Jehovah’s Witness found dead outside Kingdom Hall
As reported on KTVA, A missing Anchorage woman has been found dead of exposure.
On December 31, at about 1:30 p.m. Edgardo Rosario found his wife dead in the snow near the church she attended, The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, located at 2520 Wesleyan Drive.
There were no signs of foul play.
Edgardo Rosario had called police on Sunday, Dec. 27 to report his wife Robin Rosario missing.
She was last seen on the evening of Dec. 26 - Rosario believed his wife was in bed but later found pillows under blankets placed to make it appear she was there.
Police has said that Rosario left all her belongings at the house and may have been suicidal.
The Anchorage Police Department’s Auxiliary Search Team conducted a search of the area around their home on Wesleyan Drive, as well as wooded areas nearby, but were unable to locate Rosario.
The Medical Examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death; however, upon preliminary investigation, it appears as though she succumbed to exposure.
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My condolences to the bereaved and my heart goes out to this woman and her family.
I was a JW for 30 years and quit often I wanted to kill myself too, went to Drs and took antidepressants for 20 years, none of it worked. Finally I got out of the Watchtower cult and now I am better, threw away all my pills.
Make sense doesn’t it? If you take poison everyday you will get sick after while, so too if you poison your mind with all the JW $hit. I see myself as being fortunate but feel sorry for this woman for not being able to see her way out of this destructive mind control cult before it was too late. And yes I do realize JWism may have nothing do with this case, however I also know that it may well have a lot to do with it as many Jw go suicidal, much more so than the population generally. Studies have been done which give evidence to this conclusion. Don’t believe then google it.
alot of people that join jehovah’s witnesses do kill themselves please i was one and my family sister mom and before my mom died she said i am so sorry i pushed you into the religion.
I am so sorry to hear of this tragedy. I too was a JW and was freed from it 18 yrs ago. Unfortunately I taught my 4 children the religion and I am now paying the price, 2 of the 4 have returned to it and have put me out of thier lives and the lives of my 5 grandchildren. Daily I feel like taking my life now and I haven’t felt like this since I left the org. I miss my family so badly. It is impossible to morne the loss when I know they are alive. I am also so sorry I led them into such a cult.
I am a jehovah witnesses and I love it a true religion pleasing to god must have restriction I hate my dear sister allowed the devil to lead her here she is in jehovah memory I encourage any who have left jehovah to return to the greatest place on earth
Dear Stephanie,
I will pray for you. That is all I can do.
I am disfellowshipped and my only child is still a witness. He does not talk to me and I am depressed daily. I miss him so bad. I too have thought of killing myself. My Mother did. Seems like the only way this pain can end.
HELLO, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING TO ANYONE ON MY COMPUTER, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ANY OF YOU THAT WANT’S TO LISTEN TO ME THAT I TRUELY BELIVE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY , I HAVE BEEN THRU OVER 6 DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND I CAN TRULY SAY THAT I DO BELIVE IN THE JW ..STOP!!! THINK!!!LISTEN!!JUST LOOK IN THE BIBLE ..YOU!!!KNOW THIS IS THE WAY OUR JEHOVAH’A GOD GAVE AS THE RIGHT INFO. DON’T BELIVE MAN BUT ONLY THE HOLY BIBLE!..THE DEVIL .sANAN TRICKS AS ALL..DON”T BE FOOLED … PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT THE J.W HAVE TO TEACH THEY ARE RIGHT…..END THE END THAT IS WHAT MATTERS..I WANT TO SE YOU THERE ..JOYCE PLATT
I also am a JW and have been brought up as one. A privilege beyond compare. I had a bit of a wild side and went awol for a while there, but what the whole time, I was thinking about how I needed to return to my beliefs and live by them. I’ve started getting back to meetings now and I feel so much better, and have been able to give up smoking pot, just by me not wanting to damage my relationship with my Creator, Jehovah. Now do I sound like someone who has been part of a damaging cult? No I don’t think so. I have been saved from a life of striving to live up to what this world calls “successful”, when all it is, is a big corrupt system, with satan the devil as the Architect. See through the masterpiece of deception, this world system is. A beautiful piece there Joyce, if its your first post on the net…
Jason???? How many other Jason’s are there that were JW’s with pot problems… maybe a lot? I don’t know but I can’t believe what a coincidence it would be if this were you…
Kate, I don’t understand your reply at all sorry.. What were you trying to say?
It’s unfortunate that this woman was driven to end her pain in this way. The “religion” of Jehovah’s Witnesses lead many people to depression and mental illness. How could it not? Look at the doctrine honestly. They tell their members that we live in a world controlled by the devil and there are demons that will get them if they leave the special protection of their group. Open your eyes people, it’s a doomsday cult that destroys families. There is no devil, it’s called mythology. Do you believe in Shiva, a Hindu God? Do you believe in Zeus? Probably not, but why believe in the mythology of the Jewish people? What makes their creation story and mythology any more special than any of the other religions around the world who have had their own religions and beliefs that helped them attempt to understand the world they live. Religion is a link to the primitive past that our ancestors lived in, they didn’t have the knowledge to understand the world they lived so they created mythology in order to bring meaning to their lives. We have a lot more knowledge today yet many people cling to the superstitions and ignorant beliefs of our ancestors. Do you really think Jehovah the God of the Jews is going to destroy 99.9 percent of the population simply because they don’t want to be Jehovah’s Witnesses? Think people. It’s okay to have doubts about the instructions from the Governing Body. They really don’t know what they’re doing. Does this New Light about the 1914 generation make any sense to you? It shouldn’t, it’s a doomsday prophecy intended to keep you in fear of leaving the group. They have told you armageddon is near and you will be destroyed if your not in their group. Almost all cults say this. Cults require members to shun family members who leave the cult. This shows how powerful a cult can be, they have the influence to split up the sacred bond between parent and child. But of course the other cult members will become your new “family”. As long as you parrot back the teachings of the Governing Body and never use your brain or have your own opinion about the mythology of the Jewish people these other cult members will have “conditional” love for you. What kind of an organization would want it’s members uneducated? They don’t want intelligent members because they would quite easily see through the nonsense that’s being served up as “Truth”. If it’s the one true religion wouldn’t it stand up to a little scrutiny? What’s the real reason the Governing Body doesn’t want you to research the history of the organization? If your faith is so strong why do JW’s bury their heads in the sand when confronted with proof that their organization is a cult? Find out for yourself, don’t be a brain dead zombie who has lost the ability to think rationally and allows the Governing Body to think for them.
Jwfacts.com
Howcultswork.com
You fool “watchtowers witnesses”!
You truly truly are a total fool.
Please allow me to completely obliterate your ridiculously long ramble, by passing off just one of your sentences as total garbage.
quote “If your faith is so strong why do JW’s bury their heads in the sand when confronted with proof that their organization is a cult?”
oh this is too easy… one, we don’t bury our heads in the sand, and two, what proof, of our organization being a cult are you talking about?
We are happy to believe what we believe about this world system. We are not afraid of demons and the devil, and we are happy to adhere to local law, wherever we live and pay our taxes. What more can someone ask of any member of society?
Hi Jason. You say “We are happy to believe what we believe…” I think it would be more accurate to say “We are happy to believe what we are TOLD to believe”. Unquestioning obedience is one of the main requirements from the Governing Body. They don’t want their members thinking. They just want the members to accept whatever they’re told like mindless drones. Again I ask what kind of an organization would want to keep it’s members uneducated? You need to put some serious thought into that question.
I should let you know that I was born and raised in the “Truth”. So you will not be able to whitewash or deny the practices of the Watchtower Society to me. I’m still trapped within the organization. If I leave my own parents and family will treat me as if I’m dead. I didn’t chose to be in a cult, I was born into one. And now there is no honorable way to escape. My sister was disfellowshiped for fornication with her “worldly” boyfriend. Well guess what, she is now married to him. She is no longer a fornicator. She is not an evil person or celebrating any pagan holidays. In fact I believe she is a better person and less judgmental than most of the JW’s I know at the Kingdom Hall. But my parents haven’t talked to her for over five years because she no longer wants to be part of the doomsday cult they are in. When I saw the way she was treated and the complete lack of real love within the congregation I began to research as much as I could about the JW’s. There is a very good reason they don’t want people reading anything negative about them. The true history of the Watchtower Society is very embarrassing.
You evidently disagree with my statement that “JW’s bury their heads in the sand when presented with proof that they are in doomsday cult”. I could word it differently but the message is still the same. JW’s are TRAINED to ignore anything critical of the group. We both know you can’t deny the “Doomsday” nature of the group. It doesn’t get any more obvious than telling people that the end of this world is near and if your not in our “special” little club you will be murdered by God. If you don’t believe the JW’s are a cult, I ask you how much do you really know about cults? Have you ever studied anything about how to spot common warning signs of cults? You say you don’t “bury your head in the sand”, so I challenge you to study as much as you can about cults. This way you can decide for yourself if the Watchtower Society uses cult like tactics to keep people trapped in the organization. Instead of wasting time out in field service why don’t you take the time to educate yourself.
Since you probably will bury your head in the sand I will just demonstrate a few common cult like behaviors that can be found in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Teach that salvation can only be found within the group. Demonize everone not in the cult. Claim that the end of the world is coming and everyone outside the cult will be destroyed. Indoctrinate phobias about ever leaving the group. Completely shun former members, even family members. The shunning policy keeps people in fear of ever leaving the cult. Control the information that members can read about the group. Teach that any information critical of the group comes from “Evil Apostates”. Preemptively warn potential converts that they will be persecuted for joining this “true religion”. When family and friends later show concern about their relative joining a cult the recently converted will feel as though the recruiters were right about the group being “persecuted”. Isolate the members from non-members. This helps foster the group think which is crucial for a cult. Enforce the fact that no dissenting opinions are allowed about the groups leaders. Only uplifting comments are allowed. Tell the members that if they don’t report “independent thinkers” to the elders they will be sharing in their crimes and might not be in God’s memory at Armageddon. Teach that working for free as slave labor for the organization is “life-saving” work. Such as recruiting new members or working in a factory printing material for the recruitment work. Teach that the leaders of the group can somehow speak for God. Teach that questioning these MEN who are in charge of the group would be equal to questioning God. Teach that there is no legitimate reason to leave the cult, former members are often portrayed as evil or unrepentant wrongdoers. Teach the members that they should not rely on their own thinking or “understanding”. The leaders of the group will discern “truth” which will then be accepted by the followers without question.
There are a lot of decent people who are JW’s. But that doesn’t change the fact that the group is a cult. Most JW’s don’t even know what kind of a group they’re really in. Do you think they allow themselves to research the real history of this little doomsday cult? Do you know that before the tax laws were changed in 1980 JW’s used to sell all the publications door to door. Think about it. The Watchtower Society, a publishing corporation masquerading as a religion told their followers that their eternal salvation was dependent on going door to door for free selling Watchtower publications and recruiting more people into the organization. These new converts would then also perform this “life saving” work by also becoming unpaid salesman and cult recruiters. It’s like a sick and twisted pyramid scheme. And the mindless drones just do as there told.
Jwfacts.com is a great website to find out the real truth about the Watchtower Society. Do your homework.
Hi Watchtowers Witnesses,
I’m terribly sorry that you suffer from being a compulsive liar, and a bad one at that. If anyone bothers reading this far past that ridiculous ramble of lies, just reverse everything that was written in the above post, and you might be somewhere close to what is actually the truth about the Govering Body. I read 3 articles in the Watchtower magazine on the train today. I have never felt the ride to work go so fast before, I was loving being able to switch off from all the filthy language from teenagers and learn a bit more about the New Heavens and New Earth that our Loving God Jehovah has waiting in store for his people.
I know you take this on as a challenge to see how many people you can steer away from learning the truth about Jehovah’s Witnesses. Why would you want to do such a thing? You won’t even get a chance at getting through armageddon mate. You’ll be classed as an apostate, don’t you know that? You do know that you are sinning against Jehovah’s spirit, doing what you do here, don’t you????
He he he he, Enjoy Gehenna, Thats certainly where you belong. Me, I’ll be enjoying everlasting life, building a log cabin on a mountain side somewhere, forever grateful to my creator Jehovah, for giving me the wisdom to see through evil deception like yours. Well, attempted deception anyway.
oh, Yeah, and I forgot to mention to you that I’ll be enjoying having my own Lion and Lioness pets, along with my own flock of flamingos, as well as a couple of toucan birds. Yes, people, it is a promise of the almighty god Jehovah’s that when he makes all things new again, that we will have the whole animal kingdom in subjection to us, as was originally intended. Read it all in the bible… Funny how none of the good news about the future, is ever brought up by anyone here, when that, is essentially, what the Jehovah’s Witnesses try to teach to people. Live by the rules set by God Almighty himself, in the bible, and get everlasting life in a earth restored back to perfection, by Jehovah God himself, so you know its going to unbelievable good,.. or listen and believe what watchtowers witnesses has to tell you, and never find out about how easy it is, to just live by the common sense standards set out in the Bible, but instead, be blinded by the evil deception being spread here by watchtowers witnesses (and of which, is explicitly warned against in the bible), and lose out on a chance of being in that new world system in a paradise earth.
Just think about it.. It’s so obvious that mankind has no way or means of fixing the earth that it has polluted and partly ruined, So either you believe that mankind will just eventually wipe itself by ruining its own home, or that the divine creator of everything, has everything in hand, and a plan (a grand plan!) all prepped to act on.
Yeah, I’m going with the latter myself.
Oh, and before you say that I’ve got my head in the sand again, as you love to do, I would like to know what your plan is?
Are you going to go up there and fix the hole in the ozone layer yourself are you?
Are you going to personally ask all the terrorists to please stop blowing things up are you?
How exactly are you going to fix all the problems at the moment in the world?
Why don’t you focus some of your time on solving problems like those, if you think we don’t need the Creator to fix everything up for us?
I read an Awake! article this morning:
If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Of the generation that observed the beginning of the “last days” in 1914, Jesus foretold: “This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.”-Matt. 24:34
Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in high school and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way towards its finish, if not actually gone! –Awake! May 22 1969
Someone 18 years old (possibly considering college at that time) would have been born in 1951 & would now be 59…eligible for Social Security in just 3 more years (full benefits if they wait an additional 4 years.) It’s a good thing they’ll “never grow old in this present system of things.”
I’ve read some of the comment that were left. I have this thing to say to those who are jehova’s witnesses…How can u be apart of a religion that would disfellowship u if you do not follow them…How could u support a religion that would brainwash u into turning your back on your family just cus they dont follow or support the religion you choose even though they have been there for you for everything else and supporrt you at everything else you do.
Jason just did more for educating potential seekers on the fanatical ravings of JW’s than what anyone could ever say here. I was raised as a JW, never baptized, and could see the hypocrisy and brainwashing by the time I was 10. I left, and was fortunate to be able to get my parents out also. They had been in for over 20 years, and had already lost their two eldest sons to the “world”, I refused to go at 16 (found out they couldn’t legally force me to go at that age), and the thought of having their entire family ripped apart, coupled with the enormous hypocrisy in the reality of JW’s finally convinced them to listen to logic and reason. They have been out for over 10 years now, and are so regretful and embarrassed over what they allowed to happen in their family. My mother suffered for years with severe depression and suicidal thoughts after removing herself as she was wracked with guilt and remorse of what she had done to her children.
So, Watchtowers Witnesses, thank you for your completely accurate, and really, very kind assessment of JWs.
I feel sorry for the family. I also feel sorry for any JW who have to live their life listening to the Watchtower and not the bible. I was raised a JW I am not 32 and had depression all my life. Now I am set free by Christ. I still study but now I only use my bible. I still have one sister who is a witness and hope that someday she will see the light. (she also struggles with depression)
i WAS RAISED A JW BUT NOT BAPTIZED,BEEN OUT OF THE RELIGION NOW FOR 24YRS. I AM ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK! WHEN I LOOK AT THE CONDITION OF THE WORLD TODAY,IT SCARES ME!!! WE AS HUMANS ARE DESTROYING IT VERY QUICKLY!!I AM HAPPILY MARRIED TO A GREAT WOMAN, I HAVE A KILLER JOB,I MAKE JUST UNDER 200 THOUSAND A YR,I HAVE 2 CORVETTES A SKI BOAT,30FT CAMPER,A HARLEY DAVIDSON,HOT TUB AND AN INGROUND HEATED POOL,BY WORLDLY STANDARDS I AM LIVING THE DREAM!! SO WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I’M MISSING SOMETHING!!! I AM 44YRS OLD AND I WAS THINKING,EVEN IF I WENT BACK TO THE JW’S AND LIVED FOR ANOTHER 50YRS AND DIED BEFORE ARMAGGEDON,IS IT STILL NOT WORTH THE PROMISE TO LIVE FOREVER?????
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? IF THE BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS ARE RIGHT AND THEY ARE WAITING TO GET TAKEN TO HEAVEN WHEN THE RAPTURE COMES,WHAT HAPPENS TO THE EARTH? WHY DID GOD CREATE THE EARTH,FOR A TESTING GROUND FOR US HUMANS? SINCE I LEFT THE JW’S I HAVE HAD NO CONTACT WITH RELIGION AT ALL EXCEPT LATELY WHEN I STARTED TALKING TO A FRIEND AT WORK WHO IS A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN,I ACTUALLY READ THE HOLY BIBLE FROM FRT TO BACK,HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF IT THOUGH!! VERY VIOLENT BOOK,WHOLE TRIBES OF MEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN WIPED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH AT GODS COMMAND!!THIS WAS NOT THE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES THOUGH THAT THE JW’S READ,THIS WAS A WORLDLY KING JAMES VERSION,I CAN’T FIND MY JW BIBLE AND I’M AFRAID TO TRY TO GET ONE BECAUSE I’M NOT SURE I WANT TO TALK WITH THEM YET!!
To Watchtower Witnesses and everyone else:
I would first like to begin by apologizing for any unloving or unkind remarks that may have been made by those who say they are one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The example Jesus set for us in the Bible was one of compassion and humility, not of proving your point regardless of whom you might deter from listening to your message. Being fanatical in your views and name calling are absolutlely unacceptable in everyday life especially when trying to get others to listen to ehat you have to say.
To Jason:
I have spent the last 30 years of my life around JW’s. My parents are regular pioneers. My father served as an elder for many years. I have never heard one of them speak to anyone the way you did. You are not conveying the message of hope and brotherly love as Jesus did. He would never have been so harsh or juvenile to those that did not believe in him. I am truly sad because this is the image you are portraying for this compassinate, kind, devoted organization of people. Actually, I’m pretty appalled. I believe that you love your Creator. But you have to remember when dealing with those that may have had bad experiences or have certain perjudices to your viewpoint, berating them will only further drive them from you. Jehovah’s love for his human children extends to those that are unbelievers and he wishes for all of them to come to an accurate knowledge of him. He has accepted you as an imperfect person into his organization with multitudes of forgiveness for the things you have done and for the things you will do. You are to emulate his example and accept others for what they are and believe. You do not want people to remember your message in the name of Jehovah to be one of damnation and severity. Rather, it is the promise of forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life that should be drawing in your listeners.
If nothing else, individuals who may not particularly agree with your beliefs might be, “won over,” by your attitude and spirit.
I was brought up as one of JW’s. And although I have not attended meetings in many years, I am thankful to my wonderful parents who brought me into that organization years ago. I would never change the fact that that is how I was brought up for I believe that it has made me the person I am today. I had the most wonderful childhood and I was very protected from the damaging influences of the outside world.
As an adult on my own, I have now come to realize all those influences my parents were trying to protect me from. The world is a beautiful place as seen in its variety of creations including human beings that our loving Creator made. The world as a society formed by man is cruel, inhumane, violent, and disgusting.
In summary, we are all the same deep down. We have a spiritual need that needs to be fullfilled. We all fill that need differently.
I hope everyone on here, no matter what your beliefs are, find true happiness. But the best place to start is in heartfelt prayer to Jehovah. Seek his guidance and he will lead you to the truth.
Thank you
Hi Me, I had a few thoughts about what you said. You said you were happy you were raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, but that you are no longer a member in good standing. Are your parents shunning you? You realize that if you leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses you are to be treated as if you’re dead by family members still trapped within the cult. In fact your parents would be kicked out of the group and shunned as well if they insist on having any contact with a child who is no longer a member. What are your own thoughts about the shunning policy? Many cults have shunning policies for former members and I believe it has a lot to do with control and keeping people trapped. My wife’s family that are still Jehovah’s Witnesses are completely shunning her simply because she doesn’t go to the meetings any more.
I think the one positive thing about the shunning policy is that it gives a great “witness” to non-members about what kind of a group the Jehovah’s Witnesses really are. I have many extended family members who are not JW’s and they always thought the JW’s were a odd religion, but mostly harmless. After witnessing the shunning policy firsthand and the complete lack of love they now know it’s a dangerous Religious Cult that tears families apart. And they are warning everyone they know about the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Do you still believe in the Watchtower Societies interpretation of the Bible? Because they teach that since you are not a member in good standing you are going to be murdered by God at Armageddon. How can you defend a organization who preaches that since you are not a member of their special little club you are a part of Satan’s world? You sound like you’re physically out of the Jehovah’s Witnesses but are still mentally trapped. You need to let go of the indoctrination you received as a child. The world is not as bad of a place as you have been trained to believe.
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