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  Moving on in a new chapter

  by redsetter2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  moving on is the hardest thing anyone has to cope with.. i have officially left the org.

  and now it feels my family have been waiting to do this for a long time, officially shunning me, even though they were practically doing this whilst i was still in.. it feels like i've accomplished a victory and at the same time i feel guilty i was tangled up in communication with someone who "hid who they were" claiming to leak information from bethel.

  i got the call from the man who i thought i worked with.

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  Vidiot

  Actually, I don’t think authoritarian leaders experience cognitive dissonance.

  Seriously.
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  Glad to see someone in the WT Art Dept has a sense of humour! "Church Lady" spotted singing!

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you can't make this shit up!

  lol!!!!

  someone over on reddit posted this illustration from some wt publication or website or whatever.

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  Special.
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  So Let's Say Bigger Change Happens

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if a change in the blood policy happens, who will be more upset, jws or former jws?

  i suspect the latter.

  when the beard thing went down, jw's seem to immediately embrace it, whereas many former jw's have been brooding about it.. did it take away a pet gripe we had?.

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  The modern world isn’t as bad as one might think.

  Case in point…

  …given a choice, would you rather live in, say, the Old West?

  The Middle Ages?

  The First Century AD?
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  New lawsuit against the Watchtower in Ontario, Canada

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the new class action lawsuit against the watchtower for having covered up child sexual abuse will begin in court on may 13-14-15, 2024 in the province of ontario, canada.

  it is not the same as in the province of quebec because the laws aren't the same.

  i don’t have more details.

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  New light: the GB are infallible

  by AEnEm in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  amazing new light in the latest morning worship by gary breaux.

  the gb "never lie or deceive us.

  we can have absolute trust in the governing body".. he then makes a very helpful point, so as to avoid being deceived and avoid lies.

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  Vidiot

  Hmph.

  When isn’t there something else going on?

  😏
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  'Survivors’ Lawyer Accused of Shocking Misconduct'

  by was a new boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  'legal professionals, particularly from lpb law group, led by brian d. kent, esq., are actively engaged in filing claims for survivors of sexual abuse within the jehovah's witnesses organization.'.

  'spearheaded by brian d. kent, esq., lpb law group, llc, not only navigates the intricacies of legal claims but also champions the cause of survivors, dedicating their expertise to the pursuit of accountability and redress for the injustices endured.'.

  (generated by ai).

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  Vidiot

  Aw, for fuck’s sake…

  …the pedo-defense lawyers are gonna milk this for all it’s worth.
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  How they could change blood doctrine

  by Person in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many people say gb will soon dump blood doctrine to appear less fanatical.

  others saying it is impossible for them to do that because of legal ramifications.

  i think there is a way that could potentially be solution to those problems.

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  Yup, that’d pretty much work.

  God, the degree of gymnastic pretzel-twisting they’ll go through just to avoid saying “we were wrong” is mind-blowing.

  I mean, I get why they do it, but jeezus.

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  New ministry, you don’t give a witness

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are assignments on the life and ministry school now where they are suggested to just talk to people without giving a witness.. they are supposed to practice starting conversations with strangers and listening to them to talk about whatever they want to talk about .

  there is an assignment this week where the conversation ends without giving a witness.

  jws don’t look like jws anymore and now they don’t actually preach.. you could get bearded men with sweaters or other such tops and women in pants or slacks coming upto you in the park or on the street and starting a conversation with you.. then you hear them listening to you and talking about whatever they think that you wanted to talk about .

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  Mikejw - “…what would be hilarious is if JWs from different congregations actually did this new informal approach on each other in parks or on the streets and they both didn’t know they were JWs…”

  Like two Siris arguing. 😏
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  How they could change blood doctrine

  by Person in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many people say gb will soon dump blood doctrine to appear less fanatical.

  others saying it is impossible for them to do that because of legal ramifications.

  i think there is a way that could potentially be solution to those problems.

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  Ironic that one of the Org’s suspected problems is a hemorrhaging membership…

  …necessitating a relaxation of the rules in the hopes of receiving a transfusion.
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  Did Geoffrey Jackson Actually Reject His Faith During the ARC Hearing?

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as portrayed in the convention videos this year about sergei (the fictional jw character in cold-war-era ussr), the jw leaders expect loyalty, even enduring imprisonment and/or death.

  in one scene sergei was offered an early release from prison if he would sign a statement renouncing his religion.

  well he refused and spent 5 years in prison as a result.

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  Vidiot

  Once again, for the newbies, lurkers, and trolls…

  …if you have to cheat to defend your beliefs, your beliefs don’t deserve to be defended.