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  Her Handbag Told Her to Stop Preaching

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/qzpj3kzgidi?si=x1xazpqmed1zq5h2.

  ah, yes, another shining example of the watchtower’s *unmatched* commitment to rational thought.

  forget logic, science, or even basic common sense—just blame that suspiciously cursed handbag for all your troubles!

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  Disfellowshipping

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see there is an opportunity to get involved with research into disfellowshipping aka mandated shunning.. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-of-critical-thinking/202502/evaluating-the-effects-of-mandated-shunning?fbclid=iwy2xjawiz45dlehrua2flbqixmqabhuqypaxnuhdb7coi_9byojrfese4mn9z-sz9fqdsgsfjd4vxm2h13q_kha_aem_1g9mbjngxupj6pr-wwp2lq.

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  Does this sound familiar?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

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  i came across this in a psychology magazine i was reading and seeing the left-hand list i immediately thought it was a fair description of my former jw congregation.

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  Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  the last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.

  the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.

  i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.

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  Catholic Church Apology

  by LostintheFog1999 in

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  bbc news - catholic church apologises to survivor of sex abuse.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2e400rzygzo

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  Jehovah's Witnesses Study Programme

  by LostintheFog1999 in

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  2. humour

  need we say more....

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  Debutante - Award-Winning Short Film

  by notsurewheretogo in

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  2. beliefs

  if you have not seen this already it is well worth a watch.. brutally traumatic and captures very well one of the biggest issues in this cult.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndapjdzj0ss.

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  What Happens to Those Who Exit Jehovah’s Witnesses: An Investigation of the Impact of Shunning?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if this has been posted before but i think it is a very in-depth study and definitely worth sharing.. what happens to those who exit jehovah’s witnesses: an investigation of the impact of shunning?.

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc9803876/ .

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  New Zealand Report Link

  by Slidin Fast in

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  2. scandals

  the full report is here.. https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/.

  the jw case study is here.. https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/reports/whanaketia/case-studies/case-study-jehovahs-witnesses/executive-summary/.

  you can read it in full from these links.

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  Do elders have to stop after a certain age?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

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  2. beliefs

  i know from friends who are pimi that circuit overseers are taken off when they hit age 70. since most of them are long serving men it might explain why they are pushing mid-20 year old lads into the circuit work.. are there any similar age restrictions on congregation elders?

  because we've known some doddery old men in the past who shouldn't have been kept on as presiding overseers but refused to relinquish their role.

  does anyone know?.

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