Well said Brokeback and Pete! Great comments.
Perfectly summed up!
oh wow!.
the feb2018 broadcast is an absolute masterclass in cult manipulation, and a prime example of the high control nature of the society!.
if you haven't watched it, be prepared for some really disturbing stuff, especially as they address children, and guilt them into jw activity.
Well said Brokeback and Pete! Great comments.
Perfectly summed up!
dear brothers and sisters.
after many years outside of the truth, living as an atheist, i have come to realise that i have been on the wrong path.
the fool has said in his heart that there is no god, and i have been a fool.
Dear Brother Fred,
wow. So as the scriptures say, "pride is before a fall". Well, you slipped and fell - literally! So yes, Jehovah must have pushed you back into the loving arms of his flock...
Your heartwarming testimony has stirred the cold embers in my heart, and made me also realise that my pride and arrogance had led me away from THE TRUTH.
I too need to repent, and seek out the loving Elders who can render the discipline I need and restore me to a relationship with Jehovah (after serving the loving minimum of 6 months of punishment at the back of the hall)
May we all return to Jehovah's organisation.
π
just when you think you've seen it all comes another interesting use of a kingdom hall.a young man serenades his girlfriend with a song (possibly a watchtower song) from the stage through a microphone and backed by recorded music.
then he steps off the stage and gets down on one knee and proposes as he pulls out a ring from his coat pocket.
the large projector screen flashes up behind them with a picture of a sapphire and diamond ring.cameras capture the joyous moment as she accepts and they lock together in a loving hug.
Absolutely cringeworthy!
Yet another (far too) young couple having their happy time interfered with by JW stuff!
It is almost incestuous to have this all centered around a Kingdom Hall, with kingdom music and a room full of people!
A marriage is between the two people, NOT for all these external things to interfere with them.
The more I think of that scripture about a 3fold chord, the more I realise how distorted it is, and how much it messes with the bond between a husband and wife.
while chatting with forum friends the other day, we recognised the way that the gb have so cleverly set a faulty benchmark.
yes, a faulty set of scales or weights for all witnesses!.
two scriptures can even apply:.
Haha @wake me! You got the pun...
Did it measure up though?π
oh wow!.
the feb2018 broadcast is an absolute masterclass in cult manipulation, and a prime example of the high control nature of the society!.
if you haven't watched it, be prepared for some really disturbing stuff, especially as they address children, and guilt them into jw activity.
Just wait till the part where they bring in two (approx.) 8 year old boys as part of the "teaching program"!
Those poor kids!
I just hope that at least one them wakes up as her gets older, and joins us here! I mean statistically, its very likely!
oh wow!.
the feb2018 broadcast is an absolute masterclass in cult manipulation, and a prime example of the high control nature of the society!.
if you haven't watched it, be prepared for some really disturbing stuff, especially as they address children, and guilt them into jw activity.
Oh wow!
The Feb2018 broadcast is an absolute masterclass in cult manipulation, and a prime example of the high control nature of the society!
If you haven't watched it, be prepared for some really disturbing stuff, especially as they address children, and guilt them into Jw activity.
I really can't describe just how bad it is...
If you can't stomach the actual broadcast, check out Lloyd Evens great rebuttal instead:
how is brazen conduct defined by the elders?
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do you know of any cases where it has been improperly used against the r&f...you-know, like squeezing the toothpaste tube the wrong way is sometimes touted as mental cruelty?
I can just imagine a scenario like this:
"what!? Brother so and so, you will not attend the assigned congregation? You are living outside of the territory? You have not abided by the clear direction of us as elders? BRAZEN CONDUCT"
or
"Brother, your facial hair is not appropriate. You have ignored our request and direction to shave it now several times. You are showing a rebellious and BRAZEN ATTITUDE!"
or
"brother, your pants are too tight, and you seem to carry a pillow with you often, BRAZEN CONDUCT!"
i was just pondering this passage of scripture:.
romans 8:35-39 (new world translation).
35 who will separate us from the love of the christ?+ will tribulation or distress or persecution or hunger or nakedness or danger or sword?+ 36 just as it is written: βfor your sake we are being put to death all day long; we have been accounted as sheep for slaughtering.β+ 37 on the contrary, in all these things we are coming off completely victorious+ through the one who loved us.
Wow! Brilliant comments!
while chatting with forum friends the other day, we recognised the way that the gb have so cleverly set a faulty benchmark.
yes, a faulty set of scales or weights for all witnesses!.
two scriptures can even apply:.
Great comments everyone! Thank you for weighing in.
It really amazes me just how the average witness does not see how controlled they are by the GB!
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/neqqmz/jehovahs-witness-simulator-2018-gives-a-candid-glance-at-an-insular-world.
2018' gives a candid glance at an insular world.
this game only needs four minutes to make you uncomfortable.
Haha! Interesting idea!