Diogenesister

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  Have You Been “Gaslit”?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gaslighting is a form of sustained manipulation that causes the victim to question or doubt their sanity, judgment and memories.

  it’s a form of emotional abuse.

  i think jehovah’s witnesses have been gaslit.

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  Diogenesister

  Yes. By my own mother. All my life.

  I was a straight A student. Top of my year. Used to tippex out my name when they put up the results of our yearly Exams & SATS etc (embarrassed)🙄. Loved school & never missed a day in my life, but because she wanted to force my dad to sell the family home (she left us with dad when I was 8 and my brother was 4) she told SS I didn't go to school So that they would put us in care (Dad had had a breakdown you see but she didn't want us herself, just the house). I always got myself & my brother off to school without fail our whole childhood (Dad's a drinker you see).The only thing I ever did wrong as a kid was break a window once when I was locked out.

  Yet she made me think I was evil and it's taken me until middle age and I had kids of my own to realise what she did to me.

  Sorry for the rant ....good to get it off my chest, actually.
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  Prince Harry: I've suffered genetic pain

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  lol, i'm sorry, but is this n*gga serious?.

  yes, he suffered his mother dying when he was 12, and his father charles maybe wasn't the best hands-on father.. but 'genetic pain'?

  wtf is this shit?.

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  Kids who are born second have it easy. They get all the laid back love without any pressure. Parents make most of their mistakes with a firstborn.

  Go firstborns!!
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  Black Hammer's Colorado Commune

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  yeah, so apparently there's a black separatist group called black hammer.

  black hammer has raised money to purchase 200 acres of colorado land for 'colonised peoples' (black and native american people) and create a communist ethnostate (no whitey allowed).. it's may 11 so it can't be an april fool joke, lol ….

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcijfj50uai.

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  "Woke"kander 💯😂😂
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  Diogenesister

  Didn't someone propose uprooting the temple mount brick by brick and sticking it in Stockholm as a solution?
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  Bathing Daily Doesn’t Help The Planet

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the new york times as well as other news agencies are reporting that in order to help save the planet we should limit our daily bathing.

  they say daily bathing really because popular in the 20th century because elites decided to impress and use petroleum based soaps and take advantage of their indoor plumbing.

  a lot of this daily bathing ritual was just for show.

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  This is a straight forward fairly brief yet thorough video explaining why water wars are likely going to be a major problem in the future.

  Water shortages are already a big problem for places like Mexico City and Cape Town. Cape Town even began a countdown to their "day zero" when the water would literally run out. Following strict rationing and a laudable effort from the population, they were able to avert the taps literally running dry. Much of it is the result of poor city planning and the draining of rivers to make room for city buildings.

  We are becoming better at conserving water but, who knows, maybe "sand baths" will become a thing of the future or maybe we'll go back to our grandparents weekly bath schedule again?!

  https://youtu.be/HnJ4gjVZqao
  
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  Diogenesister

  The

  Jo large part, it is religious zeal that is fuelling Israels claim to the land. They believe they are chosen by God and the land is their birthright.

  No one can deny that ultra Othodox Jewish squatters are exacerbating the problem. However whatever the rights and wrongs of how anyone came to live where they currently do, the fact is they do, and firing rockets at civilians is not going to solve anything. There’s no doubt the Israelis feel as if there backs are against the wall and even as non religious secular Jews, where else can they go? Europe and America can’t be trusted after what happened in WW2. Without question the Jews need their own homeland.

  Anon Israel won all those wars

  That has no bearing on the moral rights and wrongs of the situation.
  

  Anon You are free to live in Israel as an Arab, there is no religious suppression there,

  
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  “situation of the Bedouin may be the most poignant, especially since they have lived in Israel’s Negev since long before the state was founded. They have Israeli citizenship, but their nomadic way of life has not blended easily with the norms of a modern state. Although the ancestral lands to which they claim ownership amount to less than 5% of the Negev, many in Israel oppose granting the Bedouin rights to these lands, on which they have dwelt for centuries. Alternatively, they seek to settle them into a few pre-designed townships. Their citizenship is unquestionably second class, especially when one compares their claims to land with those of Jewish settlers, who have established illegal outposts in the West Bank that frequently gain official sanction after the fact.“ Daniel Sokatch New Israel Fund
  
  
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  List of Critical WTS Teachings

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i sent a list of statements about current wts teachings to a friend who is being carefully recruited by a seasoned witness.. hi em..... just a quick summary of what all “good” jehovah's witnesses believe...even though some of these things witnesses are not always willing to be transparent about.

  this is your crash course.

  i have quotations for every item listed if you want or need them.. witnesses believes that:.

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  .......and Jesus is shortly going to kill the approximately 74 million children and babies in the USA alone (whose parents are not jehovahs witnesses). The governing body of Jehovah’s witnesses are looking forward to assisting him in this task. (See Antony Morris burnt sausages speech)
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  Why haven't they re-started the 'cart witnessing'?

  by eyeslice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we are nearly 18 months into this pandemic and lot has been learned and our behaviour modified to make things safer for us, e.g.

  the wearing of face masks and social distancing.. many countries such as australia, new zealand, the uk and usa either have things under control or have vaccinated a large portion of the population.

  therefore, given the very passive nature of the 'cart witnessing', i can't see why this hasn't be re-started.

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  I think cart work will come back but I do wonder if this is their cue to go into full on "isolationist" cult mode. It's the ideal time to smuggle in dropping the door to door work under the radar.

  Ok We already know they're a cult but at least they have some, albeit nominal, contact with the public around their religion, with the potential for meaningful discussion.

  That's where the danger lies for the GB as many people are now aware of watchtower's failings

  E.g. a couple years ago a young-ish woman knocked at my door and I was able to tell her about the UN scandal. She was shocked. She had literally no idea.

  This isn't so likely to happen with cart work because people rarely approach. So it's ideal for watchtower, because it gives the appearance of preaching without risking JWs having to answer some tough questions or being given the facts.
  
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  400 Rockets Hit Israel

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  israel retaliated and some are accusing israel of an “act of terrorism”.

  evidently these rockets are trying to get to tel aviv but the dome is getting overwhelmed.. i wonder if the usa and other nations will come to israel’s defense..

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  Diogenesister

  Anyone watches Netflix "Fauda"??? Along with Fargo it's one of my favourites (hoping for a season 4 soon)
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  Do local JWs want in-person meetings back in your congregation?

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i realize many here think that in-person meetings will return as soon as things are safe with covid.

  but many acknowledge it will likely be 2022 or later when this happens.. surprisingly, many pimi jws in our congregation are not shy about saying they are fine with zoom meetings forever and do not want to go back to in-person meetings.

  many speculate similar thoughts that are on this site....such as a combination of in-person and zoom meetings.

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  Diogenesister

  As I told my brother who zooms. Just take a picture of yourself in your meeting clothes. Put in front of the camera. Then go do what you want.

  Take a few, then change the picture a few times and say your picture keeps freezing😂

  
  

  If there is a blizzard, instead of canceling the boasting session, they simply use Zoom.

  Oh heck that's a good point!!!🙄