there has been talk about wt imagery and the use of subtle hypnotism during meetings.. we had a co who very forcefully wanted the piano players axed and the canned music used for the singing.. has there been any studies done to find sub-harmonic messages hidden in the music?.
paranoia and conspiracy artists may now address.
thanks.
There has been talk about WT imagery and the use of subtle hypnotism during meetings.
We had a CO who very forcefully wanted the piano players axed and the canned music used for the singing.
Has there been any studies done to find sub-harmonic messages hidden in the music?
Paranoia and conspiracy artists may now address. Thanks
can someone help out.
i'm doing a speech on cult recruitment and wanted to illustrate the wts's effort to separate new recruits from family by quoting the opening of the pe book that "warns" the reader that his family will be used by satan to discourage them.
could anyone post the paragraph, by quoting or scanning?
Look under Live Forever in the Book section. It came up nicely in my 2005 WTlib
Chapter 2 paragraph 23
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It may be that even close friends or relatives will tell you that they do not like your examining the Scriptures. Jesus Christ himself even warned: "Indeed, a man’s enemies will be persons of his own household. He that has greater affection for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me; and he that has greater affection for son or daughter than for me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:36, 37) Relatives may try to discourage you, doing so in all sincerity because they do not know the wonderful truths found in the Bible. But if you give up a study of God’s Word when opposition comes, how will God view you? Also, if you give up, how will those friends and loved ones be helped by you to understand that accurate knowledge of the Bible is of life-or-death importance? Your staying with the things you learn from God’s Word may in time influence them likewise to learn the truth.
i recently obtained the 1995 wt library cd-rom and have been trying to get it to work.
it took a few attempts to get it to install but i keep on getting an abormal program termination when i try to use it.
i figure there are configuration issues since it's so old.
Try this.
Locate in the WT directory, the startup file. It probably is named "wtlib.exe."
right click on that file look for and click on 'properties' and a properties box should open up.
Look for the "compatibility" tab. Click on that. Then check the compatibility mode box and select Windows 95. This might help.
I believe there was also a video problem with monitors using 16, 24 or 32 bit video mode. Try changing that if you can. Hope this helps.
sunday morning we went to the store and got some pumpkins and utensils and set to work.
this was the result:.
we had a lot of fun.. anyone need some carving tips?
This is the best I can do. Hope it doesn't scare you too much. Happy All Hallows Eve
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Shortly after the release of the "Respect Authority" Video. We started seeing the congregation being treated as children by the elders and they not allowing any questioning of their authority. If we questioned them we were questioning Jehovah. It went downhill from there.
what were your first experiences here or your first posts, and how did you feel as beginners here?
i was worried whether what i was writing could violate the posting rules or whether (as on other forums) there would be rude people that would discourage me.
For me it was paranoia. Would anyone recognize me and turn me in to the elders. Now it doesn't matter. I've more friends here than in my town.
this is so not easy to do.. a thread the other day asked why we post here.
why do i post here?
i said i was bored.
Good Luck and if you need a virtual shoulder to cry on, we're always here.
You can always come (home).
Strength.
my son takes my van to school everyday.
so yesterday, after school, he decides to leave the van there, ride with his buddy to work, and pick it up later!
he comes home about 8:00 pm wild!
We've taught our children right and wrong through consequences. When we were in the borg the elder body didn't like that style of parental training but I don't give a s**t about their thoughts.
If I get stopped for speeding I will acknowledge driving too fast. Thank the officer for stopping me. If I had continued driving fast I could have had an accident injuring myself or others. Accept the ticket if given and learn the consequence from the experience.
Explain this to your son and then go to the school. You can calmly explain that this incident is an opportunity to teach responsibility on how to handle matters. Your son can calmly accept the ticket. Ask what the school policy is for wrongfully parked vehicles. My guess is that the policy states that the vehicle is to be ticketed and/or towed. Since the car was illegally entered and moved, the school policy was not followed. AFter this you can then ask and expect that the person responsible for moving the vehicle will be held responsible for not handling the matter according to school policy. This can be brought up to the school board.
However if the person comes and gives an appology for entering and moving the vehicle you can then accept it after being assured that this will never happen again.
Consequence for both sides.
Anything beyond this will just cause difficulties until your son graduates. After March of 2005 the MPD hasn't been the same. You probably won't get much help from them in this case.
i was on my way home today, and i passed my mother on the road.
tears came to my eyes immediately, just at the sight of her face.. i hate this religion.. but i love my mom.. i can't even remember, when the last time we spoke was.. i just want to sit down and talk to her, but i can't- i won't- because its her fault.
i left a religion, she left her son.
Bravery my boy. Bravery.
While an occasional card or two in an envelope is nice. Might I suggest also you send a postcard with your expressions of endearment written on it. An envelope can be tossed too easily without her seeing/reading your thoughts. A postcard can have flowers or hearts (if she conscienciously views hearts as safe) The message "I love you Mom" is in her mind before she can realize who sent the card and when she does find out it is too late. She knows you love her. The battle we have is long so keep yourself balanced. Don't do the mothers day or holiday thing. Respect her belief system in this area. Let the cards arrive unexpectedly, like they should.
i went to a ex-jw's potluck the other day and it will be my last time going.
there were about 20 ex-jw's there just bashing the watchtower society for 2 hours.
i had all i could take and left.
I didn't go to the First ABC fest held here in WI last year because like you I didn't want to spend a day with disgruntled, angry, people who didn't have anything else in their miserable lives to do other than rant and vent about how The Society™ ruined their lives.
I did go to the second fest held this last summer and I had a wonderful time. We did have a short (40 minutes maybe) period that 'experiences' were mentioned. No one was angry, the comments were said now in a way that we could chuckle about them. "Boy were we ever stupid for believing that one, Har Har" It was also informational to new ones that never really dedicated themselves but came for some knowledge about the truth™.
My personal thought is that someone who leaves the cult and drowns him or herself with work or school or activities to shut out the painful memories of the cult is just living in denial. It is just as bad as those still in, believing that they live in a spiritual paradise, just waiting for Jehovah to sweep Satan and the worlds masses away and leave the world peaceful and clean for his chosen few.
You can't fix what you don't acknowledge.
