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i am sure you guys can come up with something better ?.
sorry, i had a better design that didn't get copied across, maybe big j thinks its a bad idea, so he's messing with copy and paste today ?.
How about a ribbon with "I'm a survivor - www.jwfacts.com (or www.freedomofmind.com)"?
It is better peak a person's curiosity so that they ask, "What did you survive?" instead of let the pin say it all.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
on the service meeting there was a part covering a couple of pages from the tms guidebook chapter on warmth and feeling.
rather than coaching the r&f on how to make a school talk sound warm, it focused on the people that jws meet in their ministry.
basically, the part could have been labelled "how to fake warmth and feeling.
Hi stillin, If you cannot read Steve Hassan's books, at least watch the following videos at a coffee shop or other free Wifi location:
Strategic Interactive Approach explained 2003 (1:23:23)
NY Ethical Culture Society February 2013 (41:09)
NY Ethical Culture Society 2010 (40:56)
Randy Watters, ex Jehovah's Witness elder August 2012 (26:43)
If you are afraid your wife will discover your activities, just remember to clear your broswer's history.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i feel like going to picket an assembly this summer.how do i do this?does it still happen?
ideas most welcome.thanks.
Hi quellycatface, Although picketing an assembly will probably just feed the persecution complex of JWs' cult personas, I wonder if there are ways to present information to JWs that will not make JWs summarily dismiss it.
You probably would be better off attending the assembly and placing business cards with your favorite websites like www.jwfacts.com, www.freedomofmind.com, etc with QR codes in bathrooms or in WTBTS propaganda.
If you have JW family attending an assembly, I guess carrying a banner with "Hi Mum and Dad, Enjoying life free from the Watchtower" would not feed JWs' cult personas' persecution fears.
If you are willing to spend ~$200, you could set-up a literature cart with books by Steve Hassan, Raymond Franz, Don Cameron, and other cult experts and give away flyers/business cards where to buy books and/or e-books. I doubt many JWs would take any flyers, but displaying a large selection of books and giving away flyers with website names like www.jwfacts.com, www.freedomofmind.com, etc. may peak JWs' curiousity.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
so recently it was my daughters b-day and my wonderful wife thought of a great idea....lets get her a cake.
so some family came to town and we did cake and a few gifts.
interesting developments as my wife and i have not been to the meetings in abouuuuuut a month....and have been incredibly irregukar in attendance the past six months.
Becareful Jon Preston!! Encourage your wife to make new non-JW friends, compliment her and your children to do things that the WTBTS discourges, encourage her and your children to use the internet and critically think for themselves, and tell/show her and your children how much you love them and will not judge them, BUT do not tell your wife your doubts until she tells you that she will not attend meetings anymore and that the WTBTS is a dangerous cult.
The WTBTS's BITE control is very powerful, so don't take it for granted.
I wish you and your family the best.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i will write my story soon... .
Enjoy the rest of your life ILoveTTATT!! It will drive JWs crazy that you are not as happy as they are slaving for the WTBTS.
Make new non-JW friends, post pictures of you eating wings and enjoying life with non-JWs as well as interesting links on your FB page, and don't forget to workout at the gym for the chicas caliente (or is it picante?)!! Here is a video from Steve Hassan's website that might interest JWs: Randy Watters, ex Jehovah's Witness elder August 2012 (26:43).
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i was raised a jw and i am still one but recently i have been having trouble believing in a god.
this is not meant to offend anyone who does, i am just curious to see if i am the only one who thinks this..... to start, i am a very black and white person.
if 1+1=2 it makes sense to me and i can agree with it.
Welcome thedepressedsoul, Depending on your frame of reference 1 + 1 = 10 in base 2, and 2 in base 10. Your religious beliefs are based more on WTBTS doctrine than the Bible. Since you were raised a JW, you have the rest of your life to explore your faith (or lack of faith in God). You do not need to rely on the WTBTS to tell you how to believe.
God did not give mankind a written text. According to the Bible, after Jesus Christ was resurected, God communicated with humans through the Holy Spirit. The problem is that humans are not perfect and some humans force their beliefs on others by yelling louder than the Holy Spirit (if you believe in God).
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.
how would you counter that belief?.
Pacopoolio -"Helping people get EVERLASTING LIFE, which is the best charity that you can be a part of!"
Welcome Pacopoolio to JWN.
Response to JWs: How does recruiting people into a dangerous cult help them get everlasting life? [Shock-n-Awe to later show JWs their lack of superior education]
John 6:68-70 states to follow Jesus Christ's words (i.e., teachings) to have eternal life. The GB discourage JWs from following God's two greatist commandments (i.e., MT 22:37-40), as well as discouraging non-annointed JWs to partake of the symbols of the body and blood of Christ.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.
how would you counter that belief?.
minimus - They claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education. How would you counter that belief?
So what are you doing with your superior education/knowledge to help improve your family, community, and/or spiritual circumstances?
Bill Gates never graduated from Harvard, but is one of the wealthest men on earth and co-founded a successful software company and a philanthropic organization. I have not done as well as Gates, but I'm financially secure and do not belong to a dangerous cult.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
wonderful love!.
wonderful love!.
wonderful love!.
Best of wishes exWTslave fading from the WTBTS.
Do you wonder why God would need an organization lead by other men (like the Pharisees and Sadducees) if Jesus Christ prepared the way for God to send everyone the Holy Spirit?
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
hi all, i haven't posted here in quite some time.. just as an update, about two years ago, my wife and i moved to a big city about 500 miles away from the town in which we grew up.
we made this move in part to expedite the fading process, which was successful.
when we moved, as i described in an earlier post, we formally transferred from our home cong (where our families are) to a local cong in our new city, and then transferred twice more so as to get lost in the shuffle.
Hi evilone, DON'T write a DA letter. Why play by the WTBTS's rules? If anyone bothers you, just tell them that you will contact them when you want their advice/counsel.
Enjoy your life with your wife.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
