Can't believe no one's said this:
The Birds (terrifying thriller about the deaths of all those evil non-JWs)
Wolfgirl
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Favourite JW Movies
by Stephanus injaraczic park.
the hunt for yk's october.
the fellowship of the wrong.
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Identifying mind states used by JWs
by Introspection init seems that it would be very useful to know the tricks jws use, most of us are no doubt aware of this on some level but i thought it would be nice to really get into them, maybe even look at some actual incidents that have happend to see what was going on.
what comes to mind for me is that some of the emotions involved are guilt, shame and fear, but not only that there is the whole "love bombing" thing on the other side.
i think it's worth pointing out that the bombing is basically to stroke your ego, i mean they are being nice to you because they want a new person.
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Wolfgirl
They can heap the guilt on even better than my mother.
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Should Religion Be Exempt From Ethical Standards?
by AlanF ini want to raise this serious question: should religion be exempt from normal societal ethical standards?.
i'm raising this question for several reasons.
there is a recent thread where people are arguing about whether religious confessions should be privileged communications.
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Wolfgirl
Should religion be exempt from normal societal ethical standards?
No. If anything, they should set and stick to higher ethical standards.
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How Many Have Had Elders Visit?
by Scully injust out of curiosity, now that it's been 6 weeks since we had our visit from the elders..... how many of us have been called on by the elders??
what have been the results of the visit?.
love, scully
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Wolfgirl
After the visit in which it was decided that I would be DF'd? No visits. I left the country. But when I was still wondering what I would do, I sent them a letter asking some hard questions. They didn't respond. When I asked my sister to look into it months later, she said they told her it was because I "sounded argumentative." More likely, they didn't have any answers for me.
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Name Something NEGATIVE About Being A Witness
by minimus infolks.
we did the positive spin about being a witness.
now let's see if we can come up with anything negative about being a jehovah's witness....now, put your thinking caps on!
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Wolfgirl
You want just one thing?!
Being isolated with no friends, since the "friends" at the hall were mostly rude
The overwhelming guilt for my feelings and desires
Being told what to do all the time
Being lied to
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Who here is shunned by family?
by Brummie inremember the watchtower that asked "are jws a cult?
" and then listed things that cleared it of the accusations of being such?
cant remember the date.. anyway one of the things it said was that "cults" usually have a lot of ex members testifying against it and the damage it has caused to their family lives.
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Wolfgirl
I've been DF'd for 2 years now. No family contact other than my grandparents. Good riddance. My family is not good.
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The Watchtower Superstore,Paradise For Sale
by Voyager ingood morning everybody:.
i have been doing some more investigating, and found that the reason that k-mart is closing down, is because the watchtower has opened it's doors.
for those that haven't seen this web, it is truely a mind blower.
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Wolfgirl
Ooo! OOO! I want to help Paul complete his travels...someone buy me that diskette.
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Nicest in congregation
by starfish422 inokay, we've talked to death about the crazies in our congregations, and i'm sure we've discussed the grouches (read: boe) but was there anyone in your congregation who was super-nice to you?.
in my congregation (i was in the same one from birth to age 18 when i left) there was an older german couple who had a worldly daughter (grown up, moved out & married) and had a son with down's syndrome.
they lived on a beautiful lake and always had the congregation picnic at their house.
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Wolfgirl
There was one woman who was always nice to me. She had a son a little bit older than me, one a little bit younger, and a daughter about 7 years younger than me. She treated me like one of her own children, yet at the same time, she was a good friend. I called her my second mother, something my own mother hated. This woman was more of a mother to me than my mother. I miss her.
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field service
by DIAMOND inwhat is the deal with field service.
you know i'm doing that slow fade thang (really slow).
but i was at the meeting sunday (the only meeting i attend).
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Wolfgirl
I never understood that. You're depressed? Oh, go out in service...it'll make you feel better. You're not doing enough...you won't be depressed if you go out in service more, go to all the meetings, study all the time, and pray. Hello? I did all that, and still hurt. More of the same isn't going to help.
Idiots.
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Will they ever say "Peace and Security"?
by JH inwith all the trouble around the world, do you think that one day we will hear "peace and security".
we heard this so often when we were in the jw's, but no one knew how it could happen.
i don't see any peace in the horizon.
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Wolfgirl
I was under the vague impression that they had started saying that the peace and security announcement was being made, that it wasn't a one-time thing, but that the prophecy had been fulfilled because various leaders were saying it in their speeches.