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  Hook Lines or Phrases Jehovah's Witnesses Use to Control You

  by flipper in

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  to control a person, or control a group of people , any cult , including jehovah's witnesses , have to gain your trust that they are the authority on what you need to know.

  even people have been known to use these " catch phrases " to gain trust , or " hook lines " as you'd call them to gain control over groups of people or individually in their own lives.

  see if you are familiar with these phrases which empower the sender of the phrase , but demands rapt allegiance from listeners to be the " gospel truth " without challenge , which can take the listeners power away.

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  The night I decided my C.O. was an apostate

  by Olin Moyles Ghost in

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  the following took place several years ago in a congregation in the united states.

  we had this circuit overseer who was a real piece of work.

  40-ish mts grad, i believe.

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  If You Were Ever An Elder...

  by Henry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what about the responsibility of being an elder did you dislike the most?

  i served from september 2003 - june 2006. there were two things that bugged me the most the first was i got sick of the bickering amongst the body.

  we had 7 elders and in nearly every situation, big or small, there was some division that got personal.

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  How Being a Witness made you Lose out on Higher Education and Careers

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  hi, folks.

  been thinking of this, because of having been raised in the witnesses.

  i reflect back on opportunities i would have encountered and seized, had it not been for being controlled by the witness organization being told higher education was not needed.

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  Please share a quote that you enjoy...

  by nvrgnbk in

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  nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose--.

  a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.. mary shelley.

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  What Fears have you Overcome that the witnesses put in you?

  by flipper in

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  mr. flipper here again.

  when in the org.

  we were all told to fear jehovah .

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  You know your an Apostate when

  by pleaseer2001 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ok jesika and i started this in chat so here it goes,.

  you know your an apostate when..........worldy is a word used for your friends.

  you now your an apostate when ............your parents call after five years....and say anything new!.

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  Finish This Sentence....You Know you're a JW teenager If....

  by doodle-v in

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  during class the teacher asks "who all plan to go to college?

  " and you shrink down in your seat in an effort to become invisible as everyone in the class raises their hand.

  -doodle-v. your turn!

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  Bumper Stickers! A new advertizing campaign

  by JustTickledPink in

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  i saw another bush '04 bumper sticker today and it got me thinking about bumper stickers!!!.

  you know that jws go door-to-door but how many people do they really reach?

  we drive tons of cars and could reach people every day with a simple message and a link to a website like this.

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  A Dedication to Tupac Shakur

  by Reborn2002 in

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  september 13th, 1996 - september 13th, 2002.. today marks the 6 year anniversary of tupac's death.. i remember it like it was yesterday.. that was the only instance in which a celebrity died that when i heard of his passing, i wept.. often misinterpreted and misunderstood, he was one of the most controversial, passionate, influential, and powerful artists of a generation.

  my generation.. in my opinion the greatest artist of the era, and many share my opinion.

  undoubtedly a legend in his own time.. a poet, lyricist, political and social activist, like most shining stars that illuminate so brightly that they blind all who glare at it.. he was snuffed out at a young age.. and far too soon.. a conflicted soul, the passion, suffering, and desire for change in this world was ever present in his lyrics, and no current artist has been able to match that power of expression.. many theories abound as to what really happened that fateful night in las vegas.. the recent article in the la times proposes that his archrival, christopher wallace, aka the notorious b.i.g., of bad boy records, with whom he had an ongoing feud at the time, was directly responsible for his murder.. others believe that suge knight was the mastermind behind the offense.. yet others think that he is still alive, for indeed many coincidences and gaping holes in facts surround his shooting and autopsy.. i could delve into theories and my own opinions of what happened... but i do not wish to detract from the purpose of this post.. some say music is food for the soul, and can aid someone in getting through troubled times in their lives or in coping with stress and depression.

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