original thread here.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.
https://twitter.com/richarddawkins
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original thread here.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.
I had been texting a boy from another JW congregation and sent him a picture of us on the beach… which meant we were in bikinis. Unfortunately, his mother went through his phone and came across our “horrible” photo. It led to Church elders coming over to my house to counsel me.They told me I was guilty of making him masturbate.
Oh my god. That's a new twist.
some background:josie the miniature schnauzer is now 12 years old, so she's old enough to know the difference between right and wrong.
however, she insists on peeing in the middle of my beautifully tended lawn, which, as a consequence, is now covered in brown patches.
i've remonstrated with her a number of times and each time she purports to show a diplay of repentance, that is, she slinks away on her belly with her ears flattened down tightly to her head.
Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.--Proverbs 22:6
Obviously this is your fault. You failed to demonstrate the correct place to pee.
First you need to rectify that. Second you need to bring her into a small room with several older dogs, who will interrogate her as to why she is not baptized at such an old age and investigate her sins. She is probably not even a virgin either.
original thread here.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.
I am just in awe of technology. So many of us did speeches like this in classes before the Internet existed, and only a few dozen sitting in the room heard it. Now look at how much easier it is to distribute a message! Hundreds of thousands of people now are not vulnerable to join a cult, just from that single act.
i met this amazing girl about 6years ago at my local congregation.
i was 100% in back then.
about 3years ago i woke up spiritually and kept it undercover till a few months ago.. this girl is still very in (but she doesnt really do the things a reaaal jw should do.
she already said our children will watch
this girl is still very in
Run.
I was 500% out of the borg, and had been for a very long time, when I met mr. rebel8. And once he found out I had been (forced to be) a jw as a child, he asked me to vow I would never go back.
mr. rebel8 has no cult history himself. He just understands that brainwashing can cause relapses. So think about all that--a non-jw objectively understands the cult relapse potential, and here you are thinking about deliberately entering a relationship with an intent to expose your future children to the cult.
Dude. Don't do it.
so there's an indoctrination session tomorrow......any tips for getting through with my sanity intact?
LOL that's even better.
i met this amazing girl about 6years ago at my local congregation.
i was 100% in back then.
about 3years ago i woke up spiritually and kept it undercover till a few months ago.. this girl is still very in (but she doesnt really do the things a reaaal jw should do.
If a person is "in", it is entwined inside her core self. It's who she is (as evidenced by how painful extraction is).
Sure, she may feel right now that this difference between you is fine. She's young and still at the age when rebellion and open-mindedness are part of the developmental stage she's at.
But it is a probable eventuality that she will find herself someday need to bring things to a head, making a painful choice between you and the borganization.
If you are starting out a marriage with this giant divide between you, I worry you are starting a doomed relationship.
Would it make sense to try to have her bring her decision to a head now, before you get engaged? Let her know what's at stake and give her time to decide. Maybe she will continue to explore the facts with you.
so there's an indoctrination session tomorrow......any tips for getting through with my sanity intact?
Carry a tote bag that says, "Resistance is futile."
Bring a copy of the 1934 Yearbook, carefully highlighting the anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi statements as you slowly read it during the talks.
so there's an indoctrination session tomorrow......any tips for getting through with my sanity intact?
I like the tally idea.
Doodle a very complex, intricate design that has "cult" hidden in it.
Take notes by writing down only the most crazy things they say. Embellish for fun. Or bring a tiny device that makes the smallest noise on command. Ring it every time they say some rule that's not in the Bible.
In case someone peeks on your notes, add juicy personal reminders to yourself about masturbation being evil.
Or make a big title of your notes page in black marker quoting the scripture about the Pharisees making rules that aren't in the bible, then just write your notes like normal underneath.
Be the loudest clapper and singer in the joint.
Smile from ear to ear nonstop like the Joker.
During the breaks, discuss the program with Stepford Wives' positivity and intelligence. Be sure to use the same sing songy voice, vacant stare and forced smile.
Dress just 1 click past the avg dub. Go all out with the jw dot org stuff or super spiritual clothing.
Bring a small carry-on bag filled with publications. Hey, bookbags are a mark of spirituality--yours will be biggest--you win!
Bring a full array of different colors of highlighters and pens. Color code while you take incessant notes.
Blow your nose constantly.
Every time they mention demons/Satan, mumble gibberish and gently roll your head and eyes back every time they say it. Then snap out of it and pretend like nothing happened.
Go to the practical joke store:
ok, so i went ahead and got a tattoo.
well more than a tattoo, it is a half sleeve.
my parents haven't seen it, thanks to the chilly weather i've been wearing a sweater around them.
How about a picture then? :)
Congrats for breaking yet another chain of the past. (I'm envious. I'm not able to get one.)
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