Most rank and file think more about the org than you would believe, try telling them you don't believe In Jehovah, then tell them you don't agree with the GB, I believe the later will get a stronger reaction with most.
maninthemiddle
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Is there now a HUGE gulf between most R&F and the Elders ?
by Phizzy inthis was a question that sprang to my mind as i watched raypub's (eric's) j.c video.
can't wait for the rest of it by the way !.
it was so obvious that all those on that j.c, like i would think 99.9% of elders , put loyalty to the gb/wt before jehovah, jesus the bible or truth.. they are simply company men through and through.. the average r&f jw seems to me to believe they are serving god, and that comes higher on their list than the wt, you can see this by the way they pick and choose which of the myriad rules they obey.
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Masturbation vid makes it's network debut
by blond-moment inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fljpkipukc.
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maninthemiddle
I see the comedy central logo, that is big time, but what is he show?
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At This Point In Your Life Would You Care If You Were Disfellowshipped or Disassociated?
by minimus ini'm curious..
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maninthemiddle
I wouldn't care, but it may strain relationships with my wif's family, still i am doing nothing to hide anymore. We'll see what happens when the holiday decorations go up.
I'm living life like I already am.
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What was the biggest lie that you have ever told any JWs while you were still a JW?
by Iamallcool ini was deleted as ms some years ago, a brother thought i became an elder.
at the circuit assembly, he asked me if i am elder now, i said yes so the brother told me all of the gritty details about his wife and her sister that got disfellowshipped at the same time.
they went out with the worldly guys and they both got pregnant.
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maninthemiddle
I'm really honest with people, putting on a smile at the hall and saying I was happy to be there was the biggest lie I ever told. There were some nice folks in my last congreation, so even then there was some truth to it.
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Did any of you know the TATT before you left?
by marriedtoajw ini know that all everyone's experience vary but i ask this because i am under the impression that since jw's are taught to avoid reading material that may be critical of their teachings they just stay away.
yet many of you violated this at some point to come accross information that confirmed or convinced you of "the problems" with the org.
i have also spoken to active jw's online who seem to know the controvercies but still defend the org vigorously.
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maninthemiddle
I knew something wasn't right, thats what made me start looking behind the curtian, I wanted to leave, I guess I was looking for a reason to leave, but I didn't make the decision to never go back until I learned the TATT.
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"Reddit Atheism"
by botchtowersociety inis there such a thing as what this article describes?.
http://www.vice.com/read/hey-atheists-just-shut-up-please.
hey atheists, just shut up please.
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maninthemiddle
I spend a lot of time on Reddit, I don't post a lot, however to an extent I understand where he is coming from. However just like we tell people here, there are all kinds. There are exjws who want to protest meetings and conventions and ail letters to everyone they know, others don't think this is a good idea. In this case I think both views are valid because JWs are as varied as Ex-Jws.
Belivers are as varied as ex Believers too
Yes there is a lot of juvenile crap on reddit, welcome to the internet. Otheres agree with this, someone started a subreddit called trueatheisim where mems and pictures are not allowed, personally I like both depending on my mood
This author wrote an article on the creation measuem, to do so and then criticize these people seems immature to me.
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One smart householder!
by man oh man inyou might enjoy this lady's experience with a jw visit.
she is too nice but also more smart!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vgug6sbppy.
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maninthemiddle
I liked this video, but her bullshit meter is broken, she has another video about chemtrails.
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New WT educational video filming
by snare&racket inthe wt are filming a new 'educational' video at a high school.. wonder if the school knows what wt say about education....?
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http://tarrytown.patch.com/articles/watch-tower-jennie-o-filming-this-week.
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maninthemiddle
So we can shoot religious movies at public high schools now?
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New YouTube video - Anthony Morris warns us against the horrors of higher education
by cedars inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzcneuuajvg.
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maninthemiddle
I grew up in a college town. The students that came in to attend i think fell under two classes.
One were those who was using it as a way to leave, fade or just disappear.
The second were throes who wanted to try, but they were usually treated as second class citizens and berated for simply being a student.
I think it started to soften later by the time I left, but I never stood a chance of going myself, even though I lived locally. It was so degraded and treated as worse than a virus, but the college is what kept the town alive, many wouldn’t have a their menial jobs otherwise.
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New YouTube video - the Governing Body uses the media (even though it's under Satan's influence)!
by cedars ini've just uploaded a new video in my series of short films that examine some of the more outlandish remarks of governing body member anthony morris iii from the platform.
(before you ask, yes i do intend to move on to another governing body eventually, but i'm not done just yet!).
this latest video looks at the society's relationship with the media.
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maninthemiddle
I am very interested in what Ceders thinks. He has been able to bring together much information that I otherwise would not have access to.
Thanks Ceders