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  Pope & The Archbishop of Canterbury - Joint Announcement

  by BoogerMan in

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  "from november 1st 2023, all congregants of the faith must tick a box every month to prove they are still christians.".

  can you imagine the org's reaction if this took place?

  they would be ticked off!

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  It's irony. A secret code it seems.
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  Things JWs Say That Don't Mean What They Think It Means

  by NotFormer in

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  sometimes things don't come across the way the speaker intended.. years ago there was an ad by the whitegoods company fisher and paykel.

  they showed them going to great lengths to get customer feedback on what was important to them.

  one customer said that she wanted it to be easy to get her appliances serviced when they broke down.

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  Here's one. An elderly ex DO on being asked how he was, "not as well as I'm going to be". Cute eh? He's dead now.
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  Cult or High Control Group?

  by MillennialDawn in

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  i see this phrase a lot: "the indication of a cult is what happens when you leave.

  " i'm not sure where that originated, but it is a faulty categorization.

  "cult" is almost always used in a derogatory way.

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  Steve Jones was responsible for the death by suicide of over 900 people. No one would dispute that his church was the definition of a cult. How many have committed suicide by refusal of blood over the decades? I have two from my own family. Considering that fact, it's hard not to define JW Corp as a cult.

  As regards the BITE model. I think the ORG tries to exercise high control but in practice most people pay lip service but act as they will.

  So, cult or high control? The jury is out.
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  Cult or High Control Group?

  by MillennialDawn in

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  i see this phrase a lot: "the indication of a cult is what happens when you leave.

  " i'm not sure where that originated, but it is a faulty categorization.

  "cult" is almost always used in a derogatory way.

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  High control group certainly I could stomach that definition it it wasn't for two factors.

  1./ The enforced expectation of suicidal behaviour rather than the breaking of arbitrary rules. This involves the ban on blood or some blood products according to a schedule cooked up by a committee in America. This, policed by the HLC who try to put themselves between medical staff and patient.

  2./ The practice of shunning those who don't conform or question doctrine. This is extreme and threatens survival in vulnerable people.

  These factors push the case over to something sinister however it is defined.
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  The Watchtower—Study Edition | July 2023 Satan uses an ''anesthesiologist'' for his ''crafty acts''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the watchtower—study edition | july 2023. study article 31.

  “be steadfast, immovable”.

  he tells his doctors that he's a jehovah's witness, and refuses a blood transfusion if needed during surgery.

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  R.I.P. Bob.
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  Is there evidence about Jaracz?

  by Gorbatchov in

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  read some reply's about jaracz being a child abuser.. is there any evidence about it?.

  g..

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  So, NO then.
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  So, 60 Years Ago

  by titch in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, folks, 60 years ago, starting on september 1st, i believe, we, local witnesses in southern california, had the "privilege" of attending the "around the world assembly", at, of all places, the rose bowl, in pasadena.

  (i think that it was an 8-day assembly) i was 9 years old then, almost ready to start 4th grade.

  so, was anyone else, on this site, at that assembly?

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  they released a thick edition of the New World Translation

  You have just reminded me of life before the complete NWT was published in jumbo form or in the original green edition.We each had 6 or 7 bits of the bible that had been issued as they were translated and bound. This meant if you wanted to look up Habakuk 2:3 for instance you had first to select the correct volume and look it up before the speaker had moved on. Imagine the oneupmanship of deftly being able to manipulate these volumes quicker than his anal fellow worshiper. What a waste.
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  So, 60 Years Ago

  by titch in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, folks, 60 years ago, starting on september 1st, i believe, we, local witnesses in southern california, had the "privilege" of attending the "around the world assembly", at, of all places, the rose bowl, in pasadena.

  (i think that it was an 8-day assembly) i was 9 years old then, almost ready to start 4th grade.

  so, was anyone else, on this site, at that assembly?

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  Yes, I was at Twickenham, England and the Velodromo Vigoralle in Milan, Italy. I was 15 and it was an amazing immersive experience. Looking back it was cult conditioning central and it worked. I remember thinking that the world outside was just a faded reality and the life amongst all these people was the real thing. I remember thinkingt "this is wonderful" but had nagging doubts "but is it true?" I decided to swallow the doubt, aaaggggh.

  The infamous "Babylon" book was released, a source of torment for years after.

  Personally, I was 15 and there were more girls around than I had ever seen so I was in a hormone bubble of youthful temptation and repression not helped by a journey across Europe staying with at least one family with a lovely daughter before being whisked onwards.

  The experiences to a young mind were rich and forming. The people, especially in Italy were amazing. The emotional impact vey real without apparent hypocrisy.

  Little wonder that it set me back years in allowing the unanswered questions to reemerge. All that glitters is not gold.
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  Jws getting drunk

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  has anyone got any good 'jws and alcohol' stories?

  i always found it amazing that so many jws got blind drunk at parties and got away with it!

  i suppose alcohol was the only fun thing we were allowed to partake in....

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  At a time when I was a pretty conflicted elder I went out with work-mates for a lunch time drink with work mates. Ahem, it happened to be late December at the time. That evening there was am elder's refresher/school type meeting as was common at that time. I turned up reeking of mints and alcohol trying to blend in. I could hardly speak at the "bun fight" half way through.

  The conductor, a senior CO then asked me to read a long scripture. I could hardly see it let alone read properly. I sat and slurred my way through it. I've no idea how I got away with that one.

  What a hypocrite I was, I put it down to cognitive dissonance.
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  If You Can Remember When This Was Displayed in the KH - You Ain't No Spring Chicken!

  by mikronboy in

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  I remember it well. Notice the targets in red. They were requirements for pioneers and special pioneers 100 and 150 hours per month respectively. There was no allowance for vacations etc so you would have to do say 10% more to enjoy a few days off.