While Jim Jones was highly visible and thus accountable for the calamity in Jonestown, the GB has become masterful in protecting the identity of the those who destroy the lives of millions. The Elder arrangement is an extention of that cloak of secrecy, being able to assisinate the character of any in the congregation and hide behind each other. It's kind of like that old arcade game where there are many holes from which a rubber heads randomly pop up as someone trys to hit them with a mallet before they drop back to cover. I believe that this is one reason so many exJWs remain angry ... it is difficult to identify exactly who was to blame for the poison they feel they have been served.
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No difference between Jonestown massacre and WT teaching
by JWinprotest incan someone tell me what the difference is between jim jones convincing 900+ to kill themselves by injesting poison and the governing body convincing 7 million to die should they need blood to save their lives.
i don't get why government doesn't put them both in the same light..
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Why do I really want to go to the meeting tonight?
by BloominMarvellous ini've got this really desperate need to go to the meeting tonight!.
help me, i don't want to get sucked back in!.
cheers bloomin x.
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The Berean
To go, or not to go ... that is the question.
If you have a need, you must go. I do not believe you are selling out, doing irreparable damage to yourself, or sending a message to the world that you are "hooked" or that you have relapsed.
It is just a public gathering and if it is unhealthy at some point your need will die just as love can die when a person is abused. Please do not put too much significance on a momentary feeling. It will pass.
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10 characteristics of a friend ...
by The Berean ina friend does not dominate you but rather celebrates your freedom.. a friend listens when it helps yet reminds you if it appears you arent letting go.. a friend understands that not all things can be fixed nor should they be.. a friend privately thinks about what you say after it is said.
a friend wants to learn the things that you have come to know.. a friend does not think only in terms of right or wrong.
friends fill each others voids.. a friend knows when it is time to back off.. friends can be trusted with confidential information, forever.. friends laugh and enjoy playing the game of life together.
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· A friend does not dominate you but rather celebrates your freedom.
· A friend listens when it helps yet reminds you if it appears you aren’t letting go.
· A friend understands that not all things can be fixed nor should they be.
· A friend privately thinks about what you say after it is said
· A friend wants to learn the things that you have come to know.
· A friend does not think only in terms of right or wrong
· Friends fill each other’s voids.
· A friend knows when it is time to back off.
· Friends can be trusted with confidential information, forever.
· Friends laugh and enjoy playing the game of life together
Let’s be friends !
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What religion do X-JWs belong to now?
by jonathan dough ini get the feeling many x-jws are floating about aimlessly and don't join christendom, still living with the jw indoctrinated belief that they are all the work of the devil.
does that make sense?
are they supposed to sit around in small groups in their living rooms reading scripture like ray franz recommended in crisis of conscience?
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The Berean
Breaking free from a JW experience is similar to enduring an ugly, drawn out divorce. It is diffiCULT for a former believer to dive into anything after ones devotion has been misdirected. Those whio never really bought the program in the first place have an easier time joining another social group for worship.
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Any Change on YMCA Policy?
by bavman ini had heard recently the wtbs may have changed their policy on the ymca.
it would be helpful to me personally if they have.
i did know of a couple of people in my last congregation who went but i also heard some elders talking against it.
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The Berean
We have a Methodist hospital in our area which was spoken against in the cong ... UNTIL ... they were willing to perform bloodless surgery and now JWs come from all over the country as patients. I clearly see that the rules of the old gaurd in the borg are becoming unenforceable. Looks like mainstream ahead ...
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Does the US provide adequate benefits for its disabled veterans?
by The Berean ini've heard it both ways ....
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I've heard it both ways ...
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male or female?
by John Doe infreezer bags: they are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.. photocopiers: these are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.. they are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.. tyres: tyres are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.
hot air balloons: also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.. sponges: these are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.. web pages: .
female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.. trains: definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.. egg timers: egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.. hammers: male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.. the remote control: female.
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The Berean
How to Tell the Sex of a FlyA woman walked into the kitchen to find her
husband stalking around with a fly swatter
"What are you doing?"
She asked.
"Hunting Flies"
He responded.
"Oh. ! Killing any?"
She asked.
"Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he replied.Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell them apart?"He responded,"3 were on a beer can,
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Does everyone like you?
by asilentone indo you have someone that dislikes you?
if you would like to share your story, i would like to see it.
thanks!
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To be candid ... Since I don't like myself, it seems probable that few would actually like me. I likely would not let them.
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If no organized religion existed, would Bible principles work for you?
by The Berean innone, a few, most, nearly all?.
examples ....
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From the few comments, I gather that human interpretation of what is right and wrong, good or bad is sufficient to peacefully co-exist on the planet ... and that no one common set of guidelines is necessary.