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  Court case against the WT in Belgium - NEW For discrimination

  by Nick! in

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  court case against the wt in belgium.

  you may recall that sometime ago i posted an information about it.. jacques lejeunes case, ex jw, who had won an appeal against the adverse second level judgment, will be heard for the last time in front of the mons court on october 18th.. this case is emblematic as it is the first time that the violation of human right against the wt will be heard.. jacques is determined to go to the european court of human rights if this last case will end up in favor of the wt.. whoever wants to join me in attending the trial in support of jacques is welcome.. believe that jacques deserves this support.. the case will be heard on october 18th at 2 p.m. and is planned to last 4 hours.

  both jacques and the wt have already presented their memorandum which is available online on my website, but in french only.

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  Mad Sweeney

  "Never" is a long time, Band. Eventually the entire planet will be Cult Free.
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  The Polarizing of America: Rep. Michele Bachmann wins Iowa Straw Poll

  by darthfader in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://news.yahoo.com/bachmann-wins-gop-2012-test-vote-224544660.html.

  minnesota rep. michele bachmann won a test vote of iowans on saturday, a show of strength five months before the state's caucuses kick off the gop presidential nominating season.. the result is the first indication of what iowans think of the field of republicans competing for the chance to challenge president barack obama next fall.

  but it's hardly predictive of who will win the winter iowa contest, much less the party nod or the white house.. well... there goes the neighborhood....

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  Mad Sweeney

  So that crazy beeyotch "wins" the straw poll that DOESN'T COUNT FOR ANYTHING by LESS THAN ONE PERCENTAGE POINT and the pundits are falling all over themselves.

  And Dr. Ron Paul, who finished second, by LESS THAN ONE PERCENTAGE POINT is still not being taken as a serious contender by most of those same pundits.

  Am I understanding this correctly?

  What the hell is wrong with people?
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  WT and money

  by mankkeli in

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  2. friends

  being absorbed in making a living sometimes poses grave dangers.

  it may lead to love of money.

  in the first century, there was a group of religionists called pharisees who were known for their love of money.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Being out I haven't had to pursue riches. The time and money saved simply by not wasting them in serve-us, traveling for talks, donating to the Borg, and other worthless pursuits has been enough to profit me and my family.
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  Hungary strips JW's of its legal status as a religious organization

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=14742.

  hungary has introduced a new law governing the registration of religious groups that critics charge discriminates against minority faiths, and strips st margaret's anglican church in budapest of its status as a religious organisation.. .

  on 14 july the hungarian parliament adopted "the right to freedom of conscience and religion and on the status of churches, religions and religious communities" law, by a vote of 254 in favour to 43 opposed.. .

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  Once again, a tyrannical governmental religious movement attacks the Borg for all the wrong reasons.
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  Do active JW's understand the "new light" on the feet toes of the staue in Daniel?

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can someone enlighten me as to what is the new understanding vs the old one regarding the vision of the statue was given by god to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon in a dream?

  i have asked two of the jw's who work with me and neither of them were able to explain it to me.

  the best i got was "well the feet and clay are not just the u.s. and great britain, they are i think most of the big powers as a whole or something like that.".

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  Mad Sweeney

  Below is a link to an article I recently wrote about the toes of the Daniel statue. It lays out the history of the flip-flop and explains the current view (which is actually a flip-flop back to a view they held from 1978 to 1985).
  
  http://insidethewatchtower.com/doctrine/district-convention-%e2%80%9cnew-light%e2%80%9d-review-part-2/
  
  I also talked about it (and said pretty much the same thing) on Cult Free Radio. If you're interested in listening to the archived podcast, I believe it was CFR show #005:
  
  http://ex-jw.com/web-directory/cult-free-radio-archives-1-6
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  That “C” word – CULT

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dear lee week 64 friday.

  this is my blog today for freeminds.

  thaoulgt i would post it here for you too.. .

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  Mad Sweeney

  People joke here about passing out the Koolaid, but how many really think that if the GB actually got each congregation to pass out laced Koolaid as their solution to survive Armagedon, that the majority would actually take it?

  Why would "the majority" have to actually take it for you to consider it a dangerous cult? If the GB got each congregation to pass out laced Koolaid as their solution to survive Armageddon and only 49% of JWs actually took it, would you still say they're not a cult?

  An organization being a cult has nothing to do with how successful they are at implementing their cult mind control. It is all about the leaders' implementation of cult mind control itself. Running a cult isn't foolproof. You never get 100% unquestioned obedience. That doesn't mean it isn't a cult.

  And use of the word benign and Jehovah's Witnesses in the same post? Seriously? I think Lady Lee already put that argument to rest.

  Granted, the formal definition of the word is not the same as the definition used in modern parlance. Too bad. That's just how language works sometimes.

  Many things are open to debate and I try to see other perspectives. Not on this. It's a cult. Period. And the members are victims, not cultists. The cultists are the leaders who should know better and who implement the oppressive, abusive, and coercive control mechanisms.
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  A warped view of the "Anglo-American World Power"

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a relative of mine recently asked me to comment on what was said in the final talk at the latest convention.

  i obviously didn't attend the convention, but i was able to get hold of a recording.

  here is a transcript from a recording of the final talk, entitled god's kingdom will crush all other kingdoms - when?

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  SD-7 makes a good point. Only a group of authoritarians would view the people as a weakening factor in government.

  For research and my take on the "new light" portion of that same talk:

  http://insidethewatchtower.com/doctrine/district-convention-%e2%80%9cnew-light%e2%80%9d-review-part-2/
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  NEW RUMOR: WT ALLOWS BIRTHDAYS

  by J.R.R.Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've just read at a spanish forum for ex-jw that the wt has cooked a new light article series about social celebrations, including birthdays and aniversaries.

  according to a member of this forum 'in short' the wt will let witnesses to decide by 'their bible trained conscience' either they celebrate birthdays or not.

  is this rumor based in some real facts or it's just bullshit?.

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  I could see them adding holiday and birthday celebrations to the auto-DA list to save the elders from having to form a judicial committee. I can't see them ever allowing them. That way they could say the same thing they do about blood transfusions: JWs are not punished for it.
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  Reasons for Symposiums?

  by watson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if this has been discussed, my apologies.. why all the symposiums??

  big part of the district conventions this year, more than any other.. just curious what your thoughts are..

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  Mad Sweeney

  It takes a really good speaker to keep people's attention for 45 minutes or more.

  With a symposium, the audience gets awakened by the applause between speakers every 10-15 minutes.
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  How do i overcome this guilt and fear?

  by newcomer1982 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ive recently decided not to be a witness anymore and at the age of 28 was still so afraid to tell my parents.

  the truth is their life and knew i would hurt them.

  ive had such a battle with the elders and because my dad is an elder its even worse.

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  Mad Sweeney

  Hello and welcome! I would recommend the same two books LeavingWT recommended. Also, keep us posted on your progress. We're here for you!