Yes to all of the above.
And to add to Fink's comment above, it basically means to "think in agreement" with whatever the "present truth" (opinions) are of the GB at that moment in time...
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Things society interferes with
by Jrjw ini was just lying here thinking about mind control and thought it'd write a list just to see how much the wts does try to control every aspect of people's lives.
some of the things i've come up with are:.
xmas,.
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Disassociation and being young, experiences?
by Kohanic inok so im new here~ hey-yo!.
i found this site cause i've been looking around at experiences of people leaving 'the truth' as i've been wanting to leave for some time now.
it's interesting as y'know i'd never seen it from the other side as its apostate literature and all that jazz lol.
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Welcome!
Remember that the only power the org has over you is that which you allow.
So, don't play by their rules. You don't need to DA. Simply stop attending if you don't want to.
Then, live a happy and successful life!
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Birthdays are Evil - so they said
by EverApostate inlast week i celebrated my birthday.
accepted well wishes from people near and far.
had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.
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Happy Birthday!
Did anyone have their heads chopped off at your party?
As witnesses, we were told that ONLY bad things like that happen at Bday parties!
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Cong accounts analysis?
by Farmer Jim1 inanyone on here an ex accounts servant?
i’d be interested in a projection of what percentage of contributions come from elderly jw’s.
i.e, money that will be diminishing over next 5 or 10 years as these ones pass on.. i estimate that in one of my previous congs 50% of the contribution totals of approximately £400 each month were being made by the over 70’s demographic.. within the other 50% were pioneers and low paid workers who put in regular but small amounts.. i guess when the accountants ring the alarm bells you start cutting the biggest costs; full time servants, buildings, printed literature.
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Yes, I was an accounts servant for YEARS!
It was indeed true in my congs, that the majority of funds came from the elderly. (I know that it is all anonymous, but as accounts servant, you get a feel for the patterns of donations, and have an eye on the boxes most of the time)
Also, it was NOT those who had a good income stream that donated much! It honestly came from those with very little means! (As a witness, I found that in line with Jesus Widows Mite illustration, and thought it nice. NOW I see just how warped that is!)
Also, we were in a reasonably affluent area. Yet the monthly donations were pitiful! I even raised it with a CO once as I was concerned that this may be an indication that Jehovah wasn't blessing us as much! He said it was a common thing in our district!
Then the money grab thing from Bethel happened, where the Society "requested" all the funds in each cong bank account be sent to them, and we could keep just $5000 (how NICE of them!) Our elders told me to IGNORE that request, and they kept over $15000! I raised it and said that they were going against "theocratic direction", and they came up with excuse after excuse to keep the funds! Contrary to what Bethel told each cong!
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New video on youtube
by blownaway ini saw a new video on youtube the jws put out.
it was an elder in his basement and other jws were showing up knocking with a special knock to get in.
outside you could hear people yelling where are the witnesses.
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Yep...but its NOT a cult or anything of course. All perfectly normal behaviour....this paranoia and persecution complex....
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FINALLY sexual abuse among Dutch JW gets attention on national TV! 80 reports received at Reclaimed Voices reporting centre during 1st month
by redpilltwice inthose who have been aware and informed have seen this coming.. of course it's just the beginning.
80 reports seems to be only the tip of the iceberg.
reclaimed voices is expecting hundreds of cases more.
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Unprivileged
by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho insomething just dawned on me today as i processed my assimilation into the real world (thanks to our new poster, @jester, giving me a major throwback to my first post).. when you're a jehovah's witness, you really are in some sort of la la land.
things which are perfectly normal are acts of eating from the table of the demons.
things which are horribly grotesque and extremely unjust are branded as "righteousness".
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Wow - wake me!! That compilation drive is priceless!
Thank you for posting it
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JW Stumper Questions - List You Best Here
by pale.emperor inhi guys.
sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.
just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.
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Q: "How important is truth and honesty to you?"
A: " very blah blah..."
Q: "So if you found out that the qualities of truth and honesty were lacking in your faith structure, would you want to know?"
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Wave your phone lights and dance at the Assemblies!
by days of future passed inmy sister sent me this youtube.
in it are witnesses waving their phone lights and dancing in the aisles.
sorry if this vid has been posted before.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k7iw-zisgw.
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What do you do when your Operating System is corrupted?
by stuckinarut2 ini was just thinking of an illustration that may apply.. what do we do if our computer operating system is corrupted?
perhaps through a virus, or because of outdated or corrupted technology?.
do we hang on to that computer because of sentimental reasons?
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Thanks for the replies.
Yes, the illustration probably wasn't quite right.
But the point I was trying to make is that no matter how sentimentally we feel about our device or operating system, if it needs reformatting, wiping or complete destruction, we would do it promptly, rather than stubbornly holding on to it and using it - especially if it had the potential to harm us in some way....
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