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JWs unrecognisable compared to my grandfathers time
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inmy grandfather who has been dead for 37 years would not recognise the borganisation today.
he would turn in his grave if he knew the end didn’t come by 2023.. back in the 1970s he really believed in the 75 thing.
he was so disappointed and almost blamed everyone else why the end didn’t come.
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Goodbye Mother
by punkofnice inso my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.
that was indeed very traumatic.
i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
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NotFormer
Fisherman, did you actually read the post? This wasn't in a Kingdom Hall, but a funeral chapel. The Dubs were the strangers outside of their jurisdiction and acted like totally entitled prats!
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Goodbye Mother
by punkofnice inso my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.
that was indeed very traumatic.
i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
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NotFormer
"Do they think this will attract people into their cult?"
It's probably more about circling the wagons; it's for the benefit of those who are in, rather than for outsiders. 🙄
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NotFormer
It says "Extra!! Read all about it!!"
"Armageddon imminent for over one hundred years!"
"Extra!!"
I may have to redo it and re-upload, when I have time.
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Just a little comic I made about the big A.
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Chelmsford Dedication
by Teddnzo inzoe has nephew in the new bethel and we have been there to visit him.
even had a meal in the new dinning room and had a tour.. it was a bit underwhelming and the display of old bibles open to pages showing jehovah’s name is supposed to prove everything they say is spot on!.
everyone is talking about the upcoming dedication where members of the gb are flying over.
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NotFormer
Teddnzo: "Everyone is talking about the upcoming dedication where members of the GB are flying over."
I suppose they'll be flying in different planes, like the people who know the Coca-Cola recipe? 🙄
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Goodbye Mother
by punkofnice inso my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.
that was indeed very traumatic.
i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
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NotFormer
To Punkofnice: condolences, my friend! 😞🥺
You come across to me as a pretty level-headed bloke. I'm glad that you were able to the funeral in such a way as to be meaningful for the non-Dubs, while your Mum's JW friends were still allowed to come. That they shunned everybody anyway speaks volumes about them. One picture is worth a thousand words. 🙄
I hope you heal from your loss swiftly and well. 🤞
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Mandated Shunning is a Crime
by Lee Marsh inmandated shunning is on the rise around the world with devastating effects on millions of people.
shunning that is mandated by organized groups to its members is a form of both physical and psychological violence against those people being shunned and cut off from their family and life-long relationships.
mandated shunning means that the shunning is ordered from the top down.
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NotFormer
Not that I don't think it's worth trying to save those people. Trying to help them form networks outside of their abusive high control group could be more effective than trying to use the heavy hand of government. But they assume that any outsiders are mentally diseased and part of Satan's organisation. It's clever how self-protecting the whole degenerate and perverted JW system is. There are no easy answers. 😞
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Mandated Shunning is a Crime
by Lee Marsh inmandated shunning is on the rise around the world with devastating effects on millions of people.
shunning that is mandated by organized groups to its members is a form of both physical and psychological violence against those people being shunned and cut off from their family and life-long relationships.
mandated shunning means that the shunning is ordered from the top down.
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NotFormer
Lee: How many people have to die?
Hypothetical: every government in the world passes a law that says "Mandatory shunning is a crime" tomorrow. Do you really think a single life will be saved? The Dubs will still shun, the Amish will still shun, the Brethren will still shun. They'll just be cleverer about it. And people will keep dying.
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Mandated Shunning is a Crime
by Lee Marsh inmandated shunning is on the rise around the world with devastating effects on millions of people.
shunning that is mandated by organized groups to its members is a form of both physical and psychological violence against those people being shunned and cut off from their family and life-long relationships.
mandated shunning means that the shunning is ordered from the top down.
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jhine11": If the WT were persuaded to change its tune and find new light then shunning could be stopped"
They still claim that they don't punish people for choosing to have blood transfusions. If they lie about that, then they'll lie about shunning. They'll officially "change" the policy so that governments think they have, but they'll have an unofficial "soft shunning" policy that works effectively the same way. The JWs will know who to shun and why, they just won't admit it.