if it is illegal for minors to get married, enter into contracts, drink, and smoke, why is it legal for them to enter into lifelong religious contracts they can not break without family shunning and community ostracism????
how religious shunning ruins lives.
a form of institutionalized estrangement, shunning hurts health of the excluded.. updated march 27, 2024 |psychology today magazine.
I'd say way more than one million people are affected by some form of shunning from exposure to WT theology.
Other than that, great article. I wished we had some data on suicides and deaths caused from alcohol and drug use by former members. That would be more reflective of the actual pain experienced. Only God knows the true cost to society when you include the bad name JW's give to Christians in general.
the jw website is currently featuring a piece: the shell of the diabolical ironclad beetle—was it designed?
it is part of their regular tedious 'was it designed?
' series that purports that very very specific animal species must have been specifically designed because of some seemingly amazing feature.. but they seem completely unaware that this directly contradicts their notion that only very broad 'kinds' were required on the mythical 'ark'.
A study of Darwin's finches, which live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, has revealed direct genetic evidence that new species can arise in just two generations.
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Most people just take it on faith that hookers and drugs are bad for you. But, he is showing everyone in real time how to destroy your marriage, sanity, finances, reputation, etc.
I'm sure the WT loves it that he is imploding. "See what happens when you leave Jehovah's Organization"?
looks like things are heating up in the czech republic over the horrifying practice of shunning children that ask the "wrong" questions.
kids now days have access to all of the watchtower's lies, manipulations, unnecessary deaths, flip flops, rejection of jesus as mediator etc, etc.
i predict this issue of shunning children will continue to threaten free government money that the wt receives.
Here's a post with video on Redditt:
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1b71z43/news_item_from_slovakia_which_came_out_yesterday/
Caption reads: "Several complaints about Jehovah's Witnesses are currently being dealt with by the Ministry of Culture."
"It would be optimal if it's proved there is a violation of the law, their behaviour has been modified in some way. Therefore, should this not happen, the last resort is to revoke the registration of the church."
No luck in finding a written article.
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Raymond Frantz
There is just something really creepy about that image you posted. Reminds me of another clown:
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Because his last shroom video went over so well? He had a laundry list of people telling him how dangerous it was, that's not what they come to his channel for, etc.
I have been avoiding this thread for the most part; but, did someone just say he has made two videos while tripping on mushrooms? Oh dear, he's getting near the end. Doesn't he realize that it is his audience, not him that needs to be on mushrooms to be able to make sense of his babblings?
Now, he also explained that he, as a teacher, preferred to NOT have the ritual of the Pledge every morning, and the only reason he recited it was to avoid having any "problems" or issues with any parents of his students.
Sounds like you had a commie teacher if you ask me. Not much different than the JW's in my opinion.
Often what happens is that JW parents berate, condemn, and mentally abuse their teeagers for bringing up legitimate questions about Watchtower, sometimes for hours. It literally drove me out of my house at age 14.
Last grade I completed was the 8th grade, Married by 17.... it gets worse from there. All the JW's are under some kind of satanic spell.
Blonde, your dad is correct of course.
But, I doubt he would agree that he fought in 3 wars to allow JW parents kick their questioning teenagers out the house on the street and shun them.
Kids have basic rights too.
looks like things are heating up in the czech republic over the horrifying practice of shunning children that ask the "wrong" questions.
kids now days have access to all of the watchtower's lies, manipulations, unnecessary deaths, flip flops, rejection of jesus as mediator etc, etc.
i predict this issue of shunning children will continue to threaten free government money that the wt receives.
Looks like things are heating up in the Czech Republic over the horrifying practice of shunning children that ask the "wrong" questions. Kids now days have access to all of the Watchtower's lies, manipulations, unnecessary deaths, flip flops, rejection of Jesus as Mediator etc, etc. etc.
I predict this issue of shunning children will continue to threaten free government money that the WT receives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqfSONg_ZEY&t=287s
