DesirousOfChange

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  More money for the dubs

  by SadElder in

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  this just popped up this morning in my news briefs.. https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2021/06/19/pennsyolvania-turnpike-mon-fayette-expressway-jehovah-s-witnesses-west-mifflin/stories/202106180126.

  guess they'll start asking for money to build a new building now..

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  At 5,500 SF this cannot really be an "Assembly Hall" as stated in the article, rather, just a typical Kingdom Hall (as it says 2 congs). I'm surprised they sold it for 50% of what the country says it is appraised. They are usually "shrewder" than that when it comes to finances, but then again, it was build on the cheap with inexperienced free labor over 30 years ago. Half a million more for Zalkin & Others PC.
  
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  Critical Race Theory…do you think kids should be forced to be taught this in schools?

  by minimus in

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  i do not support crt.

  but having said that i find it disturbing that schools are teaching children whatever they want to teach.

  if parents object or even teachers refuse to teach something, anything that violates their conscience or morals, i don’t think government or schools have the right to push these people to accept it.

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  Just expect to see more moderate (reasonable) thinkers flee from the Blue States. And unfortunately, bringing along some of their liberal ideas.
  
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  Vaccine Deaths

  by Sea Breeze in

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  it is reported that in the usa, 30 people are dying per day after receiving the corona vaccine.

  anyone else hear about this?

  - article.

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  Now that all of "you" have been vaccinated, why do I need it?
  
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  I have a tee shirt idea

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
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  i have an idea for a jw tee shirt.

  jehovah's witnesses redefining words since 1914.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Million now living

  will never die

  are dead!
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  Ron DeSantis signs Bill which bans trans girls in girls' sports

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  well done, ron desantis.. biological males should not be participating in female sports.. everyone but lunatic activists knows it's common sense, and the right thing to do.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2alku-rhw.

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  This guy WILL run for President (if Trump doesn't) or at least VP for Trump (since Pence is washed up).
  
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  This is how stupid college kids are today

  by mickbobcat in

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  not only college kids but a lot of liberal idiots adults.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-knh46tlcwm.

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  She should start a new Millennial Age religion.
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  Governing Body; Villians or just Deluded?

  by pistolpete in

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  are you sometimes dumbfounded at the direction the governing body takes?.

  thousands of documents proving 607 bce is wrong, yet the gb sticks to the date, why?.

  the generation that would not die, yet they continue by introducing an overlapping generation.. disfellowshipping at a time when everyone is leaving, not a good idea, yet they continue to disfellowship.. here is a video that addresses these questions.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbgeqhp9o9i.

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  I think the majority are just delusional. Or at least they start out that way.

  Why do I say that? I'm basing it on how I felt as an elder. I really believed it was The Troof. I'm actually a pretty bright guy. Pretty successful in life despite being hampered by following the JW rules against education, etc. I knew there were "problems" with some of the doctrine/dogma, but I really, really thought the basic things were solid. Of course, I'm more from the Franz/Knorr generation of JWism. Freddy Franz was a wizard. He was magic. Without any doubt, he was a very gifted man. But not a savvy businessman that Knorr was. Freddy dreamed it all up and Knorr sold it.

  The shit they peddle today is........well........shit. How can ANYONE (with any reasonable sense) buy into the overlapping generation BS?It should be obvious to everyone that it's just a "Band-Aid" to try to stop the hemorrhaging that was happening when many began to figure out that the old doctrines had "expired". They had to replace the "1914 generation" with something. Sadly, the overlap was evidently the best thing these bumbling idiots could conceive.

  Still there MUST be some "at the top" who know all the dirty secrets, ie, the twisted quotes and false information put into publications like the Creator Book and the Trinity Brochure. When you have to twist and lie to peddle your shit, then you know it's a lie. Perhaps those are just so deep in the Borg that they cannot do anything else? Perhaps they fear it all falling apart and where would they be? Old. Broke. Uneducated. And, without any marketable skills. So they just keep pushing the BS that they know is BS because their future depends on it.

  I believe the delusional ones are just praying that Joe Hoover bails them out real soon. They pray every day and night that Armageddon come tomorrow just to prove them right.
  
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  Do You Know Of Anyone That Has Seen A Therapist Because Of Being A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  i really don’t know of many people who got into therapy because of their jw dealings but i would think that if someone remains depressed or severely affected by their past witness life, it’s not a bad idea to speak to someone to get you on the right path.

  i think this site has been very therapeutic for many over the years..

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  It is vital to ask any counselor you intend to go to if they are experienced with cults. If they are not they are likely to see the wt as just another religion.

  I found this to be true. I was seeing a counselor for other issues -- not anything specifically pertaining to JWism, but the subject of religiosity/spirituality came up and I was frank about the JW issues. The counselor had no idea they practiced shunning, etc. He simply had always viewed them as just another protestant fringe religion without having any understanding of the psychological damage that can be inflicted by the Cult and its members.
  
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  What Do You Think of Dr. Fauci?

  by minimus in

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  last year millions of people were singing his praises.

  what’s your opinion of him right now?.

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  Fauci is a drama queen who loves the limelight!
  
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  British BLM activist has been shot in the head - media bias?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  sadly, british blm activist sasha johnson is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head.. first, i'd like to wish her a recovery if this is possible.. but i also think this could be a good test case of how the british media report this event.. i think it could be good to explore media bias.. so, we have the right-wing daily mail saying that, according to her friend, sasha johnson was shot in the head due to being in the cross-fire of a gang shooting, and that she wasn't the intended target, neither was she targeted because of her politics.. at the other end of the spectrum, the left-wing guardian is saying that she was shot after receiving death threats, according to her political party that she founded.. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9612115/drive-gunmen-shot-black-panther-oxford-sasha-johnson-head-fired-house-party.html.

  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/blm-activist-sasha-johnson-in-critical-condition-after-gunshot-to-the-head.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Black Lives only Matter to Black people on the rare occasions that a white cop is involved.

  WELL SAID