The only time when I was a Dubber that I really thought they may actually be right was in the early 90s. It was indeed a strange time. The wall came down, Germany ran to reunify like a freight train, the USSR collapsed, and the satellite countries under the USSR went to democracy. But this lasted for a few years and I could see it was much ado about nothing.
rockemsockem
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Peace and Security
by Golden Earring innow that the (king of the south) has “come all the way to his end…” (daniel 11:45b) in both human investigative/criminal and now divine terms as have all kings and rulers…michael can "stand up" (daniel 12:1).
(1 thessalonians 5:3) “for when they... shall say, peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape” kjv.
un security council: conflict prevention and mediation (8546th meeting):.
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Those that need to see a Therapist / and those that don`t is there a correlation of the two ?
by smiddy3 inthere have been a number of threads / posts here over the years about ex jw`s needing to see therapists for what they are going through , and i can appreciate that.. obviously there are many ex jw`s on here that haven`t ever felt the need to see a therapist ,and i`m just wondering why not ?.
why does one feel the need and another does not ?.
is it to do with born ins as against those who were converts ?
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rockemsockem
I would say most would do better to see a therapist even if they don't know it. The JWs are an extreme cult that is very destructive and most people will not even know the damage done to them. Its like the old saying a person who represents himself as a client has a fool for a client. You can not in most cases fix yourself without help. You will carry the damage the cult did for ever. Examining the cult and where its going on sites like this will only take you so far. At some point one should move on.
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2019 International Convention Growth Figures from Baptism
by HiddenPimo inso the borg has put up the attendance and baptism figured from the miami and atlanta international conventions.. amazing growth!.
atlanta - 46,374 peak attendance / baptized 314.
0.67% growth.
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rockemsockem
Not sure which would be better watching them die a slow death or all at once.
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Do any of you born into the cult feel like your mental growth was stunted?
by rockemsockem inbeing born in to me was devastating.
when you are a child born in and raised with the they vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die.
not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of you.
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I never had the nightmares but my mother did. She was upset later in life as she woke up at the damage she suffered. Not all situations are the same. Some were never raised in a real witness home. Or were never really witnesses. I would say from Blondie's post she never really was a JW. Maybe she was raised not really to the standards of the cult. For those who were strictly raised as the cult taught its extremely damaging to children. I know of several family's who go to the hall and "play" Witness. But tell their kids to go to collage get an education and make a future for themselves. These are not real JWs. They play at it. If the truth be told no pun intended the true JWs in the cult looked down on these people as not strong or real JWs. We had several in the halls I went to. They were accepted to a deg. but looked on as not people to do much socially with. If a child is raised in the cult as the cult dictates they are damaged. Its just that simple.
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Do any of you born into the cult feel like your mental growth was stunted?
by rockemsockem inbeing born in to me was devastating.
when you are a child born in and raised with the they vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die.
not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of you.
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I believe that being raised a JW is very destructive. You don't form the relationships in society that normal kids do. You are not allowed to join in any of the secular activity's the normal kids do. You are taught you are part of a very special group that is going to be treated very special and everyone else is doomed. You have all the answers to life's questions while everyone else is lost. I went to therapy for a bit and when I told the therapist I was raised a JW she told me that she deals with a lot of damage from this cult. And she used the word cult. She said it was widely known among her profession of the danger and damage done by the JWs.
I think every child, and parents and congregation is different. I would say some are not quite as damaging as others but for me I have been part of 4 different congregations and although that is not a large number non have been anything but destructive. I have seen what they have done to myself and others. Children raised in the cult are exposed to beliefs of imminent violent graphic death and destruction via My book of bible stories or in my case the Paradise book and down playing of the self. You as an individual are not important. Only Jehovah is important. The viewing of others not believing the same as you as less than and the list goes on. You may not know it but if you were raised a JW you were damaged.
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Do any of you born into the cult feel like your mental growth was stunted?
by rockemsockem inbeing born in to me was devastating.
when you are a child born in and raised with the they vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die.
not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of you.
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Being born in to me was devastating. When you are a child born in and raised with the They vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die. Not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of You. The cult is IMO devastating to the growth of children. Its pure and simple child abuse.
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How the JW's can improve the street work!
by Giordano inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rirdoittodm.
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Stay home
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607 date of Jerusalems destruction
by benny ini am confused about the time scale regarding the year of the destruction of jerusalem.
in the 1st october 2011 watchtower an argument is presented to back up 607 bc but there are so many conflicting arguments that this happened 20 years later according to secular sources.
your thoughts please..
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rockemsockem
No one outside the JWs use 607bce. The lines of evidence are many that it was 586/7 BCE. Its also funny but the JWs use the same lines of evidence to show other dates that they and secular scholars agree on.
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Another problem for the JW door knockers
by greenhornet inhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7107379/have-milennials-killed-doorbell-people-admit-theyre-scared-answer-aggressive-ring.html.
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rockemsockem
Depends on the time of day. If I don't know and its late I will answer with a 9mm Ruger SR9c in my hand behind the door so they can not see but will be used if needed. It is middle of the day I am a bit less concerned. If its anytime and it looks like Charlie Manson the 9 will be in hand.
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What is it with Milie Cyrus putting her Tongue on everything?
by rockemsockem inthis stupid kid is 20 something going on 5yo.
she has to put her finger or tongue in everything.
[img]http://i63.tinypic.com/2h5p9a0.jpg[/img].
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rockemsockem
Do you know her or are you talking with your little head?