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  Cognitive Dissonance meme

  by neat blue dog in

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  i find this kind of amusing:.

  a jw social media account recently posted a meme about cognitive dissonance seen here.. .

  and then all the jws in the comment section predictably apply it to those in christendom..

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  neat blue dog

  I find this kind of amusing:

  A JW social media account recently posted a meme about cognitive dissonance seen here.

  

  And then all the JWs in the comment section predictably apply it to those in Christendom.
  
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  Suggestions for horror/supernatural movies

  by Addison0998 in

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  2. entertainment

  hey guys, so now that i’m pretty much atheist and i’m not scared of demons or supernatural things, or bring them into my house by watching movies or reading books about them lol, i defenitly want to watch a few scary movies.

  i’ve always loved scary movies, but as witness, you don’t get to watch many since they need to be pg-13 and have no spiritism in it lol.

  does anyone have any suggestions?

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  neat blue dog

  The 2004 District Convention drama "They Bore Thorough Witness to the Good News" has a scene of a demon exorcisom by Paul. They never released an English video version, but you can download it from JWdotORG in a ton of sign languages. See possessed Mexican sisters convulsing, possessed Japanese sisters, Italian, Canadian . . . The list goes on. The convention audio drama version was never released to the public after the convention, but you can find it online, and they used a creepy overdub for the girl to make it sound like multiple voices are coming out.
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  Randy Wall case linked to on JWdotORG

  by neat blue dog in

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  2. scandals

  under "breaking news" on jwdotorg, there is a link to a court case in canada that was just resolved on may 31st.. https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17101/index.do.

  it's in regard to him being disfellowshipped, and the court says they can't get involved.

  jwdotorg gives this statement about their victory:.

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  neat blue dog

  StephaneLaliberte:

  Excellent point, THAT should be the focus: Being disfellowshipped for not following disfellowshipping. Also it's worth noting that the court said that it wasn't the JWs intent to cause emotional distress. However that can be contradicted by quotes from publications saying that the loneliness DF'd one feel may prompt them to return.
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  talked to jw woman on corner then later family fight with jw dad

  by JunkYardDog in

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  i had to go into a office close to a supermarket on a very high traffic expressway with next to no persons on the street anyway ever near.

  i see this jw lady about 65 yrs old standing there alone with 2 bags of groceries staring at the catholic church one side across the interstate road and the kh across the other side of the highway.

  cross bronx expressway.

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  you HAVE THE BALLS TO QUESTION someome who has researched the wt for over 35 years

  JunkYardDog: What's wrong with questioning? It's nothing personal, it's called DISCUSSION. That's what makes life apart from JWs great, it's OKAY to question things. We shouldn't have to worry about open friendly debate and being censored, which the WTS doesn't allow. Also, it's just wrong to imply that you know more than everyone about the WTS just because of an alleged amount of years you've been researching it. Some may know more about a certain topic than others, but it's NOT A COMPETITION. We come here to get things off our chest, share valuable information and get mutual support that many of us can't get IRL. That's the very basis of a FORUM, so why did you join if you can't handle differences of opinion? Just a little friendly advice, this will help you in all areas of life.

  "Do not be quick to take offense, for the taking of offense is the mark of a fool."
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  Nosey Brothers and Sisters

  by kennylazo1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  please explain some of your past experiences of dealing with dealing with nosy brothers and sisters and how you dealt with them.

  also have you ever dealt with a brother or sister who brings up your past just as a new topic for a conversation?

  that happened to me once.

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  neat blue dog

  "Welcome, brothers and sisters, to the Inauguration of the Wallkill Thingy."
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  Warwick HQ wooden "carved image" on wall - please verify using QR reader

  by Fay Dehr in

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  neat blue dog

  Yes Fay I agree, it's pretty obnoxious. Especially the whole 'marketing' angle, going for the young adult demographic 😝 And like you said practically worshipping their own corporate logos 😕
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  Warwick HQ wooden "carved image" on wall - please verify using QR reader

  by Fay Dehr in

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  neat blue dog

  Elaborate? Are you just pointing out that the JWdotORG QR code is a wall decoration, or am I missing something else? If that's all, what about it?
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  Randy Wall case linked to on JWdotORG

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  under "breaking news" on jwdotorg, there is a link to a court case in canada that was just resolved on may 31st.. https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17101/index.do.

  it's in regard to him being disfellowshipped, and the court says they can't get involved.

  jwdotorg gives this statement about their victory:.

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  neat blue dog

  Under "Breaking News" on JWdotORG, there is a link to a court case in Canada that was just resolved on May 31st.

  https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17101/index.do

  It's in regard to him being disfellowshipped, and the court says they can't get involved. JWdotORG gives this statement about their victory:

  the disfellowshipping arrangement should remain free from court intervention. We rejoice in this vindication of Jehovah’s righteous standards.

  It also appears that Catholics, Mormons, Sikhs and others were friends of the court or something like that. Here are some quotes from the actual court decision:

  Mr. Wall argues that a contractual right (or something resembling a contractual right) exists between himself and the Congregation. There was no such finding by the chambers judge.
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  members of a congregation may not think of themselves as entering into a legally enforceable contract by merely adhering to a religious organization
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  Mr. Wall also argued his rights are at stake because the Judicial Committee’s decision damaged his economic interests in interfering with his client base. On this point, I would again part ways with the courts below. Mr. Wall had no property right in maintaining his client base. As Justice Wakeling held in dissent in the court below, Mr. Wall does not have a right to the business of the members of the Congregation
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  Had Mr. Wall been able to show that he suffered some detriment or prejudice to his legal rights arising from the Congregation’s membership decision, he could have sought redress under appropriate private law remedies. This is not to say that the Congregation’s actions had no impact on Mr. Wall; I accept his testimony that it did.
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  This Court has considered the relevance of religion to the question of justiciability. In Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607, at para. 41, Justice Abella stated: “The fact that a dispute has a religious aspect does not by itself make it non-justiciable.” That being said, courts should not decide matters of religious dogma.
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  Not posted for a year because mum died did not want blood.

  by Witness 007 in

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  i posted here weekly until a year ago when my mum died of a mild form of lukemia which is easy to treat with 2 blood tranfusions a month.

  you can live to 100 with treatment, but no my mum chose to die a faithful witness after 2 years of chemo and hell for her family and doctors.

  her chemo doctor cried when she only had weeks left to live knowing that she could be saved with one bag of blood!

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  neat blue dog

  I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother, and can understand how anything JW related would be nauseating. For your own health, I wish you the best in focusing on the positive and getting a measure of peace. They've taken enough, don't let them take everything. If posting on here more frequently is something you're interested in or you think would help you sort out thoughts and move forward, I look forward to hearing from you again. If not, best wishes.
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  WT Finger Pointing

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you have examples of wt style finger pointing (with 3 pointing right back).

  "satans organization claims to be gods organization, and persecutes those who are actually members of gods organization.

  satans organization sails under the high-sounding name of "christendom".

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  neat blue dog

  That's a great one about salvation not depending on an organization, but in fact being idolitry, especially since it's relatively recent (1990).

  Thanks Vanderhoven7