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  Six Billion Hearts Will Soon Stop Beating. . .

  by ACEofCAD in

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  announced our circuit overseer last night in his talk about the urgency to preach because of the times.

  followed by a silence that was broken with ohhhs and ahhhs.

  he said that a couple of times throughout his part, simulating a beating heart with his fist.

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  They get severely offended over joking around about sex, won't allow themselves to watch sexually based comedy, but it's ok for them to joke around about God killing everyone but them.

  You've heard those, you know the ones where the innocent child says something about the unbelieving daddy who will die (haha- yeah, right, funny!), which, in the JW urban legend your CO will tell you, inevitably ends with the dad turning his life around and getting baptized.

  So, joking about people getting killed, good. Joking about sex, wrong. Maybe the taliban isn't that much different.
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  Role-Playing & XJW Discussion Boards.

  by hillary_step in

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  i have been on this board for around four years.

  at first i took what went on here quite seriously, well for about three weeks, but it then became quite obvious to me that the depth of role-playing that went on on these boards was so deep-rooted that it would be a foolish waste of time to do anything more than to read some of the more informative threads and delegate the rest to entertainment.

  i hope narkissos forgives me for quoting something that he wrote yesterday, but his thought clearly encapuslates the reason why it is foolish to presume that you know, or will ever know the person who is posting by what they write, and why judgments on a persons character are more than often fatally flawed.

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  Yeah, it seems to me like most people on this discussion board are really just themselves, not showing off too much or trying to get lots of attention. Compared to another discussion boards (not JW related) I'm part of, where people gang up on you just to get noticed by their favorite forum celebrity, or the ridiculous bragging and personas that don't seem real, and the high-school-ish popularity contests, yeah it's pretty normal here. Mayber there's a teeny bit of that here too but it doesn't take over every thing, this forum is just way to big for that.
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  Six Billion Hearts Will Soon Stop Beating. . .

  by ACEofCAD in

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  announced our circuit overseer last night in his talk about the urgency to preach because of the times.

  followed by a silence that was broken with ohhhs and ahhhs.

  he said that a couple of times throughout his part, simulating a beating heart with his fist.

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  This is why when I hear people say, "Oh, but the rank and file witnesses are such good people" I want to barf.

  Me too, Jeannie!

  The quote from the CO and the audience's response gave me goose bumps and nausea. Too sick for words

  Yeah, the rank and file, if they are true believers like this, are basically sociopaths, IMO. I never felt that way. When they would bring up armageddon, I was sure I would be doomed to the same fate as the world. Jehovah seemed like such a harsh god to me, and I knew I wasn't doing everything right. Even when I was a kid, I thought god would choose to destroy me, too. I never "looked forward" to armageddon, and I was greatly relieved when they changed the generation thing. I was such a fool, but I wasn't a raging headcase like these self-righteous psychopaths that delusionally look forward to the deaths of billions of people. What a bunch of losers.
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  How many Bible studies does it take before brainwashing sets in?

  by hubert in

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  i would like to know how the study starts...... what kind of information is given to the potential new convert when he / she starts studying with j.w.

  's., lesson to lesson.. what is taught in the first few "lessons".. when the brainwashing starts to be taught.

  how many lessons it takes to convince the student that the w.t.

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  All their bible study books start with the happy stuff and towards the end move on to armageddon. By that time, you already "know enough about Jehovah" and might buy into the idea that you now have enough "accurate knowledge" to be destroyed at Armageddon if you don't repent, start preaching, attend meetings and get baptized.
  

  That routine has worked well for them, but fortunately more people are avoiding that trap with the help of the internet and concerned families who have better information on how to help them stay out of it.

  How many people would they get if Chapter 1 was about Armageddon and who wouldn't make it through? Haha!

  And, the paragraph/answer format weeds out anyone who wouldn't want to parrot back an answer to them obediently. If you make it to the Armageddon part, by then you are accustomed to parroting and agreeing without question, and you are a good candidate for cult membership.

  I'm not sure if it's brainwashing, maybe it is, mostly it's just refusing to think critically. It's laziness combined with a pessimistic world view. They will always get some converts, I think. Even with the internet, but not as easily as before.
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  kitty killers

  by doogie in

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  i just read this on cnn.com and thought it was interesting:.

  madison, wisconsin (ap) -- although wisconsin residents have voiced their support for a plan to legalize wild cat hunting, some legislators and cat lovers say they will continue their fight.. the proposal would allow licensed hunters to kill free-roaming cats, including any domestic cat that isn't under the owner's direct control or any cat without a collar, just like skunks or gophers -- something the humane society of the united states has described as cruel and archaic.. .... every year in wisconsin alone, an estimated 2 million wild cats kill 47 million to 139 million songbirds, according to state officials.

  despite the astounding numbers, the proposal has been met with fierce opposition from cat lovers such as ted o'donnell.. o'donnell, who gathered more than 17,000 signatures in an online petition to oppose the plan, was joined at monday's meetings by scores of other animal lovers who held pictures of cats, clutched stuffed animals and wore whiskers.. .

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  No, not dogs. People who like to shoot guns usually also like dogs, so, no. Only cats. Sorry.
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  Watchtower study - so long and so boring

  by Donkey Lipz in

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  i remember going to sunday meetings...the public talks went by fast (sometimes).

  but the watchtower study to me was so boring and not interesting at all.

  it felt longer than the public talk.

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  yeah, boring. I try not to stay for it if I go on a Sunday.
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  Slow Fade Progresses

  by TheListener in

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  i wanted to give everyone an update on the current state of my slow fade.

  i live in an environment that is hostile to the slow fade so i usually speak in general terms.

  this time i plan to give just a little bit more information so i can heal myself as i go through this process.. i have doubted for several years (about 3).

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  This makes me very glad I'm a girl and don't have to worry about giving talks, etc. Over the past few years, I stopped being on the school, commenting, attending most meetings (I go once per week, or less) and going in service altogether. I still turn in a time report to avoid the sheperding calls, but nobody can prove I actually don't go in service. I didn't have the guts to go "cold turkey" either. I don't think either way "helps" active JWs. You become the enemy for being either evil or weak. You become a warning example.

  I am beginning to think lots of witnesses who are doubting see it much differently though. You've got the ones who are also fading and the ones who wouldn't dream of googling JWs on the internet. It's too bad, what can you do? There's some things they must do for themselves.

  Your wives should know better. They know you are good men. Remember they use this emotional abuse out of fear. I guess fear and control is a real issue for JWs. They would cut off everything important to them before they would question authority.

  I don't think I was EVER like that. If my parents had said, we're out of it, I would have danced naked on the rooftop!
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  Our Mouthy/Granny needs us.........

  by morty in

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  i just got a pm from mouthy/grace/granny and she is not feeling up to par these days..... her arthritis and diabetes is acting up..... can you please send her a special prayer or thought her way..... we all know she well worth it..... .

  hope you get well real soon...... .

  love morty..... i have thoughts being sent to you granny and i hope you feel better real soon......

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  mouthy

  hope you are feeling better soon!
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  Evil Lives Monday, April 11, 2005

  by apocalypse in

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  evil lives

  monday, april 11, 2005

  -if ever in your mind you wonder as to whether the leadership at watchtower has some level of sincerity, or perhaps as you move deeper into your pursuit of the real truth, you find yourself having doubts that you are doing the right thing in "doubting" the watchtower ?then read on.

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  You bastards. You propagate this demonic evil and you are going to pay with your very lives. Will I rise up against you? Certainly I shall not have to. The object of your demise is already at work. For those to whom you look for help will themselves certainly remove from you your self-appointment. They will come, not in the night, but in the daylight. Just when you are sure that your position is secure, they will take from you your head.

  You have advanced, not Christ, but your own agenda. You have had your reward in full. Boast in yourself further. Make big boasts. Claim His throne itself and seat yourself on it. Your time has come. Your future is dark. Your end has arrived.

  I don't know what you mean by this, but it's the kind of thing that could get our forum in trouble, so stop it.
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  "I can't stop thinking about Jehovah's Witnesses!"

  by logansrun in

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  i've heard this said by a few ex-witnesses in my three years away from the organization, and have sometimes said it myself.

  sometimes it is said in the context of, "i'd like to move on, but i just can't stop thinking about them.

  could it not be that one of the reasons ex-jws "can't stop thinking about" the organization -- and their past involvement with it -- is that they daily log onto this site, read about the society and talk about them?

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  This reminds me of the many "get over it" posts I've seen.