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  VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA | The Age newspaper | March 15, 2013 | Jehovah's Witnesses a 'cruel cult'

  by jwleaks in

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  the age newspaper | fairfax media | friday, march 15, 2013. jehovah's witnesses a 'cruel cult'.

  http://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.

  christian sect the jehovah's witnesses - with 64,000 active 'disciples' in australia - are a cruel religion with no soul, according to melbourne cultbuster raphael aron.. his warning comes as the federal government considers tightening the definition of a charity to prevent some cults and quasi-religions keeping their tax free status.

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  Dark Knight

  Very widely circulated; It's one of two most circulated newspapers in Victoria.
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  Watchtower Birthday Logic

  by enigma1863 in

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  the watchtower bases their opposition to birthdays by two scriptures, saying something bad happened and god must have put it in there for a reason.

  following their logic are there any other things jws shouldnt do because bad things happened in a couple of scriptures?.

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  Dark Knight

  Jgnat, You forgot pantyhose! :D
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  What Gilead Taught ME

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  they mean the leadership.

  all of this is code for: one who is not ready to really study and accept how the leadership of jehovah's witnesses use the bible to their own self serving means.

  but to be fair, jw's teach that most all of these characters refer to the leadership of jehovah's witnesses, the governing body.

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  Dark Knight

  What a great thread, how the heck did I miss this first time around.

  Hey Jeff, I'm glad you came out of the whole Gilead->Africa experience in one peice!.
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  Anyone done the Landmark Forum?

  by avatar in

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  i am scheduled to do it next month.. if you have completed the training:.

  - what did you get out of it?.

  - knowing what you know now (post completion) what would you tell others or have done differently to prepare?.

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  Dark Knight

  I've done the Landmark Forum and it was great. It undid all the years of JW brainwashing and gave me a whole new fresh perspective at life.
  
  Like they tell you at the start of the forum, "None of it is true".

  It's just a series of discussions and realizations that help equip you with techniques that allow you to remove a lot of the mental blocks that prevent you from reaching and defining new goals.

  I definitely recomend it.
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  New Zealand Branch for sale

  by mann377 in

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  i guess the wtbs needs the $ ...............http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10816501.

  donations are waaaaay down and they have to feed the machine.

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  Dark Knight

  Is this part of the NZ Asset Sale I keep hearing about?
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  Sushi Lovers thread!!

  by Open mind in

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  what's your favorite?.

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  om.

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  Dark Knight

  For me, sushi is one of life's simple yet amazing pleasures.

  My personal favourite is Salmon nigiri with soy, wasabi and ginger of course. Can never get enough!
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  Why are religious people scared of atheists?

  by jamesmahon in

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  2. beliefs

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  [endif]just read bublegum's post and was going to post there but realised it would be off topic.. it got me thinking - as did some of the other atheist threads - why are religious people scared or atheists?

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  Dark Knight

  I wouldn't say emotional. It's more about people's sense of self-worth and identity. When an idea comes along that challenges you as you percieve yourself some will react in hostile way.
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  When there are hundreds of thousands of toys in the market, why buy your your child the magic toy

  by Mr Facts in

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  when there are hundreds of thousands of toys in the market, why buy your child the magical toy?..

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  But Jehovah is magical.
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  Why are religious people scared of atheists?

  by jamesmahon in

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  2. beliefs

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  [endif]just read bublegum's post and was going to post there but realised it would be off topic.. it got me thinking - as did some of the other atheist threads - why are religious people scared or atheists?

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  Dark Knight

  Because when people create a strong association between their religious beliefs and their own identity, atheism invalidates who they are.
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  Not Breaking News: Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower Under Police Investigation

  by Scott77 in

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  police inquiry over jehovah's witness magazine 'mentally diseased' articlehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8791196/police-inquiry-over-jehovahs-witness-magazine-mentally-diseased-article.html.

  telegraph.co.uk</form>sunday 24 june 2012. homenewsworldsportfinancecommentblogsculturetravellifefashiontechdatingoffersjobspoliticsobitseducationearthsciencedefencehealthscotlandroyalcelebritiesweirdhomenewsreligionpolice inquiry over jehovah's witness magazine 'mentally diseased' articlean official magazine for jehovah's witnesses that described those who leave the church as "mentally diseased" is at the centre of a police inquiry, it has emerged.the watchtower is the official magazine of jehovah's witnesses photo: alamy9:58am bst 27 sep 2011. detectives are investigating whether the article, published in julys edition of the watchtower, is in breach of britains religious hatred laws.. the article, published in the magazine which is distributed by jehovah's witnesses across the globe, reportedly warned followers to avoid "false teachers" which it condemned as being "mentally diseased".. "suppose that a doctor told you to avoid contact with someone who is infected with a contagious, deadly disease," part of the article stated.. "you would know what the doctor means, and you would strictly heed his warning.

  well, apostates are 'mentally diseased', and they seek to infect others with their disloyal teachings.".

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  Dark Knight

  This is an excellent example of the watchtower's mastery of deception and demonstrates why they are actually a cult.

  Their amazing ability to portray a state of affairs to the outside world which is a long way off from reality within the organization is indicative of how entrenched this two-faced culture within the watchtower is.

  It's actually the organization that decides to announce a member's change of status to "dis-fellowshiped" and not "a personal matter for each individual to decide for himself" which is an outright lie.

  DK