Topics Started by Sheep2slaughter

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Why do they assume they were anointed?
by Sheep2slaughter in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i am well aware that this thread could diverge into a discussion of the legitimacy of the watchtowers view of heavenly class and earthly class and what not.

... but that's not the thrust of my question.

i just replied to a thread about going to memorial and started thinking how after jesus started out no one talked about actually doing it after the initial time.
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Steve Hassan's BITE model mapped to WTS Part 1
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a project i've started to prove i'm not an apostate: mapping bite to wts.

part one is the first criteria of cult control, behaviour control.

feel free to add to these subheadings too, as many of you were in a lot longer than me and have been in bethel or been elders.. .
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Dear watchtower bible and tract society, governing body, and all of your twisted teachings...
by OneDayillBeFree in
1. jw
2. friends
after today's watchtower study which was basically a mind controlling article about shunning your loved disfellowshipped ones, i've come to see just how sick, twisted, vile, rotten, repulsive, disgusting, and just plain evil you all are.

so i stormed out.

i don't know if i'll ever come back to your meetings again.
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Watchtower fail Two older sisters find dating site on line
by solomon in
1. jw
2. friends
two of the older sisters in our hall both widows were looking on line for the jw.org site and were talking at the hall about how they have a jw singles.

meetup site on the jw.org web site.

they obviously were on the wrong site but didn't know the difference.
18
Elders' Password For JW.Org
by tijkmo in
1. jw
2. friends
does anyone know anything about this ..i heard from family that all letters and latest arrangements are accessible to elders on jw.org but they need to have a password.

wondered if anyelders here could give us it...or will it identify someone?.
27
Since You Were In A Cult Do You Consider Yourself Still Dysfunctional?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
yes, i said "still"..
16
I challenged a Dub out in service
by LisaRose in
1. jw
2. friends
i was sitting in my car, finishing an egg mcmuffin before going to the grocery store when i noticed a dubbie going around talking to people in the parking lot.

i thought the chances were good she would approach me, and i decided i was going to do more than decline to take the pamphlet.. after i verified she was a jw, i said that i was a former member.

i said "do you know what the awake said in 1969?
13
Your Take On 30 Hour Pioneering
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the gb has magically reduced the hours sufficient for being an auxillary pioneer for march and april to 30.. this is my take:.

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86
My wife just told me to move out...
by nolongerconfused in
1. watchtower
2. bible
because of "religious" differences, she now wants me to move out and "separate"...i said what biblical grounds does she have for her request?.

she couldnt respond...she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house.... this org definitely encourages conditional love.... i don't know what to do...by the way, we dont have children.

.
125
my worst fears were realized
by magotan in
1. jw
2. experiences
im on my phone, so im really limited.

i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.

shit hit the fan.