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  Russia Threatens to Target US Jets in Syria

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  on sunday a us jet shot down a syrian military government fighter plane after it dropped bombs close to us backed kurdish soldiers.. russia who backs erdogan has reacted with a threat to target us jets over syria and withdraw from communication arrangements designed to prevent us - russian conflict in the region.. the threat of a hot war between the usa and russia is growing rapidly....

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  oppostate

  @Cofty

  Russia who backs Erdogan

  No, they don't. I'm afraid you're mistaken, Cofty.

  Russia backs Assad, (Bashar Hafez al-Assad). He is the 19th and current President of Syria and a ruthless dictator that murders his own people.

  Erdogan (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) is the current President of Turkey, and has been since 2014, despite an attempted coup not long ago. He's actually supposed to be an ally of the U.S. against Daesh but he also hates the Kurdish fighters who are part of the Syrian Coalition fighting against Daesh and the Syrian Regime of Assad.
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  What is behind your choice of forum user name?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

  there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

  i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

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  oppostate

  Well my name is Tate Oppos.

  Hah! Not really it is a jumble of opposed apostate😁
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  Is there Some YouTube shenanigans going on?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i won't name the youtube channels yet but i noticed something while listening to them.

  both channels were christian in there title both had a married couple that had both woke up and left.

  both first started waking by up when the man out in service came a cross a wonderful christian family and they explained their lives followers of christ and doing missionary work etc.. both couples wanted to pray for or with the jws at their door but it didn't happen.

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  oppostate

  Would it be too much to ask for links?

  Stuckinarut2 asked previously and got no answer.

  It would be helpful to see "primary sources", que no?
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  Cooperation and Conformity

  by Saethydd in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a common thing that jws point to as proof of god's blessing is the supposed cooperation between people of many different backgrounds.

  however, i think there should be a distinction drawn between collaborations that are performed through true tolerance and open-mindedness towards another's point of view, and collaborations that are the result of a high level of conformity by its participants.. the former sort can be seen, for example, in the un, which while not perfect, i believe does try its best to foster true cooperation between people of all nations.

  the latter of sort of cooperation, however, is more akin to the type found in communist dictatorships or countries controlled predominantly by a single religion which doesn't care to protect the rights of those in the religious minority.

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  oppostate

  I think it can be more difficult for a group of JWs to work collaboratively with non-JWs.

  Your mentioning this made me stop and think. And, I would tend to agree with you that JW's have a sort of conformity based on uniformity that would clash with non-JW mindsets. JWs like to think that they can collaborate with others, but really anything they are encouraged to do will be for the benefit of the 0rganization ultimately and completely.
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  The handmaid's tale, possible in a jw controlled world?

  by purrpurr in

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  2. friends

  i've been watching "the handmaid's tale" and while disturbing i found it to be doubly so because i kept thinking "if the jws ever got control of a country is this what it would look like?

  " especially when it comes to the treatment of women as mere property.

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  oppostate

  Any fanatical religion seems to always end up looking and behaving alike no matter what God they claim to worship.

  (It's so uncannily demonic ;- )
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  Disfellowshipped for being complicit in someone else's sin - really?!

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a close friend of mine who is pimo (only staying in for family reasons) in a neighboring congregation called me in tears tonight saying her dad (elder) is telling her he is seriously considering reporting her to her local elders and she could get disfellowshipped.. the reason?

  because she is complicit in a gross sin, according to him, by going with her best friend (not a j.w.

  ) when the friend had an abortion.

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  oppostate

  Just to note in on this XJW argot word PIMO;
  it means Physically In, Mentally Out,
  does it not?
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  Interesting Take on Vows

  by konceptual99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so yesterday was the wt on vows.. it spoke, in part about two vows.

  the vow you make in dedication and the vow of marriage.

  here's how it describes them.. the most important vow that a christian can make is the one with which he dedicates his life to jehovah.

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  oppostate

  Double standards are part and parcel of a WT controlled life.

  Excellent topic, K99!
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  Finally ready to join the crowd.

  by Silent Knight in

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  2. friends

  hello, all you damn dirty apostates!

  please, allow me to join this community of diseased minds.

  i have been lurking here for over 2 years and tonight i decided it's time to come out of the shadows.

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  oppostate

  Welcome SK!

  Your experience resonates with mine on many points.

  There will be good and bad days, but you are in a struggle that leads to freedom.

  Best wishees!
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  Begining of freedom???

  by JW-AWAKED J17 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello every body!.

  it's my thirst time here.

  i'm verry glad to tell you my resignation as an elder in my local congregation.

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  oppostate

  It was liberating when I resigned, although it also brought a lot of changes in my relationships and interactions with other JWs. You really get to see what sort of friends you have developed over decades.

  It is all about high status within the organization for some and this becomes quite obvious when you step down from responsibilities. Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.
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  Just ordered the book Crisis of Conscience

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello there.. i just ordered the book coc, and will son recieve it.

  does anyone have anything you want to mention about the book - perhaps some things you stumbled upon that might help me understand something more?

  or maybe you have any thoughts you want to share regarding the book?

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  oppostate

  Can you tell us where you are ordering it from?