you just experieced Cognitive Dissonance first hand....very sad.
Run don't walk.......to your nearest exit.
IT'S A CULT
GTTM
during one of those meetings that took place before my jc, one of the elders, who was a good friend of mine back then and used to come up with a few outlandish personal views about some teachings, attempted to counter one of my arguments like this:.
eden - "well, if the truth doesn't change, why is it that what we teach as 'truth' has changed over the years (several examples given)?
how can we dogmatically claim at any given moment that we have 'the truth' if our teachings keep changing?".
you just experieced Cognitive Dissonance first hand....very sad.
Run don't walk.......to your nearest exit.
IT'S A CULT
GTTM
one dictionary defines naive as;generally speaking,to be naive means you do not think enough.people who are "naive" tend to beleive in whatever they are told,without questioning whether it is right or wrong.i think this defines jw because they accept whatever the group of 7 tells them.ex.the several definations of a generation.or the end is near see wt 2000 etc.. these people are naive,because they believe that people like himmler regret sending all jews to the gas chamber( quote from internet).
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i agree with all and please add low I.Q's.....my wife definetly has a low I.Q. when it comes to being a self thinker about the BORG.
It is going to be the ruin of my marriage...
I wish i could turn back time and never got involved....i have taken so much from my kids because of this cult. it has brought out the cult personality in her.
GTTM
over the past couple years i have watched three young jw woman give up thier lives rather than accept blood.
the last was a new mother in her late 20s.
this is her story, as it unfolded on facebook:.
so very sad...my wife has told me she would not take blood...not even fractions. i told her i would....she cried. really! she is so brain washed.
it sickens me....it's such a freaking cult.
worse mistake of my life.
GTTM
as we all know, the internet is a real game-changer in allowing us to know the truth about the watch tower and its history.
i always had doubts and it was the internet that presented me with the ever-growing number of individuals who were going through a similar struggle.. i give the internet a 9 in my awakening.
what about you?.
1 nov 2013 watchtower stating something to the effect: "even if your given instruction that sounds unreasonable from a human stand point...to just obey blindly." I knew right then, it was a cult.
9 i was looking for information on how to step down as a MS. and i stumbled on this site. that's when the flood gates opened.
"worst mistake of my life was joining this cult...in the words of CHER: If i could turn back time."
GTTM
i came across a great quote.... the distinction between cult and religion lies squarely in how those leaving or those wanting to leave are treated.. hits the nail on the head for me!.
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Yes it is a cult!
the worse mistake of my life!!!!!! in the words of CHER....If i could turn back time!
GTTM
not of your own accord would you slip away and leave this fragile and wounded man unattended.
i love you deeply, but, i admit, erratically.
my flaws are manifold.
my wife has told me she will choose the watchtower over me. it's a hard thing to hear...we have been married for 26 years. if she chooses this...it was a good ride before we joined the cult 6 years ago and baptized 4 years.
it will be hard...but i will survive if it comes to this. with lots of councelling.
i that hate this religion..the worse mistake of my life. it will destroy my marriage and pull apart my family.
GTTM
both the jw cult religion and the isis religion are both the same.
both extremist for there gods...the jw 's sheeple worship the watchtower.
the isis god is allah, but they seem to worship/kill for muhammad.. .
simon, i will refrain from cussing...I disagree that the JW's are not like the radical muslims. If they could, they would stone people to death. shunning has caused many to kill themselves. There abuse in very subtle and may be done in the open.
but they do it like the abusive spouse the injures there mate behind closed doors whether it is verbal or physical....but, when in public view there is a different atitude.
I truely hate this cult of a religion, it is the worst mistake of my life to join it.
GTTM
both the jw cult religion and the isis religion are both the same.
both extremist for there gods...the jw 's sheeple worship the watchtower.
the isis god is allah, but they seem to worship/kill for muhammad.. .
OMG....What a nightmare thought. I could hardly wait till this cult falls.
Biggest mistake of my life....joining this cult.
GTTM
court bars kids from jehovah's witness activities.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64209712/court-bars-kids-from-jehovahs-witness-activitieshttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11375208bangalore.
marked yahoooooooooooo
GTTM
both the jw cult religion and the isis religion are both the same.
both extremist for there gods...the jw 's sheeple worship the watchtower.
the isis god is allah, but they seem to worship/kill for muhammad.. .
Your are correct. my bad.....and at least islam claims resposiblity. the cowards who call themselves the GB claim nothing.
GTTM