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Accepting the reason why the Watchtower Corporation and its top leaders are endeavored to brainwash people
by Rocketman123 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
taking a close look at the operation of the jws religion you can observe technics of brainwashing orchestrated through the literature the wts publishes for its members such as the watchtower .. everything these men have done had calculating agendas, which were to firstly attract attention to the literature they published, to cultivate power toward themselves, to intentionally take control over people's lives and of course draw in money.. brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques.

brainwashing is said to reduce its subjects' ability to think critically or independently,[1] to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds,[2] as well as to change their attitudes, values and beliefs.
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Why do some people who were trapped in the WT and wake up, still believe in the Bible God who allowed them to be deceived for years.
by pistolpete in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why do some people who were trapped in the wt and wake up after much frustration and anger that they were lied to, still believe in the bible god who allowed them and their families to be deceived and trapped for years.

i have an acquaintance who is a lot older than me and for the past 30 years he has been out of the watchtower religion and is sola scriptura.

sola scriptura is a theological doctrine that posits the christian scriptures as the sole infallible source of authority for christian faith and practice.
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2020-New-October-Elders-Manual-Addendum-and-S-147-Announcements! (as of 2020-10-02)
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
new--2020-october--shepherd the flock of god--elder manual.

new--2020-october--addendum to elder manual.

2020--october-s-147-e--announcements and reminders.
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Matthew 24:34 NEW UNDERSTANDING (January 2018 JW Broadcasting)
by Alfred in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
david splane explains newest understanding" of 'this generation" adding a 3rd group.... .
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Anointed o es disfellowshipped and then reinstated
by Lostandfound in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
sorry if this already covered, have any one seen a professed anointed one disfellowshipped and subsequently reinstated?

still partaking after return.. i witnessed one who had to be "advised" not to attend memorial as his partaking in df state could stumble.

he later told people he observed memorial with emblems privately at home..
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Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Christians, why do so many ex JW's deny this?
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jehovah's witnesses accept jesus as christ, the son of god.

they try, in their own way, to live by his teachings and imitate him.

they pray, read the bible and meet together regularly for worship.. i won't minimise any of the harm and damage they cause but for the life of me, i can't see how anyone can credibly deny that they are christians.. why do so many former jws have a problem with this?
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If a JW Came To Your Door How Would You Handle It?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
jehovah's witnesses have never come to my door but they have come to my girlfriends door.

i have coached her as to what to say or ask but it appears that they always seem to come when she's not there.

.....just curious would you get into it with a jehovah's witness at your door especially if it was someone you did not know?.
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I've been found out!
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
well, thats it folks.. my identity on here has been rumbled and reported to the elders.

someone, somehow, has figured out that im a member of this site and - rather than speak to me - has promptly reported me to the elders.

i just feel sad for my daughter.
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My Bible Study Is Wide Awake To The TTATT
by James Jack in
1. jw
2. experiences
i ran into my old bible study at the kingdom hall recently, he was baptized as a jw 8 years ago.

we started talking about small things and catching up about our families and then the bombshell.. "my wife and i are deeply troubled by the watchtower change of doctrine, prophecy, and their history"!

"did you know about charles russell and his failed marriage... his view of pyramids... generation mistakes... and dates... that place in california for returning prophets..."and on and on he went.. i told him i knew all about it and then show him a publication on display in the foyer (i think it is divine plan of the ages), and it had a fold out of a pyramid and a description on bible verses that showed 1914 was the year the big a was going to happen.
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My sister denounced the two elders
by opusdei1972 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
yesterday my sister presented, against the two stalker elders, a complaint before the district prosecutor.

the prosecutor said to my sister that in the country there are freedom of religion, so it is totally illegal to accuse a person loudly in the street before her neighbors , and to insist for going to a illegal judicial questioning.

she even showed to the prosecutor a past notification in which she asked to the elders a written document specifying the charge of apostasy so as to attend the judiciary meeting with her attorney.