Topics Started by BlackSwan of Memphis

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Shunning etc. Good Meme
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Beards vs. Shunning announcements
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
during lett’s announcement that beards are now allowed he elaborated at some length how brothers ought to feel and react to the change in policy.

he warned brothers not to resent not being able to grow beards earlier if they had wished to do so.

he also warned brothers who supported the old policy not to allow themselves to wonder what the point of doing so was now that it has changed.
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Sixteen years later and wow is life different
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have no idea if this is the right place to post this.

if you're just leaving the witnesses or questioning and toying with the idea of leaving..... life goes by fast.

and either you rip the band aid off and deal with it or let it fester and eat you alive.
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Now Even Nuns Are Acused of Sexual Abuse
by sparky1 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-describe-alleged-abuse-by-nuns-the-secret-not-yet-told/.

how deep in society does all of this behavior go?.
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Brighton, Mi apostates? Lenawee county?
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. jw
2. experiences
justin curious if there's any here..
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Cutting the ties which bind.
by Lost in the fog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the following article is about getting away from toxic family members.

but it equally can apply to cutting off any toxic person or group of people.

looking at the 5 points for identifying such toxic people - i have seen or experienced every one of them inside the congregation of jehovah’s witnesses.
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What JW Beliefs Did You Find Difficult To Explain?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
there are a lot.

anything blood related was difficult to reasonably prove from a witness perspective.. 1914 was another one.

what can you add to the list?
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"Are you the plumber?"
by Jourles in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've been debating whether or not to post this story simply because the org knows who i am (post history from pre-'05 will tell you all you need to know), and i'm not sure if they would give my parents shit if they knew what transpired earlier this summer.

but you know what, i don't care what they do, because my mom is dying of stage iv cancer and i feel this needs to be heard by anyone struggling with the loss of contact from their relatives.. for those who are not familiar with my background, i became a small thorn in the side of the wts while i was still in.

i'm not big on being deceived, and for me, the org crossed my personal 'red line' when it came to blood and the child abuse issue.
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The Reasons for Cart Witnessing
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
whatever we think of it, you have to admit that it's quite "genius".. the door to door ministry as done in western developed countries where the jw quirky religion has probably reached their saturation level was a complete and utter waste of time in terms of the effort expended to recruit people.. at the same time, it was rarely something that anyone enjoyed which led to people being labelled as inactive, being pressured to doing more and maybe ultimately deciding jwism wasn't for them and leaving.. there was also the issue that many jws are actually pretty bad at knowing and articulating their beliefs so were pretty incapable of getting any meaningful message across.. they solved all this with the cart witnessing.

the real point isn't to recruit, it's to make life easier for jws.

now they can stand and chat with their friend, have a coffee, not talk to anyone or make eye contact and still act as a walking billboard for jw.org.
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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !
by flipper in
1. social
2. entertainment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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