Posts by stuckinarut2

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Another example of the smothering and high control nature of JW husbands

by stuckinarut2 in

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.

stuckinarut2

AND, to add to this, what is it about witnesses who think that it is perfectly acceptable to delve deeply into someone's account and check out who they follow, and who follows them etc?

The level of inappropriateness is mind blowing.

My wife had a witness we have known for years, delve deeply into her facebook account. He found that someone she follows, follows "an apostate site", so he emails ME to tell me about my wife's account and content!

I wanted to reply, "sorry ___, but I don't understand why you would feel it was appropriate to even look through her account like that? I'm her husband, and yet I wouldn't even do so. That shows a lack of respect to her"

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so confused!!

by whatisthis12 in

is it possible to keep a somewhat relationship with your family if they are witnesses and have a "worldly" girlfriend?

i just posted a post, and found this site to be very helpful.

sorry to repost but my other thread brought up some other questions.

stuckinarut2

I agree.

If he is going to the convention, he is still mentally attached to the organization in some way...and that may pull him back in someday.

Someone who is TRULY out, and sees the org as a cult, will NEVER step back into any meeting or convention under any circumstances....

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honesty

by midnight in

regarding the recent 1975 video at the convention it hit me !.

when reasoning with people about the inspiration of the bible we used the bible writers candor ie/ there honesty when recording bible accounts about there personal mistakes .. how come the governing body despite its claims to be spirit directed are not honest about there mistakes ?.

stuckinarut2

The GB will never apologize.... That will only happen when:

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Cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics in social media!

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
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.

stuckinarut2

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

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.

stuckinarut2

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

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.

stuckinarut2

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

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.

stuckinarut2

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

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.

stuckinarut2

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

jw
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.

stuckinarut2

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

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.

stuckinarut2

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?