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  Disfellowshipping - What It's Supposed To Be

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first of all, the wt tell this lie to the rank and file:.

  two factors—which must coincide—result in the disfellowshipping of one of jehovah’s witnesses.

  first, a baptized witness commits a serious sin.

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  "They shouldn't be emotionally blackmailed to come back so they can get their parents back, or the children back, or their siblings back."

  This is the reason most come back in, to get their family back. WT holds the family hostage until they come back in. What a sick cult! How many of you know of someone that was DF'd, they were reinstated, only to later fade. So much for Jehovah reading the heart. They came back in for only one reason....family. Like I said in a previous post. Family is the most important thing to people. Once you start messing with that institution, there will be hell to pay eventually.
  
  
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  Male Prostitutes in demand during RNC convention

  by Coded Logic in

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  2. current

  among those making cleveland extra gay this week are male prostitutes who are in high demand among older, allegedly heterosexual male republican delegates.. the new york post reports: .

  i’ve seen 10 clients so far,” one male escort said.. “most of them were first-timers.

  you could tell they were nervous, but once they became more comfortable, they seemed to be having a good time.”.

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  No surprise on this one!
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  Are they either leaving or going full on 'cult mode'? No quarter.

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it might just be me imagining things.. i hear things from my jw spies.. from all that's being said, it seems to me that the rank and file(tm), are either waking up to the scam and fading/leaving.

  they are going full on 'cult mode' and acting like 'spiritual police'.. is it just me and my imagination?

  have others noticed this?.

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  Sir82 and Vidiot are ohhh so correct. It seems they want the fence sitters gone. Only the most loyal wanted. It seems they are trying to reduce the numbers on purpose.
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  Fading 2.0

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the following examples are true.

  witnessed by myself and many many other jw's of my age generation.. they're examples of a successful fade, and a failed fade and what we can learn from them.. the successful fade.

  sister c - she gets baptized at 19yo.

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  It's all about appearances! We decided NOT to "play the game." So much happier now!
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  How To Spot A Cult - This is what started woke me up!!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the article that woke me up.

  i felt sick after reading it.

  then sad.

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  Once you mess with peoples most precious possession, the family, there WILL eventually be hell to pay. I think it is happening and will get worse for WT over time. We are living in a more acceptable time and our children are learning to accept what our generation did not. The saying, "what goes around, comes around" will affect the WT.
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  How To Spot A Cult - This is what started woke me up!!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is the article that woke me up.

  i felt sick after reading it.

  then sad.

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  PE

  Great post. I did the same thing that you did. I Goggled the word cult and every bullet point matched the WT, to a tee. Once my spouse and I started researching our own religion, the layers of the onion began to peel away. No wonder WT doesn't want the R&F to read "apostate" material....IT'S TRUE!
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  Regional mr splane said at regional

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  he said that the parents of df or inactive do not have right to help there child why not?

  his answer its above there pay grade.

  he also said another witness helped this young lady she was a sister so another person can help your child but you cannot he said let jehovah help them.audeince dead silent..

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  Any video or audio available of this speech?
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  not one but four witnesses at my door

  by gerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  having not had a witness knock on my door since i left over 13 years ago i was surprised a few sunday mornings ago to find two young sisters who i had not seen before at my door.

  it was not long before their husbands who were witnessing at my neighbors joined the conversation.

  the conversation went on for some time so i am keeping the experience as brief as i can.. mind you with all what has been happening lately with the australian royal commission here in australia i had been looking forward to having a discussion with any witness who comes within earshot.

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  Unfortunately, they will watch the video and just go on with their "head bobbing," agreeing with everything played out in the video.

  It seems they only way a JW see's thing for what they really are, is when it happens to them.
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  JW scene from movie Friday (some profanity)

  by Sanchy in

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  are you prepared for jehovah's return??????.

  https://youtu.be/ki801ccg9yo.

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  Funny! I can picture quite a few JW's doing that. The "spiritual" outside looks better than what's on the inside. Reminds me of the scripture that says, "whitewashed graves full of dead mens bones." Don't let em fool ya.
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  Elders ,Ego Trips ,Personality Clashes ,and bringing down the Tall Poppy Syndrome.

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how often did you see / witness anything relating to these traits with the elders.?.

  personally i have known an elder who was taken down by other elders in his circuit because they thought he was getting to big for his boots , and was enjoying his popularity in the circuit and it was in their opinion going to his head.. he had speaking parts on ca`s and was enjoying his popularity.

  the other elders in the circuit obviously didn`t like the attention he was receiving or his inflated ego , and as a collective group cut him down to size.. simply by removing him from the " in " crowd of elders dealing with ca`s and not giving him any more talks or parts at assembly`s .. at the congregational level i have seen the same sort of thing , where an elder gets puffed up with pride / thinks more of himself than he ought to , and gets cut down by the rest of the body of elders.. last but not least , is the elder who has a very strong domineering nature who rides all over the rest of the elder arrangement , simply because he is a bully and always gets his own way on doing things in the congregation.. so is this religion .jw , an arrangement by god ?

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  James Jack. I don't know how you do it. We have a hard time driving by a KH, much less attending one. I really feel for those that are stuck in.