and he was full of grace and mercy; at one time he seemed like a man, and at another time he seemed like an angel.
Hmm, something like this maybe?
with hundreds, if not thousands, of letters being sent in to the society asking for answers re their child abuse policies and poorly supported doctrines, what does the watchtower decide is the most important question from readers to answer this month?
why is paul always depicted as bald apparently!.
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and he was full of grace and mercy; at one time he seemed like a man, and at another time he seemed like an angel.
Hmm, something like this maybe?
we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.
he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.
he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.
Terrible to hear this pale, I feel so sorry for you and this fu&%ed up situation that could have cost your brother's life. Very glad he's alive man! Hopefully he will find a better way to cope with everything soon.
I agree with sail away that this is not your fault, and of course it isn't, but how dare they to put you in such a position! WT not dividing families??? My ass!!
we want people to learn ttatt.
we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.
however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.
Pomo, I haven't read all the comments, so excuse me if things already have been said, but...
Yes, there are limits to activism but let's not forget the WT's infamous history of aggressive preaching methods and virulent attacks on big business, politics and religion (particularly the Catholic Church, Rutherford anyone?). And what about targeting family of deceased persons by reading obituaries and writing letters to them (probably complete strangers most of the time) that promise a ressurection?
Also, there ARE people waking up because of what they hear from the mouth of "apostates" infiltrating their meetings! Under "I'm Worldly"s video #74 I found this comment from YouTube user Truth Seeker who said to JWPrimetime (who was the guy who toasted at -the generation of 1914- at the memorial 2016):
That was so offensive!!!! Especially the "God is gay" part lol... say what!? I realize that part was just a dare... lol... but yeah... I could not get that out of my mind then suddenly it hit me... You were right.... the generation of 1914 is DEAD... Now I am awake, free and happier than ever! [bold mine].
I'm really happy reading this! This method WAS effective in his case!
JW's have always used different methods in order to make their preaching more effective...they endured persecution because they believed it was "truth". When it's NOT the truth, it also takes different methods to break through the cult's self deception/cognitive dissonance and expose the WT's brainwashing tactics and dark and hidden secrets.
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yeah, he's a weird kid.
but at least he's studious..
Poor kid...cognitive dissonance can be such a bitch!
@redpilltwice wins so far.
Thanks Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho ! I like threads like these and I also could use a little boost after my last thread died in a painful silence.
25 sounds great!
there’s all this talk about combining congregations to enhance kingdom hall utilization.
the branch offices keep calling the halls half full.
are they half full or half empty?
Good question STTM. I'd definitely say half empty. Why? Well, because the current trend is clearly showing a decrease so technically speaking the direction you see is from full(er) to (more) empty. This process is negative but ofcourse the Borg would rather see growth as proof of Jah's blessing and therefore chooses the best possible wording.
My theory
quite possibly the most cringeworthy thing i've seen them do yet.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tk88rstv6o.
Pale, glad you mentioned the asian sister. Yes, she is enjoying the song but she clearly has no sense of rhythm. Could also be a matter of bad editing/synchronisation but it still looks very clumsy to me.
quite possibly the most cringeworthy thing i've seen them do yet.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tk88rstv6o.
Sigh... I think they are helping the apostates more than they can realize.