UnshackleTheChains

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  My Story

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  this is the first of a multi-part article that tells my story, and how ajwrb got started.. https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/saving-thousand-lives-year-reform-watchtowers-policy-blood-transfusions-part-one/.

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  UnshackleTheChains

  Hi Lee Elder.

  I enjoyed reading your story. I remember coming across AJWRB back in 2004 and have enjoyed many of the articles and stories. It has been greatly informative to thousands of witnesses.

  My own daughter had to face the blood issue a few years before I came across AJWRB. I remember the confusion I went through at the time as my wife was adamant our daughter was not to have blood. Thankfully I was informed by 'an experienced' HLC member about ward of court. I jumped on it and my wife was happy to go along with this and my daughter had a successful operation without the need of blood. But it was a huge relief knowing the surgeons could administer blood IF her life was at risk. A common sense approach (something the Watchtower corporation is lacking).

  Keep up the good work at AJWRB

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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  UnshackleTheChains

  Wow, they must be having an impact. A thorn in Watchtowers side. Particularly if Watchtower is trying to get YouTube to delete their videos. I enjoy mike and Kim's videos. Hopefully this won't happen.
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  The "circle" of the earth

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.

  this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.

  from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.

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  Are there any records outside the Bible about this? No one else noticed such a phenomenal occurrence

  So either the sun stood still or the earth stopped rotating. 'God's inspired word' states that it was the sun that stood still.

  Just sayin!

  
  
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  JW.org is a real estate and publishing company disguesd as a religion.

  by UNCONDITIONAL LOVE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since my awakening i have tried to understand why and how people could continue to believe so blindly in a proven false "religious" cult that has such an extensive and detailed record of scandals, lies and cover ups???

  i've come to the personal conclusion that there are three major reasons.

  i call them the 3 f-ups!

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  UnshackleTheChains

  1. Fear (of God, biblical doctrines,elders, slander, where to go from here, etc...)

  2. Family and Friends (shunning and cutting them off)

  3. Financial (binds and obligations)

  In my own personal situation some of the above has kept me captive in this high control group for many years.

  For me... the slander and where do I go from here are factors. But the shunning policy is by far the biggest fear I have. The thought of all my relatives shunning me is beyond the pale. That's why I consider the watchtower organisation as a bat shit crazy cult/printing corporation .
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  The "circle" of the earth

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a fair bit of time was spent discussing the (one) scripture in the bible that "proves" that when the bible touches on scientific subjects, it is absolutely correct.

  this was at the most recent clam meeting this past week.

  from isaiah, the reference to the "circle" of the earth.

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  UnshackleTheChains

  Some food for thought. In the book of Joshua, it says the sun stood still?

  That doesn't make sense if it is the earth moving around the sun.

  https://youtu.be/Nb1XdBmmj9w
  
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  Gorby: shock from convention today

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. 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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. 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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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.

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  What a joke!