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  Were you beaten as a child?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

  particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

  not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

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  sowhatnow, It is a stock Google image.
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  Understanding The Bible ... The "Linchpin" Effect

  by Littleleslie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  understanding the holy bible.. .

  after many years of study of scripture, our bible study group has discovered something very important that needs to be realized or absorbed, before one can come to a correct understanding of the bible.

  we call it, the "linchpin" effect... .

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  "THE LINCHPIN EFFECT"

  "I've got a secret and I'm not telling you! Na...na....na....na...na!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses and language worlds.

  by gonzobear in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was born in as a witness, left at the age of 28, and have been out for many years now.

  i'm a writer and am writing about witnesses but from the perspective of how they control followers through the use of language.

  it's only after studying a lot of literary theory that i've realised a lot of their mechanisms of control are through using language in a particular way.

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  "Time and again, we come back to the realization that if controlling man is the destination, the road to it lies through the control of language."

  "The language of religion.......is comprised largely of literalized metaphors. That is why they are the perfect tools for legitimizing and illegitimizing ideas, behaviors, and persons."

  "Ordinary language combines the elements of all other 'languages'. It can be used literally and precisely to convey meaning; metaphorically or poetically, to move people; or religiously, to blind and numb people, making them feel elevated or debased." - Thomas Szasz WORDS TO THE WISE 2004 edition

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  Were you beaten as a child?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

  particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

  not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

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  After reading many of the comments here, it occurs to me that many Jehovah's Witness parents are not really 'footstep followers of Christ'.
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  The Egyptian god Thoth smarter then Jehovah?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we can tell by the old testament and other writings that the jews and israelites used a lunar calendar.

  thier neighbor to the east eventually switched away from a lunar to a solar calendar.

  experts don't know exactly when but the egyptians watching the star sirius were able to make the change as early as 2700 bc or possibly as late as about 1100 bc.

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  Jehovah was just waiting for his son Jesus to be enthroned as earths King in 1914 in order to introduce the 'real' time keeping calendar to his faithful followers. Unfortunately , Judge Rutherford was pissed off that an angel gave the calendar idea to C.J. Woodworth and not to him, so he put the kibosh to it. We may have to wait another generation until the new 'overlapping calendars' teaching can be introduced.
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  Were you beaten as a child?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

  particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

  not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

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  Welcome newgirl. You can learn a lot from this forum.))))
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  New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org

  by ttdtt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.

  disgusting!.

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  SOPHIA, WHAT IS THE MOST CONFUSING HOLIDAY FOR LOT, HIS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR OFFSPRING? Answer: Fathers Day!
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  Letter # 1 to the Governing Body of Jehovah's witnesses

  by WITNESS-FOR-WATCHTOWER-REFORM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is my first letter i posted to the governing body.

  i also hope that brothers on the writing committee who may be lurking on this site (and have some clout) read my letter and bring in change to this very flawed policy around confession of sins.. enjoy.

  the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses.

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  No UNSOLICITED information or opinions are ever presented to the entire Governing Body(tm)...........EVER. Your letter is naïve at best. Sorry to be so blunt but you are 'pissing up a rope' if you think anyone at Watchtower headquarters would even give this letter a first glance.
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  New ANTI-GAY video for Kids on jw.org

  by ttdtt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/one-man-one-woman-marriage/.

  disgusting!.

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  Now that Sophia has been carefully indoctrinated about Jehovah's views on homosexuality, it is now time for her to learn about Jehovah's views on incest!
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  Were you beaten as a child?

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

  particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

  not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

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  This book should be required reading for all new parents.....religious or otherwise.