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  Demon stories

  by HiddenPimo in

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  2. experiences

  so as a child i was scared to death of the demons.

  in fact you may remember the wt and awake loved to put stories of these attacks in the articles.

  as a youth i loved to read books.

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  hoser

  I’m neither a psychologist or a psychiatrist but I would say that demon attacks are the result of mental health issues or extreme stress.
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  When you missed several consecutive meetings or took a vacation did you feel "weird" when you returned?

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and again i would miss meetings due to health, surgeries, work etc.. when i would miss a meeting here and there i didn't particularly feel this "weirdness.".

  it wasn't until i would miss 3 or more consecutive meetings that i felt this weirdness upon entering the kh.. i can't really explain it but it feels like i was entering the kh for the first time.

  it's not like when you take a 2 week vacation and come back to work.

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  hoser

  They do treat you differently. It is almost like a mini shunning. It might be a manifestation of herd mentality.
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  Spiritual 'Pharisaical legal text' makes you 'accountable' if you attend a JW 'JUDICIAL COMMITTEE'

  by Nathan R. Koppe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  spiritual 'pharisaical legal text' makes you 'accountable' if you attend a jw 'judicial committee'.

  'regular' jw's attending a 'judicial committee' automatically and without realising it, both admit to a 'wrongdoing' and 'subject themselves' to jw .org-inisation 'elders'.. it has also been well-documented that jw .org is 'coming after long--term inactive ones, that are causing 'divisions'.. there is a greater emphasis being put on 'shunning' those labelled with 'apostate' (behaviour).. the 'slanderous' naming and shaming of (former) members who have questioned the jw.

  org-inisation is relentlessly being propagated in both publications and their gatherings, such as their ironically named 'love never fails' 2019 convention.. ironically, the scriptures they often refer to such as the one at titus 3:10 the original greek word hairetikos, which is translated to the the word “heretic,.

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  hoser

  I heard if you didn’t acknowledge the elders authority that they would let the Jc slide.
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  Do You For The Most Part Trust The News Media?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the media is very powerful.

  many news people just want to get a scoop even if their breaking story isn’t checked out for accuracy.

  some journalists are precise and double check whatever they are reporting.

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  The cbc (communist broadcasting channel) is definitely way out in left field. Government propaganda is what they are.

  I like the independent channels like Rebel Media. They go after the real issues.
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  2 Gallons of Coffee

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that is how much coffee me and another elder went through as we camped out all night until 7 a.m. outside the home where suspected jw fornicators we're staying.

  little did i know what a powerful contrast that would prove to be when as an elder i was faced with another case involving the allegation of severe child sexual abuse.

  we disfellowshipped the couple based completely on circumstantial evidence of sexual wrongdoing because they simply "stayed the entire night".

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  This happened to some people I know except it backfired on the elders. As an engaged couple her car was parked outside his place all night long and witnessed by 2 elders.

  Turns out she was having mechanical problems with her car and they had switched vehicles.

  Apparently horny, young adults don’t have sex during the day.
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  Do any of you born into the cult feel like your mental growth was stunted?

  by rockemsockem in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  being born in to me was devastating.

  when you are a child born in and raised with the they vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die.

  not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of you.

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  hoser

  Yes, I believe I was stunted but as Simon mentioned there were benefits too. One of them is that I didnt take up smoking or gambling.
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  Were You A Gullible JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think every congregation has their group that sees everything as a sign that they are god’s chosen people.

  if a witness didn’t go to a meeting and a storm came and destroyed their house and killed them, and only the kingdom hall was saved, that was a sign that we should be in jehovah’s house.

  if russia persecuted jws , it’s proof we are living in the last days.

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  hoser

  Born in to an elder dad and pioneer mom. Didn’t have much of a choice until I got old enough to leave home.
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  Active JW's - Are you following "the slave" or the Scriptures?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  despite the scriptures instructing christians to witness for christ, and not for god.... matthew 10:18; mark 13:9; luke 24:48; john 1:15; 5:37; john 8:18; john 15:26, 27; .

  acts 1:8; 9:15,16; 10:39; 10:43; 13:31; 22:15; 22:20; 23:11; 26:16; 1 cor.

  1:6; 1 tim.

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  hoser

  I generally follow the scriptures and call out the elders on their bullshit rules. They don’t really like it but how can you argue against the word of Jehovah.
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  Brand New Shoes

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm debuting these at the meeting sunday.

  all the other brothers will be jealous of me, and all of the sisters will want to date me with a view to marriage.

  don't try to talk me out of it.

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  hoser

  You should gift them to Governing body member Stephen Lett. All he would need then is a pair of colourful, baggy pants and a red nose to complete his wardrobe.
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  Our congregation will be deleted

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last night was the co's visit.

  prior to his part, an elder had a part on following theocratic direction.

  it was about our congregation being deleted (there are 2 sharing this hall) and the people and territory being divided up to the 4 other surrounding ones.. they say it is not about numbers but about making best use of resources.

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  hoser

  The way it used to work was the empty Kingdom Hall would belong to the congregation that currently held the territory.

  The local brothers would be responsible for maintenance and utilities until it sold.

  After they did all the work and took some personal risk they would hand over a tidy profit to the branch.