thedepressedsoul
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2015 Convention Reminders Video!
by Atlantis incredit goes to mike & kim.. .. https://youtu.be/yj3x6wjrsaq .
.. .. atlantis!.
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thedepressedsoul
I see their discouraging of higher education has really paid off. They can't even get to a convention without being told how to. Let alone think about other topics for themselves. -
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Satan is more dangerous then pedophile - Assembly Part
by thedepressedsoul ini am sitting at the recent assembly, bored out of my mind (have you ever heard anyone call these things fun?
) and the next speaker walks out on stage.
he starts off with an illustration.
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thedepressedsoul
I am sitting at the recent assembly, bored out of my mind (Have you ever heard anyone call these things fun?) and the next speaker walks out on stage.
He starts off with an illustration. He asks the audience to imagine that you and your family live in a house and come to find out a pedophile lives directly across the street from you. He states, "wouldn't you do whatever was necessary to protect your child, to keep them out of harms way? Would you not take proper measure to insure their safety, whatever the cost?
In my mind I can't help but think how ironic this illustration is. I was wondering if he was "awake" and secretly telling all JW parents to get their kids out of this organization for their own safety. I was wrong though, what he says next completely took me by surprise.
He then goes on to say, "There is something even more dangerous then that pedophile living across the street to your children..." "Satan the devil is after your children, something even more dangerous then that pedophile!"
I wanted to stand up and shout out, "you sick SOB!" This guy is honestly saying that there is something more dangerous than a pedophile living across the street to their kids? You are honestly saying that a parent needs to take more precautions with an invisible entity that is after your kids than a physical sick man across the street that can do physical AND emotional damage to the whole life of that child? Heck, in JW land the parent wouldn't even know their is a pedophile sitting right next to their kid at a meeting if it was up to the GB and elders. Yet, here is this elder saying a parent would want to take precautions to one living across the street. At least their is distances, walls, and knowledge separating your kid and the sicko.
This religion is F'ed up. They have such a twisted and down play view of pedophiles. Not only do you use a illustration that would apply to every child that is in this religion and that actually happened to a lot of young JW kids, you then go on to say the devil is worse and requires more caution then a human predator?
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I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life
by thedepressedsoul inthe borg's tactics on most jw work.
they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.
it allows them to control every aspect of their life.
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thedepressedsoul
No, I'm pretty sure any addict would.
I'm guessing you are still sticking with that illustrations. You remind me of how JW are with no one can have a different view. Sure you're not still blind?
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I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life
by thedepressedsoul inthe borg's tactics on most jw work.
they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.
it allows them to control every aspect of their life.
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thedepressedsoul
You have no idea if someone at your table is bluffing or not - you only know that you're bluffing.
Or if they're an addict... ehm
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I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life
by thedepressedsoul inthe borg's tactics on most jw work.
they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.
it allows them to control every aspect of their life.
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thedepressedsoul
Yes, that all plays a vital role.
I guess this is why JW say not to use too many illustrations. People get hung up on them and focus on that aspect. Thanks for turning this into a gambling post and what an addict is...
Here you go buddy: http://www.psychforums.com/gambling-addiction/
Can't tell if you have a gambling problem or are trying to explain 1914 to me
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God & JW can't exist without "evil"
by thedepressedsoul ini was thinking the other day that so far jw's and god have always needed or relied on "evil" to get items done or taken care of.
almost every bible prophecy and jw teaching would not exist without "evil".. let's take the prophecy of jesus for example, it would not have been fulfilled without evil.
when you think about it, he was a needed evil in order for prophecy to be fulfilled.
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thedepressedsoul
Right, Viviane? I thought I was going crazy. One line he chose someone to do the crime and the next it wasn't predestined.
It reminds me of someone trying to explain the trinity or 1914. My head hurts after as they counter their previous statement.
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God & JW can't exist without "evil"
by thedepressedsoul ini was thinking the other day that so far jw's and god have always needed or relied on "evil" to get items done or taken care of.
almost every bible prophecy and jw teaching would not exist without "evil".. let's take the prophecy of jesus for example, it would not have been fulfilled without evil.
when you think about it, he was a needed evil in order for prophecy to be fulfilled.
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thedepressedsoul
I'm not sure of your point or reasoning there Hold me.
I'll answer as I took it. Did Jesus not have a moral obligation to warn Judas that when he chose him as a disciple that he would do this horrible act? I highly doubt Judas went into the situation to betray him.
It's as if I knew someone would steal from me yet in return I'd get a large settlement from my insurance company. I let the person steal from. Do I not share in that crime or have an obligation to try and warn that person not to steal?
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I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life
by thedepressedsoul inthe borg's tactics on most jw work.
they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.
it allows them to control every aspect of their life.
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thedepressedsoul
You completely missed that post Orphan. You decided to leave out the important portion of the quote just like the WT and bypass the matter. No matter the outcome it started off as a bet, it was never a "sure" bet. What is worst you tried to pick out what your cards would have been and what I would have done. Nice job. If only it all was that easy and you could choose all matters and outcomes, just like bible prophecy. Cherry pick just like the WT too
Bluffing has it's purpose just like folding, just like going all in and just like baiting people into the pot. Only the blind see one option.
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I'm my favorite type of JW - Double Life
by thedepressedsoul inthe borg's tactics on most jw work.
they put fear into their mind, they guilt trip them and basically make them scared to do anything when they are away from the kingdom hall.
it allows them to control every aspect of their life.
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thedepressedsoul
& yet the other players may notice that too and see you adding more to the pot and fold leaving you with very little to show for that hand. Then next match wipe you out. Going into that match you would not have known your hand and what cards would have been played out. It was never a sure bet to begin with. You've already made a bet way before it was guaranteed.
It's all a game.
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God & JW can't exist without "evil"
by thedepressedsoul ini was thinking the other day that so far jw's and god have always needed or relied on "evil" to get items done or taken care of.
almost every bible prophecy and jw teaching would not exist without "evil".. let's take the prophecy of jesus for example, it would not have been fulfilled without evil.
when you think about it, he was a needed evil in order for prophecy to be fulfilled.
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thedepressedsoul
That would still mean Jesus had to choose one person that would have betrayed him. That means he chose a man who had a weakness or bad tendency just to play on or use that weakness to fulfill prophecy. That "other man" would be just as doomed as Judas without ever know he was chosen to fulfill an evil role. Instead of trying to cure that persons bad tendencies you promote it. What's worse is that you know the person will fail before the person with the weakness ever does. It's like being a heroine addict and someone using that addicted to their advantage or for a purpose.
The predestination either started when those words were prophesied or when Jesus chose someone knowing they would fulfill that role.