them have gotten away with it. You know how they officially dealt with it? “YOU WANNA GO HOME EARLY FROM COURT ORDERED REHAB?”
Thanks little brother for your video I am 75 years old and was in this cult for 5o years when I discovered pedophile in their watchtower of may 2o19 I left this cult and they disfelloship me but I have read the gospel of John and found the truth in John 14 verse 6 our shepherd and saviour Jesus christ told us that he is the way the truth and the life now I am a true Christian
What did you find?
Condoned, institutionalized abuse, ugh. That old guy is just angry & defensive, not helpful or hope for change
#cult frfr
I'm glad its all over now
Creepy and gross
I have jehovas in my family, and I avoid talking to them at all costs