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  Cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics in social media!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  so over the last few years, the witnesses i know (who were close friends in the past) who follow me on instagram social media have been steadily dropping off and blocking me..... but there are a small number who are still friends.. i have noticed one sad situation for one friend who is clearly battling cognitive dissonance.

  if she posts a picture and i leave a nice comment on it, my comment quickly disappears.

  (she must delete it i guess) but then soon after she sends a nice private message asking how we are, or commenting on the post or activity.

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  Yes @wake...you will know of many I'm sure
  
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  Another example of the smothering and high control nature of JW husbands

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  i have noticed another popular pattern of behaviour amongst witnesses in recent years.. many, and i mean lots of ones with instagram accounts have closed the wife's account, and have started a "couple's" account instead.

  also, for families.

  the children's accounts have been closed, and the husband starts a "family account".. it is mainly on the husband's device, and seemingly under his control.

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  I have noticed another popular pattern of behaviour amongst witnesses in recent years.

  Many, and I mean LOTS of ones with Instagram accounts have closed the wife's account, and have started a "couple's" account instead. Also, for families. The children's accounts have been closed, and the husband starts a "family account".

  It is mainly on the husband's device, and seemingly under his control. (as to what gets posted, and who they follow etc)

  It just smacks of the high control nature that the Society encourages! These women and teenagers CAN NOT have their own accounts, but must "subject themselves" under their husbands control??

  If that doesn't smack of CONTROL and scream "cult", then nothing does...

  Or, am I reading more into this?
  

  Thoughts?
  
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  Watchtower Internet Presence Spells Doom For the Cult With Every Passing Year.

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  think of it : the internet as a source of information and exposing to human kind many alternative interpretations of literature content spells doom for watchtower bull shit as all countries raise their intelligence to what is right and wrong and what is self serving and biased by religious indoctrination, such consciousness will become so common place that religious bull shit will not be very tolerated by the masses as we proceed forward.

  it is just a matter of excellorateded of information available to the mean average users.

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  It takes only one or two clicks away from the official site to a wealth of accurate information about the society!
  
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  My jaw dropping OMG moment at the end of the convention

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes folks.

  over the past few days i can honestly say the convention was relatively quite good.

  most of the talks, videos, symposiums were in line with scripture if you have faith in the bible.

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  It clearly does NOT matter what they spew forth... The GB are still the oracles for truth...

  Makes my head hurt.....
  
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  Theocratic warfare. Great video

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all recall the appalling example of vin toole during the australian royal commission when he was questioned about"theocratic warefare".

  here is a great video that shows how the society has used, and in turn tried to lie about "theocratic warfare".

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cixj9b6sd34.

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  As I live nearby him, and know him from my time at Bethel, I look forward to the day I run into him at the shops or in the street.

  I look forward to asking him politely : "Vin, are you proud of the way you handled matters at the ARC?, because I was embarrassed by your deception and lies. "
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  Cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics in social media!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so over the last few years, the witnesses i know (who were close friends in the past) who follow me on instagram social media have been steadily dropping off and blocking me..... but there are a small number who are still friends.. i have noticed one sad situation for one friend who is clearly battling cognitive dissonance.

  if she posts a picture and i leave a nice comment on it, my comment quickly disappears.

  (she must delete it i guess) but then soon after she sends a nice private message asking how we are, or commenting on the post or activity.

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  So over the last few years, the Witnesses I know (who were close friends in the past) who follow me on Instagram social media have been steadily dropping off and blocking me....

  But there are a small number who are still friends.

  I have noticed one sad situation for one friend who is clearly battling cognitive dissonance. If she posts a picture and I leave a nice comment on it, my comment quickly disappears. (She must delete it I guess) But then soon after she sends a nice private message asking how we are, or commenting on the post or activity. The same occurs if I post a pic. She doesn't comment publicly, but sends a private message instead.

  I really feel for her. She and her husband have heard the talk and "counsel" from the local elders to avoid us, yet they still want our friendship, but can't be seen to be in association with us.

  So sad. Yet I do not hold it against them.

  Such is the power of the society!
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  Question for those who went to the RC

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm just curious with all the happy clapping that is now going on with the singing at the conventions.

  what has been the reaction to it with the r&f.

  has anyone ever commented that it reminded them of a pentecostal revival meeting.

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  Thanks for posting that video whatsgoingon! (Now it is an ear worm I can't get rid of...haha😩)

  Is that an official video they play at meetings?
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  Happy birthday Watchtower!

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just before the month ends i would like to congratulate the watchtower magazine for completing its run of 138 years of publication.

  the first copy was printed july 1st 1879. well done watchtower!.

  as a reminder, let people remember that in its time this magazine has one of the world’s largest print runs for a periodical.

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  Great quotes @wake me!
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  JW renaming things: "It's Not this, it's ....."

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was brought up in another thread, but i thought it should have its own thread.

  feel free to add your own observations and experience.

  the jws are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.

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  A "Spiritual" person is someone who gets at least 15 hours per month, and answers at least three times per meeting....
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  Theocratic warfare. Great video

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all recall the appalling example of vin toole during the australian royal commission when he was questioned about"theocratic warefare".

  here is a great video that shows how the society has used, and in turn tried to lie about "theocratic warfare".

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cixj9b6sd34.

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  stuckinarut2

  We all recall the appalling example of Vin Toole during the Australian Royal Commission when he was questioned about"theocratic warefare"

  Here is a great video that shows how the society has used, and in turn tried to lie about "Theocratic Warfare"

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CIxj9b6sd34

  Stay with the whole video, as it also shows the report from the 2002 Australian investigative TV show "Sunday" and the exposing of the term Theocratic Warfare.