i now know which system i was under!.
theocratic/theocracy: a system of government in which priests rule in the name of god or a god.
(oxford dictionary).
Great thread! Thanks for starting it The Fall Guy!
Cofty! Perfectly said. As soon as a leader(s) speaks as "God's Mouthpiece", and people believe their claims, they can get away with murder .... literally as is sadly seen by many religious fanatics around the world! Even JWs look forward to mass murder when the big A happens!
do you remember the first time you found out "the truth about the truth"?.
yes, it was confronting, shocking and life altering.
yes it was hard to deal with.. but, along with that, many have said that they experienced a sense of thrill, euphoria, or joy when realising the facts about the religion that held us captive mentally and physically for so long.. it was liberating to learn some of the controversial teachings etc.
Great comments!
For me the "high" was researching facts and finding this place, and knowing I WAS NOT THE CRAZY ONE who saw the organisation for what it was!
Once I learned that I was not alone in knowing that it simply wasn't "the truth", the euphoria I felt was so liberating.
the video invitation for the 2018 convention is just creepy.
i thought it was some parody at first as it seems 'dark'.it begins with a young man being pushed whilst standing at his locker and the voice over says that 'in critical times we need courage more than ever'.
next, comes a clip of a male putting his hand on the shoulder of a female worker, the look she gives him would be enough to give him nightmares for the next year.
Yes, it has to be the most culty thing ever.
On the official website, they say proudly that this video was "released and made available freely to all tv networks for them to air at their discretion"
Ha! They say it as if THEY are doing the networks a favour by allowing them the privilege of this piece of propaganda!
it seems that instagram is the new thing.
a lot of my friends use that now and prefer over facebook.
in addition, there is the privacy issue..
I use Instagram only.
Its how the still-in jws found out about my "apostasy"
haha!
The Jws LOVE stalking other witnesses and the people they follow. NOTHING Is private amongst witnesses. "Do you know who so-and-so is following?? Hmmm, they are not good associates...they seem like people who don't respect the organisation"
I say good on them! Stalk me as much as you like. Maybe you will learn something valuable like TTATT in the process!
do you remember the first time you found out "the truth about the truth"?.
yes, it was confronting, shocking and life altering.
yes it was hard to deal with.. but, along with that, many have said that they experienced a sense of thrill, euphoria, or joy when realising the facts about the religion that held us captive mentally and physically for so long.. it was liberating to learn some of the controversial teachings etc.
Phizzy: I do miss the excitement of the quest to find out all I could about the JW Cult, and related matters, that quest is complete,but I think it is good for us to remember exactly how we felt,so that we can empathise with, and help, Newbies to find their feet.
Great comments Phizzy! Totally agree with you!
i'm watching the new netflix movie "come sunday".
it's one more film about a person who has turning point in life that demands the person to reevaluate his own faith and belief system.
in this case, the man is a petencostal bishop that gets very famous and has a big church preaching about salvation to heaven and punishment in hell.
Bring it on!
awake 22nd april 1970 p. 8 changes that disturb people .
"why is there this decline in religion?
…..millions of persons have been shocked to learn that things they were taught as being vital for salvation are now considered by their church to be wrong....a businessman in medellín, colombia, expressed the effect the changes have had on many......"just ten years ago we catholics had the absolute truth, we put all our faith in this.
Yes! Great article.
I sent that to my Elder father...
He did not see the irony. I didn't bother trying to explain it to someone who chooses to remain ignorant.
"oh i'm not going to worry about it, armageddon will be here by then!".
-including me.
Yep. "It's great to see how Jehovah patiently holds off Armageddon to help more people survive"
What I didn't think about when I said that was the MILLIONS OF PEOPLE that were born each year that now need to be destroyed by the "loving" God Jehovah at the big A!
So in reality, the longer Armageddon delays, the MORE people God gets to kill in his bloodthirsty day of genocide!
do you remember the first time you found out "the truth about the truth"?.
yes, it was confronting, shocking and life altering.
yes it was hard to deal with.. but, along with that, many have said that they experienced a sense of thrill, euphoria, or joy when realising the facts about the religion that held us captive mentally and physically for so long.. it was liberating to learn some of the controversial teachings etc.
Thanks Dubstepped! I appreciate your comments.
I just don't want to offend anyone.
But yes, you are spot on!
i was reading about the american slave trade again recently.
as anyone who has read anything about the subject knows, it makes for very uncomfortable reading.
every time i read the history, i'm left with a sense of outrage and seething anger at the pure inhumanity and injustice of what life must have been like for those people.
And they do like the term "the Rod of discipline"....
