Mrs. Fiorini

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  New member introduction

  by deemoo in

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  i'm new to the forum and couldn't find a place for new members to introduce themselves... so here i am, starting a new topic!(bold!).

  i started studying with the jws a few months ago.

  we're now on chap.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Welcome to the forum! You have probably figured out by now that this site is made up of people who have, for the most part, rejected the idea that the JW religion is "the truth".

  My recomendation to all who are studying with JWs, or considering it, is to learn about cults and how they recruit new members. There is a lot of good info out there on the web and in libraries. A book that I highly recomend is Steven Hassan's Combatting Cult Mind Control. Most people believe that they could never be recruited into a cult. But it happens every day. People need to understand how those organizations work to protect themselves.

  Best wishes to you.
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  You would not believe how my JW friends responded to Flippers' comments

  by BonaFide in

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  2. friends

  so after the meeting yesterday we went for coffee, nice group.

  two baptized more than 40 years, one baptized 20 years, one baptized 11 years, and one study that was invited.. someone had picked up the 6/15 wt so i said, "wow, what do you think about new light?

  " they said, "what new light?

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I don't see how anyone can criticize you for talking about the latest in WT doctrine. IMO the WT is counting on people not noticing so much. That's why they release potentially awkward info in QFRs, as has been recently discussed here. Or they make one or two small statements in the middle of an article that changes everything, but won't elaborate or explain it further or act like it was any big deal. Many R&F JWs don't have a clear understanding of what the WT teaches anymore, and I believe the WT prefers it that way.

  I think it's great when you point it out to your friends. It will make them think. Eventually they will either start to question more or avoid you.

  I wonder, Bona Fide, if you might really be on to something here. Your tactics may be the crack in the mind control armor.
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  Nova just rocks tonight...glacier melting and calving.........

  by oompa in

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  i so hope you can see this somehow......oompa.

  i did dvr it...so come on over for a grillout.....i have been told i do a mean salmon .

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Missed the show tonight. But Mr. Fiorini and I did a cruise to Alaska a few years ago and it was incredible. We saw and heard the glaciers calving off. We saw lots of beautiful wildlife too. It was one of the best vacations we ever had.
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  Where's the Ark?

  by purplesofa in

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  we needed one today.

  we woke up to flash flooding this am, .

  the first two pics are the front yard i had just jumped out of bed, in my nightgown and grabbed the camera.....took some pics, battery went dead....ran in the house, .

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Your bathroom flooded? OMG! I hope there's no damage. It's unusual for those not in a flood zone to be flooded. Maybe your town needs to improve its drainage systems.

  Take good care of yourselves!
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  Hi -- bonzaison is a friend of mine

  by tifalafa in

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  2. friends

  hi -- bonzaison is a friend of mine.

  after showing me some of the posts here i felt a bit guilty.

  then a few days later i decided i'd get my own account so i could post too.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Welcome to the board. Ya, most of us have had to deal with those issues too. You will find people in all stages of involvement with the WT here. Some are active JWs and their life on this board is a secret. Others are DFd or DAd. Still others are in various stages of "fading" (gradually and quietly leaving while hoping nobody notices). Some haven't been part of the WT for years, but are still trying to come to terms with the experience.

  Read for awhile and you will get all kinds of perspectives. Take it slow and you can use our experiences to help you decide what you want to do.

  Best wishes to you.
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  Pioneer School - Class Photo

  by Mattieu in

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  2. friends

  hi all, at the conclusion of my pioneer school we took a group photo with the instructors.

  we had to chip in $$ to hire a professional photographer (who was a brother).

  it is a custom with all pioneer schools in australia to take a class photo with the instructors (much like gilead photo).. do they do that in any other countries?

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  We had pictures taken when I was in pioneer school too. Can't remember if we had to pay or whether a professional was involved. I kept the picture because I cared about the people in it.
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  Four Years Ago This Week

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  it was actually april 25, but that day will forever be etched in my head.

  it was when the 119th class of gilead started.

  it was my last real shot that i gave the borg.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Congratulations on making the great escape!
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  Chairman Mao

  by Outaservice in

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  in the 60's and early 70's china was experiencing a 'cultural revolution' around the teachings of it's chairman mao zedong.

  a photojournalist, li zhensheng according to the may issue of smithsonian magazine took many pictures of the events surrounding this event.. in the article entitled "dancing for mao' was a picture of a 5-year old girl named kang wenjie who was performing a so-called 'loyalty dance' on the last day of a 23-day gathering of a mao 'teach-in'.. along with the dance she was singing: 'no matter how close our parents are to us, they are not as close as our relationship with mao...' how absurb, thought li, who thought to himself that this worship was to the excess and the zeal very discomforting.

  in the cult of mao, everyone was expected to perform the 'loyalty dance'!.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Amazing isn't it. Thanks for sharing this story.
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  First post after lurking on the sidelines

  by onefootout in

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  2. friends

  i've been lurking on the sidelines for a while and have decided to jump in and introduce myself.

  the name kinda gives it away.

  i'm a lifer who got a shocker about a year ago by stumbling across the 607 baloney.

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  Welcome to the board! I knew what you meant when you said lifer.

  As far as monitoring goes, I assume the WT does it. It is in their interest to know what the "opposition" is doing and saying about them. There have been stories that have indicated some were outed because of revealing information that was used to identify them. I would be careful about revealing details that could identify either you or your congregation if you are still attending meetings as an active JW, or would be in danger of being DFd somehow.

  In the mean time, enjoy your experience here. This site has been great for me. I hope it will be for you too.
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  Steven Hassan's Cult book...

  by homeschool in

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  2. friends

  ok, so i'm over halfway through with this book on combatting cult mind control.

  does the dude ever mention jw's (besides one page in the bibliography at the end)?

  if not, would there be a way to get a jw to read the book, maybe pointing fingers at some other cult religion so you dont appear to be talking about the witnesses?

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  Mrs. Fiorini

  I, too, have been tremendously helped by Hassan's books.

  It's so sad when JWs are afraid to read books on cults and how they operate. Anyone who feels this way owes it to themselves to find out why.