Posts by stuckinarut2

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“There’s nothing out there in the world for you...”

by Jules Saturn in

how would you guys react if or when you were told this phrase by a jw while having a conversation?

another phrase is “this world...” or “this system, like gum will chew you up and when it’s done with you, spit you right back out.”.

one i’ve been personally told was from a convert that had told me “whenever i speak to young ones that want to know if the grass is greener on the other side, i tell them i was a part of it.

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Every high control cult like group has their own variation of that expression.

It is the usual Fear Obligation and Guilt used to try and lock members in physically and emotionally....

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Leah Remini (Scientology expose' series) "May turn attention to Jehovah's Witnesses next"

by TerryWalstrom in

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4935392/leah-remini-turn-attention-jehovah-s-witnesses.html.

remini said that she was warned of the jehovah’s witnesses that 'these f----rs are super powerful,' but is not one to cower in fear.. 'are you ready for my response?

'i don’t give a s--- about powerful.

Great music video from Apostate chick

by ToesUp in

https://youtu.be/cafygzb1geo.

maybe she can help out watchtower with their monthly videos.. great job.

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JW.ORG signs to be put on all Kingdom Halls! New directive.

by stuckinarut2 in

so i have been told that all kingdom halls are to have a large jw.org sign placed prominently out the front..... can anyone confirm this?.

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Bumped...just so that steve2 can pay up on the bet...😬 (See the comments mid way through)

Hey Steve2, you can shout the first round of drinks!

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Clue re approach to Annual Report in Jan 2018 MWB

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

at the agm on oct 7th, his eminence miserable morris iii stated the jw yearbook would cease publication and that the annual report would instead be released via the "about us" menu in the jw website.

related to this, the "life and ministry meeting workbook - january 2018 (living as christians)" outlines the following item to be considered jan 1-7 2018...."annual service report: (15 min.

) talk by an elder.

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Those "experiences" are ALWAYS embellished in some way...

They are NEVER as "wonderful" as they are made out to be by the org.

I know of assembly experiences that were blatantly distorted and embellished! My wife submitted one to the CO once, and some time later, while listening to an assembly, her experience was related...BUT severely edited and embellished!

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Ignoble

by Marcial in

http://desperta.weebly.com/notiacutecias/jovem-de-23-anos-suicida-se-em-portugal-apos-entregar-carta-de-dissociacao.

the disgusting is reached - not only had her parents driven her away, she committed suicide and her exclusion is announced after her death, which means that she was ostracized by all and it will be said that this sect is a spiritual paradise.

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Hey GB! Check your hands! You have blood on them!!

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"Cultivate Self-Control"

by mrssauk in

this weeks watchtower study (september 2017) about self-control states: "clearly, people who lack self-control are causing problems for themselves and for others.

and the problem of lacking self-control is worsening.

self-discipline was studied in the 1940’s, but recent studies have shown that people have become much worse at exercising self-discipline.

stuckinarut2

Well said doubtful1799!

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JW Broadcasting: Russian Convention Travel Report w/Mark Sanderson

by pale.emperor in

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.

a few things about this video:.

it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.

stuckinarut2

Brilliant thread PE!

And great comments everybody.

Wow...this level of idiocy from the Society has reached a new low....

And yet stupid ignorant witnesses will lap it all up....

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"aww, But it's not MY fault, someone else is to blame!"

by stuckinarut2 in

i was just thinking about the account of adam and eve, and how they both attempted to 'pass the buck', or shift the blame to someone else.

eve to the snake, and adam to eve.... does that sound familiar??.

the society has never taken ownership of its mistakes!

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Hey jp1692, nope, I've known this for many years... You are correct. This is a well known point for those of us who have left.

I was thinking about the lurkers who come here...so for some reason it just stewed in my mind today, and I felt the need to post this.

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A Visit from the JWs, knocking at our door...!

by Muddy Waters in

ha, another visit from the jws.... thankfully they are few and far between (seem to roll around whenever the co visits or is about to visit...)an elder and his wife, presenting the magazines and inviting us to the talks, which are "so encouraging".

he had the saddest, most hang-dog expression, as he bemoaned these last days, so critical to deal with, and how the world was getting so terrible, things are so bad, blah blah blah, and every time i looked at her, she smiled encouragingly at me with that bright-eyed, put-on "sincere" smile.

i thanked them for coming, and said, "i appreciate you thinking about us" (after they said how the "missed us" at the meetings, ugh) -- "but we know where the kingdom hall is if we decide to go back.

stuckinarut2

Well handled!

Yes, it amazes me when they dare use the line "everyone misses you". BS! If they truly missed us, they would at least send a text....

They say "they miss us" to calm their own guilt