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Cult books for JWS

by In_between_days in

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i recently purchased "combatting cult mind control" the book by steve hassen and found it very enlightening.

upon the conclusion of that book i did realise once and for all that i was indeed a victim of mind control and that the organisation of jehovahs witnesses certainly qualifies as a "destructive cult" the book was of special interest to me, beacuse it was not written by an ex jw , but by an ex moonie, thus the information is not biased, being particularly written for ex jws.

the similarities of the dubs and the moonies are quite eerie, although there are some differences.

In_between_days

I recently purchased "Combatting cult mind control" the book by Steve Hassen and found it very enlightening. Upon the conclusion of that book I did realise once and for all that I was indeed a victim of mind control and that the Organisation of Jehovahs Witnesses certainly qualifies as a "Destructive cult" The book was of special interest to me, beacuse it was not written by an ex JW , but by an ex moonie, thus the information is not biased, being particularly written for ex JWs.

The similarities of the dubs and the moonies are quite eerie, although there are some differences. I was thinking about lending it to my JW family. There would really be no reason to refuse reading it as it has no mention of JW's and is certainly not written by an ex member. Any idea what my family would say? Has anyone tried this before? Has anyone gotten a dub to read any cult book at all, and what was the result of that? Advise please, I would appreciate it.

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Stupid Rules - LIST!!!! ( CONTEST )

by breeze in

stupid rules list....

i will start.... number 1) two people have to witness a sin before it is reported to the superior authorities....making me the org the last word in all areas.. the most stupid rule gets to post it once the gb has judged it the most stupid?

maybe simon will be one of the judges..... breeze

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miss piggy liked ,flirting with the men guests.That was beastality..

That is by far the stupidest thing ive ever heard.

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Aussies Interested in Attending JanG's funeral ?

by Prisca in

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i'm just wondering if there are any aussies, particularly sydneysiders, who would be interested in pooling together and going to jan's funeral?

i don't know when exactly it is going to be held, but i guess it will be in the next few days in brisbane.. if anyone is interested, let me know, either via this post or send me an email.. thanks..

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I am very saddened by this. I live in Brisbane and have has communication with Jan a fair bit. I may be able to attend. When is the memorial and on what date?

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Statement

by refiners fire in

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considering that simon has closed the two threads where a link, supposedly pertinent to me, has been posted, i will respond here.

my response is invariable, and is what i would post no matter what was posted, what links were posted, what chat pages were posted.

the former poster edward gentry of jw com, is dead and buried.

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PRISCA,

Good on you. I have seen Farkel attack you before. He has attacked me in the past too. I dont care - doesnt bother me - dont let it bother you.

BTW, did you ever see the reply that I gave to you on the favorate CO/Do list - im interested if you saw it, as I was really intrigued by what you wrote about him. You never replied so I guess you didnt, check it out if you have time, we had a mutual Co who has now passed away.

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What thing did you do when you left

by shera in

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what was one thing you did and really wanted to do when you left the jw's;what you couldn't do because of the organization?.

mine was martial arts.

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What I wanted, craved, to do most of all was to STOP JUDGING PEOPLE. To stop worrying about whether God would kill them for carrying the wrong religious brand name.

Id say that was the first thing that I did too, as well as getting alot of self help and advice on leaving cults.

I attending my worldly familys (not immediate - they are JW's) christmas party for the first time and wondered why the hell my parents and siblings refused to attend - it was just a big backyard bbq. I think that was a big thing for them.

I registered to vote.

I plan to donate blood.

I plan to sponsor a child.

I accept and thank people for their birthday gifts and well wishes

I sleep in on sundays.

I enjoyed the freedom and normality of having proper conversations (not arguments) with people of various faiths - and this time - I actually listened!!!

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If only you just wouldn't CLAP so hard....

by PopeOfEruke in

whats with the jw's and that insane clapping that goes on at assemblies?

can you all remember it?

not just at the conclusion of a talk (which is somehow expected and simply courteous), but the intra-talk claps where sometimes no-one know if its a clap-moment or not..... so the speaker drones on and on, and then comes the voice inflection change, either louder ot higher-pitched, and then you know its coming: another clap-moment......*groan*.

In_between_days

LOL I was just talking about this exact same topic yesterday. I used to HATE the tempremental clapping that went on during assembelies. disturbing my naps!! I used to sleep the entire way through the assembellies, sitting in between my mother and father, I had to be crafty, so I used to cover one side of my face with my hand and the other side with my long hair. I got so good at it, I would position my face downwards at my bible so it looked like I was concentrating. I kept my hair long for this exact reason throughout my youth (it was also handy to hide my face out witnessing). Anyway, the claps would always make me jolt out of my forty winks, sending that bible flying - boy did I get glares from my parents then!!

Other times myself and my friends would begin clapping at innapropriate times, just to see who would join in. We always got the filthy looks from the other dubs.

My highlight from the assembellies was this one where the stadium was positioned right next to an outdoor volleyball centre and the volley boys (who the sisters had been not so tactfully perving on the entire 3 days) decided to drop their pants and moon the dubs, standing on a wall, that faced the grounds. The laughter that erupted from the dubs was enormous and the poor speaker had absolutely no idea what was so funny about his talk. He actually had to pause until the laughter died down. Did anyone go to that same assembly? I also heard that a Melbourne assembly was ambushed by a streaker!!

Ive gotten a bit sidetracked from the original theme of this thread sorry, but I have so many amusing assembely tales!!

As for clapping after prayers, they only used to do that in my area after the end of the assembly, except for this one time a member of the GB visited and gave a HALF HOUR LONG PRAYER I kid you not, it was unbelievable, the guy was just so old and feeble and everyone gave him thunderous applause afterwards, thinking it was the best celebrity appearance to ever hit Australia. Afterwards in the car though, a few dubs I was with whined about the traffic we had to get through because of the "Hold Up".

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Statement

by refiners fire in

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considering that simon has closed the two threads where a link, supposedly pertinent to me, has been posted, i will respond here.

my response is invariable, and is what i would post no matter what was posted, what links were posted, what chat pages were posted.

the former poster edward gentry of jw com, is dead and buried.

In_between_days

jesus, the same old bullshit..........

I must admit, Farkel is not my favorate poster, but Prisca you are really blatantly shit stirring here. Give it a rest. Dont bother - he doesnt want to fight with you so just leave it. Cant we have some more productive threads?? Please dont say the board is going to become that fiery hell of flame wars again!!

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another fun psych test, try it

by terabletera in

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> > make sure to change the score on the subject line.

> > b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for.

> > to your head.

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31-40 POINTS:
> >
> > Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful &
> > practical. They see you
> > also as clever, gifted or talented, but
> >
> > modest. Not a person who makes friends too
> > quickly or easily, but
> > someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do
> > make,
> > and you expect the same loyalty in return. Those
> > who really get to
> > know you realize it takes a lot to shake your
> > trust in
> > your friends, but equally that it takes you a
> > long time to get over
> > it if that trust is ever broken.

very accurate

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Hey Aussies, Is Peter Brock a Dub?

by Mackin in

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i just saw on the 6.00 o'clock news that peter brock is racing in bathurst this weekend.

i had heard ages ago that he had become a dub.

surely the wts would 'tut 'tut at him engaging in such a "dangerous worldly activity" as motor racing?

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I always heard that Brock's wife is a JW and Peter was studying. I cant help but wonder whether it is all a dub urban myth though.

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Are you a cat or dog person? (fluff)

by In_between_days in

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ok, im bored - really bored.

this is my favorate breed of dog................ whats yours?.

also, are you a cat or a dog person?

In_between_days

ALL YOUR PICS ARE GREAT GUYS..........Orbiting the sun, your dog is so adorable!! So how come my picture didnt work??

I can see it fine, what did I do wrong?? This was the first time ive put a picture on my post, im not all that computer literate.

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