Posts by ToesUp

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Fearmongering : The greatest ploy the Watchtower Society uses against its faithful members

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

"shortly, within our twentieth century*, the "battle in the day of jehovah" will begin against the modern antitype of jerusalem, christendom.

" (the nations shall know that i am jehovah; 1971; 2nd ed.

fearmongering or scaremongering is the spreading of frightening and exaggerated rumors of impending danger or the habit or tactic of purposely and needlessly arousing public fear about an issue.

ToesUp

Yep, the fear mongering works well with our family. It keeps em in the cult!!!

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Russia Confiscates $30.4 Million Property From Jehovah's Witnesses

by Room 215 in

https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/russia-confiscates-30-4-million-property-jehovahs-witnesses.

it would appear that with this most recent confiscation the total taken from the jws by moscow amounts to more that $75 million.

(ouch!

Lawsuit against the Watchtower for child abuse issue accepted in Quebec(Canada)

by yalbmert99 in

hi everyone, i got the news that the lawsuit against the watchtower for the child abuse issue has been accepted in quebec(canada).

that means it can proceed further.

it is a first victory.

ToesUp

My spouse and I have been talking. We are not going to have to say a word to our families, WT is doing a great job on it's own.

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JW.ORG at the grocery store.

by Queequeg in

today while i was having my groceries checked out, a lovely woman came up next to me in the line.. i glanced over at her... her face screamed "i'm a pain in the ass!

" she was obese and frumpy, and (i know maybe i'm projecting a little too much here...) she seemed to exude a sense of superiority, like, "i'm too good to be around these losers.".

i paid for my food and made a point of being especially nice to the checker because i figured her next person was going to be unpleasant.. as i was gathering my things, the checker asked this lovely woman, "is plastic ok?

ToesUp

Yep, pompous, self righteous JW's who's s*it don't stink.

True misfits!!! They don't realize how ridiculous they look to the outside world.

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More Watchtower Property For Sale!

by Atlantis in

if this is old news then just scrap it.. .

looks like more watchtower property is for sale.. .

https://www.matele.be/bioul-le-centre-des-temoins-de-jehovah-a-vendre.

ToesUp

Going out of business. Everything must go!!!

Great news!!!

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Ending Bible Study

by Maria Nieves in

i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.

initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.

however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.

ToesUp

My niece recently stopped studying. She is baptized but drifted away years ago. She won't tell me why she stopped studying but did mention to me that she feels ignored by most in the congregation she attended. She remains in contact with her study conductor, whom she really thinks highly of.

I don't want to be cruel to my niece but once the witnesses see that you are not "progressing" in your studies they re encouraged to drop you as a study. What is meant by "progressing?" You must attend meetings, field service, assemblies and you must become one of them. Just tell them you are not interested in studying and they eventually will leave you alone. There are some very nice JW's but once you let them know you will not move forward with the religion, they will be nice but guarded by your presence.

My niece thinks highly of her conductor but once she did not "progress" they way they wanted her, they pretty much dropped her. Me, being a born in JW, I knew this would happen eventually.

My spouse and I are born in JW's and left the religion 6 years ago. It was the best decision we ever made. We lost all of our "friends" and our family treats us very differently. Some will have nothing much to do with us. Our children too. We are not disfellowshipped, we just left the religion. No sin committed. This is how they are encouraged to treat ex members. It is sad but true.

Getting away from them will be the BEST thing that ever happened to you. Trust us!

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Lawsuit against the Watchtower for child abuse issue accepted in Quebec(Canada)

by yalbmert99 in

hi everyone, i got the news that the lawsuit against the watchtower for the child abuse issue has been accepted in quebec(canada).

that means it can proceed further.

it is a first victory.

ToesUp

Fantastic!!

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The awful treatment of my disfellowshipped cousin still continues

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my cousin was disfellowshipped twenty years ago when he was 18 years old.

he admitted to the congregation elders that he was fornicating with his ''wordly'' girlfriend.

the elders were following him and hiding in their cars to see what he was up to.

ToesUp

Because of the shunning that WT promotes and the drones follow, I hope that I live long enough to watch this corrupt and abusive cult take a nose dive. Oh God, please let me live long enough to witness it!!!

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OK, We Need To Talk About The Crazy New Great Tribulation Video...

by pale.emperor in

if you haven't seen it already, skip to 1:14:30 in lloyds video and watch the craziness unfold.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y7f7-k5wo.

i'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.. they're digging themselves a great hole here, in about 30 years time they'll be claiming this video was a mere "speculation" and that "some people" got the wrong ideas..

ToesUp

PE

Yes, you are right there. Kids are watching it. WT doesn't seem to care if they scare kids or talk about sexual things, while in the presence of children.

Fear is a manipulative tool. My spouse and I are ones who are not easily impressed by those who NEED to impress or are we easily swayed by others. I guess that is why we are OUT!! lol

WT is sick and they don't seem to care how they come across. Maybe that is why they are heading to the courtroom so much.

Great post, by the way.

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OK, We Need To Talk About The Crazy New Great Tribulation Video...

by pale.emperor in

if you haven't seen it already, skip to 1:14:30 in lloyds video and watch the craziness unfold.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y7f7-k5wo.

i'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.. they're digging themselves a great hole here, in about 30 years time they'll be claiming this video was a mere "speculation" and that "some people" got the wrong ideas..

ToesUp

WT has always used fear but seems to be ramping it up in their videos. They have always had the scary pictures in their publications but the use of videos can really get the emotions stirred up.

This will work FANTASTIC on our current JW families. They all have been so sheltered from "the world", they can't see straight. Some have had no children or ever married. Some have been home schooled, been Bethelites or Pioneers. Some have never had a 8 to 5 job in a corporate environment. They have been self employed and very sheltered. "The world" is a scary place for them!!! When we talk with them it's, "satan this and satan that."

The scary horns, evil eyes and sharp teeth of the beasts will keep our families "in line". lol

It works on most of the JW's and that is why WT continues to use it.