The allegations of dual relationships and use of hypnosis/NLP are what concerns me most out of all those listed in the article. Those are dealbreakers.
Posts by rebel8
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98Steve Hassan. Can some one verify if this is true.
by joe134cd inhttps://culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/8227-disclaimer-regarding-steve-hassan.html.
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Elaine from the bunker video
by jookbeard indoes anyone know anything about the luscious elaine?
is she a professional actress or just a member of the r&f recruited to be a member of the cast of this video?
the pout,olive skin stunning looks make my heart miss a beat every time i see this beauty.
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it can only be Jehovah's organisation that such a thing can happen
Oh frickety frack, I haven't heard that one in a long time, and 7 of my brain cells just died.
ONLY in his org can such a thing happen. Because there are no "Hollywood acting coaches" outside the borg. And no TV cameras. And no bad scripts about people in bunkers after the apocalypse--there is definitely not an entire subgenre of sci fi with post-apocalyptic themes. ONLY IN HIS ORG.
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If I Became a JW, Could I Have My Cat on Paradise Earth?
by Cold Steel inwould i?
i wouldn't mind if he slept through eternity (he sleeps most of the time anyway).
i'd just like to be able to move him around occasionally.
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Hello
by UnshackleTheChains ini decided to join this forum as have been lurking awhile.
there are lots of interesting topics on here that appeal to me.. i have been a witness for almost 3 decades and am very disillusioned with the organisation at this time.
i am beginning to see it in a new light as i am getting older.
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Welcome and I wish you the best on your journey, wherever it takes you.
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Ridiculous ways you kept your "time going" in service?
by HereIgo ini used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.
then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.
i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.
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I hated all of the cheating on hours.
Start your time on the way to the KH by dropping off some yellowed back issues in a laundromat, bonus points if you drive really slowly. Then go to the service meeting or whatever it's called where you put napkins on your head because there's a 3-yr-old boy present, then split up your territory cards and car groups. Count your time while in the KH, drag your feet afterwards, and drive to the territory. So far, you have dumped some moldy issues in a dirty foyer, and you count 2 hours and 5 placements. LOL.
Then lots of tricks while you're out. Walk & drive really slowly. Purposely do back calls across town so you can count time while driving.
Each car group member needs to take a bathroom break at a different time while the others wait.
Jehovah is a kind boss who gives paid breaks, so be sure to take 2 morning breaks, a lunch break and an afternoon break. Linger at each break by talking loudly about how bad the world is getting, and you can stretch the truth to claim you were witnessing to the other coffee shop patrons.
Do back calls while everybody in the car group waits, counting their time.
Visit an inactive, unbaptized or lonely single person, count your time while having tea and bonbons.
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Can a full healing from cult ever be accomplished
by Chook incan all indoctrination leave a person , or does it linger in background till death..
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We are always a compilation of our experiences, good and bad.
The only way we can overcome the bad is by replacing them with new experiences and knowledge.
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Two Brothers Living Together - Never Dated Girls...
by pale.emperor inin my old congregation there are two brothers (non related) who are in the early 30s.
they've never dated girls.
they're "best friends".
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rebel8
Well look, in only 3 pages, this thread has covered most of the gay stereotypes. Quite an accomplishment.
OP, I think they are gay, asexual, or just late to bloom sexually. None of this is any of our business--not that it matters, since we are not identifying them. It sounds like they are somewhat happy, which is beautiful. I hope they free their minds one day.
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Using the term "Watchtower" when talking to a JW
by Sanchy inhas anyone else noticed how alarm bells go off inside a jw mind as soon as they hear someone that "is out" refer to the leaders of this org as "watchtower"?
i've chatted with a few friends now about my doubts and each and every time i've started using phrases such as "watchtower said this" or "watchtower did that", i can almost see their heads about to explode in anger, as if they've just realized they are talking to the lucifer himself.
some have even interrupted and corrected me by reminding me that it's not "watchtower", it's "god's organization".
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I always thought this was because the postates were the ones who started criticizing "The Watchtower" during The Great Apostasy in the 1980s.
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I feel slightly demonized after watching this
by rebel8 inhttps://www.facebook.com/officialanttix/videos/1344960652199711/.
“the essence, the soul, of disco was shown to be free,“liberated” sexual expression….satan is manipulating this world for his own purposes, shouldn’t we expect that he would also use the world’s entertainment in his efforts to turn people from true worship?” awake 1979 dec 22 p.20.
to cure me of the demons i just caught, maybe i should say 5 hail marys look at jw dot org 3x and put a napkin on my head the next 5 times my husband is in the room.
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Disco - Is it for you?
OMG I totally remember that article--it changed my life. I was 11.
All of a sudden, I could not hang around the kids in the neighborhood because they were engaging in homosexual African fertility dances.. (Don't ask me how it could be both homosexual and a fertility dance. The two would seem to contradict each other due to biology.)
I remember being told to refuse to listen to disco, watch TV and movies with my little friends because they were Satanic, fertility rituals, and gay. I am telling you, only abused 11-year olds talk like this. It is just so abnormal.
I lost a good friend over this specific magazine. To this day, she remembers this, as do I.
And all we were doing is dancing around in her basement, getting good, healthy exercise, and watching a movie here and there.
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I feel slightly demonized after watching this
by rebel8 inhttps://www.facebook.com/officialanttix/videos/1344960652199711/.
“the essence, the soul, of disco was shown to be free,“liberated” sexual expression….satan is manipulating this world for his own purposes, shouldn’t we expect that he would also use the world’s entertainment in his efforts to turn people from true worship?” awake 1979 dec 22 p.20.
to cure me of the demons i just caught, maybe i should say 5 hail marys look at jw dot org 3x and put a napkin on my head the next 5 times my husband is in the room.
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https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAnttix/videos/1344960652199711/
“The essence, the soul, of disco was shown to be free,“liberated” sexual expression….Satan is manipulating this world for his own purposes, shouldn’t we expect that he would also use the world’s entertainment in his efforts to turn people from true worship?” Awake 1979 Dec 22 p.20
To cure me of the demons I just caught, maybe I should
say 5 Hail Maryslook at jw dot org 3x and put a napkin on my head the next 5 times my husband is in the room. Would that do it?Looks like completely wholesome fun to me, and good exercise. (Does anyone have the rest of the quote above? I remember talk of disco being a voodoo fertility ritual or something like that.)