i think most witnesses are simple minded.many are ignorant.
there are a lot of basically "good people "in the religion but i believe many are kind of dumb, including many elders.
do you agree with my thoughts??
"Sometimes it takes suffering an injustice by WT elders or getting treated like crap by fellow JW's to shake a JW up into truly thinking again with their brain." Very well said flipper.
May I add that injustice may come from WT elders' wifes too, who prove sometimes to be very clever at working behind the scenes and at manipulating their husbands.
All the best. TheFadingAlbatros (Actually and luckily dissociated since 2 years and an half)
this poor girl was baptized at 9yo.
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she isnt old enough to buy alcohol, to vote, to decide her own medical treatment, to buy a pet, to travel alone... yet she was deemed old enough to dedicate her life to a religion that will cut her off from her family if she ever leaves.. here she is applauded for shunning her own sister who tried to keep in contact with her after waking up.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yzgnfda8ki.
Poor little sweet girl. She surely has fanatical parents kissing the ass of all the disgusting machos scattered higher up in the cult worshipping organized degrees of the JW.Org Pyramid. We can blame only the parents for their religious fanatism. Poor little girl, I say it again. And I know what I am tlking about. I am crying for her !!!
growing up as a jw, i always thought the ancients were scientific morons who knew next to nothing.
ashamedly, i used to run around citing isaiah 40:22 as proof of the bible's 'divine authorship' because it talked about "the circle of the earth".
as though this were somehow an unknowable before spaceflight.
Sorry I mistook ancients for elders. Because the word "elder" in English is translated into French by JWs with the word "ancien".
growing up as a jw, i always thought the ancients were scientific morons who knew next to nothing.
ashamedly, i used to run around citing isaiah 40:22 as proof of the bible's 'divine authorship' because it talked about "the circle of the earth".
as though this were somehow an unknowable before spaceflight.
My answer without any hesitation :
"As smart as the new synaptic and dentritic connections in their rewired and brainwashed brains "
the supreme court of russia has rejected the jehovah's witnesses' appeal.. https://jw-russia.org/news/17071719-195.html.
july 17, 2017 the supreme court of russia has missed the last chance to restore law and justice for the 175,000 russian citizens professing the religion of jehovah's witnesses.
it took less than an hour of the meeting a panel of three supreme court judges, to leave unchanged the decision taken earlier by the judge yuri ivanenko, the liquidation and ban any and all registered organizations of the religion.since there is no more effective domestic remedies, the believers will appeal to the european court of human rights and other international organizations.. *note: as reported by the jworg source, jw-russia.org.
what do you think would happen.... .
if the size of your city doubled and the increase in population was because jehovah's witnesses had moved in?.
or scientologists?
back in march i fell and injured my back at work.
my back has been a problem for many years but certain exercise has able me to function normally through the years.
now i walk bent over with a cane and cannot walk very far, stand, or sit in a straight back chair.
Hi Still Totally ADD !
My son had surgery in May 2012 because of a congenitally narrow lumbar spinal canal. The surgery in his case has proved to be a success (no more bent walking, no more heavy pains, etc.).
Anyway to decide to undergo surgery or not is a personal decision, not the one of an insurance company.
Take care because health is one of our greatest asset, as great as being able to live free from any form of cult manipulation..
back in march i fell and injured my back at work.
my back has been a problem for many years but certain exercise has able me to function normally through the years.
now i walk bent over with a cane and cannot walk very far, stand, or sit in a straight back chair.
High ADD,
My doctor last year told me that due to my strong and repeated back pains I should be seriously thinking of having a surgery to avoid later to move around in a wheelchair . After some neurological examinations (medical scanner, etc.) done in my living place, he sent me to the most famous hospital in my country so that a professor could perform a short review of my medical history and some examination (walking normally and then on tip-toe, bending forward and backward, etc..). Luckily for me the professor has not recommended surgery. If he would have told me I should have surgery, I do not know if I would have accepted. ADD, you are only 63 years old an I am now 74. Luckily since one year I do not need some other appointment at the doctor's. And now instead of using a wheelchair to move around as envisaged by my doctor, I am doing some home training using a rowing machine and I feel quite all right. Life is nice ! Take care and All the Best.
i know you might think i'm exaggerating but if you really think about it, maybe i'm not.
these two religions originate with the same ancient belief system.
islam is a dangerous middle eastern cult that seeks to control every aspect of its members' lives.
They are both keeping strict discipline using threatening behaviors originating from the upper part of their own highly dangerous pyramidal organizations.
we were just musing that jws act in a "flirtatious" manner with people in the community.. they show such "sincere" interest in people when they call.
they seem like such kind, caring and thoughtful people - really interested in their lives and welfare.. people are often quite impressed with the jws manner, and their well dressed presentation.
people (especially vulnerable ones who are going through difficult pressures in life), are drawn in and made to feel special by the witnesses as they call back.. return visits take place.
Instead of being flirting with people to attract innocent and "lost" sheep into their cult made in USA, I would rather use the term of "acting like hypocrites". But regarding the rank and file members still trapped in the JW.org snare I have to admit for their defense that they are so much mentally manipulated that they are physically unable to realize this kind of reality. This is not valid for those placed higher up at the top of the WT pyramid.
