Posts by UnshackleTheChains

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Gorby: shock from convention today

by Gorbatchov in

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gorby went for family reasons today, sunday, to the convention in switerbant, netherlands.. from the start it was clear, a fully media event.

country, gospel and choir songs combined with socio emotional videos for tear teasing.

some sisters danced with their hips.

UnshackleTheChains

Hi Gorby, You know, I totally relate to your sentiments. I attend the meetings PURELY for social reasons. Each meeting I attend I feel sick to my stomach because I am living a lie. I walked out to the car today mumbling cult cult cult.

I feel sorry for the rank and file because they are sincere people. It is a revolting captive religion that sucks people in. It is only later these same individuals once they find out the TTATT that they realise they can't leave without consequences.

The watchtower 'corporation' masquerades as a Christian organisation. They are nothing more than a high control group with wacky teachings and policies that destroy people's lives!

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How much do you think the internet has hurt JW growth?

by HereIgo in

the internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil organization or at least confirmed our doubts.

i have to say, i have seen quite a few youtube videos recently of ex jw's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are!

so many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when i was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting.

UnshackleTheChains

Everyone has a smart phone nowadays. Curiosity gets the better of people at some point.

Watchtower needs to own up to their errors over the years, make the necessary changes and end the controversies that plague the organisation.

Otherwise they will continue to hemorrhage members.

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Funniest or strangest thing to happen to you when knocking on a door

by usualusername1 in

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what is the funniest or strangest thing to happen to you or your partner when knocking on doors?.

mine was seeing a greenhouse with mannequins inside.

scary...paul.

UnshackleTheChains

Man...wouldn't it liven up the meetings if the experiences shared on here were shared on the platform 😋😋

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Funniest or strangest thing to happen to you when knocking on a door

by usualusername1 in

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friends

what is the funniest or strangest thing to happen to you or your partner when knocking on doors?.

mine was seeing a greenhouse with mannequins inside.

scary...paul.

UnshackleTheChains

About 15 years ago, a young scantily clad woman came to the door. She was clearly getting a thrill seeing myself and another brother get rather embarrassed. Quite funny thinking back 😀

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Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!

by Divergent in

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thursday, august 31. jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 tim.

2:19.. in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christ’s death.

that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.

UnshackleTheChains

What a joke!

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why jw's commit suicide?

by notalone in

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we all know the rate of suicide is high among jw's.

my question is this- was there some subliminal messages that encourage this.

i was a born in and my entire life i would have these thoughts that could come out of nowhere,"kill yourself.

UnshackleTheChains

I think a big factor to it all is that you just can't be yourself. This creates frustration as bottle things up all the time. You can't speak freely. So when life's problems come along, you make mistakes, you can't live up to Watchtower standards..who do you confide in? What will be the repurcussions?

That's what causes anxiety and depression for so many, particularly among the youths.

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DId you ever fall asleep at the meetings, Assemblys??

by karter in

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if i'm tierd i fall asleep anywere so the meetings ect were no diffrent my wife would always try to wake me but im a deep sleeper.

karter .

UnshackleTheChains

If I need a nap, I go to the car for about half an hour. Then nip off and get myself a coffee 😉

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Bethel Lurkers-A woman's Heartfelt phonecall regarding the organisations inhumane shunning policy!

by UnshackleTheChains in

i hope bethel lurkers at warwick listen to the rational viewpoint of this australian woman in the recording below.

she virtually pleads with an australian branch member as to the reasons why shunning is inhumane and how unfair it is that individuals are being held captive within the watchtower organisation.

they can't simply leave officially without the threat of being shunned by friends and family members.. typically, the branch member responds in a robotic like manner, sticking rigidly to watchtower policy.. https://youtu.be/sc_t60ax5k8.

UnshackleTheChains

Stuff me! she goes from one angle to another and back again did she know why she phoned in the first place

Zeb

I think she got her point over quite clearly. Yes she rambled on a little. But it really highlighted her fears/impact if she did dissacociate. She expressed herself from the heart how unfair the shunning policy is.

For many of us (me and my mother included) who were proseletized when a witness showed up at our door, we were never informed of this policy when we were studying.

The woman in her phone call quite rightly highlighted that the organisation is a captive religion. No amount of rational reasoning seems to get through to the watchtower corporation as this phone call proved.

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Bethel Lurkers-A woman's Heartfelt phonecall regarding the organisations inhumane shunning policy!

by UnshackleTheChains in

i hope bethel lurkers at warwick listen to the rational viewpoint of this australian woman in the recording below.

she virtually pleads with an australian branch member as to the reasons why shunning is inhumane and how unfair it is that individuals are being held captive within the watchtower organisation.

they can't simply leave officially without the threat of being shunned by friends and family members.. typically, the branch member responds in a robotic like manner, sticking rigidly to watchtower policy.. https://youtu.be/sc_t60ax5k8.

UnshackleTheChains

I hope Bethel lurkers at Warwick listen to the rational viewpoint of this Australian woman in the recording below.

She virtually pleads with an Australian branch member as to the reasons why shunning is inhumane and how unfair it is that individuals are being held captive within the Watchtower organisation. They can't simply leave officially without the threat of being shunned by friends and family members.

Typically, the branch member responds in a robotic like manner, sticking rigidly to Watchtower policy.

https://youtu.be/sC_t60AX5k8

MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNING BODY.

PLEASE PUT AN END TO ALL YOUR HARMFUL POLICIES AND TEACHINGS.

SHOW CHRISTIAN LOVE BY LISTENING TO THE PLEAS OF YOUR MEMBERS; WELCOME CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND REVIEW SOME OF YOUR POLICIES AND TEACHINGS THAT ARE CAUSING SO MUCH SUFFERING AMONG THE MEMBERS.

END THE CONTROVERSIES THAT PLAGUE YOUR ORGANISATION.

UnshackleTheChains

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Question...

by ironsnake656 in

when you were an active member in the jwland, did you expect to receive any kind of help from a brother/sister, but they did not help you?

when i was in the jwland, i expected and was my belief that any brother/sister will help you in time of need, distress or trouble, because we were part of a "lovely organization".

but countless of times when i needed and asked for help, nobody from the org helped me.

UnshackleTheChains

I will never forget the time I experienced mild depression and my life was in the doldrums as a young man. I was living on my own and clearly needing some practical support in the way of advice about my bills, food, etc.

Elders advice- 'Auxilliary Pioneer'!!!