Mary J Blige

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  Cognitive Dissonance

  by LexIsFree in

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  2. friends

  the cognitive dissonance amongst jws has never been more obvious to me then what i just experience in the last 5 min.

  long story short i had a phone conversation w/my mom about some things and i mentioned to her to look up what has been going on with their beloved organization in australia.

  brother geoffrey jackson of the holy governing body was caught lying numerous times about several subjects including disassociations & shunning.

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  @LexIsFree did you 'reveal' who GJ was or did you stay quiet to spare your mother embarrassment? If you 'revealed' who GJ was, what was your mother's response? As my parents friends used the defense that the video had been doctored and while it looked like GJ it was cleverly edited and voice overed to discredit GJ and the org. So it wasn't in their opinion actually GJ.
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  Active JW Elders Speak Out

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hey guys.. not sure if these have made the rounds (tried search feature).. eric posted these on his youtube channel jw struggle.. enjoy!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdxnbdjt8re.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi-tynahp-4.

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  The sincerity of James' disgust in the money grab was really good to hear. I must confess that I thought the May 2015 broadcast was apostate mockery it was so tv evangelist yet I was viewing it on JW.ORG. I was in disbelief. It is reassuring to know awake elders who stay in are using their position to help shepherd the flock in ernest.
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  Cognitive Dissonance

  by LexIsFree in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the cognitive dissonance amongst jws has never been more obvious to me then what i just experience in the last 5 min.

  long story short i had a phone conversation w/my mom about some things and i mentioned to her to look up what has been going on with their beloved organization in australia.

  brother geoffrey jackson of the holy governing body was caught lying numerous times about several subjects including disassociations & shunning.

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  Mary J Blige

  Did you share that lil' nugget of truth with your mother or did you opt out? Would love to hear the justification she came up with next. Apparently my parents friends think the video links were video edited by apostates.
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  The local hall just got fleeced for $15,000!

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the local hall recently sold some property to the state for a road improvement project that is sorely needed.

  they received about $20,000.

  guess what?

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  Mary J Blige

  *willingly fleeced*

  And go John Aquila!
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  Brother who works on JW Broadcasting gave a 20 minute talk, said something big is coming next month.

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  via /r/exjw.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7vhu8l88k.

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  @Campain of hate @GodZoo

  You must be living under a rock or stupid to not see that is the hand of god in miraculous action! And given that stage didn't fold under 200lbs of extra weight load says nothing of the engineers, producer statements or construction design but speaks volumes on the miraculous hand of god.
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  Life after the witnesses, friends, faith etc

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, this is my first post so go easy on me :) i have been a witness all of my life (i'm 37) and truly believed it until 3 years ago.

  my husband and i had become spiritually weak and over time i began to question more and more until i came to the conclusion that the witnesses were not the true religion but just one of many religions and that if god is there then there are many paths to get to him.

  anyway, i've battled with keeping going as my husband still believed and i didn't want to be in a divided household as we have a young daughter and thought it would be very confusing for her (and us).

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  I made many friends at university through my degree, found I was always interested and lifted by intellectual conversation. Not doom and gloom other than eating 2 minute noodles day in and out. We were all striving for a similar goal so it was a positively motivating experience. I never missed my witness friends, some of whom disowned me before I officially left. Your sincerity will be very noticeable to others like you. Weed em out, pick and choose.
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  Geoffrey Jackson's Golden Apple watch INVESTIGATED

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.

  the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .

  the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.

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  @DATADOG - Still rotflmao "GB start up kit"!! Nice one!
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  Another one decides to leave

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well in a month where i had a friend of 20 years tell me "we can't kick it no mo" because i no longer go to meetings, i had an even older friend who is coming to visit me, call me and tell me hes out.. currently a high profile ms who gives talks out all over the place, the elders said they are recommending him for appt to the body in sep when the co is coming through.

  but nope......hes about to step down all together.. what did it?

  because i am not disfellowshipped, and soft peddle my issues with the org, i was able to speak to him about things like blood, and a couple other things.

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  Mary J Blige

  Agree with the potential backfire - in that children become uberdubs and shun their awake parents. Those parents should recognise themselves as the ones who have successfully instilled good morals into their children - you don't need a religious upbringing for that. I suspect that they will quickly come to this realization though, given the speed of their enlightenment to date. Thanks for sharing this experience!
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  Will the resurrected marry/have children?

  by davidmitchell in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just finished reading 'brock talon's' two books.

  in one of them, entitled journey to god's house, pub.

  he comments on how the wt's pictures of the post-armageddon world do not agree with their doctrines, namely that those who are physically resurrected will not marry/have children.

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  I always found it odd that a JW could remarry after their spouse died. I recall asking how would Mrs X feel to find her husband happily remarried and no marriage prospects - wouldn't that be hell for her? I was told that Jehovah was a loving God and would take care of the desires of every living thing, perhaps even wiping her memory. I couldn't ever understand that.
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  I now hate being called 'sister'

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since waking up i find i am bridling at being called 'sister'.

  but it feels like an identity that is being forced on me.. i feel like shouting "i have a name you know!".

  it is just me or does anyone else recognise this?.

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  Mary J Blige

  I recall my daughter asking if she had to refer to my dad as "Brother Grandad" lol lol lol and I recall feeling odd about explaining that to a 5 yr old as it sounded incestuous dumbed down.