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  Sixty People Murdered in Nice Terror Attack

  by cofty in

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  crowds celebrating bastille day in nice, france have been targeted by a terrorist driving a truck.. initial reports of 60 dead and 100 injured.. i am losing track of how many similar attacks there have been in europe in recently..

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  freemindfade

  Was it the the religion of peace again?
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  Article: Jehovah’s Witnesses Promote Police Hatred at Summer Conventions

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  bad timing for the bunker video with all the police drama going on.. https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witnesses-promote-police-hatred-at-summer-conventions.

  recently one member after viewing the video material was triggered into climbing a bridge in australia and screaming about the ‘great tribulation” coming at any minute.

  see picture above..

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  Its a very poorly written bit, but I found it amusing nonetheless

  I wonder if that guy was a deranged study? Aren't too many silver bibles out there lol
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  Why JW's Rave So Much About Conventions

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "it was so beautiful, we are truly blessed!

  now, they also plaster these affirmations all over social media, "this is the best life", “so blessed”, “best convention”.. why the gushing?

  have you ever heard anyone say, “mmmm it was ok”?

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  I refuse to pose for, or post, any photos at the RC or CA. I've been asked more than once why I haven't been to the RC yet, simply because I hadn't posted anything online.

  Yep, same here.

  isn't that just awesome...
  
  
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  Article: Jehovah’s Witnesses Promote Police Hatred at Summer Conventions

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  bad timing for the bunker video with all the police drama going on.. https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witnesses-promote-police-hatred-at-summer-conventions.

  recently one member after viewing the video material was triggered into climbing a bridge in australia and screaming about the ‘great tribulation” coming at any minute.

  see picture above..

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  freemindfade

  Bad timing for the bunker video with all the police drama going on.

  https://www.the-newshub.com/general/jehovahs-witnesses-promote-police-hatred-at-summer-conventions

  

  Recently one member after viewing the video material was triggered into climbing a bridge in Australia and screaming about the ‘Great Tribulation” coming at any minute. See picture above.
  
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  Seeking support ... Where can a Christian go

  by Sevan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, .

  so i recently posted for the first time and introduced myself.. i have been spending time reading various posts.

  some informative, some not so much.. since i've been reading on here, i've read a lot from atheists.

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  Where can a Christian go

  What's Jesus up to?
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  How did all these civilizations survive the flood?

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  flood 2304 bc (http://creation.com/the-date-of-noahs-flood).

  neolithic 8500-1500 bc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_neolithic_cultures_of_china).

  egyption dynasty 4 2613 to 2494 bc, dynasty 5: 2494 to 2345 bc, dynasty 6: 2345 - 2181 bc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_ancient_egyptian_dynasties).

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  They didn't get the memo that they all drowned at the hand of the desert god
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  Why JW's Rave So Much About Conventions

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "it was so beautiful, we are truly blessed!

  now, they also plaster these affirmations all over social media, "this is the best life", “so blessed”, “best convention”.. why the gushing?

  have you ever heard anyone say, “mmmm it was ok”?

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  That is very true also.

  I was once told I didn't post enough "spiritual" stuff by a family member because I never put a single picture up at a convention or out in recruiting work. Witnesses constantly having to prove to each other they aren't "falling out of the truth"...
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  Why JW's Rave So Much About Conventions

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "it was so beautiful, we are truly blessed!

  now, they also plaster these affirmations all over social media, "this is the best life", “so blessed”, “best convention”.. why the gushing?

  have you ever heard anyone say, “mmmm it was ok”?

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  "The best convention yet!" (Said every year). "It was so beautiful, we are truly blessed!" Each year when you speak to an active member that attended, they predictably spout off accolades about the convention in near hyperbole. Now, they also plaster these affirmations all over social media, "this is the best life", “so blessed”, “best convention”.

  Why the gushing? Have you ever heard ANYONE say, “mmmm it was ok”? Or “last years was better”. Maybe ask them about last year's program, the way they raved about it, it must have had a profound impact on their life, what was the theme? What was the best part? Likely they have long since forgotten the entire thing and what it was about, probably on the drive home.

  Something interesting happens when you invest through a great deal of difficulty into something. Think about some of things must a witness do to be at this precious convention?

  1. Request and take time off work
  2. Often travel and spend money staying in a hotel
  3. Spend tedious hours sitting on their ass after waking up early, listening to the same theme pounded over and over again for 3 days straight at near kindergarten level of delivery
  4. You may have to work as well, attending, cleaning assignment, etc, this may mean getting their earlier and staying later.

  The investment to attend is pretty big when it comes to personal time, energy, and finances. Your human brain will not let you make that sort of investment and then call it ‘worthless’. Even if you do think in the back of your mind it was a waste, your brain is going to repackage it as worthwhile. You need to show everyone you feel this way, especially others in the “group”. We call this Effort Justification. This is why I called this on someone else’s post, “cognitive masturbation”. Why do you feel the need to have these “best convention” affirmations with other people who attended as well, maybe even at the same one?

  Effort justification is people's tendency to attribute a greater value (greater than the objective value) to an outcome they had to put effort into acquiring or achieving. There you have in a nutshell the psychology behind this common JWism. It’s all dove tailed in to their cognitive dissonance. Of course, once you wake up, you no longer rely on impressing the group and reaffirming, you just see it as a worthless waste of time precious time and energy.

  Don’t you love psychology?
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  here i am

  by notalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a 4th gen born in.my adult children were the 5th.

  my mother was one of the newly'anointed' we have all left.

  i have been lurking since october.i was really too terrified someone would find out who i was and what would happen.well we are out now so here is a part of my story.

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  freemindfade

  Sorry to hear about this and welcome.
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  New Here ... Just woke up

  by Sevan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, .

  this is my first post.

  i haven't been out in service or to a meeting in over a month.. i realize now that i've been having serious questions for years and many articles and talks have greatly disturbed me over the years.

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  freemindfade

  Welcome