it is my contention that the wtbts, (as do all high-control, authoritarian cults), deliberately cultivates dysfunctional beliefs among its members.
in particular, the most destructive of these beliefs are those that undermine one's feelings of self-worth.
for a research project i am doing, i am looking for direct quotes from wt publications that seem to be specifically designed to manipulate the readers into feeling: unworthy, unlovable, inadequate and/or helpless.
As has been often said, there is that classic "cake tin" illustration that the society has well used.
We are like cakes that come out of a dented cake tin. With built in "dents" that only God can restore etc...blah blah.
That is bound to produce a feeling of worthlessness.
my daughter and i are ex-jws, and we live halfway between new braunfels and san marcos, which is halfway between austin and san antonio.
we are interested in meeting up with any ex-jws in this area.. please feel free to contact me by email at [email protected] .
roger kirkpatrick.
Welcome to this wonderful forum community!
It is great to have you here.
i sent the following letter to my older brother, a jw elder in grand prairie, texas, who actively shuns me since i left the religion for conscientious reasons two years ago.. may 11, 2017. dear ronnie,.
in the opening scenes of the movie gone with the wind, a field worker hollers out, “”quttin’ time!” big sam protests, saying, “i’s da fo’man on tara.
i sez when it’s quittin’ time.
Fantastic!
Wonderfully reasoned and well written!
Thanks for sharing. No doubt many here will be inspired by the content.
We wish you well.
i've seen very few carts in western australia.
the only one i have seen is near the front entrance of the perth royal hospital and on the several occasions that i have seen it, they are there all day, at least during the week.
i've stopped and had long conversations twice now and both times when i have approached them they've told me to take whatever publications interest me and then we've started talking.this last visit i brought up the royal commission.
Well said Diog!
fyi.
this is the tv 'critics' choice' for this evening.
from the daily mail:.
Can't see it from this part of the world.
What was it about?
i bleed for the poor souls caught in that.
no sprinkler system in that domestic building..!.
tragically the govts various of london learned nothing during the world war..
The outpouring of community support from people of all backgrounds, races, religions etc is wonderful!
How all these "worldly" people can be so loving is mind blowing! Witnesses tell us that no one in the world is selfless.
I bet the only thing witnesses will do is set up a literature cart nearby!
i've seen very few carts in western australia.
the only one i have seen is near the front entrance of the perth royal hospital and on the several occasions that i have seen it, they are there all day, at least during the week.
i've stopped and had long conversations twice now and both times when i have approached them they've told me to take whatever publications interest me and then we've started talking.this last visit i brought up the royal commission.
We have now heard several witnesses, including parents say that line about how "the witnesses were the best there at the ARC"
We simply act shocked and say "what? Where on earth did you hear that? They were categorically condemned as being far from that!"
But, as usual, the society has done a great job of re-writing history and the facts to all witnesses!
i bleed for the poor souls caught in that.
no sprinkler system in that domestic building..!.
tragically the govts various of london learned nothing during the world war..
Heartbreaking indeed!
watching rated r movies?
maybe a little gambling in vegas?
when i was in high school i went to the mall with my friend at the time, who happened to be a female.
@wake me, thanks for sharing your story.
I have to ask, HOW did that Brother get to keep his "privileges" even to the point of being interviewed at an assembly?
Did you keep his name quiet?
so their the very essence of love so we are taught so then why at luke 14:26 jesus says in order to be his follower you must hate your mother, father, wife, brothers and sisters.
then you must renounce everything you have.
wow just plain wow, and they call me crazy!
Great thread!
Yes supposedly "God is Love", and the bible is "his word" and the way we get to know him and his personality right?
Well, he seems like a crazy psycho who kills everyone when he doesn't get his own way! Hardly a nice guy.
If humans acted this way, we would lock them up and call them crazy.
