What OTWO said. The BITE model is the best way to measure whether a group is a cult or not.
Wild_Thing
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A concise list for my therapist...any suggestions?
by Straw Man inbeen a lurker here for a long time.
i am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing.
it's been about 10 years since i was df'd.. just recently i started to see a therapist and i am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness.
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Invited to a talk: What to do?
by Fred Franztone inmy sister texted me last night with an invitation to watch our dad give his first ever public talk.
i don't live particularly near to my family, but i'm not too far from them to make the journey, and i am on good terms with them, having never been baptised and so not disfellowshipped; they don't shun me and likely wouldn't even if i were disfellowshipped, it's not in their character.. i haven't been inside a kingdom hall since 2006, and i would like to keep it that way; i only intend to step inside one again in the event of a family wedding or funeral service.
i don't want to be rude to my sister, ignoring the text isn't an option, so i need a diplomatic way of declining her invitation.. i've considered saying that i'm busy, but this leaves things open for her to ask again in the future, and i'd rather she got the message that i'm not interested, without me having to say so in an explicit way.. any suggestions from those who have been in a similar situation?.
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Wild_Thing
Keep it friendly and non-confrontational. You can decline and still them well.
"Thanks for the invite. I wish I could! Give dad my best!"
Short, sweet, nice.
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Chaunte Cardwell – from Near Death to Freedom
by Lee Elder inwe have just published a new experience about the near death of a pregnant jw who found her way to freedom with the help of ajwrb.
http://ajwrb.org/chaunte-cardwell-from-near-death-to-freedomchaunte cardwell – from near death to freedom.
chaunte cardwell – ogden, utah – 1986. .
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Wild_Thing
No religious institution should have the right to impose their views of medical care upon their members.
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Montana court case
by belogical inhttps://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/topic/55482-ever-lose-patience-with-recalcitrant-contrarians/.
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Wild_Thing
I wonder why this hasn't made the news more prominently. It needs more attention.
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Wild_Thing
I'm afraid Sophia and Caleb let the worldly pressures at school get to them and they are now considered spiritually weak. As we all know, bad associations spoil useful habits, and we have had to limit their associations within the congregation. We can't have Jehovah's precious youth exposed to such worldly evils.
Until Sophia quits Girl Scouts and Caleb stops leading the Sparlock Club at school, they'll never going to make it into paradise!
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Anyone watching the handmaids tail?
by blownaway ini thought this was all about the 18th century.
but its current or just post current times.
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Wild_Thing
Regardless of the direction of this thread ... give the series a try. Give it two or three episodes. I thought the first couple of episodes were kind of dry, but they had to build up a bit of background.
With that being said, I am a little afraid they may try to continue the storyline beyond where it should have ended, simply because it is a money maker for them. I am okay with them creating new storyline content for the second season. So far it's really good. But sometimes a good story needs to end.
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"Jehovah's Organization"
by Wild_Thing ini was thinking about this phrase.
when you get baptized, you belong to "jehovah's organization".
when you go out in field service, you are.
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Wild_Thing
They regularly appoint and remove members from the status of "publisher", a person that participates in their ORGANIZED ministry. They systematically train their publishers on how they want the organization's information to be presented. They organize and hold meetings and assign car groups for this activity.
They have no problem claiming that their ministry is "organized" until they step inside a courtroom. Then, they're like ... "We don't have anything to do with our members going door to door, proselytizing, and tracking data on houses we visit. They are doing that on their own!"
It is amazing they are not LEGALLY caught in their own lies more often.
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Prince's NWT Bible on the auction block
by OrphanCrow inhttps://www.tmz.com/2018/07/11/prince-auction-bible-suit-purple-rain/.
what's cooler than your copy of "purple rain" on vinyl?
try owning one of prince's personal copies on vinyl!!
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Wild_Thing
What is with the strange name printed at the bottom?
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Anyone watching the handmaids tail?
by blownaway ini thought this was all about the 18th century.
but its current or just post current times.
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Wild_Thing
I love this show! The parallels to growing up under the "watchtower regime" is eerie. People make it about what they want. The show doesn't draw parallels between their show and the Trump administration; the people that watch do that. I think this is mostly because of the female suppression showcased in the series.
This show will definitely be around awhile. It's too relevant.
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Download Raymond Franz PDF Books Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom
by Tenacious infor those who've never read these incredible books by our friend ray franz.. here are links for both.
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happy reading!.
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Wild_Thing
It has been reprinted and is affordable.