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  My mom is into "The Secret"

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lately my mom's gotten into all kinds of weird "power of positive thinking" kind of stuff.

  she watches "the secret" and bob proctor videos all the time, and now she's trying to get me into it.

  to me her being into this sort of thing seems kind of hypocritical.

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  Same bullshit different name.

  Yeah, like a third world starving kid should just be thinking positive thoughts and bingo! He's the CEO of his own company.

  Sickening
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  July's watchtower leaves out some important info from a quote!

  by stavro in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.. in the july watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.

  because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”.

  the quote comes from a book entitled: “media and society in the twentieth century: a historical introduction by lyn gorman, david mclean" the watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.. the full quote is "therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.. the following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,.

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  Yeah I saw this on xjwreddit and nearly re posted on here. Actually the whole article is one big coffee choking exercise as it centers on propaganda and ways to spot it!!

  In fact the whole article is such a supreme exercise in cynicism whoever wrote it *has* to realize the Watchtower is a sham and a cult.

  I personally hold those in the writing dept., who are allowed full access to "outside" scientific and research based articles, to account for the huge con they are pulling on the R&F.
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  Australian Congregations announce Child Safeguarding Policy is available upon request

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this week all congregations in australia have been instructed to make the following announcement:.

  if a member of the congregation would like a copy of the child safeguarding policy of jehovah’s witnesses in australia, please see the coordinator of the body of elders or the secretary.. .

  childsafeguardingpolicy-eau.pdf.

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  Absolutely Steve 2." lets make a righteous stand brothers....for paedophiles."
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  Australian Congregations announce Child Safeguarding Policy is available upon request

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this week all congregations in australia have been instructed to make the following announcement:.

  if a member of the congregation would like a copy of the child safeguarding policy of jehovah’s witnesses in australia, please see the coordinator of the body of elders or the secretary.. .

  childsafeguardingpolicy-eau.pdf.

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  If this is not being done on the say so of institutions and is from the Slave, why is it not rolled out worldwide? If kits really about safeguarding and transparency?

  And why only one announcement? What happens if you miss it? Or join next week/ month/ year.

  They care not a jot for kids, but only saving their reputation and the coffers it brings in.
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  Does Anyone Know The "Real" Attitude That JWs Have Towards "Inactive Ones"?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does the rank and file or the elders view us as disassociated or disfellowshipped or simply "weak" or possibly a "prodigal son" type?.

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  Blondie ( or anyone)may I ask what that scripture in Corinthians is saying please? I find it hard to understand.
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  Something in the air this season...

  by babygirl30 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have had some ultra weird exchanges with some existing jws these past 2 months that have me caught off guard (which is rare for me) - but overall just odd.. 1. i was out at a happy hour with some coworkers, and a woman whom i used to be friends with in another congregation came in with her husband.

  background: her kids, myself, and her best friends son - were all close friends!

  so we all were around this woman and her bff on a regular basis.

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  Diogenesister

  It always amazes me how people that happily belong to a religion that sanctions shunning get upset when *they* get shunned.

  I get that the guy might have his reasons to stay shtum and go back - but to encourage *you* to go back when he patently cannot believe the bull himself...incredible.
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  here's a great jw brain stumper about noah

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so noah was a preacher of righteousness.

  than how did he warn other pockets of civilizations that were hundreds or thousands of miles away?

  and if they were destroyed anyway i thought jehovah only acts after he gives clear warning.. and if there were no other civilzations why the need to destroy the entire earth of every living creature?

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  They will say that in those days man was closer to perfection, lived longer and had long memories of God, the fall etc and knew What was about to happen due to longevity.

  But I think the point that predestination rears it's head again is a good one, ie the Arc was built for 8 humans and animals only so everyone was predestined not to listen.
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  My letter to the Australian Royal Commission regarding case study #29 Jehovah's Witnesses

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  someone suggested i would address a letter not only to mr. angus stewart, but also to the royal commission as well.

  it merges the two subjects on the same letter (inactive status and shunning; two witness rule), and adds some things more that what i said to mr. stewart.

  it's a bit long, please bear with me.. --------------------------------------- .

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  Diogenesister

  I'm guessing you've sent the letter? If not, just like to reiterate Stuckinarut2 that you might like to mention that the 2016 convention videos focused very much on shunning inactive ones, and that " bad associations spoil USEFUL habits" I believe is their favourite expression!

  Great letter, thank you for your work on all our behalf Eden one, it's much appreciated.
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  Is Stephen Lett an alien imitation?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i've been watching quite a bit of gb member stephen lett on youtube recently (no, i'm not thinking of going back to the jws).. i just find him compulsive viewing, like when people slow down to see a car crash.

  i find his facial expressions and intonation spell-binding.. it reminds me a bit of john carpenter's the thing, a film where an alien life-form infects a host and imitates it, spreading throughout camps of remote workers in the antarctic.

  if i were a bethelite living in close proximity to lett, i'd be thinking about giving him the blood test to see if he was normal, lol.. why does lett speak in public the way he does?

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  There's a very close relative of his on reddit and he says none of these theories about him( Tourette, stutter etc) are true - that he's a nice guy with a normal iQ who certainly didn't used to talk like that at home. All I can think of is it's his "public" style of talking.

  Apparently the faithfull love him. He's the most popular which is why they give him the difficult ( money grabbing) talks.

  Edit: definitely a forest Gump fan.
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  ARC - Case Study 54 - All Exhibits have been released

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  all exhibits for case study 54, jehovah's witnesses and watchtower, have been released by the arc.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

  exhibit list.

  joint statement of o'brien and spinks.

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  Diogenesister

  So Orphan Crow. I showed you that Watchtower does acknowledge that Child Abuse can include that of child pornography and in fact more than child pornography but sexting with a minor. Does that mean that your argument falls flat in the water and doesn't leave the gate.

  Lets cut to the chase here - sexting with a minor is child abuse to them because it involves someone who is a witness

  Child pornography is not child abuse to the Watchtower because the victim is likely a worldly child, AKA birdfood.

  And no her argument does not fall flat in the water just because Watchtower views a Seperate issue, sexting a minor, as abuse. We are talking about child porn and that those clunkheads cannot empathise with the *hell* some worldly child has gone through *and* that it is illegal.

  Jeese.