Beth Sarim

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  We missed you at the meetings

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  a vomit inducing comment.. i asked why do they have to specify 'meetings'?

  they never miss us in tesco or the showcase cinema bar.. in their defence, a friend of mine said: 'that's because the meeting is where they normally would see you.'.

  well, if they want to see you they can arrange a meal out or something.

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  Beth Sarim

  ''We missed you at the meeting''

  Translation: Where the hell were you?
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  Jonestown Survivor Quote

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  "...when our own thoughts are forbidden, when our questions are not allowed and our doubts are punished; when contacts & friendships outside of the organisation are censored, we are being abused for an end that never justifies its means.

  when our heart aches knowing we have made friendships and secret attachments that will be forever forbidden if we leave, we are in danger.

  when we consider staying in a group because we cannot bear the loss, disappointment and sorrow our leaving will cause for ourselves and those we have come to love, we are in a cult.

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  '' We all must be ready to obey any instructions we receive whether or not they seem strategic from a human standpoint or not''.

  I really think the Borg and it's ways are not far off from that of Jonestown, just a hop skip and jump from Jonestown.
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  Are cults a hidden epidemic? Great interview...

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  2. bible

  here is a great interview from 2013 between various cult ex members and experts, including mr hassan.

  one thing i was surprised to hear is that the word cult is now considered "politically incorrect".

  someone mentioned this on another thread and i made the comment that i suspected cults themselves had something to do with it.

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  Signs of cults definately isolate members from outsiders. They tell you who you can associate with, what you can listen to, what you can wear, how to groom yourself. It's those who are inside which fail to see they are in a cult, denial.
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  I registered to vote yesterday.

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had to take the drivers license was up for renewal so while filling out the paperwork, i checked the motor voter box.

  (explanation of motor voter: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=utf-8#q=motor%20voter%20law ).

  they already had all my information.

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  Don't let that Borg mind set fear you. There probably is no Armageddon. At least not by how the JW's proclaim it.
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  I registered to vote yesterday.

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had to take the drivers license was up for renewal so while filling out the paperwork, i checked the motor voter box.

  (explanation of motor voter: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=utf-8#q=motor%20voter%20law ).

  they already had all my information.

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  Feels good!! Doesn't it!!!
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  Double Standards in the JW world

  by nevaagain in

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  no other organization has so many written and unwritten rules like the jws.

  so it comes to no suprise that there are a lot of double standards.. even though the end is "near", wt is building new and bigger offices.

  while the small jw should live in a closet and should make plans to have a bigger house in the new world.

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  There is no shortage of hypocrisy in the Borg. People who are perceived to be well-off or have money are treated well and not harassed.
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  How was it when you were a JW as a kid?

  by nevaagain in

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  whats worse than being an adult jw?

  when i was a kid i always had a bad concience all the time.

  i believed i would not survive armageddon for the fact that i didn't like going to service and i didnt like going to the meetings.

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  Just terrible memories growing up in the Borg. Especially when it came to the holiday season. Being left out of everything the class did or being told who you could or could not befriend.

  On top of that were those horrible, hateful, dreadful magazines and books. Those images of people being burned alive at the big 'A'. Images of the ground swallowing people up by the dozens, fear-mongering conventions. Just terrible, terrible things for a child to endure at such a young age. Terrible childhoods of the people in the Borg.
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  Are cults a hidden epidemic? Great interview...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here is a great interview from 2013 between various cult ex members and experts, including mr hassan.

  one thing i was surprised to hear is that the word cult is now considered "politically incorrect".

  someone mentioned this on another thread and i made the comment that i suspected cults themselves had something to do with it.

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  You can also add the fact that

  6) Alienating members from any friends/association outside of their group

  7) Not allowed to marry outside of their group.

  But I guess you could say that the above 2 would categorize as ''polarizing of members'' in a way.
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  McFarland v. West Congregation of JW - oral arguments online

  by Viva la Vida in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjpujjniw4

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  Thanks for this.
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  Waco attack on Kingdom Hall

  by Aprostate Exam in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  local jehovahs witnesses kingdom hall attacked, man arrested.

  posted: oct 19, 2015 9:00 am mdtby anthony j. garcia.

  brian oatman.

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  Beth Sarim

  Very disturbing, and unfortunate that people have to resort to violence against the JW's. Terrible.