Posts by freemindfade

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Specific Comments By R&F About May Broadcast

by freemindfade in

i know there are many posts discussing the may money requesting televangalism...er... broadcast i mean!

but i wanted to start one where anyone can put what they have heard any non-exjw, non-apostate witnesses say good or bad about the broadcast.

i don't see how it can't rattle followers... but then again i might be surprised how they can twist things (2+2=5).

freemindfade

I think the GB have insulated themselves with great lawyers and accountants, but now need market research and PR, because I believe their efforts are backfiring

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2014 Pew Research on US Religion

by adjusted knowledge in

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friends

the pew survey i've been reading is quite lengthy, but filled with interesting information.

it really explains a lot of the social issues.

impact of little education, donation issues, the issues of women finding marriage partners.

Well since TM3 made an unofficial off record rule to not marry anyone lower than an MS, they realy have a very small number to choose from. Take that 33% of men, how many are married already? How many are just publishers

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Interesting Pew Stats on JWs--Alarming Trends for the Borg

by Cadellin in

someone may have linked to this already, but the this interactive page in the pew religion study is pretty interesting, especially when you look at the trends for jw between 2007 and 2014. here's what it shows:.

jws are increasingly non-white.

in fact, the percentage of white jws has decreased from 2007 to 2014 by 12%, while hispanic jws have increased by 8%.

freemindfade

I guess this confirms the heated controversial debate of who wakes up first men or women... lol

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Type and Antitype

by wisdomfrombelow in

i was looking for july 15th watchtower article today to use the words type and antitype but they didn't.

i wonder when they stopped using those phrases as it seems to be a few years.

who was the person who liked to use that word like the person who loved to use antediluvian?

freemindfade

I think they did this to cover their ass and rattle out the people with rational thought. They are trying to refine it down to the most brain dead of cult members who are prepared to accept anything to follow these men.

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New arrangement from C.O.

by Doctor Who in

i think most on here will be familiar with the caller hook up system that many congregations use.

visit about 2 months ago.

during our servant and elders meeting he was talking up the importance of meeting attendance and how we "gods spirit appointed men" must take the lead on making every meeting.

freemindfade

It's like she said. He's just an asshole.

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Hello, just introducing myself

by Miss Behaving in

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friends

i've just signed up two days ago, but i've been lurking for about a year and a half.

here's my story if you're interested:.

my parents converted when they were in their first semester of college.

freemindfade

Welcome. I can assure you that once you get things together. Being on this side of it is not a bitter. Hateful. Unhappy place. It's because it's only when we revisit what imprisoned us anger comes up. And thor things may manifest. But really. I can't tell you how much happier and peaceful a person I am since breaking my mind out. When I run into things like my spouse and family acting crazy towards me. It makes me very sad. But it's part of the mechanics of the org. So I'm a not butter towards them. Or hateful. I try to be a good example of an "apostate" and hopefully some will see its not the monstrosity we've been made out to be. Again welcome

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Prince of 'P-I-E-C-E"

by freemindfade in

now i have always kept to myself discussing and speculating about this with any witness.

i am speaking of the very talented musician prince.

i remember watching the naacp awards one year ages ago and hearing him thank the one true god jehovah and falling off my couch.

freemindfade

Can't charisma be a kind of genius?

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Prince of 'P-I-E-C-E"

by freemindfade in

now i have always kept to myself discussing and speculating about this with any witness.

i am speaking of the very talented musician prince.

i remember watching the naacp awards one year ages ago and hearing him thank the one true god jehovah and falling off my couch.

freemindfade

William's sisters always get mentioned as witnesses but to my knowledge they never signed the billion year contract... So they can do what they want. Prince signed up if I am not mistaken and got dipped.

And steve2, overall I am not a huge fan of his music, a few songs are very good, as a musician myself I have great respect for him as an entertainer, and a musician who taught himself to play all those instruments and cannot read a note of music. But his musical abandon is admirable

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How can they continue the FDS "prophecy" now?

by StarTrekAngel in

i know there are another 100 threads probably started on this.

i can't help but to wonder how would anyone be able to defend the existence of the fds at this point.

could anyone play devils advocate?

freemindfade

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How can they continue the FDS "prophecy" now?

by StarTrekAngel in

i know there are another 100 threads probably started on this.

i can't help but to wonder how would anyone be able to defend the existence of the fds at this point.

could anyone play devils advocate?

freemindfade

If such a group really existed (and the bible wasn't a fairy tale), wouldn't they be evident to followers? They wouldn't have to say, "who is the FDS, Oh its us, let us keep reminding you and showing you its US".

To play devils advocate, they will use the "food at the proper time" indoctrination. Its one of the things witnesses don't question. No other group gives food at the proper time, no other group has love amongst themselves.. and so on, they never think about if that is even practical.