Posts by daringhart13

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Special announcement about

by Pterist in

daringhart13

They will never do that.

Psychologists will tell you that the key to a successful cult is the never ending pounding on the human mind. They need those meetings to continue to reinforce the brain washing.

Won't happen.

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Party in the kingdom hall!

by StephaneLaliberte in

check it out and download before i am forced to take it down!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf_rfrusa1c.

daringhart13

You nailed it Magnum.

I agree with your last paragraph .....all of it. And I include my 4 decades of chosen ignorance in there as well....

It takes effort, mental fortitude and desire to get out of that cult. The VAST majority of JW's are incredibly weak minded people.

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it seems the watchtower staff have made a runaway train with the introduction of the mark jw.org.. the combination of using a gadget driven platform and the fact that the common jw is low educated and easely influenced.

by new occurrings in their religion makes the situation getting out of hand.. proof: gb members wearing jw.org buttons during their speech, gifts with jw.org are given away, umbrellas with the jw.org are available.

jw.org is more important then god, his son and the gospel.. it's the gadget and the jw.org mark that counts.. i am so happy my grandparents are not confronted with these idiots.. it's a runaway train heading to the end of the track.. gorby .

daringhart13

I guarantee they have consulted someone outside the organization......a firm specializing in PR, Marketing, etc.

They are 'rebranding' themselves..........make no mistake.

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A Dazzling apologist effort concerning Watchtower United Nations N G O

by Terry in

introduction: in the beginning.

how it all started.

read this chapter.... know your ngos!.

daringhart13

Ummmm, not sure how you came to that conclusion.

A publisher isn't allowed to hold a position on a high school student counsel, join the YMCA or help a charitable organization.

But they can be attached to the UN in any way, shape or form they want?

Nope....don't think so Terry. We have a word for that: hypocrisy

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one reason for the dumbing down of the org

by Magnum in

a lot of us have said that theres been a dumbing down in jw land.

its just not like it used to be especially a few decades ago.

it seems to me that if jw are right and the end of the world is near, the spiritual food should get tastier and more nourishing as time goes on, but it's getting more and more bland and less nourishing.

daringhart13

The vast majority.....like 99%..... of Jehovah's Witnesses do not study, read or think.

It could be taken as an insult, but this religion retains the truly stupid among us. They love being dumb.

"Just tell me what to do"

It will ALWAYS be my biggest shock: asking a JW anything remotely deep or historical or Biblical.......and the look of "duh, don't know, never have" on their face.

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Mental Health Issues in JW Women

by Seven in

here's a click to the cultic studies journalissue concerning jw women.

[url] http://www.csj.org/pub_csj/csj_vol14_no1_97/abs_wifely.htm#top[/url]

daringhart13

This shouldn't be a shock. Women have always been treated terrible within the WTBS

http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/Gods-View-of-Women-According-to-the-Watchtower-Bible-Tract-Society

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New Member Story

by No Retreat No Surrender in

jw
friends

when i found out "ttat" i felt like muhammad ali when joe frazer knocked him down in their first fight in the 15th round.

the ref came over grab my gloves and looked me in the eyes and asked me "are you ok, can you continue" and then gave me the standing 8 count.

no it didn't knock me out but it staggered me.

daringhart13

Great intro. Thanks for your story; please keep posting.

Your story is so similar to mine.....you're slightly older than I am (I'm 46)....otherwise, its very close to my own story.

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International Convention...Same Message, Same Emotional Manipulation

by HeyThere in

well, of course nothing else would be expected, but it passes me off.. for example, they show this short video that shows a child dying, shows her father crying as he visits her grave...and then she is reunited with her family in "the new system" and then it shows a handicapped girl who is sad she can't ice skate with friends...fast forward to tns, she can skate!!!

then an elderly couple is shown happily young again.... .

and of course the end is "so close!