this is nuts.
the feb 15 -08 wt threw out that doctrine!!.
those whose make it into the paradice are not the "generation" as spoken of at matthew 24:34. .
just absolutely laughing their asses off at the poor bastards who hang on their every word
Thats the one, they realize they have their members captive into mental submission,
spilling out bullshit and when that bullshit comes to the end of its useful or effectiveness ,
they just embark on creating some more convoluted bullshit and ride on that for awhile.
This cult operates and functions more on just mere dates though , there is a lot more than that
to be noted.
warning signs!anyone could attack a group they disagree with by unfairly labeling it a destructive cult.
how would you know whether it really were such a cult or not?
isn't there an objective method to evaluate groups for cultic tendencies?
Cults achieve complete control through a program of deliberate isolation plus psychological reward and punishment. Cult members mechanically serve the cult leadership's goals and fantasies, often accumulating money, wealth and power for the cult leadership.
warning signs!anyone could attack a group they disagree with by unfairly labeling it a destructive cult.
how would you know whether it really were such a cult or not?
isn't there an objective method to evaluate groups for cultic tendencies?
Structure of persuasion | Uses teacher-pupil structure; logical thinking encouraged. | Uses an instructional mode to persuade consumer/buyer. | Takes authoritarian stance to persuade masses. | Takes authoritarian & hierarchical stance. | Takes authoritarian & hierarchical stance; No full awareness on part of learner. |
Type of relationship | Instruction is time-limited: consensual. | Consumer/buyer can accept or ignore communication. | Learner support & engrossment expected. | Instruction is contractual: consensual | Group attempts to retain people forever. |
Deceptiveness | Is not deceptive. | Can be deceptive, selecting only positive views. | Can be deceptive, often exaggerated. | Is not deceptive. | Is deceptive. |
Breadth of learning | Focuses on learning to learn & learning about reality; broad goal is rounded knowledge for development of the individual. | Has a narrow goal of swaying opinion to promote and sell an idea, object, or program; another goal is to enhance seller & possibly buyer. | Targets large political masses to make them believe a specific view or circumstance is good. | Stresses narrow learning for a specific goal; to become somet |
warning signs!anyone could attack a group they disagree with by unfairly labeling it a destructive cult.
how would you know whether it really were such a cult or not?
isn't there an objective method to evaluate groups for cultic tendencies?
This table is from Cults In Our Midst
Education | Advertising | Propaganda | Indoctrination | Thought Reform | |
Focus of body of knowledge | Many bodies of knowledge, based on scientific findings in various fields. | Body of knowledge concerns product, competitors; how to sell and influence via legal persuasion. | Body of knowledge centers on political persuasion of masses of people. | Body of knowledge is explicitly designed to inculcate organizational values. | Body of knowledge centers on changing people without their knowledge. |
Direction & degree of exchange | Two way pupil-teacher exchange encouraged. | Exchange can occur but communication generally one-sided. | Some exchange occurs but communication generally one-sided. | Limited exchange occurs, communication is one-sided. | No exchange occurs, communication is one-sided. |
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2760424/tiger-woods-women-cash-in-with-big-money-deals.html.
damn!
sucks to be the tiger.. bourne.
She's a true beauty why would a guy cheat, perhaps Tiger thought that each woman he laid with was just another tournament win
and another trophy to place in the trophy case.
first new topic for me.. i have observed this site for about 4 years.
haven't been to a meeting since oct 2005. definitely feel jws are a high control group that mirrors many of the definitions of a cult.. i was raised as a witness since age 5, left at age 38, now 43. happily married to a wonderful woman for 24 years, except for 1 year of separation when i was failing miserable in a search for my true self - hard to do when you were completely sucked into this religion.
yes, i was a true believer pretty much up into my late 30s.
Nice story AN, people that were born into the JWS and who have most of their family involved with this corrupt religion
can appreciate what you have gone through, you escaped with your mind and soul intact and thats not an easy accomplishment.
Freeing yourself from ignorance, fear and corruption of a pretentious religious publishing corporation will prove to be a real benefit
toward you and your family in the future. Welcome here and welcome to humanity.
this is nuts.
the feb 15 -08 wt threw out that doctrine!!.
those whose make it into the paradice are not the "generation" as spoken of at matthew 24:34. .
Typical cult speak to maintain its control over its members.
Only to be replaced by new proclamations when these ones tire themselves out and become useless.
warning signs!anyone could attack a group they disagree with by unfairly labeling it a destructive cult.
how would you know whether it really were such a cult or not?
isn't there an objective method to evaluate groups for cultic tendencies?
A destructive cult is authoritarian in its power structure. The leader is regarded as the supreme authority. He or she may delegate certain power to a few subordinates for the purpose of seeing that members adhere to the leader's wishes. There is no appeal outside his or her system to a greater system of justice. For example, if a schoolteacher feels unjustly treated by a principal, an appeal can be made to the superintendent. In a destructive cult, the leader claims to have the only and final ruling on all matters.
A destructive cult's leader is a self-appointed messianic person claiming to have a special mission in life. For example, leaders of flying saucer cults claim that beings from outer space have commissioned them to lead people away from Earth, so that only the leaders can save them from impending doom.
A destructive cult's leader centers the veneration of members upon himself or herself. Priests, rabbis, ministers, democratic leaders, and other leaders of genuinely altruistic movements focus the veneration of adherents on God or a set of ethical principles. Cult leaders, in contrast, keep the focus of love, devotion, and allegiance on themselves.
A destructive cult's leader tends to be determined, domineering, and charismatic.Such a leader effectively persuades followers to abandon or alter their families, friends, and careers to follow the cult. The leader then takes control over followers' possessions, money, time, and lives.
warning signs!anyone could attack a group they disagree with by unfairly labeling it a destructive cult.
how would you know whether it really were such a cult or not?
isn't there an objective method to evaluate groups for cultic tendencies?
Anyone could attack a group they disagree with by unfairly labeling it a destructive cult. How would you know whether it really were such a cult or not? Isn't there an objective method to evaluate groups for cultic tendencies? Yes. The following early warning signs can help you reasonably determine whether or not a group is likely to be a destructive cult, and if you should be concerned about a friend, coworker, or loved one being involved with it.
The main reason that the following destructive cult tactics are so damaging to both the individual and society is because they debilitate rationality and reduce empathy. Rationality and empathy are indispensable in making good personal and social decisions. History is littered with personal and social catastrophes where a lack of rationality and lack of empathy were its core causes.
A destructive cult tends to be totalitarian in its control of its members' behavior. Cults are likely to dictate in great detail not only what members believe, but also what members wear and eat, when and where members work, sleep, and bathe, and how members think, speak, and conduct familial, marital, or sexual relationships.
A destructive cult tends to have an ethical double standard. Members are urged to be obedient to the cult, to carefully follow cult rules. They are also encouraged to be revealing and open in the group, confessing all to the leaders. On the other hand, outside the group they are encouraged to act unethically, manipulating outsiders or nonmembers, and either deceiving them or simply revealing very little about themselves or the group. In contrast to destructive cults, honorable groups teach members to abide by one set of ethics and act ethically and truthfully to all people in all situations.
A destructive cult has only two basic purposes: recruiting new members and fund-raising. Altruistic movements, established religions, and other honorable groups also recruit and raise funds. However, these actions are incidental to an honorable group's main purpose of improving the lives of its members and of humankind in general. Destructive cults may claim to make social contributions, but in actuality such claims are superficial and only serve as gestures or fronts for recruiting and fund-raising. A cult's real goal is to increase the prestige and often the wealth of the leader.
A destructive cult appears to be innovative and exclusive. The leader claims to be breaking with tradition, offering something novel, and instituting the ONLY viable system for change that will solve life's problems or the world's ills. But these claims are empty and only used to recruit members who are then surreptitiously subjected to mind control to inhibit their ability to examine the a
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2760424/tiger-woods-women-cash-in-with-big-money-deals.html.
damn!
sucks to be the tiger.. bourne.
What Tiger should have done was the same thing Clinton did and deny it all.
It seemed to have worked well for Clinton .
