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  Have you been J-SNUBBED? HOW RUDE!

  by sparrowdown in

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  i got to thinking the other day about how the wt uses loaded language.

  and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.. but why not call a spade a spade.

  why not identify the true nature of a policy,.

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  "How did you enjoy the meeting"= a statement disguised as a question, should actually read: "you have to enjoy the meeting...everyone does".
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  Jehovah's Witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any U.S. religion

  by new light in

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  well i'll be darned.

  serves 'em right.

  man does that put a smile on my face.'.

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  Yes I remember when I first researched this, I found it very interesting.

  Helped explain why we seem to focus so much on d2d work but let "weak" ones just slip away into oblivion.

  In fact this info helped me to see that it wasn't me who "failed" them, but it was them who failed me.
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  Have you been J-SNUBBED? HOW RUDE!

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got to thinking the other day about how the wt uses loaded language.

  and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.. but why not call a spade a spade.

  why not identify the true nature of a policy,.

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  sparrowdown

  CO visit = the delicate "genius" and his wife are in town, let the brown-nosing begin.

  "My return visit is coming along on sunday" = suck it !!!
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  What Was Your Body of Elders Like?

  by minimus in

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  were they pretty much a good group of men?

  we're they jerks?.

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  They were awful, simply awful.

  Old boys network, everything in the cong was arranged for their own families

  convenience, while the rest of us could "go to buggery". Them and their

  families treated the congregation and the KH like it was their own personal kingdom.
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  What Was Your Body of Elders Like?

  by minimus in

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  were they pretty much a good group of men?

  we're they jerks?.

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  Active JW's and JW Lurkers- Especially JW Defenders and Believers: A Few Questions For You

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while there are not too many currently defending the watchtower in this discussion forum, it happens from time to time.

  and quite often, there may be new people and lurkers reading these discussions.

  i just wanted you to ponder these questions.

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  sparrowdown

  Why do you come here committee chairman?

  Is it to "reason" or "witness" to us? I sincerely would like to know.
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  Have you been J-SNUBBED? HOW RUDE!

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got to thinking the other day about how the wt uses loaded language.

  and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.. but why not call a spade a spade.

  why not identify the true nature of a policy,.

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  sparrowdown

  Good one Lisa.
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  look up in the right-hand corner of this page.. find where it says welcome (name).. did you locate that?.

  now click on your name and observe the new page loading takes you to a top blue bar with a menu.. it should read:.

  active topics search members topics started .

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  sparrowdown

  By far, the thread I started that got the most responses was one

  about capitol punishment, and that was because it started an arguement

  between a couple of posters.lol.
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  Have you been J-SNUBBED? HOW RUDE!

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got to thinking the other day about how the wt uses loaded language.

  and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.. but why not call a spade a spade.

  why not identify the true nature of a policy,.

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  sparrowdown

  I got to thinking the other day about how the WT uses loaded language

  and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.

  But why not call a spade a spade. Why not identify the true nature of a policy,

  action or behavior, the intent behind it. So, for instance, if we are being honest

  *disfellowshipped = emotional balckmail, J-snubbed, hit with the shun-gun,

  the "you are dead to me" treatment

  *deleted = disgraced former elder

  *The two witness rule= pedo loophole

  *Judicial Committee=kangaroo court, a prosecution only trial, where the

  prosecuting team are prosecuting attorney, jury and sentencing judge all in one.

  *worldly= marked for destruction unless commits to lifelong GB worship.

  These are just a few I could think of for the sake of example,but what about you,

  do you think the language used has any bearing on how we view things?

  Does calling it what it is help expose the true intent behind WT policies?

  Spin of all kinds is nothing new, so I suppose what I am talking about here

  is reverse-spin.
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  Ever try to contact local "inactive publishers"?

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm just wondering if anyone has ever tried to contact inactive or disfellowshipped jws in their area.

  there are many faders in our area.

  there is also a large born-in family that had many leave who were labeled as apostates.

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  @stuck--yeah, must be hard playing the waiting game, I can't wait to read the thread you start on your great escape.