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  Netflix “Explained: Cults”

  by Butterfly607 in

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  has anyone else seen the netflix documentary “explained: cults”?

  i thought it was well done.

  i feel like a jw might watch it and feel uncomfortable as the show goes through the definition of cults and then the step by step indoctrination process.

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  Ooh! I'll check this out tonight. Thanks for the headsup.
  
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  How Long Did It Take To Finally Leave The Organization Once You Realized It Was Really Not The Truth?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  it actually took me a few years to finally leave the organization so i was mentally out for a while before i simply stopped all meetings altogether.. how long did it take you to finally make the break?

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  The emotion I felt wasn't one of disappointment - it was one of relief! No more meetings, no more door to door work and i could finally say goodbye to that rather unpleasant person with whom I was sharing my life.

  I remember that feeling. If I could feel that all over again I would. What a drug!
  
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  How Long Did It Take To Finally Leave The Organization Once You Realized It Was Really Not The Truth?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it actually took me a few years to finally leave the organization so i was mentally out for a while before i simply stopped all meetings altogether.. how long did it take you to finally make the break?

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  I came to the conclusion that it wasnt 100% as much as 10 years before I left. I used to say "It's the closest thing to the truth there is" (cringe) - but that all changed after I discovered the UN letter and read Crises Of Conscience.

  But, as we all know, even when we discover it isnt true it's not very easy to leave without your life being turned upside down. I played along for about 6 months trying to fade out until I was reported for "apostate ideas".
  
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  Is this true:

  by crmsicl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.moshoodkarim.com/2019/07/jehovahs-witnesses-changes-doctrinal.html.

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  pale.emperor

  Huge clue was where it said:

  ...this teaching is one which arose as a central aspect of the 19th Century Adventism which so influenced our founder, Charles Taze Russell and his early associates and continued to be promoted throughout much of our history.

  a) They dont regard CT Russell as their founder.

  b) The blood ban came in during Knorrs tenure. Not Russell. Even Rutherford was ok with blood - but vaccinations were discouraged.
  
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  We pray for the governing body

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  since when has it become cool to pray for the gb?

  i noticed that at the begining of my fade back in 2015, it had already been there for a good while and was already getting on my nerves.

  i means, i grew up in it, but can't remember much further than the 90s and i don't remember this being always in the payers.

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  It's becoming trendy here in the UK for them to use the American versions now. I've head my mother use the term "the friends" and "service". Here in Liverpool at least, we always called it "the work". As in "I'm going on the work on Saturday".

  But yh, the American versions are slowly seeping into the British.
  
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  Terrence Howard quitting acting to bring "the truth"

  by neat blue dog in

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  2. entertainment

  https://thegrio.com/2019/09/13/terrence-howard-announces-hes-done-with-acting-after-empire-ends/amp/.

  after leaving the limelight his plans include “bringing the truth to the world.”.

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  So he's had his career, made his money and is now ready to setting down and join the cult. Much like that basketball player a few months ago.

  I hope he finds what he's looking for... although we all know he wont.
  
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  clinking of glasses

  by sosad1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello all - long ago i posted under sosad..... cant get back under that name so hello again.

  i though i remember in hte last couple of years that there was a change in the strict practice of not clinking glasses and toasting,,, that it was more of a conscience decision.. was i dreaming this?

  any help towards printed information on this subject is very much appreciated..

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  It was never allowed when I was a kid with any of the families that I knew. One time a non-JW guest at our house did it and my mum put a tea towel on her head and started praying to Jehovah for protection from bad spirits.

  He must have thought we were mental.
  
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  I'm Watching The Exorcist Right Now...

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. experiences

  as an ex-jw recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.. eating black pudding.

  smoking a joint.

  sleeping with someone on a first date.

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  I didnt find the film even remotely scarey. The only bit I found uncomfortable was when the doctor was sticking a tube in her neck and the blood was spurting out.

  Black pudding is crap. I would not eat blood pudding or sausage on a bet.

  I'm with you on that. Tried it once, it tastes like metal. Shan't be eating it again. But at least I have my own reason to not eat it.
  
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  I'm Watching The Exorcist Right Now...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as an ex-jw recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.. eating black pudding.

  smoking a joint.

  sleeping with someone on a first date.

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  As an ex-JW recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.

  • Eating black pudding
  • Smoking a joint
  • Sleeping with someone on a first date

  And this evening I'm doing another one... watching The Exorcist. The one film wish (according to my JW upbringing) would 100% guarantee demons to inhabit you're home and maybe even your body.

  It's not scary at all. Maybe it's because I genuinely don't believe in the supernatural and so it is, to me, just a fantasy film that could never happen.

  I cant believe this film was so feared by the JW me 5 years ago. What did you all think of it?

  
  
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  How to avoid getting disfellowshipped for having a wordly girlfriend?

  by cookiemaster in

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  2. beliefs

  hey guys, i've been pimo going on full inactive for a very long time, 5+ years.

  pretty happy with the current situation.

  over the years, i've gotten lots of grief from the local elders and cos for my inactivity, attending wordly public events and social media posts.

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  pale.emperor

  Listener and Finkelstein are correct.

  i would just like to add that there was a girl in my congregation that pulled this off successfully. She was an elders daughter. The family hit a tragedy and she stopped attending. The witnesses thought she was taking a break due to stress. While not attending she got married to a non-witness and still never went back. She’s still in contact with all her family a even JWs invite her to weddings etc.

  Could try that?

  Also, why in the world would you take this girl to the memorial?