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  Pioneer School scare tactics

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just talked with a pioneer who came back from school and she said that at the end there was emphasis put on two things.. 1: stay loyal to the governing body and their teachings.. 2: beware of propaganda.

  they said that in wartime the enemy will use propaganda to break the spirit of or confuse the troops.

  they said the same things is happening now, so reject negative reports about the organization.. this pioneer (who is fully pimi btw and enthusiastic about it) said she asked her cotboe about if we really have that problem here.

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  She's pretty die-hard. Her husband is also a die hard JW, and is verbally and emotionally abusive towards her, often in public. As such she's very insecure, but also on edge almost constantly and assertive in an awkward way. She'd be one of the first persons to turn me in for apostacy. 😅
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  You're Invited! - Memorial Menu

  by truthseeker in

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  "My teenage son was sitting at the end of the aisle and the server handed him a glass of wine. Didn't even ask to see his ID! I also asked him for a straw but he never got me one. Never going back!"
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  Special Talk

  by EmptyInside in

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  anyone listen to the "special" talk today?

  i guess it was given by one of the governing body members and shown at all the halls.

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  neat blue dog

  To be clear: The special talk didn't have anything about money in it, just a basic Christian message for the most part (because it's for the public). What you're hearing about money just happens to be the Watchtower study for that week, the talk itself is only 20-something minutes.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses threaten Irish blogger with damages (avoidjw.org)

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jason wynne: threatened with legal action by the jehovah’s witnesses .

  sect claims publication of its secret policy documents is a copyright violation; website contents also include documents concerning child sex abuse allegations.

  https://www.businesspost.ie/news/jehovahs-witnesses-granted-subpoena-irish-blogger-412638.

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  neat blue dog

  As revealed in the Disney vs Netflix case, misuse of copyright law by the holder can even result on them losing their copyright if taken too far.
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  Pioneer School scare tactics

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just talked with a pioneer who came back from school and she said that at the end there was emphasis put on two things.. 1: stay loyal to the governing body and their teachings.. 2: beware of propaganda.

  they said that in wartime the enemy will use propaganda to break the spirit of or confuse the troops.

  they said the same things is happening now, so reject negative reports about the organization.. this pioneer (who is fully pimi btw and enthusiastic about it) said she asked her cotboe about if we really have that problem here.

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  neat blue dog

  I just talked with a pioneer who came back from school and she said that at the end there was emphasis put on two things.

  1: Stay loyal to the Governing Body and their teachings.

  2: Beware of propaganda. They said that in wartime the enemy will use propaganda to break the spirit of or confuse the troops. They said the same things is happening now, so reject negative reports about the organization.

  This pioneer (who is fully PIMI BTW and enthusiastic about it) said she asked her COTBOE about if we really have that problem here. He said 'You would think it's only in Russia, but it's really happening right now all over the United States, negative news about the organization'. Being a good JW she doesn't read news sources regarding JWs outside of JWdotORG, so she doesn't have a clue about the child molestation situation, etc. Instead of seeing it for the damage control that it is, she thinks it's some sort of prophecy about the nearness of the Great Tribulation, and she said 'They're trying to tell us that something big's gonna happen!' Little does she know it already IS happening and has been for years. I hate how they generalize anything they don't like as "propaganda", no matter how factual and logical it is. Cambridge Dictionary defines propaganda as "information or ideas that are spread by an organized group or government to influence people’s opinions, esp. by not giving all the facts or by secretly emphasizing only one way of looking at the facts"

  By that definition the GB spews it out in spades!
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  2017 Film "The Dark Tower" written by Stephen King

  by Not_Culty in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  at 18:21 features old watchtower headquarters in a slow scan.

  for many of us its the real dark tower.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/.

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  neat blue dog

  Hmm, ironic.
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  Self indulgent attention whore thread....

  by _Morpheus in

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  today is my birthday :) in happy to be able to say that guilt free!

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  neat blue dog

  Happy birthday _Morpheus, enjoy life 👌
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  After leaving the JWs - Has anyone stayed with Christianity?

  by rulehayl in

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  2. experiences

  i recently made the decision to stop studying with my study conductor, due to a situation i found myself in that led to a high possibility of my unbaptized publisher "rights" being taken away from me.

  i have since told my study conductor i have joined a new church (to which she dropped me like a hot rock, of course).... last time i posted on here, i was progressing nicely towards baptism, and was well into it.anyhoo, i like my new church, very hillsong-esqe.

  so just wondering if anyone else has stayed the course of christianity after leaving the jws, and if so - where did you go?

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  neat blue dog

  I'm still in the religion for family reasons, probably will be for the foreseeable future. I don't believe in JWs anymore, but I'm still a Christian. I associate with other Christians online, but I don't believe in the concept of any 'true church'. I deal with individuals.
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  Now That JWs Are Encouraged To Use Ipads Is There Evidence of Getting in Trouble on the WWW?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i’d imagine that if you have a ipad or ipad that some witnesses will get into trouble.. what say you?

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  Therefore, how are we to understand apostate sites? Evidently, they're God-approved.
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  What is this "religion"?

  by Kom 197 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for a long time, i was convinced jehovah witnesses were just people preaching the word of god in a different way than other christians.

  i was shown the real truth over the past few months.

  i've been friends with this guy for over 5 years.

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  neat blue dog

  He hasn't been brainwashing her for years, that's absurd. It's not like he was raised as a JW or ever really and truly lived as one. He was at a weak point, was spiritually curious, was love-bombed by the JWs and then intimidated in a whirlwind. He's still at a point where he could go either way. No person is worth giving up on without even trying, especially since you love him and I'm sure he really does too. It's worth a try.

  JWFacts.com

  Especially regarding false prophecy, disfellowshipping, child abuse, etc.