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That's what it boils down to for many of these guys they want people to grovel to them and defer to them for divine guidance if they deel theybare higher up on the totem pole than you.And they say they have no clergy class!!!
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Paint, Barney, and Jehovah
by John Aquila ini made a quick run to lowes to buy some paint and ran into a brother.
he is one of those elders that is very, very, petty.
if he drops by your house unexpected and notices that your kids are watching one of the star wars movies, he will counsel you for allowing your kids to watch any movie that has to do with war he will then make sure you are not recommended for any privilege.
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Gettin' my garden on - looking for inspiration! !
by Mary J Blige ingardening is my physical activity thing.
i like to have a productive garden but dot it with a bit of pretty.
the front lawn is around 40m2 and i am converting it to potager this year.
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Watchtower can cite their sources after all
by wannaexit inas far as i can remember watchtower has been notorious for not citing their sources in their literature.
the most they will do is to cite their in house, long living expert by the name of scholar.
after 40 + years all i've ever read is the mantra "one scholar says" ad nauseum.
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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant
Same here great quote WT is tyranicall
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My parents sent the elders after me
by atacrossroads ini stopped regulary attending meetings and going in field service in january.
the elders have left me alone for the most part i think because of my jw husband.
last week my parents came over and told me i needed to come back to meetings.
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Fade if you can
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My parents sent the elders after me
by atacrossroads ini stopped regulary attending meetings and going in field service in january.
the elders have left me alone for the most part i think because of my jw husband.
last week my parents came over and told me i needed to come back to meetings.
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Oubliette Great detailed reply good for me to revisit!
Because this is a cult and if I tell you what I really think and how I really feel you'll throw the religious equivalent of a temper tantrum and disfellowship me and then everyone I know will shun me. Duh! -
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My parents sent the elders after me
by atacrossroads ini stopped regulary attending meetings and going in field service in january.
the elders have left me alone for the most part i think because of my jw husband.
last week my parents came over and told me i needed to come back to meetings.
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Been there done that!! all that emotional blackmail. Really hard when I realized that black and white thinking is so entrenched my "anointed parent" loved me on the condition that I was either a witness or demonized.....fast forward as far as I can tell not demonized, marriage intact. Does any "loving" god or family really want us to sit and pretend to worship him in a kingdom hall or anywhere??? Be happy, be whole. I have never bothered to disassociate myself. its none of there business who I speak to or what I do....remember WT works because its a high control cult....don't' play the game.... -
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On shunning
by paranoia agent inhere is something interesting that pertains to the action of shunning.
the book called extreme was written by psychologists.. 1.
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Oubliette
JW elders, even if well-intentioned, usually make a bad situation worse.
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Dead Relative Due To Blood Policy?
by AlanF in.
i'd like to hear comments from anyone who had a relative die because of the watchtower society's misguided policy on blood transfusions.. alanf
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I am still shocked that I actually took medical advice putting the wellbeing of my family/children from a publishing organisation and elders who the Royal Commission showed "can't remember anything". oh dear! -
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Blondie's Comments - WT propaganda - Worst living conditions in world history
by berrygerry inparagraph 13. .
ever since [ 1914 ], mankind has experienced the truthfulness of these inspired words: woe for the earth and for the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing that he has a short period of time.. i cannot believe how dubs allow themselves to be convinced that the world is getting worse and worse each year.. poverty -.
http://ourworldindata.org/data/growth-and-distribution-of-prosperity/world-poverty/.
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So good to be away from all that doom and gloom!!! This information is from JW.FACTS:
Despite a lack of reliable scientific studies, there is consistent indication of high levels of mental illness amongst Jehovah's Witnesses. There are a number of reasons why this could be the case - isolation from general society, an unrealistic view of the world and the destructive nature of the threat of disfellowshipping. Total reliance on a leadership that claim angelic direction, yet have a string of failed prophecies and doctrines, leads members to fear the religion may be wrong but fear leaving, leading to cognitive dissonance. Those that do leave are often inadequately prepared for life and lack a support group that would normally be developed in a healthy upbringing. Additionally, people with mental illness can be attracted to religious groups and the loving brotherhood that they promise.And they wonder why????
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The Watchtower Corporation Ability To Survive In A Changing Society Following The Edicts Of A Bronze Age Moral Code
by Brokeback Watchtower inwhat are the negative and positives of this whole affair.
will they be able to make some positive changes that will insure their survival for say 5 decades?
will they survive the public scrutiny that the information age has brought upon us?
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possum
Just makes me more determined to keep white-anting the bastards!
