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  A Religion of Faithful Parrots

  by Hapthor1986 in

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  it's funny as i reflect back on my days as a witness during the watchtower study.

  it seems like no matter what the question asked.

  it was like parrots squawking back exactly what they had just heard with absolutely no thought or even the slightest expression of free will.

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  Mindless repetition that's designed to indoctrinate and kill self thought. This is how they turn normal people into drones.
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  Policemen beat up 15-year-old JW boy

  by darkspilver in

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  a father complains that several policemen beat his 15 year old son "because the family is jehovah's witness and the black race".

  http://www.martinoticias.com/a/cuba-golpiza-menor-estacion-policia-moron-/140761.html.

  see also https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5714189639221248/_post/4898637962280960.

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  Policemen beat up 15-year-old JW boy

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a father complains that several policemen beat his 15 year old son "because the family is jehovah's witness and the black race".

  http://www.martinoticias.com/a/cuba-golpiza-menor-estacion-policia-moron-/140761.html.

  see also https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5714189639221248/_post/4898637962280960.

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  So we're trusting the media this week are we darkspliv? Just checking because normally they're telling apostate\Satan driven lies about gods holy people. This time its all true though lol. Seriously alhough the facts of this case are difficult to make sense of, I hope things work out for the poor lad.
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  National Insurance Contribution UK

  by MrHappy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just discovered that i have gaps in my national insurance contributions for the years i spent in bethel!

  i remember signing a vow of poverty and a tax document declaring my volunteer missionary status but i don't remember them ever telling me that i would have to pay my own ni contributions out of my allowance.

  i am wondering about all those who have been asked to leave bethel in the last year and who are behind on their contributions.

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  Pretty hard on the old timers whom got the boot in last years cuts. I suppose the state welfare system will lovingly provide for them though.

  Welcome to the forum Mr happy. If you wish to, why not start a post to introduce yourself and your story?

  Regards
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  I've been awake 1 year today!

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it was a year ago today that my life changed completely.

  i'll never forget it.

  i had zero friends in the kh and was never included in the "guys" drinks, football games, parties etc.

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  Happy awakaversary pale emp!!
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  Looking for my little sister.

  by DeadmanWalking in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a little sister havnt seen or heard from in 20 years she was da for attending a church she was 17 at the time she moved out and lived with a family not jw's in fact they are very a posed to jw's the past 20 years i've tried to make contact she won't respond all i know is she's got kids 2 or 3 of them she lives outside charlotte nc and works for a insurance company as an underwriter.

  i think her husband is a police officer ?

  being back in her life having a niece or nephew to watch grow up would be nice.

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  If I were in her position I'd ask that you DA'd yourself before I'd even consider reconnecting.

  I think most people in your sisters position would be able to be aware that you were brainwashed and that the last thing you need is yet another relationship based on conditions. In my situation I think my sister could see that I was in a mess at that time and needed support. Her love was the best weapon she could possibly use to fight the wbts. As a result of it cousins who didn't know of one another's existence in the past, play together today.
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  Looking for my little sister.

  by DeadmanWalking in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a little sister havnt seen or heard from in 20 years she was da for attending a church she was 17 at the time she moved out and lived with a family not jw's in fact they are very a posed to jw's the past 20 years i've tried to make contact she won't respond all i know is she's got kids 2 or 3 of them she lives outside charlotte nc and works for a insurance company as an underwriter.

  i think her husband is a police officer ?

  being back in her life having a niece or nephew to watch grow up would be nice.

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  You can but try dmw, so you've done the right thing. There is no point trying to guess what her response\feelings will be. I reconnected with my DF'ed sister after many years of cutting her out of my life. I owed her an apolagy as you can imagine, and then some. Lucky for me she was delighted to let us back into her life. I hope you are as lucky.

  On another topic have you been on the JWfacts website? I would advice spending a few hours on there exploring the research and evidence based facts presented. Unburdening yourself from the mental and emotional shackles that the organisation places upon its members is a crucial part of your recovery. Remember if it is truth it WILL stand up to ANY criticism.
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  Need Information on San Miguel,Cuba Kingdom Halls

  by Ephraim Jamin Vasquez Jr in

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  greetings fellow brothers and sisters,.

  i'm looking to visit cuba and was thinking of traveling to san miguel, cuba and i was wondering if anyone has kingdom hall addresses (phone/address/location) want to visit my brothers there.

  i do hope someone can help me, i'm out of options :).

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  Wow massive totals of JDub drones in Cuba! But that does coincide with the unavailability of the truth about the troof don't forget...

  "While the Internet is still illegal in private homes, government owned internet cafes offer Internet access. In 2014, Cuba had an Internet penetration rate of 30 percent. In 2015, the Cuban government opened the first public wi-fi hotspots in 35 public locations."-wiki

  Give it time darkspliver ;-)
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  new strategy to turn in your time in Japan

  by yoko N in

  1. watchtower
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  jw.org stickers are passed around among publishers.one brother says "hey you can just turn in your time just driving around streets with this sticker on your car.

  " the other side of this car ,(photo) there is a qr code sticker on it.. .

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  Now they're using vehicles to advertise? Lol just when you thought they couldn't get more crazy.

  On a side note I owe the Japanese JWs a lot. It was while living in Japan that I had my first inclination that 'this could be a cult'. They are absolute fanatics, the elders are over the top strict- pulling up publishers for there dress, grooming appearence literally all the time-total control freaks and the CO's walk around like celebrities-they are worshipped. Despite this, the Japanese witnesses like the people in general are truly nice, generous and sincere people.
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  I just don't have the lies to give...

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

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  2. friends

  a friend of mine (a jw) delivered a premature baby, and the outlook is grim.. she is posting updates on facebook, and where everyone else is offering prayers for them both, and how "jehovah loves them both very much", and i got...nothing.

  nothing that would be comforting.

  big man in the sky has zero to do with this, only medical science and chance will have any bearing on this.i wish i could lie convincingly to her and to myself and have something nice to say.

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