UnshackleTheChains

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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
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  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  The flat earth conspiracy is quite a fascinating subject. It's very much how deep the rabbit hole goes when it comes to researching this subject.
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  Wife came home upset ...

  by The Fall Guy in

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  ... because she'd stepped into some newly laid concrete.. i said to her, "don't be too hard on yourself.

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  A hole appeared in the driveway of a local kingdom hall. Apparently the elders were looking into it :-)
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  Is it true the society were considering disfellowshipping overweight people in the 1980s?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw the video below and thought 'no way' !!!.

  but then given the obsessive amount of rules they have, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that this was at least considered.

  if there is some credibility to this, then they most certainly have gone beyond the pale!.

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  I just saw the video below and thought 'no way' !!!

  But then given the obsessive amount of rules they have, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that this was at least considered.

  If there is some credibility to this, then they most certainly have gone beyond the pale!

  https://youtu.be/XSFYWO-dBJI
  
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  Do you or did you experience too much intrusion into your personal life by the elders in your congregation?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i ask this question because i have personally experienced first hand the control and intrusion into my personal life by the elders at our hall; and for virtually trivial things or non issues!

  what's more, i regularly hear of individuals moving to other halls because they were stumbled by the thought police....er, i mean these elders.. have you had any such experience?

  have your elders been a bit ott over trivialities?.

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  The first couple of months that my wife and I were married, I had a LOT of catching up to do in the sex department.

  Ha ha stillin 😋

  I had a couple of years to catch up on myself... after I tied the knot with my good lady 😉
  

  Missed quite a few Saturday mornings for field service. At least we weren't harassed by the elders. 😂😂
  
  
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  Do you or did you experience too much intrusion into your personal life by the elders in your congregation?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i ask this question because i have personally experienced first hand the control and intrusion into my personal life by the elders at our hall; and for virtually trivial things or non issues!

  what's more, i regularly hear of individuals moving to other halls because they were stumbled by the thought police....er, i mean these elders.. have you had any such experience?

  have your elders been a bit ott over trivialities?.

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  Wow thanks for all the experiences guys. It is clear that many of these elders obssessively try to stick to the rule book ' shepherd the flock of God. The flip side to this is that they are stumbling people to the point where they either move congregation, fade or leave altogether.

  I honestly don't think they realise the damage they are doing. Many of these control freaks try to enforce their own personal robotic lifestyle on others, thus preventing the basic human 'God given' right to freedom of choice, even if it is harmless.

  Such behaviour by these men PROVES beyond any shadow of a doubt that the Watchtower organisation is captive, high control group, claiming to be Christian. Yet they will say we have freedom in Christ!
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  Do you or did you experience too much intrusion into your personal life by the elders in your congregation?

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i ask this question because i have personally experienced first hand the control and intrusion into my personal life by the elders at our hall; and for virtually trivial things or non issues!

  what's more, i regularly hear of individuals moving to other halls because they were stumbled by the thought police....er, i mean these elders.. have you had any such experience?

  have your elders been a bit ott over trivialities?.

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  UnshackleTheChains

  I ask this question because I have personally experienced first hand the control and intrusion into my personal life by the elders at our hall; and for virtually trivial things or non issues!

  What's more, I regularly hear of individuals moving to other halls because they were stumbled by the thought police....er, I mean these elders.

  Have you had any such experience? Have your elders been a bit ott over trivialities?
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  Tight Pants Tony and the 1st international broadcast started a chain reaction that woke up an uber pioneer

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hopefully more are on the same path.

  here is the story..... this person i know was the model jw, and them and their spouse could have really moved up.

  they knew i was gone and awhile ago started asking me questions.

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  https://youtu.be/-qdNy_vz-gM
  
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  What's destroying Watchtower!

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for me, beyond any shadow of a doubt, it's the extreme shunning policy.. at a recent sunday meeting, i listened to a complete brainwashed sister saying how important it was that we stick to the shunning policy even if it is a close relative.. i just thought.

  wtf.

  there is a big difference between the brainwashed and the awoken class!.

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  For me, beyond any shadow of a doubt, it's the extreme shunning policy.

  At a recent Sunday meeting, I listened to a complete brainwashed sister saying how important it was that we stick to the shunning policy EVEN if it is a close relative.

  I just thought. WTF

  There is a big difference between the brainwashed and the awoken class!
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  Congregation dwindles

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  i think we are going to be seeing lots more of this stuff.

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  http://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-jehovah-s-witnesses-put-up-smaller-kingdom-hall-to/article_e05d9c36-d8b9-11e7-acb3-9f63fb65c896.html.

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  Quote from capital journal

  "The Pew Research Center that studies American religion says the Jehovah’s Witnesses have one of the lowest retention rates of denominations and religious groups"

  🤔 Interesting.....I wonder why?
  
  
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  WARWICK

  by Phoebe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as it's highly unlikely i'll ever go to warwick, i found lloyd evans latest video fascinating.

  i had no idea that the whole 'museum' (if you can call it that) was so big.

  notice the credit card machines by the entrance.

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  UnshackleTheChains

  The video was well done

  Very informative.