http://dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
This is brilliant and hilarious!
osmosis and i are collaborating to put together some spoof awakes.
i've written some articles spoofing the teachings & writing style.
i think our goal is to be as humorous as possible while drawing attention to problematic stuff about wt publications.
http://dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
This is brilliant and hilarious!
i have done a lot of reading on the internet about mind control, which often summarised hassan's book, but nothing came close to how interesting his book is.
i was taking notes until i realised that every page said something that applied to the watchtower society.
what makes the book effective is that hassan was a moonie, so it does not seem to be an attack on the wts, so can be read by a jw without being offensive to them.. even if you are no longer a jw this is essential reading to help you get over the experience.
I think the word CULT is a derivative of the biggest cult of all --our CULTURE. With that in mind it could refer to anything that shapes your thinking.
(4) emotional control.
behavior control
emotional control
Great work ITIS !!
here are my notes from the 2006 special assembly day "keep your eye simple".
i added emphasis to some of the notes.. why keep your eye simple (local elder).
what are some of these things?
I have a friend who went to this assembly and he mentioned that twice (from 2 different speakers) the comment was made in no uncertain terms that (paraphrase) "Even if you don't believe all of this or have questions, you must still, OBEY."
If only the Dubs could think. If they could imagine going into ANY other church and hearing a comment like that, they would see it for what it is!
i have done a lot of reading on the internet about mind control, which often summarised hassan's book, but nothing came close to how interesting his book is.
i was taking notes until i realised that every page said something that applied to the watchtower society.
what makes the book effective is that hassan was a moonie, so it does not seem to be an attack on the wts, so can be read by a jw without being offensive to them.. even if you are no longer a jw this is essential reading to help you get over the experience.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/109491/1.ashx
This is a list I put together from this book. I e-mailed it to every JW I had in my address book. Not surprisingly, I got some nasty replies and
even threats of a lawsuit!
I think it's funny that the first guy who said he didn't know who wrote the gospels is actually more correct with that answer than most people would be answering Matthew, Mark, Luke and John!
just thought i'd share this because i'm amazed at how many people know and love this movie but have missed the significance of it's beautiful metaphor.. dorothy, scarecrow, tinman, lion represent everyone of us with or thoughts of being incomplete, imperfect and needing something outside of ourselves for fulfillment.
(heart, courage, brain, being home).
yellow brick road--path of life.
Crumpet...Knightrider a demonized car!!! THAT is too funny!!!!
yesterday afternoon, i recieved 2 text messages from an anonymous source that read :.
(person that turned you in) i turned you into your brothers for your own good.
gal ?:?
Thanks for the update Richie. Sounds like your parents, particularily your mom, is handling things better than you had anticipated. Is this so?
FREEDOM!!!!!
just thought i'd share this because i'm amazed at how many people know and love this movie but have missed the significance of it's beautiful metaphor.. dorothy, scarecrow, tinman, lion represent everyone of us with or thoughts of being incomplete, imperfect and needing something outside of ourselves for fulfillment.
(heart, courage, brain, being home).
yellow brick road--path of life.
mtbatoon, thanks for the link--now THAT'S an interesting take! I just love the variety and unlimited possiblities that human thought can have.
Like I said, it's fun. Please, anyone else add more!
just thought i'd share this because i'm amazed at how many people know and love this movie but have missed the significance of it's beautiful metaphor.. dorothy, scarecrow, tinman, lion represent everyone of us with or thoughts of being incomplete, imperfect and needing something outside of ourselves for fulfillment.
(heart, courage, brain, being home).
yellow brick road--path of life.
Just thought I'd share this because I'm amazed at how many people know and love this movie but have missed the significance of it's beautiful metaphor.
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion represent everyone of us with or thoughts of being incomplete, imperfect and needing something outside of ourselves for fulfillment. (Heart, courage, brain, being home)
Yellow Brick Road--path of life
Emerald City/ Wizard of Oz --hope in fulfillment of something in the future and outside of us (JW's New World)
Upon finding out the Wizard is a hoax --they discover they had everything they needed all along WITHIN them ("the Kingdom is in your midst)
They needed the journey along the road with the White Witch and Black Witch (good and evil, yin and yang) to create the obstacles and challenges needed to bring forth what was within them and discover their own greatness.
Dorothy realizing it was a dream, an illusion, and that she was in fact always at home no matter where she thought she was.
This is just an overview of the main theme but there's many more details involved. As with all metaphor or mythology have fun exploring!