Posts by sparrowdown

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Just handed in my Disassociation letter

by Thirteenth tribe in

tonight my dl was posted by hand by my husband (a worldly guy).

i had the luxury of being at work distracted whilst he posted it.

i have been baptised for just over 2 years and studied since 2010. i couldn't take it anymore, not just the zealous dislike/disgust for 'people in the world' (this includes my husband and 99% of my family btw) but the obvious.... the investigations into child sexual abuse.

sparrowdown

I agree with you about cutting all ties their ideologies are toxic, even in small doses.

Great decision, welcome to your sanity returning. It won't happen overnight but it will happen.

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Attempted arson Kingdom Hall Australia Feb 9 2016

by Watchtower-Free in

http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2016/02/09/break-enter-arson-beenleigh/.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/kingdom+hall+of+jehovah's+witnesses/@-27.7070899,153.2022375,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x97799a9c520da3ff.

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sparrowdown

The cases I know of where this happened the offenders turned out to be.

In one incident it was a return visit.

In one incident it was someone who had studied on and off for years.

And in another it was the unbelieving boyfriend of local woman who was studying.

There was another one as well which involved graffiti turned out to be ex-husband of a sister who lost access to his kids.

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"These Words Must Be On Your Heart" Propaganda Film Review

by WatchtowerReviewz in

new watchtower movie review for those interested.. .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggj7rlof1o8.

sparrowdown

Great review of a truly awful movie.

JWs will eat it up with awe and wonder as evidence of the great and powerful movie making abilities of GB/Jehovah.

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Re: Quarterly Organizational Accomplishments Video Series

by pixel in

dear brothers:.

we are pleased to inform you that a new series of short videos will be produced to emphasize the acceleration of the worldwide work of jehovah’s witnesses.

(isa.

sparrowdown

Because propoganda is very effective, and WT knows that.

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When is a theory 'just a theory'?

by HB in

the titles of cofty's excellent recent posts are all preceeded by the words "evolution is a fact...".

richard dawkins is encouraging people to use the term 'fact' in relation to evolution, especially when debating with creationists as the word 'theory' is confusing to many, and the latter often takes the discussion off on an often unproductive tangent.

the following may be of interest, it's from the bbc website - part of a regular series of articles called 'the vocabularist', discussing the origin and meaning of words: .

sparrowdown

Theory means unproven to JWs until they are describing the overlapping generations theory then it is fact.

It reminds me of how JWs use the term "critical thinking" like it really means bitchy thinking.

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Attempted arson Kingdom Hall Australia Feb 9 2016

by Watchtower-Free in

http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2016/02/09/break-enter-arson-beenleigh/.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/kingdom+hall+of+jehovah's+witnesses/@-27.7070899,153.2022375,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x97799a9c520da3ff.

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sparrowdown

Yep, I knownof several cases where this happened. I think it is more common than many people would think. The elders (in the instances I know of) will tell the brothers not to talk about it, because it's negative and discouraging.

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Re: Quarterly Organizational Accomplishments Video Series

by pixel in

dear brothers:.

we are pleased to inform you that a new series of short videos will be produced to emphasize the acceleration of the worldwide work of jehovah’s witnesses.

(isa.

sparrowdown

You're welcome mad puppy. Now, go and get some proper driving lessons, sounds like you got yours from watching Smokey and the Bandit. Lol.

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Why facts fail to reach the faithful, (even the intelligent ones)

by done4good in

jw
friends

i posted this on another thread, and decided it deserves its own...thoughts?.

an unfortunate artifact of evolution is that belief can, and often does trump fact.

survival is at the core of what belief is about.

sparrowdown

The old "reptilian" part of the brain stops people from waking up, wow.

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Df brother in shock I spoke to him at kh

by poopie in

jw
friends

i was vis it in a kh last night and i just thought i try something new.

when amen was said i bolted out hall low and behold there was anot her poor soul just ahead of me so since he did not know me but i knew he was df i said a greeting to him he seemed greatabsolutely shocked and horrified thst i was speaking to him he acknowledged my greeting and scurried off in t i the night it was a great moment for humankind..

sparrowdown

If he wants to be reinstated he would be wishing you didn't do that, if caught, the elders would blame him for the exchange and could affect his chances of reinstatement.

That's how effective the mind control/emotional blackmail is. You actually subject yourself to this grovelling bull shit to get back in the "good books" of the "friends"

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Re: Quarterly Organizational Accomplishments Video Series

by pixel in

dear brothers:.

we are pleased to inform you that a new series of short videos will be produced to emphasize the acceleration of the worldwide work of jehovah’s witnesses.

(isa.

sparrowdown

"Acceleration" in WT lingo means applying the brakes, screaching to a halt, awaiting the sickening thud.