I think that control over the masses is the sole purpose of many of the watchtower rules. I think if they can get you to remain uneducated, ignorant of other theories and beliefs, as well as socially isolated they have won the battle. Question everything , find your own truth. I wish I had come to this realazation sooner.
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Jehovah's witnesses and control, what are your thoughts ?
by recovering inas i reflect on my life as a jw i remember how the religion attempts to control so many aspects of your life.
i decided to make a list with examples of the mind numbing number of things that they feel they have the right to control in members lives.. 1 what and how much education its members are entitled to pursue.
the witnesses look down on formal secondary education.
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Jehovah's witnesses and control, what are your thoughts ?
by recovering inas i reflect on my life as a jw i remember how the religion attempts to control so many aspects of your life.
i decided to make a list with examples of the mind numbing number of things that they feel they have the right to control in members lives.. 1 what and how much education its members are entitled to pursue.
the witnesses look down on formal secondary education.
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As I reflect on my life as a JW I remember how the religion attempts to control so many aspects of your life. I decided to make a list with examples of the mind numbing number of things that they feel they have the right to control in members lives.
1 What and how much education its members are entitled to pursue.
The witnesses look down on formal secondary education. You can have privileges and congregational status withheld from you if you choose to further your education. This is quite unique among Christian religions. Most Christian religions in fact have either started colleges or encouraged their members to become better educated. This is particularly evidenced by the requirement of formal higher education for the leaders of these religions i.e. clergy. My question to the JWs is why are they afraid of higher learning?
2 The leaders of the witnesses want to control what medical treatments its members receive. It would seem to me that whether to receive a blood transfusion in order to save one's life is much more in line with the sanctity of life than a dogmatic tenant that was never endorsed by god in the scriptures( the bible never can be specifically quoted as saying do not take a blood transfusion)
3 The leaders of the witnesses also try to exert control over who you can talk to even when it comes to family members. This cannot be considered a loving and normal relationship. If a family member does not agree with the tenants of the witnesses "you cannot associate" or hang out with them.
4 Even the sexuality of witnesses is fodder for the control freaks, who head the witnesses. They attempt to regulate what are acceptable relations between a man and wife. They condemn masturbation. They rail against homosexuality. However, their beliefs allow pedophiles to be protected in their midst.
These are just some examples of their attempts to control their members. Please comment on them and any other control issues that they have.
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most depressing song ever
by will_the_apostate inwhats the most depressing song you have ever heard?
i would go with either johnny cash - hurt or gary jules-mad world.
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there are a couple of songs that really touched me
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WOW the price of R Franz's books are exploding
by recovering ini wanted to buy one of ray franz's books in hardcover as a gift.
i went to the commentary press website where i learned that temporarily only pdf versions are now available from them.
they said that print versions could still be bought from booksellers such as amazon.
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where did you order from d?
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WOW the price of R Franz's books are exploding
by recovering ini wanted to buy one of ray franz's books in hardcover as a gift.
i went to the commentary press website where i learned that temporarily only pdf versions are now available from them.
they said that print versions could still be bought from booksellers such as amazon.
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Thank you, that is much more reasonable :)
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WOW the price of R Franz's books are exploding
by recovering ini wanted to buy one of ray franz's books in hardcover as a gift.
i went to the commentary press website where i learned that temporarily only pdf versions are now available from them.
they said that print versions could still be bought from booksellers such as amazon.
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I wanted to buy one of Ray Franz's books in hardcover as a gift. I went to the Commentary Press website where I learned that temporarily only PDf versions are now available from them. They said that print versions could still be bought from booksellers such as Amazon. This is the price I got from Ama.zon
In Search of Christian Freedom
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ah you guys see the delema
what if i told you that the same calculator could give you two different answers depending on what symbol you used for the division. It should make no difference.
would every one agree that the following are equal 1/2 and 1÷2
yet copy and paste the following equations into the calculator i am giving you a link to
6÷2(1+2)=x
6/2(1+2)=x
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Lets see if this works
thanks for the tip what was i thinking
6÷2(1+2)=x
there has been a huge debate on the internet on what is the correct answer. Even algebreic calculators have been giving diffrent answers.
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