Yes I agree it was Rutherford who had no problem turning it into a cult. Knorr jumped on the band wagon until the they (not he) dreamed up the governing body idea.
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Everyone in a Cult, Doesn't Know They Are in a Cult
by The Bethelite inthat's the one thing they all have in common.
because as soon as you are aware that you are in one, you would of course leave it,.
so millions of people all over the world are in them and but of course are ignorant of this fact.. i was asked many times over the years in field service, the question.
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Everyone in a Cult, Doesn't Know They Are in a Cult
by The Bethelite inthat's the one thing they all have in common.
because as soon as you are aware that you are in one, you would of course leave it,.
so millions of people all over the world are in them and but of course are ignorant of this fact.. i was asked many times over the years in field service, the question.
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That's the one thing they all have in common. Because as soon as you are aware that you are in one, you would of course leave it,
So millions of people all over the world are in them and but of course are ignorant of this fact.
I was asked many times over the years in field service, the question. "So you are in a cult?" "Of course not!" I replied.
Like the millions of other Jehovah's Witnesses that never did any thorough research into their organization, I gave the wrong answer.
Because after all who really wants to be in a cult? Nobody including the millions of people who are in them!
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Hate Mail
by The Bethelite ini'm starting to get my first hate mail because of my book.
two people sent the book back to me (unread of course) with notes about jehovah's vengeance.
one person tore it up and sent me a note.. however, i know of two born in jws that read it.
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Yes it is. I thought it was only right that my ex-friends and family members found out first hand what I had to say. This way they didn't get the information from hear say or other means.
"Unsolicited books" Steve isn't what the Jehovah's Witnesses have been doing for a hundred and fifty years! Going door to door peddling their "unsolicited books." I get it now, they are they only ones that are allowed to do this I guess. So they have sold millions of these books this way and I have passed out thirty.
Steve, I not living by "their rules" anymore are you?
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Hate Mail
by The Bethelite ini'm starting to get my first hate mail because of my book.
two people sent the book back to me (unread of course) with notes about jehovah's vengeance.
one person tore it up and sent me a note.. however, i know of two born in jws that read it.
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No I sent out about 15 books to JWs (ex-friends and family including my ex-wife) and then called some of them up after they got the books.
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Hate Mail
by The Bethelite ini'm starting to get my first hate mail because of my book.
two people sent the book back to me (unread of course) with notes about jehovah's vengeance.
one person tore it up and sent me a note.. however, i know of two born in jws that read it.
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Thank you all.
All of the above comments are true. I did like JW Answers the best however. I'm of not surprised. If some one had sent this book to me at 19 years old I too would have destroyed it. Of course the information will trigger all kinds of emotions.
My target audience is non JWs and PIMOs and POMIs. As for the Nazis JWs I can only hope to plant a seed.
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Hate Mail
by The Bethelite ini'm starting to get my first hate mail because of my book.
two people sent the book back to me (unread of course) with notes about jehovah's vengeance.
one person tore it up and sent me a note.. however, i know of two born in jws that read it.
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I'm starting to get my first hate mail because of my book. Two people sent the book back to me (unread of course) with notes about Jehovah's vengeance. One person tore it up and sent me a note.
However, I know of two born in JWs that read it. One of them wants to get Ray Franz's book. The other person was baptized when only six years old and was a Gilead student. At 75 years old he is to "locked in." to leave.
is note said. "Jehovah is not behind in creating the paradise and his 9,000,000 followers will soon be joined by 20 to 50 billion people that will be Resurrection in the next 1,000 years." If that isn't a scary though, I don't know what is.
So, I guess with their god killing off a billions people at Armageddon is of little importance, if one looks at the big picture.
Thank god (no pun intended) that the JoHos are pacifist! They don't seem to mind that their god that has no problem killing off billions of people yet they can't physically hurt anybody!
I'm starting to get my first hate mail because of my book. Two people sent the book back to me (unread of course) with notes about Jehovah's vengeance. One person tore it up and sent me a note.However, I know of two born in JWs that read it. One of them wants to get Ray Franz's book. The other person was baptized when only six years old and was a Gilead student. At 75 years old he is to "locked in." to leave.
is note said. "Jehovah is not behind in creating the paradise and his 9,000,000 followers will soon be joined by 20 to 50 billion people that will be Resurrection in the next 1,000 years." If that isn't a scary though, I don't know what is.
So, I guess with their god killing off a billions people at Armageddon is of little importance, if one looks at the big picture.
Thank god (no pun intended) that the JoHos are pacifist! They don't seem to mind that their god that has no problem killing off billions of people yet they can't physically hurt anybody!
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Again, thank you Amber Scorah
by newsheep inthis week alone this lovely person has been on bbc, late night comedy show, and now i read about her in toronto's globe and mail log inadchoices.
opinion.
i was raised a jehovah’s witness.
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Wow powerful stuff!
How many more thousands of people will have to experience the pain this religion has brought them?
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jwfacts.com Have you looked at it?
by blondie ini use this extensively rather than re-inventing the wheel.. paul grundy, the admin, keeps it up-to-date and welcomes any corrections or new information, especially in a well-written article, supported by wt publication quotes.. the 2 places i check first is www.jwfacts.com and then searching on jwn with key word(s) to see if the topic has been already extensively researched or commented on.. don't be frightened away by the material being more than 3 paragraphs.
the quotes from wt publications is are extensive and from publications that are older and less available.
i find it good to read many posts on a single topic and expand my knowledge and sources.. blondie.
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Thank you Blondie, I joined earlier today.
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I guess "New Boy" is now "The Bethelite"
by The Bethelite ini dropped my old computer 2 weeks ago and had to get a new one.
i tried to log on under "new boy" for over a week and since there was no way to retrieve my old pass word i gave up and started a new profile as the bethelite.
i just want to thank everyone for the help in getting my new book out, in fact i put this website in the dedication in the book.
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Sparky thank you very much from one war buddy to the othert.