Beth Sarim

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  Eagerly anticipating the death of billions!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  surely someone who eagerly looks forward to the death of billions of people (including babies and children) is not emotionally healthy?.

  yet, that is the key belief "happily" anticipated by witnesses.... food for thought?.

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  Beth Sarim

  That's funny you should mention ''Beth Sarim''. My handle,LOL.!!

  When I was researching the WBTS I first researched on Reachouttrust.org. Then I went to to Cal Lehman ministries site Towerwatch.com and there I came across occasional links to this site.

  When I went further to Jwfacts.com, that was where I experienced an ''off the chart'' unprecedented, surreal, ground breaking shock of events. That moment was such an epic moment for me when I read about ''Beth Sarim'' and the actions of Judge Rutherford. That moment had such a deep impact on me, that's how I got my handle.''Beth Sarim'',LOL!!!
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  Eagerly anticipating the death of billions!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  surely someone who eagerly looks forward to the death of billions of people (including babies and children) is not emotionally healthy?.

  yet, that is the key belief "happily" anticipated by witnesses.... food for thought?.

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  Beth Sarim

  what about all those newborn babies worldwide who would not make it through the Big 'A'? What about all those people in war torn countries?? Or countries who experience great austerity where they can't afford how to even read?

  Critical thinking is what it takes sometimes.
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  The power of magical thinking: Why superstitions are hard to shake

  by fulltimestudent in

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  like me, you probably also believed that miracles were possible.

  but even when we became enlightened, it was likely difficult to shake off that belief that logically impossible things have happened.. a report in science daily, based on research at the chicago discusses this irrational tendency.. the power of magical thinking: why superstitions are hard to shakedate:november 9, 2015source:university of chicago booth school of businesswhen sports fans wear their lucky shirts on game day, they know it is irrational to think clothing can influence a team's performance.

  but they do it anyway.even smart, educated, emotionally stable adults believe in superstitions that they recognize are unreasonable.. in a paper from the university of chicago booth school of business, to be published in an upcoming issue ofpsychological review, associate professor jane risen finds that even when people recognize that their belief does not make sense, they can still allow that irrational belief to influence how they think, feel and behave.. in "believing what we don't believe: acquiescence to superstitious beliefs and other powerful intuitions," risen contends that detecting an irrational thought and correcting that error are two separate processes, not one as most dual-system cognitive models assume.

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  Superstitions hard to shake due to subconscious thinking of magical results of good or bad luck because of folklore. It's something that's just acquired over time by people just making remarks about things like black cats crossing roads or sneezing 3 times. Nothing ever happens.
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  Eagerly anticipating the death of billions!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  surely someone who eagerly looks forward to the death of billions of people (including babies and children) is not emotionally healthy?.

  yet, that is the key belief "happily" anticipated by witnesses.... food for thought?.

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  Beth Sarim

  The killing of 7.5 Billion people are what some people look forward too!!!! That's more than disgusting. Can't describe it.
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  Jesus and cart witnessing

  by wannaexit in

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  http://imgur.com/r/exjw/pshnkwp.

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  Beth Sarim

  OMG!!
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  Are we participants in this forum because of bouts of "loneliness"?

  by Wonderment in

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  2. experiences

  i wonder how many of us here hold on to this meeting place out of "loneliness.

  could it be that we harbor feelings of "abandonment" and "loneliness" from being left cold and dry by the wt people and our families?

  perhaps we do have a need to reach out to people with similar experiences.

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  Beth Sarim

  This site really serves as a ''heads up'' I believe for not just posters, but a great many of active/involved JW's who are just lurking trying to get fuel for their doubts.
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  heart troubles

  by zeb in

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  dear all,.

  my health took a beating over the years with stress from various sources, not a little from the wt; and dangerous areas of work involving fumes and so on.

  the arc also took its toll and i have had recently a heart attack.

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  Beth Sarim

  Zeb,

  Best of Luck!! And God Bless!!!!
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  Someone tell me why the Watchtower is tax exempt?

  by WireRider in

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  i live in a town.

  there is a watchtower kingdom hall.

  they do not pay any local sales tax or property tax.

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  Beth Sarim

  There's a vast amount of money tied up in the Churches. The Governments know this. Should the World Government ever get in a dire pinch for money. You just never know what could happen!!!!
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  What is the Latest JW Teaching on the Last Days and 1914

  by Distracted in

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  i was just wondering what the witnesses are saying now about the last days and how they know armageddon is real close, etc.

  what is the latest teaching about 1914?

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  Beth Sarim

  The term ''Last Days'' is/was supposed to be a short period of time. Not a century or more.
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  Revelation - it's grand climax is at hand

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  some people point out the subliminal pictures in the wtbts publications but sometimes things are just so obvious, such as the title of the book above.. the person who came up with the title for this book must have had a good old laugh.. interestingly, this book first came out in 1988 and has not been included in the online library but nothing has replaced it.

  the org is really going backwards when they ditch old light and cannot come up with anything new.

  they are real wankers ;)..

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  Beth Sarim

  I don't know how many times that Revelation Climax book was revised. I'd have to wonder if the average JW was confused about the many doctrinal changes with that book. For me it was the utmost confusing.