"Otherwise some may associate with us only for personal advantage."
Boom. Freudian slip exposed. You hear that, folks? Becoming a Witness is not of any personal advantage for you. "Bestlifeever only applies to the Governing Body. The rest of you rank and file can rot.
episode 325 of "thanks god i'm athiest" has a great segment that is so reminiscent of jw judicial committee judgement!.
starting at approx.
51 minute mark, the guys highlight the example of a mormon lady who faced their equivalent judicial judgement for "apostasy" for "not being obedient, and negatively speaking publicly" about her ordeal.. it also highlights the culture of their insular community (so similar to jws insular community!).
I listened in last night. For those of you who aren't able to wait 51 minutes, I'll fill you in. A Mormon woman was done wrong by her husband (he was having an "emotional affair" with another woman). They filed for divorce. Distraught by the breach of trust and in need to process what was going on, she confided in her friends (all fellow Mormons). However, the lady would have these back room meetings with her "bishop" (not sure what the clergy terms are in the LDS) where he would advise her to SHUT. HER. MOUTH. She was not to mention her husband's transgression and the collapse of their marriage to anyone. She said she had no one else to talk to, though. And that was exactly the bishop's point.
Her need to acknowledge her marital breakdown was seen as "causing divisions" in their congregation. She was asked to follow the example of her ex-husband, who - naturally - was keeping tight-lipped about the situation. It was easy for her ex husband not to talk about it - he was his own red face to hide in shame after being caught.
When one of her close friend's reported her to the church hierarchy for still speaking about her hurt feelings, she was hauled into the back room yet again. This time, she recorded it. The bishop revoked her temple rights, or something, which sounded like the equivalent of being reproved. The idea is to shame the wayward Mormon - one strike away from being ex-communicated. This harsh treatment of her was what prompted the woman to research her group and realize that they can keep her "temple rights" and go to hell. She was up and out of there for good.
it struck me that the society has created a culture of lazy jw parenting.. rather than parents being there to guide and direct and help their children through all stages of life, the gb / society has become the "go-too" for everything.. if the child has an issue, there is a wt article for that.. does the child need help with something else?
ah, there is a caleb and sophia cartoon for that.. what about that other topic?
ah, there is a book for that.. so rather than being present parents, the average jw parent simply outsources their parenting to the organization!
Well, since our children are simply property of the organization (yeah, y'all saw THAT moment of the Feb '18 broadcast), it makes sense that we'd take instructions off of seven elderly dudes. And what kind of child does that create? We had a fine opportunity to get inside the ideal JW child's head in the broadcast, when the two props pedo bait boys were brought out and asked for ideas for the next Caleb and Sophia cartoon.
Both wanted to see their role model, Caleb, get ganged up on, bullied and humiliated by cartoon classmates.
Because that's what every healthy child hopes and anticipates for.
Only JW kids, I swear. There's nothing normal about their outlook, thanks to cult programming.
dear brothers and sisters.
after many years outside of the truth, living as an atheist, i have come to realise that i have been on the wrong path.
the fool has said in his heart that there is no god, and i have been a fool.
while chatting with forum friends the other day, we recognised the way that the gb have so cleverly set a faulty benchmark.
yes, a faulty set of scales or weights for all witnesses!.
two scriptures can even apply:.
Ja, totally lightened up this thread.
while chatting with forum friends the other day, we recognised the way that the gb have so cleverly set a faulty benchmark.
yes, a faulty set of scales or weights for all witnesses!.
two scriptures can even apply:.
@stuckinarut2 "Thank you for weighing in."
Faulty scales...
Stahp.
oh wow!.
the feb2018 broadcast is an absolute masterclass in cult manipulation, and a prime example of the high control nature of the society!.
if you haven't watched it, be prepared for some really disturbing stuff, especially as they address children, and guilt them into jw activity.
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while chatting with forum friends the other day, we recognised the way that the gb have so cleverly set a faulty benchmark.
yes, a faulty set of scales or weights for all witnesses!.
two scriptures can even apply:.
@DesirousOfChange It's poetic irony, isn't it? I think @OneEyedJoe summed it up yesterday when he delivered this grand-slam comment:
"It's all very Orweilian. Every word is redefined to be it's opposite:
The masters are the 'slave' (FDS).
Being 'spiritual' means giving materially and with physical acts of devotion.
Kicking someone out on the street and thinking of them as if they have been killed by god is a 'loving arrangement'.
'The truth' is all lies.
'The truth will set you free' - it frees you from being able to do whatever you want and live with the consequences...
It's not brainwashing, it's having your mind cleansed of impure thought
And now, it's not a genuine desire to share happy family traditions and give generously, it's bullying."
perhaps someone can assist here?.
while watching the may 2017 broadcast, it struck us how similar g jackson looks (while sitting and wearing his waist coat) to the muppets character prof bunsen!!!!.
perhaps someone with better computer skills can upload the pics side by side?.
Aaaand everyone's favorite lazy-eyed Muppet made an appearance toward the end of the latest Broadcasting episode. Professor Bunsen explained to viewers that our lives aren't shaped by "defining moments" or "exciting moments", but rather, menial WT service and our day-to-day expressions of faithfulness to the organization.
Seriously - get a load of Jackson's sun spots and sickly cyanotic complexion. This guy is like a walking tumor. Well, not really. It's a big deal when you spot a tumor. Sorry, @abel_la_rosa:
while chatting with forum friends the other day, we recognised the way that the gb have so cleverly set a faulty benchmark.
yes, a faulty set of scales or weights for all witnesses!.
two scriptures can even apply:.
Yes. YES. I got chills down my spine thinking about how frantically I tried when showing my father what a real "100 cm ruler" looked like... And to verify if it was truly one metre, he pulled out the faulty 90 cm one of the "Society" to hold up against it, deeming MINE as inaccurate!
As Bart Thompson, former District Overseer once said, "If the Society told me that this book is black instead of green, I would say, 'Y'know, I could have sworn that it was green, but if the Society says it's black, then it's black!'"
In Watchtower's world, what's good is bad, what's wrong is right, what's up is down and what's black is... well, green. When truth is blurred by lies and misinformation, perception becomes reality and all sense is lost. All that's left is the thick sediment of delusion which cannot be penetrated by facts.
As a Witness, my life was a hallucination. I may as well have been living in a fun house with warped walls and distorted mirrors. Until we can get our loved ones to fearlessly confront themselves in front of an non-corrupted mirror, they're going to keep juggling theocratic nonsense in the WT circus, believing that it is OUR behavior which is abnormal.
