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  Upset & Need to Vent to Compassionate Ears

  by FreeGirl2006 in

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  2. friends

  i am so grateful to have a place where my experiences being treated like one of the walking dead can be understood and empathized with.. i was opening my mail last night and there was a bill from local hospital.

  i opened it a bit confused because i have not been in a hospital in 2 years.

  it was a detailed bill for my stepson.

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  Handsome Dan

  Yep Freegirl..... that ex of yours is a true uncompassionate asshole for sure, he certainly thinks that he has the white sheet of righteous covering him up quite nicely, this behavior is not all

  too surprising, most of the biggest two faced pricks I ever met were jws, you can't expect honest responsible behavior from people when they are being constantly taught that all bad human

  behavior is said to come from a evil source and not them. This in effect disassociates them from personal responsibility to others and creates a you are evil but I'm righteous profile.

  Your good to be away from this guy and anyone else of that stupid corrupt religion for that matter......I would vent your anger directly on him he certainly deserves it from what I'm reading

  You go girl................
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  Was human ignorance responsible for the creation of mysticism and Gods ?

  by Handsome Dan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just a pondering thought since most religions and notions of spirituality were developed thousands of years ago, and human ignorance was quite prevalent at those supposed times, its .

  surprising and puzzling to me to see people still in delft with these ancient religions and beliefs as a source of moral guidance and direction and i'm not just speaking of christianity.

  due to a lack of education in society or possibly the empowering effect that god belief has to offer men when desired.

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  Handsome Dan

  Thanks for the link Sat. lots of info there
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  Was human ignorance responsible for the creation of mysticism and Gods ?

  by Handsome Dan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just a pondering thought since most religions and notions of spirituality were developed thousands of years ago, and human ignorance was quite prevalent at those supposed times, its .

  surprising and puzzling to me to see people still in delft with these ancient religions and beliefs as a source of moral guidance and direction and i'm not just speaking of christianity.

  due to a lack of education in society or possibly the empowering effect that god belief has to offer men when desired.

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  Handsome Dan

  Just a pondering thought since most religions and notions of spirituality were developed thousands of years ago, and human ignorance was quite prevalent at those supposed times, its

  surprising and puzzling to me to see people still in delft with these ancient religions and beliefs as a source of moral guidance and direction and I'm not just speaking of Christianity. Is this

  due to a lack of education in society or possibly the empowering effect that God belief has to offer men when desired. The power of God is a good thing I suppose if you can corral it for

  your self and make good use of it money wise and others......
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  Parallels between Jonestown and WT org?

  by skeptic1914 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many saw the recent "jonestown-paradise lost" on the history channel?

  i realize the suicide/murder of over 900 in jonestown, guyana on novemebr 18, 1978 may be old news but i've always been interested in how cult leaders hold power over their believers.

  i've been reluctant to classify jw as a cult but some obvious parallels struck me:.

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  Handsome Dan

  Grandiose levels of mental coercion, in essence mind fucking for the sake of control and to create mental slavery......sound familiar

  Using the fear of god to build power and wealth, after all what good is a kingdom without a working group of slaves around to strengthen it
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  Is the end really coming?

  by themonster123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well, as anyone on this board knows i"m a newbie....and witnesses kind of are scaring me with their "end is coming" business.

  basically, cuz of three things:.

  1) the last convention was called "jehovah's day at hand!

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  Handsome Dan

  Simple coercion with the intent to control, without fear to control you have to use intelligence and jws have very little of that. More power, better sales enriches and strengthens the kingdom

  for the leaders, you might say fear is the most important ingredient that is forced on to the slaves, this intensionally maintains the power players for this kingdom.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-18-07 WT Study (Your Appreciation)

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 02-18-07 wt study (february 1, 2007, pages 22-25)(your appreciation).

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

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  Handsome Dan

  Nice work Blondie.........Thanks
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  Is the end really coming?

  by themonster123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well, as anyone on this board knows i"m a newbie....and witnesses kind of are scaring me with their "end is coming" business.

  basically, cuz of three things:.

  1) the last convention was called "jehovah's day at hand!

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  Handsome Dan

  A concentrated group of lies to create power........and it works !
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  Is the end really coming?

  by themonster123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  well, as anyone on this board knows i"m a newbie....and witnesses kind of are scaring me with their "end is coming" business.

  basically, cuz of three things:.

  1) the last convention was called "jehovah's day at hand!

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  Handsome Dan

  The development of a psychosis of fear is instrument of power and control, it's all blatant ignorance, the flock brings riches and strengthens the ever apparent kingdom.
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  What is your idea of worship?

  by journey-on in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was a jw, my idea of worshipping god was to put in at least 10+ hrs.

  in fs monthly, attend 5 mtgs per wk, study for those meetings, make back calls (or what is now called rv's), conduct bible studies, have a family study once a week, pioneer when able, go to all the assemblies, etc.

  what, if anything, do you consider worship?.

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  Handsome Dan

  Sitting on my toilet every morning with my news paper, I do this every morning religiously !
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  Do Watchtower Flashbacks Still Haunt You?

  by The wanderer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  tearful because of my vietnam watchtower flashbacks of being.

  one of jehovahs witnesses.. sad to say, these dreams come back to haunt me in a negative way.. do you ever dream of still being stuck in the organization?are there times in which you find yourself back in the kingdom.

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  Handsome Dan

  No not particularly for my self, I'd put it down as more anger at the stupidity of the whole thing, living a life of ignorance and fear brought on by corrupt men is never a pleasing experience .