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Insight On The Word Radio with Mary Aguilar
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Written by Mary Aguilar   
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 09:25
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My name is Mary Aguilar. I was a Jehovah's Witness in the late 70s and early 80s.  I was a victim of Domestic Violence.  My husband was a Jehovah Witness and still is.  I spoke several times to the elders about the violence, the  excuse was that I wasn't doing enough. I wasn't a good wife, I didn't pray enough how do they know how much I prayed. After several attempts to talk to the elders nothing was done. I had nowhere to turn.

I couldn't talk to my relatives as they weren't Witnesses. I didn't want to make a bad name for Jehovah.  My husband kidnapped my children, telling the brother's that I abused my children. They helped him hide the children, even a local elder.  I wrote to Brooklyn, and what they did was tell the local congregation to have a talk on the subject.

I decided that after the children were in my custody again, I would have to flee the situation because the abuse was so bad.  I spoke to the brothers and told them I have to leave. They frowned on the idea of me going to a shelter for battered women. Were they going to feed and cloth my children and myself?  I made the choice to leave.  I needed to flee for my life.
    
When you are a battered woman you feel alone, and being a Jehovah Witness you can't talk to anyone because you think about how you might disgrace "Jehovah's organization." I finally fulfilled one of my dreams: I always wanted to be an actress!  I was on The Sopranos even if I didn't get any further in the industry. I did something for me.  I don't feel guilt, and I can make my own choices. 
 
I want to thank God for giving me a voice to express myself and I hope I could help someone else that is in the same situation.  The worst thing you could do is be silent. I still don't have the greatest relationship with my children but, I know I am free!!!
 
Derrick Whitt Host and Mary Aguilar co-host a talk show radio, every Friday night eastern standard time 11:00 PM. We give Jehovah's Witnesses a voice.  Derrick Whitt is a musician, and I am a actress, We want others to know they are all welcome to call and express themselves.  I especially would like to here from battered Jehovah's Witness ladies who's husbands were Witnesses. 

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