I suppose enjoying a jolly song at the convention helps forget the fact that its all BS and there is no Kingdom or paradise.
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Question for those who went to the RC
by joe134cd ini'm just curious with all the happy clapping that is now going on with the singing at the conventions.
what has been the reaction to it with the r&f.
has anyone ever commented that it reminded them of a pentecostal revival meeting.
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JW Parents and kicking out their children
by NJ501 inis it a common practice for jw parents to kick their children out of the home, if the child doesn't want to be a jw.
(even though their not disfellowshipped they will still get kicked out for not going to meetings etc.??).
do other religions encourage kicking family members out this as well?
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@Freddo, I was just coming up to eighteen so able to look after myself. After some very kind JWs put me up for a short while, I slept on a friends living room floor for many months and scraped by with a part time job and pioneered--fool that I was.
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I was impressed by part of today's symposium entitled ' Safeguard your children from what is evil'
by UnshackleTheChains inwell i have to give credit where credit is due.
it was the part of today's symposium - build a house that will endure.
the part i was most impressed with was 'safeguard your children from "what is evil".
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You said it Magnum! The org only responds to something if it is going to affect their income or public image.
They now have to respond to prevent their tarnished reputation from getting worse by blaming outsiders when they were the ones at fault for harbouring offenders and not reporting them to the police. Equally they are culpable as a religious body for a total absence of compassion, nor did they organise any practical help whatsoever for the abused. Some caring Christian organisation this is.
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A very good list Tempest! I think you forgot to mentioned the diploma in Overlappology.
How about a Ph.D in converting others into adopting your own delusions.
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Happy birthday Watchtower!
by Half banana injust before the month ends i would like to congratulate the watchtower magazine for completing its run of 138 years of publication.
the first copy was printed july 1st 1879. well done watchtower!.
as a reminder, let people remember that in its time this magazine has one of the world’s largest print runs for a periodical.
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Yes Ruby the term pioneer as used by the Watchtower disguises the fact that the individual is a front-runner in stupidity. Effectively wasting all of your time preaching a paranoid story of global death and your own survival at the imminent end of the world.
What JWs refuse to recognize are the benefits of individuals who really lead the field in helping mankind.
They can't see outside of their jaundiced bubble.
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JW Parents and kicking out their children
by NJ501 inis it a common practice for jw parents to kick their children out of the home, if the child doesn't want to be a jw.
(even though their not disfellowshipped they will still get kicked out for not going to meetings etc.??).
do other religions encourage kicking family members out this as well?
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It also works the other way round, with non JW parents, I was thrown out because I was a witness.
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Happy birthday Watchtower!
by Half banana injust before the month ends i would like to congratulate the watchtower magazine for completing its run of 138 years of publication.
the first copy was printed july 1st 1879. well done watchtower!.
as a reminder, let people remember that in its time this magazine has one of the world’s largest print runs for a periodical.
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Half banana
Just before the month ends I would like to congratulate the Watchtower magazine for completing its run of 138 years of publication. The first copy was printed July 1st 1879. Well done Watchtower!
As a reminder, let people remember that in its time this magazine has one of the world’s largest print runs for a periodical. An enviable record in the magazine industry.
Simultaneously it has to be the least read magazine in the world, in proportion to the number of copies made! That’s ‘cos only JWs can bear to read the contents. It is a truly puzzling read to non-JWs, this is because its contents are mainly Biblical threats and deeply patronizing propaganda to get the readers to conform to the will of the leadership.
Why was it not worth reading?
1/ it has never got any prediction right (and there have been many).
2/ it has never said anything original which was of any practical or spiritual use to the millions who have bought it or received it because any pronouncement has only a short shelf life.
And worse than that;
3/ it has distinctly misled and hurt millions of JWs into believing absurd and false hopes. It derails ambition, education and sound thinking. It creates an unhealthy state of mind. It leads to being shunned and sometimes to lack of self worth, depression and suicide, it splits up families because it demands loyalty to the Watchtower above family ties whatever the emotional cost.
The publicly stated reason for printing the Watchtower magazine in the first place was to announce the Kingdom’s arrival and the total restoration of earth to paradise under the King Jesus by 1914.
Have you noticed, it didn’t happen? Have you noticed it never does happen??
It's a pulp fiction genre but without the talent or excitement..............
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The fraud that is the 70 year desolation
by Crazyguy inas we know being former jws that we were taught that jerusalem was destroyed then 70 years it would be desolate.
well this isn't about jerusalem and the 607/ 587 argument.
this is about the whole subject of the 70 years desolation being a huge bible fraud.
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Half banana
"Bible truth" would be the oxymoron..............
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A BSc in self deception
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Jehovah's Witnesses Crimes Against Fellow Jehovah's Witness Victims
by Hecce ini ran a search and it seems that this was not posted before, there are 5 pages of criminal cases involving jws.. in the following criminal cases, the watchtower society - jehovah's witnesses religion served as the spiritual element of the perpetrator's and/or other actor's formative environment, or otherwise served as a major influencer of the perpetrator's and/or other actor's behavior.
the following cases are often tragic, and speak for themselves.. http://jwdivorces.bravehost.com/familicide4.html.
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There's a lot of excruciating information on Bravehost about the misdemeanours of JWs. How about the mention of one JW missionary murdering a fellow missionary couple somewhere out in the south Pacific.
What a desperate human tragedy for the Zaklar JW family. With three apparently delinquent young adult children who die one after the other in road accidents, being drunk or chased by the police yet not allowed blood when in hospital. The JW mother not surprisingly, later taking her own life.
Yes JWs are ordinary people but there is one psychological layer which does not help them once converted to this religion. Petty infringements of normal behaviour might be or apologised for by the average person, perhaps compensated with a small gift or simply a with a twinge of guilt and a decision not to repeat it, of course depending on the type of error.
For a JW the conflict between the perfection demanded and normal life ("You must be perfect as I am perfect") creates an unhealthy tension. Often leading to lack of self worth or mental self-harm if not physical harm. Some individuals may think that they are condemned by God and therefore go through the motions expected in their high control religion but internally thinking they are already doomed.They might act according to the hopelessness and helplessness of their situation, especially when alcohol has removed their better judgement.
Beware the bad psychology of Biblical thinking!
I have not been able to find out who is behind the JW Bravehost site even after asking them directly. Has anyone any insight on who is producing this material? What is problematic for the researcher is the absence of references in most cases.