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  What is spiritual abuse?

  by hoser in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  a wesite i found about spiritual abuse systems.. http://www.christian-depression.org/cdp/articles/spiritual-abuse.php.

  what is spiritual abuse?spiritual abuse is a term not in common usage, unlike physical or emotional abuse.

  when you are publicly shamed or made to feel spiritually second class, something is not right.. spiritual abuse is the mistreatment of a person who is in need of help, support or greater spiritual empowerment, with the result of weakening, undermining or decreasing that person's spiritual empowerment.. "the subtle power of spiritual abuse" by david johnson and jeff vanvonderen.

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  Interesting is how the characteristics of "spiritual abuse" line up against the identifying feature of a definitive cult. The WTS of course, qualify almost perfectly as a cult and as spiritual abusers. Pity such information was not more prominently available in the public domain . . . but I guess we can be thankful it is available now to those who care to look.
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  'Great Crowd' of 12 people get baptised at District Convention!!!

  by burnedout in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, out of 4,035 people in attendance at the dc, only 12 people were baptized.

  that is one more than eleventeen and one less than a baker's dozen.. .

  want to take a guess as to the age group of this 'great crowd?

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  If they don't have enough sense to research what they are getting into with a religious organisation it is their own fault.

  With the internet available it is hard to go past this . . .

  In the early 80's I asked friends and family about the religion . . . nobody knew a thing except some had had them at the door. My sister know-all said Jehovah was some American bloke. The information that is available today just wasn't there to access. These days before I even do business with an individual or organisation they get googled.
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  Earthquakes Earthquakes and more Earthquakes

  by sizemik in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who may be interested in things geological .

  just an update on seismic activity here in christchurch.

  what's below is the seismometer drum for the last 24 hrs .

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  Just when you think things have quietened down . . . we get woken up with a 5.5 . . . our 3rd worst day for damage since Sept last year . . . 83 damage reports.

  This is how it appears on the drum at present (drum updates automatically) . . . the 5.5 was followed by a 4.5 some hours later and both were close and shallow.
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  DAVE ALLEN ON ADAM & EVE

  by clarity in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgasvvqzoa0&feature=related.

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  Spent a lot of time watching this guy a loooooong time ago . . . genuinely funny
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  An open letter to the Governing Body: Go F*ck Yourselves.

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. social
  2. family

  dear member of the governing body,.

  thanks to you, i did something a few nights ago that i promised i would never do again.

  i lied to someone.

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  You've paved the way for a great relationship and for good things to happen . . .
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  We are all dirt

  by StopTheTears in

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  2. friends

  did you ever stop to realize that we humans are nothing more than dirt?

  we are composed of all the foods we eat and the beverages we drink.

  everything that we consume comes from the ground, from crops grown in dirt.

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  You can always grow your own vegetables.
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  'Great Crowd' of 12 people get baptised at District Convention!!!

  by burnedout in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, out of 4,035 people in attendance at the dc, only 12 people were baptized.

  that is one more than eleventeen and one less than a baker's dozen.. .

  want to take a guess as to the age group of this 'great crowd?

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  I've heard of baptism by fire but not baptism in shit. ;)

  Interesting isn't it . . . and yet I rose in a cleansed condition . . .
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  Another newguy here

  by shakyground in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hmmm where do i start?

  well, i have been lurking on here for about 6 months.

  i was raised around the witnesses all my life.

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  I don't recall the Star Wars thing specifically . . . but I do recall James Bond being labelled a liar, a fornicator and a murderer. Some of these examples were merely pet examples of the speaker himself, and were as a result, a bit on the hysterical side.

  As regards the Armageddon thing . . . when you've been controlled by a fear mechanism for so many years, it's not something that you're going to divest yourself of overnight. Doomsday prophets have been a feature of mankinds history almost constantly . . . but no Armageddon has ever materialised. Conditions relating to mankinds existence have always been pointed out as a sign of it's nearness. But I won't convince you of that overnight either. Keep reading and researching and keep an open mind as you do so. You need to give yourself time. I felt the same fear lurking in the back of my mind for several years . . . but I have no such fears now. Becoming informed and the passage of time have brought me to that.
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  I need support please

  by AwSnap in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the most part, i am able to understand how my family treats me.

  i was a jw for 20 years...since birth.

  i used to shun people.

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  Hi Aw Snap . . . I hope the delivery goes well for you both.

  The other posters have been pretty unanimous . . . and I will add my vote. Your sister has a real battle of her own I would guess, and your allowing for that, and appreciating the effort she does make, will only have a good effect on her view of JW world compared to true family bonds. All the best for coming days.
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  Social Networks giving strength to JW protest in Canada!

  by koolaid-man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the social networks facebook , twitter, youtube, etc.

  are valuable tools in creating the energy to incite apostates of the watchtower org.

  to come out and protest and expose the cover-ups, the child molesters, the shunning and breaking up of families going on in the jehovah's witness religion.. the protest saturday june 25th 2011 from 7 am until 1 pm in front of the pepsi coliseum in quebec city against the watchtower is getting lots of attention on the internet.. protesters are now able to organize and and reach millions of people who have been hurt by this destructive cult.. jean-philippe cossette founder and webmaster of www.watchowerlies.com.

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  My apologies cantleave . . . but I'm only guilty of one. My last avatar was often mistaken for a pile of bones . . . so this one is the same person but from a different angle.

  I promise not to do it again.

  Hey Mouthy . . . I'm not finger pointing really. Rick does have some work to do owing to his history here . . . I would like nothing more than to see a more amiable relationship between Rick and JWN . . . but the ball is largely in his court