ok so i read in walter martin's the kingdom of the cults how he claims to use the following method to give a testimony to jehovah's witnesses who come to his door periodically, and frankly i find it a bit dubious, despite his claims that he has successfully done it many times.
he calls this method "subliminal seeding" (pg.
487-8) [a dubious title already]:.
I don't think it would work...they couldn't stop him from praying...but they would just tune out until it was over. I agree that it is a rude approach, and the jw would just think he was nuts. The fact that he was knowingly using subliminal tactics is disturbing because in some cases that is what cults use...
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i have been researching "michael" for the past 9 months very heavily.
i don't have to work and was a reg.
pioneer who quit.
If you believe Michael Moore.and his agenda.....then I have a bridge to sell you...
sigh.....
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here is a letter recently sent to the local elders.
quite small so here it is as i can type it out.
february 1, 2006
Go get 'em.
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the 3/1/06 wt questions from readers is discussing 1 cor 14:33,34 and explains the phrase "keep silent".
after the usual claptrap and disclaimers (like how sometimes women have to substitute for baptized men in a congregation setting) - it concluded by saying women keep silent by "not raising argumentative questions that could challenge the authority of those who teach.
" how do the women swallow this stuff and still feel grateful for "rich spiritual food"?
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there are certain aromas that i love.
some comfort me.
others create anticipation.
*Wood stove or Fireplace on a cold winters' day
* New mown grass
* Coffee brewing
* Home made apple pie baking in the oven
* Bacon frying
* "Cool Water" cologne
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my mom had died on december 9, 2005. she had been loyal to that religion for 35 years.
she had been in a nursing home for the last two years.
some of the old ladies would come and mom would still write a letter to a "not at home" once and awhile.
To a jw the purpose of a funeral is not to honor the person who died. They look at it as an opportunity to "give a witness" to non jws. If they don't get to do this, then why bother attending a funeral or even a wake? They don't believe she is conscious in an afterlife...so they do not see it as punishing her. They are punishing you.
that's what she asked me as i was putting my laundry in my car at the laudromat.
she was parked right next to me and she rolled down her window and had the awake and watchtower in her hands.
i said i use to be one of jehovahs witnesses but because of the pedophile problems as well as the societies involvement in the un, i left.
That's great!
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i have lately started to think many things over.
as i adquire more knowledge, or other kind of knowledge, i see things more and more in another light.
it's a strange and thrilling experience i'm going through.
I think you're right...but the flip side of it is that if they got rid of the shunning policy, so many would leave that it would effect the bottom line. I think money is a huge part of it. If they keep people in, it assures a level of income that the society has become accustomed to.
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this is kinda funny.
my daughter called this morning.
she had bought a toy ark for my granddaughter, aubrey.
Thanks Nina! My daughter thanks you too!
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this is kinda funny.
my daughter called this morning.
she had bought a toy ark for my granddaughter, aubrey.
This is kinda funny. My daughter called this morning. She had bought a toy ark for my granddaughter, Aubrey. Aubrey is 7. Anyway, they were naming all of occupants of the ark. Aubrey asked what Noah's wife's name was.. So my daughter read the account in Genesis, but could not find a name for her. So, for now, they call her Mrs Noah. I don't recall her name... and I know in ancient times women had no status...and I'm not surprised that her name isn't listed... Is there a record of her name...does anyone know?
Leave it to my granddaughter...
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