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  "Just don't overthink the truth"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  so after almost a year of complete inactivity and non attendance, i ran into a nice brother from the local congregation.. after some nice chit-chat, he says "we really miss you and your family...etc...you were always the kind and supportive one, the approachable and encouraging one in the congregation.

  your absence has confused so many".

  i thanked him and said "oh no, no individual has stumbled us.

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  The TATT will piss you off first, then make you think, then make you research, then set you free.
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  Does the governing body know what they are doing?

  by Gefangene in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  what do you guys think?.

  are they only some uber religious zealots or do they pursue hidden agendas beyond religiosity?.

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  Fulano - why, would meeting them in person make a difference?
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  JW.org videos....look like....

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .... i just looked through some videos on the scientology and the mormon youtube channels.animated whiteboard animations, bad acting, compelling music...it's all the same as jw.org...or the other way around.the similarity is very striking to me.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghjomvjadbghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxf3pwvjoka.

  i wonder why that is....

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  Same shit different assholes.

  Same kool-aid different flavour.

  Same mind-mushing propoganda different cult.

  ...I could go on all day with this, it's quite fun....
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  JWs Letters Target Recently Bereaved

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  current media attention in new zealand is focusing on the case of a woman whose male friend died three months.

  she received a handwritten letter personally addressed to her and her deceased friend with a series of questions about what happens after death.

  the woman was furious and, accompanied by news media, door-knocked the address provided by the letter writer.

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  I coud never bring myself to tell some grieving person I met in the D2D work that their loved one was not in heaven. It just seemed cruel and insensitive to bring these things up in their time of grief.

  I always felt like I was being a bad witness, bad, bad witness tsk tsk, for it though.
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  "Just don't overthink the truth"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so after almost a year of complete inactivity and non attendance, i ran into a nice brother from the local congregation.. after some nice chit-chat, he says "we really miss you and your family...etc...you were always the kind and supportive one, the approachable and encouraging one in the congregation.

  your absence has confused so many".

  i thanked him and said "oh no, no individual has stumbled us.

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  I remember a "sister" (ugh!) giving me similar advice during my turbulent doubting phase.

  She said "your problem is your too intelligent, stop thinking so much, not everything has to make sense you know."
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  The last video in the 2016 convention...

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...is an epic triumph is emotional manipulation.

  bringing together all of the stories they told thus far and placing them int he "new world" complete with the little boy who was killed in a car accident coming back from the dead.. i have a good friend who is stuck in with family and plays the role.

  he said everyone was crying, and the people next to him rated the videos by how many tissues they needed to dry their eyes.

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  I couldn't help but notice some of the titles of other songs from this band.

  Unchain Utopia

  The Obsessive Devotion

  Natural Corruption

  Monopoly On Truth

  This Is The Time
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  Challenge to Creationists

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in response to the 37 threads in my evolution is a fact series - see bottom of op for links - perry posted a link to an article "44 reasons why evolution isn't true".. i offered him a challenge on the thread and by pm.

  predictably he is totally ignoring it, so i am offering the challenge to any evolution-denier who thinks they have evidence to support their position.. please present one specific piece of evidence for creationism.. my task will be to refute it with evidence within 24 hours.. then i will present one piece of evidence for evolution and your challenge will be the same.. all posts must be as succinct as reasonably possible.

  entirely in your own words, without copy-paste, videos or links.. please post your interest to take part and we will set it up before the first actual post in the exchange.

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  JWs because of their lack of reasoning ability coupled with their over-confidence would have to be the low hanging fruit of creationists - easy to pick off and devour.
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  The last video in the 2016 convention...

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...is an epic triumph is emotional manipulation.

  bringing together all of the stories they told thus far and placing them int he "new world" complete with the little boy who was killed in a car accident coming back from the dead.. i have a good friend who is stuck in with family and plays the role.

  he said everyone was crying, and the people next to him rated the videos by how many tissues they needed to dry their eyes.

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  I find them to be shameless cult propoganda but I am awake.

  If I was still asleep, partaking of the kool-aid I can't say for sure what I would be making of them.
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  Can anyone allay my suspicions?

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  can you allay my suspicions of wt associated activity?.

  during the last 3 to 4 co visits, i noticed a predeliction on the part of the ladt few co's for taking photos at fs meetings and photos of cong at end of visit.

  i'm beginning to suspect that such is not because the co's have a newly found socially engaging disposition (being cool).

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  Yes, I noticed the photo thing from say a couple years back, also a sudden interest in asking questions about how you make a living etc. Smacked of sureptitious branch directed market research/intel gathering at the time to me.

  Why can't they just be up front about it though.
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  I think I figured out their strategy with all the creepy videos

  by JeffT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i came in during all the hype over 1975. the predictions about that date were the real driver behind all their activity.

  since then, they haven't had a good goad to prod the sheep.

  they seem to be smart enough not to try another date.. i think they plan to use fear instead.

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  I agree lostgen. The videos are low on detail and practical info, high on ambiguity and vague threats. Suggested terror is always more fearful than hard facts - WT knows that.