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  Research project: A study designed to explore the experience of leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Researcher2023 in

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  as part of a psychology msc research project, i am looking for participants to take part in a study designed to explore the experience of leaving the jehovah’s witnesses.. former witnesses who were raised in the organisation will be asked a few questions about their reasons for leaving, their experience of leaving, and how their life has changed since leaving.. taking part involves completing an interview over the internet.

  according to research needs, the number of questions asked in each interview may vary.

  the interview will take between 5 – 90 minutes depending on the questions asked and the level of detail you wish to provide.. your participation will remain confidential and anonymous, and it is completely voluntary so that you may withdraw at any time up to two weeks after the interview.

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  Thank you I didn't see this first time around.
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  Should Jehovah's Witnesses Trust the Governing Body?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  if there is evidence that jesus invisibly chose specific men at headquarters in brooklyn new york in 1919 to be his faithful slave and that mandate and ability passed on to future directors...then the answer might just be a resounding maybe.. what is the evidence for this invisible appointment and what is the evidence that this is just watchtower mythology?.

  i hope jws like scholar and fisherman will explain why the trust the gb.. i must be honest, i see no evidence at all to put trust in either the 1919 selection or the current men taking the lead in warwick.

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  Good point about whether the mandate was passed on....even assuming they were right about 1919, where does it state in the Bible that such an appointment was "hereditary" to future directors of the board (which is what they were).
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  Can I block someone who messages me.

  by LostintheFog1999 in

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  i keep getting this person who wants me to email them with information already freely available on this website.. i have told him that i have no intention of emailing a total stranger from my personal email address, but they keep sending me this demand.. from bola to lostinthefog1999.

  can you tell me how to block this persistent messager?.

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  I know a user called Bola on this site so he definitely exists. Unless he's deleted his account?

  NB Simon can see if someone has messaged you and how many times....so it's a weird post if Bola hasn't 🤔
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  2023 meilleurs voeux

  by Marcial in

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  a tous ceux qui parviennent à ce message, j'envoie mes meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année 2023. pas de fausses prophéties, pas de doctrines sordides, pas de lumières changeantes... juste une amitié sincère et durable.

  marcial, qui depuis la france, remercie chaleureusement atlantis et petra pour leur courage et leur fidélité.. .

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  And I also wish you a very happy new year Marcial!
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  Have you ever been on a congregation picnic?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

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  were you ever on a congregation picnic?

  i was on several occasions.. the arrangements were often announced from the platform after the closing song and prayer by the last elder up on the platform.. sometimes it was included in the service meeting announcements as "on saturday we're meeting at 10.00am at the kingdom hall for field service, and after field service for anyone who wishes, especially for the younger ones, we will be having a congregation picnic meeting at the beach carpark on seaview road.".

  well, according to the new elders manual you won't be hearing those words again.

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  Thomas MoreTranslation: "If you sanction a congregation picnic and someone get molested or raped - it's on you. We are washing our hands (like Pilate) of any repercussions (which are likely given the problems we know we are having)."

  Ding Ding Ding!! We have a winner!!

  It's exactly about this. They fear legal repercussions. The 'no fun' issue is a useful aside.
  
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Does anyone know if Dijana is going through the process of divorcing Lloyd or are they just separated? Is she done with him or is she wanting reconciliation?

  Good question Rhiannon. I hadn't seen that horrific email he sent her. Either she has zero feeling for him and has expressed as much, only wanting to remain as co-parents. Or he is about the mentally cruellest bastard there is.

  I'm sad to say I think this whole official 'separation' thing is a gimmick to allow him to openly 'date' and see sex workers whenever he fancies, whilst enjoying the comforts of family life. Not to mention aiding his "I need to support my family" grift.
  
  
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  Every religion should comply....

  by BoogerMan in

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  ...except of course jw's!.

  g84 8/22 p. 28 - "the catholic church occupies a very significant position in the world and claims to be the way of salvation for hundreds of millions of people.

  any organization that assumes that position should be willing to submit to scrutiny and criticism.".

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  Ah!!!❗❗😱😭😂😂 The unbelievable cheek of them! The brass nerve!
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  LMsA And fuck me, that familiar nasal monotone always came up when you entered in something JW related on YouTube. It’s almost like Noel and Liam Gallagher had an annoying and overweight brother who was even more of an asshole than either of them!

  😂😂🤣🤣🤣

  That was officially the funniest mental imagery on this thread so far!
  
  
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  Is it Logical To Beleive In A Creator - GOD ? In This Scientific Age ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i don`t think so .

  hasn`t science ,astronomy ,time , .....proven it an illogical beleif ?.

  with the information about this solar system and it`s planets ,other stars and their planets that we have information about ,and the fact that no god has ever revealed him/her self in any shape or form 'there is no evidence that a creator / god has ever existed.. except in the minds of humans who want to control a section of humanity .. the fact that religions rely on "you have to have faith" to beleive in a god ,surely is a cop out.. i look forward to your comments .. and a happy new year to you all..

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  Blues bro When I look at the natural world in all its wonder , I find it entirely logical to conclude that it was formed by an intelligent creator. I know that many others also look at the same things and conclude differently.

  That's so interesting Blues bro, because for me that's the very thing that convinces me there cannot possibly be a benevolent god who takes interest in the welfare of its creations.
  As LUHE stated, science cannot comment with certainty one way or another as to a creator god. What we can be sure of is the Genesis account is not possible, since we evolved from an ape like creature some 100 - 200, 000 years ago.

  Although the natural world is certainly awe inspiring, as Thomas Hobbes rightly said Life (for the majority of creatures) is nasty, brutish and short. Also the more we learn about other species we share this planet with, the more arrogant it is to think our creator is mainly concerned with us, as his pet project. I learnt the other day that the number of animals who dream is surprising - mammals of course but birds do, lizards and bumble bees. They also have desires....not just needs or wants to sustain life, but they dream about their wishes and desires as do we. Yet so many creatures suffer the most appalling death after a life where every waking our is filled with terror, for the most part.

  I mean what God could come up with the idea of a wasp that lays it's eggs inside you so it's larvae will eat you alive from the inside. That's the sort of "natural world" I think of when I question how God could have thought the concept of a predator and prey arms race was a good idea as the driver for the varieties of life.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Debra I have been gathering evidence about your trips abroad London for speed dating, Texas, and of course Thailand every 3 or 4 months for the past five years,

  It was poorly punctuated TonusOH, but I read this statement as meaning he visited all these places for the purposes of sexual encounters every 3 to 4 months. Not necessarily specifically visited Thailand every 3 to 4 months. But I get exactly what you're saying TonusOH, Lloyd certainly won't differentiate between a false statement and a poorly worded one - he will just scream we're all liars!

  FA we do not really know if he went there specifically for sex with prostitutes. Could you please update your evidence to show this? Or do you have evidence we do not know about?

  We do. We have the receipts.

  Aside from the " those I met sex workers or otherwise" Facebook post and the "I dated a sex worker", a You Tube lass named "ExCult Baby" specifically posted he messaged her and confirmed he visited prostitutes in Thailand. An ex supporter of his, she was really angry he was now lying about it.