ruth tersek olmo is an ex jehovah's witness and former member of the beroean pickets bible study group.
her personal statement is one of pain and disappointment.
spiritual abuse is becoming more widespread and the purpose of this interview is to raise awareness, provide education around spiritual and religious abuse, and to keep the public safe.
A judicial committee-style meeting occurred without Jonas or Gabi present, leading to public exposure to their private lives. This mishandling caused significant emotional distress, culminating in Jonas's suicide.
Looks like he drilled out of one prison cell into another. Poor man.
vicky and mike hobbs are ex jehovah’s witnesses and ex beroean pickets members their personal statements and experiences within the beroean pickets bible study groups wasn't pleasant.
and vicky was likened to the antichrist because of her differing views.
spiritual abuse is becoming more widespread and the purpose of this interview is to raise awareness, provide education around spiritual and religious abuse, and to keep the public safe.
Can you please provide independently verified evidence from the time period that this individual is considered to have lived
Don’t feed the troll.
jehovah's witnesses are masters at changing definitions of words to redirect thoughts.
they have done this effectively with common theological terms.
the result is that even when people leave, many still think the jw's have "some truth" and that maybe its just the leadership that is the problem.
Jehovah's Witnesses are masters at changing definitions of words to redirect thoughts. They have done this effectively with common theological terms. The result is that even when people leave, many still think the JW's have "some truth" and that maybe its just the leadership that is the problem.
This video below is exceptional in that it EXAMINES common, secular terms used by JW's to illustrate the thought and concept control they exert on others, using nothing more than alternate word definitions. It's a must see for believers and secularists alike. Brilliantly done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ItMZImIXTU&ab_channel=stoptheshunning
jw's are not known for laughter.
there are the rare exceptions.
they are more known for their fear mongering and doomsday scenarios where "the dead shall come to be as manure on the surface of the ground from one end of the earth clear to the other".
That is funny!
"Now, Bro. Ron W,
The Body is concerned that you haven't heeded the warning about the hidden dangers of laughter that the Slave has brought to our attention:
'Excessive laughter can at times lead to vomiting....laughter can cause the sphincter muscles of the... rectum to relax suddenly, with embarrassing results'. - g72 1/8 pp. 3-4 Can Laughter Benefit Your Health?
Now, you wouldn't want to be guilty of causing sphincter failure in the congregation would you? We are sure that you will make the necessary adjustments to your personality so that all our sphincters will remain tight as a drum".
The WT makes Dumb and Dumber look like geniuses!
jw's are not known for laughter.
there are the rare exceptions.
they are more known for their fear mongering and doomsday scenarios where "the dead shall come to be as manure on the surface of the ground from one end of the earth clear to the other".
What a ridiculous and sweeping generalisation.
Yes. And warranted in my opinion, especially among the leadership. Typical WT content included doomsday messages, fear tactics, guilting, co-dependency, mind control techniques, scripted retarded messages, speakers terrified of saying something "unapproved", no sports, no "worldly asssociation", how to remain "spotless and without blemish", boring propheitc timelines with types, and anti-types, near zero messsages on grace and mercy, etc., etc. etc. Not exactly comedy material.
The JW lifestyle, as I remember growing up was like a prisoner loaded down with rules, impossible duties, and drudery that can be summed up as 1. do more 2. run faster, 3. jump higher
I remember people being on edge, living with a seige mentality where armageddon could break out any minute and UN security forces will likely try to kill us as we watch Jehovah "kill ten thousand at our very side" (remember that Kingdom song?)
It was a laugh a minute.
jw's are not known for laughter.
there are the rare exceptions.
they are more known for their fear mongering and doomsday scenarios where "the dead shall come to be as manure on the surface of the ground from one end of the earth clear to the other".
JW's are not known for laughter. There are the rare exceptions. They are more known for their fear mongering and doomsday scenarios where "the dead shall come to be as manure on the surface of the ground from one end of the earth clear to the other". - Jeremiah 25: 33
This was my dad's favorite scripture that he paraphrased anytime I wanted to have a father / son talk.
By contrast, after leaving WT, we had an assistant Baptist pastor at a church we attended from Tennessee. He was hysterical. The main pastor was German, a little reserved by nature, but would giggle on demand when Pastor Mac (Irish) let loose on one of many funny sayings. The Pastors and deacons would sometimes pass a rubber chicken to each other at services.... supposedly for some sort of award I didn't fully understand, but didn't care since it was too, too funny.
The main pastor, would often quote Proverbs 17: 22 in sermons from time to time:
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine"
I remember thinking that in 33 years of WT instruction from infancy, I had never heard that scripture quoted. A good laugh is very healthy.... unless you are a JW. Then, it is bad.
Here the WT seeks to warn against the dangers of excessive laughter:
"Excessive laughter can at times lead to vomiting. Especially in the case of children, too much laughter can cause the sphincter muscles of the bladder and the rectum to relax suddenly, with embarrassing results". - g72 1/8 pp. 3-4 Can Laughter Benefit Your Health?
I don't think assistant Pastor Mac would have made a very good JW.
this is an excellent thread to read that i saw yesterday and the poster hits the nail on the head and tells it so well.
he is really knocking pimi witnesses and has a lot of well deserved criticisms about them.. he says he hopes at this point that they never wake up….
i am inclined to feel the same.
“They are a parasite living off the fear provided by mainstream media.”
Good connection. The same ultimate enemy that gives you the fear problem, offers you their “solution”.
By contrast, Jesus said over and over to “fear not”. I think that fear is at the root of most mental problems. And, JW’s live under crushing fear.
the watchtower tries to make the christian faith about what you are doing.
but, the christian faith is about what jesus already did.
any questions?.
the watchtower tries to make the christian faith about what you are doing.
but, the christian faith is about what jesus already did.
any questions?.
The Watchtower tries to make the Christian faith about what you are doing. But, the Christian faith is about what Jesus already did. Any questions?
i would like to start a thread on lies that the watchtower and their reps have told.
surely we all have one or two that truly sticks out in our memories, no matter how much we would like to forget.
my favorite wt lie: the reason they don't want to release the name of the "scholars" who worked on the new world translation is because they do not want to accept "glory and honor" from others.
"Would it be Scripturally proper for them to now marry and to begin to rear children? No, is the answer, which is supported by the Scripture. Those Jonadabs who now contemplate marriage, it would seem, would do better if they wait a few years, until the fiery storm of Armageddon is gone..." Face the Facts (1938) pp.46-50
