i was just watching an old episode of criminal minds and there was this description of cults:.
"cults commonly have their own language.
they invent or redefine certain words only the cult members understand.
The late Walter Martin, author of Kingdom of the Cults once said that the "sheep's clothing" of the cults is vocabulary.
The cults use Bible words but they totally redefine them.
You think they are agreeing with the Bible when, in many cases, they mean the opposite.
i can't believe william shatner is 90 years old but doesn't look like other 90 year olds that i've met.
is it genetic?
is it lifestyle.
Because Spock told him to live long and prosper...
so, in the uk, during the early stages of covid there was a groundswell of appreciation for the nhs for their front-line sacrifice.
this was crystallised into a regular clapping/whistling/noise making session every thursday at 8pm.. "harmless" you would have thought, "a gesture of appreciation", "what could possibly be wrong with joining in on that innocent activity?".
well, the co during his recent rounds had a different view.
Think of all the carers who are Jehovah's Witnesses.
Oh, wait.
They are strongly encouraged to forego the necessary "worldly" education so they can spend all their waking hours doing something really important -- pioneering for the borg.
what do you think of the following sample disassociation letter from 4jehovah.org ?.
if you are looking to disassociate from jehovah’s witnesses, here is a sample letter you can modify for your use:.
i have decided to disassociate myself from the ____________ congregation of jehovah’s witness.
I would expect elders to read only the first sentence, the writer's name, and the first hint of or direct reference to potential legal action. They'll forward it immediately to WT lawyers and await instructions.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/under-the-sun-why-a-local-woman-wants-to-nail-the-jehovahs-witnesses-11545704.
kayleigh had run out of postage stamps and was waiting for new ones to arrive.
it was slowing her assault on a local congregation of jehovah’s witnesses.. she pointed to a stack of letters she’d already written to what she liked to call “the jws.”.
I fear that letters sent in response won't be read unless they begin, "I would like to have a free home Bible study."
webmaster for removing jw's that come on here to preach their crap.
i don't want to hear their fake stuff.
i come here to recover from their damage and to help others.
I doubt that they are actually trying to convert or persuade anybody with this kind of "preaching."
All they do is cut and paste from jw dot org and immediately move on to another online forum.
It's just their way of counting time as they wait for Armageddon.
webmaster for removing jw's that come on here to preach their crap.
i don't want to hear their fake stuff.
i come here to recover from their damage and to help others.
The same thing is happening on social media.
A lot of JWs cut and paste WT talking points in hit and run fashion.
When you try to engage them in discussion, no chance.
They left the minute they made their OP.
when i was a witness i knew what my beliefs were and could defend my views, even if it really was wrong.
i understood jw doctrines .
i could define what the faithful and discreet slave was.
Why has it changed, Minimus?
My thought is that if JWs are able to explain and defend their beliefs, they're more of a danger to the organization when "new light" abandons that understanding.
Then, too, some of the "new light" is simply incomprehensible and impossible to defend, such as overlapping generations.
when i was a witness i knew what my beliefs were and could defend my views, even if it really was wrong.
i understood jw doctrines .
i could define what the faithful and discreet slave was.
"What are Jehovah's Witnesses all about?"
"The truth" = Whatever the GB says today
No need to understand, just a need to constantly keep up and forget you ever believed otherwise
youtuber "king of fader's" caught this unbelievable piece of cant from watchtower in thursday's life and ministry 'daily text'.. (based on 2 corinthians 1:24 " not that we lord it over your faith").
"jehovah has not given us authority to make personal decisions for others.
someone who makes needless rules is not protecting his brothers safety - he is trying to become the master of his brothers faith.
Of course, all of the rules of "the faithful and discreet slave" are needed...
That they can say this with a straight face shows how out of touch with reality they are.
