Wild_Thing

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  Prince's NWT Bible on the auction block

  by OrphanCrow in

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  https://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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  What is with the strange name printed at the bottom?
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  Anyone watching the handmaids tail?

  by blownaway in

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  i thought this was all about the 18th century.

  but its current or just post current times.

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  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 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for 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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  It has been reprinted and is affordable.

  https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Conscience-struggle-between-religion/dp/0999499211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531351642&sr=8-1&keywords=crisis+of+conscience
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  "Jehovah's Organization"

  by Wild_Thing in

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  i 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

  I was thinking about this phrase. When you get baptized, you belong to "Jehovah's organization". When you go out in field service, you are. representing "Jehovah's organization". When you get disfellowshipped or become an ex-JW, you leave "Jehovah's organization".

  This is a very cult-like tactic. It places the organization above reproach. It creates a sense of this untouchable being that is running the organization. So if you don't like something, there is no one to appeal to because it's "Jehovah's organization". "If he wants to change the policies on child sex abuse, he will, so just keep praying."

  If everything is run by the big invisible guy in the sky, then no one has to take responsibility, and members are blinded into assigning blame for their troubles onto anybody else but themselves because it's "Jehovah's organization".
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  They are out!

  by zeb in

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  all the thai boys and their coach are free from the cave!.

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  Wild_Thing

  That poor coach. I bet he feels awful!
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  Has anyone started a support group for people leaving cults?

  by Whynot in

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  my husband and i have talked about starting a support group but we feel we don't have the proper qualifications.

  has anyone started a support group for ex-jws?

  we even thought of hosting a social gathering or meet and greet.

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  Wild_Thing

  Flipper, I have wanted to come to your Lake Tahoe fests for years! But you are quite a ways from the Mid-West and take more financial planning to get there. I hope you keep having them. They sound like a blast, and I have I can make it in the next year or so.
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  Has anyone started a support group for people leaving cults?

  by Whynot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i have talked about starting a support group but we feel we don't have the proper qualifications.

  has anyone started a support group for ex-jws?

  we even thought of hosting a social gathering or meet and greet.

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  Wild_Thing

  Diogenesister said:
  I guess you perhaps feel at what point you need to be able to call in an expert is maybe a concern?

  Yes, and having resources ready at the helm, in case we need it. It's doable, but would take a lot of planning.
  
  
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses selfish??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is the average jehovah's witness selfish and self-centred?.

  i know, i know...many will object and say "no - preaching is the most selfless thing a jw can do.

  it saves others lives...".

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  Wild_Thing

  I think egocentric would be a better description than selfish. And the organization teaches them to be that way.
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  Has anyone started a support group for people leaving cults?

  by Whynot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i have talked about starting a support group but we feel we don't have the proper qualifications.

  has anyone started a support group for ex-jws?

  we even thought of hosting a social gathering or meet and greet.

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  Wild_Thing

  I have been wanting to start a support group in my area, too. I still want to.

  But my only concern is that I do not feel equipped to handle the emotional/psychological issues that often come along with leaving.

  If anybody else has started a successful face to face support group in their area, I would appreciate also hearing how you handled this issue. I think support groups are important and be a real success, if done right.
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  Why the term "waking up?"

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is the term "waking up" the best way to describe when a jdub starts to have doubts?

  to me, it is rather that a jdub realizes that what they have believed for years was a pack of lies and then they have to make a conscious decision if they want to continue to believe in lies or stop being a jdub or just go along for the ride.. it just amazes me how many die-hard jdubs there are despite every failed prophecy about the end coming, the borg being a part of the dreaded wild best united nations, the put down of women in the borg, the massive cover-up of the child abuse in the borg, the willingness to let a child die because they need blood, and the eagerness to shun a child who at the age of 10 got dunked to make mommy and daddy happy only to not want to be a jdub later and have the parents treat them like they are dead because 8 overweight, balding, goofy looking, incoherent men in upper state new york say that are the rules for being a christain.. jehovah's witnesses are a very sad cult that attracts people with emotional, psychological, or medical issues, have very large egos, can't make simple decisions, and believe in the tooth fairy..

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  Wild_Thing

  I think "waking up" is the perfect phrase to describe leaving the Witnesses. There are different levels of sleep and of waking up. Neither is automatic. We don't just jump out of bed awake and alert, ready to take on the world right when our alarm goes off. Some of us take a while before we realize the alarm is even going off. Some of us hit the snooze button to give ourselves just a little bit more time. Some of turn the alarm off, roll over and go back to sleep.

  Likening that analogy to leaving the Witnesses is exactly the same. For some are active Witnesses, every once in a while, a doubt or internal alarm will go off in their head that told them things were not right. They ignore it over and over. Some will give it a little attention, but eventually brush off the doubts and live their JW life in automatic mode. They hit the snooze button every time it comes up. The consequences of shunning is always there to make that snooze button easier to hit.

  It takes a while to wake up completely and realize the gravity of what kind of organization many of us were raised in. Even after I faded completely, I was still only half awake. It has taken me years to completely free myself from those old ingrained JW beliefs and thoughts. Ones I didn't even realize I was still holding onto.

  Jehovah's Witnesses don't just attract people with emotional and psychological problems. They create them.