Posts by UnshackleTheChains

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The smug arrogance of "having the truth".

by stuckinarut2 in

has anyone noticed that witnesses (from the top down) seem to have a quiet form of smug arrogance toward all non witnesses?.

perhaps it comes from being told how "special and unique" they are but they end up looking down on all normal members of the community because they are not witnesses.. so any form of "love" they show those in the territory is also limited as long as they accept the message...otherwise they are viewed contemptuously as "worldly" and therefore of little value...after all,they will be destroyed right?.

UnshackleTheChains

I noticed this smug arrogant attitude about a year after I got baptized. The first time was when the press tried to interview 'a brother' coming out of bethel over the blood policy due to a death as a result of refusing to take blood. The ' brother' just smugly walked past them which I thought bizarre. Little did I know back then that organisation was an insular high control group.

The panorama program ' suffer the little children' showed that same smugness when a GB dismissed the panorama presenter in a matter of fact way.

Look at the smugness throughout the Australian royal commission. Uncaring delusional assholes.

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ANOTHER DEAD in ITALY because of REFUSING BLOOD

by Eliseo in

http://www.paesenews.it/?p=172570.

UnshackleTheChains

Just read it. I managed to translate into English and got the gist of it. The Surgeon likened the woman's death to suicide. It's so tragic that people are losing their lives over the blood policy.

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More fear-mongering in Nov. 2019 WT

by neat blue dog in

first of all, there's a new imaginary picture of jws during the great tribulation:.

then there's a picture of a jw family refusing to listen to "apostate lies" via pre-programed, self imposed information control:.

the description says:.

UnshackleTheChains

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Last Thursday's Meeting in Elmira, On

by newsheep in

i had gotten a phone call from a brother who was really upset.

he said there was a resolution passed that everyone is in agreement to the selling of the elmira hall.

the strange thing is at the congregation picnic an elder told him that a few years ago the deed to the hall was signed over to the org.

UnshackleTheChains

corrporations only ever care about one thing ........ MONEY

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Why is it so important to them to let child molesters go out in the field ministry?

by Eustace in

what's up with the watchtower society still letting those they know to have sexually abused children go out in the field service despite that being crucial to the ruling against them in the conti suit?

they don't let men with beards go out in the field service in america with the justification that "beards are not the custom" and that therefore they "are not considered acceptable for christian ministers," but having sexually abused a child is somehow acceptable for a christian minister?.

last i checked molesting children isn't considered socially acceptable according to the customs of the united states and certainly finding out that child molesters are allowed to be jehovah's witness publishers is a whole lot more alienating to potential converts than them seeing jehovah's witness publishers with beards.

UnshackleTheChains

Yeah you get reprimanded for doing something completely natural like grow a beard.

Yet a prolific pervert ( one of which used to be in my Cong) can freely go out in the ministry studying with anyone.

That's watchtower world for ya 🙄

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Today's local watchtower study. On csa! Must read

by nowwhat? in

my wife told me that the wt conductor said in in the strongest most emphatic way.

that all child abusers will now be reported to the authorities whether there are 2 witnesses or not!

and this is new thinking!

UnshackleTheChains

Though they do dance around the fact that child abuse being a criminal act, they have now opened the door slightly further for individuals to contact the authorities if they wish to do so. Hopefully in time their duty of care will encompass elders contacting the authorities when a serious allegation is made. With their rigid 2 witness rule policy, I can't see that happening anytime soon.

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If You Were Invited To A Judicial Committee How Did It Go??

by minimus in

was it awful?

did you feel freedom?

was it a kangaroo court!.

UnshackleTheChains

Very intrusive and felt more like an interrogation. Then humiliated by being publicly reproved. Shouldn't have expected anything less from a cult!

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Kids being disfellowshipped

by Nikki collins in

so some ex-jws and i were at dinner last night talking about how some of the ones baptized this year were so young.

a few under the age of 10!!

can you imagine if a kid got dfd at that age.... would the congregation shun them?

UnshackleTheChains

Youngest I've personally known as disfellowshipped was a 14yo girl.

This makes my blood boil. What a despicable cult to put a child in such a position. Disgusting

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Still dont get the friggin birthdays

by nowawake14 in

jw
friends

i have read extensively about the origins of birthdays, and i still don't get it.

but it's not what it means today.. even wedding veils were used to ward off the "evil eye".

but it's not what it means today.

UnshackleTheChains

Watchtower is a killjoy organisation

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If I was still in I would not be enjoying this weekend!

by nowwhat? in

after busting my butt at work this week, half of saturday would be out in service half of sunday would be at the meeting.

then i would be stressing to get the yard in shape for the summer.

and maybe after that have a couple hours to relax!.

UnshackleTheChains

Weekends are a chore for j dubs. I hated feeling guilty because I missed field service or a meeting.