Posts by hybridous

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2019 service report is out

by slimboyfat in

the 2019 report is out:.

https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.

the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!

hybridous

Of course we know it’s an illusion but to the “underclass”(horrible term) they do portray a sort of safety in an otherwise dangerous world.

This is a very astute observation. Indeed, this very deception is what sunk my family into the religion's grasp in the first place.

Seen from the miserable vantage of barely literate, destitute alcoholics, the Jehovah's Witnesses might look like people who have their shit together.

And success looks very attainable, because all ya gotta do is believe the right stuff...

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Is it possible to nullify a baptism?

by idk123 in

hope you are all well,.

i was wondering within the organisation if there are any guidelines or grounds for nullifying a baptism.

see i grew up a jehovah's witness and was baptised at age 13, i didn't get baptised for the right reasons, i felt pressured to because my friends were getting baptised at the same time.

hybridous

A minor cannot legally enter into a contract....so my personal opinion is that all baptisms prior to age of majority are all null and void.

This is also my opinion, also. I'm an enormous skeptic of government power, but we do currently entrust the state with upholding/nullifying contracts.

The act of baptism in the WT CULT religion carries with it extraordinary consequences, often accruing to minors.

Since there are already clear legal standards such that a minor may not enter into contract, my opinion is, if the state wants to TRULY protect minors and other individuals who can't protect themselves, I think that there ought to be legal prohibition on ANY minor entering membership to this (or perhaps ANY) religious organization, until such a person reaches the age of majority, and can bear the consequences for this, and other decisions.

Can you imagine what would happen to the WT cult once they couldn't baptize minors?

How many of us would've made VASTLY different decisions, if compelled to wait until 18?

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What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

he has been “impeached “.

will he be convicted in the senate?

is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

hybridous

however he has been impeached. Please get the meaning of the word impeached correct as defined in the US constitution.

It is currently a real matter for a real legal debate. The impeachment process necessarily entails transmitting these Articles to the Senate, and of course, shifting the onus on that group to proceed.

If the House doesn't complete it's role, has the President truly been impeached?

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Another Gem Of a Book

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

jw
friends

currently reading recovery from abusive groups by wendy ford.

a truly worth reading book.

so many things resonates with jdumbs and what i have heard people go through!

hybridous

Found a free pdf version. A good read!

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When can I let my guard down?

by hybridous in

quick background:.

born-in, but never baptized.

remainder of family still (by all appearances) loyal dubs.

hybridous

To all folks who offered help on this, so long ago...THANK YOU!

And BTW, NO! My guard is not let down! ha.

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Children

by Freedom rocks in

hi i haven't posted for a while but i have a question and would appreciate any advice offered.

i left the cult 2 years ago and i'm so happy now.

i struggled at first and with the help of the lovely men and women on here i got stronger and started to find myself and ive grown as a person (i'm not being told who i am or who i should be anymore).

hybridous

Not for nothing, I think your SON is fantastically lucky to have you as a father!

You are here, asking for HELP, with your son's future in mind!

How old is your son?

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Children

by Freedom rocks in

hi i haven't posted for a while but i have a question and would appreciate any advice offered.

i left the cult 2 years ago and i'm so happy now.

i struggled at first and with the help of the lovely men and women on here i got stronger and started to find myself and ive grown as a person (i'm not being told who i am or who i should be anymore).

hybridous

The LONG VIEW is all that matters.

If you can't control the day-to-day...

Then you must strive to influence the year-to-year

because THAT!

I assure you...is a contest the JW life cannot hope to win...in the mind of a teenager...

You simply must give every appearance of tolerance, open-mindedness, long-suffering....

while THEY bother themselves to afford NOTHING of the sort...

These 'differentials' will not go unnoticed in the minds of the young people...

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Divorce/Terms of Agreement

by SFSDGUY in

i'm a first time poster and i apologize if this topic has been discussed before.

when i met my wife she was disfellowshiped and were happy, got married, and had a kid.

after we had our daughter she got reinstated so her family and her jw "friends" could spend time with our daughter.

hybridous

Don’t know your child’s age, but being a JW child SUCKS. Chances are, this child will not remain in the faith, as 2/3 of kids raised JW leave. Show your child unconditional love, and the good life outside of the organization.

Good comment! Now, the successes are pursued and attained via the LONG GAME. Got to apply LONG TERM THINKING in dealing with your kid.

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What Are Your Predictions for 2020 and Beyond?

by The Bethelite in

jw
friends

2020 the society will continue to have financial problems with massive pay outs because of their lack of protecting their young people from a religion that harbors thousands of pedophiles.

thus this and other religions that has an 1800's mentality will continue to lose their young people.

with the religion's lies easily found on the internet the smart ones will continue to leave in droves.

hybridous

2020 District Convention will be THE BEST EVER!
2020 We will be closer to Armageddon than ever before! In the last tenths of a second in the 2 minute warning!
2020 God will need more money
2020 Bunker sales will be way up! Invest now!!

From a certain vantage point, this is astounding!

They don't even have the benefit of the perspective of their own lives!

They've got to pretend that all the wasted time and effort...never was. Like it never happened.

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What Are Your Predictions for 2020 and Beyond?

by The Bethelite in

jw
friends

2020 the society will continue to have financial problems with massive pay outs because of their lack of protecting their young people from a religion that harbors thousands of pedophiles.

thus this and other religions that has an 1800's mentality will continue to lose their young people.

with the religion's lies easily found on the internet the smart ones will continue to leave in droves.

hybridous

The WT cult wants to tighten their grip on the regular witnesses, like all despotic regimes - their literature will get kookier and kookier - and more and more worrisome for those of us on the outside looking in.

I think the WT leadership doesn't mind kookier literature, because they kinda know now that that the public isn't reading it. It's not for potential 'converts' - it's to keep the R&F under strict control.

The kookiness will get more and more strident and pronounced as the WT seeks to exert control over new areas of the R&F lives they used to allow some measure of autonomy over. Now, no more. Like with all greedy, power hungry bastards - some power is never enough.

The kookiness will continue to squeeze out individuals on a limited basis. My heart will swell when I hear about old friends who find themselves, for some reason or another, on the outside of the Tower (hopefully, for good!).