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  Adult survivor of sexual abuse as a child

  by life is to short in

  1. watchtower
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  i showed the video from the midweek meeting of september 12th to my counselor to get her take on it.

  she said that it clearly was a propaganda video and was appalled that it was shown to an audience that had small children in it.

  she said that they could have been way more generic in their way of portraying the women as having been abused.. the subject of sexual abuse and the way the video zeroed in on it would have small children asking questions that really did not need to be addressed.

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  The society would gain so much more if they just did this:

  In one of the videos, make a comment such as:

  "aren't we thankful that Jehovah has helped us to see that even his followers have not always handled matters in the best possible way over the years"

  "We are so appreciative that we have been assisted in this modern age to make adjustments and changes. Yes, we apologise for the way some matters have been mishandled, but we trust that as we move closer to the new world, Jehovah will continually help us to get closer to his perfect standards!"
  
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  The bOrg Cult Tactics

  by pale.emperor in

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  i'm wondering if the borg actually studied mind control and coercion tactics deliberately or wether they just evolved over time through trial and error.

  from reading steve hassans books, studying hypnosis and methods psychopaths use it all seems very complex.

  like it would never occur to me to do a, b and c in the right order at the right time in order to get control of someone or control their lives.. for example, repetition of words (the word "loyalty" was a big one in the last convention), using loaded language, encouraging people not to trust their own thoughts, restricting their information, demonising those who leave etc.

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  Actually finkelstein, your points are very good! Well said.
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  Is remaining ignorant a choice?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  is remaining ignorant about the society a choice?.

  surely every witness has a moment in time when "something just doesn't seem right"?

  perhaps a teaching, doctrine, an article, a talk, a news report about child abuse handling, or a jwdubdotorg broadcast, a video, a cartoon for the kids....you know....?.

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  Is remaining ignorant about the society a choice?

  Surely every witness has a moment in time when "something just doesn't seem right"? Perhaps a teaching, doctrine, an article, a talk, a news report about child abuse handling, or a jwdubdotorg broadcast, a video, a cartoon for the kids....you know....?

  So, do we choose to remain ignorant. Do we choose to just say "oh it must be ok because the GB are always correct"?

  Or in this day and age of easily accessible facts to research, do we allow themselves to dig a little deeper AS THE BIBLE ITSELF ENCOURAGES all to do.? After all, the very nature of our lives are dependent on facts.

  Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored....
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  Does anyone know what this is?

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday my sister cut her foot on a piece of metal that was sticking out of my yard.

  i've lived in my home for almost 8 years now, and well i'm guessing this thing must have worked it's way up to the surface or something, never seen this thing before.

  i started to dig it up, and the thing just kept getting bigger and bigger.

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  stuckinarut2

  It's part of an alien ship.....😉
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  The bOrg Cult Tactics

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm wondering if the borg actually studied mind control and coercion tactics deliberately or wether they just evolved over time through trial and error.

  from reading steve hassans books, studying hypnosis and methods psychopaths use it all seems very complex.

  like it would never occur to me to do a, b and c in the right order at the right time in order to get control of someone or control their lives.. for example, repetition of words (the word "loyalty" was a big one in the last convention), using loaded language, encouraging people not to trust their own thoughts, restricting their information, demonising those who leave etc.

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  I doubt they set out to deliberately use those tactics, but they certainly have become very good at manipulation....
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  Adult survivor of sexual abuse as a child

  by life is to short in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i showed the video from the midweek meeting of september 12th to my counselor to get her take on it.

  she said that it clearly was a propaganda video and was appalled that it was shown to an audience that had small children in it.

  she said that they could have been way more generic in their way of portraying the women as having been abused.. the subject of sexual abuse and the way the video zeroed in on it would have small children asking questions that really did not need to be addressed.

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  Yes!

  I also showed a counsellor the video.

  She was disgusted at the manipulative nature of it!

  The way they cherry picked some points and obviously excluded other more important issues was terrible. (For example, no mention was made about a victim seeking counselling)
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  “Care Plan for Women in Labour Refusing Blood Transfusion”

  by wifibandit in

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  2. medical

  september 3, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: care plan simplification.

  outline for discussion of care plan with publisher hid-cp-otln.

  care plan for women in labour refusing blood transfusion hid-cp-gh jan 2011. .

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  stuckinarut2

  Once again, here is an example of the micro management the society demands over the PERSONAL decision of its members!

  And they say they are NOT a cult?!
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  Oct 2021 Time Capsule

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  what do you think the jw religion will be like in oct 2021?

  if we go back five years from oct 2016 you get 2011. there was no jw.org, really pretty much no tablets, most people were using paper copies for everything.

  now that's all changed.

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  Who knows!

  But one thing is for sure, as the opening post pointed out, the changes will be huge compared to current things.

  5 years has seen monumental differences in the society.....
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  Oh the irony! The elder, a car accident, and me....

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  oh this is just worth sharing!.

  so , as many know, it has been two years since i have attended any meetings, conventions, etc....nothing...cold turkey.. the hassles and problems the elders threw our way were monumental....so many details i could share, but suffice it to say, we stood firm and kept our dignity and poise and reminded them of "appropriate boundaries ".

  one elder in particular has since spared no effort in ensuring that malicious gossip and slander has been spread so that witnesses have avoided us like the plague!.

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  Thanks for your comments all!

  Honestly, I stopped to help because it's what I would do even if I was still an active witness...and there was no desire to prove a point to him or anything....but it does amaze me that I will still be spoken of poorly as a PERSON amongst witnesses...
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  Oops, I did it again! Flag placed in the KH: Chile 2016

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  my friends,.

  what has become now a yearly tradition for me: getting the videos/photos of the flag in chile for their national holidays.. this is the 2016 version, i believe the clearest example yet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b94j3lmqx_w&feature=youtu.be.

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  Well said smiddy!