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  jw meetings and obedience to the society

  by boy@crossroads in

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  in what ways does each of the jw meetings play a part in instilling obedience to the mother organization?

  or maybe put another way, how does each weekly jw meeting contribute to the overall jw mindset?.

  this thought came to me whilst drifting in and out of the watchtower study this morning.. ministry school: helps jws strengthen their speaking skills for better defending their beliefs.

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  boy@crossroads

  In what ways does each of the jw meetings play a part in instilling obedience to the mother organization? or maybe put another way, how does each weekly jw meeting contribute to the overall jw mindset?

  This thought came to me whilst drifting in and out of the watchtower study this morning.

  ministry school: helps jws strengthen their speaking skills for better defending their beliefs. the fact that this is a regular meeting and therefore of importance helps to reaffirm that at some point a witness will have to defend themselves. self-fulfilling prophecy

  book study : to get to know your brothers and sisters more intimately. This is not altogether a bad idea, however it could be if one has a sudden change of beliefs. guilt trips, spying on close friends
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  Would like to introduce myself

  by jwNOT in

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  i am so grateful to have found this site.

  i got so excited reading everyones posts.

  i was raised a jw up intil i was around 13 or so.

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  boy@crossroads

  I am sorry for what you have been through It's very hard trying to talk to people (jw friends, relatives) when you have doubts. It must be very difficult to have your family treat you this way.

  I'm sure you fit right in !!!
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  did you diassociate yourself?

  by boy@crossroads in

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  i had one of my brothers' witness associates drop me off somewhere earlier tonight.

  he's from another congo.

  and he knows i haven't been at a meeting in some time.

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  boy@crossroads

  By the way, i haven't dissasociated myself nor do i plan on it, I PLAN ON SIMPLY ERASING THEM FROM MY MEMORY.

  At times though, i find it hard seeing through all the guilt that they instill in you and which creates somekind of invisible barrier in your mind. I find whats helps to some degree is to take yourself out of the situation mentally and then imagine how you would act had you never been exposed to the witnesses.
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  did you diassociate yourself?

  by boy@crossroads in

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  i had one of my brothers' witness associates drop me off somewhere earlier tonight.

  he's from another congo.

  and he knows i haven't been at a meeting in some time.

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  boy@crossroads

  I had one of my brothers' witness associates drop me off somewhere earlier tonight. He's from another congo. and he knows I haven't been at a meeting in some time. Usually when I'm around him he just acts cool like nothings wrong with me. While we were driving he asks me, "did you dissassociate yourself or anything because i wonder if i should be talking to you?"

  I mean lets get real, do you have to let the society tell you everything to do? I mean if you even have to ask that question to me, don't you think it's ok to talk to me.

  I basically just told, "well you'll have to make that choice for yourself"
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  The "REAL" world

  by boy@crossroads in

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  i know minimus has probably asked this question before, but after leaving the witnesses what did the real world become to you as opposed to the world the witnesses choose to see it as?

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  boy@crossroads

  I know Minimus has probably asked this question before, but after leaving the witnesses what did the REAL world become to you as opposed to the world the witnesses choose to see it as?
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  When You Try To Reason With Someone About The "Truth", What's Your Focus?

  by minimus in

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  do you concentrate on the lack of love, the doctrines, the flip-flops, the un debacle, child molestation-----what??

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  boy@crossroads

  I had a discussion with my brother the other day about issues i have with the witnesses. One of the recurring issues i tend to focus on and what i think ultimately is my main concern is the control that they have over peoples lives. I don't like how they make everybody do what they say !! and how you aren't allowed to question things. Hello !! what are they so afraid of us finding out ?

  But no matter how much i try to reason with my brother he always finds a way of coming out on top of the argument. so most of the time i'll just say my point and then change the subject. Its just hard to reason with someone that see's the world with such a bias. I can really see how people don't like witnesses
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  Slip of the tongue and other embarrassments

  by target in

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  love it when someone is trying to say something and the tongue chooses to rearrange the wording.

  i think my favorite was one sunday a particular ms who had a thing for perfectionism was announcing the song to be sung "jehovah's happy people".

  it came out "jehovah's happy peepee".

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  I remember after about a month of not going to the meetings. Trying to start my fade. I went to a presbyterian church function with a school associate. That was one of the first times I had ever stepped foot into "christendom". I was basically cool but while I was sitting at one of the tables talking and joking to my associate I had said, "once I disfelloshipped my elbow when I fell off my bike". I meant to say "dislocated". I've never experienced a freudian slip like that in my life.!!! lol
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  Strange Encounter With Dubs Just Now

  by Stephanus in

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  i was just up at a neighbour's place, standing at the door talking to her, when two dub ladies came up the path on what turned out to be a return visit.

  the neighbour said "not today" and hid inside and i dismissed myself, following the ladies out of the yard.

  what was strange is that they didn't acknowledge me at all, even though i was right behind them.

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  boy@crossroads

  I think most witnesses are actually afraid to get into a discussion with someone who looks like they have half a brain. Their afraid someone might actually be thinking about whats being said.
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  Halloween's Coming! Time To Reserve Your Bowling Lanes!

  by Nosferatu in

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  go to any bowling alley this halloween and you're bound to find it full of dubs avoiding the evil trick-or-treaters..

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  boy@crossroads

  MAN i WISH I DID HALLOWEEN AS A KID !!!! We never did the bowling thing. we usually just turned the lights out on the outside of the house and went away somewhere to eat halloween night.
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  For Atheists only

  by Kaethra in

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  it's not for atheists only...i just hoped i'd get their attention.

  my oldest brother is about 10 years older than me.

  he married a girl that i adored.

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  boy@crossroads

  Everybody wants to feel like their life had meaning. Instead of focusing on the her future, try to help her realize how her life was significant. In her last times, I'm sure she'll think back and those memories may ease her pain.