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  Don't Try to Choose Your Beliefs

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  beliefs are not things to be chosen like new clothes; authentic beliefs happen to us without our conscious attention.. i have often seen comments from ex-jws to the effect that they are now unsure about what they 'ought' to believe.

  others express offense when their chosen beliefs are challenged and well-meaning bystanders protest that everybody is entitled to believe whatever they wish.

  this misunderstanding of what it means to believe something is unhelpful.. it's natural to want to quickly replace our old beliefs when our worldview has collapsed around us.

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  I have noticed some come on here asking what they should believe - destined for the fire after jumping out of the frying pan.

  To wipe your belief slate clean is very scary, to keep it clean until you research thoroughly and then you can start building up a reliable knowledge bank can be unbearbably uncomfortable when you are used to having all the pre-digested answers provided for you by a cult.

  I'd say my waking up from the cult of religion was my first "red pill" there have been many more since then and will continue to be more - I hope.
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  ARC Information pack received in relation to my help, assistance, evidence and testimony

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this was sent to me by the arc for assisting and providing evidence and testimony in relation to jehovah's witnesses, the watchtower bible & tract society of australia, terrence o'brien, vincent toole, and geoffrey jackson of the governing body.. photo 1. a thank you letter, final report, summary brochures of the entire arc, every single case study and related document on a usb memory stick.. photo 2. close up of official arc usb memory stick with every single case study every single report and all the documents used.. photo 3. this arrived last year.

  case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses.

  i sent this official hardcopy to barbara anderson as a gift for all her hard work.. .

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  Great work jwleaks!
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  I think they're gearing up for ToMo to retire or pop his clogs in that order.
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  Larry Nasser..... WOW....

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you think the gb are watching the live report??

  will they learn from all this?

  are they scared shitless as the reality of social media delivers one bitch-slap of truth after another?

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  A horrible situation. A vile individual.
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  Larry Nasser..... WOW....

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you think the gb are watching the live report??

  will they learn from all this?

  are they scared shitless as the reality of social media delivers one bitch-slap of truth after another?

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  JD - yes yes different countries different laws but what has that got to do with the Larry Nasser case?
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  I wonder what the hazing ritual is for the GB club?

  Maybe he is forced to wear tight pants over yoga pants while GB-splaning the overlapping generations doctrine wearing overlapping pants.
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  I've Disassociated. It's getting announced tomorrow.

  by Heathen Dan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post to this site, im pale.emperor's brother:).

  first of all, i've left being a jw in june.

  since then my family have tried to convince me it's "the truth" and force me to go back even though it's my own decision.

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  Hi Dan, welcome to your life there's no turning back.....yaaaaaay!
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  Larry Nasser..... WOW....

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you think the gb are watching the live report??

  will they learn from all this?

  are they scared shitless as the reality of social media delivers one bitch-slap of truth after another?

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  JD - what is it with you and the varying legal age of consent in different states and countries thing? You seem to bring it up - alot.
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  New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this announced on reddit:.

  ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

  i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

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  A standby replacement maybe ? Who's about to retire or die?
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  UBI is coming, not if - when.