everyone sounds like they came out of stepford wives.
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is this supposed to be the way witnesses are to speak?
Quite literally programmed. Computer programs follow a script. So do JW public speakers.
Some public talks give a little more leeway because the speaker is given an outline. But many talks at conventions and assemblies, the speaker has to literally read word for word. The same goes with many of the talks on JW Broadcasting. They are all following scripts...even the Governing Body.
been to see the new film (movie) tonight.
outstanding!
brought back lots of memories.
There was a CO (who professed to be of the "anointed" so everyone was in awe of him).
At a circuit assembly, he played Another One Bites The Dust backwards. I didn't hear anything. Of course, there was nothing to hear, no secret message, unless you were looking for one.
i recently had to take a trip with my family to bethel.
it was a bit torturous for a secret apostate as you can imagine.
but mostly just so boring.
I went in 1990, but it was my first time in NYC and still in my teens, so it was all an adventure.
I went again 10 years later, Brooklyn HQ, the Farm, Patterson...and it was not the "spiritual boost" I had hoped. It was sort of a let down.
so a friend today asked me what his deal is and i honestly don't know.
i saw someone post about his accusations that the doj is investigating watchtower and people seemed down on the guy, as well has johnny the bethelite or whatever his name is that claims to leak stuff.
i don't know rick fearon, don't watch his show, but his site just seems a little crazy, and he seems to get into occult conspiracies and the jws, which never lends credibility.. so for those of you who have been around a while, what's the deal?
I remember accidentally encountering him on Youtube as JW...as well as Danny Hazard (who later pepper sprayed an older JW who came to his door). Both these men confirmed to me that Watchtower was right and that was what apostates were like. Because of these men, I didn't trust any exJW...not even JWfacts.
Rick's shows are often a toxic mess.
there were numerous objections and claims that watchtower lawyers made to try and get out of being held responsible for their negligence and malice.
here’s the juicy ones:.
montana is a mandatory reporting state, but watchtower lawyers claimed that the law for reporting abuse only applies to “individuals” and they are “corporations”.
Now the media reports make things look worse than if they had simply report the matter to the authorities, no matter if that was the law of the land or not.
I do wonder if part of it is the idea that they cannot be seen to respond by change from the outside. That things must come from the top-down.
Another thing is that even if a majority of the Governing Body were in favor of changing this, a minority can keep things as they are because they require a two thirds super majority (6 out of 8). It would take 3 people and the rest would be obligated to support the decision. I'm not sure what the majority consensus is, but I wonder if their hands are tied.
my husband and i were talking about the shunning part that the jws do?
where can i find more accurate information on this subject?
i am mainly trying to learn when the whole practice started, and stuff like that.
The early 50's.
a young girl finds herself in a new life, with new exciting hopes and dreams as part of the cult of jehovah’s witnesses, but with very real fears of doom with a looming armageddon.
this story develops into a young jw marriage fraught with issues that often happen in such relationships.
added to that is a pregnancy followed by postpartum depression, and a spiral that leads into new relationships that ultimately help her wake up to the realities of a life that she was given at such a young age.you can listen to the podcast on your podcast app of choice (itunes, apple podcast, google play, podcast republic is my app of choice, podbean, etc.)..
I am finishing this up (a few more commutes).
Your work just gets better and better.
one of my best friends is in the security business.
he told me the other day of how the watch tower has been in contact with his good friend and business associate.
evidently they are inquiring about putting cameras into every kh so that they can do 24 hour monitoring.
I remember this going back to ~2005 or so in the Kingdom Hall I was going to.
i asked the question on quora: .
if the governing body abandoned the 1914 teaching, would you leave jehovah's witnesses or you would remain a member regardless?.
https://www.quora.com/if-the-governing-body-abandoned-the-1914-teaching-would-you-leave-jehovahs-witnesses-or-you-would-remain-a-member-regardless.
Were I still in, that would've been a showstopper for me.
Of course, it was researching 607/1914 why I woke up in late 2011.
But then, most couldn't seem to explain in back then and zoned out whenever it was discussed.
my parents started attending the glendora congregation in 1961. my mother had a strange feeling about the congregation.
there was something going on there that just didn’t feel right.
there was a huge exodus going on of people leaving this congregation’s kingdom hall too.
I'm surprised after all that, you went to Bethel.
