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  30th Anniversary of THAT classic 1914 WT front cover

  by wizzstick in

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  please join with me, and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic wt with the front cover which boldly proclaimed that the generation of 1914 would never pass away.. the cover date of the that wt is infact this very day so let us raise a glass to this clear sign they have god's backing:.

  in this the 100th anniversary of our lords return (invisibly of course brothers) it is a fine and appropriate thing to do..

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  once again I am convinced these people are deranged

  by franticfran in

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  just heard from my daughter,her husbands mother has just sent him a text to tell him his grandmother has died.

  no telephone call,no visit.

  his crime?

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  2 Tim 3:1-5: But know this, that in the last days... having no natural affection... having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power...
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  Just noticed something else that proves the Bible is made up.

  by BU2B in

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  exodus 9 then the lord said to moses, go to pharaoh and say to him, this is what the lord, the god of the hebrews, says: let my people go, so that they may worship me.

  2if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3the hand of the lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the fieldon your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats.

  4but the lord will make a distinction between the livestock of israel and that of egypt, so that no animal belonging to the israelites will die.?.

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  Interesting thread. I also added it on JWR and got some great responses.

  http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19884
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  Lot's last word to his wife

  by bamse in

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  does anyone come after us?.

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  "Don't worry, I'll take good care of our daughters."
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  Anyone going to the memorial this year?

  by Pyramid God in

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  i was invited by my parents, and even though i have nothing but contempt for this religion, things have been good in our relationship so i was considering going just to appease them.

  anyone else?.

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  No, we kindly declided the invite earlier today. Makes five years of non-observing
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  How long did you know TTATT while attending the meetings?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i did not know anything about ttatt while attending the meetings.. .

  ttatt=the truth about the truth..

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  Nine months - from DC2008 until memorial 2009. Enough time to do prayerful reading & research of all facts and leave together as a family with wife and kids. Was not easy, but worth it...
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  I'm postponing my JW elderette and her BS session again

  by Faithful Witness in

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  2. bible

  i really do have more important things to do this week, so i am postponing my elderette again.

  she has not yet contacted me for her "topic of discussion" for the week.

  i know she wants time to prepare her speech and presentation.

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  I dropped TTATT to some door knockers today

  by TheStumbler in

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  two jws came to my door today and i dropped a few truths bombs on them.

  i thought i'd share my account of how the conversation went.. .

  i was in the yard doing some weeding when two gentlemen walked through the gate.

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  Thanks for sharing. Excellent story.
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  Change of mindset.

  by thedog1 in

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  i have been a witness for a long time and still serve as an elder.

  there have been a lot of changes to deal with in the last six months or so since i stumbled on this site due to questions i had about all the recent changes in understanding published in the wt.

  many posters here talk about a cult personality and a real personality.

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  See how much you recognize:

  Freedom of Mind (by Steven Hassan)

  CULT: Tightly controlled, high-pressure social environment. Limit access to outside information (Page 3)

  Some religious cults have “An elite group that claims to know the real meaning of Scripture” (Page 4)

  They rail on about how all the other Churches are dead and unscriptural (Page 7)

  Threatening Prophecies (Page 12)

  “Love” depends on meeting expectations and goals (Page 13)

  Demand for purity: Establishing impossible standards for performance, thereby creating an environment of guilt and shame. No matter how hard a person tries, he always falls short, feels bad and works even harder. (Page 17)

  Sacred Science: The belief that the group’s dogma is absolutely scientifically and morally true, with no room for questions or alternative viewpoints (Page 17)

  Dispensing of existence: The belief that people in group have the right to exist and all ex-members and critics or dissidents do not (Page 17)

  Cult control is a social process that encourages obedience and conformity. It discourages autonomy and individuality. The group’s dogma becomes the person’s only concern (Page 19)

  Thought Reform: Create a tightly controlled system with a closed system of logic, wherein dissenters feel their questioning indicates something inherently wrong with them (Page 20)

  Behavior Control (Page 22)

  • Dictate with whom the member lives and associates

  • Restrict leisure and entertainment

  • Encourage group-think (not stumbling others)

  • Impose rigid rules & regulations

  Information Control (Page 23)

  • Discourage access to non-cult sources of information

    • Internet, Critical Information, Former Members, Keep members busy

  • Outsider versus insider doctrines

  • Encourage spying on other members

  • Extensive use of cult-generated information, including magazines and other media

    • Misquotations, statements from non-cult sources taken out of context

  • Unethical use of confession

  Thought Control (Page 24)

  • Members required to internalize the groups doctrine as “the truth”

  • Instill Black and White thinking

  • Good versus Evil; Us versus Them

  • No critical questions about leaders, doctrine or policy allowed

  • Alternative belief systems viewed as evil

  Emotional Control (Page 25)

  • Make the person feel that problems are their own fault – never the leader or group

  • Excessive use of guilt – You are not living up to your potential

  • Excessive use of fear

  • Fear of the outside world

  • Fear of losing one’s salvation

  • Fear of leaving the group or being shunned by the group

  • Phobia indoctrination

    • No happiness or fulfillment possible outside of the group

    • Terrible consequences if you leave

    • Shunning of those who leave, fear of being rejected by friends and family

    • Never a legitimate reason to leave; Those who leave are weak, unspiritual, worldly or seduced by sex
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  My Special Assembly Day was yesterday. Here are the lowlites.

  by BU2B in

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  the assembly overall was basically all about doing more, not wasting your youth (a waste being anything but pioneering) and bashing apostates.

  well without further ado... .

  talk- the voice of jehovah is powerful.

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  So no teachings on cultivating the fruit of the Spirit, following in Jesus footsteps, loving your neighbor, caring for the sisck, elderly and fatherless boy, nothing about developing Christlike compassion, acting as a true Christian.

  The spiritual health is measured by works, FS-report, underlined WT and more... What a CULT!