There was a craze for a while when all the kids had stars pasted on their ceilings that glowed in the dark. Some Dubs said this was wrong because you couldn't have an image of anything in creation.
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Weird stuff individuals believe
by bluecanary inthis thread doesn't just have to be about jws.
it's about the weird stuff that isn't taught by the religion, but an individual believes it.
my examples:.
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Weird stuff individuals believe
by bluecanary inthis thread doesn't just have to be about jws.
it's about the weird stuff that isn't taught by the religion, but an individual believes it.
my examples:.
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One of the kids in our hall painted my mother's hubcaps bright yellow. An elderly sister complained that it was inappropriate for a Witness. Is there a rule in the Bible on hubcap colors?
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Weird stuff individuals believe
by bluecanary inthis thread doesn't just have to be about jws.
it's about the weird stuff that isn't taught by the religion, but an individual believes it.
my examples:.
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This thread doesn't just have to be about JWs. It's about the weird stuff that isn't taught by the religion, but an individual believes it. My examples:
My ex thought it was wrong to have a pumpkin (that isn't carved) as a decoration. He also thought it was wrong to have any association with relatives who were never dubs.
One chick thought that "crap" was the german equivalent of sh*t. One lady wouldn't let her kids watch Star Wars (at any age).
What are some of the lame/weird things you've seen people be strict about?
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Information Control & Thought Control - Newbies Check Steve Hassan Out !
by flipper ini've posted threads on this last year but due to many new members exiting the jehovah's witness cult and joining this board - i felt it's important to share steve hassan's information briefly to bring interest and attention to what former members in the witnesses were and are experiencing.
knowledge is power and it is important.. on page 49 in steve hassan's book " releasing the bonds- empowering people to think for themselves " it states " a common form of information control involves blocking out any critical or negative points of view.
some cults simply forbid members to have access to any non-cult material - such as newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the internet - while others have more subtle ways of controlling information.
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I dislike organized religion, the military and heirarchical workplaces. Thanks for posting that link leavingwt. I justs ordered one.
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*Looks left and right. Raises hand.*
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most rude behaviour experienced from elders...
by Albert Einstein inwhat was the weirdest and most rude thing you experienced / witnessed from elders?.
my favourite one is called george.
he was a po in the cong, where i became an elder (i was young and absolutely unexperienced).
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I attended a bookstudy in New Orleans once. Every time one elderly brother commented, the conductor would find some way to tell him he was wrong, even though he just answered from the info given. This happened four times! It was a very blatant prejudice.
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Were you afraid to go to a bar?
by rebel8 insomeone who shall remain nameless (*cough*snowbird*cough) mentioned she has never been to a bar.. this shocks me.. i was remembering how terrified i was of going to a bar when i was exiting the mother ship.
i was looking for the lightning bolts to get me.
and it was a big nothing really.
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I got a bartender's license when I was a JW thinking I could work in a restaurant like Olive Garden or Applebees. All my JW friends who found out about it were horrified. "You can't work in a bar!"
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This Disturbs Me Most of All
by cameo-d inno, it's not the "claw hand"!
what disturbs me most of all is the potter's shards.. any coin collector will tell you that the "imperfect" coins are the most valuable.
any art historian will tell you that the value of a painting is it's originality and uniqueness and the talent that can only come with time, suffering, and perserverence.. it is the oddities and quirks in one of a kind pieces that make them a delight and a treasure.. so why is it that this potter has no appreciation for uniqueness?
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You've got two separate points here that are both really, really good.
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Christified
by cameo-d inis that a jw word?.
i saw it in some "occult" literature.
it reminded me of the "happified" word.. have jws ever used the word "christified"?.
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You have just been Jesussed. Goddled? Massiahnated?
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Do You Consider yourself an Atheist / Agnostic / or Christian? Reasons ?
by flipper inafter having been raised in the jehovah's witnesses for 44 years ( getting out 6 years ago ) i have now come to peace with my view of what i personally feel about the existence of god , or no god, or whatever is flying around up there in outer space.
i am basically agnostic for sure / perhaps leaning atheist and i've come to that decision based on the years and years of unfulfilled false promises of being in a mind control cult ( jehovah's witnesses ) claiming to represent an alleged " god " or " jehovah " saying there would be a paradise, and armageddon to destroy 99% of the earths population.
also- i enjoy helping others without thought of being rewarded for it.
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Good point, poppers. I agree, and yet I'm still driven to find labels.
Reminds me of the Buddhist teaching of anatta, or no-self. The idea of trying to create or understand a self-identity is seen as spiritually limiting and inconsequential to happiness.