Posts by dogon

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Name one thing the WTS did for you and your family!

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i was just thinking of all the things i did for the wts (a group of old men that live in new york whom i've never seen and never will) and what they gave me in return.. .

what i did for the wts :.

studied the ''truth book'' for 6 months just to get baptized.

Beat to Hell.......were you as a child as a JW?

by restrangled in

there was a scripture about a rod.......it seemed to be in every other watchtower.....it was an excuse to beat children.

i was a little girl.

i was beat with my pants down every time they could.

I have heard talks about how it is your duty to give the "rod" to your children. I can not say I was beat but there were times that in todays world I could have had my parents arrested. I was emotionaly tortured. I can remember talks where the speaker slammed the idea that children have rights. He said that children have no rights. My parents would say that we kids were bad, not good enough ect. I can still remember the little red head 3 yo who sat in front of me at a sunday meeting. She was as good as gold, and her mother had to smack her just for some non existant infraction every 1/2 hour or so. I told my wife who has parents in the cult that if they die I will not step inside a cult hall again even if there was a pot of money with my name on it inside. I went to my mothers funeral at a cult hall and did it for respect to my parent but that was the end. Never again, they have stolen the last second of my life.

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Did there ever come a time where the meetings became unbearable?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i try to attend about 3 sunday meetings per month just to keep my whole family from disowning me.

every week the meetings become more difficult to attend.. the singing is awful,the prayers are all about the ''faithful and discreet slave''.the talks are boring and repetative.the watchtower study reminds of trained seals at the zoo where they do the same tricks over and over just so they can get their treat of fresh fish.

the answers are short and read off the watchtower magazine word for word.

dogon

You know I never joind the school to give talks. Now looking back I can clearly see that it was because I did not beleive the information. It's hard to give a talk on something you do not feel or agree with.

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JW top a "Belief in demon activity" poll

by inkling in

a recent article in the new york times on bobby jindal's amateur .

exorcist experience.... http://blow.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/bobby-jindal-the-exorcist-pro-or-con/ .

quotes a survey that asked people of various religious groups.

dogon

It's no suprise that dubbers are among the highest in believing in lions, tigers and bears. It's pounded into their head year after year as a scare tactic to keep the R&F in line. I would say that the few that did not totaly agree are member on this board.

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Dumbest new Watchtower study "Don't worry about health just preach!"

by Witness 007 in

yes three weeks ago my mum wanted to go through the watchtower with me she had just had at the hall, so i read through it.

basic points....don't worry tooo much about your health...don't be pre-occupied with it...don't promote health products to brothers....the "new system" will cure you so go preaching instead.

i told my mum that this was the most pointless study ever.

dogon

Mickey, I watched a guy famous in your neck of the woods, Darren Brown, I think is his name. He amazed me and I highly recommend anyone reading this to YouTube search on him. I was so amazed I bought a book after I found out his secret. NLP or neruo linguistic programming. It is hardly Occult, it is how our minds work. This guy is very good at it. It shows how most of go through the day in a sort of daze and run on our subconscious.

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Dumbest new Watchtower study "Don't worry about health just preach!"

by Witness 007 in

yes three weeks ago my mum wanted to go through the watchtower with me she had just had at the hall, so i read through it.

basic points....don't worry tooo much about your health...don't be pre-occupied with it...don't promote health products to brothers....the "new system" will cure you so go preaching instead.

i told my mum that this was the most pointless study ever.

dogon

What I don't understand is why was there an article about a non problem in the first place? Is it because the base age of the society members is aging? Are they taking a preemptive strike to stop older people from focusing on their health? Other than that I am at a loss to explain what the hell they are even talking about. What was all that occult crap about? I know of no occult health care that is anywhere main stream. It sounded like some kind of scare tactic to me. One that was ill [no pun intended] thought out. I have no idea why this article was published? Any insight here? Is it possible that it is the Dubbers that have had a dim view of main stream medicine? Older ones have had a hate relationship with modern medicine due to all the anti vaccine, and visceral talk that the society printed in the 20s through the 50s. I know of many who went to Homeopathy, and eastern medicine because of all the neg. talk the society printed. Is this a problem with dubbers of their own making?

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The current economic crisus a sign of the end to a dubber

by dogon in

do you think this current economic crisus is a sign of the end of the world for a dubber?

i would bet tomorrows rent money that they are already preacing the end is neigh at the halls..

dogon

Do you think this current economic crisus is a sign of the end of the world for a dubber? I would bet tomorrows rent money that they are already preacing the end is neigh at the halls.

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Is "Jehovah's Witness" a religion?

by cameo-d in

is jehovah's witness an official religion?.

or do you consider yourself a club member of the watchtower society?.

when you fill out paperwork that asks your religion....when you were a witness...how did you describe the name of your religion?.

dogon

Its a cult, a religion, a contol group, A destructive religion, what ever you call it, it is not a good thing. It is Evil.

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For the Atheists... I Need some Answers....

by AllTimeJeff in

i proudly admit at the start of this that i am very non supportive of organized religion, the bible, worshipping jesus and the like.

i have frequently argued against theistic themes, joining atheists in their arguements.

i view most religion as a cynical system of power for their religious leaders.. yet i am not an atheist.

dogon

Fist off, to say that some good comes from religion to me is like saying that Hitler made the streets safe and trains run on time. Second, To be agnostic is to say we just do not know. I personaly am and atheist one day and could be agnostic the next. But the good religion has done in the world can never out weigh the horrible bad it has done. I do not believe in banning religion, although it would not hurt my feelings if it was done. The bible does not have any great revelations in morality than one good person could come up with in an Hour for a school project.

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Handshakes

by asilentone in

have you ever squeeze some brother so hard because you do not like him?.

dogon

its like talking to a dubber a waste of time and energy.