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  Toxic Person?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:.

  "when a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you".

  just wanted to share....

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  stuckinarut2

  I read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:

  "When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you"

  Just wanted to share...
  
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  Re-read Animal Farm.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was one of many witness children, who studied this book in english literature class.. having re-read it as an adult it addressed so many issues i have with the organisation.

  including maniputive control, the re-writing of history etc etc.

  so many of the characters in the book, resembled characters i have known in the organisation.. boxer- loyalty without questioning.. squeler- a character who doesn't care about truth, and uses rhetoric of language to twist truth.. clover-who silently questions decisions, but stays loyal.. if your young, or old i would suggest reading this small book, by george orwell.

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  Great thread!

  Yes, I will certainly read that.

  I have read 1984, and it is so appropriate for witness life!
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  Russian news article re: financial misdeeds of the WT in Russia

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the way that the wt conducts business in russia, hiding ownership of property and moving money overseas, was a large factor in the jws falling afoul of the russian authorities.

  it wasn't just 'extremist' views that came into play, it was also their handling of money that was illegal.. this article is from a russian news source - i had to use google translate to read it, so i have copied and pasted the whole article (i usually don't...apologies to the author of the article).

  if someone has russian language skills, please feel welcome to offer a better translation.. .

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  money money money
  
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  where was jehovahs hand in the matter?

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so jah can build a broadcasting studio in record time, provide a cool summer so the new bibles can be printed on time without the presses overheating, but cant deliver his people in russia?!.

  if jehovah is going to allow it what good are millions of letters and prayers then?

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  I hope she was dealt with by the law DD.!?
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  Russian v Judicial Committee Justice

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have just been looking at jw news about the ban of jws.

  they are complaining about how unfair the judicial process was.

  ironic.

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  Great observation usualusername1!
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  Next weeks Watchtower. ' Who is leading God's people today'

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  next weeks watchtower.

  'who is leading god's people today' is quite incredible.

  i am so looking forward to blondie's comments on this one.

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  That article is simply mind blowing!

  The level of arrogance proves that the GB are beyond help! They really honestly believe the crap they spew out to the rank and file....
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  Apostate carts

  by Normalfulla in

  1. social
  2. humour

  so i've recently been travelling about usa and mexico and of course seen the carts parked at tourist spots all over and i had a funny thought ...if somehow we could get a bunch of identical carts together and print up a placard with a few key facts about the real truth with jwfacts logo and just park them right in the same areas ,dress up in our old meeting clothes and stand about with a coffee and look on our phones i wonder what response we would get from anyone ?

  or park them outside assembly's and just stand.off at a distance ...basically the same thing they do to all society !.

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  Well, in the early days of the society, they used to stand outside churches calling out "religion is a snare and a racket" while wearing sandwich boards!

  How would they like it being done back to them now?
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  The West Australian: Jehovah Witness charged with historic child sex offences

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/jehovah-witness-charged-with-historic-child-sex-offences-ng-b88453246z.

  jehovah witness charged with historic child sex offences.

  friday, 21 april 2017 3:11am.

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  Do we have a name?

  I know people from those congregation areas ...
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  Baptism as a Symbol of Dedication - Anther unbiblical doctrine of men

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm not sure if this has been discussed before - i did a brief search and couldn't find anything on this particular aspect.. for those atheists who believe it is all nonsense anyway, feel free to ignore this post.

  i happen to be of that same persuasion but i still enjoy discussing it on a philosophical level.

  its funny how you may have left because of the more "out there" doctrines and chronology etc not making sense and you come to see that they are going "beef the things written", but the longer you're out and the more you think about your old beliefs, even the most common basic or "fundamental" doctrines are also "going beyond the things written.. baptism as a symbol of dedication is a case in point.

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  Baptism is really just like presenting a ticket at the door to an exclusive club before entering....
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  Marry Only in the Lord

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last night at the meeting, a local needs talk preempted the regularly scheduled part.

  an elder who is the most society following elder talked about loving god and then he talked about bible principles such as marry only in the lord.

  he talked of deut.

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  Wow, so he actually said this was a "marking" talk?

  That is not supposed to happen nowadays